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B-A-S
26th July 2009, 08:24 AM
Im building a Defender with a 2.7L TDV6 RRS engine in because it will be different lol.
I thaught some people may be intrested.

Here is a pdf with the build so far, ive done a bit more in the last few days but not taken pics as yet.

Im fitting a brand new engine in place of the dead mochup engine on monday :)


Pete

http://www.bellautoservices.co.uk/pdf/TDV6-Defender-Build-25-07-09.pdf
justinc
26th July 2009, 08:28 AM
Im building a Defender with a 2.7L TDV6 RRS engine in because it will be different lol.
I thaught some people may be intrested.

Here is a pdf with the build so far, ive done a bit more in the last few days but not taken pics as yet.

Im fitting a brand new engine in place of the dead mochup engine on monday :)


Pete

http://www.bellautoservices.co.uk/pdf/TDV6-Defender-Build-25-07-09.pdf



Pete, That will be a fantastic result, well done!

JC
dullbird
26th July 2009, 09:45 AM
I sit and have a look tonight Pete....at work at the moment.

dont foget video when shes up and running ;)
TimNZ
26th July 2009, 09:58 AM
Awesome work Pete!! No wonder we haven't heard from you for a while, looks like you have been very busy!!

Cheers,

Tim

PS, when will the conversion kit be available :D
abaddonxi
26th July 2009, 10:46 AM
Wow, amazing job. Love the gal.
PAT303
26th July 2009, 01:29 PM
So can we sign up for one?. Pat
Slunnie
26th July 2009, 02:35 PM
So can we sign up for one?. Pat
I agree, I want one of those cages!!!
dullbird
26th July 2009, 02:57 PM
What an awesome looking beast......Top work Pete!!
muddymech
26th July 2009, 03:10 PM
awsome
pbroz
26th July 2009, 03:59 PM
Your the luckiest man I know...

and with possibly a very understanding wife...

Nice work...
PAT303
26th July 2009, 05:29 PM
Your the luckiest man I know...

and with possibly a very understanding wife...

Nice work...

I'll have one of them too!!!. Pat
slug_burner
26th July 2009, 05:53 PM
Nice work.

I'd like TDV6 in my fender.
spudboy
26th July 2009, 06:35 PM
What a truck!!

Photos of the galvanising were interesting.

That thing is going to shift :eek:
andrew e
26th July 2009, 06:41 PM
Beautiful engineering and finish. How hard is it to reprogram the tdv6 to think without a BECM?

wouldnt all that galvanising it make it harder to weld/patch somthing up between events?

Andy
cal415
28th July 2009, 12:07 PM
Nice!! I love all the gal, are teh diff housing gal as well??
VladTepes
28th July 2009, 01:06 PM
Cooley dooley !
flagg
5th August 2009, 10:15 AM
Nice one Pete!

Looks like there was a little flexing / warping after the gal process - was it still straight after the dip? Any issues lining it all up after?

Cheers,
Dec
Lightweight
5th August 2009, 10:55 AM
Wow, what a great project.

What was the timeframe from start to end?

Also, does anyone know what/where the front winch bar come from or is it a bespoke bar ?
dullbird
5th August 2009, 11:36 AM
ask pete the guy who posted the truck up owns it
Scallops
5th August 2009, 12:05 PM
Pete - you da Man! :TakeABow::BigThumb:
frantic
5th August 2009, 01:23 PM
So we all want to know HOW MUCH??? This is what LR should have done for the 60th special , put in a tdv6 (or tdv8:twisted:) .
All we need is a conversion kit and a few clumsy disco/pug( also a rumor ford may be fiting the 2.7 tdv6 to the territory!:o) drivers to get access to cheap tdV6 engines and make the defender the way it ought to be!
rangieman
5th August 2009, 04:00 PM
Bloody fantastic mate :BigThumb: one question have you thought about using the twin turbo set up off the jag and if so why not:cool:
Grockle
5th August 2009, 04:15 PM
He certainly is one hell of an engineer.
Landy Leon
5th August 2009, 04:37 PM
Now thats nice!
samuelclarke
6th August 2009, 08:10 PM
Awesome Defender!!!
Rovy
10th August 2009, 03:36 PM
So we all want to know HOW MUCH??? This is what LR should have done for the 60th special , put in a tdv6 (or tdv8:twisted:) .
All we need is a conversion kit and a few clumsy disco/pug( also a rumor ford may be fiting the 2.7 tdv6 to the territory!:o) drivers to get access to cheap tdV6 engines and make the defender the way it ought to be!

Didn't Ford sell Land Rover to Tata Motors of India? It should happen but I can't see it.
isuzurover
10th August 2009, 05:04 PM
Love your work!!!

I especially like the galvanised axle casings. Was it much work to tidy up all the mounting faces and bolt holes after galvanising???
Disco_owner
10th August 2009, 07:31 PM
outstanding work. :thumbsup:
frantic
11th August 2009, 03:02 PM
Didn't Ford sell Land Rover to Tata Motors of India? It should happen but I can't see it.

Yes but the tdv6 was a LR/ pug/ jag joint development job so the rights to use it where split along with the 4.2 v8 petrol(and the transit engine in the defender) used in the rangies/jags.
They should throw away the old ford(explorer) 4l v6 petrol(base disco's) and get something better suited to a 2.5 ton 4x4!
B-A-S
4th September 2009, 06:42 AM
Here is a snap shot of the engine bay as of this week, still loads to do but it now drives :) Hopefully ill have it finished something like for the Peterborough show.

Ive also completed the cage in T45 steel :) , ill post some more pictures soon.

http://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10054/normal_enginebay.jpg
B-A-S
4th September 2009, 06:56 AM
Sorry ive not being on for a while, as you can see ive been a buizy boy :)

Ill try and answer all the questions here that have been asked.


andrew e Yes the ECU and all the relevent components was a nightmare to sort out, im still finalising some of it ready for when i will retail the electrical soloution.
I hope not to have to weld it between events, but the galv will grind off if needed.

flagg It actualy wasnt bad after galv, i pre rilled all the holes 1mm bigger before i took it so i would not have to redrill after and remove the galv.
All was straight after the process, only very minor warping on the bulkhead which was expected.

Lightweight Its taken from the galv tankto now about 5 weeks, ive probabaly had about 12 weeks in total as the car was near built before i stripped it again for galv an paint.
The front bumper is Devon 4x4 one.

rangeman i have a pair of turbos from the jag BUT space is of essence for the build because i want to offer the conversion to the customer who wants as little modification to the original car as possibile.
If i did use the twin turbo setup it would mean the bulkhead will needmodding at both sides instead of just one.

isuzurover
The axle cases were very easy to clean up, the mating faces were a quick sand with some 180grit and retap the holes, about 30 mins per axle.
They were both sand blasted first so were clean in the galv tank.

Ill also post a propper driving video soon :) but here a few snipets.

YouTube - TDV6 Defender engine start

YouTube - TDV6 Defender engine start 2

And the TDV8 engine running for the first time im putting in a tubular chassis :)

YouTube - Bell Auto Services Project TDV8 Defender running for the first time

Pete
dullbird
4th September 2009, 12:13 PM
Pete that just sounds AWESOME!!!!!!

The TDV8 sounds like its got a chirp to it is it, does it or is that just the video?
muddymech
4th September 2009, 01:26 PM
very cool, well done. bet you got a lot of friends now.

ian
geckos
4th September 2009, 02:02 PM
Pete,
I dont know if you already answered these..........Is the conversion going to be publicly available? ECU? adaptor? is it engine, gearbox, and transferbox conversion? or just the engine and adapted to and R380 &LT230?

thanks geckos
B-A-S
4th September 2009, 04:09 PM
The tdv8 just seems to sound like that with no exhausts. It sounds great when it's reved up :)

Regarding the conversion I will eventualy be selling the electrical soloution and the adapterplate that converts the D3 manual to fit the LT230 on the back just as I've used on the v6 and v I've done


Pete