That’s all done with the Discovery 2 dashboard controller from Flatcap engineering. All sold through House of Torque.

Not sure what we had whilst going round the ring but Ive had 130 quite easily on the autobahns before.

Yes the bell housing needs to be cut. House of torque have since brought out a nice 3d printed cover for this.

Ah driveway working is hard. Best bet is to get it on a jack and get it into position that way. The hardest bit is locating it on the shaft so just turn the propshaft flanges until it goes on. Thats just one of those things that gets easier the more times you do it.

We’ve done plenty of those! They drive so much better!

It's a Jasic 200. Brilliant little welding. Not found a better welder yet. Makes a bad welder look good!

@@laurenceandthemachine Looking to upgreade mine was thinking of R-Tech but will give it a look cheers

Do you mean low range? If so, no. A few have asked this question but my low range and diff lock is operated by compressed air so all you have to do it flick a switch to put it into low range

The diff lock and low range in my car are all powered actuators and compressed air. Instead of messing with levers you simply turn a switch.

The diff lock and low range in my car are all powered actuators and compressed air. Instead of messing with levers you simply turn a switch.

I would say the best people to speak to is CANformance Engineering. They will have more info than I do.

Hi yes. All the hi-lo and CDL is controlled by actuators and compressed air. So its it’s just a switch these days. Miles better than fighting with levers.

@@laurenceandthemachine Awesome.

Your best bet is to buy a Flatcap Engineering dashboard controller from House of Torque. Pretty much a plug and play box and makes the entire dashboard convert to the correct readings.

Happy tears we hope!

Hi mate, I made all my own engine mounts and gearbox mounts. Easy job really, It's just making sure to get the engine in the rightplace so that the transfer box will still fit on as it's longer overall than that td5.

Thanks mate great build!@@laurenceandthemachine

Thanks mate. The appearance doesn't really bother me as it's bashed and banged around green lanes and when overlanding. It's just a tool I suppose. As long as there isn't bits falling off it and mechanically it is well maintained, that's all that matters to me.

I must admit I'm not well up enough on the rules of the game to say whether you could bring a set of jeeps. If you email [email protected]. They will be able to get you an answer.

For my engine swap I have made custom engine mounts. With this I could then mount the 6hp and 8hp box as seen in the video linked below. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aLOelayTycu8eYk.html I've had a lot of people asking about the conversion, maybe the next one I do will be filmed so everyone can see the job.

@@laurenceandthemachine thank you. Keep up the great work. Love this Discovery 2.

I would definitely recommend this conversion. especially with the 8 speed too. Did you see the video on the 8 speed swap?

@@laurenceandthemachine Yes, I'm working my way through your videos. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Appreciate it.

I originally fitted the M57N 218hp Euro 3 vaccum controlled but now it is mostly electric controlled thanks to the DDE6 controller. The gearbox I used for the 8 speed swap was the 8HP70x.

Thanks👍

Hi, now I'm looking for a gearbox and the bmw f series, only gives me GA8HP70Z, is it the same as GA8HP70x?

I'm not well up on the exact codes for this. But if you email [email protected] they will sort you out with what you need. They may even have one in stock.

@@andrekaru6921 - I'm taking a wild guess here, does the "x" stand for x-drive?

Hhmmm I couldn’t be sure on that one. It sounds like something that could be done because they have the 6hp fitted I believe?

I checked the hole Internet and cant find anyone done this. Jea the 3.6 tdv8 Had the 6hp26 and the 4.4 tdv8 Had the 8hp i cant affort the 4.4 so i needed to buy the smaller one 😅

For this, you’d best to speak to House of Torque. He has a team that will do the conversion for you and they will be able to give you more accurate costs.

Hi mate, when we did this the car had the 6HP-26 in it, which was good but have a watch of our video where we put an 8 speed in it. They are something else... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aLOelayTycu8eYk.html

They did for me because mine was already converted. When I did the engine conversion I changed the transfer box mounts but not by much. Couple if inches if that.

Oh yeah 7 and 8 are great cruising gears. Keeps the revs at about 2000rpm at 80 mph. Just nice for fuel consumption.

Hi mate, all the diff lock and low range selection is done with compressed air and actuators on my car.

Hi mate, if you're serious about having a conversion done send me an email at [email protected] and I'll put you in touch with some guys I know do a good job.

Hi mate, all the d2 wiring stays the same barring all the plugs that go to the engine thanks to the house of torque control boxes which you can find on their website. We have done all types of conversions and I would say the d2 is one of the hardest due to the tight space in the engine bay and trying to make the interior look half decent but whilst it is hard, it is defintely worth the conversion, makes a world of difference keeping up with Golf R's!

@@laurenceandthemachine This is great. I am hoping to rechassis my disco 2 at the same time as the conversion. does the m57 sit in the right place to mount to the td5 mounts on the chassis?

@@stuartbowler7526 I made my own chassis mounts but I'm pretty sure you can buy some engine mounts to make it fit with the td5 mounts.

It’s a technicality but it was the first using the CANTCU gearbox controller. That is using the original ZF gearbox controller too. So much difference between that and the 8 speed