Thread: Diesel into a Classic

Hi there

I converted my classic to a 200tdi for only 1200 dollars a friend and i went halves in a rolled disco that had a fair few goodies on it. eg. lockers heavy duty gear, he got all the good bits and i got the driveline then all we did was a complete body swap between the two vehicles had the job done in a weekend.

Thank you all for your help. If the Isuzu has more bang for its buck then I'll head there. I have driven a tdi 300 once and did think it was a bit under powered?

Anyway thanks again

Perhaps you should start a thread specifically about putting in the Isuzu as a few people have done it, and if you have the LT95 then at least you don't have to worry about a gearbox as well. However, as pointed out here, it's the little things that cause the headaches - choke, accelerator linkage, fuel lines, mounting ancillaries, making exhaust parts, and so on. Personally, I figure life's too short to be that worried about what the car is costing me so I've been rebuilding my Rangie until it's what I want.

Originally Posted by 91ramjet

Hi there

I converted my classic to a 200tdi for only 1200 dollars a friend and i went halves in a rolled disco that had a fair few goodies on it. eg. lockers heavy duty gear, he got all the good bits and i got the driveline then all we did was a complete body swap between the two vehicles had the job done in a weekend.

Now there a thought.

I am looking at getting a 200tdi for my RRC and I was going to buy an old disco to take the engine out of. I have done it before I did it in 1991 to a 1971 RRC

But you have given me ideas

Originally Posted by Reads90

Now there a thought.

I am looking at getting a 200tdi for my RRC and I was going to buy an old disco to take the engine out of. I have done it before I did it in 1991 to a 1971 RRC

But you have given me ideas

Hi there. i think it is a much easier job to do it that way. let us know if you end up doing the job would love to lend a hand. i own the silver classic you saw on pickering st a little while back.

i have a mazda 3.5/ 4 cyl in my 82 bobtail
rossco

What's the go with putting a rodeo engine in?
What gearbox is used?
Are all factory parts used?

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Originally Posted by 91ramjet

Hi there. i think it is a much easier job to do it that way. let us know if you end up doing the job would love to lend a hand. i own the silver classic you saw on pickering st a little while back.

I bought a disco 200tdi, bought it for $1900 off ebay but was in Sydney. So flew down to Sydney and drove it back to Brisbane.

But it had twin batteries , twin fuel tanks, full tinted windows, snorkel , winch bar. And many other toys. Drives like a dream so ended up selling the RRC and keeping the disco.

So did not quite work to plan, but got my diesel manuel off roader now.