stuart Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 Check your engine mountings then, if you use the Landrover round mounts then the engine will sit a bit higher so you maybe able to get away with a flush guard like the works cars Stuart. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted April 20, 2019 Report Share Posted April 20, 2019 6 hours ago, stuart said: Check your engine mountings then, if you use the Landrover round mounts then the engine will sit a bit higher so you maybe able to get away with a flush guard like the works cars Stuart. Thanks, yes it did occur to me maybe my engine mounts could be a bit tired. I'll look at the LR option for sure. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 For the Liège Rally, the roughest of all in the early 1960s, the Comps Dept fitted a sump shield as shown in the attached photos. Sorry - the images did not upload. I have no idea why not as it has always worked in the past. Ian Cornish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ianc Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) Another attempt, but failed again. I give up! Have queried with Wayne. Ian Cornish Edited April 24, 2019 by ianc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fireman049 Posted April 24, 2019 Report Share Posted April 24, 2019 God help us ~ we need sump guards fitted to all vehicles due to the shitty conditions of our roads!!! Tom. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bnseven Posted April 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 on the subject of sump shields is there a favoured supplier or is it just as east to get some dural plate and make one? What experiences or suggestions?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted April 29, 2019 Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 Happy to get you dimensions and spec on the ones we do? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TorontoTim Posted April 30, 2019 Report Share Posted April 30, 2019 On 4/20/2019 at 12:03 PM, stuart said: Check your engine mountings then, if you use the Landrover round mounts then the engine will sit a bit higher so you maybe able to get away with a flush guard like the works cars Stuart. +1 My sump is clear of a guard mounted to the underside of the chassis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bnseven Posted May 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 On 4/29/2019 at 7:11 PM, Tom Boyd said: Happy to get you dimensions and spec on the ones we do? could you please Tom ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Boyd Posted May 1, 2019 Report Share Posted May 1, 2019 1 hour ago, bnseven said: could you please Tom ?? Happy to help, I'm collecting the new batch tomorrow so will pm you the dimensions & material etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bnseven Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Great Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 (edited) Off at a tangent here...From what I recall of our buy out of stock from Abingdon when it closed was that one of the alloy Leyland ST sump guard kits bought (? maybe 1800 or Mini?) included a thick rubber pad to wedge between it and the power unit bottom. The engine was probably stabilised with additional brackets so I guess the sump guard added little in that area, only added shock and/or fretting impact protection. Any use on a TR? It is said the Austin 7 racing boys used to use motorway/roadwork signs for undershields - nice big bit of corrosion proofed aluminium for free.... Peter W Edited May 6, 2019 by BlueTR3A-5EKT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 5 minutes ago, BlueTR3A-5EKT said: one of the alloy Leyland ST sump guard kits bought (? maybe 1800 or Mini?) included a thick rubber pad to wedge between it and the power unit bottom. The engine was probably stabilised with additional brackets so I guess the sump guard added little in that area, only added shock and/or fretting impact protection. Any use on a TR? Peter W Moto x , trials bikes and seriously mucky rally cars used to use the foam rubber packing to keep mud and stones from collecting on the guard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BlueTR3A-5EKT Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 12 minutes ago, Hamish said: Moto x , trials bikes and seriously mucky rally cars used to use the foam rubber packing to keep mud and stones from collecting on the guard. Logical when I think about it. Thanks for that Hamish. Peter W Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 4 hours ago, Hamish said: Moto x , trials bikes and seriously mucky rally cars used to use the foam rubber packing to keep mud and stones from collecting on the guard. ......which if the guard is whacked then push the stones through the sump.:-( Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bleednipple Posted March 10, 2020 Report Share Posted March 10, 2020 Some experiential follow up intel re my posts above. Just completed 7,000 km on the NZ Classic enduro rally, much of it on gravel. Sump guard proved pretty much essential, God knows how long I’d have lasted without (we still bushwhacked the clutch slave cylinder) but being the non-flush type of shield meant we became a “gravel plough” on the most heavily cambered roads (competitors following us appreciated our involuntary road grading, also helped by an ar$e-dragging Healey). But... had we run with a raised suspension - as the TRE boys suggested, to be fair - it would have been less of a graunch. Masses more learnt, don’t get me started on brakes, but thought I’d just give those experiences on the sump guard matter in case useful. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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