Auto conversions

Hi everyone,

My (real) name is Damian. I've two lovely land rovers - a 2003 Disco II facelift and "the tank" - a 2004 110 Defender TD5.

Sod's law: I'm half-way through renovating the Fender - needs some body work, I've double-windowed side panels to fit, a TD5 engine with no hoses, two swivels to change and b*ll*cks, I had a stroke last year at the ripe old age of 43. :doh:No working on cars for a while. At least I changed that damn fuel pressure regulator on the Disco before it happened. Won't be doing jobs like that again soon.

Here's my question:

Can the Disco and Defender be converted to auto? Driving them again one day is my dream. My left arm is knackered, so no manual gear changes for a long, long time.The conversions won't be cheap but better that than buying a new, inferior car.

Anyone any experience of this?

Damian

Hi and welcome.

Yes they can be converted. The ideal way is to buy a complete vehicle as doner so that you can be sure of having all the bits you need, but i'm guessing that you will need someone to do this for you?

The Discovery would probably be best just getting replaced with an auto model, they are easy enough to pick up, the Defender is the one that will need work.

A google search should point you to a decent conversion place, Ashcroft Transmissions are well known and have a good reputation for rebuilding boxes but not sure if they do the conversions as well? Worth a conversation with them as theymay be able to point you to a place that can do it.