hi everyone pleased to be here looking forward to it

[legionnaire]

hi i have a 1988 defender which i,m currently restoring/rebuilding its had a daihatsu 2.8 turbo conversion and i,m wondering what is the best gearbox to run with it ?thanks

 

[Shimsteriom]

Welcome

 

[dieseldog69]

Hello.

What box has she got in there now?

 

[Zed.]

Hello.

What box has she got in there now?

Always a good start

nowt much wrong with the Landee fitted Lt77 setup unless youre thinking huge power

Rich.

 

[dieseldog69]

Always a good start

nowt much wrong with the Landee fitted Lt77 setup unless youre thinking huge power

Rich.

Whilst the 2.8 Tdi Daihatsu engine is a massive improvement over the old 2.5 N/A and even the 2.5 turbo engines, it ain't no half shaft snapper I can tell you lol

I would stick with an LT77 and LT230 transfer case to be honest, reliable, cheap and pretty original.

 

[brianp38dse]

Hello and welcome

 

[Zed.]

Whilst the 2.8 Tdi Daihatsu engine is a massive improvement over the old 2.5 N/A and even the 2.5 turbo engines, it ain't no half shaft snapper I can tell you lol

I would stick with an LT77 and LT230 transfer case to be honest, reliable, cheap and pretty original.

sorta my point, cheap & easily accessable (plenty around)

also they fit the chassis & body so less mix&match

Rich.

 

[teezee]

Hi Welcome

 

[TD5Tom]

Them 2.8 are bomb proof they will never die no rocket ship tho 60mph and that was all it had.

 

[RangeRoller dt]

Any pics, never seen a ****hatsu in a Landy before
Welcome

 

[Knappster]

Hi and welcome!

Not seen a daihatsu conversion for a while due to the Tdi being so popular. But it was quite popular in the 90’s before Tdi’s became cheaper. I’d stick with the standard gearbox.

 

[Zed.]

Hi and welcome!

Not seen a daihatsu conversion for a while due to the Tdi being so popular. But it was quite popular in the 90’s before Tdi’s became cheaper. I’d stick with the standard gearbox.

I fitted a Dihatsooooo td onto a vollvo740 on an autobox for someone years ago....

good engines but no racecar.

Rich.

 

[Hippo]

Welcome to the forum

 

[legionnaire]

thanks everyone for your messages and advice , it,s currently got the original LT77 box in it at the moment and yeah to say it,s slow is slight understatement but i do like the idea of the 2.8td ,