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  1. Has anyone got one of these fitted that they could supply me some pictures, as would like to develop a swing away carrier for the rear of the 101 which mounted to the rear x member in a similar way and from the tiny picture it looks quite well put together. Or if anyone has come up with something similar that would be great also.
  2. Nige, I tried to do exactly that with the GPS software and could not get the USB GPS receiver to work on the compaq, what comm port etc did you use or is it particular to the GPS receiver?
  3. I have just done a very similar job on the 101, and there is a disco oil cooler surplus to requirements if you would like it, am based in Southam warks. For the pipe work it was all very cheap from the local agricultural supplies / fitters, made me up 2 complete crimped pipes for £9. Am sure you will have one somewhere near you.
  4. Les, I assume you have welded the original holes over and cut revised holes in the base?
  5. Does the volume of the intercooler or inlet and outlet pipes effect the way the air moves through it or cools with it? I have the old 300TDI cooler from the disco so could install it but thought I might need the UUmph from a larger one, also the connections are a little awkward for direction, hence why I was thinking of looking for another.
  6. Am just in the process of converting a 101 to 300tdi, does anyone know of an economical intercooler I can put into the engine bay either custom built or pre-built, at narrower than 460mm?
  7. I did this on the 110 having fitted an electric fan, moved intercooler back and slightly up about 3 " for winch clearance and moved the rad a further 2" so I could get a fan between them, don't have any pics but used an allisport intercooler to my size specs, and moved both rad and intercooler higher.
  8. Have never had a problem with it getting hot, except the day we punctured the rad and drained it completely.
  9. Had a quick hunt through and not been able to find any pics where the rad is not covered by spare etc, but it is very similar to Mike's picture Fridge freezer posted. The ducting in the cab is pretty intrusive though.
  10. Paul, Thanks for that have got onto him. Mark
  11. This is the standard set up on the Tomcats and even given the tortured route the pipework takes we are still using the standard pump has been on there 3 years 300 tdi. The one thing I would say is filling the system is a nightmare and expect to spend quite some time getting the air out of the system, lots of starting reving for 10 secs, stopping removing caps and re-filling. Other than that it is brilliant, I never clean the radiator out. Make sure if you are setting it up against a cowl that water can drain away from the front as this is one issue I had....too well sealed.
  12. Guys, have had a very interesting chat with a guy who drove an ambulance to OZ, with an admitedly heavy vehicle he was only achieving 16mpg on a 3.5 mazda, with such a small difference from the standard petrol I would have to question whether it was worth the swap and all the possible subsequent problems, wrong gearing, fitment issues re-wiring, etc etc. I think I will stick as standard for the time being, as I know of two pwople who are currently converting to 300 TDI, see how their vehicles turn out and then possibly look again later in the year. Although being a long term dieselly, I have an unnatural fear of the petrol engine and how to fix those annoying little issues.
  13. Am looking to replace a V8 in the 101 to create a more economical vehicle for an overland trip, does anyone have any recommendations as to what works well and can be mated to a transfer box? I have a borg/warner which would suit the transfer box quite nicely if I could mate a decent sized diesel and auto box infront of it. My theory was the bigger the better output power wise, although obviously there is a point where cost becomes inpractical, was wondering whether the 3.1 isuzu would suit. Does anyone have any opinions / thoughts or a lovely big diesel engine looking for a home?
  14. We built a shed a mates house last summer for him to keep his toys in. We found a building site which was putting up box corrugated factory units and persuaded the foreman to save his off cuts each day and went and picked them each night just as they were they shutting up. We picked up some junk etc, but managed to get some panels which were big enough. The backside looks a bit like a jigsaw but since it is up against a fence this was not a problem. the timber frame cost about £80 including screws etc. The corrugated material is pretty strong in it's own right so the frame does not have to be huge. Worth a thought. Would definitely go with Al's suggestion of clear panels or a few old strip lights.
  15. With the watts system would you get into an issue with the fact that the watts needs to be central but the drive shaft is not, would they act against each other encouraging movement on the short side reducing it on the longer side? Mark
  16. OK the more practical solution, have modified the front end to make it more practical to install a head light and replaced the full over engine cross braces with a diagonal chassis tie to take some of the load. One thing also to remember is the analysis is comparitive and as such the deflections you are seeing detailed as 4mm in this case should be taken with a pinch of salt, as the initial loading assumption of 2 ton at 7mph is in reality an impossible impact on the structure as due to the complexity of modeling car impact the frame has been rigidly anchored and the tree hits the cage with a weight of 2 tons at 7mph at exactly 45 degree to the corner. It does not cater for mud or glancing blows the impact deflection by other parts of the vehicle etc. In short the images show the loads in the frame but the value of the load will be incorrect, for example the young's modulus ( point at which the the deformation goes from elastic to plastic or becomes a permanent bend )of steel is 2.5e+008N_m2, and should be treated more as design evolution rather than an exact science, it would take too long to set the model up in a real world situation.
  17. Lewis, I am actually with Daan in this case, going back to my intial comment if you make the cage too strong it does not do what the cage is designed for which is to reduce the shock passed on to driver and passenger, at 7mph not too much of an issue but at 30 much more of a problem although obviously the frame work deform differently at that speed. Had some time last night so had a little play and will attach it in a moment which might be a more useful / workable solution Note of caution Also in my opinion the hassle value of the cross brace vs benfit would prevent my fitting it, don't forget the brace was modeled as a welded part so some strength would immediately be lost when you bolted it in. The bolt joints would concern me at the bulkhead end, in the case of a hard front impact shearing the bolts and driving the frame through the bulkhead. I would need to be very confident that the impact could be deflected from me and the passenger before even considering it. Also I have just analysed 1 loadcase ( although probably the most likely ) the other impacts I find in competition we sustain is a good knock on the tree bars on the roof and a backing out impact to the rear stays, hence why my roof tree bars now go all the way from the screen to the rear corner, which also means we never get hooked up on trees. Daan, the anlaytical utopia is not always the most practical solution, but it is always interesting to take the development to the extreme just to see what actually happens in the structure, and putting it up may spark a comment from someone suggesting an alternative that I might not have considered. Mark
  18. Pete, No problem, post up a pic or description of your idea and will have a go at modeling it up and running a comparison against the others. Will try and get into it tomorrow depending on how busy the office is. And white 90 thanks for the feedback.
  19. Then of course there is the analysis utopia, although in reality less than practical, but could be a removable section if the engine was low enough. The deflection drops to a tiny 1mm deflection
  20. Then of course there is the analysis utopia, although in reality less than practical, but could be a removable section if the engine was low enough. The deflection drops to a tiny 1mm deflection
  21. Then of course there is the analysis utopia, although in reality less than practical, but could be a removable section if the engine was low enough. The deflection drops to a tiny 1mm deflection
  22. Radiator bar cross linking the two sides. this is modeled as welded in which may or may not be possible depending on engine etc.
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