Thread: Jock's 110 Rebuild/Build-up

Originally Posted by Dervish

Brilliant work on going on in this thread, I've missed it up until now. I see you are using the 300tdi radiator mounts; did you cut and shut them or are they untouched?

I only ask because, having just completed a very similar conversion (4BD1 into 300tdi Defender), we used the 300tdi rad mounts as well but had to cut them to make them fit well with the 4BD1 rad. Both height and reach of the bracket were reduced. It looks like you have a ~25mm gap between the slam panel and the rad; I have no gap there, but I think that might make squeezing the AC condenser in a challenge. Also, are you eliminating the brace bars between the slam panel and the chassis?

Thanks cobber, it's been a long time coming but hopefully worth it in the end

Na I originally had the genuine radiator mounts in, but then we needed to space the radiator back to fit the intercooler in. The bottom mounts were spaced back with a bit of flat bar and I cut and shut those mounts (added 40mm) I think it turned out a lot neater than anything else.

I still have the brace bars in place, the intercooler sits behind them and the condenser sits in front of them, just fits with about 4-5mm to spare

Do you have a spaced out front grill or a 300 Tdi one?

Originally Posted by rijidij

Looking good Jock, I bet you're hanging out to just drive it now, after all the workshop time.

What springs did you end up with on the front, OME 766's (The one's designed for the Isuzu) ??

Cheers, Murray

It's been bugging me that's it's been clean for so long

Yeh went with the 766's, interesting thing was they don't have a driver side and passenger side like most brands. If anything it sits a whisker high in the front, but I'm hoping they'll settle with time and a winch