TerraRoot

ikky diesel

Well got that tank out, but also took off the carrier on the top. I was going to weld it up (cracked in the middle) but after finding out it weighed ten tons and where the rear loop bolted to body needed work too, it’s a no brainer. keeping the cab loop, it’s pretty solid, may just finish it right and weld it to the chassis thus turning it into a proper roll bar and not some lash up attached to the soft top mountings.
Also found another worn track-rod in the steering.

also i badly need a real phone.

Better out than in!

land rover break down number 1, fuel filter clogs up on the way to work, no tools, no worries! least i wasn’t wearing a suit….

tank is probably on its last legs 🙁 still €200ish isn’t so bad, hope i get something done before the pump dies on a diet of rusty fuel.

More brake problems

but first a little break from real work:

only a quickie up the road, rear drum brake is a oval-ed but it runs good, really surprising actually. which is just another way of say my cbr’s suspension is very dated…

back to work, bled truckie’s brake, burst a solid pipe. not a nice sound, bloody lucky it went now and not on the road.

all tidied up now, everything seems sorted..

bloody shit sealey ak506 brake line flaring kit is wrecked, only made 3 flares (not including fuckups, practice go’s and mistakes), will mod it to work again, can’t be arsed getting a more expensive kit or dealing with ebay sellers.

fixed my brakes i hope

Wheel cylinder went byebye, but judging by all the crap in there the hub seal maybe gone too.

Sludgey

I just snipped off the old cylinder and that meant making a new double flare on the old line, got a cheap shop damaged sealy kit for flaring lines, had a few practice go’s on it and after modding the tool clamp to sit level with the pipe clamp, it’s looking all leak free! next week i’ll bleed it, better call jc desmonds and ell em to have land rover bleed nipples on standby.

I should really change the shoes, shure it’ll be alright.

took some pics of the garage as it is now, with proper windows and doors, much nicer place to be. so i should get more working done in the winter, ya?

Also ted burnt his one good leg out in a kayak, ouchies!

more coffe, more work

Had busy day, finally stripped the forks off the yzf. mmm six-pots…

No more things found wrong thankfully

More things wrong with the truck, looks like a hub seal on this corner.

More holes on this side

But it’s all painted in one colour!

Other good news : adjusted the brakes fully, stops great now, slapped in a cheap boost gauge, only making half the boost it should so there is more power to come!

might have forgotten a few things, keep forgetting to bring a camera with me.

The bin has been modded.

Sorta fixed my door

Old one was held on with some nuts that weren’t even close to fitting.

putting the glass in was straight forward, even if i had to make my own holes.

nice n’ tight

looser then some derogatory term involving prostitutes.

old door top, hard part was getting the old glass out, all the screw’s were quite seized.

Did this make the passenger side quieter? nope, you can see it in the pics, the really LOUD banging while driving is actually the plastic trunking used for the upper spots, great, i’ll just duck tape that up, lovely!. now i can here the gearbox hitting some where and upper part of the roof rack is cracked in the middle. quiet is overrated. also the front right wheel bearings are rough 😐

half painted

blasted rain slowed me down, maybe next week.

New shoes!

Filled out the archs perfectly.

has a slide or two on the old tyres, idiot motorists on phones and shit, i try to leave loads of space for stoping but some muppets you just can’f forsee. also, cracks!

chassis patch not so tidy.

limit straps are in shite

offset comparison.

Also got a spare wolf fitted with a 9.00×16, might pop it onto the rim just to see what that size looks like.

bugger all done again

and now i won’t have a day off next week either, so noting will be done then either.

out for a spin last weekend, cold as!

ted painted the bike trailer

Looks a bit too dark, but i think i’ll go with it any way with limestone wolf wheels and roof.

Since nifty fifty 2014 will be allowing modified bikes (no idea of the rules yet) i’ve shelved the idea of using the vintage frame. can’t be chopping the nice frame up, also supercharger ;D

may need a wiring loom………

Also previously i greased up all the track rods and noticed the steering was a lot better, but i noticed one of the grease nipples was pretty much rusted away. today i grabbed the whole track rod a gave it a twist, SQUEEK SQUEEEK! new track rod there any way lol

poke the land rover

Still haven’t found a decent leafer forum to ask questions, should i join pirate4x4 and suffer the suggestions to add ten tons of iron and a kitchen sink or ollr.net and put up with the gay bashing…

any way took some under body shots to help identify thingys.

Some leakage, very small, but it’ll have to be fixed 🙁 skinky diesel.

only a small bit on the ground

Salisbury axle i think.

stone’s flung from the rear wheel through the tub, like bullet holes!

Lt77 gearbox, gotta take the top off and do that gearchange bush.

More lt77 bell housing

Encrusted, poked a load off and found the adjuster for the shoes.

More poking, needs painting.

Tried to take drum off, but needed some imperial bolts to screw in, and nope don’t have. The edge of the drum is all chipped from someone else trying to hammer the drum off. also the clicker on the adjuster won’t click, adjusted it anyway, brakes much improved but there is more to do, probably at the rear or just tighter clearance’s at the front, hard to tell what clearance is needed with out the clicks,

First chassis hole, not in a bad place but i’ll still have to weld upside down, hate that.

Got paint! bit darker then what i wanted, so i’ll just use it for the underside/chassis.