BIG DAN T
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I think Landrover must use several brands as genuine because the last two sets I have had were Delphi Lockheed not Ferodo and came in genuine boxes.
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P gasket is PET100790.
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Exelent! The total Off Topic show has been getting worse and worse.
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Definately a 2a as series 2s were only made from late 1958 to 1960. My very early 2a was made on 17/01/1961 and is definately
a 2a.
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No it can't. We used to kill them with a mildly tuned 4.6 in a comp safari motor.
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The 6 bolt is not the Adwest heavy duty box as it is not made by Adwest but by Gemmer. The 3 bolt is described as heavy duty but to my knowlede was never fitted to Defenders. It has all imperial pipe fittings and so would need custom hoses. I am not sure about its strenghth at the most extreme end of things but can say that i have never seen a broken shaft in one but have seen them fail due to the box caseing itself splitting when used with uprated PAS pumps and fiddled with pressure valves.
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Don't!!! Most people I know with D2s that don't do heavy towing have swapped theirs for coils as they are so sick of the hidiously unreliable air springs.
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To my knowledge there have been 3 Disco 300 alternators AMR5425, AMR4248 and YLE101130. They are all 100 amp and interchangeable. The pulley is a different size on the first two and the other either came with no pulley or both I can't remember.Most places now only sell AMR4248 and so you may have to fit your old pulley if the new one is a different size.
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Could be Al at Goole Surrplus.
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Landy V8. Derbyshire police are now VERY clued up when it comes to Landrovers and stop them all the time ( I'm just about on first name terms with most of them now I have been stopped so many times!) So if it looks a little bit wrong they will pull it, take it to Ripley and go through all the numbers. I was told by one of the traffic cops that he had been on a course and told what to look out for eg air intakes on what side for year, puma bonnets,push button handles ect.They have also as a byproduct of this drasticaly cut the number of "hybrids" in Derbyshire as if they can't see leaf springs they pull it and impound it.
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I may be wrong but i'm sure I heard that if putting a Defender pipe (non flexy) on a Disco it will only fit manuals and not autos.
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Thanks.
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It looks like I will probably put the portals under the series as I would like something a little different. The only thing that realy concerns me is that the wheelbase may be a little short and fore and aft stabilty may not be great.Of course if this is the case it will still gain in other areas and so while I may not be able to drive up or down some things other people can I will defianately be able to drive over things that they can't!
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Thank you all for the suggestions so far. Unfortunately I in my poor attempt at typing (one finger only so I try to keep it short) didn't put accross just how battered the 200 Disco is, there is no way on earth of it getting another mot save for a complete re body.
This will be a pure plaything and used to test my own limits. I have no interest in competing but am tempted to enter the BADLRC clubman challenge series as it is for single vehicles and will allow me access to several off road sites throughout the country. It will also be used at the P+P sites that allow non road legal vehicles. It seems to me that what I could save on not paying tax,insurance and MOT will go towards a triler test.Brilliant suggestions keep them coming please!
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Ok. Several years ago my 90 was stolen(nothing unusual there!). I used it fof getting about and general off roading i.e green lanes and P+P sites. Since then kids came along and so did a nice SOLID 300 Disco that is too nice for all but the most gentle forays.
But I always wanted another off roader and built many vapour builds in my head while keeping my eye out for bargins to use in the costruction of said motors.
So I have the following to use:
A very battered but mechanicly sound 200 Disco
A Series 3 with 2.8 Isuzu in it and a Galv chassis
A set of Volvo C303 portal axles
A set of Gigglepin trailing arms
A hydro assist system
A Superwinch Husky
What I don't have:
A lot of money
A trailer licence
A big workshop
I can weld and fabricate to a fairly high standard (ex plant fitter). I would like a motor for just fun and would like to visit various off road sites .The trailer licence thing probably doesn't matter as at some point I intend getting one and it means not worying abut IVA.
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marslands coil sprung chassis use the 2 pressed c sections welded top and bottom.I have never seen an afermarket series chassis that wasn't made of 4 plates welded in the corners.
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series diesel air hose is good and also quite cheap!
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Standard 2 1/4 deisel has got a timing chain.
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The flat topped u bolt is the one that goes tight up to the diff,it ts also slightly longer.
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There has been loads of motors stolen in the Mexborough area. It as a well known hot spot.
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I can't remember the seal numbers but you will need afront cover gasket and a water pump gasket.They are both different depending on if it is a disco or defender engine.
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The bearing is the same. TAR100050 the top swivel pin has a hole through it for the ABS sensor.TAR100040 has no hole and so is for non ABS models. (ps I have them both in front of me as i write this!!!)
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TAR100050 is the upper swivel pin for ABS models.None ABS is TAR100040.
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Buy new headtorch,
Spare battery for above,
Spare coat, Lots of warm/waterproof things,
Loads of snap,
Beer,
See if the Disco seats will fold flat enough to allow sleep!
All this and i'm not even competing just marshalling!
Stage One Uprated Halfshafts. I'm getting some made.
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A chap I know put es9000s on upside down on the front of his disco, they definately didn't work very well.