ENGINE CONVERSION KITS / INSTALLATION
Built to Order – The perfect 1973 Series III 88″ convertible – Coming soon, can be yours.
I just purchased this complete, rust-free 1973 Series III. It has ZERO rust. My plan is to rebuild it over the winter, including new paint, Discovery axles with 4-wheel disc brakes, 5-speed LT77, and rebuilt Zombie Motors Tdi turbo diesel engine.
Built to Order – The perfect 1973 Series III 88″ convertible – Coming soon, can be yours.
$50,000 and it can be yours, finished, in whatever color you want. 200/300tdi engine. 5-speed LT77 rebuilt transmission. LT230 locking differential (unless you prefer to keep the series 2WD/AWD option). New interior. Soft top or hard top/ your choice.
Will be better than new when finished in the Spring. Can be secured now to be yours, and can be built to your specification if you reach out to me here.
I’ll include photo of how I want it to look when I am finished here …
1996 Discovery 1 OVERLAND w/new 300Tdi & 5 SPEED
I am in the process of just wrapping up this AWESOME Discovery 1 – It has most of the quality accessories/bells/whistles a feller likes to buy for his Land Rover :
- ARB roof rack
- ARB on-board compressor
1996 Discovery 1 OVERLAND w/new 300Tdi & 5 SPEED
- ARB front and rear diff locks , switchable from dash
- ARB front bumper, rock sliders, and front fender guard/bars
- WARN 12,000 pound winch
In addition, I have installed a barnd-new ZombieMotors 300Tdi turbo-diesel engine which will carry a 12-month warranty to the buyer.
During conversion, truck was also fitted with brand new clutch, clutch hydraulics, OPTIMA battery, fuel lines, in-tank fuel sending unit, filters and fluids.
Truck is available for purchase for $21,000 – You can not build this truck for the price. Truck looks awesome and will take you wherever you want to go, and be much simpler to maintain than the original V8 gasoline engine. This expedition rig will also return about 50% better fuel economy than the V8.
Questions? Call us at 912-414-8993, Thank You –
1988 Defender 90 Left Hand Drive – Ready to be built to order for you!
Fresh off the boat, we just got this LHD Defender 90 in here at Zombie/Squeaky Motors ~ Fine running 19J turbo diesel engine, and new-original interior looks great.
Truck is exceptionally solid, especially for an un-restored truck, and a perfect candidate for you to build your bespoke custom Defender from.
1988 Defender 90 Left Hand Drive – Ready to be built to order for you!
We can add a fully reconditioned 300Tdi engine, make this an automatic for you if you prefer, add air conditioning, even take care of the exterior and have it painted in the color of your choice –
- Truck sold as-it-sits now ; 25,000
- Add rebuilt 300Tdi with warranty ; 37,000
- Automatic transmission add $2500
- anything else? just give us a call —
Price on request, Call 912-414-8993 , Thank You ~
Land Rover Defender 2.0 MPi gasoline 4 cylinder engine swap to Tdi
I recently converted a 1998 Defender 90 which was fitted with this particular engine – These were used in some European markets where engines were taxed heavily if they were over 2.0L in displacement, or diesel…. most famously used by some Italian police forces. The truck and engine arrived with only 64,000KM on it, or about 30,000 miles, engine is barely broken in.
Land Rover Defender 2.0 MPi gasoline 4 cylinder engine swap to Tdi
Double overhead camshaft, multi-port fuel injection. Produces 136 HP, a lot more than any of the Tdi diesel engines (or the Td5 for that matter), but produces the power much higher up in the RPM range, so this is a great ‘freeway / daily driver engine’, but not such a good ‘off road/ crawler/towing’ engine.
Engine is spotless, and without fault whatsoever. Will bolt to a Defender R380 (Or a Discovery R380, for that matter), so a good fit for a Defender or Discovery, or Range Rover Classic… Less power all around than the V8, but with much better fuel economy – An interesting piece of technology and Land Rover history, for sure.
Land Rover Defender 90 300Tdi - Sweet entry-level D90!
You WILL NOT find another Defender 90 that is Tdi-powered and ready-to-go anywhere in the USA for less than our price here, and this truck is ready to use now. Drive it anywhere! For the best deals in the US on Land Rover Defenders and the most comprehensive Tdi-engine power swap kits, ZombieMotors is the spot you need to shop first.
Land Rover Defender 90 300Tdi —- Sweet entry-level D90!
- 300Tdi – powered Defender 90 for under $20K ? WHAAAAAA??
- R380 5-speed transmission too? Yep. This is a great deal, people.
- 149,000 miles on truck, 110,000 on the 300Tdi and R380!
- Civilian Station wagon — Seats 6 people with a cubby box in center position in the front.
- Very solid truck, hand picked by our buyer in the UK for its lack of rust/problems.
- Ready to drive anywhere, right now.
Will be sold with a clear, Oregon title – able to be registered/titled in all 50 US states.
CONVERSION: NAS Defender 90 to 300Tdi
I thought I would try to document several of the different types of conversions I have performed, and for which I supply the complete engine ‘Swap Kits’ for here at Zombie Motors. The conversions themselves are rather straightforward, simply removing the old original engine and gearbox and replacing with the supplied engine and transmission/gearbox. However, hopefully, these photo diaries will help somewhat with getting an idea of what needs to be done to convert a Land Rover to Tdi power.
CONVERSION: NAS Defender 90 to 300Tdi
I’ll be updating these ‘Instructional Diaries’ as I go, so if this post ends suddenly, do not worry. I’ll be here updating it every few days so be sure to check back periodically and if you have any specific questions or concerns you can message me at zak@zombiemotors.net – Thanks for your interest!
Just with me now this week is a 1994 Land Rover North American Spec Defender 90. Customer has requested that the thirsty and trouble-prone 3.9L V8 be removed and replaced with a fully rebuilt-as-new 300Tdi 2.5L turbo diesel engine kit, and the correct matching R380 5-speed transmission for same.
Here are a few photos before I got started on the job, nice clean looking D90!
The first thing I do is to disconnect the battery, which lives under the driver’s seat:
The next logical thing to do is to remove the front roll-cage cross member which is under the windshield. This allows you to open the hood up high enough to detach from the hinges. Once straight up and down, and with the help of someone else to take a side, you can lift hood straight up and off (after disconnecting hood stay bar in front) and place someplace safe away from the truck. In these photos you may notice I did not do this until a little later, after disconnecting some wires and hoses:
After this, the first thing I typically like to do is drain coolant and oil, and then remove radiator and fan to get more access around engine. Good idea to remove lower radiator hose first and have a catch pan underneath. Remove oil cooler lines from radiator, and I zip tie used gloves around each one to keep them from dripping on the floor. Remove smaller hoses and upper radiator hose. Free fan shroud from radiator, and push back as it will not be able to be removed yet, unless you have the correct fan hub nut wrench and removed fan from water pump at this time. Finally, remove the two securing brackets at the top of the radiator, then simply lift radiator straight up and out of vehicle. Once radiator is out of the way, you can easily slip fan shroud forward off fan and out of truck, too.
