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Post by enigmas on Apr 10, 2009 5:20:38 GMT
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Post by Warwick on Apr 10, 2009 5:37:46 GMT
Doesn't seem to work for me Vince.
Error 404 - Page not found.
Nice work by the way. Built one from scratch for my old 2-door Rangie many years ago. Complete with a screw-off 2" brass by-pass cap to prevent back-pressure when deep wading.
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Apr 10, 2009 6:34:30 GMT
Nice one, must have taken a while. A friend of mine converted his to a twin system using a pair of Capri 2.8i back boxes, a splitter and some flexible exhaust pipe. Was a nice job.
Now then you need to video it again, blip the throttle this time and lets see how it really sounds ;D ;D
Am I sad? No but men never really have to grow up do they?!
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Post by Roy of the Rovers on Apr 10, 2009 6:36:35 GMT
Hang on, is that an airbag setup I spy under there?
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Post by norvin on Apr 10, 2009 9:21:17 GMT
Looks good from the back, a realy great job. The video was very poor on full screen.!
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Apr 10, 2009 10:05:25 GMT
Very neat and professional - I would very much like to see more pics of the whole car and hear it revvingrtoo - the spring assisters look good too.
Is there a front siliencer (s)
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Post by redsunbeam on Apr 10, 2009 13:33:26 GMT
Looks good! ;D ;D
Tell us more about the air bag set up.
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Post by Smallfry on Apr 10, 2009 23:34:13 GMT
And the rear axle ? looks like a Salisbury diff and Jaguar brakes, but what is the sleeving ? Or is it the Rover axle sleeves welded on there ?
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Post by enigmas on Apr 12, 2009 10:18:54 GMT
Thanks guys for the comments. I've been away for the last few days. Warwick the video runs on 'media player' on my machine and yes to all, it is of a very low quality and best played on the smallest image setting. It was only meant to illustrate that both pipes were working as evidenced by the condensation exiting the pipes. There's no front muffler Phil. I had one fitted on the old system but purposely left it out as I wanted to maximize clearance under the car. The rear muffler (a shed spare) had only one outlet so I cut the last 1/3 off and rebuilt it to provide 2 outlets, one of which (DS) pointed up at about 45 degrees to clear the diff centre. The weld across the back is visible if you look a the pix carefully....you'll also notice that there is no rolled bead at the back of the muffler. The rear brakes are a combination of early Mercedes (rear) solid discs and Mk2 Jaguar calipers. This system links up to the original Rover P5 handbrake mechanism and is fully self adjusting for both the handbrake (when set up properly) and of course the disc calipers which take up play automatically. This negates the routine of regular rear brake adjustment with the bonus of removing the unsprung weight of the very large and heavy Rover rear brake drums. The rear axle is a salisbury unit (you've got a keen eye for detail Smallfry) which was grafted between the Rover P5 axle housings either side and utilizing the original axles. The salisbury diff ratio used in this instance is 2.92:1 (rather than the 3.5:1 of the V8 P5B and the Mk3). The P76 motor in my car has a longer stroke (3.5") than the Rover 3500 V8 and was revving harder than required at freeway speeds so I chose this option to reduce engine revs at speed. I rarely need to rev the engine over 3000rpm to break legal speed limits. The spring assister/airbags are called 'Poly-airs'. I installed them over 10 years ago. I used to load the vehicle up for regular annual trips to Queensland with the family and would tow a small luggage trailer behind it. They're made from some type of space age material and illustrate little or no wear that I can discern over all of these years. They are designed for low pressure (maximum of about 25 PSI) with a valve for each being positioned behind each bumper support. A bicycle pump suffices to add pressure to each bag. Here's a link for those interested: www.carscene.com.au/products/polyair/index.htm |
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Post by enigmas on Apr 12, 2009 10:33:10 GMT
Addendum:
If anyone is interested I'll post more detailed pix of the PolyAir bags and the rear disc handbrake system. ~ Vince
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Post by Warwick on Apr 12, 2009 10:33:46 GMT
Warwick the video runs on 'media player' on my machine Thanks Vince. It worked the next time I tried it a couple of hours later. Don't know what the problem was. Probably just Microsoft doing its thing. |
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Post by Kev on Apr 12, 2009 18:11:31 GMT
Addendum: If anyone is interested I'll post more detailed pix of the PolyAir bags and the rear disc handbrake system. ~ Vince Yes please ;D Big Kev. |
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Post by Multi-Tech on Apr 12, 2009 20:31:12 GMT
And a yes from me  |
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Post by enigmas on Apr 13, 2009 11:19:12 GMT
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Post by Warwick on Apr 13, 2009 11:44:21 GMT
They just don't understand; do they Vince.
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Apr 13, 2009 14:22:18 GMT
Vet nice pics and sound
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Post by enigmas on Apr 14, 2009 12:30:57 GMT
Thankyou Phil, hopefully the pix and text are of use to some of the guys.
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Post by enigmas on Apr 16, 2009 9:57:06 GMT
I've been back and forth a bit to friends' homes and had my Rover parked in front of my other vehicles towards the garage end. I actually haven't bothered to drive it on the road yet and decided to this afternoon, as my 'break' was coming to an end. Well, 2 pipes exiting at either side do make a difference! The sound within the cabin is quite different to when it exhausted through one. I imagine the harmonics through both pipes and the resonance created in the body by this has something to do with it. Anyway I found myself circling our area with the front windows down listening to that lovely V8 burble.
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