Thread: Newbie with some possibly stupid questions...

G'day and congrats on the joining the "Landy Fold"

I think installing a V8 and bits into a series may be challenging to get registered and swapping diffs etc may get you needing an engineers certificate (others will know better)

You may find this gets slingshot into HOLDEN POWERED SERIES in this same area, its a way of making it easier for people to find info etc..

Photos would be good...

Have lots of fun with it...theres a lot of holden powered series about!

Thanks Digger,

It's a BIG step for me as I'm a nissan man through and through! I have had patrols for 8 years now and love my GQ like no other. I also have a Mav (ford badged GQ) that i use in comps and hard offroad.

This shorty has been sitting in the father in laws shed for a bloody long time, it's a shorty with a ute turrent. Dont know much more about it than that, pics will come as soon as she's in my shed so maybe some on here can give me some pointers.

Cheers

just my thoughts but I reckon, get this one roadworthy with the holden 6 and besides being pretty good on petrol it'll treat you right with speed/pull etc etc..

and something to "pot" about in?
(maybe replace tray with polished wood and brass, polish the bugger within an inch of its life and people will think its a show car!!!?? (well maybe not!))

Good luck with it

If you go with the T400 you will also have to go with a later model Land Rover tansfer case or even change to a Hilux/cuiser t-case then if you go with matching diffs it may make getting drive shafts easier. And the axle ratios will be better than the stock Land Rover ones.

The 304 will be a tight squeeze especialy for changing spark plugs and it will be required to run the EFI setup and any associated polution gear to pass any inspection, maybe worth looking at an earlier pre polution 308 if this is an issue.

I have no info regarding the requirements about running a V8 in a series vehicle might be worth a call to the RTA or an engineer.

Need some pics if you go head with this conversion

Welcome to the forum.
No such thing as as stupid question on here (unless it's "How do I post?").

I've seen a IIA with a Chrysler V8 in. Some major structural modifications were made and it did require an engineers report.
From what I understand, it is harder and more expensive to get one now.
Looking forward to your build thread.

Hi Wellsie

Welcome aboard to the forum, If I was you, I would stick to the Holden six for now and enjoy the fun.

Cheers Arthur

If you are a fan of the nissan running gear maybe consider a nissan engine and box to the rover transfer case.
would be a mechanically strong unit that looks good.
You may have to make the adapter your self though, as no one want to know about series conversions any more.