Sod's Law Of Land Rovers http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ 2026-04-15T00:42:13+00:00 http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2020-11-29T18:31:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:1_beginning&rev=1606674689&do=diff 1: Joining the HOFS In part 1 I described how a crusty but functioning 109 had been dismantled, found to need a new everything, and then vast amounts of time & money had been spent with not a lot of progress to show for it. Things were looking bad. It Is Things. Looking bad. text/html 2020-01-05T21:40:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:2_grinding&rev=1578260428&do=diff 2: The Grindening ...Continued from previous page This gives an idea of the culture shock I was experiencing, going from enthusiastic amateur tinkering to a group of people who actually knew what they were doing, how to do stuff properly, and perhaps worst of all knew that you can't cut corners. text/html 2020-11-29T18:41:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:3_engines&rev=1606675279&do=diff 3: Some Engines ...Continued from previous page Another Engine Having the 4.6 block, I'd sold the old 3.9 to a mate but then realised I needed a front cover, sump, and all that jazz to build the 4.6 up... so I bought a shagged out 3.5 lump from RR Parts for cheap and had all the ancillaries off it. text/html 2020-01-05T22:38:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:4_assemblage&rev=1578263927&do=diff 4: Some Assembly Required ...Continued from previous page In the words of Marshall Mathers, it's back to the lab again! Welding a spring plate onto the axle - it may look a bit thick but that's accounting for the curve in the casing near the banjo. Series 3 gearbox crossmember was in an inconvenient location and also not removable text/html 2020-01-05T22:54:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:5_winch&rev=1578264894&do=diff 5: Winch Me Up, Snotty! ...Continued from previous page Some years ago in a fit on enthusiastic bargain hunting I'd bought a complete Superwinch H14W PTO-driven hydraulic winch setup at Sodbury. It's a beast of a thing - not going to win any competitions but it will pull all day and supposedly is good for 20,000lbs (~10ton) if you twiddle the overload valve. text/html 2020-11-29T18:44:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:6_middle&rev=1606675482&do=diff 6: The Bit In The Middle ...Continued from previous page So, front part done with for now, it's on to the rest of the thing! We've got a back axle hung on some springs, a tub loosely sat on the chassis... and that's about it! Bulkhead's Back Now, you may recall that the “ text/html 2020-01-05T23:00:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:7_tub&rev=1578265233&do=diff 7: Tub B or Not Tub B ...Continued from previous page The original tub was just sat on the “new” chassis - however, my 109 was a Station Wagon and the chassis was from a LWB pickup (no 2nd row of doors) which meant a couple of mountings were in the wrong place or not there at all text/html 2020-01-07T11:12:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:8_shocking&rev=1578395566&do=diff 8: What Happens Next Will Shock You! ...Continued from previous page We've got axles on springs but no shocks... and they're Volvo axles so the shock mounts aren't where we might like them to be. However, the Volvo shock mounts are both strong and fairly well placed. The front one is very solidly welded into the axle tube and the rear one bolts to the bottom of the portal box, which gives a huge amount of available shock travel. text/html 2020-01-06T00:16:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:9_2wd&rev=1578269760&do=diff 9: Transfer Of Power ...Continued from previous page As this is a classic restoration I wanted to retain the Series-style (and indeed Volvo-style) 2WD/4WD transfer case rather than the full-time 4WD that the LT230 offers. Let's rewind a bit and point out that I'm using an LT230 for many good reasons; text/html 2020-01-06T00:46:58+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:10_bits&rev=1578271618&do=diff 10: Are We Nearly There Yet? ...Continued from previous page A this point in the build you can throw a few large lumps together and kid yourself that it's nearly finished... See, looks plausible doesn't it? In reality there's still about 80% of the work still to do! This is approaching the state you see a lot of text/html 2020-01-06T00:46:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:11_tanks&rev=1578271602&do=diff 11: Tanks For All The Fish ...Continued from previous page Time to make a fuel tank - the winch tray in the rear crossmember means we can't use a standard one, and they hang down a bit too. So, cutty foldy weldy later... Add some dye penetrant: And some developer: And it's good! text/html 2020-01-06T00:50:50+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:12_body&rev=1578271850&do=diff 12: A Deadline Looms ...Continued from previous page At this point things were getting tense - my 109 was still far from finished and the guys needed space to work on the racer, so my truck was relocated to my back garden which was 50 miles closer to home but also lacking in a roof. text/html 2020-01-26T23:14:19+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:13_lab&rev=1580080459&do=diff 13: Back To The Lab Again ...Continued from previous page So it's now April 2007 and the 109 is mostly assembled but there's no wiring or plumbing or brakes - typical eBay “unfinished project” condition you might say :glare: The HOFS team are pressing on with their racer “ text/html 2025-01-07T13:48:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:14_odds&rev=1736257735&do=diff 14: The Aftermath Following on from the final throes of the rebuild and then a jaunt to Russia I came back with quite a snag list Tyres I'd driven to Russia & back on the 9.00×16 Petlas that were fitted to the Volvo C303 which donated my axles. They were so loud on the road that, well, as Dan explained: text/html 2020-01-14T00:24:22+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:rebuilds:hofs:start&rev=1578961462&do=diff Rebuild 2: House Of Flying Spanners I've divided this up into stages as it was getting quite long and it gives me more space for awful puns: * If you have a problem... if no one else can help... and if you can find them... maybe you can hire... The House Of Flying Spanners * Grinding and grinding and grinding... * Some Engines - taking one apart, putting one back together * Some Assembly Required - actually putting some bits together