Trailer - challenge truck build

200tdi ayre said:

Not ideal or as strong, as Sam proves by the amount his breaks

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other option is stumpy R380 and conversion box or even the series one, LT95 is a bit long unless you can get a short housing off a 101 or car and LT85 is is a bit long too


you could always upgrade the internals though

Dr_evil said:

other option is stumpy R380 and conversion box or even the series one, LT95 is a bit long unless you can get a short housing off a 101 or car and LT85 is is a bit long too


you could always upgrade the internals though

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Oohhhh I might know where there is a short lt95 .... Phonecall in the morning !! How much is one worth ?

200tdi ayre said:

Oohhhh I might know where there is a short lt95 .... Phonecall in the morning !! How much is one worth ?

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if its a short one off a 101 then snap it up as cheap as you can rare as rocking horse ****, last bellhousing I saw went for £150 alone

Wooooooooooooo

Guess what's happening ...

You legend!

One out ...




1 to go

you going to need to change the bell housing?

200tdi ayre said:

Well this doesn't look good ...
What came out of the fuel filter

Little metal shards .... Now that's not good for an engine

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If that came out of fuel filter that means it was doing it job and did not get to the engine. as those bits would plug a carb or fuel injector and never make it to the engine in the first place

Thor1950 said:

If that came out of fuel filter that means it was doing it job and did not get to the engine. as those bits would plug a carb or fuel injector and never make it to the engine in the first place

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Yes but if it came from the injector pump (very probably) then it's shaggy anyway

200tdi ayre said:

Yes but if it came from the injector pump (very probably) then it's shaggy anyway

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should there not be a filter before the injector pump?Americans have them. screen on fuel picked up pump then a screw on fuel filter(like a oil filter) on side of chassis rail before injector pump

Thor1950 said:

should there not be a filter before the injector pump?Americans have them. screen on fuel picked up pump then a screw on fuel filter(like a oil filter) on side of chassis rail before injector pump

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No we think the injector pump is knackered and so is grinding metal which is being returned to the tank by the return pipe

discomark10 said:

you going to need to change the bell housing?

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We've gotta make an adaptor plate to fit the v8 to the standard bell housing. Well that's the plan anyway

Next question.

Which flywheel and clutch ?

V8 wheel with the clutch for the box. Need re drilled flywheel

Engine no 2 out

You sorted the box problem then or sticking to lt77 with plate ?

Dr_evil said:

You sorted the box problem then or sticking to lt77 with plate ?

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Lt77 with plate, otherwise it's a q plate which I'm not too bothered about but it's just more hassle. Plus I know this box is good so why change

Shouldn't be a q plate surely as a box isn't a big mod

Dr_evil said:

Shouldn't be a q plate surely as a box isn't a big mod

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Depends how you class suspension changes as its lifted on different springs and shocks so technically not standard

I've changed engine and axles if I change the gearbox and the suspension is classed as changed its not got enough points to keep the original plate especially seeing as I'm planning on changing the suspension in the future. So by not changing the gearbox I can keep the original reg just