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V6 lux with x-over

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V6 lux with x-over

Post by luxembuger »

Gday all, I've recently installed x-over steering in my 97 DC lux. It has a 3.8 commodore V6 and the top rock rod hits on the sump under susp compression. Just wondering if anyone knows if a different c'dore sump and pick up will solve this prob, or do i have to knock up a new sump? Cheers mates.
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Post by RUFF »

Castlemain do a rear sump but its not cheap.
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I got x over in my 94 lux 2.8td and it hits the sump and has put a 10mm dint in it but i've been running it like that for about 2 years and had no worries
as long as the crank won't hit it and it won't leak I can't see a problem

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Post by luxembuger »

Cheers Sloshy & Ruff, am thinking the rego boys aren't going to like the ridge in the sump is all. Already has a 7 in lift so dont want to go higher to fix. If castlemaine make one then i reckon i should be able to also, was just hoping to get out of it the easy way.
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luxembuger wrote:Cheers Sloshy & Ruff, am thinking the rego boys aren't going to like the ridge in the sump is all. Already has a 7 in lift so dont want to go higher to fix. If castlemaine make one then i reckon i should be able to also, was just hoping to get out of it the easy way.
Considered getting your sump cut and shut? would cost less than getting a CRS one im sure. The boys from Haultech pretty much cut the sump in half on the buggy they built for A4WDM....
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Re: x over

Post by Sic Lux »

sloshy wrote:I got x over in my 94 lux 2.8td and it hits the sump and has put a 10mm dint in it but i've been running it like that for about 2 years and had no worries
as long as the crank won't hit it and it won't leak I can't see a problem

Dan
Yeah once it dent's it and it clears everything who give a f :bad-words: Mine hasn't hit "yet" once front end works a better it will might make up some form off bumpstop if i feel like it
plenty of parts on the bench
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Post by Frankenyota »

Had the same problem with the v6 in my lux, with cross ova steering.
Made up a reverse sump, as the ones you can buy are not cheap.
Not to hard to do if its a metal sump pan.

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Post by luxembuger »

D'oh, i was suspecting it would come to this. I guess a nice stainless one would look pretty trick tho so back to the workshop it is. Appreciated Frankenyota, thnx.
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Post by Guy »

With a 7 inch lift why not install some longer bumpstops ? How bad does it hit ?
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