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  1. Has anyone tried this on an 88' or 109' and has pictures? As I'm about to embark on my axle swap for my 88' I may want to consider this
  2. Was looking for info on parabolics and found this thread. What caught my attention was the stabiliser. Eventhough it's not a Land Rover it seems interesting as a concept as I'd assume it helps in increasing traction on the elevated wheel in an offroad situation. http://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-wagons/1...ic-springs.html Is this the intended use for this and could this be applied for Series vehicles?
  3. Is the addition of track the same for Disco 1 axles, RR classic axles and Defender 90/110 axles; i.e. about 6 inches? Also are the track rods connecting the two wheels in front for all three types of axles? Asking as there seem to be significant challenges with track rod clearance on leavers... cheers
  4. interesting, the PM didn't arrive anyway txs I shall watch out for the pix; I'm sure there are a ton of other members keen ...
  5. I'm looking for pictures for a truck cab extension conceptually like Les Brook's. Unfortunately the pictures of his thread (http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=7006) seem to be gone and unfortunately I can't get any response on what happened. I want to reuse my existing bulkhead but inverted (i.e. the angled area will slant backwards as opposed to forward as in the standard position). As there's also some work involve on the tub my mechanic can't really picture this and hence I'd like to pass him some pictures as guide. Any hints? thanks
  6. Did you get any response from CPC? Also what's this concept of revolver? RPR also mentions this on his Tonk? Is this essentially a dislocating mechanism much like on coilers to extend articulation? Afternote: I guess I just an answer to my first question... a revolver is an extended "shackle" with a moving link in between from what I see which brings me to another question. Wouldn't body roll not be prohibitive on road unless the revolver is firmly locked onroad?
  7. So you're saying that going for a Series look I could use a standard 90 rear tub to fit the extra 4 or so inches? I still would retain the Series bulkhead and all the rest of the front (bonnet, rad grille, wings). Hardtop's not a problem as I'm running c truck cab. Of all the good advise so far I haven't heard yet whether the mounting points for the bulkhead and other key mounts are the same for the two chassis (except the wheelbase). I found a 90 chassis diagram but didn't find an 88'.
  8. Do you have any chassis dimensions/diagrams? I thought not only is there a diff in wheelbase? 88 vs 92.9 but also a longer overhang at the back (as per the comments from yellow). I haven't gotten the D90 (from scrap yard) so it's not a case of having two fully working vehicles and chopping them apart. The end result will have to have character (hence retaining the Series look). The question of path is not necessarily one driven by sanity only but also ease of achievement. Don't we all love our Land Rovers as this gives us "an excuse" to spend our time ? If I have a different wheelbase not only would I assume there's (significant) body work but also mechanical changes like drive train changes, prop shaft... I've read various posts about going the RR route as a base vehicle but never saw the Defender route to-date. So if you put yourself in a situation where the cost is not a deciding factor between RR (100') and D90 base would you still go the RR route?
  9. I might have the option of getting my hands on a D90 military spec. I'm playing with the idea of giving my 88' SIIa a mechanical "facelift". For this I'd get a "rolling D90 chassis" based on above D90 with the following components: - chassis - axles (discs all around) - suspension - power steering - engine (provided it's a 2.5L petrol) - (brake servo) And build a hybrid around this as follows: - cut chassis to 88' dimensions - (existing) SIIa front bulkhead - (existing) gearbox and drive train - (existing) SIIa bonnet, wings and radiator panel - (existing) SIIa rear tub I don't have chassis dimensions of both a D90 and 88' to compare but like to believe the D90 chassis could be cut so that the various holding/mounting points would be the same for the above existing components to be mounted on. Figure there would be two cuts: one after the front cross member and the second to shorten the "overhang" at the end. Anyone done this before? Comments? Pitfalls?
  10. muddy - would you mind showing those photos of the supercharged S1?
  11. You're right a number of people do that given trucks are much cheaper in Malaysia and real offroading takes place only in Malaysia. We do go offroad in Malaysia and have good friends up there (Johor 4WD club, LROM). I haven't take the 2.5 route into account but have written to ACR to understand the power/torque of a built up 2.5 engine. As this is a long term project I carefully evaluate the options.
  12. The ACR 2.8 is built from either a 2.2 5MB or 2.5 5MB Land Rover engine. In fact you can upgrade a 2.2 engine to 2.5 by changing the crankshaft and conrods.
  13. Bill, you can't import anything older than 3 years here - unless it's in component form (if I recall correctly) in which case it has to be to used for the same type model... another dead end. I'll still try the route of approval via certification from Land Rover when I get the time if I can get the local Land Rover agent (since Land Rover global dooesn't seem to be interested in this) to provide this. The actual engine could come from Malaysia as there's a sizable Land Rover population
  14. Phil, good point. In fact that was my first option. When I looked at the cost involved I thought this kind of money buys me a V8 which has more upgrade potential than ACR's 2.8p. I still might come back to this if the V8 route proves too hard to climb
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