A big Pranam to the Gurus and learned friends here.
Life has been hectic since the last post...... but plenty has happened to JOLT. As planned some changes that took place are:
1. A/C, senden 507, the compressor and blower, a chiller.
2. Copper 5 core radiator, was heating up.
3. Shackles which lifted it all of 2". Needed it to avoid the 31" tyres touching the fenders on extreme turns and to avoid the front differential touching the big Radiator on extreme articulation. Before shackling the gap was hardly 2 inches, not it's about 4. With the lift JOLT looks much better in stance now.
The shroud is gone, searching for a bigger one, some research suggests the commander's shroud would fit the big radiator.
The doctor, Edison says the reason for overheating is "weak engine" compression is low and engine needs work, so staring at another 20 K of works!!! He also says I can nurse it for another 1-3 k but not very reliable on long distance. Not decided about engine works now.
Uploading some pictures of the latest position.
First few pictures are for the tow rope and shackles, this is an industrial, 2 ply rope with a certificates. This guy stocks all kinds of ropes with huge ropes for big industrial ratings, the 6 mtr 2 ply rope with 2 D shackles are a reasonable 1200/- with the certificate and it's available at Ahmedabad. There's an universal colour coding for ropes as you would see on the printed sheet. Visited this guy's godown at Sarkhej, all kinds of ropes, pullys, chains and shackles available there, a big treasure within everyday reach!!
Even with the lift, the clearance between the radiator bottom and the diferential is only 4", I think on moderate articulation they would collide, as per my learning from the thread "articulation on articulation", an awesome thread.
Gurus suggest what to do? There's not much scope to lift the radiator up as the clearance now between the bonnet and the radiator top is only 2"!!
Also after 50 KM or so, the tem needle crosses 90 and the oil pressure light comes on, so the next step is to do up the engine, I guess.
I am also searching with body builder contacts to do up a hard top, will update when I decide.
With the A/C it's a please to drive the jeep now as a daily driver.
Today morning when I was tinkering around the pintel hook scrached me, she drew first blood (do you call a jeep a he or a she?)
Been spending an awful lot of time on the 4x4 secation here reading up on all that information, I think I'd take a degree in Jeepology pretty soon, I am addicted for sure
I feel life has become more interesteg, sometimes feel helpless like a student at the edge of an ocean of Jeepology, but being sucked in by some magnetic power and yet revolted by the loss of control!!
--Ramky