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    transplanting a V8 lock stock and barrel

    yes thor did l put gems :rolleyes: old age, and i wont have a becm hence the need for a immo off ecu
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    transplanting a V8 lock stock and barrel

    perfect thank you, the wife will be impressed that i have some new bedtime reading tonight :rolleyes:
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    transplanting a V8 lock stock and barrel

    i dont really know where to post this but will start here as its a range rover ive bought a cheap year 2000 4.6 auto P38 it all seems to run and work as its supposed to now i want the engine and box for another project non landrover, ive also bought a non embolized P38 thor ecu as i imagine...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    i dont remember seeing Rockys escort finished, i do remember the 3 door escort cosworth shell sitting outside the workshop door for what seems like years, there were a couple of guys the twins ? one had a v8 rwd mk3/4 escort and the other a rwd V8 fiesta reyland motor sport ?, the escort guy...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    i was at 4w motors last sunday, i know they dont open sundays but richard is always there, ive known Rocky for 20 odd years and his farther Micky for another 15 or 20 years at skilts farm and before that at scribers lane and yes i bought many a box of tetly tea bags there lol ;)
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    its got nothing to do with if its better or worse than a LR chassis its because i have it, if i wanted to use a LR chassis i would have to go out and buy with with id, how much would that be ? this is mine i used to drive it around till it got rolled over and the body was scrapped its been...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    yes thats more or less it i cant see the point of messing with a 2wd gearbox when all i have to do is remove the TB and its shorter and all the shift points will be in the right place etc what im doing is using a mercedes g wagon rolling chassis its the same wheelbase as a 90, but it has a...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    hello happy tinkerer here :D one of the reasons for wanting to remove the transferbox and bolt up a closing plate then slip a flange on the splines is that it makes for a much shorter gearbox compared to a rwd box, heres a pic of a 4 speed auto in 2wd format in one of my jago's ( ex v8...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    the law is indeed sometimes an ass, but in this case i think there is a resistance by dvla to accept vehicles as electric as it means free tax no no no..
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    its been 20 years plus since i owned a landrover but im pretty sure its an autobox, no gearstick and the twin accelerator cables to work the kickdown 2wd out of a jag would make life easy but i always assumed that diesel auto boxes would be set up different inside due to the torque...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    well i guess most of us know it all depends who you talk to at dvla and where in the country you are, i see the electric car converters are having issues with reg numbers/V5s being withdrawn for things as minor as drilling a 10mm hole in a mini boot floor to pass a cable through, thats a...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    i dont think this falls into iva territory at least not according to the conversations i have had with dvla
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    i did wonder about that but i couldent workout how it would cancel when you touched the brakes as its vacuum controlled and i couldent see any evidence of switches to set the cruise speed but i stand corrected, i usually am lol
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    i dont mind being an OF ive waited years to get to this age and im going to enjoy it :D:D:D:D rest of the body is now gone, all neatly folded up with an excavator and popped in a box ready for disposal o_O so dose anyone know of an adapter plate that would fit on the back of the gearbox...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    so this little doohicky on the inner wing is connected to the throttle pedal on one side and a vacuum pipe on the other so i guess its some sort of damper that stops the throttle shutting to quickly if you lift your foot of sharply and upsetting the autobox downshifts ? thats just a guess as...
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    at least 4 of the body mounts werent connected to anything due to rust
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    so lets start with the questions, whats this living on the inner wing drivers side ?
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    thank you, im in the old farts club now am l lol right this is how the disco arrived with all the wiring cut and hacked, that on its own is enough to send me down the route of a manual injection pump and injectors
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    nah im an old fart you just need a 12 year old to show you how to do it
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    Disco 1 auto wiring

    well i seem to be able to do it with postimage