Winter upgrades

[Clarkey]

Out of interest are you running any sort of traction control? wheel spins and loss of traction will cause shock loading that can break things. Just a thought?

No traction control Adey and we very rarely suffer with wheel spin thanks to the Gripper.

 

[Clarkey]

Same with kerb hopping. Inevitable in racing I feel .

I try to avoid the kerbs Andy, they can be brutal on the transmission.

 

[Clarkey]

Might be worth limiting the torque on it to 220ish for longevity.

….. no way Brigsy.

 

[Clarkey]

The only way to cure this would be to get rid of the single shear bearing arrangement. You would have to devise a way of mounting another pair of bearings on the end case, to prevent the gears trying to climb out of mesh.
Best I can come up with

Thanks Steve, we shall see how the JC5 copes

 

[Clarkey]

Added a base to the Splitter, nearly ready to fix to bumper.

 

[Steve Swan]

Thanks Steve, we shall see how the JC5 copes

It's giving it full welly in 5th gear that causes this, the driving gears are trying to climb out of mesh and in your case, the case, is not strong enough to contain the bearings. On UN1 with 500 plus foot pounds the top shaft tends to shear off. LT77 and R380 in various V8 land Rover creations have this issue, it's nothing new.
I wonder if any of the later 6 speeds have more bearings in them. Anything designed as a 4 speed which was then stretched to 5 speed has this issue. Regardless of configuration.

 

[Clarkey]

Yes , gears trying to come apart is the issue.

Another option would be dog gears, although Beckert did tell me the casing can’t cope full stop.

I very rarely use 5th gear to be honest, even at Snetterton on the back straight we can make it in 4th.

 

[Clarkey]

Lights and brake ducts fitted , splitter on.
Fibreglass has arrived to fill in the gaps.

Starting to take a very different stance.

 

[Duncan Grier]

I like that!

 

[Clarkey]

I like that!

Will be able to see it with wheels on on the ground at the weekend, new wheels turn up tomorrow.

 

[Clarkey]

Little trial fit and slightly wider.

 

[Clarkey]

 

[Adey]

sitting pretty

 

[Clarkey]

Not sure what went on with my previous post….. had just writing, now just pictures

So cars on the ground with new wheels and tyres. Bit of trimming needed here and there but pretty good.

 

[Clarkey]

The bumper strips had to go…… bugged me.

 

[Steve Swan]

When it's all done and painted,wax it up and take a mould off it, or at least the bottom half. Just incase.... My Mate made a splitter mould for his Darrian. He used to get through several in a season's tarmac rallying. Would be potentially worthwhile running it real close to the ground, even sacraficially for the aero benefit it would give. Improve airflow through the rad and coolers, plus being slightly more aero efficient.....

 

[Clarkey]

When it's all done and painted,wax it up and take a mould off it, or at least the bottom half. Just incase.... My Mate made a splitter mould for his Darrian. He used to get through several in a season's tarmac rallying. Would be potentially worthwhile running it real close to the ground, even sacraficially for the aero benefit it would give. Improve airflow through the rad and coolers, plus being slightly more aero efficient.....

Thanks steve , exactly my thoughts. It has been a bit of work adapting and fitting the splitter from a Toyota Starlet.
One of the reasons I didn’t run it closer to the ground was to be a bit more forgiving if we go off-roading.

 

[DaveL485]

take a mould off it,

Sage advice, i'd bet a weeks salary that bumper isnt making it through a season unscathed

 

[Clarkey]

What’s a weeks salary,,, I love a bet

 

[Clarkey]

Multi coloured