Thread: 3.2 Up and running!!!

Originally Posted by grinna1965

Why dont you come and drive one then I’m shore you will be impressed.call me on 0265853200

Am o/s on business for the next couple of week. Will give you a shout when I get home.


Stephen

Originally Posted by grinna1965

As far as i know mate i am the only one in the country that has successfully done this conversion,and yes there will be a 6r80 auto available later in the year
cheers Grinna

Serious? I'm your man, if i choose this path. Sounds great. LT 230?

I have to ask. I know that the Durateq engine makes this a good conversion, but is there anything to prevent doing this to say a County? Auto pref. I mean, transplant a Puma drivetrain into a County, and hit it with 3.2? I have absolutely no idea about getting it passed by an engineer, nor do I know anything about the various Defender chassis configs. I ask merely because a 2 door ( should that be 3? ) would be possibly preferable for my needs. The increased costs of this conversion would be offset by the lower purchase price. Thoughts? It is unlikely I would venture down this path inside of 12 months, but some planning would be great.

Originally Posted by johntins

I have to ask. I know that the Durateq engine makes this a good conversion, but is there anything to prevent doing this to say a County? Auto pref. I mean, transplant a Puma drivetrain into a County, and hit it with 3.2? I have absolutely no idea about getting it passed by an engineer, nor do I know anything about the various Defender chassis configs. I ask merely because a 2 door ( should that be 3? ) would be possibly preferable for my needs. The increased costs of this conversion would be offset by the lower purchase price. Thoughts? It is unlikely I would venture down this path inside of 12 months, but some planning would be great.

2 door hard top 110s are not that common and generally command a bit more of a premium because of this. Youll probably find more Defenders than Countys

Why would you swap in the whole drive train. That would be madness! You would, by the nature of your conversion, be swapping engine, gearbox and T/case. The early Countys has the integerated gearbox/t/case LT95. The later Countys having the LT85 and early LT230, which youd want to change anyway.

BUT!

The front axle assembly was the best LR made, The rear a Sals 8HA much stronger than the Rover diff. Both front and rear have wider spaced wheel bearings. Front CVs are strongest possible OEM. Drum brakes will be the drawback on the rear, but can be converted.


Now in Australia the first coil sprung Land Rovers where commonaly referred to as "Countys" , but they were really called, by LR, Land Rover 110. County was the trim level. Like Ford Ghia. Not many non-Countys were sold here, so the term stuck.

When LR released the range in the UK/Europe, they were simple referred to by their wheelbase, 90, 110 and 127. Then Came the Defender and thats what they are to this day.

Puma is just the code name for the engine development programe.....

Originally Posted by johntins

I have to ask. I know that the Durateq engine makes this a good conversion, but is there anything to prevent doing this to say a County? Auto pref. I mean, transplant a Puma drivetrain into a County, and hit it with 3.2? I have absolutely no idea about getting it passed by an engineer, nor do I know anything about the various Defender chassis configs. I ask merely because a 2 door ( should that be 3? ) would be possibly preferable for my needs. The increased costs of this conversion would be offset by the lower purchase price. Thoughts? It is unlikely I would venture down this path inside of 12 months, but some planning would be great.

Yes we can fit this engine & transmission into anything at all,that’s why we showed a video of the engine running on the floor to show it can be run in any vehicle of choice

I notice the Land Rover Owner International magazine fleet includes a Td5 90 Defender with an auto conversion so that must also be possible. No idea of details.

Mick, the auto boxes that get put into the Tdi and TD5 Defenders are swapped straight out of the equivalent Discovery 1 and Discovery 2 auto's so is fairly easy (relatively speaking). The TDCi Defenders didn't have that luxury so it's a bit more involved. Ashcrofts does all three conversions, but there are others that do them too. Have a squiz at the link below. I've often thought if I had some play money it might be a fun, but expensive thing to do!

Ashcroft Transmissions

Originally Posted by grinna1965

Yes we can fit this engine & transmission into anything at all,that’s why we showed a video of the engine running on the floor to show it can be run in any vehicle of choice

Cheers. I haven't seen that vid. I'll check it out.