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range rover gear in a series 2a
ian_s:
--- Quote from: "22KB86" ---The 'structure' of the landrover is its chassis and the bulkhead.
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thats funny, the bulkhead is part of the bodywork....
--- Quote from: "climbingchris" ---If that's true why is it you can quite happily strip your truck down and remove all the body work and drive it around.
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not legally you cant. you'd be breaking the construction and use regs.
--- Quote from: "fire boy si" ---why are we still arguing about points system this has been covered thousands of times a chassis is regarded by dvla and vosa as the main frame this DOES NOT include mountings for body and suspention. You would lose your tax exempt status if you were to shorten or lengthen it in any way as this is moding the chassis
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:) thankyou
Canada Al:
Back to the original question , the RR box is permanant four wheel drive and the series front axle is not designed for that . You would need to fit CV type joints instead of the Hooks joints you have .
screwy:
Ian, are you seriously suggesting then that the bulkhead is of the same structural integrity as the front wing or the rear tailgate? Please. The bulkhead is a part of the body second, but first and foremost its function is that of structure, i.e. everything else fits to it, not it to everything else as in the rest of the body work. I think you're really being pedantic to the extreme here.
And no-one has answered the original question I have placed which is why bother changing the hardest part to make a series a coiler when it is far simpler all round to make a coiler look like a series??
Is that a tought question, or is it more likely that this entire thread is more of an excuse for a good fight rather than a serious discussion about the engineering merits of a particular conversion that youo originally asked? It seem rather daft to ask a question and then argue like hell over your given replies - if you disagree so vehmently with the offered opinions, then clearly you have already set in your mind your own answers so why bother asking in the first place??
:roll: ](*,)
Bob Ajob:
Back to the original author (adrian connor), and the origin of this thread...
--- Quote from: "adrian connor" ---i have a series 2a land rover with a v8 and the sulsbury diffs.. I want to put range rover diffs and suspention in it , im just wanting to know how much work is involved and what is the best way to do it also opinions would be very much appriciated
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A couple of choices are available regarding the diffs, either replace the rear Salisbury with a standard axle and replace the diff with a 3.54:1 from a Rangie. Downside is the Salisbury is a much stronger axle than a standard.
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Or keep the Salisbury and use the crown & pinion set from a 110, or find a Stage 1 V8 rear axle. Same ratio as the RR diffs.
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I didn't know that Kev!! The first part sounds a better solution to me, you'll have difficulty finding a Stage 1 v8 rear axle.
As you can see, suspension is a bit of an issue, you'll probably find this on any forum, or anywhere you ask. The question is always why, and the answers always surround Q plates. What do you really want regarding suspension, a softer ride?
For a softer ride, oil your springs regularly with an old oil & diesel mix and stick some weight in the back - a couple of 3x2 concrete flags ought to do it. Stick a big heavy winch on the front, it doesn't have to work, just for extra weight to stop a bit of bounce. As a side thought, you could fabricate some mounts where the apron is between rad and bumper, and stick an ammo box there which you could fill with rocks...
MuddyMike:
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--- Quote from: "ian_s" ---body mounts are just as important as suspension mounts
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I don't make the rules up. The DVLA website clearly states that if you use a modified chassis you have to have a ESVA test and you'll be given a Q plate.
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I modified the body mounts to build my hybrid when I built it, adding series outriggers to the original RR chassis etc. This was inspected by the local vehicle licensing dept inspector on two occasions (but that's another story) and I had no problem keeping the original reg and tax free status.
Mike
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