Thread: Holden engine fitting

Originally Posted by calker

Hi All
I have a land rover ser 111 1974 LWB and need to fit an Holden flat six engine. Can any body help with the dimensions of the the transition plate to enable correct fitting to gear box any help would be most appriecated.

Chris.................

Do you mean a straight six, a flat six is normally a boxter engine - found in porche and the like ?

The engine is a straight six an old commodore engine.

Chris..................

Originally Posted by calker

The engine is a straight six an old commodore engine.

Chris..................

If it is the old commodore 202 motor then adaptors are available - however if it is the nissan six that was in the commodores I am not so sure.

Can you tell us why you have to fit this engine as the original four cylinder is a better option - if it is a landy six then I am not so sure.

Garry

The original engine is well worn out and has been stood for a long time only does 40kmh.

I just need the adaptor plate and i may sell the old engine if anyone is intrested in reworking it.
Does any one know where i can get a plate or a template to make my own.

Chris........

dellow automotive

cheers phil

ask phoenix, im pretty sure he has an adapter availible

Sorry, My adaptor went with the engine to the bloke I got the land rover motor from. He wanted it for his vehicle, and I wanted his landie motor.

Originally Posted by discowhite

dellow automotive

cheers phil

Dello Automotive would have had to improve dramatically before I would be recommenting one.

The usual rule was out of alignment out of square. The better adapters were the Johnstone Bros out of Geelong or the Roy Sim adapters out of Sydney. There are plenty to be had out of second hand vehicles.

Further to all those neighsayers out there there were/are plenty of Holden conversions out there, set-up correctly they were reliable and cheap to recondition something that can not be said of the Rover six cylinder.

Chris ... You don't say where you are located?

Although they are getting old by now, the 186 Holden from a manual car were always better than the 202. The 202 had less coolant because of the bigger bore and suffered from overheating more than the others, they also used more petrol without producing all that much more performance. Adding an oil cooler is a good option, because it adds additional (cooled) oil capacity to compensate for the lower oil volume in the Holden engine. Another good option was the sump from a HT Holden with the bulge in the centre instead of the front or rear like some models.

Diana