Series King Cab

I like the idea of a cv prop...might see about making one up for my 3 link setup, what would you get a cv from?

CV prop would be the cheapest option I think.

Only need the top end of the CV, turn off an adaptor on the lathe then weld it on and bolt to the prop flange so you'd have a double de-cardon as it were but the CV would also add far more movement!

Theres a shogun being broken locally so I may take one from that or if not something HD like the ones on the turbo'd volvo in the yard too!

A quick bit of reading later and I'm decided on a custom shorty prop shaft


So I'll be making one up when I get the chance, this will increase my working angle although I still wont have the same kind of articulation I would as standard but I can live with that



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I'll be going for a single 20* landy UJ on the axle flange end and a CV joint at the x-fer end

Look at CVD's for rear engined 60's70's sports cars I'm sure there would be an almost off the shelf jobby replacement for old rubber doughnuts as used on old independant sports cars

jai_landrover said:

Look at CVD's for rear engined 60's70's sports cars I'm sure there would be an almost off the shelf jobby replacement for old rubber doughnuts as used on old independant sports cars

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Just looked them up, they don't look quite as good for the job as a CV ?


At any rate I'm finding it hard to see one for a full size car, most of the stuff on google that seems to come up if you type in CVD drive shaft is all for little RC cars

They used to do CV conversions CVD's and they had a lifetime warranty only thing I can think of is that the sliding joint may not have enough movement the CV ends would be perfect.

Had a look through a good few pages on google now and cant find anything normal car size let alone landrover will be the CV for now I think

A defender R380 will go in in the long run anyway but I'll be keeping the current engine position if I do purely as it makes access to the rear spark plugs easier as well as moving the manifolds away from the footwells.

My 80 inch has 15mm gap between the echaust manifold and the bulkhead!! Its my heating system for a cold days trialing

jai_landrover said:

My 80 inch has 15mm gap between the echaust manifold and the bulkhead!! Its my heating system for a cold days trialing

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Mines clearing it fully now, got a whole load of thermal bubble lining to go inside the cab and getting a small fuel heater or 12v one to plug in for winter as I've removed my heater matrix and fan

Dr_evil said:

as I've removed my heater matrix and fan

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I don't think you'll notice the difference with that gone

samc88 said:

I don't think you'll notice the difference with that gone

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I'll be fitting a proper one inside the cab along with a lot of insulation!

Oi asshole, where's photos?

Theres pics on the page before this of the prop shaft not done owt else yet

Slave rod collected, will probably fit all the bits tomorrow gonna mark and drill them tonight though

Forgot to add I went to check up on one of the last missing bits from me series today so the new custom slam panel is being made to look as close to stock as possible with the rad running through it and then having a series 1-esque grille being made up out of a real nasty looking diamond pattern steel mesh which I acquired from the scrap

T-grill or full width grill? You could always stick spots in the front panel like the lights on a series 1

I'll probably go for a full width grille as I have a good amount of the sheet and it'll protect the rad better

My lights will be concealed in some small pods on the chassis leg tops when I get round/have funds to buy(ing) those tiny projector ones for kit cars I'll slowly make it look stealthier

Just paint it matt black with green tinted windows for that true stealth look

I don't want no lights on the front either though and smoked rear ones!

Its going matt black anyway didn't think about green windows though!

for true stealth it needs leaving parked under a tree for a year or two, get the moss/algae growing nicely