The lawnrover

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 10:31 pm

I thought I had better post a thread on my buildup.
Specs are

Land Rover series 2a
Holden 202 EFI
Suffix C gearbox to suffix B transfer case (much lower gearing)
Hilux front axle on Fox Coilovers (hence the project coil rOver)
LandCruiser fullyfloater rear with a hilux centre welded in in a spring under

The front will be a 3 link with panhard. Edit: dont want to have cert issues so have gone with some rangie radius arms
Hopefully there will be an update every night (I am motivated at the moment)
Progress so far.

Took the body panels off

Then I chopped the front crossmember out as a new radiator will be going in to accomodate a larger radiator.

mmm, space

Then the engine came out

Room for a commodore v6 maybe?

The steering box did not want to come out. And I could get the bracket bolts out due to the PO welding the bloody replacement footwell over the old ones and over the bolts. So I chopped it with the 9" grinder. And I HATE grinding aluminium. It gets everywhere.

At the moment I'm pulling everything out of the bulkhead so it can be sandblasted and modified for the cage.

And the messy interior

BTW the wiring is all being cut out and I'm rewiring it.

Thats all for tonight, Check back tommorow for more updates.

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 8:02 am

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 3:17 pm

I want one of those jacks in my garage. But I will have to just put up with axle stands for a while and bottle and trolley jacks.

One day...

Nice work.

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:56 pm

oops, double post :oops:

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 6:58 pm

little bit of an update. My camera gave up during the week, thats why theres been no updates.

Here is my rear axle partially jigged up to receive the hilux centre.

I have also pressed the radius arm bushes into the arms today (they were dropped off last night) and I made up a tool to do that in the vise (dont have a picture though, and the reason they needed pressing was because the PO had poly bushes in there and he wanted them so he gave me the original rover ones. No pics of that though.

After doing the radius arms, I looked at the hilux housing on the floor and thought hmm, that looks like it needs shavivng. So I started cutting it.

It took 2 cutting discs to do the 2 small cuts. And it wasnt very fast.

So I thought to myself, how do I cut it fast,

PLasma cutter, dont have one.
Jigsaw, na

9" grinder, sounds about right :twisted:

Took me about a minute to cut the rest of it off. But it still needs a descent grind to get rid of the excess.

Will 6mm plate be strong enough for the bottom?

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:19 pm

looking good man! Its gonna be one hell of a machine :twisted:

WACKO · Post by **WACKO** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:47 pm

primo man! ill have to pop over and see it at some stage. might be pulling mine apart at somestage soon. had a couple of problems arise today. not happy. :cry:

De-Ranged · Post by **De-Ranged** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:40 pm

Will 6mm plate be strong enough for the bottom?

I do 10mm

but then I like to over engineer .... if its overkill you don't have to worry .... Oh speaking of overkill been out in the shed doing up your tie-rod and drag link :twisted:

30mm solid 4130 don't think you'll EVER kill them

nice work so far

Cheers Reece

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:54 pm

Finished the shave on the rear axle today.

Checked clearences

Tacked 1st plate in

Then I decided I wanted more clearence so I cut it down and slid it into the housing

Then the second plate in

And then I fully welded it up. I still need to grind it down and paint it. tommorow I start on the rear axle.

BTW the rags are for soaking up the heat so it doesnt warp.

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sun Jul 09, 2006 7:01 pm

De-Ranged wrote:I do 10mm but then I like to over engineer .... if its overkill you don't have to worry .... Oh speaking of overkill been out in the shed doing up your tie-rod and drag link 30mm solid 4130 don't think you'll EVER kill them

nice work so far

Cheers Reece

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Cool. hopefully Ill have it done within a month. Do I need the backing plates on the font axle, because they look like they're a PITA to clean when mud gets down there.

primo man! ill have to pop over and see it at some stage.

I'll probably be out in the workshop for the next month or so :cry:

. So feel free. Ill be in the workshop.

De-Ranged · Post by **De-Ranged** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:40 am

Do I need the backing plates on the font axle, because they look like they're a PITA to clean when mud gets down there.

I'm guessing you mean the disk cover :scratch: .... and you do and you don't

if you want to lose it you need the center ring off the plate as it spaces out a seal.... you'll also need something to mount the end of the flexy brake line
For the books I've removed them on the lemon :twisted:

but the IFS hub swop moved them outside the wheel and about an inch further from the disk so they were just a nusence

Oh and I'll need the "eye to eye" distance for your drag link so I can cut it and machine in the last thread

Cheers Reece

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:00 pm

De-Ranged, I'll get back to you when I get the box mounted, which will be within the next week. Not many updates today, just ground the bottom of the housing a bit and painted it, and there are no leaks

. I have decided to go SUA in the rear for the moment and just chop the sh*t out of the guards. Thats so I can enter in F class if I decide to give trialling a go. I may coil it futher down the track though.

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:03 pm

and does anyone have any info on setting up fiddle brakes on a 4 bolt fully floater?

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 10:46 am

This is looking great... keep it coming

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:32 pm

hmm, not really much done this weekend.

Got the spring packs done.
I have a theory on that. Im using 4 leafs out of a land rover pack so they are really soft and flat. That means I need to run longer shackles to get to the same height as I am now. And longer shackles = more articulation.

Shaved the front diff. Not really hard. Welded inside and out this time. An cut some of the brackets off.

Started on hilux/landcruiser hybrid rear.
cut up the landcruiser and hilux. Then the 9" grinder broke. So I cant do anything else till we get a new one.

I will upload pics later.

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 1:05 pm

YEEYAAA full writeup to come

SupraLux · Post by **SupraLux** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:26 pm

was that 9" a Dynalink one? I had one of those... used to jam disks in it so tight you couldn't get them out... I went through three in about 4 months then got sick of bringing them back so bought a DeWalt which has served faithfully ever since.

Nice looking HUUUGE axle, btw... nice and wide... what does it measure hub to hub?

Steve

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:43 pm

SupraLux wrote:was that 9" a Dynalink one? I had one of those... used to jam disks in it so tight you couldn't get them out... I went through three in about 4 months then got sick of bringing them back so bought a DeWalt which has served faithfully ever since.

Nice looking HUUUGE axle, btw... nice and wide... what does it measure hub to hub?

Steve

I had some kind of cheap imitation. Now have got a ryobi and it seems to be allright.

Heres the next step

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 6:59 pm

Not really much done lately. Its been cold in the workshop :cry:

. The aim for this weekend is to get the rear axle under with the discs done. And maybe get the front under. Does anyone have any ideas for how to mount my coil over? Or should I ditch them and run with some old coils I have in the workshop.

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 7:54 pm

come on tu's...

nothin a couple of extra layers and a gas heater couldnt fix... :wink:

thought it was meant to be warmer up there?

mate, i find my motivation pushes me well... just want my truck to be done so would spend more time doin more on the 40 if my doris would let me get away more.. :evil:

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:41 pm

Turoa...heres a new engine for it....and its local

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 843957.htm

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:46 pm

yea yea yea. Id put it in if it were EFI. No point on putting a carb back on.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:52 pm

if you pay $100 for it then the $$$ you save you can keep an eye out for an EFI add on later or save up or something....worth considering....

What about a V6 instead?

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:52 pm

And stop trying to tempt me with v8's. I cant afford one right now :cry:

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:54 pm

Dont worry jerry. Im watching it. Find me a cheap commodore v6 around the $500 mark with the gearbox and if its a VS motor or later, then yea ill buy it. But ill watch the auction and buy it just incase, if its cheap enough

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:55 pm

Just imagine Martys suprise when you roar past him in the mud when he's stuck :wink:

with a healthy V8 noise .......

Worth keeping on your watchlist....

Don't you need a new V8 for the Nissan?

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:57 pm

Should I mention Suzuki now make the 3.6L V6 for GM which goes in the Crummydore......oops sorry...

(I can talk....I have a Puegot one in my Zuk!!!)

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:58 pm

No, the nissans fine. It must be a head gasket thats blown as 2 cylinders next to eachother are well down.

Jerry · Post by **Jerry** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:03 pm

Are you going to fit one of these?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 551343.htm

turoa · Post by **turoa** » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:08 pm

Yea sure. It even says in the Q&A that they're for off road use only