Thread: SIII firewall into county?

I loiks yer thinkin. Never seen it done, and even the Series 3 V8 (Stage 1) and County firewalls differ. There are differences in the front panels, transmission tunnel. I would think the dash would be straightforward because the dash right through to the '06 Defender is just a modification of the Series 3 dash.

I've never heard of it being done, but they are basically the same item - you could expect to have to make a number of modifications, particularly to the engine bulge and transmission tunnel fitting - but these bits of yours are probably quite good and could be cut out and fitted complete.

John

Does anyone know is there anywhere in Aus you can get refabricated firewalls? With the amount of people doing restorations there would be a market for them.

Originally Posted by cal415

Gday All,
The county i recently purchased has some nasty rust in the firewall which i am not to keen to fix, it is also the model without vents, So i am looking at the possibility of putting in a SIII firewall. I have a good SIII lined up for some other bits (LPG gear) and it looks as though the firewall is in top condition. Can i use this in my county? will my county dash etc fit in? how big a job is it?


Thanks,

Mick.

You probably know this, but swapping a firewall is a HUGE job. Would likely be a lot easier to fix the one you have - as long as it can be done in-situ.

If you do go down the swap-route - I recommend galvanising the donor, so you never have to go through it again.