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Dec 31, 2016 17:01:36 GMT
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Been meaning to start a thread on here for a few months. I've owned this ex MOD 110 for about four years. She's currently fitted with a 3.9 rv8 with a crower camshaft. Had her out in the mud for a few hours today. Still smiling now hours later.   |
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shin2chin
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Dec 31, 2016 17:37:51 GMT
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Looks the business. How does the V8 go compared to a TDI? Heres mine  |
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Dec 31, 2016 18:20:30 GMT
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Not sure how they compare as this has been a V8 from the factory. It had a low compression 3.5 motor in it when I bought it. I run it on lpg through twin SU carbs, so there's more power to be had by going injection or four barrel carb, but I haven't decided which yet.  |
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Dec 31, 2016 21:19:37 GMT
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How it used to look before I owned it.  [/
 I personally would have kept that look but by the time I bought it it looked like this.   The previous owner had fitted a decent OMVL lpg reducer and a stainless exhaust system from rimmer bros, but there were four different makes of spark plugs in it and it backfired through the air box like crazy. The first things I did were coil/rotor arm/leads/dizzy cap and failed in a load more advance so that it ran nice on lpg, started better and inspired confidence on longer runs. More later. |
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And now you have to run lpg all the time cos the ignition is advanced so far that it runs like a bag of ar5e on super grade petrol? Probably goes harder now than it ever did before.
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I always found my V8's went better than the equivelent model Tdi.
I do sort of miss the 4.2 I had in my 110, but 6mpg as it had worn the lobes off the cam, and a 30 mile round trip to the nearest LPG supplier meant that it got a diesel engine rather than a rebuild.
I would add all mine ended up being converted to the Lucas efi system, easier starting on petrol if you need it and switching between two fuels. The added bonus is the efi inlet tract is a more efficient way to feed your engine LPG than a pair of carbs, or even an American down draught setup.
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And now you have to run lpg all the time cos the ignition is advanced so far that it runs like a bag of ar5e on super grade petrol? Probably goes harder now than it ever did before. I only ever use petrol on startup. It's pretty easy to mark the dizzy for petrol or gas and carry a 15mm spanner to quickly change between the two in case of emergency. |
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I always found my V8's went better than the equivelent model Tdi. I do sort of miss the 4.2 I had in my 110, but 6mpg as it had worn the lobes off the cam, and a 30 mile round trip to the nearest LPG supplier meant that it got a diesel engine rather than a rebuild. I would add all mine ended up being converted to the Lucas efi system, easier starting on petrol if you need it and switching between two fuels. The added bonus is the efi inlet tract is a more efficient way to feed your engine LPG than a pair of carbs, or even an American down draught setup. I have a 14cux set up in the shed, only the fact that she's my daily driver is stopping me from trying that out. I don't have the time to fettle it if I wire it up wrong. I'm also on the lookout for a rusty diesel disco, lpg stations getting fewer and farther between. My local one is used by loads of taxi men and the pump is busy but a few rural ones have just stopped overnight recently. |
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Last Edit: Jan 1, 2017 12:12:17 GMT by johndregg
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Not that hard to get them sorted out and running over a weekend.
If you get a tune resistor to stop it looking for the lambda sensors it becomes easier still.
A rotten Disco is a good way to find a diesel engine, but at the same time they're getting harder to come by, and not average milage is getting higher.
I had bought a BMW M51 -the diesel option in the P38 Range Rover- to fit in mine, but some late night ebaying has seen me buy an M52 -the 2.8 petrol equivelent- for it instead.
Put it another way there's other engines which are similar amounts of work to fit, and also potentially cheaper and with more go than a Tdi.
Or stick with the V8 whilst it's still running well?
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Not that hard to get them sorted out and running over a weekend. If you get a tune resistor to stop it looking for the lambda sensors it becomes easier still. A rotten Disco is a good way to find a diesel engine, but at the same time they're getting harder to come by, and not average milage is getting higher. I had bought a BMW M51 -the diesel option in the P38 Range Rover- to fit in mine, but some late night ebaying has seen me buy an M52 -the 2.8 petrol equivelent- for it instead. Put it another way there's other engines which are similar amounts of work to fit, and also potentially cheaper and with more go than a Tdi. Or stick with the V8 whilst it's still running well? While there's lpg readily available and the V8 is going well I'll stick with that. I'm jealous of sowen's om606 series though. Been looking at merc engines, and was also tipped to a Nissan truck motor that can be made to fit onto the LT85 box but they seem to be mostly located in australia. It's a rolling project so who knows where we'll end up. |
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So I eventually got bored changing down going up long hills and sourced a 3.9 discovery engine.  Cleaned it, stripped the old cam out and stuck a Crower 500229 cam in. It gives a load more torque low down than a standard one and revs on ok for tractor use.   |
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Last Edit: Jan 5, 2017 18:56:33 GMT by johndregg
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Oct 22, 2017 12:42:24 GMT
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Where did all my pics go? Anyway, got all fancy and fitted Mazda rx8 leather seats to the 110, they took a bit of fitting though. Cut all the brackets off the seat rails, open out the holes to about 10mm and they basically line up with the the Landrover mounting holes. I used a set of seat rail adapters on the driver side but to save ££ I made my own for the passenger side out of box section. You sit higher up but it's a comfy position for me and the bucket seats give a lot of support.  |
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