Mog 404 axles

[Stellaghost]

25 minutes ago, Ed Poore said:

 

Watch him now graft a turbo from a scania or something onto it...

Was this what you had in mind @Ed Poore..........

Regards Stephen 

 

[miketomcat]

52 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:

Was this what you had in mind @Ed Poore..........

Regards Stephen 

 

R.I.P. here lies the shattered remains of a 200tdi. 💀🚑

Mike

[Bowie69]

21 minutes ago, miketomcat said:

R.I.P. here lies the shattered remains of a 200tdi. 💀🚑

Mike

That's if a 200TDI has enough air to get it spinning..... 

[NRS91]

I can help you gain an easy 25-30hp with a Boost Pin and my Dynamic Timing Advance Spacer kit 😉 (full details on what they are and how they work on my website).

As for VNT control I have tried boost controlled and vacuum controlled using a DigiBooster and they both felt a little clunky.
I would like to try a little double acting air cylinder which uses exhaust back pressure to open the vanes and boost pressure on the other side to slow down the rate of opening.
This should get you near the optimal 1:1 boost:drive pressure ratio to give you sprightly performance without high EGTs or fuel consumption.
A 2256v off an Audi or Iveco would be the one to look at 2052v is a little small.

Food for thought.

[CwazyWabbit]

14 minutes ago, Bowie69 said:

That's if a 200TDI has enough air to get it spinning..... 

Just convert it into a supercharger by running it off of the flywheel ring gear  

[Ed Poore]

2 hours ago, CwazyWabbit said:

Was it this one? 

 

Perhaps, it was a long time ago. There's another thread about an Audi VNT fit which points back to that thread.

[Stellaghost]

Honey, I'm home .........

Regards Stephen 

[Ed Poore]

Well at least Sid's roof is still intact which is a good sign.

[FridgeFreezer]

Recovery truck drivers really are a special breed aren't they

[NRS91]

looks like theyve done the usual trick of bending the jockeywheel 🤐

[Wytze]

11 minutes ago, NRS91 said:

looks like theyve done the usual trick of bending the jockeywheel 🤐

I think sid did that😁  Pushing down harder on it then it could take💪

[steve b]

A bent jockey wheel is right at the bottom of the list of issues with that trailer.....

Steve

[Stellaghost]

So for those that are interested here is a bit of a shakedown review from Sid's first outing

The good

My welded diffs held together, had discussed this with @Bowie69 the welded diffs because they were cast iron welded were my major concern, however they stood up to the abuse they were given

Ground clearance

Crawl speed

Suspension and articulation

Ride was never bouncy

Steering rod clearances @CwazyWabbit will know what I mean

Most of my fabrication work held together

Front single link set up worked well, I think spending decent money on shock absorbers helped to keep side roll good

Seats were great

The bad

2" plus springs were terrible

 tyres

High box

Not doing the important things like temp gauge and oil pressure light

Spare wheel carrier was a wobbly joke

On the fabrication side, my air lockers were intermittent, don't know if they had just been left too long and the inside surfaces lost some of the oil coating

My forged steering arm looks to have bent slightly, not through being hit just not up to the strain will need to brace or fab a new one up

On the whole I am very pleased, like @Daan stated the car just needs dialing in a bit, any thoughts are always appreciated good or bad

Regards Stephen

[Ed Poore]

6 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:

My forged steering arm looks to have bent slightly, not through being hit just not up to the strain will need to brace or fab a new one up

I can't remember was it tube or solid? Might be stronger if it's tube?

[Stellaghost]

4 minutes ago, Ed Poore said:

I can't remember was it tube or solid? Might be stronger if it's tube?

Solid

Regards Stephen

[steve b]

1 minute ago, Stellaghost said:

Solid

Regards Stephen

S355 iirc? 

Maybe something like EN9 might be stiffer?

Steve

[Bowie69]

Pretty fair summary!

Steering box? Did you find out if it was the seal or a bent output shaft? 

I realise I have a 6-bolt out of LGT that are supposed to be HD, I think? Could send up with springs if you so desire.... 

 

[Stellaghost]

1 hour ago, Bowie69 said:

Pretty fair summary!

Steering box? Did you find out if it was the seal or a bent output shaft

 

Well remembered

Forgot about that, not checked properly as yet, just washed most of the Welsh mud off it in my neighbours field

Regards Stephen

[dangerous doug]

That is a hell of a result for a first time out and something that’s had so much work that’s never been done before with little testing. Top marks sir!

 

I think I did the gear ratios for you earlier in the thread(I’m not scrolling all the way back there😂), with your set up and a 1:1 box, your gearing will be approximately the same as a standard defender but a lower low ratio(obviously) 

Re steering arms; I’ll dig out some photos of some high steer arms for you, they’re mostly for hydro but you can use the mog arms for the track rod and the high steer arm for the drag link as I plan to do….

 

 if you fancy switching to the correct engine….I have a 4.6 short block here, some heads and a few other bits and pieces to make maybe 70% of the engine. yours if you want it in return for the flanges👍

[Stellaghost]

2 hours ago, Bowie69 said:

 

I realise I have a 6-bolt out of LGT that are supposed to be HD, 

 

I'll pass on that for now as I have a good 4 bolt to put on, but thank you all the same

Are they stronger, there seems to be different views on this

Regards Stephen

[dangerous doug]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

food for thought

[Stellaghost]

1 hour ago, dangerous doug said:

That is a hell of a result for a first time out and something that’s had so much work that’s never been done before with little testing. Top marks sir!

 

I think I did the gear ratios for you earlier in the thread(I’m not scrolling all the way back there😂), with your set up and a 1:1 box, your gearing will be approximately the same as a standard defender but a lower low ratio(obviously) 

Re steering arms; I’ll dig out some photos of some high steer arms for you, they’re mostly for hydro but you can use the mog arms for the track rod and the high steer arm for the drag link as I plan to do….

 

 if you fancy switching to the correct engine….I have a 4.6 short block here, some heads and a few other bits and pieces to make maybe 70% of the engine. yours if you want it in return for the flanges👍

Thanks, I probably had less teething issues than I thought I was going to have

A 1.1 box/ gears will be a sensible 1st move I think

Just had a look at some high steering set up's, should be pretty easy to configure and fab up

Way too generous on the short block etc, the flanges did not consume that much time, but very nice of you indeed. Going to explore the 200tdi tuning for now because it's convenient and I need to catch up on some neglected diy jobs

Regards Stephen

[Stellaghost]

57 minutes ago, dangerous doug said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

food for thought

Wow @dangerous doug that's excellent info Thank you

Regards Stephen

[Bowie69]

11 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:

Are they stronger, there seems to be different views on this

I understood they stuck them on the 130 ambulances like @FridgeFreezer@FridgeFreezer's for that reason.... But I could be wrong. 

[Stellaghost]

1 minute ago, Bowie69 said:

I understood they stuck them on the 130 ambulances like @FridgeFreezer@FridgeFreezer's for that reason.... But I could be wrong. 

When I did a bit of looking it was actually Nige on here that said they were weaker ???

Not saying your wrong and your knowledge is streets ahead of mine

Regards Stephen