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From: "Tim Burt" <tim@muddyweb.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 08:15:35 -0000
Subject: Re: S11a V8 exhaust

You could contact Jake Wright Conversions,  they do a V8 exhaust system for
an 88, it's about 175 ukp AFAIK.

I made mine up from all sorts of bits of tube, 'cause mine is completely
non-standard.   But, I did use the following bits :

Downpipes from a Stage 1 V8  (I think that these are about 1 5/8 inches)
Main Silencer from a 110
2nd Silencer and Tailpipe from a 90 TD
A Y section from Demon Tweeks
And Lots of bits of old tube I found lying around the Frogs Island
Workshops.

My system is 2.25 inches for the most part and seems to perform quite well.
It will make a pleasant sound but is still quite civilised, even at high
revs.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,  and a happy new year

Tim Burt
www.muddyweb.co.uk

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From: "Micha³ Gawryszewski" <michalg@seges.pl>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:48:42 +0100
Subject: subscribe

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From: doghouse@cix.compulink.co.uk (Michael Dyer)
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 98 12:02 GMT0
Subject: Re: S11a V8 exhaust

I used a Jake Wright system on the LwtV8, seemed to go together OK.

If you fancy making the engine breath a bit more go for Headman headers 
(Real Steel, West Drayton.) Adds about 10% more power andmakes it spin 
more freely

:-) Mick Dyer (doghouse@cix)

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From: The Bickertons <Bickerton@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 15:42:03 -0500
Subject: S3/2A gearboxes

Swapping is basically a straight job except for hydraulics. Even if you can
only just afford it, change the whole hydraulic system (at least the lower
pipe and the flexi) - they're b*ggers when they've been on a few years, and
if it's all coming apart anyway......

Small point, don't know how relevant it is, s3/2a slave cylinder bores are
different, giving different 'leverages'. I know the S3 slave says 7/8 on
the side (coz I had it in my hand whilst bawling obscenities at all the
aforementioned pipework for crossthreading *again*. Sound familiar, anyone?

TTFN
John Bickerton
Turnditch, Derbyshire, UK

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From: The Bickertons <Bickerton@compuserve.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 15:42:01 -0500
Subject: 8-spoke wheels

Reading about offset has 'set' (oh god) me thinking. About 6mth ago I
changed the rear springs on the 88 and now the bump stops sit about 2ins
away, unladen. Not good. That doesn't worry me greatly, but it was
distressing to hear the tyres munching away at the arches (not the top of
the wheelboxes) when I went over bumps at speed. Should I just be grateful
that the springs move?

Anyway, I got the tapemeasure out, and found that my wheels have more
offset than other 8-spokes in Buxton LRC (free plug!), so they stick out
more. While this looks better than the 205s on standard rims it normally
lives on, it's making them munch. I thought that an 8spoke was an 8spoke
was an 8spoke.

I suppose I'll have to chop away at the arches with the ol' hacksaw. Making
it look even more natty when the 205s are restored to their natural
habitat. You can't win them all. As the front sits well I've considered
extended shackles to level it up, but this isn't ideal. Anyone know where I
can get some longer hangers from?

(The tyres are 750x16 SAGs, on 7.5" 8spokes from Nene Valley 4x4 last
August).

Thanks,
John B

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From: wayne@yorkshire.u-net.com
Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1999 02:04:39 GMT
Subject: Re: The UK/IERE Land Rover Owner Daily Digest

On Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:05:51 -0800 (PST), I nearly spilt my meths when
you wrote:

>From: "Frank Elson" <frankelson@felson.freeserve.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: mpg...and me!

>BTW  have I got a wife who understands or not ? One of my prezzies was a new
>mirror glass.....
>Best Cheers

You think thats good, my MiL heard I had found a Sankey trailer for sale
and promptly gave me the money to buy it. Talk about dropping hints to
pack me kit and go!

-- 

Wayne Davies, Harrogate, N.Yorks. UK. 01423 526642  www.yorkshire.u-net.com
Ex-Military Land Rover Association Newsletter Editor. Owner of SIIa "Lard Rover"
A little website info on SAS Pink Panther, Lightweight, Shorland, Minerva
& Armoured Northern Ireland Land Rovers

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From: TBache9248@aol.com
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 22:45:17 EST
Subject: tools

Hi All,
I would like to get some BSF (?) taps and dies to fit the bolts on most Land
Rovers.  Can't stomach the price Snap-On get for them here.  Any sources over
there (already called Teng tools) and Halford's.  Please reply off-line as I
am not subscribed to this list. Thanks and Happy New Year.

Tom Bache
Avondale, PA
USA

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