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Saffy:
picked this roll cage/hoop tonight...... dunno if to fit or not.... whatcha all think?
NiteMare:
rollcage.. are you intending to turn it upside down ??
it sounds like your front springs are knackered if you're hitting the axle case, i run para's on my 88" but i also have a disco 200tdi fitted
when i originally fitted it i struck the front axle with the crank pulley which necessitated i put the pulley on the lathe to remove the rear Vee and take a couple of mm off the front lip (cast iron pulley)
i also got 4 thick shock top washers and fitted 1 below and 1 above both the engine mount rubbers giving me approx' 1/4" engine lift, i haven't hit the axle since
i did consider bumpstop extensions but i wanted to retain articulation and compression, i've been lucky and not had a problem
i do offroad and greenlane in this motor and i'm not shy of giving it welly when i need to
measure your bumpstop to axle space, i'll try to remember to check what the standard space is supposed to be
Saffy:
--- Quote from: NiteMare on March 08, 2012, 12:04:07 ---rollcage.. are you intending to turn it upside down ??
it sounds like your front springs are knackered if you're hitting the axle case, i run para's on my 88" but i also have a disco 200tdi fitted
when i originally fitted it i struck the front axle with the crank pulley which necessitated i put the pulley on the lathe to remove the rear Vee and take a couple of mm off the front lip (cast iron pulley)
i also got 4 thick shock top washers and fitted 1 below and 1 above both the engine mount rubbers giving me approx' 1/4" engine lift, i haven't hit the axle since
i did consider bumpstop extensions but i wanted to retain articulation and compression, i've been lucky and not had a problem
i do offroad and greenlane in this motor and i'm not shy of giving it welly when i need to
measure your bumpstop to axle space, i'll try to remember to check what the standard space is supposed to be
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Roll hoop more of a method to get the seat belts back in as I can mount the upper seat belt point on the hoop verticals- Haven't made up mind yet as I am loath to put more holes in the poor truck and I would need to make up the chassis mounts too.
Paras not knackered as they are new and it did same on the standard springs which where also new, and also the same with the old MOD light weight springs I had on it when I got it - but they where floppy things. I think the reason the 88 inch came about is because the 2.25 didn't bode well in the 86" bay. The pulley trim is not a bad shout as it's a 'civvy spec' MOD engine fitted with twin belt V pulley fitted and so it could easily lose the front unused groove and gain some clearance.
Raising the engine in it's mounts has issues of itself. Another quirk is that as it stands I can not fit a standard elbow to the zenith carb as there is not enough clearance between the top of the carb and the bonnet. I have had a 'bubble' in the bonnet in the past to allow fitting but since put the bonnet back to standard and made a custom 'pancake' elbow to fit instead. Raising the engine would cause problems.
I just have to take it slow dropping into holes or get a compacted spine.
Saffy:
Decided against roll cage.
Gearbox and tranny have been leaking oil big time from rear and front oil seals. It's a series II box without syncromesh on 1st and 2nd but that never bothered me........ but seeing it's peeing out oil and I have had an MOD reconditioned SIII box (less than 20k on it) sitting in the shed since i've owned the truck.... It's time for a change....
Not to much of a pig to get out and even easier sliding replacement back in. The mounts that where on it are totally different so they needed swapping over. Drives nice.
I sold a recon 200tdi genuine defender engine and all parts needs for a conversion to a neighbour couple year ago and kicked myself for it. Anyway he has only just got around to fitting it to the 90 he has has in storage. So I bought the 19J TD (i know, I know) that was in the 90 and plan to fit it into the series very soon. Modifying the offside chassis engine mount worries me a bit but I am committed to do the job now. Should be a nice match for car and gearbox.
Saffy:
and... today.... out comes the engine...
Took four hours in the wind and rain.
Next weekend engine insertion exercises are planned.
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