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General => Technical Discussions => Topic started by: binch on April 25, 2015, 07:46 PM
Well, It's decided. As much as I like having the spare tire on the bonnet of the truck I've decided to move it onto a spare tire carrier at the back of the truck. The bonnet was starting to show signs of fatigue and when I when was offroading you could see that the bonnet was flexing downward enough to bang against the bracket that holds the turbo's out pipe heat shield. Not good.
So after a bit of chatting with Bert at the Sports Car Center (he's been boring my 110 for the winter) we've come up with a swing away tire carrier that works with my drop down style tail gate. It's mounted to the trucks rear cross member with the majority of the weight going to the right hand corner, through a 1300lb trailer stub axle. The other end of the gate latches on to the left land corner. The bracket that holds the spare tire will easily take up to a 33" tire and is adjustable for depth of the tire. Bert has some very good ideas to put down and we just finished the assembly today. No to get it painted up. It would be nice to have it galvanized but we can't see a way of doing it without affecting the bearings house. Still.....a good paint job now and all I'll need in the future will be touch ups ;D
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Metal Alloy Coating is what you need. It is Nicole depositing using submersion instead of electroplating. It works with moving parts. It uses nanotechnology to CREAT the nikle deposit. The finished product is ultra smooth. Big difference to Galvanizing.
Dave got to see the product and process with some finished samples.
Let me know if you are interested in trying it out. It will make your tire carrier super sharp.
Can it be used on bearing surfaces without affecting the races? I'd be interested in more info if this is indeed an option.
They use it on threaded pipes, screws and locks. They also have it on valves casings. I am sure bearing cases are applicable. My understanding the the thickness is in nano meters and is controlled by submersion time.
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It's all painted up now and a lock peg has been installed to secure the tire (for the honest people out there). Now...just have to run out and grab a lock and put the tire on!
Next.....a galvanized fuel tank guard for the 110 by BVR (local boy). Just waiting to get the steel gavanized.....
He's making ten of them....if anyone is interested ::)
Quote from: binch on May 13, 2015, 08:27 AM
It's all painted up now and a lock peg has been installed to secure the tire (for the honest people out there). Now...just have to run out and grab a lock and put the tire on!
Next.....a galvanized fuel tank guard for the 110 by BVR (local boy). Just waiting to get the steel gavanized.....
He's making ten of them....if anyone is interested ::)
...yes, and its my tank guard he copied. So you're all welcome :)
yes....a very big thank you Trevor!!! Needless to say it will be a very nice addition to my 110.....especially since I redesigned my last fuel tank with a rather large river rock ;D
On a strange note my side tank has magically started leaking over the winter while mostly being parked.
I am stoping by to check out this new guards. Got to cover Tigger's under belly before the AMT.
Quote from: Red90 on May 13, 2015, 10:57 AM
On a strange note my side tank has magically started leaking over the winter while mostly being parked.
Any bits of hose found near the filler cap?
It is not from the filler. It is the tank itself.
any new dings that may have stressed a weld maybe?
No. It just happened while sitting there parked in front of my house. I have some serious dents on it and was always amazed it never leaked. I probably should one day build a proper side tank.... Unfortunately too tied up with the other truck this summer I think. I want to get a few things sorted and try to sell it.
Which truck are you thinking of selling?
Quote from: headdamage on May 14, 2015, 01:48 PM
Which truck are you thinking of selling?
The lightweight. Just don't have the room for it, so might as well sell. The 90 is more useful.
The Jeep......I hope.
There's no substitute for Land Rover.
Quote from: Matt H on May 18, 2015, 09:10 PM
The Jeep......I hope. .
You talking about my Jeep? We sold that a long time ago.
He's making ten of them....if anyone is interested ::)
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...yes, and its my tank guard he copied. So you're all welcome :)
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Which tank guard is this? and for which LR?
You guys have so many LRs, I can't keep up. ;D
The tank guards a built to fit a 110 chassis and they are very nice indeed!!!!
Now, I'm curious to see one. Will there be pictures on here? Or are you bringing one to the next meeting??
Bruce has a Defender? So posh.
hahhahahahahahhahhahhah
I will be arriving home that day so I'll most likely make it to the gathering, but I doubt I'll be bringing one with me. Once they are all galvanized Bert was going to take some pics for me to post. Crawl under Trevors 110 and you'll see what it looks like. He let us use it as a template :-)
Quote from: Red90 on June 16, 2015, 09:54 PM
Bruce has a Defender? So posh.
To be a true Land Rover Addict, I needed more than 2 Lightweights! ::)
I don't dare crawl under Trevor's 110, he will start passing wrenches and put me to work doing the dirty jobs he has put off.
Quote from: camo388 on June 17, 2015, 12:49 PM
Quote from: Red90 on June 16, 2015, 09:54 PM
Bruce has a Defender? So posh.
To be a true Land Rover Addict, I needed more than 2 Lightweights! ::)
I don't dare crawl under Trevor's 110, he will start passing wrenches and put me to work doing the dirty jobs he has put off.
Haha, darn straight! If you crawl under there, you can't come out until you've fixed something :)
Rather, if you crawl under there you can't come out without noticing something new that was in perfect condition a few days ago requires fixing. Such is Land Rover life.