Thread: Transmission tunnel problem

Originally Posted by Mustlust

Here are some pics. You see that the gear stick saddle is touching the firewall section and there is no gap whatsoever. The second pic is the front mount and the last is the gearbox mount.

There previous owner fitted the gearbox and I wonder if the mounts are the wrong way around, they may have positioned it in the incorrect location.Is there an off-set to the gearbox mounts? By swapping them over, is it possible to pick up 15-20mm???

When bolting the mounts onto the 200tdi block, there are 2 sets of mounting bolt holes. The distance between these holes would be close to the distance I need to move the drive train rearwards.

Looking at the second picture it looks like a modified mounting made for the Holden motor.
I've recently parted out a LWB fitted with a Holden motor and that mounting looks familiar. Has the previous owner tried to use the Holden mounts ?
To be honest I'm not sure whether the standard engine mounts take the 200Tdi motor but someone will know.

Looking at the first picture, the gearstick is sitting too high as well as too close to the bulkhead.

Seems the STD Series 2.25 engine mounts should work https://www.steveparkers.com/convers...s-land-rovers/
Although thinking about it......if it's a Series III it would have had a 6-cylinder LR motor originally.


Colin

if you have the removable transmission mount member (not the cross member under the bell housing) turn that around.

Dont ask.

Originally Posted by gromit

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To be honest I'm not sure whether the standard engine mounts take the 200Tdi motor but someone will know.
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Colin

The standard mounts bolt onto the 200tdi with no modifications needed.

If it has had a Holden motor fitted, investigate whether they moved the mounts on the chassis,

Cheers Charlie