Strip down and rebuild into the ultimate Overlander.

Landyfox said:

Possibly, though I would be tempted to grind it down and weld a new sleeve on to guarantee a tight snug fit.

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Good idea!

My worry is that most used ones will also be rusted up.

landy-lee said:

Good idea!

My worry is that most used ones will also be rusted up.

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Exactly right, you would just be purchasing someone else’s problem. You definitely get 10 out of 10 for effort, you’re storming through this

Good evening all. Hope your well.

Have a couple of hours on the engine tonight and so far all look good.

Just one thing i found and thats there was no gasket on the rear crank oil seal. is this how the factory did it or had some one done a bodge job?



Got plenty to clean up to!

Hello all.

Had a hour or two most evenings this week.

Engine is now totally striped even cam bearing as the front was grooved bad.

The crank is lovely and measured up nice.

so this weekend if it is raining i will keep on cleaning and measuring.

looking good there, well organised, i am like that have to lay it all out so i don't miss stuff out.

Normally cos it is ages before i get to reassemble

Keep going Lee

Cavey_P38 said:

looking good there, well organised, i am like that have to lay it all out so i don't miss stuff out.

Normally cos it is ages before i get to reassemble

Keep going Lee

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Nice work mate. Keeping things organised is the absolute key to success. Keep the photos coming.

Also you probably have seen these youtube channels before but they have proved invaluable to me

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzhq7wizshOcST2Pl-mK7A

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRssffMP_F8_SCJcqFLq4Ow

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUOfupxqzuqSL_rfzA3PENQ

payydg said:

Also you probably have seen these youtube channels before but they have proved invaluable to me

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzhq7wizshOcST2Pl-mK7A

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRssffMP_F8_SCJcqFLq4Ow

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUOfupxqzuqSL_rfzA3PENQ

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I regularly refer to them. I wonder if anyone knows who the chap is, he’s saved me plenty times!!

Good evening guys.

So this weeks mission is to balance the con rods.

To night i have made a balancing jig and it seem really constant.

Great work so far! I've had a a full bottom end balanced on a bmw turbo I built years back but suppose I have never really though how you would balance the rods, could you explain a little what your doing there please? Thanks

robhtid said:

Great work so far! I've had a a full bottom end balanced on a bmw turbo I built years back but suppose I have never really though how you would balance the rods, could you explain a little what your doing there please? Thanks

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Hi @robhtid

More photos will follow this week but basically i will be weighting the big ends and little ends of each rod using this setup i have made. Then once i have a list of the end weights i will pick out the lightest rod and note the end weights then match the other 3 rods by removing small amounts of material from the ends or the rods until they all wight the same.

Its a time consuming and tedious job but i like things like this. Done a few American V8's in the past and its well worth the effort i think.

Makes perfect sense now thanks for that

Good evening guys and i hope you are all well.

So far this week i have all the little ends balanced on the rods and tomorrow i will have the big ends done to.

Also i something very exciting in the post from Canada!!

landy-lee said:

Good evening guys and i hope you are all well.

So far this week i have all the little ends balanced on the rods and tomorrow i will have the big ends done to.

Also i something very exciting in the post from Canada!!

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Glad to see someone else has purchased his universal dismantling tool.

What are the other
Bits?

payydg said:

Glad to see someone else has purchased his universal dismantling tool.

What are the other
Bits?

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which is the universal tool ?

This is ...

The others look like a clutch fork bush and a gearbox seal kit.

Cavey_P38 said:

which is the universal tool ?

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Hello mate.

The top packet is his LT230 bits n bobs and the bottom packet is his clutch fork upgrade.

Aup lads.

So heres a little update on the build.

The front axle is now totally stripped down and i have given the casing a good clean. Hopefully i will soon start to give it a good going over with the wire wheel and some paint.

I have also started to blast all of the aluminium parts i have.

This weekend i will be working on the stripping the landy down as i still have the rear tub and axle to remove.

Stripped the Transfer box down today and took the brake and clutch peddle assembly off the bulk head.

I was hoping to have a good day outside but it was raining for most to the day.

tomorrow i will have a good day stripping more of the bulkhead down.

All of the aluminium engine parts have blasted well. Still need to do the bell housing and the rear of the gearbox.