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[O'Brien]

How do you like the 4.1 six? Those 4l+- Sixes are very popular in South Africa.

The series tranny is a bit stronger than it really gets credit for IMHO.

I guess you could swap out the Series tranny for a 4 speed GM tranny adaptred to the series box- that would be a nice way to go. SO far I've not seen a SM420 used but I have seen one SM465 mated to a series transfer case. Ike Goss also makes the NP435 to series T case Adapter and the NP435 could be used with a GM engine.

Depending what your differential ratio is you might not need a OD for road speeds if you ran 9.00 16s.

man, i've been thinking about these one tons all day! there's just something about the way they sit so stoutly there on those 9.00 16s

the chevy motor isn't too bad. as far as i have been able to tell, it's been in my rover since almost new. from the paper work and records i've got, it was put in within a couple of years of the original owner ordering the rover. so it's a little bit cranky sometimes, but luckily it doesn't get too cold out here in LA. I wouldn't mind it, but the old motor might haha. Truth be told, it's only got 93k miles on it, so im sure if i stay on top of it, it will hang on for a while longer!

[gallf1]

Hi:
Look in the Series forum under "Resurrected parts truck".... This is my SIIA 5-door set up as a one 1-ton. It has a Ford 302-V8, Salisbury rear axle, 1-ton leaf springs and modified frame. I am running 9.00 x 16 tires on Wolf wheels. The motor is mated to a Borg-Warner T-18 four speed with a granny gear first gear.

[SHORLAND]

My Armored Shorland Land Rover is based on that One ton frame. She also came will salbury axles front and back with 9.00 x 16 wheels.

[yorker]

Uber low transfer case too! 3.27:1 but a fairly highway useless 1.53:1 Hi range.

Yeah the high range is sort of a downer isn't it? I guess you could work around it with different R&Ps if you needed to.