The B*tchin Defender gets a playmate

Thor

Observer
You should probably sell the roof rack to me, less drag should help the cooling.

Hahahaha! No... really.
 

Nonimouse

Cynical old bastard
The LT77s would be a better choice. It's not as refined and takes a bit of fitting but you already have work to do swapping out the ZF. The R380 is supposed to be a stronger box (max torque 380Nm) but it's not as forgiving. Okay it's got synchro in reverse but the LT77 has a limp home mode - no matter what you do toit, unless you destroy the mainshaft it will get you home in 4th! Been there and got the T shirt - all the way from the South of France to the UK...

Can you not pick up the SF version made for the 300Tdi? Or convert a V8 one? Ashcrofts do the bits.

My 300Tdi RRC (sold last year and sorely missed) was a conversion from 3.9 SEi Vogue but had the correct ZF box for the 300Tdi. It was a dream to drive on and off road (the air suspension helped, as did the TC) with low first being a crawler gear at tickover. Yet it would cruise happily at 80mph all day.
 

gjackson

FRGS
I don't mind the 380, and since it is the same box that's in my 110 it keeps parts consistent. We traveled with a couple in Africa who has a 200 / LT77 and they had to go to 4th limp-home mode when 5th let go. Very useful that!

The 380 certainly gains a lot from running MTF rather than ATF. That and smooth, consistent gear changes. The 380 that let go on us in Africa lasted for 19k km with no oil pump drive, so they can take a beating.

cheers
 

gjackson

FRGS
Finally got the R380 in and the truck running. Had a small problem with the auto interlock, but that is now sorted. It's been a long time, but the truck is now on the road.

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Just a bit of cleanup work to do in the interior, and she'll be ready to go.

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cheers
 

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kcowyo

ExPo Original
That thing sure looked a lot different 2 months ago... Somebody has been pulling some late nighters in the garage.


So how does Connie like it? .. :peepwall:

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bigreen505

Expedition Leader
Have you tried Red Line high impact gear oil? Works a treat.

I'm not sure what high impact gear oil is, but I swear Redline MT90 is sourced from a private fountain in manual transmission heaven. The stuff is amazing.

Graham it was great to see the Rangie the other night. You should name it the Home Wrecker, just for its past. :sombrero: If you decide to go looking for Redline stuff, there is a racing/drag racing shop just off Mississippi and Santa Fe in Denver that carries it.
 

Connie

Day walker, Overland Certified OC0013
So how does Connie like it? .. :peepwall:

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I like it better outside of the garage than in it. And so far on my part there has only been blood and sweat, no tears (although Graham has had a few choice phrases directed at it in the last few weeks).

I like the new engine mounts too, I don't feel like I should be driving it out to plow the field when it's running now.
 

Oxcart13

Observer
Congrats Graham & Connie. I think Bigreen505, Nick, and I all used the same place - 3R Automotive off of Sante Fe. Mark
 

gjackson

FRGS
Okay, so the RR has been a lot of work. Couple of heads, a trans transplant, lots of small details with the cooling system, and yet after all that she is still overheating. I have a temp sender in the middle of the head (between cylinder 2 & 3) and a VDO gauge with numbers on it. With normal driving on the flat she sits at about 200*F, which is kinda high compared to Keith's 110 which sits at 160 - 180*F. Last weekend (as I alluded to in another thread) we took the Rangie into the hills for the first time since the trans swap. Going up Boulder Canyon, the temp started to raise. When it got to 220*C I pulled over to let it cool. Several cooling stops later and we were heading for home. Downhill she cooled right down (as you would expect), to 190*F.

Today I was up in Fort Collins, and on the way home, she started to heat up again. Driven the same road before with no temp raise, but today was pretty warm. So I pulled over to let her cool. Then I had a crazy idea. It took me a minute to check with no tools, and it revealed what the problem has been all along. Simple fix, and cheap for a Land Rover. Had I noticed it before it would have saved me 2 heads and countless hours of frustration.

Anyone want to guess what I found? I'll give you a hint. The first pic is the Range Rover engine, and the second is the Defender engine.

Range Rover: (Something is wrong here)
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Defender (This is perfect!)
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And no, the AC in the Defender is not part of the problem! :coffee:

cheers
 

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