Make: | Land Rover |
Model: | Defender |
Type: | SUV |
Trim: | D90 |
Year: | 1984 |
Mileage: | 112,000 |
VIN: | SALHV1241MA601064 |
Color: | White |
Engine: | 3.9L V8 |
Cylinders: | 8 |
Fuel: | Gasoline |
Transmission: | Automatic |
Drive type: | 4WD |
Interior color: | White |
Vehicle Title: | Clear |
Item location: | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
1)1 Removed Diesel engine and transmission.
2) Cut out diesel style engine mounts of frame and welded in v8 gas mounts to frame.
3) Remove v8 drive train from discovery
4) Removed fuel injection wiring harness from discovery.
5) Installed v8 drive train in defender.
6) Integrate v8 fuel injection harness to defender
7) Installed new ignition switch
8) Installed new fuel pump
9) Installed v8 style radiator with new hoses.
10) Modified diesel power steering lines to v8 gas system
11) Relocated chassis harness from inside frame rail to outside frame rail to clear v8 exhaust system
12) wired starting circuit to only start in park and neutral.
13) Reseal intake manifold gasket and valve cover gaskets.
14) Modified discovery hand brake to work with defender handle.
15) Installed new belt with a/c compressor delete.
16) installed new spark plugs, ap rotor, nd spark plug wires.
17) All fluids changed
18) Installed aftermarket transmission cooler.
19) Installed aftermarket transmission shifter
20) Modified transmission tunnel to clear larger transmission.
21) Repaired speedo cable
22) Change transmission filter
23) New tail pipe / muffled installed
Bottom line, ruck looks, eels and drives great. The reliable 3.9L fuel injected discovery motor is leaps and bounds better than the 2.5 diesel motors normally in these trucks. The motor swap was done completely and professionally. The truck is very clean, ery sharp and most importantly, ery, ery solid. This is a beautiful, urnkey truck ready to go!