WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

[dave1966]

Removed the black tint on my Frontera's rear light clusters, as I got bored with them being tinted. What a messy and sticky job that was but it was worth it.

[Gruntera]

Today I think I found a Fronty to buy. 2.5 diseasel, already lifted on big rubber. I got a court case on 4th August - I'm suing someone - and if I win, which I'm confident I will, ill have a load of compo and a shed load of my own money freed up so i'll be buying it.

[robbie]

Got all the water and turbo pipes sorted on the 2.8 conversion so started it up and let it run for about 15mins. Just the clutch, downpipe and brakes to sort out the give it a run out

[rancidrich]

Over the weekend I got the new wheel cylinders fitted and brakes bled
Also bought myself a cheap supercharger from China to see if I could up the power of the old 2.4 lump, after a bit of a fiddle and some head scratching got it fitted in such a way that you can't even see it when you open the bonnet

[rancidrich]

Bought these yesterday for Tessie

[dave1966]

Re-welded the twin rear exhaust boxes, after they have been laying in the shed for nearly a year and they will be back on my Frontera tomorrow.

[aredee]

had air con topped up nice and cold now

[andytats]

Removed the old broken 2.8 engine now waiting for my new one to turn up



Forget about horsepower redneckpower is the way forward

[dave1966]

Finally got round to replacing the front exhaust down pipe, after having the brand new one since 2014 and the twin rear exhaust boxes are finally back on.

[andytats]

Over the weekend I've put the new engine and gearbox in the 2.8 ( I had a bit of help from bobbingjob AKA Ian the other day )

It's up and running. I had a test drive of 25miles. I've missed driving the fronty. Couple of small issues to sort out. Oil return pipe from the turbo has a small leak at the bottom. Oil pressure gauge is sitting past the red line when driving. And the temperature sits at 3/4. Plus it's a little bit slower than then old engine was.

[red5]

Moved my 'sleeping' 2.4 off my mums drive (and then back on) seeing as my own is mostly full of Swb leafer and creaking RangeRover...

Must pull finger out.

[yaki]

Started it as battery needed topping up, been parked up for a few weeks, no time to tinker as swmbo has me on a mega DIY project

[JEOH]

Give it a wash as coming weekend we will have the annual meet of German opel4x4 at Idar-Oberstein.
Hope weather will improve a bit - last night there they had only 4°C.

Not that many seem to come due to work/holiday/other interests... Some of our 'veterans' announced to come with Defender or Peugot-Dangel 4x4.. I am a bit curious.

[robbie]

Made this for the B serise 2.8 conversion

Not to bad I don't think as not used a lathe or mill c for about 30 year

[RatCav]

Did the B series originally have a MUA5 gearbox onto the original engine?

[robbie]

Yer they do just having problems getting the clutch to work as there was to much free play between release bearing and pressure plate.
Been having a good play about with it today and it looks like the pressure plate is compressing to much

[RatCav]

Did you swap the bellhousings over and then use the 2.8 clutch/flywheel/release bearing.

e.g.

2.8 gearbox with 3.2 V6 bellhousing:

[robbie]

Yer used bell housing but not flywheel. Using the vx brava solid flywheel 2.5td as that's all I could get at the time.

[RatCav]

3.1 TD would of done as well. It is solid as well. Did you drop the spacer between the engine and gearbox?

[robbie]

Yer all gone. Wouldn't care done 1 conversion allready and had no problems.
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