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Hi Folks Now that I have decided to turn the whole transmission, is it any good to turn the diffs pinions upwards in order to reduce the angle? I can see that if the diff nose is upped by 2" then there is the same hight difference as before turning the transmission. Are there any drawbacks I have overlooked, I know that is involves some fabricating ie I have to do some thing to get the castor right is there by the way any advantage in increasing that now that I am at the "fabric" work ? Regards Ole.

Hi Bill It looks very nice, where are the oil hoses connected to the box? What is the purpose off the "hump" on the top off the thick plate right in front off the box? Regards Ole.

Hi Folks Here are som epics from Bill they have been around the world to get here so be carefull with them

Hi Jericho. I just love that, your are the first one to make me aware off my miss spellings. I am not always careful enough, do remember I am not from an English speaking country Kind regards Ole.

Hi Bill I am running a set up for shocks as per Gon2Far so the shock is just where the steering box is if it is fitted on the outside. An other reason for keeping the stuff inside the rails is that it helps on the center off gravity!!! Re surgery, that is no problem it is a pure bread challenge vehichle thoug still road legal. I have mailed you my emailadrs. Looking very mush forwar to the pics.

Hi Betsy. Yes that is seen before both at the place where you have encountered the problem but also right behind the eyes, we are some folks that have thought that a bit on this. We think that there is two issues, the breakaged you have had we think is due to axle wrap. And the breakaged behind the eyes we think is due to the fact that with parabolics there are only a few layer to take up the twist in the spring in its longitudinal direction, wich you can not do much about, except chose some spring brand that is not as prone to it as others. The breakage behind the eyes we have seen mostly on RM's and not much on other brands. Your kind off failure has been seen on almost all the good springs RM's TIC's and CPC. Wether we have not seen it on British spring's they just bend!!! So it is also dawn to the compromise the manufature makes in his product. I do however think that an axle anti wrapbar will help on this plus offcourse give improved traction. I know it is not much off a comfort merely just a statement off facts. regards Ole.

Hi Bill That is actually also the ones I have stopped at or perhaps LJ70, I do how ever not like the outboard plasement, it colides with me tyres and shocks, so I had a thought why not use a righthand drive unit placed inbord on a lefthand drive?? Regards Ole. Ps I a looking very much forward to see some picys.

Hi Folks When is it due time to selebrate 40 years for the LWT is it this years degember or is not until next spring? Regards Ole.

Hi Greg. I am very pleased with TIC springs, Rockies have turned out to be not quite as sprongy as TIC's, British Springs are to soft do not last very long before they get "tired". That is my expirience. There though one problem, it seems to be very very hard to get hold off TIC's and they are very pricy 800 euros, have anybody bought some lately and what did they pay Ole.

Hi Fridge. Jolly good to hear, while we have been waiting for the "propper" test drive results I have been thinking on how you have sorted/figured out the geometry off the bars/ shakles. It looks on the pics like the short bar is using a long shakle and the long one is using a short one!!! erhmm... explanation please. Kind regards Ole. Ps Having seen the Pics in the 7S tread it no wonder you got some mal function with the digi cam

Hi Fridge.. I would like to have a facility with a switch so that when I am using my hydpump I do not need to be on the throtle with the foot but can do like in the old days with the hand throthe on the diesels, just set it at an apropiate rpm. That is what I am looking for. Regards Ole.

Hi Sheep.. Come spring I will have more to tell as I am taking a 2,5l petrol out to 2,95 l and either megasquirt it or if i can have a high rpm idle ie 1500-2000 rpm control option then I am going to use a DTA system. I am looking for aprox 125hk at 4500-5000rpm and 17-20kgm at 1500-2500rpm I have done a 2,5 based on 2.25 3main taken out to 2,5l and got 17,5kgm at 1400 and 18,7kgm at 2300 and 80hk.at 4500rpm. So with 2,95l I hope to get atleast over 100hk and close to 20kgm. Perhaps Fridge knows if i is possible to have a facility so that one can have a governed engine speed off ie 1500-2000rpm? Regards Ole.

Hi Fridge.. So how was it sunday??? Regards Ole.

Hi Twizzle. That is an reinforced axle housing. Kind regards. Ole.

Hi Crossy. I can not take the roff off, has to be there or I will have to have a 6 point rollcage (regs), can do with 4 when the roof is keept and a "shaved" truckcap is less then that and gives protection for rain I am not a pussy but we do on an average 200 road miles between sections and have to keep roadbook and so on dry. The skidplate is precisly what I am heading for, crossmembers up between rails and then a plate off 5 mm Si1 alu as skidplate bolted to them and the rails. Si1 is almost as strong as ordinary steel. Regards Ole.

Hi Lewis Thats very nice looking forward to that. Regards Ole.

Hi Si I tink Gareth Almond uses something like that, he races ia leafer in NORC. But what I am after is more like the set up used on coilers from Rover, but not nescesarily made of Rover parts. The ram thing is nice and simple to fit but there is no weight saving there. Ole.

Hi fridge. Looks very nice, how much ahve you tested this setup. Ole.

Hi Crossy. I do not like the idea off lifting the two heaviest items on the truck, if I can I will lower the engine wich I hope will be possible perhaps not much but every thing counts on competition truck. Ole.

Hi Lewis. Yes please pictures and if possible weight, does it sit inside or ooutside the reails? Chers Ole.

Hi Fridge I know but it must be possible to find something as strong as the Rover units but not as heavy some US stuff perhaps?? Ole.

Hi Folks. I am not shure if this the right place, if not then it most be moved to series. I am going to go powerassist on my LWT, but but since I am or it is on a weight saving diet what to use? What is the lightest/ strongest, it is not a necessity that it is a Rover thing, Toyota or whatever will work is ok, as long as it is light and strong and it fits inside the rails. For the steering linkage I have seen some in alu but where where they used? RRC or Disco or ?? I am thinking of the part thatis ment to split in case off a frontal hit. Regards Ole.

Hi White.. Thanks for sorting the link Kind regards Ole.

Hi Fridge. Yes SAAB uses some that works like them, the ones on your pic is some costly racy things I think I think I paid 50£ for an OE SAAb one. Regards Ole.

Yes but that one is also solved either by using a series II bell or by welding up that hole and using a slave cylinder from a SAAB I do not know what it is called but it is a cylinder that the input shaft goes through one saves a lot off weight in that way. But thanks for pointing that one out. Kind regards Ole.