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Mar 13, 2024 17:01:23 GMT
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Moving this thread from the showcase so I can add a few more details to ongoing works. Id like to introduce CliVE, my 1965 built Land-Rover Series 2a CliVE was my 21st birthday present, purchased sight unseen from Evilbay in 2009 This is how things looked after a galvanised chassis, bulkhead and front panel rebuild in 2011/2012 with lots of help from friends far and wide! Fast forward a few years and we are now running a 200tdi with a 5 speed gearbox and a P4x4 giving a reliable 35mpg at motorway speeds During the dreaded C19 lock down it became clear that my wife and I wanted to share our love of travel and adventure and rather than selling CliVE we decided to convert him into a 2 and a half person camper due to the arrival of our little boy. Plans were drawn up, metal was aqquired and a lifting roof was fabricated and fitted on my drive at home. Best decision ever! Sorry for the length of the thread but I hope atleast someone found it interesting. My wife and I are constantly trying to improve things and power steering is the next big improvement I’m gathering the bits to complete. Pete-with-a-V
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CliVE - 1965 - Land-Rover - LWB - Series 2A - 200tdi - PopTop - Camper.
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Mar 13, 2024 17:03:04 GMT
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Bringing us bang up to date with the joys of a daily driving a 200tdi Series 2a. This time last week I returned from work with cloud of steam from under the bonnet. A cursory look showed it to be coming from the front of the engine below the thermostat housing. Disassembly of the front end was commenced this week and it was quickly apparent the cause wasn’t any of the plumbing or gaskets rather the front core plug! Changing the front core plug on a disco 200tdi involves removing the timing case, timing belt and associated gears, pulleys and an awful lot of bolts that have never been undone since the motor first went together in the 80s. One of the thermostat to head bolts decided to play silly muppets with me but I managed to drill it out (lottery tickets were purchased subsequently) Removing the bottom pulley has killed my favourite breaker bar ☹️ Taking the cover off revealed a contaminated timing belt. The crank timing gear has chewed the timing case crank seal. Two snapped bolts and a fair bit of swearing later I have the new core plug fitted! I think i’m going to replace the timing case and cover while I am here as it is damaged in a couple of places not least in the first photo where the water pump bolt through the cover. I’m now waiting on a timing belt kit, a bottom crank gear and a few replacement bolts. I’ve put 75k on this timing belt that was fitted when I put the Tdi in 6 years ago so it’s due a change anyway. The lower timing gear has chewed the lip seal on the timing case which has allowed a little oil in and onto the belt which I’m kind of glad i’ve caught early. Pete Davenhill-Stevens-with-a-V
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Last Edit: Mar 13, 2024 17:04:01 GMT by steifbear
CliVE - 1965 - Land-Rover - LWB - Series 2A - 200tdi - PopTop - Camper.
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Ratchet
Part of things
The user formerly known as Thomas
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Mar 13, 2024 21:17:04 GMT
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had to do this to my project 110 a year or two back, such a great design I also found the belt was eating itself .. because the tensioner stud was pulling itself out of the cover, causing the belt to run out of true :I swapped over the cover and changed all the core plugs at same time coincidently, still got the old cover if you are in need of one.. albeit it will need a time-sert or helicoil fitted into it for the aformentioned damage.. was going to fix it myself but 1001 other things on the go meant its just been kicking around the workshop.
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Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization.
1971 vw beetle 1200 1978 international loadstar 1700 4x4 1987 landrover 110 1994 Yamaha FZR600r 2010 honda CBF100GT
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Mar 14, 2024 12:15:12 GMT
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Looks great! Would some windows in the back be beneficial when camping?
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67 VW Split bus 69 Beetle Cab 96 Jeep Cherokee XJ Sport
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Mar 14, 2024 18:48:30 GMT
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That poptop canvas looks right at home.
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glenanderson
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 4,107
Club RR Member Number: 64
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Mar 14, 2024 21:26:32 GMT
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Hello and welcome.
You’ll find the reception for modified stuff a little more relaxed here than on the S2C forum; as a result I’m a bit less grumpy here than I am on there. 🤣
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Mar 14, 2024 22:06:29 GMT
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Nice Landy! Looks like you were lucky with that timing belt. Make sure you get the bottom gear with the lip on both ends to stop the cambelt wandering off.
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Apr 15, 2024 19:45:49 GMT
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So to continue where we left off. After a little wait a new timing belt, idler, tensioner, lower gear, gasket and seal set, half moon key and a couple of replacement bolts arrived courtesy of Paddocks. The new belt is a Dayco but the idler and tensioner are britpart efforts. To begin with I still had the remains of a singular bolt to remove from the front of the block. This was achieved with some heat and a mini pair of stilsons courtesy of my great aunt. A lottery ticket was purchased straight after but I didn’t get lucky twice unfortunately The front of the block was the cleaned off ready for the timing chest to be refitted. The keen eyed among you will notice I have fitted two studs to the water passage on the right hand of the engine. This was corrected during final assembly! The timing chest was then degreased with the power washer and gunk and new gaskets and seals fitted. The gaskets are coated both sides in moli grease as my dad taught me. The timing case was then fitted to the front of the engine and the bolts up through sump pan fitted aswell as the FIP nuts. The 200tdi doesn’t have the troublesome P gasket that the later 300tdi suffers from however the gasket between the water passage in the block and the water passage on the timing chest was treated to a little high heat silicon as a belts and braces approach. The new crank timing gear was then fitted along with the timing belt, gears, idler and tensioner. The engine was then timed using the factory markings. After this the Haynes manual approach of fitting being opposite of removal takes precedence and the front end of the engine was put back together in an hour or so. It was at this point after refitting the intercooler I went to where I had stashed the copper end tanked 200tdi radiator (reads made out of poor quality wobbly children's play pony poop secondhand) to find it, along with a number tools had been stolen from the shed! :ranting So the job has stopped again while I’m waiting for a replacement to be delivered from evilbay. I have however taken the opportunity to upgrade to a triple row aluminium one Anyways I hope you found this mildly interesting. Pete With-a-V
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CliVE - 1965 - Land-Rover - LWB - Series 2A - 200tdi - PopTop - Camper.
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Apr 21, 2024 17:14:46 GMT
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I finally have CliVE back on the road following the discovery of a leaking core plug behind the timing chest on my 200tdi! Toby helped put it back together! I was able to take the opportunity to tidy a few things up under the bonnet including putting a new Ali rad in as my copper end tanked rad was stolen from the shed while CliVE was in bits. The Ali rad is from ebay and arrived in 2 days and was £10 more than a britpart plastic tanked one! A quick run out to check over everything completed and now planning a much needed repaint! Pete-with-a-V
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CliVE - 1965 - Land-Rover - LWB - Series 2A - 200tdi - PopTop - Camper.
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