landroversforever Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Looks great Will Is it fun on wet roundabouts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 If its anything like a Patrol it will do very nice drifts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Only just been pointed in the direction of this thread, well done. Patrol bits are often used here to 'fix' weak Landy bits, and IMO the TD42T is one of the best 4WD engines ever made. Apparently it was desigend by UD, who used to be Nissan's truck section till sold off to Volvo trucks by Carlos. I can't recall seeing what size pipe you used for the exhaust, but strongly suggest using 3" including the dump pipe if you replace it, 2.5" is miles too restrictive. Nissan only used the NA exhaust on the 'T's', which is madness. There's a whole industry here specialising in TD42T exhausts and upgrades. Stock boost is low too, (around 7psi IIRC) they can handle a lot more easily, then fit an IC and wind the fuel up Ours has just clocked 400,000km without ever need a spanner on it. It still has the original clutch, alternator, etc, (we've had it since new) which is more than i can say for the Defender...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Exhaust is 2.5 inch, I think at the moment it is fine becuase its running standard fueling and only 7-8psi.. and I think I would struggle to get clearance on a 3 inch pipe on the Range Rover, due to the narrow spaced chassis rails and the fact that the engine and trans I have offset to the exhaust side to fix other clearance issues. Intercooler is already hooked up. I don't need massive amounts of power, I tend to plod around at under 2500rpm so 20-30% over standard N/A would be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted March 29, 2012 Author Share Posted March 29, 2012 Intercooler pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 I've pulled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willfromsussex Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Bought a new special light spec box from Adwest. Works great. Lovely steering, perfect weight. Keeps up with fast wheel turning with palm, even at idle. Plenty of flow from Patrol pump it seems. Came with new drop arm too. Well pleased. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Not checked this in about 3 years and its finished! Good work, looks (and sounds) great. Quite a nice fusion of parts that were never meant to meet, hope you're enjoying using it. I think the land rover pumps must be pretty weedy. The isuzu pump on my (now departed) 110 made the steering much lighter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 You've done a fantastic job Will! I'm quite envious! I followed a very similar along the A272 towards Billingshurst a couple of weeks ago - and wondered if it might be you. But more than that, it reminded me that my 2 Door RRC (which I had in 1995) was my favorite car ever - and what I'd most like now! I'd love to rebuild one like this (though I'd probably go for a Hybrid Electric / Diesel). Just need to find a spare three years! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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