Isuzu 4jb1t

[guy4ever]

Good day

seeing that the isuzu is a common conversion in Aus please could you assist.

i have a defender 90 300tdi which has a R380 Gbox.

i have already purchased the adapter plate to bolt up the engine to the r380.

what mounts can be used to eliminate any reconstruction of the chassis.

i would prefer today to bolt on without any welding to my chassis.

Many thanks in advance

mellin

[Standard]

Good day

seeing that the isuzu is a common conversion in Aus please could you assist.

i have a defender 90 300tdi which has a R380 Gbox.

i have already purchased the adapter plate to bolt up the engine to the r380.

what mounts can be used to eliminate any reconstruction of the chassis.

i would prefer today to bolt on without any welding to my chassis.

Many thanks in advance

mellinHi,
The 4JB1 is not a common conversion in Aus, the Isuzu 3.9 4BD1 however was fitted to some S3 stage 1 Land Rovers, some early 110's and all Aus Defence Force Perenties.

The 4BD1 is a very different engine to the 4JB1.

A few people have swapped the 4BD1 into Defenders, Range Rovers, Discovery's and FC101s using LT95, R380 and LT77 Land Rover gearboxes or Isuzu MSA gearboxes.

[cjc_td5]

Good day

seeing that the isuzu is a common conversion in Aus please could you assist.

i have a defender 90 300tdi which has a R380 Gbox.

i have already purchased the adapter plate to bolt up the engine to the r380.

what mounts can be used to eliminate any reconstruction of the chassis.

i would prefer today to bolt on without any welding to my chassis.

Many thanks in advance

mellin

Hi Mellin.
I'm looking to do something very similar very soon. I am planning to use a 4JH1 engine for 3.0l capacity. The 4JB1 was not a common conversion here but there are a few about.

Where did you get your adaptor plate from? I think M & D Engineering in the UK did kits including engine mounts with everything just bolted up. I've been trying to contact them with no success yet...

I'm scoping either using a 2WD Isuzu/Box behind it and remote mounted LT230, or going R380/LT230. Both have pros and cons.... It is going in a series Forward Control so much more latitude to modify mounts etc to make it fit.
Cheers, Chris.

[guy4ever]

thanks for the feedback.
i bought the conversion it was in a chaps landy but he decided he wanted a v8 this is in South Africa.
the problem was the mounts he used was standard doughnut mounts and they were too hard and caused vibration throughout the chassis .
thats the reason why im querying mounts .

[Standard]

thanks for the feedback.
i bought the conversion it was in a chaps landy but he decided he wanted a v8 this is in South Africa.
the problem was the mounts he used was standard doughnut mounts and they were too hard and caused vibration throughout the chassis .
thats the reason why im querying mounts .This guy in the U.S. used Mercedes hydraulic mounts, there's some good photos there.

Isuzu 4JB1-T in a 110 | Defender Source Forum (https://www.defendersource.com/threads/isuzu-4jb1-t-in-a-110.52702/)

[guy4ever]

i saw that already hoping to make it fit with standard 300 tdi mounts..will see closer to the time

[zapata1]

Good day

seeing that the isuzu is a common conversion in Aus please could you assist.

i have a defender 90 300tdi which has a R380 Gbox.

i have already purchased the adapter plate to bolt up the engine to the r380.

what mounts can be used to eliminate any reconstruction of the chassis.

i would prefer today to bolt on without any welding to my chassis.

Many thanks in advance

mellin
Klr automotive in Windsor Sydney Australia specialise in 4bd1 conversions
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