Welcome to the "Last Word Café".

[fmande]

I have had a big day and I could do with nice cup of tea.

This is my new all terrain vehicle.









regards fmande

[FalcoColumbarius]

Gday again Falco,

I'm talking about bushes I think (at least here in Australia anyway ) Mmm! now I'm confused bushes nor bushing sounds right at the moment, temporary case of alzhiemers I think

Anyway, I like the rubber ones as they dont need periodical maintenance......

Cheers mate

Maddog64

Good to see you back Fmande. Big day in a good way? What you going to do with the old car?

Maddog, eh,
Smiles... I'm talking about those little doughnut thingies that are found in such places as sway bar connexions. In Canada we refer to them as "bushings", which is odd when you think about it as a bushing would be more of a verb than a noun ~ but there you are ~ Canada. Bushes works for me.
I think I agree with you, rubber is more all round resilient and in for the long haul.

Pass the sugar?

Cheers,
Falco.

[fmande]

G'day falco,

I am currently restoring our farm house and emptying sheds so I can knock them down to build a small shed (30ft x18ft)to put my stuff in so I can build my workshops.

The car is my prized 1952 Wolseley 6/80 which I intend to restore(thats why I'm building the workshops).

I had some tyres from my Hilux lying around so I took a photo.

Its to be sent to a club in the UK.I am going to tell them I going to chop and tub it.

I should get a few bites.

This is what it originally looked like and will again.



Now you know why I wanted a cup of tea.Some scones would be nice to.

regards fmande

[FalcoColumbarius]

Hahahaha..... ~ Oh rather! Would you like the cream off of the gold top with your tea? Can I interest you in some clotted Devonshire Red with your scones? Yes, the Wolseley Club are going to love you for that one, to be sure! Keep us posted on that one, big project but a noble one.

Falco.

[FalcoColumbarius]

Discussion On Weight Displacement Of The L300.

as you well know, most of the Delica's (L300)weight
is up front and this makes the back end naturally (unloaded)
way lighter.

?
The engine rad is over the front axle. The engine is behind the front axle. The transmission is behind the engine &c,....... The weight centre would be just forward of centre, no?

Falco.

[Green1]

The weight centre would be just forward of centre, no?

Have you seen adrock's famous nose-dive video? or my description of a similar event?
For that matter, I though it was you who described your van doing some fancy dance moves (albeit controlled)
These vehicles are very much front heavy, sure the engine is "behind" the front axle, but not all of it, and not by much, there's no question they are light in the back (this doesn't make them less capable, it just means that there are some situations that you have to pay special attention to, this includes super steep descents off road, but also trailering), if you have a negative tongue weight on your trailer, coupled with an already light back end, you can easily make things even more dangerous, especially in slippery conditions in 2wd

[FalcoColumbarius]

Have you seen adrock's famous nose-dive video? or my description of a similar event?
For that matter, I though it was you who described your van doing some fancy dance moves (albeit controlled)

Adrock's famous nose dive is at an extreme angle, for one. I have gone down some pretty extreme hills and not had any issue. If you take the Findley Forest Main at 90 kliks with all the gulleys you come across you don't do what Adrock did in that vid.

As far as the little manoeuvre I did on the causeway: If I was front end heavy, like a pick-up truck, I wouldn't have been able to spin her sideways with a turn of the wheel.... the velocity would have continued forward. Think about it. What is so heavy forward of the front axle? The driver and passenger (remember, they sit on the wheel)? That piece of chrome on the front? Some glass? The majority of the weight is between the axles, forward of centre.

Falco.

[Green1]

The majority of the weight is between the axles, forward of centre.

Where did I say the vehicle's centre of gravity was ahead of the front axle? it obviously is between them, but it is WELL forward of centre.
Most first time delica owners notice pretty quickly when they hit the brakes the first time just how front heavy these vehicles are.
And it is DANGEROUS to shift it any more with a negative tongue weight. there have been several incidents where delicas have lost control with trailers and ended up jacknifed/upside down because of it.

[loki]

try this with an L400, not going to happen imo

[Luna-Sea]

Sorry Falco,
I find in an unladen L300 the most buoyant area lies abaft the beam.
The engine is well forward of midships. I sit at the forecastle helm with my forearm resting in skallywag fashion the starboard bow's gunwale.

Right On!

[FalcoColumbarius]

Ha.
As I was doing all the fluids and filters today ~ Butch & I were just standing under the Miss Lil' Bitchi Looking at her engine, tranny (heavier than the engine?) and the great big transfer case. The propeller shaft is only a foot long before it connects with the rear axle via the diff. I had mentioned to Butch about the posts in this thread which covered the displacement aspect. Towing, I would refer to my more esteemed & learned poster & moderator: Mararmeisto. Butch reckons that the weight displacement is a little forward of centre, so there

Falco.

[Green1]

I have never seen any vehicle with a weight loading so far forward as an L300... it is MUCh further forward than any pickup truck (as I proved on my steep descent where I nosedived and the pickup ahead of me had no issues)
If these vehicles were rear heavy, you never would have been able to make yours do the fancy footwork, in fact the lighter the rear end, the easier it is to make it swing around on you like you did.
We have seen several instances posted of people nose-diving, and a few of people getting in to trouble with improperly loaded trailers. and most people have experienced the severe nose-dives with braking.

You can feel free to try negative tongue weight on your trailer. for everyone else I STRONGLY recommend loading it properly to avoid making a light back end any lighter, and to avoid some extremely dangerous situations.

[Nitty]

Struth tis quiet in here wakey, wakey you all tis coffee time and the barby is on so how is you all ? Nice ride you gots there Fmande you so gots to keep us all informed on how you are going with her

cheers nitty

[FalcoColumbarius]

Hahaha.... Good to hear from you Nitty. The Last Word Café is kind of like Magic Rocks, first a spurt then a lull before it really starts to grow. I don't know if you ever had "Magic Rocks" in Australia, or perhaps by another name. Pretty coloured items that had the shape of small gravel that you put into a glass jar full of water and they started growing. Pretty psychedelic when you think about it.


Falco.

[fmande]

Hey falco,

Just sitting here all alone,by myself with my cup of Earl Grey tea.You sure do look after us here.

Maybe if you offered free biscuits you would have more patrons.

It could also be that when I am awake you guys are asleep.

regards fmande