Disco1 engine conversion

What about the GM 4.7HO engine from the Jeeps? Or the 5.7 Hemi?

I assume gearbox adapters are the issue?

And you can't use the Jeep box and transfer because the front prop-shaft output is on the wrong side (LHS not RHS)?

I'm "between" Landies and driving a Jeep GC Overland with the 4.7HO motor, and I must say, I can't think I've driven anything nicer.

Not a vehicle I'd take into rough African or Aussie bush, but I've done the Lesotho highlands in it, and it was extremely good off road.

Now THAT motor in a Deefer 110 SW would just about cause me to have some type of indecent physical manifestation...... :o

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

Easier to adapt the "GM" auto and adapting to the tfr or finding a tfr that sits behind it (there are one or two from memory of another thread)

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I have a turbo 700 with only a couple of hundred kays on it from rebuild sitting in the shed. Has a shaft that I had mated to a LT95 Tbox.
Didiman

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

I'd start with a later 4.0 block (cross bolted) and top hat it first and get the later heads and thor manifold. Modify the manifold to accept two inlets (one each side, feed fwd from turbo through I/C and back into manifold). Modify to run MAP sensor (not essential with F/I but preferable).

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Would it be worth the effort or is it a cheaper route to do a chev conversion or something similar??? I want lots of torque not interested in mega HP if i wanted that i would build a drag car. I want something that if i get stopped for a hello by the boys in blue then its not going to make them go uh huh got ya everytime

I'm only working on he basis of keeping it bolt in, easy to wire. It's only what you asked about but with a better original block setup.

I know nothing about v8s and i sort of like it that way but would it be easy to get ported heads and supercharge it perhaps look into efi.