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Dec 18, 2014 19:34:41 GMT
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It could be the silencer making the exhaust louder with he larger tailpipes like a megaphone?
On an old diesel Mondeo I used to have, the rear silencer fell off. Eventually I replaced it with a straight length of 2" diameter tube, never noticed it making a different noise at all, it was pretty well insulated from noise to start with.
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sowen
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Dec 18, 2014 19:18:41 GMT
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Ah yes, that was what I was thinking of! I knew I'd seen something similar but couldn't put my finger on it, cheers
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Hi, I'm presuming this is for the P6 drag racer? How about using the P6 caliper? Then it will balance with the front brakes. The Ford Zodiac Mkiv used the same caliper out by the wheel, should be easy to fabricate a mount as you already have something to hand to copy. Colin Almost but not quite.... It's for my SD1, back axle is howling, grumbling and banging away underneath, I want a taller diff ratio but they seem to be extremely rare and priced accordingly, not to mention I also fancy dropping an LSD into it too which also costs big money, and still left needing to rebuild an axle with NLA parts. My thinking has gone to the P6 drag car ideally could do with the slightly narrower Scimitar SE5A axle which will make clearance easier under the back, leaving me with the Scimitar SE6A axle. I've found a powerlock LSD unit that will fit and the right ratio (just waiting on it to come through the post), so that really leaves sorting the hubs and brakes, which I have a few ideas and options I'm researching right now The swinging caliper isn't really what I want, compact, lightweight, and I happen to have a few lying about, but I'd rather see if there are any twin piston or entirely independent handbrake calipers for discs first, it's been a few years since people started doing disc brake conversions to Scimitar axles and there may be a better alternative readily available now
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sowen
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Dec 17, 2014 21:32:00 GMT
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Does anyone have any suggestions of disc brake calipers with handbrake linkage, and not the sliding caliper type? I know of the Jaguar brake caliper, twin piston with the handbrake pads hanging off the end, just wondered if there was anything else readily available out there?
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Reliant Scimitar 4HA axlesowen
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Dec 14, 2014 17:25:36 GMT
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Thanks but well out of budget by a long way
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sowen
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Reliant Scimitar 4HA axlesowen
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Dec 14, 2014 12:54:38 GMT
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Has anyone got or know of one going spare cheap?
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Ex' Silencer packing... sowen
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I've used regular house-grade fibreglass wool, only because we had some leftover from insulating the garage! Worked fine, still fitted
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sowen
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Dec 10, 2014 19:15:55 GMT
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Is this advance bookings only or is there a certain amount of turn up on the day and hope there maybe some slots free?
I'm interested but don't know if/when I'm free until very close to the dates due to work commitments, and also need to sort out my fleet of toys too!
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sowen
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L-series won't fit without serious involved work, and that's coming from someone with a 5 banger in the front of a P6
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sowen
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Ooops! I have a line of three 2.5" holes just there on mine Do you have the awful plastic hinge bushes on the bonnet hinges? It doesn't look it from the photos, all the family Land Rovers have at least a finger sized gap between the bonnet and the wing.
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sowen
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Argh this is ridiculously excellent. I've always loved your engineering solutions. Makes me want to go out and improve my welding because mine is still bird curse word in comparison. Thanks , get a decent big powerful welder and decent gas, will help no end Heh. Cool as. Going to keep it grandpa beige or something a little sharper? Staying as is, maybe more dirt, scratches and dents, completely no interest in the bodywork on this one! oh my, this is going to be tough as old boots. Love the effort you're putting into suspension design, especially the rear geometry for hard launches. I cannot put into words how much I'd like to see a wheel lifting diesel P6 sleeper. I'd be over the moon if it cocks a wheel, will need moar welding first
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Great work as usual, makes me think I should spend more time in the garage If I didn't keep getting distracted I'd probably be done by now! Moar progress! The coilover top adapters are mostly fabricated, enough to get the car in a running and driving state Springs delivered and fitted, I chose 8" 600lb in the end Coilover first trial fit with spring fitted, and needed the collar winding up a bit to get them a little further away from the bumpstops! The front wing was thrown back on, bounces a little more than I'd hoped but the damping is set on it's lowest and I was planning on running it also with the original dampers in place
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The Beast of Turinsowen
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I find the flames coming out of the two exhaust stubs simply mesmerizing!
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sowen
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Nov 30, 2014 22:50:46 GMT
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A couple of ideas I have for mine are slightly raising the bonnet so there's a clear gap all round to the wings to let air out, and make the spare wheel carrier in the centre into another air outlet.
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sowen
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Nov 30, 2014 21:11:13 GMT
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Diesel p6 is going to confuse a lot of people never mind a compound charged one! Got a bit more done today, started making the bulkhead coilover mount, it's tacked together so I can check the operation of the suspension from full compression to full drop, and it seems to be fine, only issue is that at full up the clearance to the inner wing outer stiffener will hit the tyre, so either that would need notching or the mount spacing down a little I've started dismantling the other side and have ordered a pair of 600lb springs hoping they will be suitable...
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sowen
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Nov 30, 2014 15:45:14 GMT
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Fair enough! You're probably one of the first to try though.. looks good. I know some dampers refuse to damp if the're operated in a horizontal position- though that's probably more due to the way the oil sits Interesting to see, think air would be good, looks like there's a fair bit of lever advantage on the front there. --Phil I know normal dampers generally like to be primed before fitting, and you can often feel the air when they've been on their sides, the AVO's worked smoothly out of the box in all orientations, I had to mess about with them before fitting . I measured about 3" of total travel at the top for full articulation of the wheel, so only a short airbag would be needed up front, the rear is more conventional with approximately 6" of travel so a more common 4x4 sized airbag would fit there I think. Those dampeners are exact same engineering as full suspension down hill mountain bikes use, or enduro/ motocross cycles. Many DH bikes have the rear shock in horizontal position under top horizontal frame tube and work nicely. That manufacturer has many bike shocks in their production line. So, no worries about those dampeners. If for some odd reason the dampeners do not work it is due to the needle valve in the dampeners piston, and also it tells you that the assembly has been done initially wrong. My friend works with Ohlins and white brothers shocks for MTBs and MX bikes and the key thing is to get all the air bubbles out. All bubbles. It is done under vacuum and is done with prescision pump.
The fab work for these front shocks is suberb. Keep at it mate.
Cheers from Finland.
-Hessu- Thanks
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Nov 29, 2014 21:04:41 GMT
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Are those dampers going to work properly on their side? --Phil The supplier didn't seem to be concerned about them being horizontally mounted, and they appear to move ok in all orientations so I think they'll be alright. It's hard to find specific details on how others have fitted coilovers to the front of the P6.
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Nov 29, 2014 19:00:25 GMT
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How exactly do you go about changing the cc on a log book these days? You write it on the v5 and post it to the DVLA. Wait 3 weeks. Get sent a built up vehicle report. Panic about getting a Q plate, send receipts, photos and an autobiography. Wait 2 weeks with no response. Constantly panicking and trying to think of ways to appeal. V5 comes back with the number changed. Simples How muchh info did you have to put in the built up report? I've never heard of or seen one so really curious As for the hot engine bay, how much of the inner wings are still there, cutting some holes in them and as Smiler says some extractor fans could help? Has it got an engine driven fan or electric cooling fans fitted? I had a chronic hot engine bay in my old V8 series Land Rover, cut plenty of holes in the bonnet to let the heat out, but that only made a small improvement. I think an engine driven fan constantly running would've helped getting some of the hot air out. Also, some decent heatshields between the carbs and the exhaust, my Rover P6 2000 had the carbs sat very close to the exhaust manifold and between them was a double skinned shield which seemed to work. I will eagerly await the promised drive-by video
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Nov 28, 2014 18:32:26 GMT
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Keeping up with the theme of not finishing anything before starting something else, I've begun on upgrading the front suspension Out of curiosity, I've been wondering for a long time just exactly how low can a P6 go, so after a lot of grunting and straining, I popped one of the front springs out and raised the wheel up on a block to have a look... Now this has really set my mind off, to the point where I'm seriously considering air suspension as a means of raising and lowering it for normal driving, shows and racing... In the meantime, I could do with a quicker and easier way of adjusting the front suspension for height and loading, so with the jack I raised and lowered the suspension leg to re-familiarise myself with the front suspension geometry and take measurements for coilovers. At full up the tyre is just touching the 'hockey stick' inner wing stiffener and the top leg balljoint pressing against the top of the inner wing Next was out with the tapemeasure so I could begin thinking about what size coilover would be most suitable in the space available I made it at approximately 3" travel at the spring for 8" travel at the wheel, unfortunately the space available wouldn't allow a coilover of that travel to fit without any modifications, so a hole was drilled in the bulkhead spring retaining cup to see how it was constructed and space available behind and the pushrod cut off the bellcrank With an extra 2" space in the bulkhead cavity, and nothing behind that except for the glovebox inside, the choice was made and a pair of coilovers ordered Next up is making the brackets to attach the coilovers and choosing a suitable spring to fit, so far my guesstimates based on an online spring calculator are indicating 600lbs, a little more thought is needed before I can commit on that
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