New goodies for the Spitfire!

"BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires" (biturbo228) 01/22/2015 at 15:29 • Filed to: Spit6, Jaaag

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Alloy diff casing (saves 3.3kg over the cast iron version) and a lowering block, and a GT6 boot-mounted fuel tank to relocate weight further back in the chassis :) Oh, and some LR Freelander wheel studs for good measure :)

Oh, and I weighed the Jaguar Powerlock diff I bought for the XJ40. 48.4kg! No wonder I was knackered after carrying that down to the garage. That's 12kg heavier than the entire gearbox + overdrive on the Triumph!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/22/2015 at 15:33

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Yes, that Powerlock is obscene. They're blatantly unmanageable when they're in the cage. My trans is also only about as much as yours - aluminum case, and not the nodular iron Power Brute version.

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/22/2015 at 15:49

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What kind of a man uses lighter gel in a wood burning stove?

davedave1111 > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 01/22/2015 at 15:52

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Doesn't that depend on whether you use it before or after the stove is lit? :)

davedave1111 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/22/2015 at 15:57

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That diff casing is definitely a purty casting.

"48.4kg! No wonder I was knackered after carrying that down to the garage."

Holy fuck. That's almost as much as having a dead hooker in the boot.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > davedave1111 01/22/2015 at 16:09

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A dwarf dead hooker would just about do it, or most of a normal-sized one ;)

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 01/22/2015 at 16:11

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Lazy people is who....

It's actually quite a clever stove. It's got a water jacket that's plumbed into the central heating system, so you can have it on and it'll heat the whole house, and also the room it's in won't get roasting hot :)

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/22/2015 at 16:21

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I noticed it was an ecoboiler, cracking little things. I have a thing for wood burning stoves and, perhaps more accurately, wood. Nothing better than splitting a good few rounds with my dogs and a beer!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > davedave1111 01/22/2015 at 16:25

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I strongly believe with my little pickup, being light over the rear axle will... not be a problem with the Jag rear in place. I'm not quite as committed to ultimate lightness as BT228's Spit project.

davedave1111 > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 01/22/2015 at 16:28

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Well, yes. You'd keep the head, obviously.

davedave1111 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/22/2015 at 16:31

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Is there a reason for the Jag rear-end other than to cut down on dead-hooker expenditures?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > davedave1111 01/22/2015 at 16:43

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I'd like it to ride just as nice with the hookers as without, mostly. One can't have the hookers present at all times, and crossing state lines raises so many questions...

Less humorously, it takes more weight and more power, gives better brakes, and a smoother ride than what I had - a lightweight Ford compact straight axle affair only equipped to the six-cylinders and barely adequate for that. With its low ratio (4.10) I'd have been able to crack it open with a modern small diesel, let alone a V8.