jezzacrawford
22nd January 2020, 08:59 PM
Hello to everybody, and what a great site this is!
My "toybox" is full of Morgans, Jaguars, Triumphs and all sorts of other interesting British "stuff"
I am fortunate to have a group of "older" friends and acquaintances who take pity on me, help me with things, talk politics and current affairs and generally share a lifetime of wisdom and wit on Wednesday afternoons
Jeremy, they say, ............"all the gear, no idea" (but supplies the beer)............A pretty fair assessment of the situation in my opinion!!
Anyhow, to the point in question....
One of the toys is a 1967 SWB Series 2a that we have been rebuilding over the past 4 years (yes, that is correct, 4 years... but the joy is the journey not the destination)
It has been taken right down to the chassis which has been blasted and welded. The re-build has been fun (on the whole) and often leads to lively debate.
We are currently stuck on the springs. In my madness, at the start of this project, I sallied forth, bought heaps of bits (remember all the gear and no idea!) including a set of parabolic springs. After a couple of years or so, we got round to fitting these and they seemed completely wrong - The prop shafts did not align, shackles pointed forwards , wheels seemed to be forward placed in the arches etc. etc
In our collective wisdom, we deemed that I had bought the wrong springs, so I again sallied forth and purchased a further complete set of leaf springs for a Series 2a Landrover. When we fitted these, the same problems arose (we could connect the rear prop shaft) but the geometry seems completely "cock-eyed" - spring arc seems to high, shackles point forwards etc. etc.
Now this old dear has been put back together on my two post hoist. Do you think, that if I let her sit on the floor with some weight on the floor plan, the stars would re-align, as well as the the springs adjusting (sagging?") to their default position
Before you ask, I threw the original springs away during a "shed clean up" - D'Oh!!!!....
And yes, if anybody is interested in a virginal complete set of parabolic springs for a Series 2a - I'm your man!
I would welcome any comments, including a general overview of my ineptitude - but please don't be too unkind!!
Cheers and Best wishes
Jeremy
My "toybox" is full of Morgans, Jaguars, Triumphs and all sorts of other interesting British "stuff"
I am fortunate to have a group of "older" friends and acquaintances who take pity on me, help me with things, talk politics and current affairs and generally share a lifetime of wisdom and wit on Wednesday afternoons
Jeremy, they say, ............"all the gear, no idea" (but supplies the beer)............A pretty fair assessment of the situation in my opinion!!
Anyhow, to the point in question....
One of the toys is a 1967 SWB Series 2a that we have been rebuilding over the past 4 years (yes, that is correct, 4 years... but the joy is the journey not the destination)
It has been taken right down to the chassis which has been blasted and welded. The re-build has been fun (on the whole) and often leads to lively debate.
We are currently stuck on the springs. In my madness, at the start of this project, I sallied forth, bought heaps of bits (remember all the gear and no idea!) including a set of parabolic springs. After a couple of years or so, we got round to fitting these and they seemed completely wrong - The prop shafts did not align, shackles pointed forwards , wheels seemed to be forward placed in the arches etc. etc
In our collective wisdom, we deemed that I had bought the wrong springs, so I again sallied forth and purchased a further complete set of leaf springs for a Series 2a Landrover. When we fitted these, the same problems arose (we could connect the rear prop shaft) but the geometry seems completely "cock-eyed" - spring arc seems to high, shackles point forwards etc. etc.
Now this old dear has been put back together on my two post hoist. Do you think, that if I let her sit on the floor with some weight on the floor plan, the stars would re-align, as well as the the springs adjusting (sagging?") to their default position
Before you ask, I threw the original springs away during a "shed clean up" - D'Oh!!!!....
And yes, if anybody is interested in a virginal complete set of parabolic springs for a Series 2a - I'm your man!
I would welcome any comments, including a general overview of my ineptitude - but please don't be too unkind!!
Cheers and Best wishes
Jeremy