Thread: Old Car New Owner

It does have an adaptor, it's just open at the base exposing the flywheel, which would not be doing the clutch any favours, cheers Dennis

Don't forget in the era of that Ford engine there was also a 3.6 litre or approx 225 cubic inch motor as well as the 200 and 250 ci versions.
My next door neighbor has a Series 2a LWB with a ford 250 ci engine conversion and it performs well. The only issue I know is that a small piece had to be cut out of the chassis to accomodate the engine oil filter or the other option is to use a shorter length filter. I am not sure what the short filter is out of, but there is one that will fit/suit a ford six cylinder engine.
The Ford six engine was a very torquey motor, especially the 205ci, so it would be a good motor choice.


Cheers, Mick.

Thanks for the replies.

Mick, broadly speaking I say 200ci because I know it's not a 250. having said that it is a very torquey engine!
I'm not at home right now but I'm sure it's got the universal ryco Z89A (short filter) on it.

Now I'm seriously cosidering this conversion for my IIA. Look out for another thread.

I've finally started pulling things off this car, the tray came off today and looks like it'll be designated to the scrap bin or a flat bed trailer for the farm. Either way the tray wont be returning.

I think I may have found another unusual modification from a previous life.




I don't think I've seen this before, is it normal ?

Another interesting thing I noticed on this truck is there isn't any shocks on the front or back, should there be shocks ? (73' 109 ute)

Are these spigots ment to have the shocks attached ?

Originally Posted by seriesLR

I've finally started pulling things off this car, the tray came off today and looks like it'll be designated to the scrap bin or a flat bed trailer for the farm. Either way the tray wont be returning.

I think I may have found another unusual modification from a previous life.




I don't think I've seen this before, is it normal ?

Another interesting thing I noticed on this truck is there isn't any shocks on the front or back, should there be shocks ? (73' 109 ute)

Are these spigots ment to have the shocks attached ?

Coil helper springs were an aftermarket option at one stage (although I don't think for S3), but these look like home brew.

There should be rear shockers as you suggest, although there is no bottom mount (a pin mount to the plate below the spring) - and that axle never came out of a Landrover factory!

John

Looking at the welding on the coil spring base I agree completely that it's a home made add on.

You say not a LR Axle? What the f*#k have I bought, whats the give away?
Are there any standard swaps?
Perhaps it had something to do with the ford engine twisting shaft ends off, I don't know but I'm keen to get back to the shed and check the part numbers

Originally Posted by seriesLR

Looking at the welding on the coil spring base I agree completely that it's a home made add on.

You say not a LR Axle? What the f*#k have I bought, whats the give away?
Are there any standard swaps?
Perhaps it had something to do with the ford engine twisting shaft ends off, I don't know but I'm keen to get back to the shed and check the part numbers

There are two types of back axle fitted to Series Landrovers (except for rare One Ton and FCs) - the Rover axle - which has the entire diff bolting to the banjo housing with no detachable rear cover; and the Salisbury, which has the diff built as part of the axle housing, with a removable back cover. This diff, which is bolted into a banjo housing and has a detachable rear cover is clearly neither type. And if you look closely, you can see an extra set of spring pads.

There are no "standard" swaps except for Rover axles from a Rangerover, which this is not.

John

P.S. It would be interesting to work out exactly what you have got - can I suggest get a parts book and see what looks unfamiliar! From there, some detective work.