Here's a pic of the offside engine mount that I made for mine
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And how it fits around the oil filter
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And here's what I did to the exhaust just heated it up and bent it to get the right shape
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The disco air intake pipe onto the turbo fits perfectly. I'm actually very happy with how it all goes together
 
Here's a pic of the offside engine mount that I made for mine
D2A9253F-4F46-4AE3-A6D4-B64CD40758E1-911-00000100DB1BE433.jpg


And how it fits around the oil filter
273CDC62-D8C7-4508-8C98-97D3729C174C-911-00000100E7C3AC6B.jpg


And here's what I did to the exhaust just heated it up and bent it to get the right shape
7B556FCF-B609-45A2-92CA-7EF60CD3FBAC-911-00000100C63B7333.jpg


The disco air intake pipe onto the turbo fits perfectly. I'm actually very happy with how it all goes together

Dosent look bad that mate thanks for pictures 2 will be great help once I get round to putting the lump back in :D what steel did you use and where you buy it from ?
 
Dosent look bad that mate thanks for pictures 2 will be great help once I get round to putting the lump back in :D what steel did you use and where you buy it from ?

It was 8 and 10 mm doesn't need to be that thick in places though but I like over engineering :D

Erm off the shelf we've got about a tonne of plate steel ;)
 
i am leaving the lt77 box in, but took the plate off the na to put on to then 300tdi, what clutch should buy for a 2.5 na or a 300tdi ?
what exhaust should i buy for it, or do i have to mix and match,
and as any one done this if so what did you do about then air box as iam wanting to fit a snorkel,
and i think that all for now,
i did a search and all come up with hasten told me what i need to no, any help would be appreciated

You can leave the 300tdi back plate on.

The clutches are all the same, just get a good one - change EVERYTHING, fork, bearing the lot. Also, get a HD fork or weld a plate across the back of the pivot point to strengthen it.

If your mounting it in the LT77 position you will need to shorten a 300tdi downpipe a bit to make it fit then use normal 300tdi parts.

I've still not got round to fitting an air box and just used a stupid induction pod thing until I got round to it, that was in 2009! But I am going to make one and use a common filter, maybe you could use one of those induction filter housings and make something up with that.

Remember your oil cooler hoses and things will be too short, I have the 300tdi radiator so needed to get a hydraulic firm to make me up two pipes, I just gave them the pipes and got them to make something up suitable for hot motor oil in the right length. They look smart.

Coolant pipes, mix and match, I think a 2.5TD top pipe worked and the bottom one will fit anyway.

If you can weld I would just move the brackets to be honest.
 
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I just extended my oil cooler pipes by cutting them in the middle, adding 20cm of small gauge stainless pipe then using 2 jubilee clips on each end- cheap and it's not leaked in 4 years.

For now I've used a discovery 300tdi air filter/intake hose mounted on the inner left wing - they are a bit more difficult to seal for wading though.

Don't forget to change the spiggot bush, release bearing and rear crank seal whilst the engine is out ;)
 
You can leave the 300tdi back plate on.

The clutches are all the same, just get a good one - change EVERYTHING, fork, bearing the lot. Also, get a HD fork or weld a plate across the back of the pivot point to strengthen it.

If your mounting it in the LT77 position you will need to shorten a 300tdi downpipe a bit to make it fit then use normal 300tdi parts.

I've still not got round to fitting an air box and just used a stupid induction pod thing until I got round to it, that was in 2009! But I am going to make one and use a common filter, maybe you could use one of those induction filter housings and make something up with that.

Remember your oil cooler hoses and things will be too short, I have the 300tdi radiator so needed to get a hydraulic firm to make me up two pipes, I just gave them the pipes and got them to make something up suitable for hot motor oil in the right length. They look smart.

Coolant pipes, mix and match, I think a 2.5TD top pipe worked and the bottom one will fit anyway.

If you can weld I would just move the brackets to be honest.

thanks for hitns and tips for me u cant weld to good as am just starting to learn as think will be good with ownign a landrover :rolleyes:, but A mate it making me one up so will see how i get on this that, also i under stud if i left the 300tdi plate on all the gearbox bolts dont go in, yeh will have to find some one to make me some longer pipes up for the oil cooler ect
 
I just extended my oil cooler pipes by cutting them in the middle, adding 20cm of small gauge stainless pipe then using 2 jubilee clips on each end- cheap and it's not leaked in 4 years.

For now I've used a discovery 300tdi air filter/intake hose mounted on the inner left wing - they are a bit more difficult to seal for wading though.

Don't forget to change the spiggot bush, release bearing and rear crank seal whilst the engine is out ;)

i had got a new crank seal readt to as well as new lift pump all new filters all round glow plugs, but whats a spiggot bush where will i find that and whats its do :):)
 
Any suggestions where to get a 2nd hand 300 tdi engine for a 96 defender?

I got my of a lad on ebay that was local to me and still had it in the disco so cojld hear it running still. And givr me all the rad everything from the disco I would to for a conversio and the got a lad off Facebook to delivery it at weekend. Hope that helps ;)
 
Just got round to wireing the 300tdi up do I need to keep the staring relay that has the brown wire, and glow plus wire. Or can I cut this out :cool:
 

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