I'd like to see it finished before I retire. You have 5 more years
I would have said no worries in that timeframe, but Landrover keeps on sending me curve balls.
You would think that it would be a simple job to unbolt the old fuel tank and fit the one out of the 93. NOT SO!! Brackets are in completely different spots. So on the cross member just behind the rear diff I have to cut off the old bracket which is on the rear side of the cross member and weld on a new one to the front side of the cross member. This is while laying on my back under the car and having to weld upside down. NOT HAPPY!!!
Then I have to weld new brackets on the side of the chassis to mount the loop that goes over the top of the tank.
You would think that it would be a simple job to unbolt the old fuel tank and fit the one out of the 93. NOT SO!! Brackets are in completely different spots. So on the cross member just behind the rear diff I have to cut off the old bracket which is on the rear side of the cross member and weld on a new one to the front side of the cross member. This is while laying on my back under the car and having to weld upside down. NOT HAPPY!!!
Don't you mean "Not Happy, Jane!"
Looks awesome so far. After all of that effort I would be terrified to drive it!
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1999 P38 4.6 HSE, 128,800 miles, working EAS, Sold!
Well this fuel tank is officially giving me the sh1ts.
Finally got everything mounted. I already knew that the filler pipe on the new tank is 2 inch and the old filler 3 inches. So I would have to make an adaptor so the fill point would go into the tank.
What I was not expecting was that the filler points on the tanks being in completely different locations. The wheel arches on a 2 door a bit bigger than on a 4 door. They are good for 35's if you want. So the filler pipe on the 93 was just behind the wheel arch. But look where it ends up on the 2 door (photo 1). The blurry bit at an angle in the photo is the the metal section that holds the mudflap at the rear of the wheel arch.
The curved cut out in the side panel in the second photo is where the filler actually is.
So now I not only have to make an adaptor for the different size pipes, I have to make up a pipe that will go from the filler position the the tank pipe. Not Happy Jan.
But the last photo at least shows that the tank is in.
Well the fuel tank and lines are now in. The hard part with the tank ended up finding a 2 inch fuel hose with a 90 degree bend in it to move the new filler position back to the old position. Could only find 2 such hoses in the world. It was just lucky that one of those manufacturers was here in Oz.
All the rear taillights, fuel pump etc are also wired up and working.
Another milestone reach ed today with the motor now bolted in. Even though i had spent a lot of time previously trying to bleed the clutch, it did not work. I had to come up with various creative ways to do it before finally getting it to work.
I have set myself a target for getting the thing to move under its own power. I am hoping to reach the target set, but will not tell you what that date is as I might jinx myself.
man that motor is pretty! getting a project rolling under power is always a huge boost in motivation, so i am excited for you to get there also. i always tend to loose motivation in the middle when its still in parts and a long way from running.
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1990 RRC
1996 Toyota Avalon - hers
1989 F-250
1994 Toyota Pickup
Hopefully I will get the motor fired up tomorrow. Just a few minor things to finish off. It won't be ran for long as I still have to work out an exhaust system and therefore it will be a bit loud.
The bitch fought me all the way, but i won. First, I turned over the motor for about 30 seconds to try and pump some oil through. Then went to turn it over again and nothing happened. Ended up the starter decided to pack it in. So to the shed to get another one and fit it.
Next, could not get any fuel pressure. I had tested the fuel pump before fitting it, so tried everything else first. No luck, had to drop the fuel tank (now half full of fuel) and pull the pump. Got it onto the bench and managed to get the thing running. Refitted it, but again no fuel pump working. So pulled it again. The pump would run upside down but not the right way up. Had a spare fuel pump, but the wiring plug was different to the one in there. So I had to pull the actual pump out from one and fit it to the other. Of course none of the internal wiring was the same either.
You should never test a fuel pump on the bench while it is still covered in fuel. Spark from touching wires to the pump ignites the fuel and your hand and pump end up in a ball of flame. No hairs left on my hand now.
Fitted the new custom made pump and managed to get fuel pressure by hot wiring the power to the pump, but not when running through the relay. So checked all the wiring, etc and it seemed OK. It ended up being a faulty relay.
After all that, it burst into live. As it had no exhaust, it said hello to the world in a loud voice. This thing had not ran for a few years before I got it, so it is the first time it had a heart beat in a long time.
You should never test a fuel pump on the bench while it is still covered in fuel. Spark from touching wires to the pump ignites the fuel and your hand and pump end up in a ball of flame. No hairs left on my hand now.
Glad you managed to get the old girl going in the end.
Merry Xmas!
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You should never test a fuel pump on the bench while it is still covered in fuel. Spark from touching wires to the pump ignites the fuel and your hand and pump end up in a ball of flame. No hairs left on my hand now.
Got any pics or vids of this part
Glad your alright and it's running
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I am glad that both of you thought it was funny. No, I don't have a video of me running around the garage, waving my hand and trying to put out the fire.
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