Paul LeClair newest project July 2023

bought a crash damaged "write off" 2013 Range Rover Sport Supercharged for its engine, to swap into my 2012 which has warped its block and heads. The crashed Range Rover was towed to my house yesterday. The Lincoln is now with a mechanic friend having its rear differential rebuilt which I did not have the specialty tools for, and "while he is at it...." I am having him do some of the other nasty jobs on the Lincoln while I remove the engine from this Range Rover.

Supposed to take the Range Rover body off to do engine removal. I don't have the ceiling height or an appropriate lift. I have oxy acetylene, and I just used this engine swap as an excuse to buy a 50-amp plasma arc, I like new tool toys....... This should be interesting.
 

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martymoose said:
How are you going to get the good body off ? Bigger shed?
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If he cuts off the roof at the top of the doors he might have clearance! Maybe that is the reason for the plasma cutter, although I would use a Sawzall instead to avoid a fire. He could also swap the tires for rims only, that would also gain a few more inches: you just need to roll the chassis out from under the body, no more.
 
Your neighbours must love all the dead cars being dumped at your place Paul.

I'd have tried a circular saw with tungsten teeth. I've inadvertently sawed through 40x40x5mm steel angle with 7" diameter Makita saw while cutting up an old lead duct to reclaim the lead. I remember thinking at the time that the lead must be pretty thick at that point, until it came apart to reveal the steel angle imbedded in the corner of the duct. There was no damage to the saw teeth.
 
No Citroëns in Canada. Maybe a couple 2cv imported as classics. Thank God, we have enough problems with the French speaking citizens of Quebec we don't need no French cars!!!! 😉. Actually I live in the Province that has the biggest French population in Canada outside of Quebec...probably North America. Makes it interesting, and thank God for the French restaurants and bakeries.
 
martymoose said:
How are you going to get the good body off ? Bigger shed?
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Hi Marty

the house where you visited me had a garage with high enough ceilings. When I moved I sold my car lift as in my current downsized home the garage has only 8-foot ceilings. I have made 5 applications to the city requesting permits to build a much bigger garage with higher ceilings but keep getting turned down. The objections from various neighbours to my applications are along the lines of the plans are too much like a commercial shop........:rolleyes:

anyway, I am making do with what I have to work with. The neighbours may regret objecting to my plans for a higher ceiling garage if I wind up doing the engine transplant into the 2012 in the driveway with a rented lift......... :eek: :ROFLMAO:

I really have not got a plan beyond harvesting the engine from the donor vehicle, will figure it out from there. Diane and I are heading out on summer holidays shortly, the engine removal will have to wait until I get back. Diane is pushing me to pay a shop to do the actual transplant into the 2012, we'll see. If I do the transplant myself the saved labour costs would pay for some cool new tools....... I already bought a 50 amp plasma arc with part of the labour costs I am "saving" by doing the engine removal from the donor myself:cool:
 
henrywillms said:
No Citroëns in Canada. Maybe a couple 2cv imported as classics. Thank God, we have enough problems with the French speaking citizens of Quebec we don't need no French cars!!!! 😉. Actually I live in the Province that has the biggest French population in Canada outside of Quebec...probably North America. Makes it interesting, and thank God for the French restaurants and bakeries.
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You mean Quebecois, basically 500 yr old French. Yes, they laugh if you use it in France. They laughed when I used it in Calais.
 
Steve G. said:
You mean Quebecois, basically 500 yr old French. Yes, they laugh if you use it in France. They laughed when I used it in Calais.
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I learned Sudbury/Gogama French where they say things like "Hi speak Henglish and Hi speak French ..... but of the two I speak Henglish best of all"

and my favourite is ordering breakfast. "Tabernak on toast, butter two sides ..... don't forget the hunions!" The real hillbillies of north Ontario.

Jim
 
CLEMTOG said:
"Yes the AJS wheel bearings are a strange design. You forgot to mention when the front bearings go bad as the rollers run directly on the axle you have to replace it too"

very true Gerald, the thing is it is not possible to buy the bearings without the axle, since they are part of it and made by the bearing manufacturer, and imperial, available? yes but be jeesus, I wept at the price, (they have got the owner bu the short and curlies on this one! but the rollers run on a conventional tapered track which are the only easy bits to get at, but no one told mr design bod that if you adjust the bearings using the the threaded ring and lock ring that the wheel is moving from the centre line, since the adjuster is on one side only, not by much, only micro fathoms but still wrong. I cant be bothered to see if the adjusters for front and rear bearings are on the same side, (cant remember) I would wager they are not, making this tiny centre line error doubled! I very nearly remember the count for individual components to assemble a rear wheel, but it was something like 55 seperate items, the Laverda rear wheel in the same job has about 7
CLEM
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Clem, I used an AJS front wheel in a build recently. Saw all the problems with the OE setup and just said no. Once the hub is bare there's an 1 1/2 in ID plain bore right through the hub. Made up an insert to press in with recesses for 35mm OD ballraces. Made up an axle to suit with ends sized for the fork legs. The OE grubscrew inside the drum side stops it ever moving.
I see someone is offering a very similar conversion as a package to press in. But very expensive IMO.

Paul. I'd think very hard about getting someone to do the engine in part. Quicker with the right gear and if things don't work afterwards you've got some sort of warranty on the work.
 
helicopterjim said:
I learned Sudbury/Gogama French where they say things like "Hi speak Henglish and Hi speak French ..... but of the two I speak Henglish best of all"

and my favourite is ordering breakfast. "Tabernak on toast, butter two sides ..... don't forget the hunions!" The real hillbillies of north Ontario.

Jim
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But that’s Antarian, unique in the world, thank goodness!!
 
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