Bigj66

Cheers, I think the clue may be in this: “Then I centred the steering box by rotating the input shaft until the marker on the side of the input shaft aligns with the arrow on the steering box.” I have that mark facing upwards, 90 degrees from this. I’ll align as that photo and measure again.

The pitman arm hasn’t been off the box so it should still be in the correct position but I’ll try it lock to lock in case the straight ahead position isn’t the central one. I just thought I’d ask about first in case others had come across it. On the rear of the box above the steering column UJ there is what looks like an alignment mark and with the pitman arm facing straight ahead this Mark is also in a top centre position. Although this may be unrelated, it did seem to make sense for checking wheel alignment.

Apologies, I should have used the proper terminology. I’ve measured from the centre of the hole in the pitman arm on the box where the ball joint passes through to the centre of the forward most hole on the swivel steering arm attached to the passenger side swivel housing. The track rod is connected to the rear hole on the steering swivel arm. The bit I’m uncertain about is whether the pitman arm should be pointing forward at 90 degrees to the axle when measuring or at an angle as that will impact the length of the drag link.

Has anyone fitted a P38 power steering box to the outside of their chassis and had a drag link made up to connect to the series swivel arm? If so what was the length of the drag link from the centre of the swivel arm to the centre of the steering box arm with the arm pointing straight ahead? Mine measures 970mm but Gwyn Lewis supplies them off the shelf and says they should be 1015mm. It’s a big difference. My wheels are parallel to the chassis and the steering arm is 90 degrees to the axle.

Am I the only one here who hasn’t got a clue what you IT geeks are talking about? 🤣🤣 I’m a man of simple needs, just want to be able to type my words and post my photos 😉 Can we swear now? Seriously, it does look ‘fresher’ now so good work 👍

I’m probably not going to be matching any existing panels as most are going to need a repair here and there or a new panel entirely so I’ll be back to bare metal anyway. A matt finish of the marine blue would be what I’m aiming for so I will probably need to get that mixed as a batch.

They don’t reuse the nest the following year but will come back to the nest site. You can get powder to put down that will deter them. My workshop is guarded by it. I’ve got it everywhere in the joists. Your woodpile provides a ready source of nest building materials and winter hibernation for the queens 😉

My worst nightmare 😬 I’d have to call in a nuclear strike on them 💥

It’s just something I’m looking into at the moment for the front panel as it’s getting blasted and I don’t want it being left unprotected between the time it’s finished and I can get it home for a coat of primer. If you handle powder coated items with care they’re usually ok. However, I don’t want to take the chance of a colour mismatch between any colour coat applied by them and the rest that I will apply myself either, so I’ll probably just ask them to apply a primer coat after it’s been taken back to bare metal and finish it myself.

Reason being is that the front panel has gone off for blasting and powder coating and I have the option to have the powder coating as just a primer or, with the top coat too if I can provide them with the RAL colour. I’ve seen the LR colour reference but also this 5228 RAL number: https://www.carpentergoodwin.co.uk/Products/Tractor-Paints-Vapormatic-and-Kramp/522812KR

Can anyone confirm that RAL 5228 is the correct code for Landrover Marine Blue paint?

Is the exhaust valve bent? Does it move freely within its range of travel without sticking?

I was on the way to B&Q this afternoon and for the first time ever I passed one of the new Defenders. I was struck by how small it seemed compared to the 110 I was driving. And the driver didn’t wave........🙄 ’Nuff said 😐

I’m fitting a ZF auto to my S3 SWB. I have a build thread in the members section that might give some information. My daughter also has physical limitations which is partly my motivation for doing the conversion.

Does anyone have a photo of the V8 exhaust down pipes running over the bell housing crossmember on a SWB S3? I’m trying to establish whether the 3.9 RRC manifolds and non cat downpipe/Y piece will fit in the standard V8 conversion position without modification.

I could yes, but at the price I’ve been quoted for the system along it would probably become very expensive and I don’t need the extra power that they may or may not bring so I’m happy with cast manifolds.

Just on that topic, what would be a ball park figure for a stainless V8 system without manifolds but with two silencers? I’ve been quoted £1300 plus vat locally but not sure how that compares against what others have experienced.

I once had an intermittent fuel pump cut out issue on my RRC. Turned out that the wiring loom was shorting on the exhaust when cornering. Point being that it could be something daft like that so it’s worth eliminating the basics first.

From my previous post. ”I used a spirit level across the rim edge and steel rule to measure the 72mm from the naive outer face. I couldn’t photo it as my hands were full. So just shy of 3”.” Thanks for you help and information but I now have the answers I needed and I’ve decided to go down a different route now and keep my existing rims.

Yes I have the 6.5” rims that I’ve been posting about since I started this thread. The sarcasm really isn’t helpful.

The only query I have with the Heystee kit is whether the metric hub they provide is the same depth as the RRC one that I’ve used to convert my axle to CVs. I’ve emailed them to ask.

Cheers I’m always happy to share except I don’t have any...🤷‍♂️

For anyone researching this conversion, this is the point that the clash between the caliper and the standard ‘L’ profile rim occurs. The score mark is visible to the left of the rivets.

272309 looks interesting to me. Is there any information available on what the deepset measurement is for that rim?

I trust Gary and his Brummie ruler.👍