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- Wed Oct 13, 2021 4:31 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: 3.5 carb to 4.6 conversion advice
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4184
Re: 3.5 carb to 4.6 conversion advice
First off what type of 4.6 is it? They came as GEMS with a black square plenum chamber (which will fit under the bonnet, it was used in the later V8 defenders like the 50th and the NAS) or the Thor with a curly banana manifold. GEMS uses Lucas injection, Thor is Bosch. I don’t think either are that ...
- Thu Aug 12, 2021 6:23 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Vendor Source for Rear Axle half shafts
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2674
Re: Vendor Source for Rear Axle half shafts
Someone like P A Blanchard are probubly a good source for genuine shafts and if they are new old stock from the MOD they are probubly as good as they ever were - buy them before Blanchard close down for good :( Pattern shafts are easy to find for not much money from the usual scumbags though they pr...
- Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:38 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Restoration
- Replies: 359
- Views: 148768
Re: Restoration
Brown is pretty important. Should be connected to the IND terminal on the alternator (IIRC). After a lot of digging, turns out the thin brown wire was for the battery sensing on earlier versions of the alternator. Mine should have Lucas 18ACR, which it probably is, which if I've understood correctl...
- Tue Aug 10, 2021 12:08 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Swivel pin housings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2858
Re: Swivel pin housings
Metal is removed from the internal faces of an otherwise standard hub. This has been covered before and someone had posted pictures of the contact areas. To be clear, FRC1956/7 is NOT the chrome swivel* which I know has been covered as you say, it’s the outer turny bit* of the swivel housing that t...
- Sat Aug 07, 2021 12:18 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Swivel pin housings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2858
Swivel pin housings
Does anyone know what is special about the V8 swivel pin housings FRC1956/7? I know the V8 chrome swivels have more clearance for the CVJ’s and the swivel pins themselves are shorter and fatter for the same reason, but the seals and swivel pin bolt patterns are the same so there shouldn’t be a clear...
- Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:31 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Alice to the road!!
- Replies: 211
- Views: 129264
Re: Alice to the road!!
I’ve had a set of GAZ dampers on mine for a few years now, yes one click on the wheel does make a noticeable change. Can’t remember what settings they are on but they aren’t turned up very high - 4…6 of 20 maybe? I find when too soft the front axle is prone to tramping. My truck is still on its orig...
- Wed Jul 14, 2021 9:54 am
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Front brake shoe supplier
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3647
Re: Front brake shoe supplier
Any branding on them? TBH all that faff makes them sound worth avoiding in my view though as ever if nothing else is available it’s not good. I’ve had issues with the snail cam pegs before, either too long so they hit the backplate or loose so they need a blob of weld on the back. Weak or mispositio...
- Sun Jun 27, 2021 8:52 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Speedometer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6719
Re: Speedomete
As you might have guessed mine had RRC gears in it so I don’t know details for the 110. As you say the part numbers are different for the 110 but it doesn’t list tooth counts or colours in the book so I don’t know how different they are. It is however not uncommon for gearboxes in some vehicles to h...
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:00 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Replacement brake servo
- Replies: 9
- Views: 5880
Re: Replacement brake servo
I measured a scrap servo from a 1979 lightweight recently and it was a 7 inch unit. Was the same size as the generic stc1816 it was being replaced with (master cyl seal failure had filled it with brake fluid - consider changing the m/c while your there if it’s not in excellent condition). Got me thi...
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:19 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Speedometer
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6719
Re: Speedometer
Stage 1 speedos are identical to any other series 3 (just like all the other standard series 3 parts that are paraded around eBay as something special such as bulkheads and bumpers) on 7.50 tyres. As stage 1’s are often higher spec vehicles though (in the UK at least) they are often fitted with the ...
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:29 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Lucas Classic
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2675
Re: Lucas Classic
Defo better than the unbranded copies that don’t fit properly, fall to bits in your hands and burn out/melt, not nesiserally in that order. No way as good as the old 1950’s vintage UK made Lucas stuff, probably on par with an average day of BL era Lucas which generally lasted okay - plenty of classi...
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:05 pm
- Forum: Technical Discussion
- Topic: Underseat Battery Box
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2867
Re: Underseat Battery Box
Someone on eBay is selling just the well bit which is the same size as other petrol series. They do a single version and a double one linked below, the single doesn’t seem to be listed at the moment so maybe need to enquire, think it was £35. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322709435738?hash=item4b22fb35...
- Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:50 pm
- Forum: Introductions and Photos
- Topic: Stage 1 TDi Station Wagon
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11471
Re: Stage 1 TDi Station Wagon
Thats right, was a P4236 turbo (from a Dodge 50 bus) rather than the usual P4203 from a tractor/combine/forkift/generator. Obveously being mated to the LT95 ment it wasn't prone to the usual gearbox issues normal series box would suffer even on the lesser output engine and by using a 0.996:1 high ra...
- Mon Jul 29, 2019 10:51 pm
- Forum: Introductions and Photos
- Topic: Stage 1 TDi Station Wagon
- Replies: 13
- Views: 11471
Re: Stage 1 TDi Station Wagon
https://oi40.photobucket.com/albums/e224/Glen107/th_s-l1600_zpsxxrpando.jpg Wouldn't be this one by chance would it? If so its changed quite a lot since I went to look it it in 2015 (this photos from 2017 when it still had the winch but it was quite different again in 2015), the guy selling it had ...
- Mon Jul 29, 2019 10:36 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Mudflaps
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11017
Re: Mudflaps
Its very hard to tell from those photos if they are inny or outy lettering. Maybe I'm being cinical but given how terrable the paint finish apears to be on those ebay links (my eyes are struggleing to focus very well as I caught a glimps of the price first) it does look a bit like they might be the ...