Daan
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Yes, I understand all that, but from 27 years of land rover ownership, I learned one thing they're not to be trusted, or at least not too be trusted to get you to work every day. The engine in the ibex any good?
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Have to say, I would stop swapping engines and just rebuild one properly; It will last you a lifetime.
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Yes, that is normal.
For a land rover
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Sorry to hear. Be glad you are not standing in some Russian layby
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One day you will laugh at all this!
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Fred dibnahs shed for a fiver; and we say we have a housing crisis?
I do wonder where his landy has gone?
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6 hours ago, Snagger said:
The secondary effect of this legislation will be that more builders and modifiers hide their alterations, which will open a legal and insurance can of worms. They'd be fuelling an underground movement of illegal ownership and operation.
While this is true, a good 90 percent does this already. So no change there.
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I pulled a Mercedes out of a ditch this morning:
In the evening I towed a polish articulated truck up a hill. No picky as my phone was flat.
Great day!
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If you use the same panhard rod arrangement, the roll centre will be identical to the standard setup. You will loose roll stiffness, as you will with the 3 link. This is were you will hit exactly the same problem as you will with either 4 link, 3 link or 1 link: more flexible suspension means cornering will be worse with loads of body roll. I decided to use the radius arm arrangement front and rear, as it is such a simple and effective setup. I don't know exactly what Ross wants to achieve with the 3 link, but if you have a lot of power and want to use it on the road (ie going fast), the radius arm setup is perfect.
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Engine can't be rebuild?
TSD showed a link to the parts as well. I am getting the vibe that everyone has a grudge against these cars, but as always, once you start looking into it, all the problems are solvable. I think the disco 3 could be the next big thing in land rover circles, once a few people had a go at home fixing things. They are certainly great value at the moment.
Just because it is not all as what you are used to, does not mean it can't be done. It would be great if someone on here bought one and keeps us updated on the problems he/she encounters and their fixes. TSD?
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I have to say, the driving standards in the UK are the best I have ever seen in any country.
Here, there you go, right in your face from a man that knows.
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I have come across this quite a bit; I think this is because a land rover in the mind of the general public means it is a slow vehicle and they can therefore pull out of them quickly. It is obviously just stupid, as most defenders can and will drive the same speed as any other car, and potentially will need more space to stop and create a whole lot more damage and potential for loss of life than any other car.
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I wrote this letter to my local MP (it is largely copied from the link in my first post):Dear Madam,
I am writing to you to bring your attention to the Governments “Road Vehicles Improving Air quality and Safety’ consultation.
https://www.gov.uk/government/consul...ity-and-safety
I am very concerned about the section containing Kit Cars, Page 16, 4.10 - 4.13. In this section it is proposed that all cars going through Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA) would have to comply with current new car emission laws. IVA is a “Super MOT” that a kit or modified car has to pass to be registered or re-registered. Some kit cars and vehicles such as conversions for the disabled are based on new cars, so compliance would not be a problem, but modified classics would never pass these emission laws.
The technology in a modern engine with computers controlling emissions is out of reach of the average person building a modified classic or kit car, even the manufacturers have been caught cheating. At the moment emissions checks carried out at the IVA test are based on the current MOT limits and are determined by the age of the engine and not the car. This is a fair way to determine compliance and does not need to change.
There are people all over the country Being employed in the business of building and modifying cars. A considerable amount of money is invested in these projects and many people earn a living in this industry. If these proposals are implemented it will kill a multi million pound industry dead, part suppliers, craftsmen, magazines, car shows and charity donations to name a few affected areas.
I feel with a relatively short consultation time of 2nd February - 2nd March 2018 and an implication date in July this year, that this is not a consultation but a notice of intent. There is no time for due process and no time to consult, only to take initial opinions.
There is obviously a lack of understanding by consultation authors on what type of vehicle uses IVA and of the DVLA rules for obtaining original vehicle identity.
The recent EU Road Worthiness Testing Directive due to be implemented this May, directs “substantially changed” vehicles towards IVA. If this proposal goes through, IVA will not be an option for these vehicles.
The “Kit Car” section of this proposal needs to be dropped as it is totally unusable.
I hope I have given you some insight into the situation and I urge you to take this up with the relevant Minister as soon as possible, or a whole way of life for many people will be lost forever.
Yours faithfully,Daan SchreudersI think if everyone on here write a similar letter to their local MP, we might get some leverage against these proposals.Daan -
It may pass an MOT, but that Is irrelevant, as it won't pass an IVA. Thing is that a lot of people try to wiggle out of IVA as they think it is too much hassle. These rules are only going to increase this. It would mean you need to buy a new LS engine or a Ford TDCI with all the after treatment equipment if you want your build to pass IVA. So the good old days of buying bits for cheap to build your home grown special would change a bit. You still can modify existing cars, so although it will not be ideal, it also is not the end of our hobby I think.
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Chaps,
It looks the IVA is going to get a major change; The proposal is to enforce compliance to Euro 6 rules for newly tested IVA vehicles.
Seriously bad news for us:
http://www.badobsessionmotorsport.co.uk/urgent-dot-consultation-news/
I have filled in the consultation and emailed a letter to my local MP.
Daan
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I reckon that project is totally acceptable, both from a legality and looks points of view. If you start with a 110 and just swap the panels and doors (with some selective use of a grinder obviously), you could have that working relatively easily.
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That bottom bracket will have a tendency to buckle up especially with that large square hole in it. I am sure it still will get reinforcements, but it is still a very delicate way to transfer the force from the axle to the link. The bracket on the chassis has that very same problem, not to mention it hanging low down. The bottom M10 is going to take the majority of the forces, so a bit weak really. The other issue I can see is the bottom link to go up past the dead centre and the axle to toggle forwards in case of a big impact, as mentioned previously.
Not wishing to punch holes in the design, but since this thread is about discussing 3 links, It is the right place to vent my thoughts.
Daan
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We tend to keep things low key:
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It is 10 min up the road for me (as opposed to yourself, from Canada?), so might give that a go. Interesting that the classis car scene now takes the Landy pretty serious and have a special event for them.
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If you have the correct v5 with the chassis and you don't alter the chassis, you are fine I think.
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Have to say, I would still use the original mounts on the axle and chassis for the axle links. I am aware of your constraints, but the forces do not work in a straight line and are badly offset.
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2.5 inch is 63 mm. You only really want to go up in diameter. It is especially important in the inlet, as your pressure difference cannot get greater than 1 bar. If it is an exhaust it is a bit different, but still not a good idea to try to throttle the flow.
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9 hours ago, Bowie69 said:
to then sink £4K in lead acid batteries, or £12K in LION batteries, it makes the whole thing rather unaffordable. I would daily drive it whatever, just not ideal cost wise.
This is the big problem with EV's. and it is not just the battery cells, it is the battery management system, the controller, the motors, and all the things you haven't thought about yet that makes this very expensive. Most of the home grown EV's use less than ideal battery packs and industrial motors, which will result in very limited use able range. A proper EV motor, like the Yasa pancake motor is about 5k and you need at least two, unless you use some kind of gearbox. Also, any EV based on a petrol or diesel car is always going to be heavier than a designed from scratch EV, due to the compromises you make, again making range worse.
Also, to make the systems efficient, generally EV's go up to 800 V system voltage, making this potentially lethal unless you have all the safety precautions in your garage.
So all of that put together make a home grown EV a non starter for me personally. That said, if my Polo needs replacing, I will be looking at an EV.
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I'll chuck on out like that for half the 26K they sold it for. And I don't have a beard, so it must be better. Anyway, It wouldn't be fair coming from from me to say it is garbage, as modding series landies is what I am doing too. It is just that I want to improve my landy, and these guys, well let's just stop there shall we?
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