Hmmmm I believe I have seen that picture somewhere before :-)
Hi Adam, I sourced bearings and roller bearings from a local specialist and purchased an overhaul kit from a place down south, it included all the gaskets ,springs etc in with it. afraid I can't remember who it was though
This was a spare gearbox that I played with but it turned out okay, so I'm going to use this as an experimental one until I can get the original gearbox / overdrive rebuilt.
I've also fitted stage one axles front and rear with the 3.54 diffs, the front brakes are also larger and make quite a difference in stopping power
Yes I was referring to the flywheel housing, the defender item also bolts to the engine mount plates. Here's a pic showing the difference between a 200 and 300 tdi flywheel housing. You can see where the bolt holes are at the bottom of the housing. It's part of this area I have removed.
I tried to source a 200tdi item but they are hard to find, I would also have to change the rear main seal to suit the 200tdi item.
Hmmmm I believe I have seen that picture somewhere before :-)
Thanks for the heads up on the 300 vs 200 flywheel cover. I'm leaning towards the 200 because of the rear main seals, no welding, less cutting and fab work I can likely undertake.
Also thanks for the info about the rebuild kit. It's good to know the bearings are available off the shelf at SKF/Timken etc.
Also are the stage one diffs from the pre-county defender? The series three with the defender grill? If you get my drift....😳
I like the idea of the ashcroft HRTC gears so not to affect low range. Did you find the 3.54s affected low range much?
Cheers, Adam.
I would have preferred a 200tdi motor also but they are hard to find, the 300tdi motor I have belonged to a friend who's vehicle was written off so that's why it's sitting in my garage with lots of extra bits
Yes you're right about the axles My dormobile has a 186 motor fitted at present, so fitting the 3.54 diffs was a huge improvement bringing the revs down quite a bit. I find low range is still okay and haven't had any problems, although I don't tend to do too much rough stuff in it .
Yes the stage 1 diffs in mine made a big difference too. I really think the 300 tdi is a better conversion than the 200 as parts are so much more readily available. At the moment I am running mine without an inter cooler on the turbo and it's fine. Inter cooler adds more power and then likely to break something.
Shepp
Might be some on my thread on GCLRO members rides Rambover.
Shepp
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Here's a picture of a 200 tdi I fitted into a 6 cylinder lwb series 3, just had it's first run today, I have some more recent pictures somewhere, once I get them I will post them up here
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