Stellaghost Posted August 28, 2021 Author Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) Diffs rebuilt with new seals on the input side, now sitting in the evening sun painted black and drying, for those of you with sharp eyes ( Ross ) one of the pinion shaft lock nuts is missing, about to start looking for it regards Stephen Edit... Found and fitted ! Edited August 28, 2021 by Stellaghost 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 They look great Stephen. Would never know they aren’t factory! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Fab, look proper strong ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Other prop flange completed this morning nice and simple, give my head a temporary rest... Cut off section of pinion coming in very handy to keep things central then a trip to Mill for flats regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stellaghost Posted August 29, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 4:35 PM, elbekko said: but your plans seem to actually be successful Not all the time, managed to wreck a seal trying to fit it this morning was not happy with myself and to top it off no more seals plan B fit different seals something slightly larger and a bit more robust seal holder set up in 4 jaw chuck and machined out to size and depth increased by 2mm both completed and seals fitted a wee bit of rubber lube and prop flanges fitted, back on track, diffs now put to bed until I install them into the axle regards Stephen 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daan Posted August 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2021 I am pleased to see the end result, especially as it was all my fault! Daan 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stellaghost Posted September 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2021 Pottering on with twin front caliper mounts today, not massive progress but nights at the moment so a wee bit tired Previously cut mounts and hub caliper mounts set up in Mill for a bit of machining both axle ends done a bit of light metal relief in places to get a snug fit around hub castings and to ensure there is enough meat left to drill and tap Sorted marked through with drill for hole centres Drilled and tapped to m10 test fitted and bolted some spacers to make to finish fitting then need to add steel for caliper to disc spacing and of course do the other three regards Stephen 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 7 hours ago, Stellaghost said: and to ensure there is enough meat left to drill and tap He says, referring to a slab of meat the size of a herd of buffalo There's me thinking my shiny new ~12mm thick calliper brackets were pleasingly robust... wouldn't even be a spacer for yours! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 16 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said: He says, referring to a slab of meat the size of a herd of buffalo Some more buffalo meat added........ 4 pieces of 25mm x 50mm flat bar tacked into position and then fully welded clamped into Mill ready to get thinned down so that caliper is central to brake disc when finished milling regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 You will never, *EVER*, roll this vehicle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bowie69 said: You will never, *EVER*, roll this vehicle. You wouldn't like to put a small wager on that now would you ...........regards Stephen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 I think the mass of your lightweight will be such - that even if you appeared to rollover, it would actually be the planet earth that had rolled and was now on top of it. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Bowie69 said: You will never, *EVER*, roll this vehicle. Funny how your mind interprets things, I read the above comment as" this vehicle will never turn a wheel cos its too heavy" 3 hours ago, Stellaghost said: You wouldn't like to put a small wager on that now would you ...........regards Stephen At least my reply covers both scenarios lol regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 3 hours ago, Bowie69 said: You will never, *EVER*, roll this vehicle. Something else I just thought of a 60 degree side slope might be interesting regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 Heh, yeah, mind plays tricks *especially with age* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 2, 2021 Author Share Posted September 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Bowie69 said: *especially with age* EXCUSE ME...........!!!!! I do wear glasses lol regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 8 hours ago, Stellaghost said: EXCUSE ME...........!!!!! I do wear glasses lol regards Stephen Why? What have you done? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 10 hours ago, Bowie69 said: Heh, yeah, mind plays tricks *especially with age* 46 minutes ago, miketomcat said: Why? What have you done? Mike Yeh yeh pick on the northern guy you southern bullies...........lol regards Stephen 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 13 hours ago, Stellaghost said: Something else I just thought of a 60 degree side slope might be interesting regards Stephen Sump pickup points good enough for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 10 hours ago, Ed Poore said: Sump pickup points good enough for that? The axle mass has its own gravity field keeping all fluids in the correct places regardless of vehicle orientation. Loving this build. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 And if it did ‘roll’ even the brake lines would be be so robust as to be an optional recovery point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, Anderzander said: And if it did ‘roll’ even the brake lines would be be so robust as to be an optional recovery point. When did my lightweight get promoted to Chieftain tank...... Regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 30 minutes ago, Anderzander said: even the brake lines would be be so robust as to be an optional recovery point. I am so totally the wrong person to make those sort of suggestions to as Daan found out I have a selection of heavy wall pipe could these be my future brake lines, stranger things have happened..... Regards Stephen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted September 3, 2021 Share Posted September 3, 2021 13 minutes ago, Stellaghost said: When did my lightweight get promoted to Chieftain tank...... Regards Stephen Right about here On 9/2/2021 at 3:57 PM, Stellaghost said: Some more buffalo meat added........ 4 pieces of 25mm x 50mm flat bar tacked into position and then fully welded 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted September 3, 2021 Author Share Posted September 3, 2021 (edited) That's my Friday night done all 4 buffalo, chieftain s**t that's f******g heavy brake caliper brackets machined to thickness regards Stephen Edited September 3, 2021 by Stellaghost 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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