TD5toV8110 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Agree. Older probably better for what you're doing. Complete cars can be had for $5-6k (300000+kms...) Then sell off body parts/wheels etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 1 hour ago, TD5toV8110 said: Agree. Older probably better for what you're doing. Complete cars can be had for $5-6k (300000+kms...) Then sell off body parts/wheels etc. I’ve seen a x3 with 215k for $4500 but I’m pretty sure it’s Alloy and Piezo injectors. Still have to do more reading research to figure out if it’s actually a problem. I would like less km than 300k hopefully around 200k I’m also looking into the manual gearbox which I’ll probably have to import.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 Other than sorting bits to sell, I’m slowly getting back into it. I was a little tentative linishing the second chassis rail extension lol… 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Looking nice, good fab and attention to detail regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 7 hours ago, Stellaghost said: Looking nice, good fab and attention to detail regards Stephen Thanks 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5toV8110 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 What about a few 50mm ish holes to get some more weld surface area? And look cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share Posted March 8, 2022 13 hours ago, TD5toV8110 said: What about a few 50mm ish holes to get some more weld surface area? And look cool! Yes there will be some added holes of some shape to the centreline of rail extension for added welding 👍 lots of other little details to add as well 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 The buyer of my HS 2.8 Tgv came over yesterday and the engine is gone 👍 I did a little cleaning up of the engine bay and cut off the mounts. They weren’t factory and were pretty average…. As can be seen by the little surprise I found 🤦🏻♂️. peek-a-boo…. 🙄 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Hey, it was welded on one side.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 On 2/15/2022 at 7:18 AM, uninformed said: Nothing to add other than I’m starting to think (a little more seriously) about a M57N swap… I just don’t like the HS or 300Tdi , What's wrong with the 300, or, even better, the HS you had already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted March 13, 2022 Author Share Posted March 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, Michele said: What's wrong with the 300, or, even better, the HS you had already? My experiences with both are negative. And that’s with going above and beyond regarding service and care. The HS has at least a head gasket failure. I’m done with them…. On to better things hopefully 🤞🤞 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 I started to work on the left side chassis rail extensions, setting the rear crossmember parallel to the front bulkhead (which is bolted with equal spacers each side), but then remembered hmmmm yeah Land Rover…. So I pulled out the old digital string line and set it to the centreline of chassis rails, it also has a built in 90 degree dot each side of line. Well surprise surprise, setting up the rear crossmember square to the chassis has it 7mm out of parallel to the front bulkhead. Also interesting is the fact all the factory suspension mounts (and in turn my new ones) were close to parallel to the front bulkhead 🤦🏻♂️ As I can only get a centreline point at mid chassis (just behind the LT230) I think I’ll pull the rest off and get a clear shot at the front of chassis. The Transmission has to come out anyway (R380 is getting sold and the LT230 is getting an ATB) At this point if nothing changes re relation to the full length of chassis, I’ll set everything square, and add a 4mm washer to one trailing arm and it’s opposite side radius arm. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted March 26, 2022 Author Share Posted March 26, 2022 Just a quick 1100km round trip to grab a few parts - seat base, rear bulkhead, grill surround and windscreen frame. Early start to get home. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post uninformed Posted April 9, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2022 It’s been slow going here. One of our wettest summers on record, rained nearly every week/weekend. Most we had was 11” in 24hrs. (It’s been raining on and off all day)!None of that helps when building a vehicle out in the open. Finally got the bulkhead and transmission removed. The R380 got a clean and check as it’s being sold, the LT230 a quick clean and stored in the corner. Having it down to the bare chassis allowed more accurate checking of mounting locations. The bulkhead outriggers are 3-4mm out of square and 5mm out of level. The chassis is level at multiple points across the rails which would suggest no twisting. So overall I think I lucked out and got a good one. I also pulled apart the remains of the 109 tub to get an understanding of how they go together and what bits I need. I’ll be using the Defender rear bulkhead, 109 side panels and under floor struts. The rest will be either fabricated or bought new. A little searching shows the bits I need so far but unfortunately from different retailers which makes shipping more expensive. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 Finally back to some fabrication and the rear crossmember. Chassis rail extensions done….well only the webs 😆. 200mm shorter than factory. Still LOTS to do just in the rear crossmember alone (more crush tubes to machine, another laser cutting and overlay to design and to sort)…. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Very neat indeed regards Stephen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Stellaghost said: Very neat indeed regards Stephen Thanks mate 👍. I’m enjoying your forging, machining etc on your build 👏👏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 Well it seems nothing on a LR is ever really “done”… After a run and paddle this morning I realised I had not cut the holes in webs for extra weld area. 4 webs, 16 holes, some die grinding and half a day later… at least that’s done 😆 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 Been hectic with work, rotting decks and running around. But I did manage to throw the wheels on and start damper mounting trials. Checking motion ratio and if the mounting had digressive, linear or progressive dampening. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD5toV8110 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Why mount the shocks to the arm rather than the housing? Never seen that before... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaghost Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 16 minutes ago, TD5toV8110 said: Why mount the shocks to the arm rather than the housing? Never seen that before... A lot of American rock bouncers are like that, can aid in giving slightly more shock travel Would have thought mounting point bracket would be slightly longer to spread load though regards Stephen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted May 2, 2022 Share Posted May 2, 2022 Yep, shorter shocks and packaging. The arms on yank stuff are suitably beefy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted May 2, 2022 Author Share Posted May 2, 2022 To answer the above. For me the reason is packaging. Yes it is common to mount the dampers and coil overs on the LCAs (sometimes it’s the UCAs that are outboard) in desert and Ultra 4 racing. This came about because of the desired amount of wheel travel and speeds they race at. A shock at the housing would be CRAZY long and the shaft speeds would be insane! They overcome the reduction in dampening by going to BIG dampers. 3-4” dia pistons, in full bypass and usually a coil over and a bypass damper. You can just see there is a housing mount just inboard of the LCA and that’s where I had intended to mount the damper but it won’t be great geometry there and the wheel rate even higher. I am going to double check though by cycling it with one there. I can’t mount further out as there is more stuff going on that will become apparent later. And that LCA damper mount was just whipped up to check damper geometry it’s only temporary hence the hose clamps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uninformed Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share Posted July 24, 2022 (edited) I’ve Been a bit all over the show. I mocked up a trial damper mount. Just waiting on parts to convert my Bilstein 9100s from 46mm pistons to 60mm so I can finalise the dimensions. I’ve been cutting and shaping chassis doubler plates for various parts and started making the new rear bulkhead to chassis outrigger mounts (unfortunately factory mounts won’t work) One thing that has been extremely frustrating is trying to buy parts, specifically high end or less common bits. These are available but trying to get information or quotes is like getting blood from a stone, and I’m not talking cheap items either. anyway, just slowly chipping away… Edited July 24, 2022 by uninformed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted July 24, 2022 Share Posted July 24, 2022 Ooooh, nice dimples! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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