Johnson Holden Conversion

[mick88]

I did a Holden conversion a Series One that I owned back in about 1975.
I am not sure if the vehicle was an 86" or an 88" as I didn't know there was a difference back then. I should drag out son=me old photos and try to do a scaled measurement to see. Anyway the motor I fitted was a 186 ci and it served me well. I travelled all through the South Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland with it and it didn't miss a beat.
I later (circa 1977) did the same conversion (Holden 186 ci) on a LWB Series one and it too served me well for many years.
Both conversions were purchased from Johnson's of Geelong.
Actually I still have the wooden crate one of then came in!

Cheers, Mick.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Thanks Mick.

The 88 merely pushed the front axle 2" forward the rest was pretty much the same. The reason for the change was to clear the sump of the then being developed 2 litre diesel, which eventually morphed into the 2.283cc petrol and diesel.

Did you have to move the pivot position in the clutch pedal, as in the Johnston manual in the AULRO files section?

Diana

[mick88]

No I didn't have to do anything to the clutch as I recall, other than change the spigot bush in the Holden motor. The main thing was cutting out the front of the chassis cross member and welding in the angled piece provided in the kit. I drove the vehicle home from work friday night, pulled her down, did the conversion over the weekend and the only holdup was getting the radiator outlets changed over.

Cheers, Mick

[Lotz-A-Landies]

Doh!

It's a series 1 - no hydraulic clutch to modify! I knew that!