Van guy goes Rogue or Landy whichever you can chose!f

[Jb1rd]

Hi all, been on this forum for awhile but usually over in the van section and a little in the Toyota section, however, my wife and I are looking at buying land in her home country of Colombia and every time we go I threaten to buy on of the cool old Land Rover Santanas I see all over the place down there. Well as it turns out my brother in law has the same sick fascination with these things as I do and is also quite handy and knowledgeable when it comes to finding hard to source items and people with the right skills to get things done. (seems to be a Latin American trait or I am biased So anywho, the whole process is gaining steam and we will be down there her in June me soon behind and looking for property in a small town outside of Bogota and part of the deal is I get my Landy has anyone swapped a cummins TD into one of these? I ask because they are releasing the 4cyl crate motor and it looks amazing and since it will fit in a TJ I figure it will fit in a Santana. Part of my wife moving back home she can bring back a container full of "household" items with no tariff, one of those items might be a crated motor Anyway just wanted to introduce myself and see if anyone has had direct experience with the Santana model or if it might be called something else in other parts of the world so I can broaden my search for answers, Cheers and Happiest of New Year to you all!!!

 

[Ray Hyland]

The 300 tdi eventually became the International 2.8 made in Brazil, and is now the MWM 2.8 Powerstroke, made in Brazil.

This is a proven drop-in solution for Land Rovers, and MWM has two dealers in Columbia.

I'd look at this before committing to the Cummins.

 

[4n6md]

I have a Cummins 4BT in my 2a 109.

 

[DiscoDavis]

Anyone know if the new 4BT crate motor is getting CARB or 50 state approval?

Ray, that is a tidbit I did not know, very cool!

 

[rovercolorado]

Santanas are different from Land Rovers in many ways. The earlier models (early 70's) are closer and where mostly kits built locally or in Spain and the later models have only a few panels related to Land Rovers. Several sites outline the differences but I would do the research before buying one. Land Rover Series where sold in South America as my father in-law had one in Honduras in the 70s-80s while doing mission work so I would look for one of those instead of a Santana. As stated already a Rover 200/300 tdi or similar 2.8 would be a mostly drop in replacement and have zero electronics to deal with so that is also a bonus.

 

[Haf-E]

I think you meant "Rogue" and not "Rouge" - LOL...

 

[Jb1rd]

No I like the way rouge looks when I am cross dressing to get in my landy 🤗Lol yes I did me Rogue 😳

I think you meant "Rogue" and not "Rouge" - LOL...

 

[Jb1rd]

Thank you all for the info and tips, I figured that Land Rover folks were equally as fanatic as van dwellers, I like that quirkiness in people, makes me feel like I am not alone in my craziness 😁

 

[Factoid]

I have a 1976 Series III 109 Santana and it is virtually identical to a LR Series III. The only real differences are the dash instruments, top of the rear door (doesn't cut into the roof), and some labels in Spanish. For all Series, the 200tdi is a virtual drop in. The 300tdi however, takes quite a bit of work to make fit. Trimming the right engine mount, drilling/tapping/trimming the flywheel cover, removing the battery mount, rotating the turbo, repositioning the alternator, fiddling with the radiator/intercooler mount, and moving the battery under the left front seat are some of the modifications required. Doable for the handy mechanic, but far from a drop in. The result however, is fantastic!

 

[lwg]

Second Rays comments. That 4BT is loud and vibrates like crazy!


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk