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1 | colleran@headwaters.com | 34 | Help support a growing addiction! |
2 | Gregspitz@aol.com | 14 | Shimmy and Rock in MY DFNDR |
3 | Nathan Dunsmore [dunsmo1 | 22 | Re: Shimmy and Rock in MY DFNDR |
4 | Michel Bertrand [mbertra | 31 | Ford door seals, was Re: Better seating!!??? |
5 | lopezba@atnet.at | 44 | Re: 107" S/W |
6 | lopezba@atnet.at | 43 | Re: Restoration |
7 | "Christopher H. Dow" [do | 36 | Re: Suspension Woes |
8 | "Christopher H. Dow" [do | 16 | re:Suspension Woes |
9 | "Christopher H. Dow" [do | 17 | Re: Apology |
10 | Wdcockey@aol.com | 18 | Marine Blue, Blue: Is it the same? |
11 | Mike Cattell [mike@mikec | 23 | Grey cylinder |
12 | cascardo@ix.netcom.com ( | 12 | paint question |
13 | Robot10@aol.com | 33 | Rover questions |
14 | Jim Pappas [roverhed@m3. | 148 | RE: buying from commercial dealers |
15 | Allan Smith [smitha@cand | 17 | Re: Swivel ball coating |
16 | Defender@belgonet.be (Lu | 41 | re: Brake conversion |
17 | Wdcockey@aol.com | 34 | Brake Conversions - Balance is Important |
From: colleran@headwaters.com Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 10:39:12 +0400 Subject: Help support a growing addiction! At the risk of attracting a firestorm of censure and ill-will, I wonder if I might ask whether anyone on the list is interested, or knows anyone who would be interested, in buying my restored 1950 Vincent Comet motorcycle. I have caught a whiff or two of motorcyclist interest in some past postings here. The Vincent is a product of the same off-beat late-forties Brit school of design/engineering that produced the Landie. Series C Vincents, like this one, and LR's both debuted in 1948, I believe. I have heard it said that the extensive use of alumin(i)um in both had to do with the fact that steel was in short supply and allocated to 'critical' industries, whereas new ventures had to content themselves with the alloy that was no longer needed for wartime aircraft production and therefore available in relatively plentiful, and non-rationed quantities. Sometimes bureaucracy does us unintentional favours, it seems. I've owned this bike since 1971, but find my age and condition of life (two small kids who both want to go riding with daddy at the same time) are now leading more toward four wheels rather than two. So I'm selling off my bikes to fund a new, and it seems instiable, hunger I've developed for Series Land Rovers. I've now got a '69 'bug-eye' SWB IIA, a rather sorry '70 SWB IIA due for a frame-over, and two Series II LWB station wagons of late 50's vintage and another SWB are on the way, pending an infusion of funds from this sale. As you can well imagine, any extra cash I can lay my hands these days is not likely to end up languishing in any savings account. Apologies for any irritation caused by such a 'commercial' and only-partly-Rover-related posting. If interested, contact me by direct e-mail for more info, so as not to impose too much upon the Major's good graces and bandwidth. ------------------------------[ <- Message 2 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Gregspitz@aol.com Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 10:53:53 -0400 Subject: Shimmy and Rock in MY DFNDR 95 Defender 90 (IL License MY DFNDR) I am not much of a mechanic so please help me out. Went mudding and hit some hard mud but no stones 2 days ago and found one of my tire balance weights in the piece of mud..It belonged to the front driver side tire and spent the $12 (cheap?) to have the tire rebalanced. The shimmy and rock in the front now starts at 55-60 miles an hour and I suspect it is wheel alignment. I see no visible damage on the vehicle. Any Ideas.?? ------------------------------[ <- Message 3 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 11:25:09 -0400 From: Nathan Dunsmore <dunsmo19@us.net> Subject: Re: Shimmy and Rock in MY DFNDR Gregspitz@AOL.COM wrote: > Went mudding and hit some hard mud but no stones 2 days ago and found one of my tire > balance weights in the piece of mud.. [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)] > visible damage on the vehicle. > Any Ideas.?? I also suspect alignment but the other possibility is a bent rim. When you got your tire rebalanced, they should have picked up on a bent rim but with some of the morons they have working in tire places... -- Nate Dunsmore Rocking Horse Farm Boring, MD 21020 dunsmo19@us.net ------------------------------[ <- Message 4 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 12:43:44 -0400 From: Michel Bertrand <mbertran@InterLinx.qc.ca> Subject: Ford door seals, was Re: Better seating!!??? At 16:01 96-08-09 -0500, Dave from soon to be "South of Bob"wrote: >I also found some Ford door rubber that fits better than factory >original. I am lucky to have a friend who is a Ford mechanic and he gave [ truncated by lro-digester (was 8 lines)] >along the bottom of the stationwagon door and will keep all the dust and >water out. It really seals tight. Dave VE4PN On what Ford model does that famous seal strip go? Waterville T.G. is one of the world's biggest manufacturer's of car weatherstripping and it is located at about 15 miles from my place. Maybe I could be lucky and grab some at the plant (My neighbor works there, too). If not, well having the model that fits it would be a great help at the scrap yard. Thanks, Michel Michel Bertrand ______ Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, / __ / \ 1963 109 PU (Rudolph) | Lucas | 1968 109 SW (in the works) | Inside | 1973 88 SW (21st century project) \ / \______/ mbertran@interlinx.qc.ca <<---- Note new address! ------------------------------[ <- Message 5 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 20:45:31 +0200 From: lopezba@atnet.at Subject: Re: 107" S/W Mark Perry <rxq281@freenet.mb.ca> wrote: :Back to LRs: A Ser 1 107 SW, claimed to be in "all original, drives :excellent" condition has appeared for sale in the western reaches of this :province. I am under the impression the "meccano set" wagon is one of the :rarer models (56-58 production only), and am wondering how this one (it :looks not bad in the photo :ad) rates a a "collectors item" (that ownership experience thing again) :and what sort of $$ a driveable 107 might be expected to fetch (no asking :price in ad) Or is a 107 a bad bet (sorry Peter in Vienna) in general? :The ugly-duckling charm is undeniable. So far, I am very happy with mine, but then I was luckier than I deserved since the Green Monster is so very original, and some miracles happened and I got some of the parts I would not have thought possible to get. The drawbacks so far: - A lot of parts are not interchangeable with other SI's, and you need to be lucky to find them - The car is not too good offroad, even for a LWB, as it is rather heavy and has long overhang in the rear, also needs lots of space to turn. I would be very careful about the chassis, that was very different from others and AFAIK there are no replacements for it. Engine and gearbox are no problem to replace, rear halfshafts might be if they are fully floating. The rear axle can not be exchanged without major re-engineering, since the springs are in a different location. The brakes are all standard SI and readily available. Interior? Depends on what you want, can be very awkward to restore. Judging from the prices I see every now and then, the S/W does not have much extra value as a collectors item. I paid about 3,000 USD for mine, which is considered fairly cheap here, maybe a little high in the UK. In the US, you would probably expect to pay more, from what I have seen so far. I would certainly do it again, but then I was lucky. Hope you are lucky, too Peter Hirsch SI 107in S/W Vienna, Austria (officially 1,000 years old this November 1) ------------------------------[ <- Message 6 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 20:45:35 +0200 From: lopezba@atnet.at Subject: Re: Restoration Dear all, since the weather is good for a change not much will happen on the restoration front this weekend. Here's what happened during the week: I brought a few small items home to fiddle with. First I tried to get the courtesy light of my S/W back in shape. This is a frosted oblong glass cover with a chrome ring around it, and the usual entrails. Well, the glass was pretty dirty and discoloured, and the chrome had partial red and green coats of paint as well as heavy yellowish corrosion. One evening I washed the glass and polished the chrome ring without too much conviction, but with some German chrome polish. After about half an hour it looked almost like new, with very little pitting and all the paint was gone. I was so happy I started polishing the screw also, and soon I was rewarded with a pretty chrome head instead of a rusty something. That was very satisfactory. Tonight I decided to try Corrodip, a liquid made in Australia that is supposed to dissolve rust and leave a shiny surface that is protected from rust for a while after the treatment. I put the turning knobs that hold the perspex sliding windows in place in the liquid, they were pretty rusty. After four hours I checked and nothing had changed. I took a knob out and wiped it off, and the rust disappeared and attractive blank metal showed up. Anyway, after eight hours I can report that all traces of rust have disappeared, the sheradized bolts were not adversely affected, the green paint on some of them has mostly come off and that I will tackle the next batch ASAP. Sorry to say it is not suitable for aluminium, so composite parts like my roof ventilators will have to be treated differently (I wonder how?). I got my Corrodip from Oakwood Resources in the UK, and it is made by Liquid Engineering in Bedford, Western Australia. Needless to say I have no link to any of these companies. Also got the new James Taylor book on S I's yesterday, looks very nice and gives a lot of hints on restorations. However, the 107" he took as an example was restored in the wrong way in some respects, he should have used the more original Dunsfold 107. When I am a little further along in the process I will write him with some suggestions. Hope you have a nice weekend Peter Hirsch SI 107in S/W Vienna, Austria (officially 1,000 years old this November 1) ------------------------------[ <- Message 7 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 13:49:19 -0700 From: "Christopher H. Dow" <dow@thelen.org> Subject: Re: Suspension Woes At 10:20 AM 8/8/96 -0400, you wrote: [8<] >I would not recommend you try to replace them yourself if you are a >novice, as it can be a troublesome and dangerous chore. Be sure to >replace the rubber bushings and shackle bolts at the same time. The new >polyurethane type of bushings are well worth the extra money. >You will also need new U-bolts. I have some friends that have done this to their FJ40s, and have volunteered to help me with this chore, so I won't be alone. (As an aside, they are all seriously shopping for LRs, since seeing mine!!). Regarding the bushings, shackles and U-bolts: They ALL appear to be fairly new. What I mean is that there are two types of metal under my IIA: the smooth, black kind and the rough, brown/orange kind. All the mountings for the springs are the smooth black kind. I'm pretty sure this LR has had a frame-over for the following reasons: The frame looks almost new. The original owner was in Madison, WI (which makes the above highly improbably in the absence of a frame-over. The front body peices are a bit crooked, and there is now obvious bend in the frame. Much of the (non-frame) parts on the underside appear to be new. Now, this seems odd. Why replace all the suspension hardware BUT the springs? I don't get it. I think I'll have my mechanic look at it and see if he thinks they are new, too. Chris '65 IIA '96 Disco ------------------------------[ <- Message 8 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 13:49:21 -0700 From: "Christopher H. Dow" <dow@thelen.org> Subject: re:Suspension Woes New frame? Fwhat? I'm pretty sure is is fairly new! Is the only way to do the coil-sprung thing to get a new frame? C At 12:14 AM 8/9/96 -0500, you wrote: >On 07 Aug 1996 Christopher H. Dow writes about suspension woes. [ truncated by lro-digester (was 17 lines)] >1988 Range Rover >Newport NH USA 603-863-7883 ------------------------------[ <- Message 9 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 13:49:16 -0700 From: "Christopher H. Dow" <dow@thelen.org> Subject: Re: Apology I should hope we don't have that rule! I purchased my IIA through an ad on this list (Hi Ted!), and I'm quite plesed with it. I agree with a previous respondent--WTH else would I go to look for a used Land Rover?!?! C At 01:04 PM 8/9/96 -0500, you wrote: >In response to my apology for posting a used RR ad, Doug Boehme wrote: >> That rule is crap! If a person has a vehicle for sale, they should post [ truncated by lro-digester (was 25 lines)] >Cheers, >jc ------------------------------[ <- Message 10 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Wdcockey@aol.com Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 17:20:47 -0400 Subject: Marine Blue, Blue: Is it the same? Our '60 SII PU was originally blue. Comparing some of the remaining original paint to "Marine Blue" spray touchup paint from RN, the original is somewhat more green. Looking in a '64 parts book I see both "blue" and "marine blue" paint listed. I also remember hearing that there were two versions of "marine blue" although the same part numbers appear in a '68 parts book. Any ideas? Since our LR is a North America export model, could it be "blue" instead of "marine blue"? Or was marine blue changed? If so what are the paint codes? Do the Heritage certificates include original color? David Cockey Rochester, Michigan ------------------------------[ <- Message 11 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 21:02:01 +0100 From: Mike Cattell <mike@mikecat.demon.co.uk> Subject: Grey cylinder Just a quick question for all you clever people on the list. I have a series 3 , 1975 2.25 diesil which looks unmodified under the bonnet. I does not appear to have servo brakes i.e. no resevoir by the screen washer bottle or pump mechanism on the master cylinder. What it does have is a grey cylinder a little larger than a baked bean tin with a large nut on the top ( out of which dribbles a bit of oil.) It is mounted on top of the clutch master cylinder but does not appear to be connected to the clutch. there are two pipes out one goes to the tee which the oil pressure gauges are attached too by the oil filter the other goes to the crank case. There is no mention of this in either the repair ops manual or in haynes. Is it the work of a PO and what is it? many thanks Mike Cattell, Christleton, Cheshire, U.K. ------------------------------[ <- Message 12 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 15:16:39 -0700 From: cascardo@ix.netcom.com (Lucas Andres Cascardo) Subject: paint question Hello, Where can I find the grey paint used on the inside of my rover '95 D90 Wagon? RN and LRNA did not have an answer. The roll bar has no more paint on it due to wear and tear and I'd like to protect it again. Lucas C. ------------------------------[ <- Message 13 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Robot10@aol.com Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 20:20:56 -0400 Subject: Rover questions I've just placed a deposit on my first rover. I have a few questions for the general membership; I apologize in advance for the bandwidth. The rover in question is a (series II?) 109 standard (two door) w/galvanized wheels and fairey od. It has been converted to 6 cyl using a (Chevy?) six using a scotty's adapter. Anyone who can answer the following questions, please respond directly to Robot10@aol.com 1: the VIN number is 27903809C. Where can I look up info about this, or can anyone send it to me? 2: The conversion is working, but I believe I will try to do an Iron Duke at framover (next year). What's needed to do this? does the Scotty's adapter fit the Duke? Am I better to try to find a 2.25 petrol? 3 The vehicle was originally diesel, and has a diesel tank. The petrol tank has been mounted on a board behind the seats. Can I use the original diesel tank to hold petrol? what else must I do? 4:What's the best manual to buy? I want wiring, plumbing, teardown and rebuild procedures, etc. I have been happy with haynes in the past, but never owned a foreign vehicle. Do they compare? 5: I am going to have the swivel balls hard chrome/teflon plated by someone I know. I believe this teflon will prevent corrosion and make the balls a less vulnerable item. Has anyone ever tried this? would anyone be interested if I found that it worked?I suspect this would cost about 250.00 each ball. ------------------------------[ <- Message 14 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Jim Pappas <roverhed@m3.pcix.com> Subject: RE: buying from commercial dealers Date: Fri, 9 Aug 1996 22:45:40 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Fred's point about quality work vs. volume is well-taken and not without = some validity. For those with expertise and enough time, there is NO substitute for = doing it yourself. Logical. You're not paying yourself - your not = working against the clock, you're not worried about the next piece-work = (this is virtually how ALL shops operate). Please believe that most LR = technicians and 3rd party vendors have sincere, qualified techs who = would love to be able to triple-check (IMO) all work... However, the realities (as Fred points out) of volume and scheduling = usually prohibit this. This is where and why WARRANTY exists. Both with = new vehicles and on work performed after new car warranty expires. This = protects the owner from work that may not have made it to the last cut!! I have dealt with RN for almost twenty years (no, I don't work for = them!) and have never met a more dedicated group of enthusiasts who = possess the expertise necessary to perform the work that they advertise. = If they put out any work not right - I have NEVER known them NOT to make = it right! The law of averages iffefutably states that you WILL NOT satisfy 100% of = the customers (both internal and external) 100% of the time. My store = (LRMW) is, unfortunately no exception to this rule. We'll get attaboy = surveys and awsh*t survey returns over the fax simultaneously. I've = found however, that, once a foulup is done - the clock can't be turned = back. Ultimate satisfaction will be how a company resolves a problem - = this encompasses goodwill, effective remedy, and a demonstrable intent = to learn from mistakes. Most LRO's today ARE NOT expert enough to perform even rudimentary = service on a modern Land Rover. Even armed with the knowledge, the cost = of owning the diagnostic tools would be prohibitive (the diagnostic = computer alone for LR's today is over $20K!!). And this trend is going = to continue. LR dealer techs attend several training/refresher seminars = annually just to keep up to date. Diagnosic updates are received monthly = via CD-ROM... And most of the shops I deal with want nothing more than to please = EVERYONE! A noble and simple goal. Sometimes difficult to implement with = 100% success. If an appointment runs 1 week (volume), and a new owner = comes in with a MIL (check engine light) occurrence - what do you do? = Tell them to come back in a week? Nope. Scheduled work usually gets held = up while the "hot potato" is rushed into the shop... So, scheduled work = is sometimes not ready when promised - this annoys service customers = more than anything short of the fault not being fixed on the first try. = When does this happen? When a fault cannot be duplicated in a = "practical" amount of time while attempting to duplicate the = failure/fault. Yes, electrical is the biggest culprit here. So, at some = point, fault diagnosis must terminate and a judgement rendered to = maintain a high enough shop throughput to stay in business!!!! So sometimes, cars aren't fixed right the first time. And the shop = "takes it on the chin" in the form of negative word-of-mouth, ruinous = surveys, etc. Many are constructive and offer positive feedback which is = VERY MUCH read and taken under consideration. Some is just plain = vindictive and viscious - helping neither party... Nobody in the business wants anything LESS than 100% customer = satisfaction. How could they not? Don't forget - buying from a dealer will ALWAYS offer some warranty - = this is a law in most states - there are NO "AS-IS" retail sales. And = some states even have laws protecting buyers from PO's. When you buy a = used retail from a dealership (doesn't matter what brand) - especially a = vehicle out of factory warranty, the profit margin on the vehicle is = partly determined by historical and repeatable warranty expenses borne = 100% by the dealer within the specified period. Virtually EVERY used = Range Rover we deliver comes back with a laundry list just prior to it = going out of the minium required state warranty. Even though the cars = are delivered, as best as is practicable, "fault free." A state warranty = is 100% parts and labor. For those with the wherewithall to do their own maintenance and service, = of course the work will be perfect - and they can only scold themselves = if it isn't. The dealer networks still offer overall quality of service = in reasonable time for the vast majority of owners who don't have the = time to do the work themselves. Of course there will be and does exist counterpoint. And I'm sure I'll = hear it on the list. But, dealers are not evil people! A dealer is a = collection of basically average people who for the most part are gear = heads! Speaking for my shop, with a couple of exceptions, our techs try = and work on your car as if it was their own. And several of our = personnel (besides myself) own Land Rovers. cheers Jim ---------- From: Fred Ellsworth[SMTP:fellswor@camb-lads.loral.com] Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 1996 12:09 PM Subject: re: buying from commercial dealers Someone mentioned the other day that they wanted to buy a LR from a = company rather than an individual in order to guarantee the quality of the = vehicle. Personally, I'd prefer to buy from an individual who cared about the vehicle. When I bought my rover (a '71 IIA 88") the PO had just had $12,000+ = worth of parts/labor done at Rover's North (and no, I didn't pay **anything near** half that). I have run across so much lame craftsmanship I can't believe it, especially considering RNs reputaion for quality. The = latest was yesterday when I went to put in a new head gasket. I popped off the head only to discover they had used a faulty head gasket in assembling = the engine. It had no holes for three of the coolant passages!! The fourth coolant passage was blocked by a large chunk of Blue Goo!! Ignoring the idiocy of the head gasket, using Blue Goo in assembling a supposedly "factory" quality long block is just plain cheap. At least now I've probably solved my intermittent "coughing" problem on the freeway - I imagine it was poor valves getting so hot they began sticking. = Hopefully driving around for 4 years with basically no circulation in the head = hasn't caused _too much_ damage and I can still get a few good years out of it. My point is that buying from a company rather than an individual in no = way guarantees that the vehicle you are buying is a sound one. Quality = takes time, time is money, and companies exist to make money- not waste it on = the "little" things that really make the difference between ok work and = great work. Just my $.02. Fred "If you want it done right, do it yourself- or at least have a beer and watch." ------ =_NextPart_000_01BB8700.E9CA0020 ------------------------------[ <- Message 15 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 22:11:43 -0500 From: Allan Smith <smitha@candw.lc> Subject: Re: Swivel ball coating On Sat, 10 Aug 1996, Robot10@aol.com wrote: >5: I am going to have the swivel balls hard chrome/teflon plated by someone I >know. I believe this teflon will prevent corrosion and make the balls a less >vulnerable item. Has anyone ever tried this? would anyone be interested if I >found that it worked?I suspect this would cost about 250.00 each ball. Mine started rusting within 6 months. Please keep us informed, but it is going to be a while before we know if it works, no?. At that price they would have to be a bit better than less vulnerable, they would have to be totally impregnable. Allan St. Lucia ------------------------------[ <- Message 16 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 11 Aug 1996 03:39:00 +0200 From: Defender@belgonet.be (Luc Rokegem) Subject: re: Brake conversion Today we have changed the rear drumbrakes for diskbrakes and I did it with the help off my friend Paul Hassevoets in less than 3 hours. It was so easy, that even a child could do it : First we removed the wheels and the halfshafts, then the drum, the hub & stud assembly, the backplates and finaly the hub bearing sleeve. We mounted new hub bearing sleves, then, we bolted it togethet with a bracket for the brake caliper, mounted the brake discs with new bearings, put the halfshafts in, mounted the caliper and fitted a new brake pipe and brake hose. bleeding the system, putting the wheels back on and making a little testdrive. Before the conversion I had to push very deep or twice before there was some braking, but now from the first pedalmovement the 110 starts braking and the breaking is also very progressive. It doesn't stop better than before, but the accesstime is much improved so that I can tell that I now stop faster than before. My friend wo has a SIII 88 asked me to tell you his brake-conversion : He has put his front drum brakes to the rear and put the drum brakes from the 1 ton model in front. He says also that a brake servo is a must to activate the brakes and that the braking is the same as trowing out an anchor ! He would like to hear some reactions about his conversion. Sincerely, _______________ Luc Rokegem // | | St-Pauwels (Belgie) ______//_ _ | |# defender@belgonet.be | __ __ |# http://www.belgonet.be/~bn000165/index.html |__/ \__________/ \__| \__/ \__/ lawyers and Land-Rovers must be well greased ------------------------------[ <- Message 17 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Wdcockey@aol.com Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 23:50:33 -0400 Subject: Brake Conversions - Balance is Important The first principle in brake engineering is the brakes should be balanced so that the rear brakes do not lock before the front brakes. This is essential for stable stopping. At the same time minimum stopping distances are desirable. Simply bolting assorted components on a vehicle does not necessarially achieve these aims. If you are duplicating a later factory setup, INCLUDING the master cylinder and any balancing valves then it should be fine. But I'm bothered by talk of simply swapping rear drums for disks, etc. If you have a conversion which does not duplicate a standard LR setup then at a minimum do some serious testing. Find a large, slippery surface (easier in winter than summer) and build up to very hard braking. Look for any tendency to swap ends, and be prepared for a spin. Then repeat on a dry surface. Te relationships for stable braking are straightforward, but not simple. High center of gravity, short wheelbase vehicles pose more difficulty than passenger cars. And load carrying in the rear adds more difficulty. If anyone is really interested I'll provide the titles of several references. LR did upgrade brakes several times on Series LRs, and I gather the 90/110s have also had some upgrades. To upgrade you brakes to a later configuration get the relevant parts book with the configuration you want to use, then collect the various bits called for.Swapping an 88" to the late SIII system is fairly simple. Adding power assist is also quite feasible. David Cockey Rochester, Michigan (As always the opinions expressed above do not necessarially reflect those of my employer.) ------------------------------[ <- Message 18 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960811 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
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