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Hendrik
8th December 2009, 03:32 AM
Hi all
A td5 in a RRC, I'm sure it has been done before. I can get an engineless RRC for a really good price and was wondering that instead of sourcing a V8, why not just put a td5 in it. For starters I really do like the td5, its a very good engine that I am very familiar with, and has good power too when chipped. But how hard would it be to put in a classic rangie? I've thought about this for a while and I think the only difficult part would be the engine mounts and setting up the electronics side of things.
Your thoughts on this would be very helpful.
BigJon
8th December 2009, 06:41 AM
I have seen it done quite a few years ago.
The owners were very happy with the end result, but said it had cost a lot to do.
I suspect it would be cheaper now, as the engines aren't as expensive.
If you are confident with the TD5 engine it would be good to do.
strangy
8th December 2009, 10:55 AM
I havnt seen it done, but reckon it would be a great conversion.
Rok_Dr
8th December 2009, 12:20 PM
I seem to remember that Les Richmond Automotive in Melbourne did such a conversion a few years ago.
PhilipA
8th December 2009, 12:37 PM
A guy in FNQ did it about 5 years ago .

He had a LOT of trouble integrating the ECU AFAIR.

Apparently the best approach is to buy a new ECU from a Defender with all the body functions disabled . There is a mob in UK who do this but last time I looked at their site they would not deal with OZ. I was looking at 14CUX chip upgrade but I do not know whether it also applies to ECUs.
Regards Philip A
Lucus
8th December 2009, 02:09 PM
Andrew from LRA gave myself and my wife a lift to the thomastown train station in his Blue 89 (IIRC) TD5 RRC. The car has 35's on it and absolutely hammered along and sounded fantastic.

Its a conversion i have always wanted to do
Hendrik
8th December 2009, 05:15 PM
Thanks for all the comments so far. Guess I will be on the look out for a Td5 now, probably one out of a defender. As mentioned the easiest way would probably be to run the body electrics separately from the engine, as the integration of the body ecu would be rather difficult to do. I might give LRA a call too and see if I can get any ideas and advice.