[Land Rover series 3s (r6) 200tdi conversion]

On 8/2/2016 at 11:31 AM, ob1 said:

Dagsê waar in die land is jy?

Only two good things that comes out of Stellenbosch.

1) Wine

2) Female students that had two or three glasses of said wine

Steytler how are things going with the conversion?

I have a late S2A with a Ford 3.0 V6. I am also more a diesel guy, and plan on using it for short commutes. If we go into the bush I can haul it there on an Aframe with the Outback 3.0. I have an option for a 5 main bearing 2.25 diesel with suffix C main gearbox. But those are apparently even worse than the 2.25 P. That is really getting down on power even on my standards.

Where did you get a 200 Tdi? I have been looking but could not find. If I do this conversion, it would be 300 Tdi just because it is more available.

im in potchefstroom, nearly a year on and i still havent gotten the landy back. although all the parts are starting to go back..

checklist of things that are done:

1) engine and gearbox in (gearbox rebuilt)

2) new firewall in 

3) new wiring harness in

things that need to be done:

1) rebuild steering box 

2)plumbing 

3) refitting all the body panels 

 

will hopefully post a picture within a month...

 

this project is taking alot longer than anticipated 

[Stage one chassis]

Hi Marc.be,

I measured 43.5cm from the middle of engine mount to the bulk head outrigger (the flat edge closest to the radiator side)

hope this helps

[Stage one chassis]

Hello,

does anybody has the measurements of a stage one chassis?

I need to know where I have to weld the engine mounts because i'm modifying a diesel series to v8.

Kind regards,

Marc

i have a stage one, currently its in a million pieces, so i can take some measurements for you, just as a ballpark figure if you are interested...hope that helps

[Land Rover series 3s (r6) 200tdi conversion]

The 2.6 in the SD1's was quite a nice engine. Would think they have lots of potential in a Series.

Personally I see no point at all in running tdi sans turbo. All you'll end up with is a low cr lump and no real benefit for the work. That and a Tdi is noisy and unrefined in a Series. Mpg won't double vs a 2.25 either.

Don't get me wrong I like Tdi's, I have a 200Tdi 88. But I'd not even consider one without a turbo. I've not really worked on a 109, can't see why you couldn't fit one with the turbo in there.

i love the whistle of a turbo, and petrol isn't for me, im a diesel guy

[Land Rover series 3s (r6) 200tdi conversion]

Didn't know that Das , that's interesting . Now we need pics of the truck before it gets changed . The 2.6 in the SD1 was OHC I believe ?

cheers

Steveb

i will take some pics and post them, but yes, R6 was only here in SA, with the santana gearbox, apparently they are as strong as an ox

[Land Rover series 3s (r6) 200tdi conversion]

I forget, are you LHD or RHD in south africa?

we are RHD, thankfully

[Land Rover series 3s (r6) 200tdi conversion]

HI guys,

haven't been on here in a while now, however i have made some progress with the old girl...

firstly the bell housing on the 3S (R6, stage one) (call it what you want, its pretty much the same thing in my eyes..might be wrong) is NOT the same as the series 3

this is obvious to me now, but it is not something i considered when doing my research for the conversion...i have 2 series 3 landy's and now the 3S. so in my haste i was only looking at the series 3...anyways, the engine and the gearbox is at the workshop getting the adapter plate made to fit the 200Tdi with the santana gearbox

got new engine and gearbox mounts coming this friday, and hopefully ill be able post a photo of the conversion within a month or so...for now, cleaning and repainting the chassis

please hep me out here, i was under the impression the R6 was originally a holden engine 4 cylinder, which was converted to a 6 cylinder in stellenbosh???

[Dash replacement/repair options? SIII]

Yes - weird..

La Salle did make something but not sure they still do.

As with many more Series bits, it is getting more and difficult / expensive to find them.

Glad I have a well stocked spares shed..

always always a must as parts are becoming more and more scarce, but sadly not always a possibility..

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im going to paint mine in grasmere green, very last of the defenders came out in that color (at least here in SA they did)

[Land Rover series 3s (r6) 200tdi conversion]

Hi,

I bought a LWB series 3s or R6, after consideration i thought it would be best to chuck the old petrol engine out, and convert to the 200tdi. i have done my research on this topic and found alot of information, but just as i want to start, after having a look at one last post regarding this conversion, i am back to square one with doubts on what i should do....

i have bought the engine, from a disco 1, which is the 200tdi

along with the engine i bought the radiator fitted to the disco where the engine came from,

i want to know what i have to do (manifolds, turbo "clocking" ect ect) in order to keep my turbo...

i know its been explained in detail but i am still unsure as to what to expect, everything is in the garage waiting to be started, just need that last push of encouragement form fellow landy enthusiasts....

also as far as im concerned, this is the first R6 attempt found on the web??

thanxs for the help