Hi
I have spoken to two companies that does the 5 cyl Merc enjin conversion into SIII Landys. (Unfortunatly none have web sites)
They do the following:
1) They only use Landys fitted with the 6 Cyl enjins - the normal 4 cyl gearbox apperently cant handle the strain of the Merc 5 cyl enjin!
2) They dont have bellhousings, instead they take the Land Rover bellhousing and a corrisponding Merc bellhousing and do a "cut-and-weld" job to get a bellhousing (apparently cheaper than to have bellhousings specially made up.
3) Enjin mounts is also made up as required.
4) The biggest problem is the clutch assembly! (no standerd soulution there)
- The one company mates the Merc presure plate to the Landy Clutch.
- the other guys use a hybrid that contains the Merc presure plate and all sorts of other parts from Opel (Holden) and Rover.
None has ever converted a Disco or Defender.
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