110 defender rebuild project and v8 conversion

Retroanaconda said:

This pic:

Shows a V8 R380 (from a NAS spec 90 in this case), in the foreground you can see the mount attached to the box, the round rubber doodah, and then the three-footed bracket that bolts to the chassis (ANR2820). The other side mounts off the LT230 as per 200Tdi does, using bracket ANR4657 and plate ANR2819 with the rubber mount in between.

Or so the diagrams would have one believe.

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That's what I think I need.

Then put the upswept tubular cross member in front. The upswept tubular cross member is to provide the space either side for the exhaust

jamesmartin said:

thats a td5 crossmember

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That's fine. If the transmission mounts straight to the chassis then the shape/size of the crossmember is irrelevant so long as it does not get in the way of anything else (propshaft, exhaust etc.).

Just a case of working out what will fit.

Retroanaconda said:

This pic:

Shows a V8 R380 (from a NAS spec 90 in this case), in the foreground you can see the mount attached to the box, the round rubber doodah, and then the three-footed bracket that bolts to the chassis (ANR2820). The other side mounts off the LT230 as per 200Tdi does, using bracket ANR4657 and plate ANR2819 with the rubber mount in between.

Or so the diagrams would have one believe.

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v8 sits were 300tdi does, 200 further back,300 crossmember will fit v8 or 300 as box fits in the same position ,just personal choice

So where did you find the brackets cheapest? Galvy would be nice!

Forgot about that... All marsland chassis are td5 spec aren't they...

I can see how that nas spec mount works, Which is good, but I've no clue about that set up I'm afraid. 300tdi xmember seems the far easier idea.

300Tdi mounts are also (reportedly) softer, so could be better for vibrations etc. - though not so much of an issue with a V8! I'm actually fitting a Mazda 4-cyl lump that fits the same as a V8, hence the question. So could be a benefit to me. And 300Tdi crossmembers/mounts are plentiful and cheap compared to the direct-to-chassis V8 setup.

Not sure what is going on with Mike's chassis though, that bracket seems to prevent fitment of the 'sloping' 300Tdi crossmember. All the photos of new chassis I can find have the bracket a different shape to allow the fitment of the crossmember, so perhaps it is indeed incorrect.

Some new toys arrived this morning... Getting ahead of myself perhaps:

Terrafirmer HD tapered bumper, with massai spot light bar.

More prezzies today:

Where the props from? And what part numbers are they?

Props are standard 300tdi. From the online part manual. Ordered then from lrdirect as I wanted the option of hardy Spicer, which I think are oem.

I'm pretty annoyed today. What should have been a very visually impressive day (fitting the front bulkhead) had revealed what I think is a Richards chassis issue:



Spot the lower left hand bolt sticking out. It's about 5 to 10mm from lining up in the horizontal plane. Cue a very annoyed Adam. The bulkhead is my original from the 300tdi, so should be correct.

Has anyone had this? I know @aaronmorris has used a few Richards chassis... Possibly @GATSO too?

Think @Al203 has also had issues.

Oh no, that's not good
Could you take the bulkhead back off and measure the distance between the two mounting feet?
I have the measurement written down somewhere and it is possible that it isn't the chassis and could be the bulkhead has warped during the galvanising process or welding. Or it could just be the chassis, and I've heard one or two story's similar of late.

If you could find that measurement Aaron, that'd be great. When it's not ****ing down outside I'll measure some more stuff on the original chassis too.

with that amount you should be able to jack the pillars apart to enable you to fit it

jamesmartin said:

with that amount you should be able to jack the pillars apart to enable you to fit it

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It's the other way James. I need the chassis holes to be further in-board:

ratchet strap then ,though that looks more than 5-10mm

My bulkhead feet measured 1497mm centre to centre, which fitted on the chassis (both new and old) lovely, with just a slight tap of the bolt.
Hope that helps and I would have a measure of yours and the chassis also.

jamesmartin said:

ratchet strap then ,though that looks more than 5-10mm

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There's a bit of an angle on the photo which doesn't help James. When it's all lifted in place the bolt does overlap the hole a bit... And it's m10 I think, so it's slightly less than 10mm by that logic.

I measured mine the other week, along with Aaron and somebody else and I think me and Aaron were 20mm different. Mine also went in with a slight tap.

farmershort said:

There's a bit of an angle on the photo which doesn't help James. When it's all lifted in place the bolt does overlap the hole a bit... And it's m10 I think, so it's slightly less than 10mm by that logic.

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m12,if its overlaps a little it should be able to be forced