Thread: Project 89 Blown away

Well... I figure if Khos is on holidays he wont be drinking.





















Much coffee




Should have it covered



Will be like a holiday to me as well and I need one but cant get away from here for any length of time ATM.


Haven't worried about the junk in the way to much but have started to knock up a waste oil heater. Should be plenty of oil about with all these Rovers

Well I went to the Mudgee field day today to tire kick some ATV's. So met Khos in Mudgee at the information centre. The second one My wife dropped me off as had to do a few jobs. Khos offered me a drive of his 3.9 93 Model and runs very nice for a 3.9 Very free running and torque to burn. I also noticed the brakes are great with the fender front calipers
Khos has posted before on his ZF making a noise and getting warm. It dosnt lock up in 4TH and seems the converter complains under load. With the 3.54 diff's, 33s and a heap of tools in the back it was willing to pull 4th in the hills around here with only a light throttle position but knocked it back to third for the ZF's sake. Has a nice note to it at 3000 RPM
Showed Khos the so called work shop and his reaction I cant really post
He thought about four days to sort it all out. I recon it will be done by tomorrow night. Also finish the waste oil heater as only needs the oil feed line to work to keep up warm and stop the beer freezing after 9pm

We may do a bit on the 45 series before it get shoved aside for the Rangies.

We plan to fit the LRA body lift kit to his Rangie first then move onto mine.
If we get the Lift in and flares fitted I will be happy. Any thing more will be a bonus at this stage. May be the Lockers and 4.11 CWPs.

Warmed up the BBQ and chilled a few drinks tonight

Sounds like you're in for a big day there! I just don't know how you're going to get time to do it all after sorting out those beers, theres only 24hrs in a day!!!

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Sounds like you're in for a big day there! I just don't know how you're going to get time to do it all after sorting out those beers, theres only 24hrs in a day!!!

6 x 2 x 6days = 72 + a few extras

Tomorrow will be the test..... Get this bloody mess sorted properly. No beers before 530 pm

Some of you may be wondering if there has been any progress on the Rangie project. Well yes and no.... I have decided to finish with the 45 series Toymota 1st as already have to many things in bits here as it is
Also as seen in Oil Heater thread there has been a bit of time spent on the new Waste oil burner.

The work shop is a lot less cluttered now.... Thanks Khos
Had to toss half of it out side so we could move


Can almost walk around the vehicle at this stage The Toyota comes out
tomorrow and a Rangie goes in




Not a good pic but this is transfer tube I had to come up with up due to the Power steering pump from a HJ 60 now being in line of the Radiator out let so had to unsolder the bottom tank,turn it around and put the out let in the other side to over come this Also some brackets ,oil cooler and exhaust to finish. Then find all the lost bits including the clutch slave push rod
It's coming out tomorrow as now have the Rad etc back in.
If I ever did this conversion again I would use a 2F Pump and a 75 series Box. Be a lot simpler.


The blue Rangie waiting out side. Will have to give it a good blast with the pressure washer first as I hate crap falling into my eyes when working under vehicles

Now that stinking oily 45 series is out of the way the Rangie is in the work shop and will stay till body lift,flares,brakes etc is done to engineering stage . Then the fun will begin
I'm now looking at some way of setting up an air water inter cooler under the blower as with a body lift there will be some room. By raising the blower I hope to find a way of helping with the notorious poor fuel air ratio that causes these Eaton blown rovers to suffer lean detonation.

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

Now that stinking oily 45 series is out of the way the Rangie is in the work shop and will stay till body lift,flares,brakes etc is done to engineering stage . Then the fun will begin
I'm now looking at some way of setting up an air water inter cooler under the blower as with a body lift there will be some room. By raising the blower I hope to find a way of helping with the notorious poor fuel air ratio that causes these Eaton blown rovers to suffer lean detonation.

That's awesome Tony , Just what I hoped to see , a Rangie inside the workshop . you did a Great Job with the Toyotoa btw , I just sat in the workshop and watched you throwing spanners at it , your old man must be very pleased now that the 45 is running again and has power and A/C . must get hot in summer. recieved the Bag I left behind with all my welding gear in it , cheers . you're spot on with the rangie lockup converter not locking in 4th and has lots to complaint about under load oh well one of those things that needs attention soon.

Look forward to seeing lots more piccys of the 89 project . We'll definitely pull the 90 engine out next time I'm there and do the H/G on it and few other bits and get the Blower on and see how it goes, I think you need to do something about your Fuel Reg on the 90 if you're going to throw the Blower on the Injectors should have enough Flow.

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

the Rangie is in the work shop ..... the fun will begin

Took awhile .... but you got there ....

I see a paint job on the horizon