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Netsniperthefirst · Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 23:24 Post subject:

Very Nice M8 look well good Very Happy

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nick-dudley · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:53 Post subject:

my 3.0 shogun is like that without a body lift Laughing

I shouldnt worry too much, it had me worried, but then i thought, handy in the winter, not so in the summer Embarassed

richardsth · Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2009 13:47 Post subject:

Sussed it ! I had a look underneath today and I found out the answer to both problems. As a result of lifting it up 3", the rubber grommet that holds the gearbox loom got pulled out of the body shell. This hole is directly underneath the cubby hole and allowed all the hot air from the engine, gearbox & exhaust pipe to flow straight up in to the cab. hence it was flaming hot. The transfer lever is also hot as this now sits much lower and because it's now exposed and made of metal, transferred the circulating hot air to conduct up the lever. I've cut the tie holding the loom, plugged it back in and cabled it in place and it's much better. I'll have to put up with the hot transfer lever until I can find a way of shielding that. Perhaps all those who suffer from the same problem should check their grommet !

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richardsth · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:40 Post subject:

I've just had a nightmare morning. As I mentioned previously, the hoses were at full stretch and last night i noticed that I had lost water. I had put this down to water being lost when I was extending the top rad hose and thought nothing more of this. Today after 5miles it went in to the red, so i pulled over and filled it up with 1/2 gallon of water and carried on. I got a mile up the road and it went in to the red again. When I checked again, what did I see ? the hose from the heater to the block had been pulled off ! I limped in to a texaco and took a stroll to a nearby Halfords, and I would like to know, what are they good for ? They don't sell hoses, they sell *beep*, a woman tried to sell me radweld (say what now?) I'm now in the middle of nowhere and have no transport. They suggested that I took a walk to a motor parts dealer who happened to have heater hoses in stock. Armed with my hose, do you think that I could get my fat mits down the back of the engine to remove the old hose ? Plus do you think that I could reach down in to the engine bay with it now standing at chest high ? I had loads of people making their smart *beep* comments about me fixing my motor whilst wearing a suit & tie (I was on my way to work). Anyway, after 2 1/2 hours I'm back on the road and all the heater hoses will be extended. For the record, you "WILL" require 5/8 (15mm) heater hoses sooner or later. Now for a lie down in a darkend room.

DawnH · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 15:34 Post subject:

you poor sod!!!!! Crying or Very sad

at least you sorted it now!!!! Laughing

Pajero 4D56 · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 9:33 Post subject:

Richardsth..... may i ask u how do you reposition the bumper.....do it need welder or something speciallist to do Rolling Eyes

Cause i want to do 2" lift to my MK1 but i worry if the bumper stay with the chassis level,thats not nice Sad

richardsth · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:03 Post subject:

Yes, you'll have to move the bumpers up otherwise you'll have a funny gap. If you can use a welder, then just weld some plates to both sides of the bumper bracket with holes to suit. Subzero is doing some flat plates and spacers for either a 2 or 2 inch lift and these bolt on, so give him a call.

Good Luck!

Pajero 4D56 · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:31 Post subject:

So the plate made by Subzero are just bolt onto the original bracket Rolling Eyes

Duh....need welding Sad

richardsth · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:58 Post subject:

no welding required.

Pajero 4D56 · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 13:18 Post subject:

WoW.... What a good news Very Happy

..... I will contact Subzero when i wanna do the Bodylift.... Don't know wheather he do posting or not Rolling Eyes

Thanks Richard for providing a such great info Smile

sbsshadow · * Joined: 04 Mar 2004 Posts: 35 Location: stevenage

Looks fantastic .....

My Paj number plate is M926 GGH , so gives me hope that one day mine could look like yours, lol

Steve

idratherbesurfing · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 15:57 Post subject:

i just welded my back bumper straight on Laughing

no messing

richardsth · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 17:34 Post subject:

Perspective is a funny thing. Those pictures were taken when it had 33" tyres and you could see that it was jacked up due to the daylight showing through. Now that it's on 35"s, most of daylight's gone and it looks like a normal motor, but physically bigger.

DawnH · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 17:55 Post subject:

ooh wow!!!! rich...that looks stunning mate!!!!! Cool

nick the nurse · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 20:04 Post subject:

That looks really Brill Very Happy