Land Rover Project: Sexy Back: Love is in the Eye of the beholder.

[sawtooth4x4]

It’ll sound better once I get my wastegate set up better. The spring is too light. I need something heavier.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Driveshaft done for the rear. Tom woods lengthened it for me.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Installed.........

Pictures coming tomorrow.

Next is the front shaft........................

But I will be having Tom Woods build my next front shaft. My homemade one has been working, but I'm sure its out of balance. ha ha

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Tucking a 33x12.5x15. Ahh yeah. Engine is done. Gotta figure out why reverse isn’t working now on the 700R4. Just installed a full manual reverse shift kit in it hmmm

 

[jeeper]

I love the exhaust coming out the side like that. The whole project has come together very well!

 

[sawtooth4x4]

New 140 amp, one wire alternator. New steering shaft. 4 items left to finish.

 

[bryson]

What's chewing up your serp belt?

 

[sawtooth4x4]

What's chewing up your serp belt?

The AC delete pully was eating it up. I'm still in testing phases to make sure its stopped. So far it hasn't chewed it up anymore.

 

[Rot Box]

So cool!

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Finally figured out my death wobble issue. The panhard bar bushings are dead. I just ordered new polybushings. Should be here in a few days.

The ones that are in there now were new two years ago. It hasn't even been driven 1000 miles since then. Somehow the originals lasted 192K miles without being replaced.

 

[I Lean]

Finally figured out my death wobble issue. The panhard bar bushings are dead. I just ordered new polybushings. Should be here in a few days.

The ones that are in there now were new two years ago. It hasn't even been driven 1000 miles since then. Somehow the originals lasted 192K miles without being replaced.

I'd be willing to bet the originals were rubber, not poly.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

The originals were rubber. I replaced the originals with rubber. I think the new rubber was not the same as the original.

Decided to order some new poly bushings for the panhard. I'll give those a shot, if they end up dying I might go to heim-joints.

 

[I Lean]

The originals were rubber. I replaced the originals with rubber. I think the new rubber was not the same as the original.

Decided to order some new poly bushings for the panhard. I'll give those a shot, if they end up dying I might go to heim-joints.

Ah, gotcha...when you mentioned ordering poly, I assumed your first replacements were also poly--which would explain the short life. Obviously not all rubber bushings are created equally either.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Ah, gotcha...when you mentioned ordering poly, I assumed your first replacements were also poly--which would explain the short life. Obviously not all rubber bushings are created equally either.

I have poly bushings in my radius arms, and they haven't worn out. I've used poly on a few land rovers over the years and they seems to last alright. And they are cheap enough if you can buy from the source in the UK. I can get stuff in two days with my supplier.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Things are nearly done.

Redid the Panhard bushings with new poly bushings.

The old ones were a bit knackered.

Drilled them around the rubber first. Then knocked out the metal bushing with a punch.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Then started the next project. I need to clearance the pan a little and I’m going to armor it as well.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Oil pan is almost done. Just need to add a drain plug.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Oil drain, just need to get a plug

Bought new oil pan bolts. And a new oil pan gasket.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Our newest import showed up today finally. This was shipped from the UK in September. Just finally got here today on a truck.

When we dropped it off to the ship in the UK.

Now a few hours later.