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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: ferretjuggler on November 03, 2008, 01:11:53 PM

Title: CJ Diesel engine mounts
Post by: ferretjuggler on November 03, 2008, 01:11:53 PM

When I stripped the Yellow Peril (CJ7 Isuzu diesel) in the summer it had a transmission skid plate made (very badly) from 1/4" plate, the chassis and body were too far gone to save.
After re-homing the running gear in a nice solid rolling chassis with the correct skid pan and engine mounts, I seem to have everything too far forward in the chassis. I've got the rear prop about 60% extended on the sliding splines at rest (standard springs etc) while the front one seems OK.
I've only got about 30mm more extension left on the rear prop, will this be enough??

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Post by: greggmo on November 03, 2008, 06:07:57 PM

on road you will get away with it i woulda thought. off road might be another story. just get a prop made up. try ims in the suppliers list.

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Post by: ferretjuggler on November 07, 2008, 06:15:50 PM

Cheers Greg
I'm not finding any IMS in the parts suppliers, maybe it got deleted.
I found out what I done wrong anyway.
Got a different front prop on from standard, and the T176 has two sets of bolt holes, about 30mm apart.
Sounds easy to fix, don't it?
If I move the engine back to where it should be the exhaust header will clash with my new monster tractor battery and it's mounting, and there aint no space to move it.
Looks like a custom prop after all.

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Post by: Dave69 on November 07, 2008, 06:31:27 PM

unfortunatley not close to you but might be worth a call for pricing etc.

http://www.finder.co.uk/Warwickshire/co ... ft-Co-Ltd/ (http://www.finder.co.uk/Warwickshire/company/JDF996/Premier-Propshaft-Co-Ltd/)


never had a problem with them in the past but i havent used them for a long time