Gilbertd wrote:
You wouldn't when you see how quickly they rust..... It was a good old bus, 4.2 Iceberg version of the P38 engine, so the first with the cross bolted mains, and would sit at cruising speed forever. When I first got the P38 I couldn't understand why it felt so sluggish after the LSE then realised the P38 has twice the throttle pedal travel so I wasn't giving it as much welly.
I kept the LSE for a couple of years after getting the P38 as I didn't trust the P38 as far as I could throw it initially. Came in handy when the Yanks put two cars we'd imported on the wrong ship, one that wasn't docking in the UK, so we had to drive to Rotterdam to collect them.
I had a 3.9 Vogue Manual for a few months, the PO's wife had pished herself and it would make your eyes burn when you opened the door, especially after a hot day, I had to replace the front seat and carpet, 3 cans of Vanish later he couldn't give it away so i got it for next to nowt!
It had a rotten rear crossmember which would make the rear wings flex and the tailgate would open all by itself, new one fitted
The floor under the Wabco ECU was rotten too..
Plymouth blue if i remember!
3.9 with the Lt77 it would fly..
Loved it..
only hd it for 3 months, but put 8k on it,
Gilbertd wrote:
Looks very similar to my old LSE which was Sherwood green if I remember correctly.
Nice looking motor Richard, I bet getting over that speed bump was a scrape and a half!
Always fancied an LSE.
A Vogue SE too!
One of you to rescue Richard?!
Cobar Blue.
with 18in Mondials, very smart.
Those are 16" stratos wheels
Nice looking motor
They were the standard 16" wheels that came with the P38 in the 90s, if you didn't spec your own.
According to Wikipedia the 3.5 nissan unit can produce 334 to 371nm depending on application, so it has a fair bit of grunt to it..
A bit more than the AJ30 in my S type, with VVT is howls up to its 6800rpm redline, and sounds glorious!!
My S type 3.0 Jag pulls a Elegance Grande 835 effortlessly it'll pull 4th and 5th at 50-60 mph quite easily..
3.0 with 240hp and 300nm so no slouch!
My P38 on the other hand even though it allegedly has 400nm of torque it certainly doesn't feel that quick, I think it is primarily down to the lack of cogs to choose from, the 4spd in my P38 is almost always in the wrong gear, it is either labouring the shit out of itself or it is over revving.
I find myself shifting it manually the entire way from Aberyswyth to Hereford with a van on the back
The 6spd ZF by comparison can lock/unlock the converter in all forward gears, so it effectually have 12 forward gears and at 60mph loaded she is spinning over at 1800rpm.
Odd.
Nissan Elgrand!
Nice!!
Lift it on the chassis..
Just make sure it is evenly loaded.
Thanks Richard!
Black seal kit it is!
Gents..
Following on from my Compressor failure i'm gonna rebuild the valveblock.
Only question I have is which kit to buy?
There seems to be quite a few, some have orange seals, others black etc
Any particular ones to avoid?
Also is it worth applying Vaseline to the seals, or do they go in dry "ooh er!"
Thanks!
Welcome Wazz.
leolito wrote:
What brand was the compressor that failed, if names can be made?
Dunlop
New set of tyres is needed..
I did do a small trip to wales for a bit of a break..
Nabbed some shots.
My rear bumper is held on with zipties, the mounts need welding..
And she needs a respray..
Hmm..
Counting coin!
Great work
She looks pucker!
I like the placement of the LPG Filler, mine is in the bottom of my bumper, and a right pain to do..
Shame about the biblical weather though!!!!!!
Rock and a hard place lol Richard!
It doesn't look like i've taken it apart lol
So i hope the chap closes one eye and squints when he looks it over ;)
H
The compressor is a brand new unit Richard
I haven't touched it!
Just inspected it!
My old one had a failed bearing..
I agree 100%
Valveblock needs a rebuild, I believe..
Found the problem
Brand new!
CRAP!