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A;lternative is an Aschcroft high ratio transfer box Peter

Spire speed screws and clips are the way to go. land Rover fitted them for a reason. They are as cheap as chips. If you come across one that you cant undo give the head of the screw a sharp tap Peter

Zeus make extended 9/16 pull in studs to allow fitting of their disk brakes. They are not cheap though Peter

With double ended nuts the stud usually finishes just inside NB the Military fitted Wolf wheels with standard studs and nuts according to my ex mil friend Peter

This is a proper 6 x 6 that actually drives all 6 wheels when necessary through apurpose built transfer box. Anderzander knows of it too Peter

I think that some appear to have misread the original post and have then mentioned the gearbox bellhousing which is not relevent Anderzander runs a TDi diesel in his so that is not relevent either. If you are talking just the transfer box then yes it will fit with the benefit of stonger bearings etc. If your current gearbox is a ring pull freewheel box then you will need to modify the transmission tunnel to fit the yellow knob but the mods are minor. The freewheel and non frewheel transfer boxes are the same overall dimensions so it does not affect propshafts. If the S3 transfer box comes with the handbrake mech then use it as parts are eaier to find than forv the S1 handbrake Peter

The Series 2 club is also allowed to deal with S3s including lightweights Peter

I havent timed it but the one I have came with 2 batteries Peter

I use mine to clkean my series after it has been offroad. It works well, just a bit slower than the mains ones. Peter

I have one, it isnt as powerful as a mains one connected to the mains water but it does everything that I want and it is easy to get out and use for just doing a bit here and there. Very convenient. Peter

Contact Rob Stanyer on facebook, he has imported a few sets, he may still have one left Peter

Just for comparison sake so that you know what can be achieved with an engine that is properly set up. I run a 1958 S2 SWB with a late S3 5mb diesel engine, standard diffs, overdrive and 750 tyres. It will cruise comfortably on the motorway at 55 - 60 can push to 65 and have once agot to 70 on the flat. Noisy but goes well and regularly returns 30mpg on a run. Speeds are checked with a GPS speedo as the fitted one becomes inaccurate over 50mph. Peter

I would be advocatingh changing your land rover shop if they are recommending going petrol istead of sorting your engine. Any competent land rover workshop should be able to correct the faults on a land rover diesel engine, they are not rocket science Peter

Do you have a link to where you bought it from? Peter

I have a S3 gearbox in my S2, it has done mega miles but still works OK, the gear lever is very positive, the only downside is the long throw between 1/2 and 3/4 but I can live with that. Peter