A new project (it doesn't have a name yet)

[Shakey]

Just thought I'd say a quick hello as I picked up my first series project yesterday (I thought it was a 3 as it has the wrong grill, but it's got a metal dash and serial number to place it as a late 2a).

Anyway a couple of pictures (don't be fooled I'm going to have to practice what I learnt on my TAFF evening course before I work on the chassis and firewall) before I start to strip it.

I'll post in the other series area about the engine as it's nonstandard and I plan on putting an original petrol back in.

80792

[debruiser]

Nice truck! Lots of work for you there. I thought that when they converted to a 186 that they had to move the grill forward... Is the radiator still in it's original position?

I'd be looking at a 200tdi conversion personally :D

[Shakey]

I don't think it's a 186 - there seems to be plenty of space between the radiator, so may not have been moved.

[cookey]

Chrysler 245.

Cookey

[debruiser]

Chrysler 245.

Cookey

Now I look again, a bit closer, it doesn't look like a 186... saw the colour and 6cyl before and assumed. Never seen a Chrysler 245

[Johnno1969]

Just thought I'd say a quick hello as I picked up my first series project yesterday (I thought it was a 3 as it has the wrong grill, but it's got a metal dash and serial number to place it as a late 2a).

Anyway a couple of pictures (don't be fooled I'm going to have to practice what I learnt on my TAFF evening course before I work on the chassis and firewall) before I start to strip it.

I'll post in the other series area about the engine as it's nonstandard and I plan on putting an original petrol back in.

80792

Bloody hell!! You've got a Landy with a Hemi in it!!!! Greatest engine in the known universe! What transmission is behind it??? I did a double-take when I saw the motor to which you'd casually referred as "nonstandard"....

That being said, as I get older and more stodgy I like seeing Landy engines in Landies, so, unless the aim of your project is particularly different, it's never a bad thing to go back to stock.

John

[Johnno1969]

P.S. Just read the other posts on this thread. That rocker cover looks suspiciously like it has a black "crinkle" finish. Have a look at the lower left hand side of the block beneath the manifolds, just above the sump. If it says "265" there - that's what you've got: a 265 Hemi (202bhp bog standard). If there is no number on the block, it's a 245. There's a small chance it's a 215 (pretty rare), which would be marked also.

The black "crinkle" finish rocker cover, by the way, was a factory thing for the standard 265...

John

P.P.S. Pick the Valiant enthusiast...

[Shakey]

I think its the standard transmission John (this is my first series) it still has the standard gear levers etc. I haven't had a proper chance to get underneath it. It needs new springs and a lot of welding, but then what should I expect for $100 :)

Anyway, I'll try and see what the engine's like and then evaluate the land rover petrol.

[Shakey]

John, with the help from the other other thread it's definitely a 265, possibly out of a pacer, originally with 3 speed manual by the sound of it

[Johnno1969]

That's interesting, mate. While I have heard of Hemis going into Landies with standard transmission, they would have to be very thoughtfully driven. Whether a 245 (165bhp) or a 265, they are much, much more powerful than the standard Land Rover fours, with the potential to shred all sorts of things between the flywheel and the tyres.

[Shakey]

I'm going to strip it all down so I'm sure I'll have plenty of questions to ask as it comes apart. It's been driven on the beach a fair bit and the underneath is covered in crap. How would I know if the transmission is nonstandard, or what the options are?

[Johnno1969]

Hey Jake,

First stop will be to get yourself a service manual for the IIA. That will give you a better handle on the specs and what you should expect to find. If the standard gearstick and the red and yellow knobs are all where they should be, it could well be a standard transmission. I know that Hemi adaptors to standard trannies exist.

Maybe just have a look at various photos on the internet to show you what you might expect to see. Try google images with "Land Rover Series IIA gearbox" as a search.

Cheers,

John

[Shakey]

Thanks John, yeah I ordered the workshop manual prematurely for a series 3 as that's what I was going to get. I'll order the IIA one tomorrow :)

[Johnno1969]

An awful lot that you will find is common to both vehicles. Mind you, it can't hurt to have both manuals...

[Seriestwo]

Nice project Shaky, seeing a project come to life gives you so much satisfaction knowing you have done it yourself. I recently purchased someone's unfinished project which is also yet to be named. It has the holden engine, but it has great compression so I wont be changing back to a landy engine yet. I would love to have a Hemi engine in my landy as I am also a Valiant fan, but beggars cant be choosers.

My project has a holden 186 motor, series 3 gearbox (with high ratio transfer), series 3 brakes and a Salisbury rear end.

Keep us posted on your progress.

Chris

[Cobber]

Well done on picking up the Landy. I've never known one with a Hemi of any kind in it but I sure am intrigued! :D

Look forward to the progress report/pictures! :BigThumb:

[Johnno1969]

Well done on picking up the Landy. I've never known one with a Hemi of any kind in it but I sure am intrigued! :D

Look forward to the progress report/pictures! :BigThumb:

They're definitely not unknown, but not exactly common. I remember seeing one in a Series III 109 in Townsville in the early nineties. It has a 265 backed by the Borg Warner auto from a Hemi-engined Val, running through to the Salisbury. No 4WD any more, but it would have given a shock to people at the traffic lights...

[Shakey]

They're definitely not unknown, but not exactly common. I remember seeing one in a Series III 109 in Townsville in the early nineties. It has a 265 backed by the Borg Warner auto from a Hemi-engined Val, running through to the Salisbury. No 4WD any more, but it would have given a shock to people at the traffic lights...

... And to the wallet judging by the few conversations I've had of 16mpg

[Shakey]

In case anybody is interested here's the first of my write ups on the wheels I've restored (yes I know I'm doing it backwards) Wheel Restoration (http://jake.stride.me.uk/post/118488423855/wheel-restoration)

http://41.media.tumblr.com/0d367f7686dda07e83610c9c00a1ee7d/tumblr_inline_no27kp5BYC1rn2d98_540.jpg

[mick88]

... And to the wallet judging by the few conversations I've had of 16mpg

Much the same as a two and a quarter!


Cheers, Mick.