looking for County Diesel

**JDNSW** · 23rd August 2007, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by Ben

It's not a County, but:

'82 Series 3 trayback with 3.9 Isuzu diesel (original), turbo. '94 Defender chassis, coils and discs. Roadworthy and rego, and QLD to boot!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=200144658716

Not sure how he manages not to require engineering for modifications - it has the original engine, certainly, but it has a different chassis, suspension axles, brakes and half the body! But the fact that it has attracted so many bids and is at that price suggests that the demand is there for Isuzus.

John

**Bigbjorn** · 23rd August 2007, 07:43 PM

1200rpm @ 100kph? I don't think so. He would have to have an almost 1:1 overall gear ratio to do this. 3.55 diffs, the 5sp. o/d LT85 and high ratio LT230 gives 2000rpm at 100 k's. A Holden with 2.78:1 final drive is revving 2600 at 100k's.

**EchiDna** · 23rd August 2007, 07:55 PM

and did anyone look at the bid history? what a joke... 2 bidders made a series of bids against themselves in a 10 minute period... the guy must have 5 ebay accounts and bidding up his own stuff ???

**JDNSW** · 23rd August 2007, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by EchiDna

and did anyone look at the bid history? what a joke... 2 bidders made a series of bids against themselves in a 10 minute period... the guy must have 5 ebay accounts and bidding up his own stuff ???

As I read it the display does not show automatic bids ("Only actual bids (not automatic bids generated up to a bidder's maximum) are shown.") - the ones that appear to be bidding against themselves are actually bidding against an automatic bid that is not shown.

John

**OLR-067** · 23rd August 2007, 08:28 PM

never seen a 4bd1 with a/c without the extended nose for the fans...did stage 1's have a/c...I can't ever remember seeing any...most have been vents...

paul

**Ben** · 23rd August 2007, 08:37 PM

Originally Posted by OLR-067

never seen a 4bd1 with a/c without the extended nose for the fans

There is a fan in front of the radiator, seen through his grill, even though it's not the extended nose.

**rar110** · 23rd August 2007, 08:40 PM

Paul you are right about a/c county with the extended nose. However, the army 110 wagons (commander vehicles etc) with a/c had standard nose and grill. It must be a bit tight fitting a condensor in there. Defender's are the same.

**JDNSW** · 23rd August 2007, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by rar110

Paul you are right about a/c county with the extended nose. However, the army 110 wagons (commander vehicles etc) with a/c had standard nose and grill. It must be a bit tight fitting a condensor in there. Defender's are the same.

My 110 County has after market aircon without the extended nose - and yes, it is rather tight, but we managed.

**County3.9** · 23rd August 2007, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by D3Jon

From reading this it seems I was lucky to find mine the other week (or so) over here in Perth !

http://www.jonmurray.com/gallery/alb...ounty_%231.jpg

Does anybody know how many Isuzu 110 County's were made?

Jon

Jon, did your county come original with the isuzu? I had no idea they were still fitting the isuzu that late.

**JDNSW** · 24th August 2007, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by County3.9

Jon, did your county come original with the isuzu? I had no idea they were still fitting the isuzu that late.

Yes. The Isuzu was fitted right up to when the 110 was discontinued in Australia with the introduction of the Discovery here in 1990 (The 110 Defender was introduced here with the 200Tdi in 1991 or 1992)

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