Mud-club
Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: solihull-mick on October 29, 2008, 08:59:31
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Few months back my dad rang me asking if i wanted a landrover, (stupid question) as a mate of hes wanted rid of it, went to have a look with my trailer on the P38 just in case it was a bargain, and it was, a deal was struck and i had a 110 csw 2.5td, no test or tax, also a non runner, crank pulley has fallen off, has issues on the M6 toll on our return, the P38 decided it was a good time to dump its air from the suspension, great ride with a trailer and a 110 on it!!! no laptop with me so reset was out of the question, after a slow drive we got back to the workshop,
On first inspection it was a very tidy 110 with 234.000 on the clock, got the 2.5td running ,normal smoke but ran ok, few bulbs and a small repair on the outrigger, bingo 12months mot,Taxed it up , fired on a snorkle and went out laining, 15 mins in to our trip bang cambelts breaks, oh well, DR fence dragged it back to the workshop,
As i had a fresh 300TDI in stock, shame not to put it to good use, this was decided on thursday afternoon about 2.30, and i set a goal, lets get it done for friday nights chippy run, so out came the engine and box, seat box, in went a fresh R380 and 300 tdi, reworked the td loom to fit, new exhaust system, moved the engine mounts, the electric fan was being fitted just after 5 on the friday night,thanks chris w, sounded sweet as a nut and drove great, tweck on the pump job done,
Changed a few more parts in the following weeks, series sides where added, 2" lift with tough back shockers, poly bush kit, steering guard, light guards and A bar from mr boddle thanks dude, diff guards, cb, beacons from an AA van, twin batterys, and a new set of 33/12.5/15 muds, all thats needed is a silver paint job the match Bessie and the logo on the rear panels, bargain landys are still out there guys, :dance:
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me thinks that my camera is getting up to no good!!!
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looks good but how much ?
How's this for a bargain then, R plate 300 tdi 90, hardtop but with windows, 120k on clock, main stealer has offered...............................................£1000.00 on a trade against a late TD5 County SW.
Unfortunately I do not have the cash so it's gone :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
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engine bay pics please mick
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Cosy me £400 to buy, all the work is done in house so no cost to me, got to be right with a 300 in it :grin:
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Well £1000 for a 300TDI 90 on an R plate is a steal, still going for stong money, id would have took his arm aswell!!!
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it looks sweet mick will yopu swap it for my disco and some cash???? :D :D :D
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Sorry si not for sale mate, i do have a 90 in the yard that needs a little TLC if your interested?
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yes mate sounds good ill give you a bell 2mora was after a 90! :D
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Engine pics
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i am just about to start this conversion on my 90 i see mixed results about 300 lump but what i am happy about is yhat i will be putting a 380 box in it and because its a disco there is plenty of them about i got two in my workshop as spares
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A disco R380 can be used in a defender, but you do have the change the selector fork in the box due to having a different gear housing on a defender, the engine and box in the 110 was from a disco, drives well with the disco transferbox,
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I've just got my 110 through the test this morning, running diso engine, gear box and transfer box :afro:
Drives very well and it's pretty quick to :shock:
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when you say gear selector do you mean the part that onto box or do i have to go inside the box
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There are a few items inside the box that need to be changed for defender items, as the gear orientation is backwards to disco when using a defender selector top, this does mean a strip down, list below
FTC 5120 Fork
FTC4588 Shaft
FTC 2885 Interlock
FRC 8127 Pin
Few pics to show what im babbling on about :grin:
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This is what you will find under the selector housing of a disco R380 gearbox, note the bearing shape
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This is the selecter housing from the same Disco R380 box, note how the shaft connects with the bearing
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This is a selecter from an R380 Defender gearbox, totally different in the disco design, using two rollers side by side,
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This is how far you need to stripp your gearbox inable to remove the shaft marked
Hope this helps
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looks like a right mission mick!!!! :D
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I just made a new tunnel and use the disco box as is :P Sooooooooooooo much easier :dance:
I do admire you going that far to use the existing hole Mick.
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I do like things to look as good as factory, making a new tunnel is far easier i must admit,