i suppose logical thing to do it..

1 determine which engine runs.

2 strip and assess the chassis on each truck.

3 Decide which one would make the better off roader (err forum advice would be good about here)

Either restore.. or sell for spares.
 
its a good plan .... the one too put back on the road if ya can is the series 2 ... its a proper landrover .. and try not to over do it you'll spoil it ... sometimes the less you do the better ..... good luck ..
 
In what way, compared with a Defender, is a Series motor not true 4WD?

cos when you put a defender in difflock then all 4 wheels drive until the limeted slip diff kiks in . then 1 fron and 1 back drive. but on a series 3 you hit the yellow lever and it drives one front and one back.
or at least thats wot i fort
 
its a good plan .... the one too put back on the road if ya can is the series 2 ... its a proper landrover .. and try not to over do it you'll spoil it ... sometimes the less you do the better ..... good luck ..

and how is a series 3 not a "proper" land rover .
 
cos when you put a defender in difflock then all 4 wheels drive until the limeted slip diff kiks in . then 1 fron and 1 back drive. but on a series 3 you hit the yellow lever and it drives one front and one back.
or at least thats wot i fort

Nope!! A defender or 90/110 doesn't have a limited slip diff. It has a center diff and when engaged it turns both propshafts at the same speed. Lift a wheel front or rear and all the drive from that propshaft goes to the wheels that's airborne. lift a wheel front and back at the same time (cross axled) and your not going anywhere.

A series has exactly the same system. with regards to difflock. the difference is in the fact that a series has selectable 2wd/4wd which is what the extra lever is for. Whereas the defender is permanent 4wd.
 
cos when you put a defender in difflock then all 4 wheels drive until the limeted slip diff kiks in . then 1 fron and 1 back drive. but on a series 3 you hit the yellow lever and it drives one front and one back.
or at least thats wot i fort

I assume we are talking about Land Rovers as built, not subsequently modified.
What limited slip differentials?

A series motor in 4wd is identical in action to a Defender in diff lock:
both axles locked together, open differential in each axle.
 
I assume we are talking about Land Rovers as built, not subsequently modified.
What limited slip differentials?

A series motor in 4wd is identical in action to a Defender in diff lock:
both axles locked together, open differential in each axle.

Beat yer to it :D :D :D
 
i suppose logical thing to do it..

1 determine which engine runs.

2 strip and assess the chassis on each truck.

3 Decide which one would make the better off roader (err forum advice would be good about here)

Either restore.. or sell for spares.

Which injun runs may just give you a false impression of one motor. I'd check the chassis & bulkhead, in situ, in detail. Get a big feck orf screwdriver a give every inch unnerneath a good hard prodding. Series II parts are going to be a bit more difficult to source, but the injun int original anyways so it won't make too much diffrunce. A lot of other stuff (some bodyparts etc) are interchangeable with IIIs. I'd base my decision on chassis & bulkhead first, other running gear second & whether the injun runs third.
 
Strikes me as a bit odd that the engine is a last concern for peeps ? are that they that cheap to come by ? ....

Will have a close look at chassis and see where i am at..

thanks for hints..
 
Yep 2nd hand series injun will set yer back £50 2nd hand chassis in good conditon will cost yer £300 to £400 on average noo chassis will set yer bak a grand.
 
Not at all you misunderstood something. We all do that Even me!!:eek: (Though not very often oviously):D
we had similar on here before about how they wint 4wd but 2wd, defenders included. just more bollocks put about by folk wot dint know better and believed by those trying to learn. Ah seem to remember it getting around to cars being 1wd and motorbikes being 0wd
 

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