Stage 1 V8

Had a crack at making a YouTube video this afternoon. It's rubbish, but does show where I'm at.

https://youtu.be/NlnKnbf3Tw0

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Personally IMHO, I think you should restore it to what it was or allow it to die gracefully. Bits of old Defenders and Discoverys are ten a penny so if you want to build an hybrid, then do it with Defender parts. A restored Stage 1 will be so much more satisfying (and valuable). Not the easiest unde...

Time to paint the bulkhead. Supplies arrived a few days ago so rejigged workbench and setup as paint bench. https://i.postimg.cc/QtPrQk4X/IMG-20200602-132624.jpg I sprayed on first coat of dark grey undercoat and realized I'd overdone it with the thinners, so let it dry and then flatted back. It was...

What's the steering like with those, or have you converted to power steering? I only ask as I have to buy a new set of tyres for mine and am undecided on what to go for. I have standard steering but have upgraded to disc brakes so have wider 7J rims fitted. I don't want to go too wide as it's probab...

Looks nice. What size are those tyres?

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Parts order finally arrived this afternoon, so wasted no time and straight out to fit them. First used new bolts to fit new steering relay. So much easier on a stage 1 chassis than the nightmare it can be on regular series. https://i.postimg.cc/L5xQ7M1R/IMG-20200529-162306.jpg So annoying to have be...

Big day today, decided it was time to put the LT95 back in. First though, I had to do a bit of tidying up and make some space. Shifted everything out the way and gave it a quick sweep. https://i.postimg.cc/05ThTbdr/IMG-20200519-152854.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/QC9S6knS/IMG-20200519-152903.jpg Dug out...

I did rather suspect that it was a centralising issue rather than anything to do with the ball. Makes sense as it was this swivel that I was unable to separate the steering arm from as it's seized on. Normally I would have persevered and got it apart somehow, but not wanting to damage something so h...

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Although I had no intention of boring everyone by repeating my work in fitting the nearside swivel, etc., I encountered a bit of a problem when trying to fit the CV back inside the assembled ball and housing. The offside had been a tight fit that needed gentle persuasion to get it in place, but this...

Well the half shafts haven't gotten any longer. 😂 The standard 109 wheels are 5.5" and the one's I have to replace them are 7" wide. There is a bit more room on the 7Js to allow for the extra diameter of the calliper. The original 16"x5.5 would have been fine but for their design. I d...

Hahaha, yes, well, I'll have to do something to balance things won't I. I could do rear discs too but then I'll have to think about brake balance as well then. Maybe spacers will suffice if needed. I need to measure things and find out exactly what's what. Same wheels on the rear of course and the a...

I have a dial indicator so may as well use it. Put the nut and spacer on and checked bearing preload between 0.05 - 0.1mm as per WSM. https://i.postimg.cc/7hCr6sc9/IMG-20200511-122017.jpg Lock nut on and bent over the lock washer https://i.postimg.cc/JnYWRVTt/IMG-20200511-123052.jpg At last, I could...