Welcome to the forum. You've bought the best year of Landrover ever made in my opinion I drive a 1985 90 and apart from the engine its the best thing Landrover made. I cant vouch for the Mazda engine but I but a 200tdi Discovery engine in mine and it makes a perfect package. How quick is it with that Mazda engine? Are you happy with it or might you look to put a newer Landrover engine in it?
When the engines that came with 1984 110 was usless, apart ffrom the V8 so as long as that Mazda engine is any good somone saved you the trouble of having to change the engine like I had to.
You;ve also got the best Doors landrover ever made. The slanty type slide windows. These are the windows that made it onto all British Army 90/110s and Defenders. They cost about 300 pounds each here in the UK!! I'm having to settle for a set of series 3 doors with the square sliding glass. Better than the one piece wind up windows but not as good as yours.
The L95 gear box is also pretty bomb proof. You might find your self searching for a 5th gear but that gear box should last for ever. If you are finding that its needing higher gearing, try some simple cheaper options before you buy an over drive. Firstly you could try putting on taller tyers. If is 1st gear feels well too short and almost pointless and its revving like crazy doing 60+ on the motorway then try putting 35 inch tyres onit. You might find yourself having to adjust the steering lock stops or even giving it a 2 inch raise (you could use spacers rather than springs and shocks if you are on a budget)to accomodate the tyres. But it has been known to put big tyres on a standard Landrover. With these big tyres on you will effectivly change your gearing. You will find it doesnt pull away quite so fast and you will use 1st gear more but you wont be revving it like crazy at high speed and you will use less fuel too. Only trouble is you will cause the speedo to read wrong slightly.
Also you could change the Diffs for a different ratio.
All this is assuming that its not a good engine to gear box match. I dont know, let us know how well it drives.
Looking at your hand break position it could do with adjusting too. Its way to high up. When you pull the hand break on it should only click a few times. It looks like its on about 8 or 9 clicks where it is. If you dont adjust it you might find it wanders off some time as the break shoes wear over time. Let me know if you want a walk through talk through of adjusting it.
You've got a lovley Landrover there and it will last for ever if you treat it right
hi-new here-bought a 1984 d110
I dont want to be having to import a landrover back from the US some day just so I can still own a defender. They will last far longer in certain parts of the states as they are constantly rained on here...
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