Timmy511
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11d is what is stamped on it.
I don't think it's a 2wd one, i "found" it under a pile of other ones i've got i just carn't remember where it came from though.
Does anyone know how many teeth are on the intermediate gear cluster for each of the ratios?
ps. it might be an ashcroft 2wd converted one, do they use 11d to number theirs.
if its is a 2/4wd one (only ever seen one on a 110) id be contacting dunsfold to see if they want to buy it for spares for their prototype 110s, theres a thought, ring the Dunsfold Collection.
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Interesting, I'm looking for a HX40W with a t4 foot and a 16cm housing any free samples?
LOL! CTT are the tightest company ive ever worked for, i only want a scrap comp wheel to modify the heater blower on my series 3 and they said, NO!
so as for a turbo, slim chance buddy! although, keep watching the holset turbo range, theres a new development coming in 2010, which should be , intresting!
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are people ok to turn up and watch all the action? i love tong!
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WOW, hand bags at dawn!
cheers for the advice, i wouldnt be replacing anything on the axle (if i get a set) untill they break! its a false economy and my off road project has to be kept to a shoe string budget as its one of my many hobbies and partly my uni project for my final year!
as for that salisbury, (i think its PA blanchards who are selling it), its way over priced and they weigh a ton!
alegedly i can have a pair of toy axles for 300 quid, with lockers and then spen a couple of weeks cutting old mounting off axles and welding them on new axles, it seems a lot better deal to me. and itll really annoy my uncle brian when he sees a toyota part bolted to my landrover, and knowing i have 1 more locker than him, he'll prolly never talk to me again! hehehe!
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Well after asking JL for underhood pics of his 6BT 109 my perseverance finally paid off and he kindly posted a link on one of his threads on Pirate. I don't think he would mind if I posted it up here.
Gaza
its always nice to see a turbo that i make at work in action!
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is it a slow starter as well? as in takes a few turns? when its ticking over and you put your foot fully down on the acellerator pedal and then you let off does it splutter as if its about to stall?
if so, change your lift pump, usually sorts it and theyre only 20 quid.
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have a look into getting a threadsert, its like a hollow bolt witha thread in the hole, basically a thread on the outside and one on the in. where i used to work we put them in aluminium housings for rather large missiles! so im guessing if its good enough for the MOD and at M12 size itll be plenty strong enough for a head bolt.
helicoils are good, but as said previously the amount of torque your about to tighten the head bolt to will more than likely exceed the shear strength of the material used to make the helicoil.
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Just a thought you could buy a front salisbury axle - strong and easy fix and there was one on e-bay
good point well made all apart for the fact the front salisbury for a 90/110 (which is usually a military item) is as rare as hens teeth! and then id have to fit ARBs at a later date which would be no doubt joyus!
i wish landrover hadnt made their axles out of cheese in the first place and this wouldnt be an issue.
ill keep looking on ebay, if by anychance any of you hear of any for sale please send me a pm, itll be much apraciated.
cheers for all the ideas / advice, Tim.
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Ah, my less than subtle plug of LR4x4 in LRO magazine has done the required!
I'm slightly biased, but the Landcruiser axle swap is an excellent idea - you can buy a set for under £300 by shopping around and you end up with the same strength as a well worked set of LR axles (about £3000 worth!). Not only do you get the lockers, much stronger shafts, bearings and so on, but you also get much bigger brakes chucked in as well!
I've run mine now a fair amount on 37" superswampers with no breakage. The only weak spot is the front CV joints, I know Nick (roguevogue) has trashed his in competition a couple of times and now upgraded to Longfield CVs from the states. He's running a healthy V8 and Simexes, so you should be fine with the power from the Tdi. Even with the Longfields you should still get a pair of axles with the upgraded parts for the price of 1 ARB diff.
The work to fit them is involved from a fabrication point of view, but the diff off set and steering is all OK so it's only a case of the bracketry for the radius arms, shock etc. Have a look at my build thread that Mark has kindly put up a link for and let me know if you need any further information.
at present my main problem is finding a set at the right price, where should i be looking, ive asked a load on ebay who are breaking them and the lowest ive got so far is 575 for the pair, which by the sounds of it is over priced. is the local breakers a better option?
cheers, Tim.
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Intrigued. Which magazine?
Take a look at the 'Tech archive' forum, you will find many answers within.
Chris
LRO did a short write up on a bloke named Richard's disco which he'd used landcruiser axles in its build, and there was a link to this forum.
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Hello all, im new to this forum but after reading a certain landrover magazine i had to come an have a look. it seems theres alot more modifying and building going on here than in other froums which is very nice.
im on my second landrover now (technically its my forth but the other two never made it to the road!), its an old 90, its recived alot of welding, a 200 tdi, a disco transfer box, a gwyn lewis kit and a sailsbury rear axle.
on that note i know the rear axle is capable of taking alot of abuse and a set of simex ETs but the front concerns me and will be very costly to upgrade (CVs, shafts, diff etc).
are the landcruiser axles that so many people are raving about up to the job? the locking diffs are/will be a huge bonus and save alot of money over ARBs.
If you've got any experience of these axles please divulge what you will be it good or bad, and more importantly how much should you be paying for a second hand set?
many thanks, Tim.
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oo good, so long as nothing crops up ill be there with my camara taking some pics and recording some lunacy! cant wait!