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I would be less worried about the brake servo, and more about the master cylinder: in theory, the master cylinder used in the drum setup is different from the disc setup; This is to do with residual pressure in the system when not applying the brakes. The drum setup has some residual pressure in the system, the disk setup has n't or has very little.
Of course, people have swapped and changed the brakes around and had no problems. But something else to consider. Also master cylinder diameter is probably different. You can just try the setup you are planning and see how it works. There is always this: https://www.mcgillmotorsport.com/brake-products-brake-residual-valves/
What is heystee suggesting?
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23 hours ago, JohnnoK said:
Is that your one, Daan?
No, this is a LWB, and mine is in more bits than this one.
O, and not given up on it yet..
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fit an engine hoist on a swivel?
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On 2/19/2020 at 4:33 PM, Chicken Drumstick said:
We are both diehard Land Rover fanatics too. And own older proper Land Rovers. But it is a shame that our favourite marque seems completely uninterested in wanting offer vehicles we’d like to purchase. Instead they seem obsessed with having the biggest range of essentially the same SUV just in different sizes and price points.
I recently read a review of Which? magazine of the new Suzuki. The verdict was to avoid it all cost: bad road manners due to prehistoric suspension, bad fuel consumption compared to your average SUVs, lots of body roll and a very basic interior spec. So basically all the ingredients of a proper off roader. So the consensus of the average motorist is not to buy a proper off roader any more, basically.
So perhaps land rover has got it spot on with the new defender. Time will tell.
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On 2/20/2020 at 7:34 AM, Naks said:
Is it just me or is the storage box right in the mirror view?
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11 minutes ago, Mutley said:
And here's me thinking it was going to be a lass with enough money to buy her own drinks!?! 😂
Here here....
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Just MOT it. If it is good it will pass, if it's not, well at least you know. This removes all arguments.
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23 hours ago, Snagger said:
I have been reading a lot of EV, battery and PV articles over the last year. Current figures for real world PV are average of about 10%, with the newest tech, very expensive stuff around 20%. More encouraging is the battery development, specifically solid state batteries and sodium ion batteries. Most of both types under development have over double the capacity of Lithium ion batteries, with much greater cycle capacity, far better temperature resilience and fast charges. The best bit is that sodium based batteries should also be very cheap as their resources mostly come from sea water. More than range anxiety, the limiting factor for EVs is the cost of the batteries - if they can make batteries at 1/4 the cost with twice the energy capacity and longer life, then it’s a done deal.
I don't think we need much more in the way of development of batteries, if the Tesla achieves 300 mile on a charge, that is ok for most people.
What is the main thing now is how to generate electricity sustainably. The best batteries in the world are a waste of time and effort if the electricity is generated using fossil fuels.
22 hours ago, Gazzar said:Are motors going to change much? Musk was hinting at significant changes in his cars electrics for this year, but how much can you do with a copper wound motor, I wonder?
Permanent magnet motors are 98% efficient at the moment, at a certain RPM and load, so that won't get much better I'd say. It is more about achieving this kind of efficiency along a wider range of RPM's and loads.
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You are limited in length due to the rad etc. But anything is possible if you try hard enough.
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Alternator is to big to go anywhere else, but this position can work!
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With reply above, the yanks like to put in a buick V6, as this seems to be a nice fit. You will need adaptor plates etc, so there is no easy answer, except of course a Willys engine!.
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A bit of progress to report on the jeep, I am now mocking up the front end:
The engine is a reasonable fit, it clears the bulkhead, apart from a preheating unit which sits on the back of the head and has a water pipe coming out of it. This can be replaced by a VW t-piece doing the same thing. Hopefully this will fit, otherwise a bit of fab work might be needed. The oil filter clashes with the LH chassis rail, this has been replaced with a VR6 oil filter, which is about 30 mm shorter, and fits.
More serious issues arrive when you look at the accessory drive:
The alternator has been swung round about 45 degrees to clear the chassis, which involve cutting off 1 bolt mount; so a bit of work to make the location work with 1 bolt currently held by a large sized sky hook....
Worse is still to come, as the PAS pump and its mounting had to be cut off from the engine completely. This will move to the other side of the engine, and driven by the second (currently unused) pouly on the crank.
Speaking of PAS, I dropped the steering box and front axle in to see how this will work with the engine:
It will go I think, just a clash with the drop arm at full lock, which I can solve with doing a Y tie rod conversion. As you can see, RHD is not easy with the diff and the box occupying roughly the same space. It took me a while to find a PAS box that will work in this application, but a LHD Rangerover P38 box you see here is the one to have I reckon.
So, here is where I am now. Things are going to be on hold for a while, as I am going to get my Landrover MOT ready. We need a 3rd car that works in my family, as My daily was out of action for a while due to a engine management issue and I had to use the bosses car.
Thanks for reading,
Daan
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On 2/4/2020 at 11:14 AM, FridgeFreezer said:
The EPAS pumps are an interesting thing, undoubtedly have many advantages. If my pump dies I might even consider one as I'm all for reducing the number of moving parts.
Doesn't that add an electric motor in the equation?
On 2/3/2020 at 12:14 PM, alaincam said:Hi snagger I have to main reasons for it.
- I will be using a different AC unit than the land rover ones as they impossible to buy locally and better models have been developed since
- Another reason it that I have available to me and 180 amp alternator and I did some calculation the pas pump draws about 40 amps at full load so i will have plenty of power for the ancillaries while also theoretically losing less horse power in the process. Assuming the PAS pump does not draw any power?
- The last advantage is the electric pump has a Yaw and Load sensor allowing me to adjust the amount of assist i want from it something i cannot do in a normal pulley pump. So i can change the feel depending on the road or requirement . How are you planning on controlling this? I can go full series impossible to steer to fiat 500
They might not be reason enough but I decide to give it a try if all fails i can still convert it back to a normal pump
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David Llama did one in GRP - can't find a piccy now. A tomcat roof might well fit or close.
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11 hours ago, L19MUD said:
That is a next level idea!!. What did you do with the floor supports that rest on the chassis? Just trying to visulise what it looks like under there with the body back on!
PS - I think you could improve on the routing of your towbar wiring!!
I made 2 diagonals which take the towbar loads and also support the floor. The winch sits on this as well. it got a bit bashed over the years as you can see.
The towbar wiring is temporary and cannot be improved on; tyraps and tank tape rules!
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Cheers, the OP does not have a fuel tank in the way.😃
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When you re chassis, you have the perfect opportunity to do this:
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On 1/9/2020 at 9:24 PM, lo-fi said:
Got a couple of projects languishing unfinished... A late 2A 109 6 pot SW and an early 2A 88. Both need major bulkhead surgery, the 88 chassis needs a patch up, the 109 a new chassis. I'm currently slogging through a bulkhead resto thinking "this is utter #£_@#". Its not difficult, it's just needless hard work because it was designed/made so poorly to start with and the repair panels are less than great to say the least. I've had several fits of rage over why you'd go to the trouble of making a lovely press tool for the vent panels, only to produce panels that are designed to be a nasty bodge fit. Anyway... I digress.
We've all been here with Land Rover projects, I'm sure.... What do you do/have done/are doing to get you over the "Land Rovers are awful and why am I doing this?" doldrums? I'm kind of at the point where I need a second wind or just say sod it, flog the valuable parts and chuck the rest in the scrap. House move coming up in August, and I'm not moving it all as parts again!!
Sincerely, one very disillusioned Land Rover owner.
On 1/9/2020 at 9:39 PM, Badger110 said:I tend to walk away for abit, do something else and allow my brain to reset to the task.It might take an hour or 3 months, but i usually come back and carry on.
On 1/9/2020 at 10:46 PM, Anderzander said:It’s tough ... I have two approaches: First one is to take a break, like Badger says. I’m usually telling myself ‘I’m sick of this’ and/or ‘this is supposed to fun’ - and the plan is to wait either until the enthusiasm has returned or (as a minimum) the negative emotion has gone.
think the downside to this approach is that I have 20 year old projects in the garage 😳The second approach is be disciplined but kee expectations very low. So spend a small of time on a regular frequency - and make sure I never skip.
Even if it’s 15 minutes on two evenings - and no more. Eventually they add up and can reignite your enthusiasm too.
So the replies from Badger 110 and Anderzander are releveant to me, especially the keep it going bit; I got 1 hour on my jeep this week, but it was worth it. I now know how I am going to do the engine mounts basically.
I have pondered the 'why am I doing this' problem, then I realized I was not enjoying my Landrover anymore, the reason being that there was always a deadline; it has to be finished for an event. It's just this realization that has changed my approach: forget about the events on the other side of the country or continent, and just do something you enjoy doing. When it is done it 's done, but no deadline. This is the problem you have. If it has to be finished in August, you start pushing things and it turns into a job. So rethink the deadline idea, or at least get one car working, rather than 2, and it may not look so bad after all.
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MOT on the Landy.
Get the Jeep finished. I reckon 2021 will reared its head well before then....
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I am a bit amazed about the going missing problem; many people I speak with that own one are worried about it happening, but when asked about theft deterrents, there usually isn't one. So, yes theft is a problem, but add a few X-engineering goodies at it, and the chances of it happening are very small.
Just prepare for it basically.
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As mentioned, the compression ratio is what will improve efficency. I built an engine using a 2.5TD block, 2.5 petrol pistons, 2.25 con rods and a 2.25 head with 2.5l valves.
I got the compression ratio up to 9:1, achieved partly by using the 2.25 head on a 2.5 and and partly by skimming (2 mm I seem to remember) the head.
The power was good, MPG, well it was on LPG, so I never really looked.
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Interesting that JLR jumped in. I had noticed things were a bit quiet around Bowler.
I suppose to keep paying 26 people permanent staff, there needs some serious cash flow going around and that is never easy in Motorsport.
Selling up: best way
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This. I kept this going for ages (owned the landy for 28 years). So keep the one that is most valuable to you.
I somehow are never tempted to sell, due to the time already spend on the project. There is a lot of value in that, that only you appreciate. There have been times were the landy was sitting untouched in the garage for ages (about 4 years I think after Ladoga when the engine was dead and our first baby was born). But I always came back to it. I am not quite the right example for having only 1 project, as I bought the Jeep as well recently. This is a slow burner, and I am in no rush with it. If it comes to it, it could be my retirement project (yes, being middle aged does make you think about this). And why is that a problem?
The thing I will say, is that most people that sell their project unfinished do regret it later. So the message is if you have the space and it doesn't cost you anything there is no real point of selling and making a loss.