Ok so heres a look at what has to be done with the input gear so as to connect drive from the gearbox to the input of the transfer box. This has to be a bespoke setup as there is nothing off the shelf that'll do
SO!! heres a look at the LT230 input gear (right) and the ZF S5-42 (gearbox) output flange:
The plan is to turn down the output flange until its a stub and weld it to the end of the LT230 input gear like this:
Australian Land Rover Owners
Australian Land Rover Owners
Now, ideally i would be using a 1:1.003 LT230 from a 3speed auto RRC (torqueflight box) as this would give the perfect ratio for daily driving, but im having trouble finding one, but seeing as i havent, ive settled for the 28d 1.22 RRC box i currently have. It has the correct internals so that i can, at a later date, rebuild it as a 1.003 box (waiting for ashcroft to have em back in stock), alternatively its possible to get 2.83 ring and pinion gear sets for the diffs, but that would require swapping the back axle for a 90 axle, not the end of the world but not ideal either! either way, the 1.22 box will suit fine for the meantime (to be honest it will most likely be grand all together but the 1.003 ratio would be a more refined/comfortable ratio )
Anyway, the gear is gone out to the engineer to be made up, just been to busy to chase him about it!
So, besides the input gear ive been busy welding up the bulkhead (had some holes in it and had to be modified to get around the mahoosive gearbox
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Also had to sort out an issue with the oil filter fouling on the steering box, managed to source a shorter filter:
Oh and ive been sanding, filling, priming and painting like a mad thing, decided to do it panel by panel as i dont have a shed big enough to do it all in one go, and i wanted to do as close to a factory paint job as i could. its taking a savage amount of time though!!! :
Heres what ill tackle today/tomorrow:
So all thats left to paint is the rear tub, roof and a few bits and bobs, just waiting for good weather to do the big bits. no way of getting them indoors :/
Let me know what ye think!! cheers
