Escadrille Ecosse Posted January 20, 2022 Posted January 20, 2022 Sounds like you're getting bespoke made to order hand made tools there Michael. It will be worth it
michaeljf Posted January 21, 2022 Author Posted January 21, 2022 Hello Colin, No just a couple of 3/8 UNC taps and a die! Regards, Michael.
Escadrille Ecosse Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, michaeljf said: Hello Colin, No just a couple of 3/8 UNC taps and a die! Regards, Michael.
Nick Jones Posted January 21, 2022 Posted January 21, 2022 And there was I getting grumpy about my air filter taking 6 days to travel 60 miles from Swindon…..
michaeljf Posted January 21, 2022 Author Posted January 21, 2022 Hello, Well at least I have a pleasant distraction. The grandson (he is 7 )is here for a couple of weeks ! And I am fitting the glovebox/lid to my wife's TR3A (it's hand crafted wood). Regards, Michael.
michaeljf Posted February 2, 2022 Author Posted February 2, 2022 Hello, Well back at it at last. Dropped off the r/h trailing arm to be welded. Have fitted the l/h trailing arm ( with a lot of pain). Will be back soon I hope. Regards, Michael.
michaeljf Posted February 6, 2022 Author Posted February 6, 2022 Hello, Got the tap set. Paid on the 5th Jan. and got it on 4th Feb. Now sidetracked with another job.( running power from one block to a shed on another at my mother in-laws ) Regards, Michael.
michaeljf Posted February 10, 2022 Author Posted February 10, 2022 Hello, Have the trailing arm back. It had TWO cracks! Both in places that don't seem commen. So will have to have a harder look at the other one, luckey it's not fully assembled. Regards, Michael.
michaeljf Posted February 16, 2022 Author Posted February 16, 2022 Hello, Started drilling and tapping the trailing arm for the 3/8" UNC studs and have fitted the Super-Pro bushes. regards, Michael.
michaeljf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Posted February 20, 2022 Hello, Well both trailing arms are on and including; brakes, hubs, drive shafts. Now need to change/bleed brake fluid and tension hub studs, between 11-16 newton metres ! No wonder so many of them get stripped ! Regards, Michael.
Escadrille Ecosse Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 11 - 16 Nm?? Nice close tolerance then
Nick Jones Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 Might need to up the torque a bit to get the same clamping forces. Quite a big difference in mechanical advantage between 5/16” UNF and 3/8”UNC.
michaeljf Posted February 20, 2022 Author Posted February 20, 2022 Hello, My sentiments as well Nick, and Colin's comment on Jan 15th. Colin that is for the original 5/16 UNF stud into the alloy trailing arm, now I have 3/8 UNC into the trailing arm. Regards, Michael. 1
michaeljf Posted February 21, 2022 Author Posted February 21, 2022 Hello, The springs, shocks and brake drums fitted. Regards, Michael.
michaeljf Posted February 21, 2022 Author Posted February 21, 2022 Hello, Sorry,The tension for 3/8 UNC studs was set at 25 foot lbs. Regards, Michael.
Escadrille Ecosse Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 Ahhh, pictures... I was starting to fret Good work Michael
michaeljf Posted February 22, 2022 Author Posted February 22, 2022 Hello, Sorry Colin, I thought I may have been putting up more pictures than I should. Nick, I wish, but I'm still having the little backward moves also. The exhaust is giving me a fair bit of grief as well. The extractors "sweep" back in and touch the sump! On a positive note the brakes are bled. Regards, Michael. 1
michaeljf Posted March 3, 2022 Author Posted March 3, 2022 Hello, Well a bit more foward motion. Had to modify the extractors so they would clear the block/sump,by moving the bottom of pipes 1and 6 (from their merge point ) from the inside to the outside ( not sure how that will affect the flow) which was the easiest way to make them fit. Then remove carbys from inlet manifold to fit both manifolds to head then re fit carbys. Regards, Michael.
Nick Jones Posted March 3, 2022 Posted March 3, 2022 That’s interesting. I have a similar looking manifold with a similar clearance problem. Those are big SUs…..
michaeljf Posted March 4, 2022 Author Posted March 4, 2022 Hello, Nick do you know what your set of extractors were off? The carbys (according to my research) are from a US market Rover 2.2 (P6?). I asked very early on about tuning them on the TR6 (before the motor rebuild) So now I will see how they go (post rebuild). The TR3 that I pit crew for runs a pair (the driver/owner gave me my pair) Regards, Michael. 1
Nick Jones Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 Did Rover 2200s run 2” SUs? I thought that was a Jag thing. Or are they 1.75s with funny shaped dash pots throwing me off?
Escadrille Ecosse Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 3 minutes ago, Nick Jones said: Did Rover 2200s run 2” SUs? I thought that was a Jag thing. Or are they 1.75s with funny shaped dash pots throwing me off? I think the early P6s had HS8 carbs as these were a source the big carbs back in the day. Not sure if it was 2000 or 2200s though. Memory bank overflow.
Nick Jones Posted March 4, 2022 Posted March 4, 2022 No going to argue. I simply don’t know. A mate had a 2000 SC (dog slow and thirsty to boot) then upgraded to a 2200 TC manual which was really quite rapid and no thirstier (in spite of his best efforts). In fact it was slightly quicker than another mates 3500 auto (and that really did have a drink problem!), though that may have been a few cam lobes short. I thought the 2200 had HIF6s, but was a fairly late one. Edit: I remembered I have an SU book…. That says 2200s have HIF 6s but, bizarrely, that 2000TCs have either HD or HS8s….. Odd!
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