Series King Cab

[Dr_evil]

£60 for the rear axle on the jag gotta check the ratio of it and hope its 3.54 and if so game on!

 

[Dr_evil]

The diffs a 4.09 but on the plus side I'm all sorted for picking up the series!

Got some ratchet straps, hooked up the sankey to put the spare gearboxes in


Anyway found a supplier of 3.54 axles but they're £200 to £300 for the complete set up (do come with the mega sized brakes though!) so I'm contemplating picking one up and having a play with it.
Going to plug some dimensions into CAD later and see what I can come up with

 

[Dr_evil]

Its home! Going to go do a spot of welding on it later if I get a chance if not just pop rivet a few things back together

 

[Thor1950]

photos from today?, so we have a benchmark to see how things are doing

 

[Dr_evil]

I'll put them up after I finish lunch, starving atm!

 

[robbh]

I'll put them up after I finish lunch, starving atm!

Where's the pictures then???

 

[Dr_evil]

Where's the pictures then???

I've got some just cba at the min may go do some work to it, not sure if I want to though……rather tired

 

[Dr_evil]

Pics are coming, done a little bit bolting the tub onto the outriggers but had to stop. Need to get some 2mm plate and make up some repair panels to rivet in. Too much corrosion on the mounts so it isn't strong enough.

Decided I'm going to get a handbrake lever from one of the discoveries being broken too as it'll make life easier then mount it to the top of the transfer box using a bit of folded plate

Prop angle is also 37* so as I'm not wanting to pay £600 for a prop I'll be making up a new axle

 

[jai_landrover]

No more tax exempt!!! shoulda brought a 90.

 

[Dr_evil]

It as of last night




Ready to go!



Quick pic of the two







And in its new resting place







Definitely need some bigger tyres and to sort out the wings!

 

[Dr_evil]

No more tax exempt!!! shoulda brought a 90.

Still tax exempt, I've got 9 points remaining with the axle swap……90's don't have the same character anyway, not a huge fan


Chassis for five, steering for two and suspension for two

 

[jai_landrover]

just wrong spats on a series should be illegal!!

 

[Dr_evil]

just wrong spats on a series should be illegal!!

Last owner put them on, I've already broken two off just moving it about……


Putting on some nice angled ones I'm making up, will look right and I kinda have to now seeing as the ****s drilled so many holes in the wings :doh: he obviously didn't measure up and had to drill twice for the rivets

 

[200tdi ayre]

As long as you use original mounts you're fine, as soon as you change them it's a re register job

 

[jai_landrover]

chassis mods didnt you change an Xmember?? Lool depends how arsey the Vosa guy is that pulls you over. They're having a massive drive on anything modified, VW, LR, Classics ATM

 

[200tdi ayre]

chassis mods didnt you change an Xmember?? Lool depends how arsey the Vosa guy is that pulls you over. They're having a massive drive on anything modified, VW, LR, Classics ATM

Crossmember is technically a part for part swap, but how would my modified press brake one count? Or my roll cage mounts, it's a open subject really

 

[Dr_evil]

Crossmember is technically a part for part swap, but how would my modified press brake one count? Or my roll cage mounts, it's a open subject really

All I've done is replace a rusty one with a fresh one so yeah shouldn't see whats wrong with it

 

[jai_landrover]

I'm not saying there is I'm just saying if VOSA get the arse you have to be ready with answers

 

[Dr_evil]

Hopefully wont have a run in with VOSA then I'd hope they've got their eyes on the series landrovers that don't look like series anymore!

Such as TD5 defenders and Pumas!

 

[jai_landrover]

Around our way they pull via look and not reg numbers they just see a modified thing and its in. A tidy 90 albeit on a series Reg usually flys by