discomark10
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could try a Extension Spring between the the arial base and LR body rather than a bungee
Discovery Rust - Boot, Sills and Wings
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There's no real way of redesigning it. I mean, it works the way it works, but it also has side effects. An HD bumper for instance doesn't have many serious drawbacks in the off road world, so we're all happy to use them. A snorkel aswell, etc etc.
A steering guard of course isn't as set in stone as that.
Some of the challenge guys are using guards made up of 30mm bar, so it does the same job but with less of a scoop. Arguably stronger made out of bar aswell.
The track rod protector works well. The QT front guard of course does that job on a lesser scale. Does take a lot of the weight off the bar.
HD bars are a must. I would recommend the Terrafirma bars, supplied with greaser joints for about £100.
You can easily weld some box onto the QT guard and make up the same principle. You can't directly fit the Glyn Lewis guard to the axle with the QT guard anyway so there's still mods to be done.
All that said, I've had HD bars, QT guard and no steering guard for the best part of 18 months, I've been over, under or through the worst that northern England and Wales could throw at it (albeit with an element of care but often a battering of v8 power) and its all supa dupa.
Cheers
Ive been thinking about designing a axle mounted steering guard, as it would move with the arms and not act as a scoop.
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just gotta be careful because any metalwork in the area of the coil badly affects performance.
its not great to have the coil mounted under the line of the rooftop tbh, but a spring mounted to the aerial would be worse.
thats why i was thinking bungee or similar. or a plastic bracket?
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Thanks for the tips. I understand that it isn't great where it is but I wanted it to look nice and be out of the way.
GummyBear - thanks for the idea of mounting it up there, it certainly is the best place.
As for the steering guard, I actually wanted a steering guard originally but have in the past few weeks recognised that my heavy duty steering guards are just as good if not indeed better.
GummyBear - thanks for the idea of mounting it up there, it certainly is the best place.
As for the steering guard, I actually wanted a steering guard originally but have in the past few weeks recognised that my heavy duty steering guards are just as good if not indeed better.
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So a little problem arose tonight and a little warning to those that have a body lift.
On the top of the engine you have the water hose that runs from the water pump to the heater matrix. The metal pipe had, when I rose the body, crimped the water pipe. I thought it would be fine but over the last 1000 miles, the metal end of the pipe has slowly cut through from the inside. Anyhow it split tonight on the way home and I was surrounded in steam at the roundabout.
Luckily I was just around the corner from home. So when I arrived home I unbolted the pipe which is easy, cut the rubber hose where it had split and then trimmed a little off the metal pipe. Once together it was crimped no more and looked like it should. I guess I should have done it sooner lol
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Starter motor is still playing up :-(
On the top of the engine you have the water hose that runs from the water pump to the heater matrix. The metal pipe had, when I rose the body, crimped the water pipe. I thought it would be fine but over the last 1000 miles, the metal end of the pipe has slowly cut through from the inside. Anyhow it split tonight on the way home and I was surrounded in steam at the roundabout.
Luckily I was just around the corner from home. So when I arrived home I unbolted the pipe which is easy, cut the rubber hose where it had split and then trimmed a little off the metal pipe. Once together it was crimped no more and looked like it should. I guess I should have done it sooner lol
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Starter motor is still playing up :-(
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whats the problem with the starter?
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Needs a good whack now and again to get it to work. Its just full of water and crap both in the solenoid and the motor itself.
I will be cleaning it out next week as i will have my new toy to mess around in at he weekend
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Not to sound rude or (too) jealous lol, but u have far too much money looks very nice tho!
looks very nice tho!
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I agree with discomark88 lol
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Not to sound rude or (too) jealous lol, but u have far too much money
Not that I have to defend myself
but i have had to get rid of my other toy to pay for it
As the missus and I dont seem to get chance to go out for ride and my young son isnt really able to go on the back i thought that i would get something i could use all the time.
BTW im sodding broke - I have a disco remember........
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i'd put that in me sig if i knew how lol, my first agreement
tis a fair trade tho hornet, i'll let u off for that! me n u both tho, just recently started a little side business to try rake some more in
. but i've just this minute found holes in both side front wings so here we go again...
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mate, dont worry about it, yours isnt looking that bad.
ok so its a fair amount of work but:
its a huge relief when its all done
yours doesnt need that much work
its so much easier when the car is fully stripped.
and luckily it doesnt look anything like this:
as you can see there is a general lack of crossmember, various deficiencies in wheel arch and a serious case of repeat boot floor AIDS.
BUT it wasnt long before this
then a test fit like this
then some panels like this
then some paint like this
a new floor like this
and a very happy moment like this
go forth and weld!
AWESOME JOB!!!! Wow!! I'm a gob-smacked newbie! lol
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i'd put that in me sig if i knew how lol, my first agreement
tis a fair trade tho hornet, i'll let u off for that! me n u both tho, just recently started a little side business to try rake some more in
Well I have learnt the hard way not let worries grind you down. Live for today, work to live and ont rely on the job to define you.
Always wanted a little spots car that's affordable so decided to wait no longer. Plus I get to play more with the disco as running repairs aren't such an issue.
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i'd put that in me sig if i knew how lol, my first agreement
tis a fair trade tho hornet, i'll let u off for that! me n u both tho, just recently started a little side business to try rake some more in
Click on UserCP (next to Donate) in there it has all your settings
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Yeah, found it just after posting lol. But... Back to the mean green mud eating machine
it is his thread after all
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Love that Ian, is it a Westfield?
Also, i hope you will be changing the wheels for something a little more track orientated! Bling just doesnt rub me up the right way on one of those twin seaters!
Bit of a dream garage you're assembling down there it seems, hats off to you sir
Cheers!
Also, i hope you will be changing the wheels for something a little more track orientated! Bling just doesnt rub me up the right way on one of those twin seaters!
Bit of a dream garage you're assembling down there it seems, hats off to you sir
Cheers!
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p.s. nice one Wombat
even if i say so myself it is a pleasant sequence of pictures that!
even if i say so myself it is a pleasant sequence of pictures that!
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Mr Noisy,
Your sequence of pictures are nice and the finished article is quite well balanced. I hope to do something like that soon once the bumpers and that are done.
The car is a Robinhood 2B plus. It has the standard Pinto block with fast road cam and twin 40's as you would expect in there. I'm going to change it for an all alloy 1600 zetec lump and have my mate build up some bespoke throttle bodies. Just hope I can find a descent lump at the right price for a winter project.
Yeah the wheels don't really go but they are new with new tyres so I can take my time finding some more whilst I finish off the Discovery.
Your sequence of pictures are nice and the finished article is quite well balanced. I hope to do something like that soon once the bumpers and that are done.
The car is a Robinhood 2B plus. It has the standard Pinto block with fast road cam and twin 40's as you would expect in there. I'm going to change it for an all alloy 1600 zetec lump and have my mate build up some bespoke throttle bodies. Just hope I can find a descent lump at the right price for a winter project.
Yeah the wheels don't really go but they are new with new tyres so I can take my time finding some more whilst I finish off the Discovery.
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So last night i had a look at my hub on the front drivers side. the wheel had about an inch play in it.
Tightened it all up as the bearing nut had come loose and it all seemed OK this morning until the wheel momenterily locked up at 40mph. No bangs or rattles!!
I have had a look and drove it another mile and it all seems fine. Brakes are ok and the wheel doesnt wobble or grind etc, not sure what happened although I havent tried it in diff lock.
Could the CV joint fail without any signs afterward?
Tightened it all up as the bearing nut had come loose and it all seemed OK this morning until the wheel momenterily locked up at 40mph. No bangs or rattles!!
I have had a look and drove it another mile and it all seems fine. Brakes are ok and the wheel doesnt wobble or grind etc, not sure what happened although I havent tried it in diff lock.
Could the CV joint fail without any signs afterward?
