oday i start disassemble my donor diff







All cover bolts unscrew easy. After remove them all I need to cut of diff cover (it's sealed by RTV sealant)







After removing the cover, we've got interials.







New type with large ball bearings.











Crown wheel looks very good in my opinion. I think that i can keep it for new build.



In general it's good. Work plan :

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  Diff casing will be refurbished, diff cover will be sandblasted and painted again


• 
  New cover bolts


• 
  New bearings all around with new simmerings


• 
  New complete flange

Stay Tuned

Some winter photoshot



This was taken when some snow storm comes through...

Updated January 29, 2013 at 12:00 PM

Fabulous pics, proper snow. What tyres are you using and how did they cope?

Tires are Matador MP71 205/80/16 . Those are mid agressive A/T's.  Works great on snow/sand and everyday use. Good traction, well braking

Small update time :



I need to replace all rear bushes... , new suspension damage ALL... so now i got all new genuine

Also rear diff mounts was damaged too...

 

that was a bad news because i replace diff soon and it will be have new polyurethane mounts. So i bought the cheapest (britpart) that i found on local market - they need to hold on only 6 months

We have reserved term for SD Roll cage installation. It will start on 15th April 2013 and it's planned for 3-4 working days. I will try to make an Live updates from working days

So i got about a month and half to make some preparations :



- New headliner must be done. It will be have removed holes for sun visors mountings (no longer fixed to roof)

- Roof soundproofing must be fitted

- Waiting for Safety Devices 3point harness for driver and pilot

- New dashboard side walls need to be painted in black.



That's all for now.

Stay tuned

Here we got an update



Deadline at 15th of April is coming so, some new stuff arrived :



First - new soundproofing for my roof. When cage will be fitted, access to roof panels will be almost impossible so I need to do this in right way. I will use two layer soundproofing. Roof have about 2.4 square meters so we need:





First layer (directly to roof sheet) is a thin 2mm butyl rubber mat with aluminum finish. It will bone roof panels, stop resonances and make some thermal isolation.





Second layer is a rubber foam. It have 7mm gauge and it's a main soundproofing layer. This is also a butyl rubber don't keep any moisture.



Next thing is a some nice gadgets from Safety Devices and Devon4x4 guys :





A little bit more safety stuff. Two sets of SD 3 point harness for driver and pilot.





Fully equipped by SD





Quick mount bolt. Stock harness will stay on place, but if needed SD harness are road legal approved.





And we have some proper tool kit to dismount all interior without damaging panels.



So... now we wait for some small accessories only supplied by Brit-Car colleagues. On 3rd of April, FL's interior will be removed and soundproofing fitted, next on 8th April upholsterer will take care of headliner, should be ready for 12th , and on 15th the best part will be started