Advice needed

glyn1957 · Jun 29, 2012

Hellocan anyone help me ,i need advice on putting an automatic gearbox into a series one,two or three .

Since i lost my leg i find pushing and holding down a clutch pedal very hard now.

So i am looking for a nice landrover to convert ,has anyone done this before or knows what is needed.

Somone said just buy a discovery,but i dont like the style of the model.

Thanks

Glyn.

jamesmartin · Jun 29, 2012

v8 or tdi ? ive done both but to make a good job takes a bit of work and some money ,how much was you thinking ?

storm99 · Jun 29, 2012

To be honest, unless you have a fair bit side aside for the conversion, you're probably best off keeping an eye on ebay, auto-trader, pistonheads et al for a series already converted...it'd be a 2 or a 3...if anyone puts an auto box in a series 1 i shall personally rip their legs off...no offence intended.

3.5 efi · Jun 29, 2012

non taken.

dominicbeesley · Jul 2, 2012

If it's just the weight of the clutch have you thought about something like this? RedBooster Smooth Clutch for Land Rover Defenders | Landroverweb.com

Possibly even with a hand actuator (some kind of extra bike brake lever on gear stick)

Just a thought? I hate automagic gearboxes they always do the opposite to what I want!

leg oot the bed · Jul 9, 2012

as dominic says a bit of engineering you could make the clutch a lever rather than pedal like a hydraulic hand brake set up wouldnt be easy to use but easier than pressing a clutch with no leg!

Bignose · Jan 4, 2013

I once saw a race prepped Escort Mk1 driven by a bloke with clutch leg missing & he'd adapted a motorbike clutch lever attached to the gearstick so he just grabbed the gearlever & squeezed the cutch at the same moment. worked really well like most simple things do.

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