holy engine swap batman

[goingbush]

browsing thru a copy of Vintage Commercials in the Newsagents today and just had to buy it when I saw this ....

http://goingbush.com/landy/gardner2.jpg

http://goingbush.com/landy/gardner.jpg





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[Judo]

OK I'll bite.

What engine is that?

[digger]

It looks very neat doesnt it!? I like the gardner across the grille.. :)
(same script etc for LAND ROVER would look good.)

They say a gardner diesel is nearly unstoppable still chugging after being made for ww2 searchlights etc (and just about everything else!)

I thought that (apart from being a very heavy motor) they were very tall, didnt think it would fit under the bonnet but seeing this it would seem I was wrong... love to hear it going and see performance etc..

does it still have LR box etc? (I dont know them well enough to know how that would fit...)

[Johnno1969]

This looks familiar. I think I saw it in one of the British magazines once. Gawd, it's beautiful. I bet it can climb trees.

[Landy Smurf]

it is very neat looking

[Defender Mike]

They only rev to around 2000rpm and max power develops around 1250 if I remmember correctly . They are the rolls Royce of diesels and my first choice for any boat. I have seen a 6lx hand started with a crank and dropping in a cylinder at a time until running by itself. I think I will blow it up to a poster for my workshop tis a beautiful thing :)

[roverrescue]

Some of the engineering is pretty special.
Look at the attachment of the exhaust manifold... not going to have to die grind out the webs on that one ;)

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