Repowering Series II
- V8SeriesII
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Repowering Series II
Can anyone help out with alternative engine and gear box transplants for a series landy. Got a 202 in at the moment, want more power and fuel injection. Looked at a VK but getting harder to source and pretty keen at getting a 5 speed box in there too. V8 would be nice. Anyone with experience? Thanks.
Prob not quite what you after and unsure of price but this is tempting http://www.forward-specialties.co.nz/engine.htm
PS Im currently running a nissan LD28 in my series iii
PS Im currently running a nissan LD28 in my series iii
- V8SeriesII
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The obvious answer will be a Rover V8 with 'box from a wrecked Disco or Rangy. Whatever you do will some fabrication around the firewall & transmission tunnel & of course new mounts - all need certing if it's to be road legal. Of course just about any motor/box combination can be made to fit with enough work - just depends on what you want to take on
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- V8SeriesII
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I've heard of people putting small block chevy's in but they tend to be quite heavy - of course if you really want to make it boogy then chuck a Lexus V8 into it - just make sure you upgrade the gearbox, drive shafts, diffs, axles & UJ's
Seriously any V8 transplant will cost a minimum $4000 if you don't want to break other stuf
Now I'm biased & I love my landies - but I also know their limitations - if you just want to increase it's power & torque on the cheap then I'd probably go with a Rover V8 with a LT95 4spd 'box or if you really want to be cheap then see if you can find an efi 202 motor (there has been one on TradeMe in Waihi - asking $350) this should mate up wih the set-p you already have).
Hope this has been some help
Furgus
Seriously any V8 transplant will cost a minimum $4000 if you don't want to break other stuf
Now I'm biased & I love my landies - but I also know their limitations - if you just want to increase it's power & torque on the cheap then I'd probably go with a Rover V8 with a LT95 4spd 'box or if you really want to be cheap then see if you can find an efi 202 motor (there has been one on TradeMe in Waihi - asking $350) this should mate up wih the set-p you already have).
Hope this has been some help
Furgus
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- V8SeriesII
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Yeah I have a couple Vk's already and my red motor has the yella terra head on it so it's not bad already, im thinkin I mite just stick with a VK and have the cam machined. Get EFI and a better motor that way. I would really like to upgrade to a 5 speed box with that setup though? Any sugestions there? Also, I have already put power steering into our other one using a pajero steering column and I think an SJ80 steering arm with holden pump? Any other easier options there second time round? Thanks.
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