I got my new Viento kit home yesterday, and installed in the garage.

Just got to finish off a few bits before the SvA test and putting it on the road..

Its just a bare chassis, so I have a couple or fifty three jobs to do before then!

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Picked mine up too (Velocity XT), nice to meet you Geoff, let the fun begin !

And i think this is your chassis mate, the furthest one ?
Rescued attachment Geoffs Chassis.jpg

Mmmmmm. I wish my chassis looked like that.

Adam

if only you guys realise the work you got ahead of you.......im sure youll enjoy the building of her, i have but at times you will think what the heck am i doing this for? just hope the bank balance is nice and fat. have fun

Yep the one at the back is mine.. modifieed before I have even started on it!.. I got some extra metalwork so I can have a towbar. Its also on the paperwork, so its an "official factory" mod. It may help / count for summat in an insurance claim if it ever come to that. I only want a small camping trailer, nowt too big.

I have discovered a major blunder on my part.. I MUST use discs on the rear. However I got a drum reared sierra job.

So I am lookin at getting yet another donor to strip.. Wife isnt tooooo happy but has agreed.

Not an additional expense that I had bargained for.

Hope to have it all on the road for the spring / summer.

I have built two Lightweight (Air Transportable) Land Rovers from the concrete upwards, so am reasonably "au fait" with a build job.. I even have a little money in the "toy fund" the landys were done on a "as and when basis"
at least I have a budget... ( sold the coil sprung lightweight, and the boat for this) I totted it up tonight..
Current spend is £4082

and I have a bare chassis on two B&D workmates! However have bought a few new tools for the build, and an additional side to the car port to keep the weather out!.

I have no illusions of what lies ahead.

Having said that, I have never done anything like this before... I Mean I can even lift the chassis, or engine on my own.. perhaps I dont need the eingine crane for this build!!



[Edited on 7/11/2004 by wilkingj]

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Originally posted by phelpsa
Mmmmmm. I wish my chassis looked like that.

Adam

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My donor had rear discs fitted, i just need to make sure i was supplied with hub carriers to match ? i did say when i ordered kit, anyone got a piccy of the difference in hub carriers ?
Also Geoff - if you find a donor with discs, we found it easier to remove the whole rear end rather than just taking out the diff, driveshafts etc and the big hub nuts are well tight (And one is a left hand thread !!
Bonjour !

Why bother finding a donor with discs when you can just a buy an adaptor plate from GTS to mount the rear calipers/discs on the drum setup.

Kind regards,

Darren
www.gtstuning.co.uk

Luego supply Disc uprights, unless you ask for the Drum ones. I didnt realise they were different untill I picked it up at the "factory".

Regards

Geoff

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Originally posted by wilkingj
Luego supply Disc uprights, unless you ask for the Drum ones. I didnt realise they were different untill I picked it up at the "factory".

Regards

Geoff

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I have just looked at the adapter plate on GTS site and can see how that would work but how does the disk and bell/hub mount on the rear drum bearing carrier?



or am i way of track with this and talking boll*cks?