Grosse Kind Posted February 3, 2016 Posted February 3, 2016 Saw this in LDD by S_Bartfast (thanks again) some time ago and tried it with mine. The 8110 tyres gave some drama at the back as they scraped the chassis when pushing backward but could just be that the control arm inner pivot pins on mine are a tad worn. Made some purchases a while back from a few brickink suppliers for a project i felt like buggering around with and moved a set of 8880 tyres onto 8110 rims and spaced the fronts out by a toothed half bush per side and added a couple of steering stops to it as the offset makes them scrub on full lock. She rolls pretty well and i don't mind the way it looks. May try them on the other two early sets in my little cluster as well but its too damned hot outside my bedroom to want to bother now. Thinking i might leave them there as i've a stock 8860 coming in a few weeks. Thoughts welcomed, even if just the whining of dustnazis. Quote
Saberwing40k Posted February 3, 2016 Posted February 3, 2016 Might I ask why you've needed to do this? Do you not have any 24x43 wheels or something? Quote
Grosse Kind Posted February 3, 2016 Author Posted February 3, 2016 Hi. Not so much need, just didn't mind how it appeared in the LDD drawing where old mate had to sub in bits for those not still in use on the program. Also, i've gone for a more off road sized tyre on my project and swapped the 54120's i bought that come on 9398/41999 onto my Unimog and put its tyres on the 8880 rims on my project. The shuffling around left me with the rim/tyre combo pictured and chucked em on. Also spares up the 24x43's for another oddball project i have in mind down the track. Quote
Nick Barrett Posted February 3, 2016 Posted February 3, 2016 Don't worry - mine's dustier, and it's wheels look kinda small now.... Quote
Gnac Posted February 4, 2016 Posted February 4, 2016 Swapping the steering wheel over to the right side? Yes, I like you. Quote
Rockbrick Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Wheels look good but... swapping the steering over is easy on the 8860 - but why the longer axles ? and the gearbox changes? Edited February 5, 2016 by Rockbrick Quote
grum64 Posted February 5, 2016 Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) ...why the longer axles ? and the gearbox changes? Please don't poke the bear Edited February 5, 2016 by grum64 Quote
Grosse Kind Posted February 5, 2016 Author Posted February 5, 2016 (edited) Wheels look good but... swapping the steering over is easy on the 8860 - but why the longer axles ? and the gearbox changes? Evenin matey. The longer steering axles? If you note on the dash/column support theres two extra grey pins stabilising a 1x4 brick and the column itself is outboard one extra studhole. I did this to moreso centralise the wheel vis-a-vis its relation to the drivers seat. A six was used in place of the 4 axle between the unis to move it across and minimise joint angularity with the new offset. When i did it i was short of a second six for between wheel and upper uni so used the 8 it had, only higher. I personally think the reach from the seat to wheel with mine is less unrealistic so it stayed. I also eliminated one of the gear rack sections on the steering gear to get rid of a dead spot where the 8 toother fell between their joint. Its on the dash support in front of the trans selector box for safe keeping. Unless you meant the half bush spacers in the front stubaxles? They went in as the wheels rubbed the kingpins without them. Anyone spot the one brick height higher radiator? The gearbox has altered ratios, a second transfer/pickup (where the three 8 toothers carry drive from the slide through 24 of the countershaft to the 24 that makes up the front crank counterweight) shaft, and a 4x1 brick mounted vertically bracing the main and countershafts axles from spreadflex. The shifter is with detents to stop it flipping into false neutrals or unintentionally between gears as i shove it back and forth around the floor. Could have had a go at a better gate system along the lines of 8865 but didn't have it or many spare pieces when i built her up late last decade and like the lengthened steering column i just got comfy with it and never bothered to alter once i had the correct bits to do so. GNAC: i RHD all my babies, so far 8868 is the only that doesn't do anything. I added a dummy wheel to it and of course its on the correct side. Tried the wheels on the other two earlygirls and though i didn't mind them i won't be procuring extra sets. I also thought i'd see what 8865 looked like with the original rims respaced and reversed while i had two of them off anyway. Not sold on it so alls back as once was beside 8860 and i'm leaving its sister car boxstock original when it finally arrives anyway. With reversed rims. Edited February 5, 2016 by Grosse Kind Quote
Nick Barrett Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 The wheels kind of suit 853... nice. Funny how the older two have aged a lot better! Quote
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