Will aDefender speedo cable fit a 300tdi on a lt77 in the defender position?

Thats a tidy looking cockpit, especially like the angle capping on the corners. But I've decided to stick with the lt77 for now because I need to get her running soon and it looks a bit simpler overall. Plan it to keep the r380 for a full rebuild once I've finished my degree.

Evening all. Slow progress on the engine. Although I have started on the engine mount and been practicing my welding. There is a few things I want to do to the truck whilst the engine is out. One bulkhead outrigger needs patching and the other replacing. Not looking forward to that. I was also...

I would be interested in a 300 one. Especially if you still have the belts as well. :D

Oh right didn't realise you could do that. So it might already be blanked off. Explaining the cut cables in the head. Further investigation needed. Ta

Cheers. Reminds me I needs an egr blanking plate. I assume it just a plate with two holes, I could probably make one. On one of the housings there is a couple of locating pegs which don't have corresponding holes, although I forget which way round it was. I do like the sound of not swoping...

Right went and had a poke about the new engine this evening answered a few questions, produced a few more: Looks like the starter motor is a straight swop :D Think we worked out we need to swop the flywheel housing from the 200 to the 300 to mate with the bell housing, but would appreciate...

Afternnon all. Removed my new engine today from the donor disco. That was fun. Wasn't ideal as the lifting eyes had been removed and the strap snapped a hose off of this part. No idea what it is don't have one on the 200tdi. :what: There are a few bits missing from the 300 so need to find...

Mixture. Step drill for radius, angle grinder for straight lines and as the piercing saw wouldn't reach that far in I took the blade and put it in a bench scroll saw for everything in between.

Cheers guys. was a bugger to bend :cool:

Might be someone interested out there. I made my own...

I will just wait to see what the one on the 300tdi is like. But you could have yourself a deal if you still have it next week.

Very tempting. where are you?

Thanks for the advice. I presume they have a website?

Right so I think I've decided to stick with the lt77 box for now as that only requires a new input gear for the transfer box, rather than changing mounts and gear levers etc. Does anyone have any advice on crossdrilled input gears? Are britpart ok, or am I better going for a better brand, if...

Can't take it out the lt77?

This was it. If you split the box you could swap the selector shaft and top housing from your defender box so you wouldn't have to modify the interior. I know what you mean sounds like a can of worms. But would solve a whole lot of problems. Leaving just the cross member, engine mounts and...

Right :confused: like I said fatigue is setting in. In that other thread it said you could break the gearbox and switch a part from the defender one and the stick would stay in that same place. I'll try find it again. Does this sound plausible?

Right it's making mote sense. Am I right in thinking r380 is a disco specific box?

Thanks for the link. I just read it start to finish, not entirely sure I've got my head around it. Not convinced that was the same as what I'm wanting to do. This is probably a product of the last two days spent turning spanners, not used to proper work these days