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rejeep

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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #150 on: February 16, 2015, 10:18:11 AM »
Quote from: rejeep on February 14, 2015, 07:33:02 AM
- Fasten heat shield
- adjust timing and Carb
- Rear tire carrier fix (details on the break and fix to follow.. thanks Smike)
- New hood bushings
- assuming new engine harness arrives, (USPS) Delco SI alternator conversion.

All done this weekend minus timing adjustments...

Got to installing the Pangolin Alt Brackets...
Fairly strait forward install, only a few "humm" moments when there were just too many bolt holes in the block to decipher what would work best.. ended up making a spacer for the adjustment arm out of a spare sun sheet spacer..  Forgot some of the timing cover bolts were 'wet' and almost started freaking that I had another something to address.. 





Harness arrived in SAT mail.. Nice pliable wrap, fresh wires, and all stock colors.
hacked off the factory alternator plug the second I opened the box.
Some solder, shrink and a couple new connectors, the Delco SI alternator was wired up and charging.

Picked up a Heat Shield for the 2.25 that was always missing from my motor.  With the dynamat and acoustic floor cover, I wanted this primarily to help the manifolds heat up.  Its locked down well, but if there is a rattle I'm sure its coming off..










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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #151 on: February 18, 2015, 08:15:11 AM »
Tire carrier and spares mounted this morning... (thanks smike)

300 lbs of rock salt and oil dry ready for simulated weight...  round 2 today.
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #152 on: February 19, 2015, 08:41:34 AM »
Loaded both spares
simulated winch weight with 120 lbs in the rear load floor

2100 - Steer Axle
2420 - Drive Axle

ready to make some springs
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #153 on: February 23, 2015, 10:46:12 AM »
Alignment, tire rotation complete..
Left Scotty's this AM for Carter... truck misfiring the whole way down Winton..
Threw the red triangle on the back and limped it back..

with all the manhandling of the spares and hood, it must have jostled the coil loose from its insanely stupid stock mounting location.. (ground issue)  Going to use some of my Aqualu cuttings and make a backing plate I can Tap onto the firewall, maybe even do a ground wire.

+1 for having a coil mounted to your engine block.

Drive up to Carter was enjoyable.. got stuck on a hill in 2wd.. had to get out, lock hubs and put in 4wd to move..
while in 4wd I had some fun in the parking lot...
just had to bury it in a 20 ft high snow mountain before tucking it away till the spring...

Will still get the winch, bumper, springs mounted when everything arrives, just off the road for now..

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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #154 on: February 23, 2015, 11:15:55 AM »
poor truck in salt bath

sweet rockers
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #155 on: February 23, 2015, 01:57:16 PM »
Quote from: rejeep on February 10, 2015, 02:51:26 PM
its seen salt.... ;D

Quote from: rejeep on February 14, 2015, 07:33:02 AM
I figured by the time Im ready to hand this down, boys will be old enough to assist in the rebuild/refurb :)

I'm over it enough that its not going to fall apart between then and now...
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #156 on: August 12, 2015, 09:29:13 AM »
pulled this guy out yesterday to charge the battery and change the oil... (don't have enough on my plate)  Love driving this truck... it just goes..

Putting some miles on it to see what the story with my RMS repair is..
The oil I drained was a bit thin and faint smell of gas... 
I'm not freaking out yet.. winter driving/warehouse wheeling/and plenty of choke will do that...

remember cars use to suck 40 years ago...

Might need some M4 love in the near future (if interested)..   leaf springs needs swapping  ;D
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #157 on: August 17, 2015, 08:48:02 AM »
Carb issues....


not enough to stop me from driving.. this is a kid carrying, eye catching, swamp ass producing machine...

have a kit coming in the mail and might just order a rebuild as well..
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #158 on: September 02, 2015, 02:53:28 PM »
Koenig winch mounted on new HD bumper...
working on crank bolt to install driveshaft so I can spool the cable...



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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #159 on: September 02, 2015, 02:55:12 PM »
Alcan springs done and installed thanks to smike..

truck sits a tad higher, drives almost the same with a bit better ride..
frame bushings still might need to be done and pre load put on leaf springs...  but I have some borrowed time...

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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #160 on: September 02, 2015, 03:21:36 PM »
the preload myth thing is silly,  that entire truck moves those bushings about 2 degrees of rotation. 

bushings are fine :) 
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #161 on: September 18, 2015, 08:18:51 AM »
Rover is in the garage for suspension figuring and final Koenig assembly..

pre load might be silly, but something isn't right with the movement of the front suspension..
frame is up on stands at the moment and shocks removed.  still need to yank driveshaft to cycle suspension and get measurements.

 
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #162 on: September 18, 2015, 11:40:10 AM »
your trying to pull apart and bend your front drive shaft on the cross member the way you have it up on stands right now. 



put the stands under the axle or lower it back down on tires.  you wont be able to get the shaft out without doing one or the other. 
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #163 on: September 18, 2015, 01:37:14 PM »
Believe it or not.. its not touching!!! 
I lowered the axle slowly once I got it on stands to see full droop.. DS does not touch..
can measure the gap with a feeler gauge, but not touching...

took the DS out since the picture was taken..
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Re: Land Rover 109
« Reply #164 on: September 18, 2015, 02:10:03 PM »
springs must have way settled 2" then.  I couldn't get the shocks on with out the truck sitting on the axles. 
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