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So the time has come to take the next big step with my Land Rover project, out with the little 4L V8 w/slushbox & in with a 4BT w/NV4500. Been a lurker here for a long time & it's been forever since I posted much of anything on any forum, so between here & the Overland Bound forums (& I'll stick to the swap related details for here) I'll try & document the process.
From a completely stock & barebones trim 2002 Discovery 2:
Did a ton of work as my daily driver:
It's been a non-stop project over the last year or so:
And has taken me on some great trips, here parked up on Drummond Island's strange dolomite rock formations of Michigan's Upper Peninsula after 5 days of off-grid & off-road travel:
Been trying to set it up to do a lot of things, including fitting a camper setup into a wheelbase only few inches longer than most Jeeps:
But the nearly unavoidable engine issues these few years of Rovers have has reared it's ugly head
So far I've done all the work on it myself & I have done engine swaps before... but this will be more in-depth a build than I've done to date. It's been a long daydreamed idea of mine so I can't wait to dig in & go to town on this thing!
From a completely stock & barebones trim 2002 Discovery 2:

Did a ton of work as my daily driver:

It's been a non-stop project over the last year or so:

And has taken me on some great trips, here parked up on Drummond Island's strange dolomite rock formations of Michigan's Upper Peninsula after 5 days of off-grid & off-road travel:

Been trying to set it up to do a lot of things, including fitting a camper setup into a wheelbase only few inches longer than most Jeeps:

But the nearly unavoidable engine issues these few years of Rovers have has reared it's ugly head

So far I've done all the work on it myself & I have done engine swaps before... but this will be more in-depth a build than I've done to date. It's been a long daydreamed idea of mine so I can't wait to dig in & go to town on this thing!