discomark10
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No monster progress at the moment to be honest, just tackling the monster task of gathering all the parts I need to sort this out, so many different things going on at one time :jaw:
Anyway compressor bits painted, assemble tomorrow:
Transfer case cleaned up, parts solvent washed, casings polished:
Have today secured an aircon pump and brackets setup for the mechanical air pump build, pics to follow on that
Think im gona have a bash at a pump too.. any idea what sorta psi and flow I can pump out?
Mr Noisy
Coming in your ears.
Mr Noisy
Coming in your ears.
PSI, dunno, but the regular 150 is no problem.
Most pumps are around the 8-12 cfm mark.
Running an electric pump with option for mechanical pump aswell will give me awesome air up times
Mr Noisy
Coming in your ears.
Cut the rear half of the headliner out tonight, make room for some air tanks.
Don't ask
Pics to follow when I've sussed it out, not easy finding space in these vehicles but I think it'll work rather well.
Today lacquered the LT230 casings on Mark L's recommendation, thanks for the nudge on that mate, and meant to strip down an old Clarke compressor for components but got involved chatting to a mate in the workshop.
HOPEFULLY Sanden air con pump and brackets will arrive tomorrow so I'll generally have many goodies to play with/get shipshape.
Engine needs a new water pump cos that's wobbly as hell too.
Pics to follow lol
Don't ask
Pics to follow when I've sussed it out, not easy finding space in these vehicles but I think it'll work rather well.
Today lacquered the LT230 casings on Mark L's recommendation, thanks for the nudge on that mate, and meant to strip down an old Clarke compressor for components but got involved chatting to a mate in the workshop.
HOPEFULLY Sanden air con pump and brackets will arrive tomorrow so I'll generally have many goodies to play with/get shipshape.
Engine needs a new water pump cos that's wobbly as hell too.
Pics to follow lol
Bennehboy
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Quite interested by this idea, is this just to help keep it clean & shiny? Got a ton of lacquer sat about and have a 230 arriving for rebuild tomorrow...
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Bennehboy
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Yeah, purely to protect the finish and make it more successful to jetwash in future.
Can that be re welded? Ironically the stock cast one probably wouldn't have broken!
How violently did you **** yourself when it broke off?!
Yeah it could be welded again, looks like the weldel wasn't chamfered enough to get good penetration when it was made up. TBH had enough of it now and will go back to stock, I was guinnea pigging it for a mate and it's been a bit of a rigmarole to say the least!
Major brown trousers when it went, I was just congratulating myself that I'd managed to get 480 miles out of the current tank of fuel when it went VERY loud - had been getting only 400 to the tank since putting the hybrid turbo on, but turns out the IC was 'slightly' oil bound and had just flushed it at the weekend - was looking like I'd have got about 520 out of it when it failed at J33 heading North.
Bennehboy
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Thought the tubular manis were better because they were flexible
Is it just a **** one?
You'll miss the performance I guess...
Yeah it's just badly welded at the collector stem.
So far have had to...
* Have it skimmed back flat - it relaxed bent after first use.
* Cut the flange
* Port and polish it
Tempted to get the burr out on the cast one that's in the shed but don't think there's really enough spare metal in the casting to make much difference.
Mr Noisy
Coming in your ears.
Tonight's joy included stripping down that little portable compressor (Clarke sort of thing) that had died to rape it of very useable parts!
Pressure switch, regulator, couple guages, blow off valve, all very handy!
Next, sexed up my just arrived AC pump and mounting kit:
Then opened up the pump to modify slightly. Had to block up the drilling that joins the gearbox area to the air suction gallery, normally the refridgerant circulates the gearbox and lubes it, no good for us pumping air!
So, block that, reassemble and fill the gearbox through the filler plug with mineral air tool oil.
Lovely job!
Pressure switch, regulator, couple guages, blow off valve, all very handy!
Next, sexed up my just arrived AC pump and mounting kit:
Then opened up the pump to modify slightly. Had to block up the drilling that joins the gearbox area to the air suction gallery, normally the refridgerant circulates the gearbox and lubes it, no good for us pumping air!
So, block that, reassemble and fill the gearbox through the filler plug with mineral air tool oil.
Lovely job!
