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  1. 6th July 2015, 03:58 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by loanrangie View Post
    If it has 2 carbs then probably a 3.5 circa pre 1986 , defenders in that era never had a V8 so it retro fitted.
    Defenders had the V8 until the 1993 model so some old stock could have remained until 1994 or even 95. Just that Australia didn't get the V8 Defender.

    I have a 1991 Defender V8 6x6 which was imported with a 1993 Defender V8 6x6. The V8 was the 3.5 carby engine with the LT77 transmission.

    My 6x6 was a factory 6x6 (Land Rover fleet sales) with the 6X6 modification done in the Reynolds Boughton (Scottorn Trailers) factory before being returned to Solihull for completion. It uses the SMC through drive system.

    I am not aware which 6x6 system Carmichael uses. They are a body builder who specialise in fire appliances and have done both 6X6 and 6X4 (lazy rear axle) conversions.

    Most of the UK conversions use standard transmissions with the LT77/LT230 so parts are readily available. What may be a problem would be if the middle axle diff and through-drive system is broken because parts for that are no longer available. Land Rover experience at Gaydon have a 6x6 which is currently 6X4 because of a broken through drive.
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    Depending on price.. and i mean not much more than double scrap value be prepared to walk away.

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    It may be difficult getting an Australian 6x6 in Ghana (West Africa).

    If the engine is seized, it can be rebuilt or a second-hand donor engine out of a Discovery 1 or Range Rover classic would suit. if it was a fuel injected engine any decent mechanic can swap the manifold from the Defender engine onto the EFI engine.

    You may want to consider getting a 3.9 Discovery engine and re-jetting the carbys for the increased capacity. The 3.5 was always underpowered for the weight of the 6x6.
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  2. 6th July 2015, 04:51 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies View Post
    Defenders had the V8 until the 1993 model so some old stock could have remained until 1994 or even 95. Just that Australia didn't get the V8 Defender.

    I have a 1991 Defender V8 6x6 which was imported with a 1993 Defender V8 6x6. The V8 was the 3.5 carby engine with the LT77 transmission.

    My 6x6 was a factory 6x6 (Land Rover fleet sales) with the 6X6 modification done in the Reynolds Boughton (Scottorn Trailers) factory before being returned to Solihull for completion. It uses the SMC through drive system.

    I am not aware which 6x6 system Carmichael uses. They are a body builder who specialise in fire appliances and have done both 6X6 and 6X4 (lazy rear axle) conversions.

    Most of the UK conversions use standard transmissions with the LT77/LT230 so parts are readily available. What may be a problem would be if the middle diff and through-drive system is broken because parts for that are no longer available. Land Rover experience at Gaydon have a 6x6 which is currently 6X4 because of a broken through drive.

    It may be difficult getting an Australian 6x6 in Ghana (West Africa).

    If the engine is seized, it can be rebuilt or a second-hand donor engine out of a Discovery 1 or Range Rover classic would suit. if it was a fuel injected engine any decent mechanic can swap the manifold from the Defender engine onto the EFI engine.

    You may want to consider getting a 3.9 Discovery engine and re-jetting the carbys for the increased capacity. The 3.5 was always underpowered for the weight of the 6x6.
    Missed the location being africa.... my bad.

    my reasons for avoiding it were baed on my understading that they were lt77 and 6x4 along with the fact that the chemicals used on and around them were not friendly to the alloy or the steel.
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  3. 6th July 2015, 06:41 PM #13
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    I'd be going for an R380 at least, but don't know if the V8 Disco bell housing would be the same length as a Defender 300tdi or Td5 R380 bellhousing.

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