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mickeydrippin60 Just got MTs
Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Odometer: 128 Location: westhaughton
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject:
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well cheers guy you just made my life alot easyr lol all i need now is an ldv gear box lol
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jon.g1 Articulating
Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Odometer: 753 Location: Taunton, Somerset, UK
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 10:44 pm Post subject:
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or a bellhousing from suzuki to suit the pug engine to fit vit box last i checked it was £180 but allows you to use vit box with built in transfer case
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nicks90 Mud Obsessed
Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Odometer: 2181
1995 Land Rover Defender
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:58 am Post subject:
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with regards gearing, a few people have mentioned wanting to lower the gearing on their vit whilst doing the diesel transplant.
is this really necessary - as the torque and low down grunt of the diesel will mean simillar power delivery at 1200rpm instead of 2000rpm in the 1.6 petrol. So by that very fact, isnt that a virtual drop in low range gearing anyway? and your high range will remain unaffected giving a usable turn of speed for motorways.
also, re the ldv box. Is reverse below 5th?
If so, then its the r380 derivative. But i think all LDVs used a derivative of the lt77 box found in most landies up to about 1995.
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mickeydrippin60 Just got MTs
Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Odometer: 128 Location: westhaughton
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:
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tbh guys i aint really botherd about lowering the gearing i just need a new engine ime gonna hav a mooch round my local scrappers n c what i can find
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jon.g1 Articulating
Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Odometer: 753 Location: Taunton, Somerset, UK
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:46 am Post subject:
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as far as I'm aware a couple of people have swapped out the diesel box on there commercials for a petrol box to lower the gearing. i chose to hunt down a diesel box because i wanted the slightly higher gearing so i could retain the economy on the road. but like you say with a diesel the powers low down, so it's going to perform better on the standard gearing then a petrol. i just felt that it was easier to featle way zuki intended and fettle later once I've given it some mud and seen how it behaves.
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l555omy Just got MTs
Joined: 03 Sep 2009 Odometer: 194
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:19 pm Post subject:
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jon.g1 wrote: | or a bellhousing from suzuki to suit the pug engine to fit vit box last i checked it was £180 but allows you to use vit box with built in transfer case | so who does them then , cheers
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Ricardo Articulating
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Odometer: 797 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject:
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Suzuki do for the commercial
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anthonyas11 Gate Opener
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Odometer: 38 Location: North Devon
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject:
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This is an excellent thread....if a little confusing with all the inputs.
Can I clarify something?
Are you using the pug engine mated toa diesel commercial gerarbox by using the £180 bell housing? Or is it to a petrol gearbox?
I really like the idea of this engine swap. Is it (don't take this the wrong way) relatively easy. It seems to be fabricating mountings and then connecting it up using that bell housing?
Thanks for any input.
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Ricardo Articulating
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Odometer: 797 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:59 pm Post subject:
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Petrol and diesel gearboxes are the same (structurally, just the top gear ratio is slightly different)
My commercial has (obviously) the commercail gear ratios but i have fitted 5.12 (standard Vit diffs) instead of the Commercails 4.8 diffs. This lowers the gearing back to normal after fitting 31" tyres.
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anthonyas11 Gate Opener
Joined: 07 Dec 2009 Odometer: 38 Location: North Devon
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Posted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:18 pm Post subject:
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Well that's what I thought but everyone was getting so excited about that comercial gearbox that I thought I was going mad....
It seems like a fairly simple swap. Have to make plans in may i reckon.
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matstar89 Winch Assistant
Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Odometer: 85 Location: north devon
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject:
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the bell housings end up around £350! suzuki dont update their prices on screen!
a mate of mine who is an engineer is making the final touches to my bell housing that he's made from scratch, ill post some pics up when he's done!!
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jon.g1 Articulating
Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Odometer: 753 Location: Taunton, Somerset, UK
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Posted: Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:15 pm Post subject:
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i was lucky with mine, and found a breakers breaking a commercial. it's a shame that suzuki now charge so much for a bellhousing. and if i'm honest the difference in the top ratio is so small i dont know why they went to the trouble of making a different ratio.
redrooster also made a bell housing, but i doubt anyone could make one inc labour for anything less than the suzuki asking price. if you've got the skills to do so, or a friend who has then bonus.
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matstar89 Winch Assistant
Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Odometer: 85 Location: north devon
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject:
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has anyone who has done the pug engine conversion with a commercial bellhousing had to machine the flywheel flat?
meaning on the pug flywheel has a slight lip where as the standard vit one is flat?
my bellhousing is soon to be finished and am getting keen to get it together! trying to think of any obstacles before i get to them?!?
many thanks in advance, matt
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Ricardo Articulating
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Odometer: 797 Location: North Wales
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 4:49 pm Post subject:
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Clutch comes out of other side (passenger) on commercial , needs a different cable.
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matstar89 Winch Assistant
Joined: 25 Aug 2009 Odometer: 85 Location: north devon
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Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2009 6:24 pm Post subject:
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ive made a complete bellhousing from scratch, but on my vit flywheel (not being used) the surface is completely flat.
on the pug flywheel, there is a very small lip where the friction plate runs, im concerned with a vit clutch fitted it may drag due to this lip?
i can easily have this machined down but theres been no mention of it on other builds?
many thanks matt
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Rented Just got MTs
Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Odometer: 173
1987 Suzuki SJ413
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Posted: Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:37 pm Post subject:
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ive just started the conversion myself to a 1.9 N/A . all going well so far but a problem im having at the moment is the clearance between the diff nose and the housing for the clutch slave cylinder on the bell housing being so close that i would think under articulation i would be beating the bell housing with the diff nose / prob UJ . ive put on a set of shackles ( 2" ) and given me a little extra room but very little , even with some extended bump stops it will be very close depending how i set them to stop it articulating so clse to the bell housing . the diff nose looks to be at the correct angle to the transfer box also . has anyone else had this problem ? I am thinking of trying add a leafs to get more clearance again but unsure if the route to go down now ??
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Josh_east2016 Gate Opener
Joined: 22 Jan 2016 Odometer: 5
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2016 1:15 pm Post subject:
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Hi I wondering if you can help me out I have just bought a sj with a 306 1.9 tdi engine ldv gearbox but I have a problem with the bell houseing smashing against the prop. Any suggestions on how to solve it cheers josh
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