Thread: holden or not

Originally Posted by russellrovers

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second owner was was a toolmaker and he had a novel idea of linking hand brake to foot brake going on together regards jim

But did the novel idea make the 80" brakes any better?

Nice to hear from you Jim

(I hear I've burned all my bridges with Tom P! - Oh well I'm an outcast once again.)

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

(I hear I've burned all my bridges with Tom P! - Oh well I'm an outcast once again.)

Do you want a hanky..

Originally Posted by groucho

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

(I hear I've burned all my bridges with Tom P! - Oh well I'm an outcast once again.)

Do you want a hanky..

No just Tom and Jim are friends.

HI all
WHEN YOU HAVE TO CUT THE GUTS OUT OF SOMETHING TO PUT SOMETHING ELSE IN IT
it is not a Land Rover as such
yes Holden donks were used
try putting a car back to what it was after some CLOWN has cut and shut it, to put something in it that was not designed for in the first place
sorry it is like putting a 1000 h p engine in a 34 Bucket and saying it is a historical vehicle
yes I am a stirrer
I can speak from one who as spent years putting cars back to what they were, or as near as i can
there I have done it again
however in saying that, do not stop enjoying what you are doing to put the Marque back on the road how ever you do it
cheers all
Ian

I had an open mind as to whether I would leave the 186 in my 107 or not. After pulling the engine the answer was obvious, the quality of the conversion was such that the amount of work to reregister it outweighed the work to put a Rover motor in it. I've nothing against the Holden conversions but they need to be done well to work.
I also have an XT Falcon Ute with a 351 in it, years ago I spent lots of time and effort enginering a Supra 5 speed conversion into it but was never really happy with the result. I blew up the Supra box a couple of years ago and put a T5 from a AU Falcon in it, the different box transformed the ute, much smoother, stronger and a pleasure to drive. It all depends on whether the conversion is well thought out and properly engineered.

Regards,
Tote

i would keep an eye out for an original motor but if you cant get one its not the end of the world better off having a restored 80in with a holden motor then not being restored at all,good luck to you

Originally Posted by back_in

HI all
WHEN YOU HAVE TO CUT THE GUTS OUT OF SOMETHING TO PUT SOMETHING ELSE IN IT
it is not a Land Rover as such
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We've had this discussion before.

O.K. if a Holden powered Land Rover is not a Land Rover, please explain to me what it is?

I know it's not a Holden.

I think you need to imagine the Land Rover is restored. How will you feel when you open the bonnet and see a Holden in there? What do you think when you see Holdens in other people's Land Rovers?