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Added more pics of my 90 build
topless matt:
Nice one steve, looking good.
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As opposed to yours mutz which will never be ready for runhall....... PS. my new wheels and tyres are on their way
J.D.:
That has to be one of best and most well thought out rebuilds I have seen. Congrats on a very very good job mate.
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: J.D. on September 14, 2009, 17:41:15 ---That has to be one of best and most well thought out rebuilds I have seen. Congrats on a very very good job mate.
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It does make me chuckle when people talk about their 'full rebuilds' when they are actually little more than a chassis swap or the like. I wouldn't call mine a full rebuild since I haven't touched the engine beyond a few seals and gaskets, or the front diff, or the transfer box.....!! My main aim is to have a rot free chassis and good wiring for reliability. Then all the underside metalwork sorted and painted so it lasts as well as I can expect. But as you can see, I got a little carried away :lol:
There are times when all I want is to have it finished, but it is fair to say I do generally enjoy the process.
We are just about to make some billet aluminium CB mounts that bolt to the roof. Then a billet alloy breather manifold! It's so nice having our own CNC machining centre :dance:
Just in the process of building some aluminium speaker 'pods' to go in the roof right in the back corners. They will cover the rear upper light wiring and will have interior lights underneath that come on when the rear door is opened. Not sure how they will perform accoustically, but they are in a Land Rover, so I won't be able to hear them anyway :lol:
J.D.:
--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on September 14, 2009, 18:07:09 ---
--- Quote from: J.D. on September 14, 2009, 17:41:15 ---That has to be one of best and most well thought out rebuilds I have seen. Congrats on a very very good job mate.
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It does make me chuckle when people talk about their 'full rebuilds' when they are actually little more than a chassis swap or the like. I wouldn't call mine a full rebuild since I haven't touched the engine beyond a few seals and gaskets, or the front diff, or the transfer box.....!! My main aim is to have a rot free chassis and good wiring for reliability. Then all the underside metalwork sorted and painted so it lasts as well as I can expect. But as you can see, I got a little carried away :lol:
There are times when all I want is to have it finished, but it is fair to say I do generally enjoy the process.
We are just about to make some billet aluminium CB mounts that bolt to the roof. Then a billet alloy breather manifold! It's so nice having our own CNC machining centre :dance:
Just in the process of building some aluminium speaker 'pods' to go in the roof right in the back corners. They will cover the rear upper light wiring and will have interior lights underneath that come on when the rear door is opened. Not sure how they will perform accoustically, but they are in a Land Rover, so I won't be able to hear them anyway :lol:
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Yeah I know what you mean, and I know I have referred to Phoenix as a 'rebuild' and in some ways it is, as the engine has been reconned, as has the gearbox and transferbox, and the axles were fine anyway, but although I removed all the rust, I didn't strip it down to the extent you have, purely because I was fortunate that I didn't need to. However, it has been re-engined and transmission changed so its not as standard, hence not realy a 'rebuild'.
littlepow:
It's closer to a rebuild than most people get. But why messy with the engine and transmission if it works!
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