Thread: Lucky 8's Project P38

I've been following this thread with interest as I'm doing a lot of modification to my own P38 and I noticed on the later pictures that the front anti-roll bar has been removed but I didn't see any reference to it in the text.

Is this for off-road purposes only or are you using it on the roads too? I was wondering how much it improves axle articulation and what impact it has on the on-road behavior.

Originally Posted by FANTOM P38

In regards to lights coming adrift, I experienced similar thing after rubbing up against embankment.
My solution is simple one that has worked excellently.
Remove assembly and drill small hole in centre of locking tab at point where
it protudes behind mount location then simply srew in a self tapping screw to prevent it from falling forward. ( also stops anyone they may decide they like your clear lamps from extracting from front without opening bonnet )

That is a fantastic idea. I wish I would've done that.

Originally Posted by rc42

I've been following this thread with interest as I'm doing a lot of modification to my own P38 and I noticed on the later pictures that the front anti-roll bar has been removed but I didn't see any reference to it in the text.

Is this for off-road purposes only or are you using it on the roads too? I was wondering how much it improves axle articulation and what impact it has on the on-road behavior.

For off-road use removing the front sway bars is must.

As a shop we would never recommend removing the swaybar to a vehicle that is being used on the road. That said I know a lot of land rovers that do not have sway bars.

Project Update : Recap with a Splash

When we started out with this truck we made a list of things to accomplish. Let's revisit it and see how we are doing.


3-5 in lift / 4 inch lift installed
Dump the 20in dubs for 16in and 33in mud tires / 33in Nittos installed
Front and rear bumpers / In production, just waiting on the first run.
Sliders / Installed
Front and rear lockers / They need to be installed
HD drag link and track rod / In production
Rear links that are not made from Fiberglass / Nothing yet
Lock the Borg Tcase some way some how. / Locked and working on a selectable option
HD rear shaft / Produced and waiting to be installed
HD CV and shafts / Out for pricing and possible production
Disconnect the BCM from the ECU "incase of failure the truck will still run" / I had a confirmation that this can be done just waiting on software to do it.

There was one more thing on the list and will get to that in a minute. Out of the 11 things listed above.
6 are complete
2 are in production
2 have a promising future
and one we did not even look at yet.
I feel like we're doing a pretty good job thus far.

Now that brings us to the last thing on the list waterproof the BECM.

I think we may have come up with something that could change the way we all think about our automotive computers and water. Here is a sneak peek at our new water guard system.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ8TZdeFFNQ&list=UUUnCLXtAqip_9qd-T1NenbA&index=2]Water guard - YouTube[/ame]

The water guard system is a chemically bonded bit of magic to the outside of the board that prevents water molecules from penetrating. The advantage is air can flow naturally over the board and it will not cause overheating issues.

What do you guys think?

Originally Posted by rc42

I've been following this thread with interest as I'm doing a lot of modification to my own P38 and I noticed on the later pictures that the front anti-roll bar has been removed but I didn't see any reference to it in the text.

Is this for off-road purposes only or are you using it on the roads too? I was wondering how much it improves axle articulation and what impact it has on the on-road behavior.

Hi rc42
Use sway bar disconnects, don't remove the sway bar because it's illegal to run on the road without one....and besides, the rr rolls around enough with them on, nevermind without

That waterproof stuff will certainly be a big seller! What's its durability, does it deteriorate? How often does it have to be reapplied, is it a once off treatment? C'mon stop teasing....more details please

Cheers
Kev

The spray water repellant is a great idea, would like to see the board fully coated and dropped into the bowl of salt water as that's the sort of protection it would need to provide if a water crossing went bad.

I'm guessing that the boards have to be removed to ensure a good protective coating, not sure how difficult that is but should be OK if there are good instructions.

Very interested in the HD front shafts and CVs too, I'm planning to upgrade to Ashcroft ATB diffs front and rear at some point in the future and I've only ever seen rear HD shafts commercially available.


keep up the good work

Is this the same HZO water guard that was demonstrated on iPhones and Galaxys at a trade show? I was not aware it was commercially available yet?

Gary

Originally Posted by FiveSPDDisco

Project Update : Recap with a Splash

When we started out with this truck we made a list of things to accomplish. Let's revisit it and see how we are doing.


3-5 in lift / 4 inch lift installed
Dump the 20in dubs for 16in and 33in mud tires / 33in Nittos installed
Front and rear bumpers / In production, just waiting on the first run.
Sliders / Installed
Front and rear lockers / They need to be installed
HD drag link and track rod / In production
Rear links that are not made from Fiberglass / Nothing yet
Lock the Borg Tcase some way some how. / Locked and working on a selectable option
HD rear shaft / Produced and waiting to be installed
HD CV and shafts / Out for pricing and possible production
Disconnect the BCM from the ECU "incase of failure the truck will still run" / I had a confirmation that this can be done just waiting on software to do it.

There was one more thing on the list and will get to that in a minute. Out of the 11 things listed above.
6 are complete
2 are in production
2 have a promising future
and one we did not even look at yet.
I feel like we're doing a pretty good job thus far.

Now that brings us to the last thing on the list waterproof the BECM.

I think we may have come up with something that could change the way we all think about our automotive computers and water. Here is a sneak peek at our new water guard system.

Water guard - YouTube

The water guard system is a chemically bonded bit of magic to the outside of the board that prevents water molecules from penetrating. The advantage is air can flow naturally over the board and it will not cause overheating issues.

What do you guys think?

Water Guard: What do I think?

How much and how soon?