You may remember I drilled the spot welds out of the 1991 RRC and made the front removable like the original RRC - only an upgrade with captive nuts! So easy to install the engine, box, and transfer in one lump!
Does that noise deadener on the engine make much difference? Most 300Tdi I see do not have it. Future video idea: different noise levels from various defender engines with/without sound deadeners....
I'm about to do the opposite, take 1987 v8 out, and replace with a disco 300tdi, gearbox, transfer box. Got the ashcroft kit and MD engineering chassis mounts and template jig. Any advice welcome land owners
If you have a 300Tdi, R380, LT230 combination, it is real easy - but you need a Defender rear gearbox cross member to have less trouble - the disco one needs modifying, or it will catch on the seat base mounts Sling the power unit in, attach the gearbox crossmember in and fasten it in the centre of the slot Next, bolt on the chassis mounts to the engine, and then put in the radiator with the fan cowling on - lift the engine until the fan runs free in the housing Tack up the engine mounts and take the weight off the hoist The fan should run free in the fan cowling - if it does weld up the mounts, and you are done - no need for templates! Done loads of them this way = even make my own engine mounts up
@BritannicaRestorations As ever your expertise does not equate to monetary value :(. I'll be playing your TDi removal in reverse. This will work beautifully, as for yourself you'll be taking about devil workship. Now that's lateral thinking eh? Seriously, I'm going to watch your TDi removals like sherlock. Look forward to the next mens health video.
Dear Mike I know you are a busy man, and I know that maybe time is money for you. I’ve been watching your tube tube videos for a while now. Every video I find informative, technical and enjoyable. I am so glad that having left the UK, you still possess your Yorkshire humour and sensibility. Anyway, as you may be aware, I own a 1987 110 V8 Land Rover with LPG conversion. I live in Northumberland, but despite that location, its getting very hard to fil up on LPG. Obtaining a clean environmental fuel is now in the same manner as finding electrical charging points. To be honest it would be easier to play any countries lottery competition in knowing if LPG is available, pumps broken, LPG being stopped, or run out of LGP. This not only is frustrating, but it causes the driver to take longer journeys just to fill up! As a result, I have decided to return to a dirty reliable fuel - diesel. I have purchased a Land Rover Discovery one 1999. This is a chassis and door MOT failure, with some doors unable to open due to “rust”. EGR Blocked. The car did drive, until I removed all the parts; i.e., engine, gearbox, transfer box, exhaust, wiring. I have drove the car prior, and it was indeed to my best knowledge a good car/setup. The gearbox and transfer box have been reconditioned in 2019, and look externally very clean. The car has now departed, and the parts I have ready to insert into my 1987 V8 110 LPG conversion. The LPG tanks and wiring I can deal with. Now I venture into new knowledge, with questions to ask expert Land Rover Engineers. My project is to use the Discovery parts in my 110, and this is how I think I need to tackle the job. Empty LPG tanks, Switch to petrol Remove all LPG tanks, front floors, seat box and wiring. (LPG tanks sit under front driver and passenger seat box) Can the car still run on petrol YES/NO? Remove coolant, radiator Disconnect gearbox from transfer box, pull out V8 engine and gearbox. Remove transfer box. Clean chassis for disco transfer box and gearbox plus Ashcroft gear lever modification. Insert 300tdi engine based upon MD Engineering Chassis template. The tricky part now starts I think Power steering Fuel System Exhaust Wiring - I wish to have a simple TDI engine, can I remove the ECU? If not this will require extra wiring beyond my knowledge at present. Can I remove the vacuum solenoid? Any advice please Yours Christopher Astbury
Great tip on the drain down.
Glad it was helpful!
Wish the front of my D1 came apart like that. Would make life so much easier.
You may remember I drilled the spot welds out of the 1991 RRC and made the front removable like the original RRC - only an upgrade with captive nuts! So easy to install the engine, box, and transfer in one lump!
@@BritannicaRestorations You have some brilliant idea's and 'fixes' for us. Thank you!
🐨 some great tips 👌
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Glad you like them!
Does that noise deadener on the engine make much difference? Most 300Tdi I see do not have it.
Future video idea: different noise levels from various defender engines with/without sound deadeners....
I did a video on them and in my opinion only for looks - some say it cuts some frequencies, but I am not convinced
I'm about to do the opposite, take 1987 v8 out, and replace with a disco 300tdi, gearbox, transfer box. Got the ashcroft kit and MD engineering chassis mounts and template jig. Any advice welcome land owners
If you have a 300Tdi, R380, LT230 combination, it is real easy - but you need a Defender rear gearbox cross member to have less trouble - the disco one needs modifying, or it will catch on the seat base mounts
Sling the power unit in, attach the gearbox crossmember in and fasten it in the centre of the slot
Next, bolt on the chassis mounts to the engine, and then put in the radiator with the fan cowling on - lift the engine until the fan runs free in the housing
Tack up the engine mounts and take the weight off the hoist
The fan should run free in the fan cowling - if it does weld up the mounts, and you are done - no need for templates!
Done loads of them this way = even make my own engine mounts up
@BritannicaRestorations As ever your expertise does not equate to monetary value :(. I'll be playing your TDi removal in reverse. This will work beautifully, as for yourself you'll be taking about devil workship. Now that's lateral thinking eh?
Seriously, I'm going to watch your TDi removals like sherlock. Look forward to the next mens health video.
Dear Mike
I know you are a busy man, and I know that maybe time is money for you. I’ve been watching your tube tube videos for a while now. Every video I find informative, technical and enjoyable. I am so glad that having left the UK, you still possess your Yorkshire humour and sensibility.
Anyway, as you may be aware, I own a 1987 110 V8 Land Rover with LPG conversion. I live in Northumberland, but despite that location, its getting very hard to fil up on LPG. Obtaining a clean environmental fuel is now in the same manner as finding electrical charging points. To be honest it would be easier to play any countries lottery competition in knowing if LPG is available, pumps broken, LPG being stopped, or run out of LGP. This not only is frustrating, but it causes the driver to take longer journeys just to fill up!
As a result, I have decided to return to a dirty reliable fuel - diesel. I have purchased a Land Rover Discovery one 1999. This is a chassis and door MOT failure, with some doors unable to open due to “rust”. EGR Blocked.
The car did drive, until I removed all the parts; i.e., engine, gearbox, transfer box, exhaust, wiring. I have drove the car prior, and it was indeed to my best knowledge a good car/setup. The gearbox and transfer box have been reconditioned in 2019, and look externally very clean.
The car has now departed, and the parts I have ready to insert into my 1987 V8 110 LPG conversion. The LPG tanks and wiring I can deal with. Now I venture into new knowledge, with questions to ask expert Land Rover Engineers.
My project is to use the Discovery parts in my 110, and this is how I think I need to tackle the job.
Empty LPG tanks, Switch to petrol
Remove all LPG tanks, front floors, seat box and wiring. (LPG tanks sit under front driver and passenger seat box)
Can the car still run on petrol YES/NO?
Remove coolant, radiator
Disconnect gearbox from transfer box, pull out V8 engine and gearbox.
Remove transfer box.
Clean chassis for disco transfer box and gearbox plus Ashcroft gear lever modification.
Insert 300tdi engine based upon MD Engineering Chassis template.
The tricky part now starts I think
Power steering
Fuel System
Exhaust
Wiring - I wish to have a simple TDI engine, can I remove the ECU? If not this will require extra wiring beyond my knowledge at present. Can I remove the vacuum solenoid?
Any advice please
Yours
Christopher Astbury