The Caveman Chronicles

[TommyP]

Scratch that, I’m going 02G now.


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[TommyP]

Just go O2G why waste the time?

It would be the best thing but I haven’t got an 02g to put in. A mate of mine is swapping his 02g for another code with taller gears and i can have that off him, he’s just not swapped them yet and I need it on the road. I’d have been fine if it would have held out for a couple more months but it was not meant to be lol


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[regcheeseman]

Got a few options and thankfully a few scrap gearboxes in the stores to make a good one as a short term until I rip out the shitty 02b for good and drop in an 02g

Just go O2G why waste the time?

[TommyP]

You've got another gbox lined up?
You were collecting them at one point.
Were your gearbox contacts offering any warranty?

Got a few options and thankfully a few scrap gearboxes in the stores to make a good one as a short term until I rip out the shitty 02b for good and drop in an 02g.


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[TommyP]

You don't ask and you won't get , plus these lads were just about to start out as gearbox specialists, clearly their boxes are very special!

No that was the blokes dad that rebuilds boxes. These lads are thinking about the adaptor for the 02m’s. They have done their own.


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[TommyP]

Could you employ some sort of clever device to limit the fuel delivery at lower revs to keep the gearbox torque in check, some sort of torque limit setting that would have to vary with revs, dunno how you might achieve that though, maybe one of those old spinny governor type devices stuck out of the bonnet? Maybe one day they could do it with electrikery (when that is invented) but that's just the dreams of a madman...

No i don’t think it’s that, the turbo is big enough not to spool low down, I bet it makes 8psi max at 2k and 22psi at 2500rpm. 8psi is pretty strong still though to be fair and probably equal to the GT2052v at 12-14psi. It flows magnificently. It looks like your turbo Reg, but bigger.


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[Activ8]

Karen and his bloody warranties.

Take it back and whine louder than the box Tommy and you'll get another one free.

You don't ask and you won't get , plus these lads were just about to start out as gearbox specialists, clearly their boxes are very special!

[regcheeseman]

Karen and his bloody warranties.

Take it back and whine louder than the box Tommy and you'll get another one free.

[Activ8]

You've got another gbox lined up?
You were collecting them at one point.
Were your gearbox contacts offering any warranty?

[regcheeseman]

Well i thought it would last longer but it hasn’t…..

……I’ve destroyed this gearbox now too. The rebuilt one.

3 guesses what I’m doing this weekend.


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Could you employ some sort of clever device to limit the fuel delivery at lower revs to keep the gearbox torque in check, some sort of torque limit setting that would have to vary with revs, dunno how you might achieve that though, maybe one of those old spinny governor type devices stuck out of the bonnet? Maybe one day they could do it with electrikery (when that is invented) but that's just the dreams of a madman...

[TommyP]

Well i thought it would last longer but it hasn’t…..

……I’ve destroyed this gearbox now too. The rebuilt one.

3 guesses what I’m doing this weekend.


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[TommyP]

It is indeed Sir. 102 horse of which I think 40 or so have bolted from the stable, 20ish appear to be hobbled and most of the rest are just about dead.

Awful machine.

They all are.


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[arfur fox-acre]

How very dare you gringo. Isn’t yours a standard 2.5?


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It is indeed Sir. 102 horse of which I think 40 or so have bolted from the stable, 20ish appear to be hobbled and most of the rest are just about dead.

Awful machine.

[TommyP]

To4que steer. Jajajajajajaja

How very dare you gringo. Isn’t yours a standard 2.5?


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[arfur fox-acre]

Hahahaha! Hungry bum lol.

I always try and avoid potholes especially after that one time- in band camp when I wrecked the first wheel and was stuck in Stoke for hours. I think it’s just the combination of it being a fully loaded 1200 payload van with a, erm, errrrrr 1200 worth of payload *whistles* and the 205/50 lowish profile tyres that don’t have much sidewall to absorb the impacts as much as balloon tyres.

Anyway, I’ve found this at the bottom of the Solent and stuck it on:


Irritatingly it’s a slightly bigger rolling radius so when I nail it the van dives for the oncoming Lane. I’m calling it torque steer……..


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To4que steer. Jajajajajajaja