Daan

Fridgefreezer does normally all the ranting here and explains you the search function. But thanks for the kind words, we normaly only hear the negative comments. Daan

Is the MSA license not meant to be some kind of driving license that can be taken of you when you have been caught cheating/bashing/swearing/handbagging/nitpicking/moaning/naming and shaming/hitting/blagging/fixing a race/all other things that baddies do in order to win? Is there any other reason that there is some kind of control over who is competing, like someone who is banned due to drink driving for example? I mean, ok it is more hassle, but if we all think the sport should move on, then we shouldnt start a slanging match over every time someone introduces rules IMO. Daan

get a small holesaw, like a spotweld drill (if its long enough) and drill out the remains that way. then use keensert to get a thread back in. Or, if you grind a groove in the remains, get the block redhot locally and try to remove it with a screwdriver. Third option: Sorry, running out of ideas! Daan

the sure way to do this is to measure the diameter horizontally, with a set pressure, and the car fully loaded. It would remove all discussions. Daan

Have you got a powercurve? The fact it is achieving the RPM is not to say it is actually achieving much power. Daan

The engine wont like it, as stated before, but more importantly, there is little point. above 4000RPm, the time you give the mixture to burn is vey little, and the piston is at the bottom by the time the pressure has maxed, being of no use whatsoever. You might achieve 5000 RPM or more, but it wont give you much (if any) more power. Thats why on diesels, tuning is all about getting more fuel and air into it, rather than increasing revs as you would on a petrol. In my humble opinion anyway.... Daan

Always good to hear a voice of experience...I stand corrected. It is a bit strange that they arent more widely used, I have never seen one in my life. Daan

I believe the reason of the tracta joint not being used more widely is one of wear: when going round a corner there are highly loaded components sliding against each other, whereas in CV's or UJ's, there is only rolling resistance, resulting in less wear. Daan

Sorry, hadn't worked that out from your post, but anyway, we are saying the same thing.

I have, but this was a long time ago. I think the plate that bolts on to the block needs to be thinner, to bring it closer to the cam. potentially use the original 2.5 plate and cut some holes to make it work. I think that was the solution, but have a look if that works first. Daan

What Landy would you build? The one you like. And what that is, is going to be up to you. All I would say is that running costs are going to be an issue, and before 2000 for cheap tax and diesel power would be my advice. You could say that few miles mean low running costs,and it wont be such a problem, but try to imagine how much road tax or a litre of petrol will be in 5 years time. Daan

Navy is forest friendly, and not particularly garage friendly. I mean 1 day in the garage and navy becomes black, but a black t-shirt I can wear for weeks on end. Think practical, chaps. Daan

I dont think you can fit 3.54 c+p onto a 4.7 carrier, because of the offset, like bill mentioned now being the wrong way. You would need a spacer with negative thickness, which hasn't been invented yet. Daan

Would go for a t-shirt meself, but I suggest garage friendly rather than office friendly, cos that were they will end up being used. The HOFS ones in black are perfect for that. Daan

Hi, As the topic says, I was about to put the engine back in the car today, and the hydraulic hoist stopped working. I took it to bits, and I think the release ball valve didn't seal well, which I think I can solve. The oil was a bit dark as well, so I need to replace it. Will ATF work for this, or do I need to get hydraulic oil? And where do i get this round bicester? Cheers, Daan

Of all the ways to save weight, those 2 options sound like the least appealing options . As mentioned before, a lightened flywheel would be of no advantage, unless you are doing comp safary, maybe. Daan

Discussion regarding regulations now moved to a different topic. Daan

Right, following the discussion, and the thread going of in a tangent, I started a new one, and moved the comments regarding this subject. Neil is quite right, he is organizing this championship, and does a good job and has brought the sport to the level it is at now, so people go for it or dont. I am the starter of all this chat, and although I still dont see the logic of the class structure, would say all the best to Neil and the AWDC on this years championship. It is good to throw some ideas around regarding regulations, not only for the howling wolf, but for any challenge event in the uk, because different organizers have different rules, which is not ideal for the sport to progress I think. Daan

(How many people actualy run 33" tyres, most entry level competetors will have somthing like a 35" simex Most people that have a basic car, say greenlane spec would have that tyre size. Whether you want to attract these people, is up to the organizer, but it would attract many people if the rules were like this. (this is for fun, no big sponsers Considering the prize of a lot of cars now going into tens of thousands of pounds, people have mobile workshops and go and do events every other weekend, I unfortunately have to say that that statement is B0ll0cks. You could argue whether my suggested tyre sizes are what people want, and this we can argue, but I would have thought that both Neil and Carl do agree with me that tyre size are very important for the endresult, and my point is that the rules never mention a tyresize. Not trying to offend anyone. Daan

But I would consider it if the ruling was different. Happy new year to you too! daan

Found this link: http://www.naoffroad.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t2323.html Daan

I had a look at the regulations, and I am stumped to see that the most important parameter of an offroad vehicle, tyre size is not part of the regulations. I would think you could drop all these rules and set a max tyresize for all classes and youre done. I would suggest the following: Class 1 33 inch, no difflocks, standard layout(for newcomers) class 2 35 inch, front steer only (because that is what most people run) Class 3 40 inch, open (to not make the field to diverse and avoid to deep ruts for the lower classes) The rest follows from there automatically. You could run hydrosteer in class 2, but there is little point if you only run 35s, so that would level it of nicely. The windscreen rule, sory but how is a windscreen make you more or les competitive? When it rains maybe... The only event I have seen were a class system actually works is Ladoga. As you might have guesed, the deciding factor is tyre size, because that is the most important. They also have a ruling for portals, the max tyresize is around 2 inch smaller for these. I think that is a fair way which keeps it interesting for everyone. tyre sizes are measured horizontaly with a caliper, the car fully laden, and the tyres inflated to 2 bar. The weighing factors on result make very little sense imo. Imagine a grid with F1 cars and f3 cars together. You race, the f1 car wins, the fastest f3 comes fourth, but wins caus his weighing factor is favourable. This creates a championship which is not believable for the public or the competitiors, so a non starter in my opinion. The way things are at the moment, I have no interest in entering, simply because I could end up competing against someone with 44 inch tyres in my class. Daan

I thought the bit were jeremy had to go back to get his mobile phone, which turned out to be 10 metres away funny. Sounds about right about the speed you go at. I did wonder about the rollcage thing, they werent fitted while traversing the most dangerous roads... Maybe a rollcage isnt any help when you drop down those cliffs.

Looks fun. Mike's Tomcat is always a favourite of mine. Daan

I doubt it. I never understood anyone who would fit an electric fan to an intercooled off road vehicle. It is the only way I can see to make any use of the intercooler at low speeds. Some challengetrucks now remove the I/C altogether, claiming that there is less lag. Probably true, but if there was an electric fan in the first place, there wasn't much point having it anyway. I just keep things simple, have the original viscous and intercooler, and make sure it is all sealed wel, so the airflow will go through intercooler and rad. Daan