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a5hl3y

New Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #1

Hi, can anyone recommend someone that can put a Cummins 6BT into a 90 for me as I don't have the tools or ability to do it myself.

Location most places in England to be honest (but I'm in Lincs) because I'd rather travel to get a good job done.

Thanks

Ash

 

Discokids

Well-Known Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #2

Why a 6bt? It weighs half a ton. If you've no tools or ability then servicing/repairing it could be expensive. There's somebody on here who has recently carried out this very conversion, if you're parient I'm sure he will see this thread and comment if he can help.

 

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a5hl3y

New Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #3

Yeah u are right disco. Like a lot of land rover decisions i must admit there isnt much logic, but it sounds like fun!

 

mick the builder

Well-Known Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #4

Check out Aaron morris.

 

Brown

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Full Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #5

Yup, it's a job for Aaron Morris. Hopefully he might see his name here and look in and comment.

 

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adrian82

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #6

There's a Cummins Land Rover page on Facebook there someone on there that dose the conversions but it isn't cheap though your looking at about 4K with cost of the engine plus parts and labour

 

blue beasty

Leaks an prone to bits dropping off

• Mar 8, 2016

• #7

@aaronmorris

 

kes86

Active Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #8

The Facebook group is the best place for knowledge and conversion parts can be bought. I was considering doing one, had the engine and gearbox ready to take out of the truck. But just couldn't justify it, so sticking with 300tdi in both my defenders now. Aaron Morris's write up is good, but just shows how much work it took, and ultimately it failed to get on the road. If I had a bigger garage and loads more time and cash I would have done it, just because I could.

 

Brown

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Full Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #9

To be fair, Aaron got all the bits made up (or got someone else to make them) for the conversion - brackets, pipes, machining components to allow the 6BT gearbox to mate with the Land Rover transfer box and so on. The thing that stopped it being a complete success was that the 6BT engine was in much poorer condition than he'd hoped, with very worn bearings.

So one needs to be careful in one's choice of engine. Or factor in overhauling it. I see there are 6BT overhaul kits available with things like bearing shells, gaskets and the like included but they seem to be around the £1000 mark.

 

Langers

Well-Known Member

• Mar 8, 2016

• #10

Aaron ended up selling his complete conversion as he didn't get on with it in the end.

I almost bought it from him but glad I didn't now, as I have seen the light #om606 #superturbodiesel

 

flat

Well-Known Member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #11

Clive at black sheep off road in Kent does this conversion and has done for years I think.

I can't remember his forum name though sorry

 

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lynall

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Full Member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #12

https://www.facebook.com/Blacksheep-offroad-uk-342967742560314/
Nice bloke

 

Turboman

Mab An Gov

• Mar 9, 2016

• #13

flat said:

Clive at black sheep off road in Kent does this conversion and has done for years I think.

I can't remember his forum name though sorry

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Pressbrake?

 

flat

Well-Known Member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #14

Yep

@pressbrake

 

Shifty1962

Well-Known Member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #15

a5hl3y said:

Hi, can anyone recommend someone that can put a Cummins 6BT into a 90 for me as I don't have the tools or ability to do it myself.

Location most places in England to be honest (but I'm in Lincs) because I'd rather travel to get a good job done.

Thanks

Ash

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Give Clive a call at Blacksheep 4x4.
Cummings transplants are his speciality.
http://blacksheepcrossmember.co.uk/
Tell him Shifty recommended him to you.

 

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a5hl3y

New Member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #16

Thanks for all the input, hope the cost is not that high or this might be a non starter but let's see. I'll leave this open and post back when I have some estimates if anyone's interested in knowing.

Cheers

Ash

 

flat

Well-Known Member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #17

a5hl3y said:

Thanks for all the input, hope the cost is not that high or this might be a non starter but let's see. I'll leave this open and post back when I have some estimates if anyone's interested in knowing.

Cheers

Ash

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If your not doing the work yourself it is unlikely to be cheap

 

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Jam1

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• Mar 9, 2016

• #18

flat said:

If your not doing the work yourself it is unlikely to be cheap

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That would make a much better sticker than the usual cringe worthy one life etc

 

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a5hl3y

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• Mar 9, 2016

• #19

flat said:

If your not doing the work yourself it is unlikely to be cheap

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Yeh i know there's a lot of engineering to get something like that to fit a 90, I guess seeing that u can get the units for around 600 notes easily I didn't expect it to be that much, let's see anyway it might not be ...

 

flat

Well-Known Member

• Mar 9, 2016

• #20

It will be the labour charge, an engine is cheap but it's the hours and hours of fabrication and custom fitting to fit a massive, non-standard engine, that will cost.

It's not undoable but this isn't just a case of 'drop it in, couple of hours and couple of hundred quid'