Series with 300tdi chassis

hi all, i am new to the landrover world and i have got a series 3 wich is in desperate need of a new chassis. The engine an gearbox runs fine an bodywork is all good. The bulkhead is ok but needs footwells repairing. Now for the question, i will be using this as an every day truck and i am thinking about modenising it. Was thinking about using a 90 300tdi chassis so i could break a disco for parts an go from leaf springs to coil. Is this possible?
If this is a rediculus idea could i have your suggestions on how to modenise the series and make it more comefy on the road. or are leafs not as bad as people make out? if not i would still want to swap the engine an poss the gearbox to make it a lil last thirsty
Oh an i have been offered a 300 disco for cheap so engine an axles ect are no prob.

Thanks in advance

i had a series 3 109 body on a disco chassis and running gear

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f6/looks-like-series-112060.html

Buy a 90.

Don't let the DVLA find out - that counts as a radical modification and they may want it SVA'd (or whatever the new equivalent is) and Q plated! You might find your next MOT interesting, too....

ok thanks for the heads up. have decided against that idea now and just gonna keep with leafs an put a 300tdi lump in with the rest staying standard
another quick queastion, how much would my 2 1/4 petrol lump be worth, it starts an runs fine covering only about 60,000 but app its a recon lump so could be alot less.

not a great deal to be honest, the last one on here that i know of went free to a good home.

ok fair enough was just seeing how much i could recoop from selling the bits i dont need. but if it aint worth anything might just keep it as a spare

if ur putting the engine in i would put a pair of 10 spline discovery 200tdi or rrc diffs

How would i mount them to my leaf springs though?

Nathan Kingfisher said:

How would i mount them to my leaf springs though?

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Inside the axles would help.