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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:11 am Post subject:
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Winnet Difflock Royalty
Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Odometer: 14725 Location: Aberdeen
1985 Land Rover
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:36 pm Post subject:
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That buggy needs some colour.
G.
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 3:07 pm Post subject:
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As I start to put all the bits I've bought, been loaned, given discounts on (it is an LRW featured vehicle after all) it will become festooned with stickers!
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:51 pm Post subject:
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It has been a while but this is what has been done since the last update:
front Challenge Goodwinch with Plasma rope and ally fairlead
old front winch moved to the rear
2 x Numax batteries fitted
rear mounted air filter
front grill
35" Maxxis creepy crawlers on beadlocked wheels
MASTAZ (KD Landrover) off road ECU and remap
centre panel to carry winch and air freespool controls
Gwyn Lewis (OME) full challenge suspension and Sumo steering bars
and the coup de grace
Diet coke bottle powered air freespool system .... yes, you read that right, I am powering my air freespools by using empty Diet Coke bottles as reservoirs ......
Some photos:
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Winnet Difflock Royalty
Joined: 03 Dec 2003 Odometer: 14725 Location: Aberdeen
1985 Land Rover
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject:
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Glad to see you kept your bottle through all that rough stuff.
G.
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bigbuggy Just got MTs
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Odometer: 260
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Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2011 7:23 pm Post subject:
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looks much better with the creepys on it,
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:43 am Post subject:
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Youtube vid in Gallery section
http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?p=648853#648853
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:45 am Post subject:
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Winnet wrote: | Glad to see you kept your bottle through all that rough stuff.
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Yes, that is a little innovation I've developed. I tried Irn Bru but Coke/Diet Coke seems to work best.
Bet you can't figure what it's for!
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teamidris Mud Obsessed
Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Odometer: 3372 Location: Staffordshire UK
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:37 am Post subject:
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Looks very capable on the vid. Nice one
So was the kid idiot in a flying car a blessing in the end?
Just needs a lovely sliding fairlead to go with that goodwinch
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:33 am Post subject:
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A blessing in disguise? Not sure I beleive in such things, it is what it is.
I am very happy with the result and no have an excuse to spend more money I don't have getting it perfectly sorted!
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:25 pm Post subject:
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It looks fantastic, & you should be well proud.
Enjoy it to the full.
Sure you dont need excuses to spend a little more if the fancy takes you,
but as it is, looks perfect..
george
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:36 pm Post subject:
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sc44 wrote: | It looks fantastic, & you should be well proud.
Enjoy it to the full.
Sure you dont need excuses to spend a little more if the fancy takes you,
but as it is, looks perfect..
george
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cheers.
It looks good but these cars are not designed to look good but to perform properly and that is what I like the best - the ongoing development.
No one has asked about the bottles ... I'm developing Bottles Mark 2 already ...
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excossack Mud Obsessed
Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Odometer: 2903 Location: Somewhere
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:40 pm Post subject:
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A catch tank of some sort ?
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:59 pm Post subject:
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excossack wrote: | A catch tank of some sort ? |
nope
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gords1001 Mud Obsessed
Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Odometer: 2853 Location: astley
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:17 pm Post subject:
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Bladder storage for long challenges?
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350 Vortec Just got MTs
Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Odometer: 169 Location: Ireland,East
1998 Nissan patrol
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:32 pm Post subject:
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Diff/G Box breathers?good work,looks well
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:49 pm Post subject:
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350 Vortec wrote: | Diff/G Box breathers?good work,looks well |
getting closer ....
I'll take some better photos tonight and reveal all tomorrow
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jamie_grieve Articulating
Joined: 19 Aug 2009 Odometer: 876 Location: South Scotland
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Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2011 5:49 pm Post subject:
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Quote: | Diet coke bottle powered air freespool system .... yes, you read that right, I am powering my air freespools by using empty Diet Coke bottles as reservoirs ......
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Ummm, am I missing something here? Are your empty diet (shame on you) Coke bottles for operating the air freespools on your winches?
Do I get a prize?
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:45 am Post subject:
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jamie_grieve wrote: | Quote: | Diet coke bottle powered air freespool system .... yes, you read that right, I am powering my air freespools by using empty Diet Coke bottles as reservoirs ......
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Ummm, am I missing something here? Are your empty diet (shame on you) Coke bottles for operating the air freespools on your winches?
Do I get a prize? |
no prizes but I'm glad someone is paying attention ... photos in a new thread once I've finished by bacon roll and mug of tea.
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:23 am Post subject:
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copied from http://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=64322
RichardD wrote: | UNB has been fitted with a pair of Goodwinch TDS winches both of which have that essential Challenge accessory, the Air Freespool. At £95 it is not that expensive and comes with almost eveything you need to fit them, however they have 2 massive failings, you need an onboard air supply often costing £500+ and they are grit magnets.
Dave's instructions are okay although a little out of date but if you can't figure out how to fit one of these then you are not really qualified to own a winch in the first place! My freespools came ready assembled so I didn't have to worry about fitting the O rings but I did have to figure out that teh solenoid valve is uni-directional and getting wrong means you run out of instantly.
So, air supplies. During a long boffin-like conversation with Si at X-Eng he mentioned that he had been in Robot Wars and they used plastic bottles as air reservoirs and that a normal 2 litre Coke bottle can take 220psi before it bursts and you can fit a normal car valve in the cap. I immediately blagged a few schrader valves, emptied a few bottles of Diet Coke and got busy experimenting.
First I measured the rubber valve which is 14mm OD so I drilled a 12mm hole dead centre of the cap and pulled the valve through. I tightened it up, attached by garage compressor and slowly inflated to 90psi and left it to see what happened. And after a week exactly nothing happened so I was ready to use it.
Next problem was how to connect the car valve to the blue pipe. After some serious googling I found a company that sells part for air suspension systems who stock a 6mm OD pipe to schrader valve connector. So I was closer but still frustrated.
Si had mentioned that he had used a tyre chuck (the rubber bit from pump to connector) which he cut in 2 and clamped the blue pipe into the end. I wanted something more secure so eventually I foun a tyre equiment company that sold rubber valve extensions (female to male schrader) who could get them remade into female:female. Result!
Total cost per freespool (I decided to have 1 bottle each) was £15 and all I need to do is carry a few extra bottles back at base camp for each event or use my wee compressor to recharge the bottles.
You only need about 15psi to operate the freespool and you lose a small amount with each use as it vents when you release it. A 500ml bottle give ~35 uses and a 1.25 litre bottle can last almost all day. I've found the 2 litre bottles stretch alarmingly after 2 or 3 recharges but the 1.25l ones are a better shape and last for ages. My compressor can only go to 120psi but I reckon 90-100psi is enough.
WARNING - the valves can push through the cap if the hole is not dead centre or a little too large of gets stretched. One popped out and punched a hole in my roller shutter door so I now store my charged bottles valve downards in a box. I accept no responsibilty for anyone being crazy enough to follow my example
As for being grit magnets, they are easily cleaned and reassembeld but you have to use silicone grease rather than oil ... that is grease NOT sealant (and no I did NOT make that mistake) HOWEVER it is better to avoid getting grit in there in the first place.
This idea was Yogi's, use a 6" length of bicycle tyre inner tube as a freespool condom! Pulled over the body of the freespool and secured with a cable tie leave enough over the top to be crimped and tied with another cable tie. This keep the crud out without impeding the movement of the piston. Simples!
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Kitesurf Difflock Royalty
Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Odometer: 14197 Location: Luton, Beds
1994 Toyota Surf
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:06 am Post subject:
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Richard, I wonder if 1L aluminium sports bottles would do the same job. They come in a nice variety of colours. They are mostly anodised on the outside and acid/alkaline proofed on the inside.
I have a spare one here (which I ordered by mistake - it is too big to go into my bike bottle carrier). Mine is going to be the radiator expansion tank for Shortass (the longest running 4x4 project on Difflock, apart from the V12 Landy).
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muddymesser Mud Obsessed
Joined: 17 Jun 2008 Odometer: 7819 Location: preston
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:28 pm Post subject:
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phil just get it finished and use it
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350 Vortec Just got MTs
Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Odometer: 169 Location: Ireland,East
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:43 pm Post subject:
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Great idea's,subaru's with air suspension have a very tidy pressure vessel tucked under the right wing(actually has a small compressor attached also)have one here if you want a pic of it,it's not heavy,not sure how safe an alloy bottle may be under that pressure Kitesurf?,i'd stick with plastic (rather flying plastic than alloy) or purpose made job
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Kitesurf Difflock Royalty
Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Odometer: 14197 Location: Luton, Beds
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:30 pm Post subject:
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muddymesser wrote: | phil just get it finished and use it |
I will do when my arm doesn't feel like it's about to fall off!
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teamidris Mud Obsessed
Joined: 24 Feb 2008 Odometer: 3372 Location: Staffordshire UK
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jamie_grieve Articulating
Joined: 19 Aug 2009 Odometer: 876 Location: South Scotland
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:50 pm Post subject:
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Quote: | once I've finished by bacon roll and mug of tea. |
B*****D!!!
It's Ramadan here, what would I give for a Bacon roll an a cup of tea now?
No side mirrors? Looks great anyway. Hope the playing with it's as good fun as the building it.
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smokeyjoe Articulating
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muddymesser Mud Obsessed
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 12:18 pm Post subject:
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Kitesurf wrote: | muddymesser wrote: | phil just get it finished and use it |
I will do when my arm doesn't feel like it's about to fall off! |
you have another arm
is there much left ?
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Kitesurf Difflock Royalty
Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Odometer: 14197 Location: Luton, Beds
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 9:42 pm Post subject:
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muddymesser wrote: | Kitesurf wrote: | muddymesser wrote: | phil just get it finished and use it |
I will do when my arm doesn't feel like it's about to fall off! |
you have another arm
is there much left ? |
Apologies to Richard for hi-jacking.
Rear brakes, extended brake lines, radiator, harnesses and some cosmetic odds and sods. I just haven't had the motivation since I found that A-framing it is very very naughty.
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jamie_grieve Articulating
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:58 am Post subject:
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Quote: | I just haven't had the motivation since I found that A-framing it is very very naughty. | Is it?
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