Series 1 with holden engine

Hi, congrats on the purchase.
The most common modification is the front crossmember as the holden engine and radiator don't both fit. FYI I posted a pic of mine (custom made by someone back in the 70's) in another thread:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-i-l...ilemmas-2.html


It looks like yours is the original crossmember so ive no idea how its all fitted in- what does the radiator look like?


I am in the process of having my 186 taken out, but that's mainly because the gearbox is kaput and since that needed to go I thought I would get everything done at once (going to a LR 2.25, so still not original but thats ok). I wasn't going to sell the 186 as its been with my car for 40 years, but since its perfectly fine its probably better being used rather than in my garage, so if you decide to stick with a holden to get your LR running, PM me to discuss if you want.


otherwise have fun and good luck :)

From calVIN mine is 1955 86". Yes it looks like mine still has original front cross member. The series is still at previous owner place and he bring it over to me this Saturday. It has holden 202 in it at the moment not sure whether it doesnt need chassis modification compare to other holden engine variant. The plan is to remove the rust off the chassis, apply rust seal, paint black. Restore the seats and fix bulkhead. The bulkhead seems to have rust hole on the top but will find out the true condition after take it apart. Holden engine will stay for now. Make it run or get a holden engine replacement for it.

I saw the other day around $500 for a recon holden 202. Is that reasonable price? Or should I get an LR series engine and what sort price I should expect? And where can I get it from?

I havent really think about the engineering. I called the vass place a couple of weeks ago when was planning to buy a series 3 it will cost $500-$1200 depending whether it needs alteration or not.

Will I be able to get the car history from https://secure.carhistory.com.au

It cost $25 to get the report. If I can get the report such when last registered, engine number, etc I dont mind paying $25 otherwise done want to waste $25. I need to save $$$ for this project.

If it was me , I'd rather put a rover engine in it. But you should do whatever makes you happy. Maybe hold off for a bit before you bite the bullet and see what your options are. I would have thought a reconditioned (whatever that means) motor for $500 is a good price. I've not heard of the car history thing. You could look at a search on the Gaydon Motor Heritage site ?
cheers,
D

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Originally Posted by Dark61

If it was me , I'd rather put a rover engine in it. But you should do whatever makes you happy. Maybe hold off for a bit before you bite the bullet and see what your options are. I would have thought a reconditioned (whatever that means) motor for $500 is a good price. I've not heard of the car history thing. You could look at a search on the Gaydon Motor Heritage site ? cheers, D

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I will wait and see my options are for sure. If I need to get a replacemnet engine I might as well get a Land Rover engine. I guess it restore close to original state and save on engineering cert.
The only thing I found that not easy to find LR engine.

Understood. Don't forget the wanted and for sale sections on this site. You may have to buy a whole vehicle to get what you want.
cheers,
D