LiftedDisco

Soppy git… T’was a bloody cracking day!

Yes, I’m pretty sure it was - and I hadn’t thought any more about it until a couple of years later when she bounded in the door (she never goes anywhere at a ‘normal’ pace…), saying she’d met an amazing chap who worked at Bowler and had been at Harper… Recalling this exchange, I’d then looked at her and asked, “is he called Mike…” which absolutely horrified her as she completely misunderstood the fleeting forum exchange and thought he was one of my friends…’beyond weird’ was her reaction… Needless to say, she relented and saw him again, and again… and it all went from there!

My registration was back in just over a week - hopefully you are on the road by now…

So… just to resurrect a very old thread…. It gave me very great pleasure to quote this thread last Saturday during my Father of the Bride speech when Jess married the love of her life… yep, discomikey, aka Brownie… Congratulations you two…

How did you fare with the retest - all OK, I hope. I’ve just seen the post and could have loaned some 235/85’s that have already served duty for my IVA test on the Tornado (passed on retest… whole different story!) Cracking looking build…

A mate of mine is currently doing just this, crashed BMW (previous owner had only had it two weeks when they ran out of talent…), M57 and P38. The feedback is that it is an immense amount of work with very little space space in the engine bay (he’s fretting about getting the aircon kit in the bay) and a bespoke steeling link - it’s all do-able but don’t underestimate the amount of head scratching required!

OK… confession time… Given that I’d removed it all from the RRC some time ago and am now knitting this lot into a bespoke loom that includes classic RRC display, D2 dash and switches and a home-spun loom for lights etc and ancillaries, it’s come as now real surprise that I’d managed to drop the ball when connecting things together… Now traced and resolved!

Thanks Simon - I think the switch is slightly different to the one you have shown as there are four connections to the switch…

I’m using the running gear etc from a very rotten, very scrap 1992 RRC which includes re-use of the Wabco power brake system. Everything has been bled through and working… hell’s teeth and hallelujah, or so I thought… I now have a weird issue - ignition on and the brake lights are on continuously. This seems to be a new thing as the system was all working OK when I’d originally bled the system and the ABS lights on the dash were going out when road tested. Brakes are pumped up, and working. I’ve checked brake fluid level, all OK and have changed the brake switch for a new one which hasn’t made any difference. Fuses appear to be OK. Has anyone come across a similar issue - I’ve been through the fault-finding pages and all the errors appear to relate to lights on the dash rather than the rear brake lights being on - I do appear to have a permanent live at the trigger for the brake light relay, so suspect it’s in the ‘control’ side of things… Anyone got any thoughts or inspiration…? Many thanks!

Can I possibly jump in on this thread with an’ almost similar’ request for information? I’m building a Tornado, based on a RRC chassis with Borg Warner transfer box but currently have 33/12.50/R17 tyres on the vehicle which are reasonably close to the tyre size (235/85/R16) associated with a Defender. I believe that I can run a blue speedo drive - I will now confess that I haven’t yet had a root around under the thing, but how does the output from the speedo drive turn into the yellow transducer wire that i have feeding into the back of the instrument cluster - is there another box of tricks??? Thx!

@Hybrid_From_Hell - please could you do whatever is needed to allow me access to the IVA section? I’m currently (albeit slowly) building a Tornado which I’m intending putting through IVA to create a road legal vehicle and could do with any info, hints and assistance that might be to hand?

@western - the link that you’ve provided for the LR4x4 IVA info doesn’t seem to work…. You also posted a similar comment in another thread which also seems to fail - can you help with where I might find the information? Many thanks…

@simonr Did you ever get to speak to Mike Brown @discomikey at Blackbird Industries? If not, PM me and I’ll pass on contact details...

@Chicken Drumstick - I have a part built Tornado with D2 dash and RX-8 seats if you want to wander up for a tea, a natter and a laugh at my poor progress in getting it finished... Probably not too far from you!

I’m hoping someone might be able to help and advise... Some time ago there was a manufacturer who offered a slimline tapered winch bumper that had guides formed into the outer edges that would allow you to take the winch rope around the edge of the vehicle, running the rope within the guide. So... questions... Can anyone remember who made these and (if possible) provide a photo? I have in in my mind that they were by Adrenaline or one such iteration of the same company... Secondly - given they are no longer available, were they actually a pretty poor idea with bumpers just folding up under the stresses imposed by the winch rope? Hope someone can help!