Spongie2a

what flexi hoses have you got rubber or braided? and how old, they may be ballooning

The chav in me escaped...

not so much overheating just really down on power. The idea is to get as much air and fuel in fast, burn it and then get it out even faster. Seriously change your systen

Mine is like this:

oh and RE: drilling flywheel, you shouldnt need to re drill flywheel at all as there should be a SIIa 9.5" flywheel or you could use the SIII flywheel But then again I've never looked at a v8 too closely, my current 9.5" clutch did come off a 3.5v8 though and it was not re drilled...

There is nothing stopping you using a series 3 box, just change the slave cylinder for SIII one and all is well.

Out of the turbo you want an adaptor to clamp the disco front section into the turbo. then a 90 down and over the chassis rail, sweep the front pipe from the disco down the footwell, below bulkhead outrigger, flatten out under the floor into discovery back box and out just below the door infront of the wheel. Job done, 1 Front pipe and 1 back box.

Hey dont knock it... I've seen SII dash fitted on Defender bulkheads!!!

I have no experience of either type bulkhead only what I have heard from others. Pegasus parts do not accept poor quality from what I've heard. they are seriously keen restorers. I have not seen a Ashtree bulkhead, but I have been told by someone who has that he was not impressed. He has done better repair work on bulkheads himself and that the "low temperature galvanising" appears not to have been very well adhered to the metal (bulkhead too lower temp so zinc didnt fuse with the steel)

series 2 and series 3 have a completely different clutch plate arrangement SIII has a multi fingered plate 9.5" SIIA has a 3 sprung centre which locates onto a metal bearing surface. 9" some IIas have a multi fingered plate with a metal ring in the centre, this is the HD 9.5" SIIa clutch the clutch slave is different and is on the drivers side (UK) for IIa and on passengers side (UK) for series 3. HTH

if you dont trust a £1000 restored bulkhead then go for a £1000 brand new bulkhead from Pegasus parts http://www.pegasusparts.co.uk/ourshop_90073/prod_334114-346500-GLD.html Thought they were cheaper than that :S

Cheers, the nice man sent me a text to say my engine is on its way and should be here either Thursday or Friday... so now I have but to wait...

Got an oil seal here which hasn't got a part number on the package. Its a brown coloured oil seal with: BAFVI1UD3 SLSF DRWX67 44.45 X 69.85 X 14.5 (assuming ID, OD and Thickness as that appears correct) slightly bigger than SII/III gearbox oil seal (as I have one here) Any ideas?

Hi chap, yeah aware about the holes needing counterboring for the ladder girdle. intercooler now here so have pipe size off of that, engine later this week... then the rush to get finished

hi angus im using disco rad, trouble is Neither Rad, Intercooler or engine have arrived yet and im trying to do some shopping prior to the pallet arriving... Ta