It's been a busy summer...

I won't even try to come up with a list of excuses in terms of what's kept me away from updating the Blog... apart from holidays, work, a change in plans etc.

Many thanks to BlatterBeast (http://blatterbeast.blogspot.co.uk/) for posting a comment and retriggering the enthusiasm to post (and an appreciation that people are following the ‘action’).

Anyway the good news is that progress has continued in spite of a change of plans - which is probably the best place to start…

The change is to disc brakes instead of drum at the rear and a 3.62 LSD differential (along with the associated change to Lobro, bolt-on, drive-shafts) instead of the 3.62 ‘open’ diff.

I’d started out the build with the logic of using what I already had which was a drum brake and open diff Sierra rear end (originally for the Tiger). Once IVA’d I’d then source a LSD, and hopefully disc brakes, and change over. Well one day during the summer an XR4x4 rear end came up – and hence one of the distractions…

The LSD has been rebuilt to ‘as new’ standard by BGH Geartech and FSC are sorting out the ‘bolt-on’ drive-shafts on the basis of a direct swap for the original ‘push-in’ drive-shafts. Overall this means no additional cost in terms of drive-shafts which is one of the main reasons for the making the change now!

With the new diff in place the required propshaft length has been confirmed and FSC are also sorting this at the moment - in addition to the drive-shafts.

Visited Steve @ FSC, last weekend, and collected the following in addition to the diff and rear disc brake calipers:

1)      Radiator

2)      Fan

3)      Windscreen wiper motor

4)      Header tank