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Feb 11, 2018 20:24:01 GMT
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The left hand sleeve of one of my sets of overalls is loosely stitched with them.
They're also an excellent way to hold the plastic arch extensions onto a Defender.
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Feb 11, 2018 20:10:55 GMT
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anyway - back to the 'rods Controversial? I quite like it, shame it's a 3d model, as it's a perfect interpretation of the hot rodding ethos. Quite how you'd define it, I'm not totally sure, but then if I have to ask I wouldn't understand anyway?
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It is generally accepted that a hot-rod is a 1948 and earlier body style that has been modified for enhanced driving performance, top speed, and/or to accelerate faster. More form over function than pretty paint and wheels I know pre 48 seems to be a common theme, but I always looked at hot rodding to be doing something a bit mad with a vehicle that wasn't really in the original brief. This Land Cruiser for example. More pictures and info hereOr just something that's well modified, and suave looking, like this P6. Fair enough full fender cars are perhaps edging toward 'lead sled' style, but isn't that part of the hot rodding culture too?
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One doesn't complain when gifted an engine!!!
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Your main issue here is that the input gear on the transfer box relies on the tailshaft for the gearbox to support it. The transfer box has no method of support for the gear at the front, and only a needle bearing to stop sideways movement of the shaft behind the gear.
The Ashcroft LT77 conversion kit includes new parts to convert the box/input gear to a fully supported type (taper roller bearing at each end) As is the case with the LT230.
It has been done before, but requires a reasonable amount of machining work to get it all together, which is another part of the reason that an LT230 would be a better option for a remote mount setup.
Either way, good luck with it!!!
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Happened to me a few times in the past few days.
I was about to post a thread about it, and found this one.
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I always thought sharks teeth graphics looked better on narrow noses, such as aircraft or racing cars. In that vein, how about the shark inspired livery of the 2001 vintage Jordan EJ11.
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your skills are required here, accommodation tea, pizza and tools provided Now if money were on offer I could be tempted to sack off the day job and come weld Range Rovers instead...
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Is this the M51/ZF box conversion that was being discussed on the Land Rover BMW conversions group the other night?
Should be excellent.
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I think you just don't use all the bits from a twin kit? yours for £50 posted? A generous offer sir, I shall see if they can do a kit for a single vanos setup, as the rocker gasket will be different on the twin, otherwise it seems a good option.
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Having looked at a few pictures of a CA I see your point.
I'd say the Frontera chassis wouldn't be a bad base if you could find a solid one with the Isuzu diesel. Of course the other option if you end up with a longer chassis, especially as you're going to end up with a somewhat lifted four wheel drive look, would be make up something like a Roo Bar (ARB do some visually pleasing examples) to disguise the extra bit sticking out front.
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A Range Rover is either 100 or 108 inches depending if it's a standard or LSE model. P38 (second generation) ones are 108"
The basic chassis design is similar between the defender, classic range rover and Discovery 1, so the relocated shock absorber setup could quite easily be transferred over to any of the earlier coil sprung chassis.
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Thanks for that.
Google found the X8R site, but they only seem to sell double Vanos kits, so I thought it worth asking. Maybe worth a phone call in the morning.
Hack engineering don't seem to have any stock for 3 or 4 weeks, which is a bit if a pain. Perhaps worth calling to ask, although their prices are near double those of X8R.
The beisan guide makes it seem A simple enough job though, so once I've got the bits and a set of timing tools in happy to attack it with confidence.
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The Land rover could be ok i like the idea of that but the prices and the front top hat on the front suspension may be a problem. The 'top hat' on the front suspension isn't a difficult work around. They're the shock absorber mount, which can be easily relocated. Later classic Range Rovers with air suspension had extra bracketry added to allow the shock absorber to be mounted differently with the bottom mount lower, and the top of the shock absorber just above the top of the chassis rail. The steering setup is also fairly easily altered, with tried and tested methods to relocate the box and connecting to a wheel in a variety of locations on the chassis.
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Having deduced the Vanos seals in my M52 have failed I'm looking to replace them.
Timing tools are easy enough to get hold of, however I'm wondering where the best place in the UK to get myself a Single Vanos seal kit in the UK.
Also, is there any real benefit to the 'anti rattle kit' offered by beisan and others? What does it do?
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Land rover 90 with front axle moved forward 3" The Land Rover 90 is about 92.9 inches wheelbase, it was rounded down to 90 for marketing purposes. It really depends what you want to do with the conversion, and where the engine needs to be to work I suppose? Frontera SWB isn't a bad call, although the chassis' aren't as meaty as the Land Rover ones.
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Jan 31, 2018 20:47:15 GMT
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Afraid not. He decided to keep it.
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Looking pretty decent for all the work that's gone into it though.
I've previously found that the 'bulkhead' mount on the front of the football is best dealt with by sawing it off, and adding slicing through the footwell from the inside in line with where the mount should be. Make your new mount so that it sticks through the slots you've cut, bolt it up, then fold over what's sticking through and weld in.
Much easier than trying to do it upside down in the engine bay when it's got an engine in the way.
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Jan 30, 2018 13:15:20 GMT
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That actually looks pretty smart.
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Jan 29, 2018 19:35:40 GMT
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Middle management saloon cars are pretty dull too.
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