Ryanjbeady · Sep 14, 2018

wammers said:
If you found a Stanley knife lying around would you cut your wrists?

why o why do you not like this idea its what i had lying around and fancyd an experiment cos i dont have the money to work on the comp safari car so its somthing to do in my free time and i cant just sit about otherwise i get bored i got the engine in the car on a hoist today next to work out mounts

wammers · Sep 15, 2018

Ryanjbeady said:
why o why do you not like this idea its what i had lying around and fancyd an experiment cos i dont have the money to work on the comp safari car so its somthing to do in my free time and i cant just sit about otherwise i get bored i got the engine in the car on a hoist today next to work out mounts

If it is your thing to fiddle then carry on. But fitting an inferior power plant into a P38 is not my idea of fun.

brianp38dse · Sep 15, 2018

Joss155 said:
I've seen a fair few 3.0 M57's now but this is new

Is that fitted in to a p38, would love to know how its done.

wammers · Sep 15, 2018

brianp38dse said:
Is that fitted in to a p38, would love to know how its done.

And retaining all the other systems in working order so would i.

Ryanjbeady · Sep 15, 2018

brianp38dse said:
Is that fitted in to a p38, would love to know how its done.

i looked at doing the 3.0 but it sems to be alot of electricks and i am already using one of them engines in another projrct so didnt have one lying around

Joss155 · Sep 15, 2018

brianp38dse said:
Is that fitted in to a p38, would love to know how its done.

wammers said:
And retaining all the other systems in working order so would i.

You need to speak to Steve and Jay at kerbside cars. His mrs has been plodding about in it for the last couple of years. Got a picture here from his FB page.
facebook.com/kerbsidecarspoole/

Joss155 · Sep 15, 2018

Ryanjbeady said:
i looked at doing the 3.0 but it sems to be alot of electricks and i am already using one of them engines in another projrct so didnt have one lying around

Steve said it’s fairly involved but more than doable. Have been tempted for mine although he said it would probably eventually eat 5th gear in the box due to the torque.

wammers · Sep 15, 2018

Joss155 said:
You need to speak to Steve and Jay at kerbside cars. His mrs has been plodding about in it for the last couple of years. Got a picture here from his FB page.
facebook.com/kerbsidecarspoole/

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That is not a 300Tdi though is it.

wammers · Sep 15, 2018

Joss155 said:
Steve said it’s fairly involved but more than doable. Have been tempted for mine although he said it would probably eventually eat 5th gear in the box due to the torque.

There is no 5th gear in the auto box.

Joss155 · Sep 15, 2018

wammers said:
There is no 5th gear in the auto box.

I’m talking about mine. Diesel manual. I don’t have to worry about the auto stuff.

Ryanjbeady · Sep 15, 2018

so managed to get the engine mounts in place had the left and right mounts and they works as they should im going to have to modify the sump and put a lift on it so i dont kill the engine but a lift was the plan anyway

My Old Landy · Sep 15, 2018

I am watching this as it is always interesting when something is fitted into a car it's not designed for!
Good luck with the build

wammers · Sep 16, 2018

I know you have lots of problems but a word of advice. ALWAYS remove the negative battery cable first. NEVER the positive one. Doing what you are doing taking the battery out is best, but certainly don't have the negative still connected.

kds · Sep 17, 2018

wammers said:
I know you have lots of problems but a word of advice. ALWAYS remove the negative battery cable first. NEVER the positive one. Doing what you are doing taking the battery out is best, but certainly don't have the negative still connected.

With you on the battery @wammers I get my 12 volt test light out between positive and body saying see that little light had it been a spanner its flash bang loads of sparks !

wammers · Sep 17, 2018

kds said:
With you on the battery @wammers I get my 12 volt test light out between positive and body saying see that little light had it been a spanner its flash bang loads of sparks !

It's just standard practice to remove the negative lead first. Never the positive. You always remove the negative lead first, then the positive when disconnecting a battery. Re-connection is positive first then the negative. Just as when charging, you NEVER connect or disconnect the charger to the battery with the charger switched on. Connect battery then switch on charger. Switch charger off then disconnect. I have seen the Hydrogen gas explode when people have done this. Better safe than sorry.

Ryanjbeady · Sep 18, 2018

so managed to have a bit of a mess about added a 3 inch lift wish some standard height springs also started messing about with some radiators and intercoolers had a transit intercooler and with the ends having a slight modifacation also this was a friends pre modify radiator that he wasnt going to use so got that in the stared to mess with the wiring more to do tommorow

myfirstl322 · Sep 18, 2018

Ahh you can't beat a set of good old analogue springs......

Ryanjbeady · Sep 18, 2018

myfirstl322 said:
Ahh you can't beat a set of good old analogue springs......

the exact reson why i aded

mind the spelling i am dislexic sorry for any reeing inconveniance lol

this is autocorect trying to help but making it worce at the same time

kds · Sep 19, 2018

Thought you would have at least put the bonnet into service position makes life a lot easier.

Ryanjbeady · Sep 19, 2018

kds said:
Thought you would have at least put the bonnet into service position makes life a lot easier.

it was but put it back down to keep it off the roof hoist stop it getting dented as i was doing the suspension

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