Topic: whats happening in planet Willo (Read 7185 times)

willo · « **Reply #50 on:** May 27, 2013, 10:03:01 AM »

Con rods and cam shaft came out both side of the block.

Ezz · « **Reply #51 on:** May 27, 2013, 10:09:25 AM »

not good,
so whats your plan??

MOCAJ · « **Reply #52 on:** May 27, 2013, 11:07:02 AM »

got some pics that I will post up Will, great event but so tired today. Must have walked miles

I must apologise for your breakages, it must be me

You came into my special stage 7 and bust your front winch then we found you on sunday and your truck made a nasty noise leading to retirement.

Well done for the night stage result tho

Dutch · « **Reply #53 on:** May 27, 2013, 11:13:26 AM »

Well Clubberxx has got a 4.0 engine going.

Maf just dropped the same one in his TJ didn't he ?

4 weeks to go till IOW Bonanza ...... No pressure

Cockney Boy · « **Reply #54 on:** May 27, 2013, 11:45:48 AM »

Quote from: Willo on May 27, 2013, 09:42:56 AM

Had a fantastic time at the Welsh Xtrem, suspension was smooth, axles worked a treat, so what left to break.......oh yeah the spinny thing under the bonnet:

We even managed to win the night stage which bagged me an Ashcroft locker:-)

That's what's known in the trade as Fooked! Not a pretty sight

willo · « **Reply #55 on:** May 27, 2013, 01:12:44 PM »

new engine and autobox to fit

Bubba · « **Reply #56 on:** May 27, 2013, 08:52:22 PM »

360/727 ?

bigjeepzj · « **Reply #57 on:** May 27, 2013, 10:13:44 PM »

what one of these

http://www.sonnysracingengines.com/street-engines/sar-727-1275-hp-1x4-hemispherical-headed-pump-gas-engine

willo · « **Reply #58 on:** May 28, 2013, 11:03:15 AM »

There is more than enough power for my drive train in the 4.0 I6, so I will replace like for like, plus there are a few cherks about I can raid for parts. I also have an Aw4 to go in at the same time. I would quite like to stroke a 4.0 but am not sure now is the time to do it, my main concern is building a system or baffling the sump so that oil starvation is not an issue when operating at extreme angles for any length of time, like we do.

As steve will confirm, the axles and suspension were working a treat!

More late nights on pirate then...

bigjeepzj · « **Reply #59 on:** May 28, 2013, 11:42:50 AM »

Can you dry sump a 4l ? and would it help

chrisjones · « **Reply #60 on:** May 28, 2013, 12:28:01 PM »

Quote from: bigjeepzj on May 28, 2013, 11:42:50 AM

Can you dry sump a 4l ? and would it help

willo · « **Reply #61 on:** May 28, 2013, 12:30:00 PM »

Dry sumping looks an expensive and complicated route. Did they ever do a deep sump

normalbloke · « **Reply #62 on:** May 28, 2013, 01:50:07 PM »

Accusump is a good halfway house for short duration starvation. Can also be used for pre and post shut down oiling.

Cockney Boy · « **Reply #63 on:** May 28, 2013, 02:17:12 PM »

Quote from: bigjeepzj on May 28, 2013, 11:42:50 AM

Can you dry sump a 4l ? and would it help

You can indeed

willo · « **Reply #64 on:** June 24, 2013, 11:44:21 PM »

Well, we've had a few late nights apres work, last thursday the engine came out, followed quickly by the box and tc, and after a few hours at the weekend and tonight, trying to fathom out which orientation to have the clocking ring( i was trying to do away with it as the aw4 is a gnats longer than the ax15) we are all bolted back together and ready to go back in,

Oil cooler is coming, and i need to sort the loom mod and we are away, i may have to adjust where the axles sit to take into account the extra length of the aw4

Ezz · « **Reply #65 on:** June 25, 2013, 08:35:37 AM »

Your getting there, would so love an auto box in mine,
Is yours the later box that a rubicrawler will fit??

willo · « **Reply #66 on:** June 25, 2013, 08:42:28 AM »

God knows, its a 4 speed out of an xj

Ezz · « **Reply #67 on:** June 25, 2013, 08:47:14 AM »

Probably not then, will hold in 1st gear for megga engine braking??

willo · « **Reply #68 on:** June 25, 2013, 08:50:14 AM »

It will do as i have a widget to tell it to stay in first or second

Ezz · « **Reply #69 on:** June 25, 2013, 08:52:59 AM »

You'll love it...

Tell me more about this widget

willo · « **Reply #70 on:** June 25, 2013, 08:55:58 AM »

Its not the rad designs one, its the other one, whose name escapes me currently

wildwood · « **Reply #71 on:** June 25, 2013, 10:34:16 AM »

WIDGET....

although it is the Rad one......lots to read on this site......

http://radesignsproducts.com/Baja.html

willo · « **Reply #72 on:** June 25, 2013, 10:40:42 AM »

I've read most of it forwards backwards upside down blah de blah, i may go for the baja at some point, but will see how my current one goes first, if it aint broke dont fix it ...

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