Not a toyota but, can you identify this motor and gearbox

[xsspeed]

Got heaps of landie and holden parts, trying to figure out which goes with which.

Any idea what this gearbox is off, I had assumed it was the 1978 Holden Premier but maybe not?



This is the V8 thats sitting there, anyone know if its a GM/Holden or Rover one by looking at that?

[strx7]

the gearbox looks like a shortshaft Turbo 350 or there abouts.


the engine is some kind of holden v8

[KwS]

engine is definitely not a rover...

[xsspeed]

I never thought of it, and wasnt there when this container was opened, but has been suggested that motor is not a 'vee' anything, but a slant 4

Maybe I was too premature in assuming its a v8?!?!?

[Dell'Orto]

I was gonna ask where the other bank went

[mjrstar]

need more pics!!!!

if it is indeed a slant 4....

the ugly filler point and hoses, plus long looking dipstick has got me thinking bedford van 2.4 donk...

vauxhall vivas had a horrible slant 4 but this looks a bit bulky....
pugeot 504's i believe slanted the other direction...

[xsspeed]

Will have to wait for after xmas till I get back down there unfortunately, I to want to solve the mystery.

Its definately not the original 4 pot land rover diesel thats for sure

[MikeMan]

Could be a Bedford 2.3 Slant 4.

A hot version of that engine was used in the HSR2300 Chevette rally cars.

[xsspeed]

Pointed out on oldschool, these were my suspicions for it being v8

[larryex]

the gearbox looks like a shortshaft Turbo 350 or there abouts.


the engine is some kind of holden v8

And you sell car parts????????

[KwS]

the gearbox looks like a shortshaft Turbo 350 or there abouts.


the engine is some kind of holden v8

And you sell car parts????????

yeah, and does he specialize in holden parts? not according to his sig. dont be so rough.

[larryex]

Sorry, you're right. It did seem a little harsh, it was only meant as light hearted humour. Sorry STRX7! Actually the more I study that pic the more it does look like an 8, it does look like a rocker cover on the other side. CF bedford motors were overhead cam with the dizzy on the front. They had a terrible setup where the points were under the advance weights. Yuck. Its not a holden v8, they had the thermostat housing on the front top and the mech fuel pump on the side. Nor is it a p76 either.

[fivebob]

Is this a petrol engine?

From the pipes running over the rocker cover, and what looks like an injector at the front of the engine, I'm wondering if it might be a diesel

[xsspeed]

Pretty sure we have nailed it on oldschool as being a 6.2 or 6.5 ltr Chevy diesel V8.

Any other thoughts on the gbox? I take it from strx7 that it is from a holden then?

[fivebob]

Don't think it's a Turbo 350, looks more like a Turbo 400. In which case it could be from anything ranging from a truck to a Ferrari

[fivebob]

Yep, pretty sure it's a Turbo400

[NZ_AE86]

Looks like the setup used in a Zezil Ambo - V8 CHEV - basically a petrol engine converted to diesel and they are shit!

[xsspeed]

Not sure what you are refering to but we think it is one of these:

http://www.4x4web.com.au/skips4x4/articles/v8_diesel/index.htm

[NZ_AE86]

Yes that is the engine. It was fitted to Ambulance vehicles for a number of years. We were having them rebuilt every 18-22,000km. They are not very strong engines.

[Alex B]

Yes that is the engine. It was fitted to Ambulance vehicles for a number of years. We were having them rebuilt every 18-22,000km. They are not very strong engines.

Heh you at wellington free? Dad lubed the short nose chev's, bloody horrible things