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charcoal



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 HT Bonatti Grey
110 with GM 6.2 v8
Found this on ebay, might peak your interest Clayton Wink

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/landrover-county...SwjDZYci~0 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold Sad
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold Sad
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GREENI



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I had an 100" with the 6.2 GMC in, awesome bit of kit!!
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Rashers



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I can't quite believe this, but I have just shown this advert to one of the Guys I work with who has a passing interest in Land Rovers. It would seem that this was his father-in-laws old Land Rover (he had the conversion done and it is his name and address on the receipts).

He had always talked about his father-in-laws V8 Land Rover...... and there it is.

What a small world Question
Post #591553 9th Jan 2017 2:09pm
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charcoal



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 HT Bonatti Grey
Rashers could he confirm whether the engine sheds the rest of the drive train or not? 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold Sad
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold Sad
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Rashers



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Hi Charcoal,

What do you mean by that? I will ask and see if his father-in-law can get us anymore information that might be of interest about the conversion.
Googled the company in Devon, but couldn't' find much.
He unfortunately doesn't want to re-purchase it. The question has been asked.
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charcoal



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United Kingdom 2005 Defender 110 Td5 HT Bonatti Grey
Sorry I didn't make that clear, I looked into the conversion back when I had my ex mod 110 and read up about it on forums. Lots of people mentioned it would destroy half shafts, prop shafts and manual gearboxes. because of the torque. No one stated whether they knew from personal experience or not.

Also when researching the conversion I found out the company that done the conversion; Samurai engineering had closed down many years ago. Quite a shame as I don't think anyone else could provide the complete conversion package. 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon
1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold
1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold Sad
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold Sad
Post #591688 9th Jan 2017 9:39pm
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Rashers



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey
Well that confirms what the Google search proved that Samurai are no longer in business.

I will see if I can find out more for you (I'm obviously not still slaving away at work) tomorrow.

From the look of the invoice, there was very little else changed. From what I can make out the truck was predominantly used for towing and If I recall, this was a replacment for an original V8 engine.

The claims of the MPG on the EBay add also tie up with what was achieved during ownership (25mpg - I don't suppose the 2.2 is doing much more than that). Quite remarkable for such an enormous lump.
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camelman



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We used to run a GMC Jimmy with the 6.2 v8 Diesel.
Horrible thing, spat gearboxes out and wasn't as quick as a 300Tdi Disco on the road.


The engine specs aren't really that impressive:
Max engine speed 3,600 rpm.
Peak: 130hp
Peak Torque 240lb-ft only a bit more than a 300Tdi at 195lb ft)

Engine also weighs almost 300kg which is almost 100kg heavier than a rover v8. 
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Boost



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United Kingdom 1986 Defender 90 200 Tdi SW Arles Blue
I want a 6.5 turbo Big Cry Nearly bought a 6.2 until I read up on them a bit.
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GREENI



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I had a RRC with a 6.5 too! Except it never ran Crying or Very sad

The 100" 6.2 had an LT77 with front and rear Salisburys... I'll find a photograph and take a digital of it.
It was originally a truck cab, then we cut up a 110 hardtop to fit.

Had an interesting plate TOI 1948, buyer lived somewhere near Heathrow.
It should still be going, it had a galv chassis and bulkhead.


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United Kingdom 2015 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Montalcino Red
Looks like its still out there


Registration number: TOI 1948
✓ Taxed

Tax due: 01 April 2017
✓ MOT

Expires: 11 October 2017

Vehicle make LAND ROVER
Date of first registration October 1993
Year of manufacture 1979
Cylinder capacity (cc) 6200 cc
CO₂Emissions Not available
Fuel type DIESEL
Export marker No
Vehicle status Tax not due
Vehicle colour GREEN
Vehicle type approval Not available
Wheelplan 2 AXLE RIGID BODY
Revenue weight 3499kg

Thumbs Up 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
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GREENI



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SWEET !!!
Wouldn't mind that back!
Post #591762 10th Jan 2017 8:37am
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Rashers



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United Kingdom 2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Corris Grey
Not really much to add about the Ebay add Land Rover.

It seems that the running gear (Diffs, Half Shafts etc.) and brakes from the look of the invoice were all standard and it ran well. As I had said previously, it was used mainly for towing with no real problems.

It is curious that the invoice states that there was no need to improve the brakes or steering, although the front springs were uprated to deal with the extra weight?
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