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by X-Eng
Fri Dec 02, 2005 9:47 pm
Forum: Rover
Topic: Transfer Disc Brake.
Replies: 30
Views: 1844

Ah, I understand!

We had a dozen or so produced for specific people - but If you like, I could get one for you if you mail me your size & stuff. They were about £10.

Si
by X-Eng
Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:19 am
Forum: General Tech
Topic: best material for making new trailing arms
Replies: 13
Views: 580

4140 is a good material, but more difficult to weld (properly!) than mild steel.

I would be inclined just to go for steel CDS tube as used for cages & frames. Very easy to work and so long as it is big enough with sufficient wall thickness, plenty tough enough.

Mine are 1.5" diameter, 0.25" wall ...
by X-Eng
Fri Dec 02, 2005 2:05 am
Forum: Rover
Topic: LPG Tunning is Brisbane
Replies: 6
Views: 336

By 'converters' do you mean the vaporizer? Or are you running gas injectors?

The diaphram in the vaproizer does eventually become stiff and it becomes a right PITA to set up, let alone tune it.

Very often however, if there is not enough adjustment in the mixture screw, all you need to do is adjust ...
by X-Eng
Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:52 am
Forum: Rover
Topic: Chassis Paint ( need some help)
Replies: 2
Views: 241

The chassis tend to rot from the inside more.

Best bet on the inside is Waxoil or similar.

Painting the outside looks nice but is less critical other than in the obvious mud traps.

I did have a thought about this though. What about using the anti-vandal paint that spray paint will not stick to? I ...
by X-Eng
Fri Dec 02, 2005 1:48 am
Forum: Rover
Topic: Transfer Disc Brake.
Replies: 30
Views: 1844

An excellent bit of kit and well worth buying - possibly the mutts nuts

X-eng also do a nice line in clothing, along with some other useful bits and pieces

Nice line in clothing?

I did discover that the original owner of xeng.co.uk was a Japanese porn site - maybe that's what you were thinking ...
by X-Eng
Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:39 am
Forum: Rover
Topic: Transfer Disc Brake.
Replies: 30
Views: 1844

Thought I could feel my ears burning! ;)

The disk brake listed at the top at www.sproklegrommet.co.uk was my original prototype. I use this site as a sort of blog for silly ideas & stuff I've built.

It worked very well, but only for a year or so. The adjuster mechanism corroded to nothing and the ...

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