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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: cluffy on January 26, 2006, 16:30:17

Title: lt77 gear box to a range rover V8 box??
Post by: cluffy on January 26, 2006, 16:30:17

I have an old 1982 range rover V8 lump which i intende to pop in to a disco but im un sure weather ill have to change the gear box to. The disco has a lt77 box in it god only nos what the rangie one is.
Any ideas?????.


Many thanks guys.








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Title: lt77 gear box to a range rover V8 box??
Post by: Bobtail on January 26, 2006, 19:13:53

If The disco was a v8 its should go straight in :?

if i am wrong someone will say :?

Title: lt77 gear box to a range rover V8 box??
Post by: beast5680 on January 26, 2006, 19:18:24

yea if the disco was a V8 you should be fine but if it was a tdi the bell housing length and input shaft length are different if i recall correctly

Title: lt77 gear box to a range rover V8 box??
Post by: kevhenson on January 26, 2006, 19:19:45

your right but i know you can get an adaptor plate to mate the v8 up.... just cant remember who does them!! :roll:

Title: lt77 gear box to a range rover V8 box??
Post by: cluffy on January 26, 2006, 20:09:27

so if i was to change the bell housing off my v8 box to the  discos box i should be able to mate the two sucsessfuly?
What about the starter is this a prob?
The disco was a 200tdi.

Title: lt77 gear box to a range rover V8 box??
Post by: beast5680 on January 26, 2006, 21:14:40

i,m not sure the rangie bell housing woulfd fit :?  probably best to speak to ashcrofts they would know and also what parts would be needed i suspect

Title: lt77 gear box to a range rover V8 box??
Post by: cluffy on January 26, 2006, 21:36:27

well thanks guys ill have a word with these guys an see what thay have to say.
many thanks.