I've gone and done it now!!!!!!

I have committed to putting the 1HD-FTE turbo diesel inc. auto and transfer box into my EX 3ltr Patrol. Re post 58018:

I checked a myriad of options and this one makes the most sense to me!!!!

I will have the best of both worlds as I see it, there is little disputing that the 100TD motor is among the best around, and there is little disputing that the GU is one of the toughest trucks around, so this will be one tough truck in anybody's language.

The purists on both sides are shuddering as I speak, but few will deny the toughness of this combination. I reckon that in ten years time when I have finished with this vehicle, the bast4rdization will be an advantage in the resale, but by then who cares anyway, the car will be 14-15 years old, and still going.

Yes I have overcapitalised, but this is and always was to be a long term project, so that is not a huge issue.

I will have a truck that WILL go the distance and be very drivable & reliable in the mean time.

I will report on the progress in about 4 weeks time, because that's about how long the job will take.

Auto was a prerequisite of the conversion as it is the wife's everyday drive and I love auto for 4wd driving.

I still enjoy manual trans but once you have driven a modern auto in a tight situation, be it sand, rock or mud, you seldom want to go back to manual.

Colin.