V8 motor to gear/box options

[Lost Landy]

Just putting it out there for those in the know, will a late series 1 gear box handle the pwr from a standed rover V8? dont plan on doing skids or lighting up the tyres jsu think it would be better then a holden 6 cyl that i have.

[chris1983rangie]

hey mate,

ive nevr done it before but would be interested in seeing how it's done. i've seen a few rover 3.5 V8 series one's on you tube maybe you can contact this fella.

YouTube - Series 1 V8 1956 Land Rover Green Laneing

or this one with a rover p6 v8

YouTube - Lan Rover Series One 80" V8 (Movie 3)

YouTube - Land Rover Series One 80" V8 (Movie 2)

one more

YouTube - Land Rover 1957 Series 1 v8.

this should get ya inspired!

cheers,

Chris:D

[Lotz-A-Landies]

hey mate,
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or this one with a rover p6 v8 <P6B Is a 3500 Rover V8>
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this should get ya inspired!
cheers,
Chris:DInspired, not really. It's O.K. if you can go fast but will you be able to stop and steer as well.

I ran a 253CID Holden V8 on a Suffix D SIIa box, but the vehicle had an improved dual circuit MasterVac (in place of the Girling mastervac) on 3"X11 brakes - but these days I rather have a RRc/Disco/Defender and keep the series vehicles standard. The long term reliability of the series box was a problem and the Series 1 box/t-fer are not as strong as the Suffix D transmission.

[chris1983rangie]

i like early Landys as they are too and to keep them original definitley holds their value, if i wanted an early land rover with a V8 id prabably opt for the S3 Stage 1 V8. but just interests me on how the converson/s are done theres hardly any space in a s1 engine bay for a v8!

Anyways some of you may have seen this before but this is a series 1 with more than a bit of Grunt! well whats left of it today i heard it got totalled on the 1/4 mile run....!
and it did runs like 8.57 at 156 MPH in the quarter-mile.

Cheers

Chris:D

[Newbs-IIA]

I'm chasing down the V8 & gearbox for you Brendo, rang up my mate this arvo and he's going to get back to me soon. As we discussed, I rekon you might as well use the RRC 5 speed aswell. A rover V8 in a Series 1 would certianly be cool but it's a huge waste of time if it's infront of a bloody crash box, they novelty soon wears off if you are driving it regularly. Not to mention with the full time 4wd from the RRC you also have a lesser chance of stripping an axle... :D

[Lost Landy]

After much thinking ive decided to ditch the idea of droping in a V8 and instead i will replace the holden engine with a 2.25 petrol engine :D that way the drive-train should last ;)

[bayrover]

Ah you wimp brendon, don't worry what the rest say, just do it. They have been doing it in the UK for years on the trialers

[chris1983rangie]

Could you use the 3.5 engine & gbox from a Stage 1 V8? that way the adapting bit is already done! this is an interesting thread!

Chris

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Could you use the 3.5 engine & gbox from a Stage 1 V8? that way the adapting bit is already done! this is an interesting thread!

ChrisThe Stage 1 is a classic Range Rover 4 speed LT95 box and is very long. Probably too long for an 86/88 Series 1. The shortest bellhousing for the LT95 box is that from a 101 Land Rover, but you will also need the 101 primary pinion.

[back_in]

For the love of GOD
put the correct engine in front of the correct gear box
Land Rovers had enough problems, without putting more H.P. than the Brothers had when they made the most versatile vehicle
If you want to stuff it up, go somewhere else it is hard enough to get them right without reinventing the wheel
It is like putting Holden engines in the vehicle and calling it still a Land Rover
If you want to be a CLOWN join a Circus.
cheers to all the believers
Ian

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Ian

We have had this discussion about Land Rovers Vs .... before.

While people may have different opinions about their vehicles, we need to respect they have the right to do whatever to their vehicle. This is not the place for name calling.

Diana

BTW: A question, if a series 1 Land Rover were to have a 101 Land Rover engine and transmission, would it still be a Land Rover?

[Lucus]

Each too there own, part of the appeal of the marque is the potential too modify and adapt too suit the owners need. Have at it I say!

I once met a guy here in perth who did alot of landy diff/gearbox recons and he had a S1 with a 360 chyrsler V8 and 3 speed torque flight..


That would be a fun S1!!:D

[Mick_Marsh]

I've been in a S1 with a V6 Capri motor in it. That went well.
Rather than a Rover V8, would you consider a Commodore V6?
Would that enable the engine to be moved forward a little so a LT95 could be used?

[chris1983rangie]

Ian,

i Was wondering when you were going to make a comment on this topic..............!

i have a 186 in my Landy .......oops! was meant to say Hybrid......!LoL.....!
I would have put mine back to origional but the previous owner never held onto the origional engine and at the time i thought id keep the donk as an example of what was done to these things to keep them going in the past time. But i have other Land Rovers with orig Engines in them so does that make me a believer? ............YES.......! LoL:D

cheers,

Chris;)