Chuffed to bits... S2a, V8.

So you're the bastard that bid on them

**slobber**

always wanted to do a V8 conversion....but all that grunt pushed through either weak shafts or an underspec'd gearbox and then being stopped with drums always makes me kinda twitchy.... reminds me of the amazingly terrifying torque steer in my mates 2ltr mini conversion......

Dr_evil said:

So you're the bastard that bid on them

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Hehe, yup, sorry dude It was a friend who was eBaying them too, he dropped a link to me on RetroRides when I posted the thread up there.

Hoping to pick them up early next week and then hopefully get them fitted later in the week, fingers crossed I can get them done in a day!

I was attempting to bid on them but my ebay app wasn't fast enough wanted them for my V8

series gearbox isnt too juch weaker depending on variant than an LT77

Nice looking series mate! Miss mine so much lol!

Seals finally arrived! Which meant that I could finally make the cabin slightly more water tight than hanging a couple of clear polythene bags over some rusty cruddy old door tops I got for peanuts.

I wanted to add a couple of runs of sealant to the door glass assemblies though, so I ran a bead of sealant between the stainless insert and the door lip. I didn't want water collecting there and then soaking into the inside of the door frame.


Sealant by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Drivers side fouled quite badly when I was sliding the door top on, so rather than having to force the fit, I decided to open up the holes just a little...


Reeeeeem by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Reemer wasn't enough though, so the drill came out!

Drilling it out by Diabolu80, on Flickr

It got a little hot though


Running hot by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Holes checked for clearance I marked out the seals that sit between the door and the door top. Not exactly a complicated seal; merely a strip of rubber with a lip. I am starting to love how simple this Landie is!

X Marks the hole by Diabolu80, on Flickr

We made a hole stamp out of some central heating pipe that happened to be the correct size and in 3....2....1.....


Heating stamp by Diabolu80, on Flickr

...1! by Diabolu80, on Flickr


Holes in place by Diabolu80, on Flickr
Holes done!

We intentionally stamped the holes a fraction towards the inside of the door so when they were clamped up, the lip would tighten against the external door edge. That was my thought anyway, so I'm sticking with it


Door tops by Diabolu80, on Flickr

A little excess on each side to be trimmed

Door top seal by Diabolu80, on Flickr


!!! by Diabolu80, on Flickr

AND BINGO!
Well chuffed! The old seals around the door do squeak a little when driving so I'll replace those in due course but it's awesome!

Door tops and coaching done for the day, I got home and decided to get my head clear on the differential replacements that I got from Sowen earlier in the week (thanks bud!!)


Prop to be removed by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Prop shaft bolts loosened and dropped.


Prop off by Diabolu80, on Flickr


Clean up by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Differential nuts cleaned and loosened. And then a few whacks with 'ammer to get to here...


Whack whack by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Oil leak by Diabolu80, on Flickr

That's being left overnight to hopefully drain the majority of the oil out.

The drain plug on the axle has a large slot in it that we couldn't unscrew so thought we may as well drain it this way until tomorrow at least.

Plans for tomorrow?

Pull the half shafts out (carefully).
Pull diff out (very carefully).
Gasket up new diff and slide in.
Gasket up half shafts and slide in.
Prop shaft and then go for a slow drive and see what the cruising revs and speed are like

Oh... and then collect a full length hard top from Chesterfield

Thanks all! Please feel free to drop any tips, hints, or helpful comments RE the diff changing and I'll update you all tomorrow evening.

Chris!

Wow!

I officially love working on this thing!

Diffs dropped out, replaced and the new ones dropped in!


Jacked up to drain the oil by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Couldn't get the drain plug out so had to jack up one side to drain the oil out of the half shafts.


Hub bolts out by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Popped some bolts out and ...


Pppppppop! by Diabolu80, on Flickr

POP! The half shafts pulled straight out.


Half Shafts by Diabolu80, on Flickr

I'd already dropped the prop and also loosened the nuts on the diff so only had to muscle it out now. Wasn't too heavy. At least I thought. Was annoyingly heavy and awkward trying to pop it back in!


NO DIFF! by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Old Diff by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Old yucky rubbish ratio one out...


Diff by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Spangly new one ready to go in. I did throw a quick clean and a coat of paint on it...


Blacked out by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Cleaned by Diabolu80, on Flickr

The only catch was that the axle casing had a couple of dowels that didn't have holes to locate in the diff. They were both too tight to drop out, which was the initial thought, so started out marking the diff to drill locating holes.


Dowel a little tight by Diabolu80, on Flickr


Dowel mark by Diabolu80, on Flickr


Marking out by Diabolu80, on Flickr


Centre punched by Diabolu80, on Flickr


Dowel drilled by Diabolu80, on Flickr


Faulty casting? by Diabolu80, on Flickr

My dad has been going on and on about some gasket sealant which is the be all and end all of gasket sealant for absolutely ages. I managed to finally track some down and we nipped out to get a tube to seal up the diff.

Stag Wellseal is the stuff guys, and after using it, yes, it's bloody awesome! Gooey as sh1t though!


Stag Wellseal! by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Diff slid straight back in no problem at all, and then all that was left was to pop some sealant on the hubs, run some oil down the shafts and tighten back up to 65nm...


Hubs gasket sealed by Diabolu80, on Flickr


Oiled by Diabolu80, on Flickr

Done!! Well chuffed!

Now, I'm about to give it its first run out. I'm heading off to Chesterfield to collect a hard top! I don't want to wreck the soft top over winter, plus it'll be a little bit more watertight. Long term, yes, I think I'll get a full length soft top, but until then.... this'll do me! Especially for all of £30.

Shall see you in a while

Chris