Isuzu C240 powered Series 3

Had a rummage around amongst all the spares that came with Wallit.
I found the clutch operating arm and the gear lever (but it was missing the nylon cup on the bottom end). Also found new engine/gearbox mounts and a lot of other interesting bits like new Defender mirrors, lenses, door top runners etc. etc.

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The previous owner had used it for some years and accumulated a lot of new and secondhand parts. Looking at the sound deadening material fitted to the front floor I'm guessing the Isuzu motor is a tad noisy....

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1449.jpgDSCN1541 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


Colin

Finished re-assembling the gearbox yesterday so decided to mate it back to the engine.
I'd already purchased new HT bolts for the bellhousing and new gearbox mounts were found in amongst the spares that came with Wallit.

Ready for installing.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1453.jpgDSCN1556 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


In postion.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1454.jpgDSCN1557 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


Done.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1455.jpgDSCN1559 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


I'm going to paint the handbrake lever & gearstick and replace the clutch slave, master & flexi hose. There are a few new bolts needed for the gearbox mounts then I can put the seat box back in and test drive.....


Colin

Looking Great Colin!!!:D

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Originally Posted by dolphint

Looking Great Colin!!!:D

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Thanks Steve,

It's nice to have some space back in the workshop now the gearbox is installed. Busy most of this week so don't think I'll get a chance to work on it again till the weekend.

Colin

I visited Fred Smith Land Rovers in Bayswater yesterday.
Turns out he has a Landy he's wrecking that is fitted with an Isuzu C240 motor ! Plus he knows someone in the club that also used to have a C240 powered Landy but the motor was removed to fit a Holden.
Should have asked him when I was looking for a flywheel......

He also has a very low mileage S3 shorty in the same pale green colour as Wallit. From what I could see it was brilliant condition although apparently there's a couple of dints on one front wing. One minor problem is the rod through the block, apparently the last owner ran the oil low and the motor karked it.
Find a motor, rebuild it and drop it into this Series 3 and you'd have one close to mint original condition, although the purists would pick up the incorrect engine number.....

Colin

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Originally Posted by gromit

I visited Fred Smith Land Rovers in Bayswater yesterday.
Turns out he has a Landy he's wrecking that is fitted with an Isuzu C240 motor ! Plus he knows someone in the club that also used to have a C240 powered Landy but the motor was removed to fit a Holden.
Should have asked him when I was looking for a flywheel......

He also has a very low mileage S3 shorty in the same pale green colour as Wallit. From what I could see it was brilliant condition although apparently there's a couple of dints on one front wing. One minor problem is the rod through the block, apparently the last owner ran the oil low and the motor karked it.
Find a motor, rebuild it and drop it into this Series 3 and you'd have one close to mint original condition, although the purists would pick up the incorrect engine number.....

Colin

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Sounds like a good candidate for a 200tdi transplant:D who much did he want for it?

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Originally Posted by dolphint

Sounds like a good candidate for a 200tdi transplant:D who much did he want for it?

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Steve,
email sent

Colin

I took the gearstick out of it's socket during the week because the grease was very dirty. To reassemble I tied string round the spring which made it a lot easier to get back together.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1450.jpgDSCN1567 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


The finished gearstick assembly beside one that came from a vehicle parted out recently.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1451.jpgDSCN1568 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


I then checked over the clutch slave cylinder. I'd already got a new one for Wallit but the old one was a Girling and once fitted with a seal kit I decided to use it instead of the new one.

Picture shows the old one at the bottom.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1452.jpgDSCN1569 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


Next the clutch pedal box was removed for repainting and the master cylinder checked out. It was a PBR unit and could have been put straight back in but I decided to fit a seal kit in it while it was out.

Just need to paint the pedal & pedal box and make up some gaskets then I can refit during the week. Geting closer to getting Wallit mobile.....


Colin

Bugger, can't fit a generic LR seal kit to the PBR master cylinder.
PBR have a different piston shape and the ID of the main seal is larger, otherwise everything is the same.
I'll have to track down a PBR kit to overhaul this master cylinder so the new pattern one I have will be fitted instead.

Colin

Clutch pedal box is ready to go back in at the weekend.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1458.jpgDSCN1573 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


I took the pedal out to overhaul the bushes & pins. All greased up and re-assembled but instead of the original solid pin holding the pivot pin in place I replaced it with a roll pin (1/8" x 1").

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1459.jpgDSCN1576 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


Next I made up gaskets for the bulkhead and the top plate, an old inner tube provided the rubber.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...12/09/1460.jpgDSCN1578 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


Colin