stutab
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I live in bovi for the 1st 14 years of my life
You still there?
I live in bovi for the 1st 14 years of my life
You still there?
Coming on well. I would love to have the room to tackle something like that
Ok, so it looks like I've figured the photo thing thanks to Photobuckets help page about what you can and can't embed in certain places...:smash:
Well this weekend my best mate Stallion Steve came over and helped me basically destroy the rear end of .........the car.... :doh: Here are the photos of my progress so far
Hope you like it.... just ordered some of the bits I need. Also contacted a local metal fabrication firm who can hopefully supply me with some sheet metal. I will keep you updated with photos as I go. I will also let people know when I'm doing specific jobs so if people want detailed photos I can take as I go. Let me know.. This week I hope to start getting rid of the rust and start priming....
There the wrong calipers, there is 2 types of pipe setup, one is a single pipe like most cars and the other is a duel one with a split system so blanking wouldn't be an option.
Wow! I've never seen Doscovery so stiped naked
Maybe one day I will have time to strip and rebuild mine.
Good luck!!!
Ok, thats a bit odd, I've checked my order and what i have received is correct. I brought them from Island 4x4, they have a very specific date change over and vin change over. Mine is an LA vin number which they specify as the later brakes. I will just make sure when I get home, have a look at the old ones and double check they are different. I must have one of the last 200TDIs as it seems all my parts are falling in the middle ground. Thanks for your advice glad I asked......
Yea I'm not sure when they changed but i have the 2 pipe on mine, but ill be changing it to the 1 pipe (have the calipers and new pipe) the only thing that could be done is have a T at the caliper, but needs to be spot on as its the breaks obviously
Your sills aint that bad, what you using to repair them with?
How did the welding go on the axle? I always thought they were cast not pressed steel so a pain to weld.
700 I used 140x60 box and left the ends open, i sprayed as much stuff as i could in there and now simply wash it out on a regular basis after each off road day, mine doesnt do so much road work and gets washed regularly after playing so thought that way would be easier and tbh the sills are going to outlast the rest of the motor even if i didnt look after them.As James said all steel, so once cleaned up welded fine. I also welded two new plates where the springs attach and patched up the shock mount. My welding isn't great thats why i didn't want to weld a whole new pan on. I did wonder about tapping bolt holes and putting a new one on with a liquid gasket. effectively it would be the same as the other side where the diff is attached and would make it easy to replace in the future? After all there is no pressure involved. I have seen videos of some guys in america using polycarbonate... looks pretty cool as you see the diff working....
As for the sills they are not awful but I am going to shove some 120 x 60 box up in there. I will weld up the front end and then be making some bolt on tabs for the rear end. Once they are welded in position I will then fill the inside with waxoyl and paint the outside in cold galv. I saw a guy recently who just put rubber flaps on the front and end of his so that he could spray them through with a jet wash. The box section is about 70 - 80 quid off ebay but I might see if I can source some locally. The box should last pretty well....