The Dark Wob

Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:58 am Loving the repairs* on that chassis, quality job! What drills are you using for removing the spots? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/US-PRO-by-Be ... Sw-ddZddkE The last few projects I've done I've been using one of these, it's Bergen now branded US Pro. I had to remove some pop rivets last week and it's bloody great for them! I've found it lasts well but have obviously had to sharpen it a few times with the amount of work it's been doing. I've found a delicate touch with a 4.5" cutting disc is ideal for it.
I bought a cut down Range Rover chassis a few years back that's in good nick as a bit of a punt, I was thinking about getting it galvanised, do you think it might be of use to someone? I'm not sure of the dimensions but I could do with moving it on tbh.

I use a drill a bit like that, but since the last one went blunt I have been using a 5mm drill to good effect. the issue is that it does drill straight through.

Sorry but cut down chassis no use to me

Hooli wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 6:28 pm A real professional* would araldite the repair patches on with a thick bead. The bits oozing out the side look just like a neat weld under a good layer of underseal and pass MOTs fine.

So I'm told...

makes mental note not to buy a used motor from Hooli

richardthestag wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:35 pm

Scruffy Bodger wrote: ↑Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:58 am Loving the repairs* on that chassis, quality job! What drills are you using for removing the spots? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/US-PRO-by-Be ... Sw-ddZddkE The last few projects I've done I've been using one of these, it's Bergen now branded US Pro. I had to remove some pop rivets last week and it's bloody great for them! I've found it lasts well but have obviously had to sharpen it a few times with the amount of work it's been doing. I've found a delicate touch with a 4.5" cutting disc is ideal for it.
I bought a cut down Range Rover chassis a few years back that's in good nick as a bit of a punt, I was thinking about getting it galvanised, do you think it might be of use to someone? I'm not sure of the dimensions but I could do with moving it on tbh.

I use a drill a bit like that, but since the last one went blunt I have been using a 5mm drill to good effect. the issue is that it does drill straight through.

Sorry but cut down chassis no use to me

Next time you're using a cutting disk grab hold of the spot bit, takes maybe 15 seconds to put an edge back on it? Saves drilling through as you say. A 5mm drills too small for the one's I've been doing they are all bloody 8mm and don't they hang on

friends, countrymen, wobbers

Firstly thanks to Mr Bodger my spotweld drills are restored! Thank you sir

Now onto the project which is on the channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuPaTT ... _4ypXxY0lQ

piccies to follow. right fuckin now...

Front axle came off easily enough Parts washer is a big old bonus. gets rid of the worst of the shite this is the driver side cv joint. the housing was largely dry. the cv was dry on the inner race I the meantime, a chap in the US who follows the channel wanted a patinated difflock. I was happy to help one of the spare Rangies has a 4 cylinder (peugeot) engine Anyone identify it? I had brief optimism tearing down a Rover P6 V8 for a P6S model that lives in this series 2a Rear axle cleaned up real nice As did the front radius arms... beautiful Here is a load of front axle stuff from the 1971 Range Rover this car was, I believe, a very low mileage and well looked after car before it was almost trashed

more to follow

and

Once degreased, the stuff looked realy nice These bastards are the back axle brake shields and then everything, once clean and degreased was covered in FE-123 rust converter which was then pained with black satin rustolium. nice stuff here is the front drivers side hub and swivel built up, ready to bolt to the axle casing the diff was perfect, factory spec! and thus bolted back to the axle casing more next week

An early diff with the filler there as I recall?

Is it a 504 or ford Sierra 2.3 diesel?

Anyway saw this and thought of you

That engine does indeed look like the basic layout of the Indenor diesel. Have a look at 32 seconds in.

cheers chaps Indenor it is, but quite what spec I need to establish still. Get it running and it could help towards resto costs

Laterest updateage

pushing bushes out of the old a frame arm got to 16tons, check the top mount bending. I left it like this for a while and then gave it a slight pump and it went BANG! and shifted then went at the steel with an angle grinder and wire brush. Worked beautifully axle built up with refurb hubs and rolled out of the way in the meantime, back onto project stag v8 bonio! got it 99% of the way, confirmed oil pressure and then found a massive fuel leak and the customer had cancelled his insurance! yeah fuck dat shit found enthusiasm to get onto Range Rover front axle cleaned back, degreased and derusted. Diff is like new! one episode to follow

Pratt 2

front axle painted and front radius arms with Black (blue/comfort) polybush fitted swivels and hubs rebuilt. swivel preload set. shit and dangerous tyres refitted for mobility purposes New job on a mate's Mini, door andle dont work and new carpets needed kingsman covers, nice product, crap customer service All done for now