http://www.landroversonly.com/forums Got a Land Rover with a Range Rover Engine? A Bowler, a Tomcat? This is the place for you! en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:27:07 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.landroversonly.com/forums http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f22/1974-serieslll-steroids-36735/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:27:14 GMT Rebuild of 1974 Serieslll Ex-military Land Rover, using same chassis, 'new' seriesll bulkhead.
Work started on rebuilding 23rd of January 2009, though stripping down was started in
December 2008.



The bulkhead, as delivered.




Needs a bit of work, but it's not bad considering it's age! From a 1964 seriesll.






After sandblasting


Looks a bit better with the holes patched up, and the gearbox tunnel modified. I altered
the instrument panel at the same time, but no picture. Not yet.......



The outriggers were full of mud, sand and rust........



but the chassis was in pretty good condtion. Rear crossmembers
were rotten, so they were replaced with steel plate, cut and welded.
Stronger than original, too!




Bulkhead crossmembers emptied out and repaired



While we were at it, I altered the front and rear suspension mounts, to give 2" lift at the back,
2" lift at the back of the front spring to give a 1" lift at the front. This got the landy sitting right again,
as the V8 is lighter than the 2.25, which made her sit level when empty, and a little nose up with
any sort of weight in the back.



The spring damper mounts were altered, this is the rear left,
to allow fitting 15" travel RS9000 dampers.



Picture above shows the front spring rear mount, spring damper mount, bulkhead mount
and body mounts. The body mounts have been raised by 2".
At this point I'm just checking the fit of the engine and gearbox mounts, axles, springs,
dampers etc. The chassis will be getting galvanised before the rebuild.



On with the back tub and seat box.....



So far, so good, all fits fine, the bulkhead included.......



As can be seen here, the front crossmember has been replaced....



More pictures of the finished chassis, before galvanising. Here you can see the two new
body mounts, the originals were missing.....both sides! Towards the rear can be seen the
2"x1" box section, welded on to the original body mounts to give the body lift.



This is the rear spring font mount, dropped, as can be seen, by 2".



Rear spring rear mount, same 2" drop.



Front spring rear mount 2" lower than standard, with the original holes through the chassis
plated over. This was fabricated. The gearbox crossmember mount can be seen here, it's been
re-sited to suit the V8 and ZF22 auto box.



After galvanising! Shiny thing, shiny, shiny........



The instrumen panel mod can be seen here. The was no buckling of the bulkhead
during galvanising, as they took enough time hanging the bulkhead over the zinc bath
to heat it properly before they dipped it.



Can't see the join....
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The long bolts were to hold the hinge plates in place while it was getting dipped. I then
recut the threads.



Now doesn't THAT look nice......ooh, shiny, shiny.......



Bulkhead, brake pedal box and servo, power steering box and steering shaft in place.
I'm using a Hydroboost brake servo, and no, I didn't paint the steering servo.
The stuff with the blue print is soundproofing. Note the stiffening plate for the steering,
there's another one on the inside.



Into the THIRD workshop......starting to come together.



Looking like a landy again......this is it on the 'small' wheels, 285/75x16



Almost done...................and here on the normal wheels, 35/12.50-15
The 'small' wheels were fitted to get on a trailer......



BACK ON THE ROAD! It's alive, it's alive! mwahahahaha



After a fair bit of work, mostly single-handed, in bloody cold conditions, the landy was back
on the road and driven home on the 25th March 2009.
Other modifications not mentioned:
NAS lights
New wheelarch extensions (wings were altered later to suit!)
Engine was moved back by 4" to give a bit more space for the fans and coolers.



I've since fitted new doors, painted the front end, almost finished the wiring......Got to make
the front bumper and winch mount, make and fit bolt-on rocksliders. These were welded on, but
I decided to use bolt-on so they can be replaced if damaged. Finish the wiring!
Replace the NOS bottle box, fit the supercharger........make and fit the heater ducting, (the heater is between
the front seats), fit screenwash, loads of other little odds and sods. You're never finished with a Land Rover!




Back where it belongs......



Covered in mud, just like a real Landy!
My wife, who wasn't as happy as she is above when the rebuild was going on, I can tell you!

Finished(!) vehicle spec:
4litre rover V8 from Turner Engineering
ZF22 automatic box from Ashcroft Auto
Range Rover axles and brake discs, Greenstuff pads, Hydroboost hydraulic brake servo
35/12.50-15 Pro-Comp Tyres
2" body lift
2" suspension lift back, 1" forward
Twin 2" and 2.5" exhausts, custom built from Hooker Hedders
Edelbrock manifold and carb
K+N air filter
Standard Lucas 35DLM8 distributor (right now)
Edelbrock nitrous system, set (at the moment) at 50bhp
Carter fuel pump
Derale oil, gearbox and PS coolers
Derale dual electric cooling fans with adjustable thermostats
Chevy aluminium radiator
Trans-dapt oil filter relocation kit, twin K+N oil filters
NAS lights
Parts from Summit Racing, Paddocks, Craddocks, and others......

Design, manufacture of parts,welding, and building done by me, with a little help from Norry and Dan. ]]> Hybrid iainb http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f22/1974-serieslll-steroids-36735/ http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f22/05-range-rover-hybrid-36583/ Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:14:46 GMT About how much would it cost to convert my 2005 Range Rover to a hybrid (veg, electric, or hydro)? Can this be done? Oh, and this would include parts and labor. About how much would it cost to convert my 2005 Range Rover to a hybrid (veg, electric, or hydro)? Can this be done? Oh, and this would include parts and labor. ]]> Hybrid JRS http://www.landroversonly.com/forums/f22/05-range-rover-hybrid-36583/