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Post by nodsmods on Jul 3, 2012 9:27:38 GMT
Hi gents,another reason for your drive shaft vibration might be that wacky floating center bearing mount.I haven't really looked or thought about it ,but I'm shore you could put better bearing and mount setup in,how hard can it be?.I haven't seen the standard Y bush setup but I'm sure shackle would be better.If you fabricate your own bush tube for spring you could have spring close to rail as long as shackle swings away from rail when spring is compressed it may need some sort of stop so shackle doesn't turn inside out keep in mind shackle doesn't have to be strait
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Post by Warwick on Jul 3, 2012 10:55:52 GMT
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Post by enigmas on Jul 4, 2012 6:26:38 GMT
Warwick, the shackle mod to the P5 Rover that Neal is working on was done by another company.
On a personal note, the standard of work on the shackles though functional, in my opinion is not up to the quality of Neal's work.
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Post by nodsmods on Jul 7, 2012 10:12:06 GMT
Thanks Vince ho ever did shackle mounts didn't take into account weight of interior full fuel tank spare wheel this car has no interior no fuel tank maybe 1to1.5spare wheels weight in boot and shackles point backward with wheels on ground now will only sag and not get better as springs bed in looks nice but not right
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Post by nodsmods on Jul 7, 2012 11:05:11 GMT
Sorry about spelling my loving wife and children have pointed out some misstakes Iv'e made,their pretty quick to point out my misstakes and missgivings gota luv em.
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Post by nodsmods on Aug 29, 2012 10:24:15 GMT
Hi gents its been awhile I finally got steering column and hand brake lever,HA HA column not what was ordered so the mount I made to suit what was ordered was no good but new mount is nicer . Now I have to change Uni coupling at top of steering shaft.Hand brake is very nice and should work well will get more pics on soon
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Post by enigmas on Sept 30, 2012 10:06:14 GMT
Hi Guys, Here is the next instalment of 'Nods' (Neal's) modification to the P5B Lexus V8 Project. I'm simply going to insert the pictures with minimal descriptive text and let Neal fill in the details.     The aluminium billet steering column incorporating the 'tilt' steering wheel  The remote dual circuit brake booster (EA Ford Falcon) is a copy of the method I used in my MK3 P5 Coupe (30 years ago) when I was rebuilding and modifying the car for dual circuit brakes. The booster is mounted in the boot and hydraulically driven by a slave cylinder from the car's original single circuit master cylinder.   The custom handbrake mechanism and drivers seat in place to check for clearance and operation.  The lexus V8 in situ. Note clearance between radiator and front of engine.  The Jaguar front suspension completed but minus springs  Note the wiring nightmare yet to be sorted! |
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Post by darcy on Nov 20, 2012 3:33:31 GMT
Hi Neal,I am interested to know which model Holden diff you put into the Rover.I am replacing the Rover engine(5) with a Holden 3 litre.
Yours sincerely,
darcy
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Post by nodsmods on May 5, 2013 10:58:05 GMT
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Post by enigmas on Nov 3, 2023 14:21:17 GMT
With virtually most of the original post restored I can now add some more archived photos of this unique build.
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