I’m making some good progress here getting on with the engine build during my lunch breaks, and quite honestly it’s a lot more fun than crawling around on the floor doing bodywork right now, so onto the top end. I…
My epic delivery of engine goodies from RPI Engineering has arrived, so on with the build today. Next job is to fit the uprated Piper 270 camshaft – this should give a nice futher boost in power, whilst retaining everyday…
Time for some bodywork, then. I’ve actually been plugging away at this for a couple of weeks now, alternating with the engine work to keep things interesting – really good to confront this and get things back on track at…
New year, new… main bearing shells. The genuine Land Rover bearings arrived, so I didn’t waste any time in finding out if they solved my problem with the crankshaft clearance. A visual comparison with the aftermarket ones didn’t show any…
So, now I’m happily settled into the new garage it’s time to get back to work. I can’t quite bring myself to get stuck into that rusty rear arch and make a mess of the place yet, so I decided…
Well, after 6 very long months, I finally have a new garage! Slightly longer, slightly wider, and much, much warmer than the old one, it’s been a long time coming, but I’m very excited to be all set up and…
It’s been a few months since my last update, and unfortunately my project is still on hold a little bit longer whilst I await my new garage build and get it all set up, but in the meantime I’m going…
This post should have been documenting the triumphant conclusion to the major bodywork repairs on the left hand side of my car, completion of which would have set me up for getting on with the last few bits (roof replacement,…
So, here’s a little job I wasn’t really expecting to be doing. As I mentioned in an update to my engine trial fitting post, I had made a bit of a rookie mistake in understanding the different crankshaft noses found…
Following on from my last post on the gearbox crossmember changes, here is a quick write-up on the other important job in this area – increasing the height of the front of the transmission tunnel to accept the taller R380…