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Yeah, not easy to find! I agree STC3362 seems to be an error. But the equivalent TRL000010 does yield results that seem correct. I'll dig through my spare parts and see if I can find one. 😉 Filip

That says a good deal more about other current offerings tahn JLR. 😁 But Range Rovers have always aged well and I agree despite their bulk it's still a rather elegant and uncluttered design.

It's the bellhousing blanking plug, either ERR4379 or STC3362. Neither shows as available with LR... Number 10 on https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/parts/index/part/id/9.55824.56310.60930/brand/land-rover/

The CT177 being lower, wider and a bit longer than all but the biggest IFW flatbed, would make it more suitable IMHO. You'd just need to sort the rear lights. The step in the sides before and after the wheel arches could be used to fit wider beams and support the container under its sides. And plenty of holes to straps everything down securely. I'd certainly try it if the need arose.

Glad to hear you made it OK and had time to get furniture etc to higher ground. I hope you pooch is OK too? Must have been an urgent issue for you to risk driving through the floods.

So what we need is a list of the available IDs with the corresponding model. Strangely, the New RRS (L461) is listed as a Jaguar model: https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/parts/index/hierarchy/id/2/brand/land-rover/

We've thought about this as well. A few years ago, the animal shelter me and @elbekko help at was considering buying 1 or 2 20ft containers as storage. They went for metal sheds in the end (terrible things!). I recall we did the maths and it should have worked on my tridem Ifor. The main issue was getting it far enough to the front, as the bed is only 5m and you don't want a rear overhang of 1.5m. Loading with the doors to the front would definitely help weight distribution. Straps from each twist lock to the corner of the trailer and 2 additional ones over the top should secure the lot. And maybe add some long 2x4s to avoid overloading the container floor. Unloading should have been easy enough with the tilting bed and some help from the skid steer in the shelter. I also recall the story about (I think) a Defender with a 20ft on a flatbed being pulled. I thought it was mainly a security check (rightfully so, you see enough big dumb loads around to want to make sure the container was not loaded!), and once they found weights etc in order and the load properly secured, they couldn't really object. So definitely not insanity in my book. 😉

The parts manual does show the first 2 gaskets together with the heatshield, and 4 separate gaskets for the other cilinders. Total thickness should be very similar of course. There are 2 sets of parts numbers, before and after TA344115. Maybe that was the change from MLS to composite? You can check the part numbers on https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/parts/index/part/id/9.55824.56310.60931/brand/land-rover/

I recently also found a difference in gaskets, some being metallic (Elring I think) and others composite (Bosal). This was for a V8 and mainly intended to replenish my stock. I made sure I used the same type everywhere and would opt for the composite Bosal ones in future. I certainly wouldn't mix and match, especially on the exhaust manifold, given the different thickness. But maybe in your application, the difference in thickness is needed to compensate for the heat shield?

If you're passing Leuven, you know you're always welcome to stop by. 😉

On the last one, we reused the outsides of the metal frame, attached to a beefed up center with the winch mount, and put the plastic skin over that. So I definitely need the plastic, the metal bits we could rebuild. A very kind offer, but quite bulky for a forum relay. And not something I could easily stuff in a Lotus boot. 😄

I'm still in doubt about the winchbumper. My previous one had a hidden winchcradle with the standard bumper shell over it, as per the pic in the very first post of this thread. I was very happy with that. But the one on Panzer is very nice as well, and a lot stronger. Combined with a similar rear bumper and knowing how rare a good set of bumpers is becoming, that might be the way forward. That would also make for some very nice group photos! On another note, I just did the first serious test run with my other P38. The one that ended up with water in cilinder 8 coming back from UK... A friend's D2 broke down while on holiday with the family. So we loaded his Defender onto the trailer, towed it just across the border in the Netherlands so he could continue his holiday and I came back with his D2 on the trailer. About 170 miles total, so not that long but more than I had already done since the rebuild and this time with a proper load instead of just going to and from the Shop. She behaved well, temperature never went above 90°C, plenty of power and a relaxed drive. A great way to start the weekend! Filip

By popular request, riding on her own air and starting to look like a car. I had to solder some corroded connectors (the ones in the footwells, of course) before the EAS would play ball and the right front is leaking a bit, but she did rise! As for tuning, the lambda is new, so I hope it hasn't seen any coolant and not too much oil yet. 😛 But the previous log was mainly idling or revving with little or no load, so not the best basis. If I fix the leak (not the oil leak in the picture, Ben already took care of that), we can take her for a longer and faster spin and see what that yields.

I actually noticed the calipers flexing while bleeding the brakes on Phoenix yesterday! Never felt that while driving though. I do agree with @Bowie69 they are a cost efficient solution that is more than adequate in most situations.

She's not on the bump stops, I added wooden blocks so she wouldn't look so sad. 😄 I'll sort the EAS this week. And post a picture. And I'll definitely take the offer of the wide band. Only problem is, we need to take it out of an Alpine R5 and the owner is in France for the rest of the month still. But we'll get there. 😉