Thread: Discovery gear onto / into Defender

A bit more info would help, like year makes and models.
Anyway, it's a D1 I assume?
D1 you can should be able to use the alloys, no probs.
Auto gearbox can be used, there's plenty of Defenders with R380's from D1's in them, plenty of auto conversions too.
What year Deefer and what's in it now? An LT77?

Seats may be a bit fiddly, and you may have to make another base frame, but I'm guessing on that one.

Assuming you are talking D1 and 300Tdi defender, then Alloys and auto will fit fine - assuming 300Tdi D1. Not sure about seats.

V8 disco - forget the auto swap.

TD5 to TD5 - alloys won't fit the defender.

Originally Posted by FenianEel

there's plenty of Defenders with R380's from D1's in them, .

I find that very hard to believe. The gear lever on a disco R380 and a Defender R380 are in a completely different place. If you installed a disco R380 in a defender, the gear lever would be where the cubby box is. It is not simple to swap levers over either.