Landrover/Rangerover/Nissan hybrid

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 7:01 pm Post subject:

got my series diffs in today so i might be more succsesfull at crawling along due to the lower ratio diffs. Very Happy

tommoros job: fix the hand brake, its quite usefull when you want to park up on a hill for a bit Shocked

unfortunatly its dissintergrated (understandable realy (the g-box has been in storage for nigh on 20 years Shocked

) if anyone knows of a half decent series g-box at reasonable money i might be interested as this ones on its way out, i dowt if it will do more than 3 events oh well Rolling Eyes

oh and and any short halfshafts for a rrc 10 spline will be usefull one cv's allready knocking quite bad (it was dead before i started using those axles) so i imagine that will go soon its a never ending battle but its worth it for the 4 hours fun a month i get and more rewarding than any ps2 games you'l ever get
sorry for any spelling mistakes Very Happy

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject:

second time out, got series diffs in it and handbrake that works and electrics that work... and broke it Sad

blown the back diff and possibly a shaft Sad

it was my fault, it was a stupid section that i probably shouldent have tried and after the 2nd attempt i should probably should have given up but no my stupidity over took me..... and it had to be the one event i didnt take spares Rolling Eyes

but ive got to take the g-box out again cause my box is knackered i think ill get the front done and the back finnished at the same time oh well theres allways next time Very Happy

jamie_grieve · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:31 pm Post subject:

Stick an lt77 in instead and the LT230 transfer box will give you lower gears. 3.33:1 instead of 2:1. Makes quite a difference.

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:37 pm Post subject:

thanks

i want to get it completly finnished first but ill keep an eye out for when i change the box. im considering changing axles at some point (when ive got time money etc behind me) i was/am thinking about mitsi axles because theyre the same ratio (well theyre close enough for what i do) as series and theyve got difflocks, well at least in the back from what ive heard theyre strong aswell (not sure how true that is?) but thats for the future just want to get it finnished first

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject:

ok ignore my stupidity mitsi diffs are on the wrong side

parrotveasey81 · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:42 pm Post subject:

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 5:52 pm Post subject:

no your not wrong, what i was going to do was put a mitsi front in because the diff ratio's are almost the same as my diffs, something like 4.6:1 or 4.8:1 from what i renember Question

so thyre close enough for offroad but i would need to turn the axle upside down then turn the diff up the other way so it runs forwards... a lot of work for what you get i would be just as good to get a series salisbury and convert it to coil springs i think would be my best bet

teamidris · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:12 pm Post subject:

Save up for G wagon axels?

Diff locks both ends Very Happy

Seen it done on a landy, and it looked quite smart Cool

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:29 pm Post subject:

now thats an idea! Very Happy

hadnt even considered that. thanks steve Very Happy

ill start by selling my salisbury... its a shame, there was one on fleabay a while back very cheap Confused

im just going to get it going first i think Very Happy

i can see it in the workshop untill chrirstmas now Crying or Very sad

but i suppose it will be even better when it comes out oh and i came 23rd out of 24 Laughing

i had to break it on the 50 minuits and i didnt have spares...

N.R.G97 · Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 4:00 pm Post subject:

well i got the prop off and the shafts out, the shafts are fine so its the diff Sad

ill try and get some pics when i take the diff out

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:56 pm Post subject:

got the diff out today and its the plannet gears that have gone, ive decided im going to weld up my new diff so ive got a welded rear diff and see what it goes like after that. i also dropped the g box out of another landy so ill be changing that in a couple of weeks i want to finnish the trayback off before the next event because it just doesent look right at the moment. anyone going tagging on tommoro?

ciderdan · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 7:59 pm Post subject:

yeah ill be at tagging

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sat Sep 25, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject:

do u know is bridie takin her sj she got at the carboot? or the vit? hows your vit coming along?

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:22 am Post subject:

not much update-not done much on it tbh, although on closer inspection the crown wheel is missing a few splines. anyway the other day i was looking through my pictures and i found a few of my landy and the 1st build... and its first event

(courtesy of the all wheel drive club)

the last one is an artical in the awdc where it all started getting expensive Sad

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 1:06 pm Post subject:

oh and ive got a new door handle for the landy (the old one was knackered and had had previous repair)

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:12 pm Post subject:

well i came 6th place today with 45 points (the higher the better) the best being 58 points so nort bad realy but some err aerodinamic mods... like minus a wing now well at least the side of the passenger wing is not there, it was for a bit but it was caved in and rubbing alot etc so out came the hammer.. but i was 1 of the last cars going at the end of the day which was good.. Very Happy

well at least it took some of the work out of the tube front end... lol

d86 · Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 8:59 pm Post subject:

well done there...you looked as if you were having fun.....

you think about it we came joint 4th with 54 points.............so you are not that far off the pace.... Shocked

i must admit i was very suprised at the amount of broken cars....

good driving keep it up...

tony Very Happy

N.R.G97 · Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject:

thanks tony Smile

been to the scrapyard today had a look at engines, a merc 6 cyl ois mahoosive so thats out of the window so its either rover 620/414 or 418 or a vw td on a series box, a lot of work but i think if i spend a load of timelearning to tig weld i could mate the two bell housings together and if it doesent work my dads got sponcership from the scrapy which involves free parts Cool

so it would be a case of go out and get another one if you get what i mean.
ive spent more time thinking about mitsi axle (i would rather g-wagon axles..but im never going to afford it Crying or Very sad

unless im realy lucky and a set come up cheap) so mitsi back diff is in the centre rather than on the right, i think i could get around that using wide angle uj's and a bit of thinking.
for the here and now though ive started the passenger wing so tommorow i hope to get it started properl, ive measuired up where i need to bend the tube and marked it etc, hopefully il remember to take my phone down tommorow and ill get some pics .

N.R.G97 · Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:07 pm Post subject:

after getting "the fooking mg *****" out of the workshop i mannaged to get mine in Shocked

its almost unheard of mine getting in for more than a few hours anyway ive bent the tube for the wings so hopefully ill get some more done on it tommorow but then im off to my mums for a few days so untill next weekend il not be up to much on it just browsing the internet for difflocks and thinking god i wish i could afford that Laughing

well i got some pics but i cant work out how to upload them to my computer Embarassed

ill have a go next week..

N.R.G97 · Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 3:50 pm Post subject:

just found som early pics, the first event after i rebuilt it..

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 7:20 pm Post subject:

and another 1

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 5:30 pm Post subject:

i did get a bit done, the new wings are pretty much on, the front bits done as is the top, the side ive started cutting but ive got renemberance day parade tomorro (sea cadets) so i probably wont get much done then next week theres an evemnt Smile

N.R.G97 · Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:12 pm Post subject:

yesturday was good, i came 5th pretty much on towing people out, i towed 6 people out Shocked

and got a traffic light (worth 5 points) for towing a stuck marshal up to the burger van Laughing

and didnt get stuck once Smile

dumper tyres are great.
anyway, i got the back done, it was ok but 1 side is better than the other side, i bent one abit to much and had to beat it out with a hammer so theres a few dents.. but other than that it looks realy good, i need to fit the highlift mouts as its just ratchet strapped down at the moment. the front is complete at last!!! Very Happy

theres even space for a winch, although it will probably be a capstan winch in the back i ven got photos!!! ill try and upload them next week because im at school now so not so easy just to get my phone out and plug it in lol Laughing

N.R.G97 · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:52 pm Post subject:

okay then...pics at last Smile

so thats the front done Smile

like it? orrigionaly i was just going to bend the pipe down straight to the chassis but it didnt give a lot of protection, so i bent its 90 degrees most of the way down then at 80 degrees to the chassis Smile

N.R.G97 · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 5:59 pm Post subject:

and now the back...

well thats the back, but... should i paint it
a: black?
b: green?
c: leave it how it is?
im pleased with it Very Happy

i even found that sj tail lights fit perfect in between the tray back and roll cage diagonal, so ill probably fit them at some point Smile

i think a bit of fishing net (proper heavy duty stuff) across the back will allow me to use the load bay for stuff without it all falling out Smile

what do you lot think of it? Smile

oh...and the dash, i renember mentioning it but heres a pic, not great but still a pic Laughing

i have more pics but they went when i got a new phone Sad

teamidris · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:21 am Post subject:

Where's hingey fronty then Laughing

It's looking low maintenance now Cool

Thats a lot better.

I'd do the same to my front end, but....I take the front wings off, look at that footwell, have a think, give up, and drop the wings back on Rolling Eyes

N.R.G97 · Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 7:32 am Post subject:

the hingy front...well thats back when i reaslised i only had 2 days to get it finnished Laughing

i still like the idea but having asked around and also looked at others it dosent seem to be worth it...

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:24 pm Post subject:

anyone know of a r380 transfer box reasonably priced? and is it worth doing the head gasket on a 300tdi? ie been offered a 300tdi and gearbox for £100 but without a t-box and needs the head being done worth it or not?
edit:
its out of a disco, will it fit with a disco box in a 87" landy or not?

N.R.G97 · Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 10:55 pm Post subject:

lots of thinking has taken place over the last hour or two and it has been decided that the best bet is to fit the 2.5 turbo from an early defender thats in the back of the shed instead of spending lots of money.. Rolling Eyes

so i just need permision from the farmer, should be ok, ive done hime loads of favours recently...
its only one engine mount, fuel, rad, all the other things you end up doing, i should get some more pics of the conversion Cool

the lad whos giving me a hand just happens to be family who ive done lots of favours and owns 40 acres of offroad heaven! Cool

so before the strip down were going to take it up there on the trailor (he needs a couple of vehicles moving) in return for a drive in the morning Shocked

once ive replaced the engine (doing that this week ive got off school) if ive got the engine in im going to be.....fitting the umm im going to be labeled a red neck for saying this but...ive got a a nos kit i bought on ebay a couple of years ago for £50 so ill be fitting that...along with opening the pump right out and winding the boost on the turrbo up..for a reason.. to get the fueling the right time so it doesent plink...well as litle as possible...
its allready pretty tweaked, the timings been changed so its fueling at the right time. next year at school i get to do a college course, im planning to do diagnostics and remapping, and adjust the ecu to get ultimate power, theres probably a spcific name for the course but...
so i might even practice on my landy...
whats everyones veiws on a wizards of noz going in a series 2a hybrid turbo diesel lol

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