Thread: land rover/valiant hybrid

Can you still run 4wd ?

Originally Posted by the big fist

Can you still run 4wd ?

yeah i do most weekends. im assuming the land rover transfer case has been adapted on the side based on where the plugs ect are. dont ask me how because im not sure. havnt had to take it apart yet.

Well johnno1969 if you're ever in melbourne you're welcome to come have a look to see if you want one (there's one ready to go now including running stand but no manifolds- about $100).

My dad and I share a S series val that's mid rebuild and are locked in a battle of wills whether the turbo engine will go in or the naturally aspirated HP engine (a dizzing 160 horses). I'm sharing the land rover build with my girlfriend so it would be fun to have some land rover/ valiant crossover.

Did any hemi's get fitted with an adaptor kit? If so it means it's out there for me to find which would get me closer to getting the slant in

Adaptors are/were available for Hemi to LR. Call Bill Winter, 07-3274-4373. He was the first person I know of to do one (S3 wagon) and that was about 30 years ago. He has done others since. He had two daily drivers in this configuration in use for a long time.f

Originally Posted by hesguitar

Well johnno1969 if you're ever in melbourne you're welcome to come have a look to see if you want one (there's one ready to go now including running stand but no manifolds- about $100).

My dad and I share a S series val that's mid rebuild and are locked in a battle of wills whether the turbo engine will go in or the naturally aspirated HP engine (a dizzing 160 horses). I'm sharing the land rover build with my girlfriend so it would be fun to have some land rover/ valiant crossover.

Did any hemi's get fitted with an adaptor kit? If so it means it's out there for me to find which would get me closer to getting the slant in

Thanks mate,

I'd love to take you up on that offer. One can never have too many slant sixes. I'd love to hear/see a bit more about your SV1. I still get misty thinking about the one which used to park across the road when I was a kid. Or the E49 I saw that time for $4000. Oh well....

So who's for the turbo, and who's for the natural aspiration?

I know a fellow with an adaptor for a Hemi if you're interested.

Mind you, I cave trouble imagining how a Hemi could not shred every bit of Series Landy transmission you ever put behind it.

Cheers,

John

Originally Posted by andy3542

Iv got a 245 slant 6 hemi in my 2a and its got the 3spd auto box. so the rear drive shaft has been shortened. has defender front grill on it as the guy who built it didnt want to have a skinny radiator very close to the fan. i might do this though so i can have the 2a front on it. i was looking at converting it back to a land rover gearbox but couldnt find an adaptor plate... hemi has a load of torque and it goes hard and has yet to let me down (touch wood). i could get photos if you want to see how mines been set up?

cheers

I don't really understand... Slants didn't have Hemi heads and they were 225ci. Is your engine a slant or a Hemi? Yep, I'd love to see some pics.

Thanks,

John

sorry its a 245 hemi so a 'hemi-six'.

i think thats the reason it was mated with its own box is because the landy gear couldnt deal with it. means i cant put a salisbury in the back of it though due to the shortness of the driveshaft.

does anyone of here have one mated to a landy box thats ok? or have it mated to a manual box?

ill upload photos this weekend once iv cleaned the truck up abit...

cheers

Originally Posted by andy3542

sorry its a 245 hemi so a 'hemi-six'.

i think thats the reason it was mated with its own box is because the landy gear couldnt deal with it. means i cant put a salisbury in the back of it though due to the shortness of the driveshaft.

does anyone of here have one mated to a landy box thats ok? or have it mated to a manual box?

ill upload photos this weekend once iv cleaned the truck up abit...

cheers

See post no. 15 above and 'phone him. Both of his Hemi/S3 conversions had LR transmissions and lasted well.