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Theres some coming! Just been out and taken a few
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Seat box bolted in……ish! Only put about 4 in to hold everything in place
From the top, large section of the strengthening had to be removed to fit in so this'll be getting a beefy repair section riveted in during the next week, can also see where it had to be cut to get over the drive flange and diff lock mechanism. Also moved the handbrake blanking plate from the passenger side to drivers and I'll be riveting in a panel on the passenger side purely because I cant see it then
Had a plan for the rear axle to gain a bit of extra articulation as some upward travel will be lost otherwise with the raised diff. I may scallop the crossmember and add in a bulge to the rear tub bed in order to allow a few extra inches of movement.
Will see how the jag axle looks anyway once I get it here
From the top, large section of the strengthening had to be removed to fit in so this'll be getting a beefy repair section riveted in during the next week, can also see where it had to be cut to get over the drive flange and diff lock mechanism. Also moved the handbrake blanking plate from the passenger side to drivers and I'll be riveting in a panel on the passenger side purely because I cant see it then
Had a plan for the rear axle to gain a bit of extra articulation as some upward travel will be lost otherwise with the raised diff. I may scallop the crossmember and add in a bulge to the rear tub bed in order to allow a few extra inches of movement.
Will see how the jag axle looks anyway once I get it here
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Looking good dude!
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I need to work out how to wire the fuel sender though no idea!
no idea!
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Its looking good though
Its looking good though
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It felt like a bit of a shame cutting up a good seatbox….it wasn't perfect as the battery tray was rusted out and there was a lot of ally rot in places but it could have been saved
Oh well
Oh well
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Right, got a bit done today.
Slave cylinder and clutch rod on, now as we all know this is a b*stard of a job but one tip, buy the landrover original slave clips! I had one original from the old gearbox and two britpart ones, the britpart ones are far less flexible even after a hot water soak!
Picked up some mineral based clutch fluid too seeing as everything is old! As well as red coolant ready for the rad filling.
I drilled holes in the spacer plate ready for welding in tomorrow, basically just going to tack it in as its not going to go anywhere
A nice man dropped off a Mocal remote oil filter for me too and I chopped off the old throttle linkage ready to make up a new one seeing as the last owner made a hash of it anyway.
Oh the exhaust manifolds are on too, scrapping the idea of tubulars for now!
Tomorrow I'm going to bleed the clutch if I have time, tidy up the birds nest of wiring in the engine bay as well as a little bit of general tidying inside and hopefully plumb the rad in after making up a few mounts for it to sit on!
Heres a few pics to keep you lot happy anyway, ignore the droopy looking wings they need bolting in fully still and I need to make up a plate to sort out the wing mounts to the slam panel
Slave cylinder and clutch rod on, now as we all know this is a b*stard of a job but one tip, buy the landrover original slave clips! I had one original from the old gearbox and two britpart ones, the britpart ones are far less flexible even after a hot water soak!
Picked up some mineral based clutch fluid too seeing as everything is old! As well as red coolant ready for the rad filling.
I drilled holes in the spacer plate ready for welding in tomorrow, basically just going to tack it in as its not going to go anywhere
A nice man dropped off a Mocal remote oil filter for me too and I chopped off the old throttle linkage ready to make up a new one seeing as the last owner made a hash of it anyway.
Oh the exhaust manifolds are on too, scrapping the idea of tubulars for now!
Tomorrow I'm going to bleed the clutch if I have time, tidy up the birds nest of wiring in the engine bay as well as a little bit of general tidying inside and hopefully plumb the rad in after making up a few mounts for it to sit on!
Heres a few pics to keep you lot happy anyway, ignore the droopy looking wings they need bolting in fully still and I need to make up a plate to sort out the wing mounts to the slam panel
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nowt like credit is there
found the thread anyway
haha thanks again
hopefully get a bit more done tomorrow! May even fit the new tyres so it looks a bit beefier, those puny 600's just don't cut it like you said
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Front panel doesnt look too bad like that I dont think The wings look right cut like that though
I dont think The wings look right cut like that though
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I didn't cut them! But just you wait until I fit the 35" tyres
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Picked up the four modulars with 35's today barely got them in the disco!
Will try and fit them on the series tomorrow and take a few pics of them next to standard 6.00, 7.50 and 245/75's for comparison! They look crazy
barely got them in the disco! Will try and fit them on the series tomorrow and take a few pics of them next to standard 6.00, 7.50 and 245/75's for comparison! They look crazy
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All I see is red x's
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Just closed LZ and restarted it ffs!!
What do they measure with a tape measure??
What do they measure with a tape measure??
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No idea, I'll measure up tomorrow before I fit them
They are pretty big though! Definitely got to be close to the stated 35" on the sidewall
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very nice!
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They're going to set off the rest of it nicely
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Pics on the way!
Jai the measurement is 34.75" tall, so not far off 35!
Jai the measurement is 34.75" tall, so not far off 35!
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Original puny tyres! 6.00/16's
New 35/12.5/15's or 320/140/15
New 35/12.5/15's or 320/140/15
