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5 hours ago, landy_andy said:
Am using new BJ’s for now, realistically if they last 50,000km that’s prob 5yrs+ of use based on we only get 6 months of summer here if we’re lucky.
Was going to stick with 3.50:1 but assembled these tonight..... and measuring the WMS to the top BJ nut flat casting edge is 10”. On the truck the spacer & washer combo are 1.75” thick to give me the 10” of clearance from the WMS to the spring to miss the BJ nut.
So, that means I’ll need to build the axles out to a WMS/WMS of 64.5” to fit the front correctly.
My plan was to build the rear axle, fit it and work on the front next winter.... but.... plans change and I’ll just build both now at the same time. Will save a few bucks on water jet cutting setup as I can combine parts for both in the same thickness of material.
Probably won’t get them on for this summer as I need to spread the cost of the 3rd’s out unless I can find some S/H lockers but those are rare in 35 spline or the worn out.
What is this car used for/what tyre size are you aiming for?
Daan
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11 hours ago, RedLineMike said:
probably not, theres been a lot of hate because i bought stuff,
im enjoying what @landy_andy is doingI thought your car was for sale?
Daan
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from http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/stage1/stage1.htm:
Although the V8 was only officially available in the long wheelbase chassis, Land Rover produced a very small number of short wheelbase (88 inch) Stage Ones - a single prototype, followed by a batch of four vehicles, then a larger batch of 24 station wagons which all went to Trinidad. (This information comes from the Internet Land Rover Club's excellent Stage One Register pages.) Finally a single vehicle painted Inca Yellow and fitted with a number of one-off accessories and custom features for the 1982 Motor Show. The 88 V8 never made it into mainstream production - possibly because the vast majority of export markets preferred long wheelbase vehicles. At least three survive in the UK - one was in daily use by a hotel in Devon a couple of years ago, and another recently turned up at a Land Rover specialist in Wales. The yellow Motor Show vehicle recently appeared in a magazine article. If you have a Stage One with a rotten chassis, it would not be too difficult to rebuild it using an 88 inch chassis and rear body tub - this would be a truly awesome off road vehicle. Click below for more information on:
There is 3 in the uk, according to this so I think it is reasonably valuable. But whether it is worth shipping it out where you are is questionable. It may be worth shipping it to north america, closer to where you are and there is a big following there on land rovers, with high prices paid for anything out of the ordinary.
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Don't forget the dutch Jaguar entry. Runs on range rover running gear:
Full story:
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Always interesting to see a disqualified driver being disqualified from driving. at least he won't drive while he is in jail.
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they are fitted correctly in the picture; the flange is thicker and the hub is wider on early models. I much prefer the earlier version, as there is more engagement on the splines, and the bearings are further apart, which makes it better suited to large wheel offsets. Also, on the front, it will have a stronger CV. Disadvantage is that alloys don't fit, if this is your thing.
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As per the title: Croatia trophy is dead. No, not another COVID 19 cancellation, the organisation has send out letters to the people who entered and explained the reasons for this. I haven't read this myself, but Apparently Igor, the main organiser is having health issues, and as a whole Croatia trophy is no more. A shame, as is always was a mainstream event, with many people competing.
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Interesting. I had similar thoughts, but came up with using a disco rim, and fit a landrover centre inside it. But my main issue that worried me was how to get it to run true; so in the end I just gave them to someone who does banding for a living.
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On 4/3/2020 at 5:22 PM, Anderzander said:
Just like there is no sign of Land Rover on here at all ! Madness !
Scary statistics, considering the Grenfell disaster was caused by a hotpoint fridge freezer.
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2 minutes ago, monkie said:
No need to thank me - but I'll take it to the bank! When I'm not in labs I too am staying at home do work remotely where possible.
I want to reassure people of the truth as there is a lot of nonsense out there causing confusion. I don't want people to be anxious that we are all going to die and we aren't able to test - this is not true at all.
Its like a big game of chinese wispers going up the chain in the government, then to top ministers who appear on TV and the radio who (no fault of their own) can't accurately describe the science and is then misrepresented to the members of the public who (mostly) don't understand the science by the press who don't understand the science.
Interesting post on science and chinese whispers. Keep up the good work fella!
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2 hours ago, Ozzy50 said:
I noticed in the news that Gordon Ramsey had laid off 500 staff , I know he’s had to shut his restaurants but he earned £51 million last year , you would think a bit of that could have gone to keeping his staff in a wage until he can reopen , thousands have been let go from their work , some unavoidable, some down to pure greed and selfishness by the business owners . Sad times
Especially when he could have kept them on and let the state pay their wages.
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39 minutes ago, geoffbeaumont said:
In many organisations (most?) it's still seen as skiving. If you aren't present at your desk you're basically taking a holiday on company time. The fact that you're probably more productive than you would be with the distractions and commuting - and that half your co-workers are frittering their time away at their desks because they know they're largely judged by how long they are at their desk, not by how much they produce - is ignored in favour of plain, simple presenteeism (or however you spell it). I don't miss it!
I suggested working from home in the past, but this was always regarded as rediculous; now all of a sudden, it appears perfectly possible. I am enjoying the experience.
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This made me laugh:
https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/148842/marko-wanted-red-bull-drivers-to-contract-covid19
As long as we can race, the world is ok. Unbelievable, especially when immunity is not guaranteed.
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Vaccine is normally 12 months in peace time, so I think, governments are forcing pharmaceutical company's to cooperate with each other and I guess the government will also assist to shortcut and bend every rule in the book to get the vaccine out to the market quicker.
So probs. between 6 and 12 months in war time...Time for a poll!
Daan
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I am a bit reluctant to reply, but the 12 weeks lock down time and last night 6 months time seems all completely made up to me: this is over once a vaccine is produced and the entire population has been vaccinated. How long that takes is anyone's guess, but a year seems likely. At the moment it is even not clear whether people that have had the virus are actually immune.
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drill from 2 sides, regularly remove the swarf.
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16 hours ago, Turbocharger said:
Now imagine air springs, but instead of controlling the ride height there's a pipe between the front left and front right. The car would settle down slightly as the weight transferred equally across the axle, and there would be more grip as quickly as the air was able to transfer. LandRover have done this since L322/Disco 3 with a cross-axle valve, but the pipe they use is small so a lot of that work is done in the software too, which means it all looks very stiff and unnatural as these trucks make adjustments, and offroad progress is jerky. I'm hoping to make something much more responsive, even if I have to use a larger bore pipe.
Professor Rafferty (SimonR) inspired a lot of this work, and he found an important point by actually going and trying this - by cross piping the axle the effect is to support the vehicle at the centreline - there would be almost no static roll stiffness if both axles were cross-connected. That would be exciting at any speed, but if climbing or descending a slope it could destabilise the vehicle. My hope will be to only open the crossaxle valve on the uphill axle, should be easy enough with an accelerometer, so that the vehicle climbs a slope like a Robin Reliant (supported on the two rear wheels and the middle of the front axle) and descends like a Morgan three-wheeler (two front wheels and the middle of the rear axle). The traction benefit will be more marginal on the uphill axle, but I'd prefer to stay the right way up).
If you connect lh front to Lh rear and rh rear to rh front would have the same effect, but not the roll stiffness problem. On the road you can use the brake light signal to close the valve between front and rear. Also, if the axle height sensors realise you are not in a cross axle situation (so climbing a hill with the rear axle going up and the front axle coming down), you know this via the height sensors, and you can also close the valves. Or leave them closed all the time and only open when you sense cross axling.
Interesting project, keep the updates coming!
Daan
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My rant on Facebook today:
so today I went to tesco in Buckingham. Waiting 10 minutes to get in, ok, no problem. I was wearing a face mask. I was the only one. I might have got some looks from everyone, but who cares (Face masks have the added advantage that nobody recognises you). Anyway, the usual no toilet rolls or eggs that we are used to by now applied here too. There was kitchen roll though, problem solved.
The English family's were out in force dragging every member of the family along like they always do, drastically increasing the risk of infection. Social distancing has not made to Buckingham yet, especially in the queues.
The queues for the tills were about ten metres long, all along through the opposing isles.Tesco has a self scan system. This has the advantage of not needing to queue, which would also drastically reduce the risk of infection, so that is what I used. 1 other person used it too, the rest happily queued up, talking about the devastating corona virus with strangers.
It is the 'everyone need to change except me' mentality that is annoying me. The lack flexibility and adaptation displayed here means things are going to be worse than Italy in about 2 weeks time.
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Bearmach is currently open for business, but I suspect the roads are going to get closed by next week, so get your order in quick!
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6 hours ago, Anderzander said:
I’ve been told to work from home. It’s all a bit weird.
I’ve been through the process of thinking about whether I visit my mum. She’s old and not in the best of health and will need shopping - but the guidance and the sensible option seems to be keep away, particularly as my little girl is still in school so we are effectively in contact with hundreds of people.
Yet there’s loads of people out there still going to work and mixing quite freely. I guess even if the likelihood is very small the impact for her is potentially huge.Just communicate by phone and leave shopping in front of the door,should be ok?
I felt odd today going to work breaking a sweat, so decided to turn around and go home again. I dont have any of the symptoms of the virus though, so probably can do some working from home next week.
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There is around a 1000 people from all over Europe coming together, and they hand over cash money which is traditionally one of the worst carriers of germs; It sounds like the right decision to me. A shame, as I have a long list of bits I need.
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3 hours ago, lo-fi said:
Yep, I hear ya. Rusting tat everywhere!. I'm the tender age of 39.
I may yet keep one, but... A mate of mine bought a Ford Ranger recently. Its so useful by comparison, it's quiet, doesn't leak, cheap and doesn't break all the time. Mostly things I think no land rover has ever been, sad as it is to say. Character only gets you so far, so its been the final nail in the coffin for the poor old landy. I'd probably keep the V8 109 with the winch as that's got the most work in it. I'll see how I feel after shifting some stuff.
Its heartening to hear I'm not alone struggling for motivation, but really feel for everyone having a hard time. It's really not easy. We've got to be at the top of the market, so it may be as good a time as any to sell up for anyone considering it.
Bulkhead is a tricky one. Almost nothing decent around, particularly for a six pot, and a recon will cost as much as I'm likely to get back from the whole project.
The other part of the problem is this:
Nine months into overhauling it, with a team of eager volunteers beside me. Very hard to get motivated to fiddle with dissolving green oval tin on my own by comparison.
That's how I think about it. Hopefully I can find it all good homes.
Very nice, I saw that in Devon at the Dartmouth steam railway a few years ago. It is nice to be involved in something like that, but there is sting in the tail: no matter how much time and effort you put into it, you are always left empty handed at the end of it. Been there too in my younger years, I was volunteering at a dutch steam railway.
The landy, however is yours and with the price of classic landys the way they are, you could end up with something very valuable in say 20 years time.
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Shortcut to front differential removal required
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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You can remove the 7 bolts that hold the swivels to the casing l+r and pull the whole lot back abut 2 inch, so the diff can come out. Probable the easiest way.
Needs a 12 sided ring spanner, can't remember the size.
Daan