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geezer

Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Brissy
Posts: 20

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

Engine Mount Help

Hi All,

Not sure if i am asking in the right area, but have to start somewhere and here seemed like the obvious choice. If anyone can help or point me in the right direction I would be most grateful.

I have just purchsed an SIII SWB with an early RR V8 squeezed into it.
Problem is, the drivers side standard SIII chassis mount has a piece of angle iron welded to it and then connected to the un-modified V8 engine mount bracket, the other side has a butchered engine mount bracket with a piece of flat bar welded to it that connects to the standard SIII chassis mount if that all makes sense.

My question is there a standard LR engine mount that will fit the V8 (circa 1970-84) and connect straight to the SIII. If not, can you buy the modified inter-connecting brackets as I'm sure there would be a market. Or does anyone have the dimmensions or drawings to make them up that I can get engineer approved/complianced.
Reason for this is the existing ones are rubbish and probably wouldn't pass any compliance. Also the engine is quite a long way back and the previous owner has removed a considerable chunk of firewall to get everything in. Even thought the engine has enough room to move forward at least 50mm.

I have a SIII restored chassis sat next to the V8 uncompleted project just described. My intention is to build a better SIII SWB V8 with the good chassis and as yet unmodified spare firewall. This would be a good time to get it right, before I put it back together.

Not sure which gearbox I have, as I haven't seen any identification anywhere, but does have a Lake Adaptor plate which I can clearly see in the big gaping hole in firewall for which it protrudes, and a Fairey Overdrive.

Thanks in advance

Cheers G

1st Feb 2012 1:57am

jddisco200tdi

Member Since: 22 Jul 2008
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 21

2008 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Zermatt Silver

You might be able to get engine mounts from a series 3 stage 1 V8.

The engine location was probably determined by the gearbox. You either change engine or gearbox mount locations during a conversion. Regards

John D - Defender 110 2.4

1st Feb 2012 2:36am

geezer

Member Since: 27 Feb 2011
Location: Brissy
Posts: 20

Thanks John,

Didn't think of that, how hard would they be to get hold of in Aus, or if anyone else knows of a UK supplier?

Cheers
G

1st Feb 2012 3:41am

davew

Member Since: 02 Jan 2012
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 888

1990 Defender 90 V8 Petrol PU Auto Rioja Red

I would stick with the standard engine side mounts and weld the correct V8 mounts onto the chassis. It should be easy enough to find an old V8 Rangie chassis to cut the mounts off and weld them onto your chassis.

BITD when Series V8 conversions were relatively common over here you could buy a conversion kit which included engine brackets that matched up with the 2.25 chassis mounts so if you don't want to weld the chassis you could make up some adaptor brackets.

It sounds like the conversion is using a standard Series gearbox and the position of that determines the engine position. Moving the engine forward would mean moving the gearbox forward which would put the gear levers in the wrong place.

1st Feb 2012 9:34am

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