[Mercedes om606 engine]

On 20/06/2016 at 11:31 PM, retropower said:

Bringing this thread back up again, I'm just starting out on putting an om606 into a Range Rover classic. I'm going the R380 route, I don't want an auto. I'm aware of the R380 shortcomings but I'm not going for crazy power, it's a daily driver and I want to keep some economy. I see a few folks have used the SMT adaptor, I was looking at making my own if I can lay my hands on a drawing of the r380 bellhousing to save me drawing it myself. My first question is why do all the adapters seem to use the v8 bellhousing? Is this because it fits better than the 300tdi or is there some other reason? I ask as I have an r380 and lt230 from a disco 300tdi already (I was going 300tdi but can't bring myself to fit something so heavy with so little power!!)

in my project ive used the V8 disco auto box with the 300tdi bell housing, 606 is running a manual/mechanical fuel pump with 6mm inserts so just up on standard power but everything eles is as it come out the donner car,i would of liked to use a manual box (r380) as the are 2 to a penny to pick up and cheap as chips if the do go bang, i dont think the out/input shafts are long enough to mate up with the 606 flywheel without a lot of work to get a clucth plate/flywheel as mb done very few manual 606td's unlike the easier auto option (spacer/flexplate) please dont start ranting raving if im wrong if it can be done im happy to take mine apart and look at it again for a manual box, mines altogether but im yet to try/drive it as its only in the mock up stage and need to get some props made  

[S3 109 pick up with Isuzu 2.8 tdi conversion]

ive got the same engine in my project truck and when i first got the engine in and running i had a similar problem as mine wouldnt rev when under load it turned out to be a second filter/gauge inside the fuel pump, am i right in thinking your using the V8 LT77 Long lever gearbox?

[Land Rover project hoping to fit unimog axles]

to help with the pressure on the trailing arms/a frame etc etc ive gone for some standard RRC 170lb springs (red/white) front and rear instead of the 225lb ones for the front shocks ive used the unimog mounting on the axle and fabbed brackets off the turret to join top pin of shocks (ome's)

if i could work the adding pic id show you how i strengthened chassis mounts ive gone for an adrenaline a frame and trailing arms for the rear

as for prop lengths/modifications ive moved my engine back 9inchs and up 2 1/2 inchs but not got to that part yet just on the mock/weld/strengthen part of my build

[Land Rover project hoping to fit unimog axles]

if i knew how to add pics id show you mine so far(im not pc friendly!! )

[Land Rover project hoping to fit unimog axles]

Im doing this to my project truck at the mow, was it the mog axles in east sussex youre on about from ebay?