East Coast Overhaul offers the world-class experience of having your classic Defender customized by an unmatched industry leader in Land Rover Defender restoration. As an entity of ECD Automotive Design, you can expect your restored Defender to be upgraded with the utmost attention to quality, detail, and performance. ECO will transform your From the seller: “Here I am selling my Landrover 110 Cummins 5.9. I built this from chassis up has a 210ti engine out of a DAF 55. With it being the 210ti it has the P7100 fuel pump this has a ZF S542 5 speed gearbox to lt230 transfer box (supplied by SW Defenders) with a conversion plate. Heavy duty prop shafts etc. Our Stage 4 tuning package is the ultimate performance upgrade for the Defender. This consists of a billet hybrid turbo, uprated intercooler, upgraded silicon hose set, air filter upgrade and air box modification, exhaust system upgrade and bespoke ECU remap. Providing all the benefits of our stage 3 package, with the addition of the Hybrid VGT The R380 is rated at 380 NM of torque, which comes out to 280 LB-FT. Out of the Box the Cummins R2.8 is rated at 330 LB-FT. Which means the R2.8 puts out 50 LB-FT or 18% more torque than the R380 was originally designed for. The R2.8 is capable of making around 380 LB-FT, which then equates to 100ftlbs or 38% over the torque rating of the R380. A frame and engine swap was my first Rover project, totally doable. You really only need a hoist for the motor etc. Agreed on building a rolling chassis first, even if you put junk axles under the current truck so that you never have an immobile hulk. That also means you can rebuild your original axles before putting them under a new chassis. Handling/Suspension upgrades. Handling modifications are often a priority for the Defender 110. If you set the toe out to 0.8 to 1.3 degrees on the front, and add some negative camber then cornering will usually improve. We would go to a maximum drop of 30mm - 36 mm on most models. S eries Land Rovers are often described as woefully underpowered for facing the great expanses or for modern highway traffic. Land Rover specs the Series III 2.25L engine with 8:1 head at 70 hp@4000 RPM and 120 lbft @2000 RPM. The 2.25L diesel is spec'ed at 60 hp@ 4000 RPM and 133lbft @1800 RPM. I jokingly used to tell people my 109 Dormobile They're all 3.332:1 in low range. - The props should be fine. - The back axle on 110's is a Salisbury which is more than up to the job, the half-shafts may want uprating if you're doing racing starts on tarmac. - The front axle is a Rover type, the half-shafts and CV's are fairly weak (although early 110's had stronger CV's and uprated parts r3GED5G.