Stage 1 V8

All done, it was much easier than we thought ... once you have all the right components. We did found out that the bellhousing from a v8 disco, LT 77, do not fit with the R380. Unfortunately it is not so clear stated in any spare catalogues. Anyway thanks of Ashcroft Transmissions we got a new one i...

Hello there, I'm tired of the LT95 and its shortcomings and I'm planning to buy a R380 and a LT230 boxes.
I assume that the latest Defender ratios should be ok.
The only real worry I have is the bell housing lenght.
Do anybody here have done this conversion before? Any advice?
thanks
andy