woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jan 5, 2010

• #1

My chassis is preaty rotton now might have to re-chassis it. Ive got a discovery engine and gear box in it atm, and if i re-chassis it i want to put a defender gear box in so it all fits nicly. Can i fit a TD5 defender R380, to a discovery 200tdi engine, using a discovery 300tdi-R380 clutch housing to mate them up? Will that all fit on a 200tdi defender chassis with out moving mounts?

Come on guys i know theres some experts on here, any pointers would be great.

Rich.

 

bevhelee

Well-Known Member

• Jan 6, 2010

• #2

if you're buying a new chassis have a word with the manufacturer, they will have all measurements relating to engine gearbox mounts, probably wouldn't cost too much to get one specially made, only talking different mounts

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jan 7, 2010

• #3

Thanks, but i want to keep it as much standard dimensions as possible. Does anyone know if i can fit a Defender R380 to a disco 200tdi, using a different clutch housing?

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jan 12, 2010

• #4

Am patching it up now, will do for a while. Had to do some quite extensive surgery so far, still more to go.

 

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v8tricky

New Member

• Jan 12, 2010

• #5

id go on a welding course as well while ur at it!!!

 

Tig9619

Active Member

• Jan 12, 2010

• #6

that looks pretty good compared to some of the bird **** welding i've seen in the past!
A td5 box will be no good as the input shaft is about a mile long compared to others. if you fit a 300 defender r380 you will have to move the engine forward as the bellhousing and shaft is the same length as the disco ones. or you get a short bellhousing conversion for an r380 but this is expensive.
or just get a recon defender lt77 and it will fir ur 200 and be in all the right positions.

 

woods767

Well-Known Member

• Jan 15, 2010

• #7

All done! :beer2:

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Jan 15, 2010

• #8

Looks like good enough welding to me, I have seen so called PROFESSIONAL welders work, and it was the sort of stuff I did when I first picked up a STICK WELDER; I couldn't see how it was possible for the welding to be so bad considering it was MIGed.

With regard to your engine gearbox query, the R380 from a TD5 will want the 200TDI much further forward, as the 300TDI was laid out. I have an R380 with a short bell housing in my 90 which meant I did not need to change a thing and got the far superior R380 box.

What you could do is move the 200tdi forward, that would not be a problem, and run a long bell housed R380.

 

Last edited: Jan 15, 2010