any of yu guys coming Basingstoke way in the next week or two?
jai_landrover
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How much for a front Axle complete?
Do you have the silly roller blind thingy and if so what colour?
I'm looking at building a hybrid front axle for a comp motor.
But it has to be cheap as i'm on a well skint budget
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jai_landrover
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MHM I'm always down and around your way working shooting about. Only problem its working hours and it would have to be a dash in and out what do you need will it fit in my car and is it clean?
its a drivers door 
and the drinks holder
daytime is no prob - I am at home every morning.
and the drinks holder daytime is no prob - I am at home every morning.
jai_landrover
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usually scooting about I have your number can phone if close by but I don't think i'll get a front door in the car aswell as all my work gear Who is it for?
me - its with Sible at the mo.
jai_landrover
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Oh Ok I'll be heading to Devon at some point late on a Friday could possibly sort somthiong out I don't think its practical to carry it about hoping I'll get a call close to Basingstoke
no probs Jai. Is there any chance one of yu guys can get it from Sible in the next couple of weeks tho?
jai_landrover
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Went to Redbull Racing today nice place good to see the racecar on the wall opposite the trophys!
oooo - just a visit - or a guided tour?
jai_landrover
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Yes I'm sure we can get from him should be able to get it one evening and collect an axle if he has one at the same time. I've been having a clear out and sort out of my Landy stuff and stripping down shed loads of old knackared gearboxes boxing up the good bits and stripping and scrapping the bad bits. Trying to get in a posistion so I can do some work on my 90 and the 80 inch.
Bit of a Dilema Well 2 in fact.
1.0 I have a 3.9 on Carbs in the 80 inch never heard it run supposidly has some silly Cam shaft in it which means its probably crap for what I want it for. I have a 3.5 engine EFI bog standard rebuilt std. What to do?
2.0 The 80 has std 10 spline shafts. I have a Salisbury rear axle for cheap strength but the front remains weak. Ideally I want ashcroft shafts uprated 24 spline shafts are available but are £1500 Plus. Ashcroft £300 seem good but I will need to convert a coil axle to leafs. This brings more issues. Disk brakes means a remote servo. Also means the track rod is close to the springs (can be sorted) but if I am to rebuild a strongest axle possible it needs to have early 90 CV's but Range rover swivel housings so I need to find a range rover axle AND 90 hubs stubs.
This is all slow time I do not need this now so Ebay will be ok to collect parts as cheap as possible. I really want to not have to strip out anything at a comp so strength or cheap strength is Key.
Plan so far is:
I was kinda going with: Get the 3.9 running see how bad it is and decide.
Look into converting an early 90/110 axle onto leafs and upgrade the swivels/swivel pins with new Rangerover items as and when.
Bit of a Dilema Well 2 in fact.
1.0 I have a 3.9 on Carbs in the 80 inch never heard it run supposidly has some silly Cam shaft in it which means its probably crap for what I want it for. I have a 3.5 engine EFI bog standard rebuilt std. What to do?
2.0 The 80 has std 10 spline shafts. I have a Salisbury rear axle for cheap strength but the front remains weak. Ideally I want ashcroft shafts uprated 24 spline shafts are available but are £1500 Plus. Ashcroft £300 seem good but I will need to convert a coil axle to leafs. This brings more issues. Disk brakes means a remote servo. Also means the track rod is close to the springs (can be sorted) but if I am to rebuild a strongest axle possible it needs to have early 90 CV's but Range rover swivel housings so I need to find a range rover axle AND 90 hubs stubs.
This is all slow time I do not need this now so Ebay will be ok to collect parts as cheap as possible. I really want to not have to strip out anything at a comp so strength or cheap strength is Key.
Plan so far is:
I was kinda going with: Get the 3.9 running see how bad it is and decide.
Look into converting an early 90/110 axle onto leafs and upgrade the swivels/swivel pins with new Rangerover items as and when.
jai_landrover
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Unfortunatly just a quick hour visit repairing a photocopier for their IT Departmant but nice guys! There was a guided tour going on they have plenty of our copiers all over their premesis so its all good.
some 3 Series had servos as std - mine did - couldnt yu use that?
jai_landrover
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Yes but it has a std 80 inch brake master cylinder and plenty of linkage all under the seat and pivots from the x member or somwhere close. I may well have to fit a different pedal box to the bulkhead but was trying to use it as is. I think we have a lightweight axle kicking about I suppose I could fit that to get it going but its not going to be much cop if I enter the team recovery and not fair on a team mate thats spent the money on shafts if we bomb out because of std inner shafts.
jai_landrover
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I don't suspect it will be too bad fitting the axle. I just pulled out loads of leaves from my noo front springs cos they are made to take the weight of a super tanker by th elooks of em. Now down to 6 leaves but will remove one more to keep in with ALRC Regs. So should be nice and soft with the light V8 up front. I have to weld on noo rear spring rear hangers to use std length 88 items. I have sold spyderman my parabollix if he still wants them as and when I remove them.
jai_landrover
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Will use 1 ton shackels in any case which helps with the clearance of the track rod.
B.9. SUSPENSION.
B.9.1. Leaf-spring shackle plates may be altered but the distance between the spring bolt centre and the chassis bolt centre must be no more than 6" / 152.4mm. If greater than 5" / 127mm between pin centres, they shall incorporate a mid-point strengthening device forming an H-shape assembly.
B.9.2. Any make of suspension springs may be used but they shall be the same type as those fitted as standard for that model. (See B.20. “Use of non-Rover parts”.
B.9.3. Leaf spring types:-
B.9.3.1. In all cases, the ends of the top and the second leaf must wrap around the eye.
B.9.3.2. Springs that were originally built with more than 5 leaves may be rebuilt so as to have no less than 5 leaves. The leaves below the top two MUST be in proportionally reducing steps similar to the originals and must be of the original thickness.
B.9.3.3. Parabolic leaf springs may be used but must have at least two leaves on each spring. (This allows, but is not restricted to, the use of leaf springs built to the Santana parabolic designs.)
B.9. SUSPENSION.
B.9.1. Leaf-spring shackle plates may be altered but the distance between the spring bolt centre and the chassis bolt centre must be no more than 6" / 152.4mm. If greater than 5" / 127mm between pin centres, they shall incorporate a mid-point strengthening device forming an H-shape assembly.
B.9.2. Any make of suspension springs may be used but they shall be the same type as those fitted as standard for that model. (See B.20. “Use of non-Rover parts”
.B.9.3. Leaf spring types:-
B.9.3.1. In all cases, the ends of the top and the second leaf must wrap around the eye.
B.9.3.2. Springs that were originally built with more than 5 leaves may be rebuilt so as to have no less than 5 leaves. The leaves below the top two MUST be in proportionally reducing steps similar to the originals and must be of the original thickness.
B.9.3.3. Parabolic leaf springs may be used but must have at least two leaves on each spring. (This allows, but is not restricted to, the use of leaf springs built to the Santana parabolic designs.)
Spyderman
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Yes, still want them, Ta
jai_landrover
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quiet on ere latley!
BenjyP
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BenjyP
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Cause im laning in Wales and you lot cant rescue me!!
