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Originally Posted by deutscheafrikar I didn't look at the photos closely until I read about this in JC's post. But well spotted by you. I guess it will have to be corrected quickly before something gets damaged. |
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Originally Posted by vinod_nookala Fazal bahi,
Also the front shaft has splines for the movement of the prop shaft however it is missing in the rear and is a fixed type. You will have problems when driving with load and various road adulations. Prop shaft needs that travel to adjust to the varying length due to suspension travel. The rear doesnt have that. |
deutscheafrikar and Vinod,
Thank you for your concern and appreciation.
As for the apprehensions expressed by you reg. the absence of splines in the rear shaft and its rigid or lack of travel during heavy loads and adulations.
The splines are provided at the front (gear box) end for the Isuzu gear box, marked by red arrrows in pic.
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Originally Posted by Samurai Also, I have to agree with Vinod about the cross member. When you climb a mound, it is very likey that the cross-member won't clear it, in fact it will get stuck behind the mound. The distance between the cross member and the front tyres is too much. Even a skid-plate at this place won't help. |
Vinod and Samurai,
Yes, the breakover angle has taken its toll here, there was no option but to fix the cross member there. A very heavy skid plate is on the agenda. It should help. To negate this I gave a extra 2 inches to the overall GC, (notice in pic. the height of the jeep with me behind it, the jeep at top is 6'-7") without any kind of SPoA... just the tyres and leafspring job did it.
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Originally Posted by Samurai Holy cow, even I missed the significance of Vinod's other comment. Now I see it, I didn't give a closer look before. Vinod indeed has eagle eyes.
Also, what is the significance of these bottom leafs that are bent in the reverse angle. This again may pose some hindrance while offroading. |
Samurai,
Vinod was referring to the rear shaft being fixed, you have put in the pic. of the front shaft. The question about the reversed bottom leaf springs have been answered by 1100D, I would like to add to that...I wanted good ground clearance and the ride also to be soft, the two reversed springs add to the lift yet do not contribute to the spring action which would make the ride rigid.
Thank you all for your kind appreciation, there are no pics. that I have taken during the construction stage.
The top and upholstry was done here in Hyderabad and all other works.
Included below are pics of the engine bay, adapter plate for mating Isuzu gearbox with the XD3P.
This colour may not be liked by all as it is a bit offbeat, but I love it and got the colour mixed to the exact shade I had in mind.
SAFARI SERIES, was the idea by my friend Devidas, and the jeep was developed upon this concept. I wanted the colour to be deep earth tone, rugged, masculine and blend with browns and greens. Army or olive green was completely ruled out as it is very common, brownish green is what was finalised.
This colour takes different hues in light and dark as is evident in pictures (notice colour in the pic. with trees in background).
Also, as a tribute I wanted to include pics of Mr. Janniah, a gregarious 80+ gentleman who still yields a 5 kg hammer with one hand for moping after fine tuning on his huge contraption. The helper spring is his indigenous design which was also fitted on my orange 540, take my word for it...ride quality very soft on even surfaces and rigid on offroads.
Regards,
Rear shaft, spline end.
Gearbox/ engine adapter plate. Engine bay. Designed decal on hood. Different hue. For scale of height of Jeep. Mr. Janniah with his designed leaf spring. The huge leaf moping contraption in his workshop.