Thread: 4jb1t or 3-13bt diesel into 84 2 door

Originally Posted by faceman

good day to all. i am in the process of trying to mate a 4BD1 or a 4Jb1t to my Lt95. unfortunately the machine shops over here (manila,Philippines) are not that inclined to do so, since there are very few rovers over here.

do you guys care to share some of the fabricating tips? thanks

The 4BD1 was available in the Stage I, Series III and 110's here between 1980 and 1989 or so, mated up to the LT95 so the bellhousings, etc are available in Australia.

If you know someone travelling between here and Manilla they might be able to bring bits for you ?

{edit} forgot to add, go here The Isuzu Landy Enthusiasts Section - Australian Land Rover Owners, it's the 4BD1 forum, heaps of info.

Off on a bit of tangent here, but I can pick up a local Disco 1 with a blown motor for around AU$3000 (that's quite cheap over here....).

It has the ZF auto: is there any way to fit the 4BD1T to this gearbox?
What other motor would be a good option?
LR 300TDi and TD5s are expensive here.

Maybe something like the Nissan FD35T?

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

Off on a bit of tangent here, but I can pick up a local Disco 1 with a blown motor for around AU$3000 (that's quite cheap over here....).

It has the ZF auto: is there any way to fit the 4BD1T to this gearbox?
What other motor would be a good option?
LR 300TDi and TD5s are expensive here.

Maybe something like the Nissan FD35T?

As Rangier said above fit an LT95 the ZF doesnt like the Isuzu ask Justin Cooper
Not sure the FD35T is quite in the Isuzu league although it has been a popular conversion in the UK

LT95s are like chicken teeth here: we really didn't get a lot of early 80s One Tens and Defenders.
I had one of the very few I've ever seen.

Does the R380 also hate the Isuzu? Ignition pulses I assume?

Originally Posted by jakeslouw

LT95s are like chicken teeth here: we really didn't get a lot of early 80s One Tens and Defenders.
I had one of the very few I've ever seen.

Does the R380 also hate the Isuzu? Ignition pulses I assume?

I have had an R380 behind a 4BD1T for three years now - the vehicle works extremly hard in remote parts of the country - the gearbox has stood up extremely well and iinternal ratios are very well suited to the Isuzu power and torque characteristics.

I anticipate that gearbox life will be much the same as behind a 300Tdi operated in the same way.

As for "torque pulses" problems arising from an Isuzu 4BD1(T) - my engine is substantialy smoother than the Tdi, the gearbox is much quieter at low revs/full load than with the Tdi - I am of the opinion that the concerns have more to do with the theoretical than with observed results, and therefore not really a matter of concern.

FWIW

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