Anderzander

I called it kitch - but did offer some self deprecation.

^ that works for me

Are the mugs going to happen ?

I like that too.

At the risk of being a jerk - none of them represent the forum for me. The vehicle drawing doesn't really represent the demographic here. The tag line looks a little kitch to me now - and the globe seems a bit arbitrary ? The mountains are nice but would seem to indicate that we spend a lot of our time in them - when really we spend a lot of our time underneath Land Rovers. The last one I like best - but still feel it would be better without the catch phrase. I don't think it needs to explain to people what it is - and the forum seems to have stayed clear of developing a branded logo. The forum seems to be function over form, community over politics and thus for me a simple and straightforward logo would suit that.

I have some thick polystyrene coasters that work quite well ....

I've thought about the logo thing - and come to the thought that, for me, it doesn't need to be anything more than the LR4x4 text as it appears in our browser. I think we all refer to the site simply as : LR4x4. - and, for me again, the whole thing about the site is that it straight forward and doesn't need or have fancy branding. So I'm not saying don't bother - but a mug with LR4x4 on with the forum blue represented somehow would be fine for me.

Is there much overtaking in that kind of event ?

The full face I was recommended on here actually doesn't feel encumbering at all, where I thought it might. Light and easy to take off and on. Thanks folks.

So what do you guys write on your white boards ? Just a list of the next jobs and leaving some with big ticks to focus and motivate progress ? Some ex office ones are for sale nearby for £10 each and I'm thinking I'll get one.

I bought the flip down mask today !

Lol - a point which is fast approaching it seems !

I bought (and haven't used!) a pair of the weld on engine mounts for a 2.25 petrol to fit a 200tdi into my series, and they were from Designachassis.

Just wanted to say thank you again for all the good input. At the moment I'm considering using a walking aid that's available - it's sturdy, large wheels, even has a couple of shelves, and is narrow enough to fit through doorways - so it may be a reasonable base.

Thank you everyone - I've bought all the things recommended One last question .... I've also bought an air powered cut off tool - orientated like a grinder and 75mm discs. It has adjustable speeds on it...... I'm presuming this isn't as complex as setting feeds and speeds when machining - but could anyone give a pointer as to when the speeds would be altered ?

That's fantastic

The drive flanges must be the easiest to check and cheapest to fix ?

Super helpful Si - thank you. Though it's now looking like I wasted some money on engine mounts. I'm going to borrow an engine crane and see what I can do. My plan is to start a thread for the 80 and seek help as I go along (albeit slowly). Thank you again. Stephen

Hmmm I don't know if this is upto date: http://www.minimag.co.uk/files/2011/08/inf262.pdf But that does refer to an 'unaltered chassis' and anything with a chassis modification needing an IVA. Points wise it would still be OK as the rest of the vehicle will remain standard - but I suppose it's the risk and fuss. What to do .....

I must admit - I'd never thought about IVA. It seemed more of a bracket change than a chassis change - but I can see how it can be viewed as a chassis modification. Where would I get a definitive response on it ? The engine will fit with standard chassis mounts - but the drivers side chassis mount sits very high and thus close to the timing case on the 200tdi - so there is no room to put in an angled mount. With the flat mounts they do vibrate quite a bit.

Can I ask an opinion on something. I'm fitting a 200tdi to my 80" for a few reasons, that include: the original engine has gone (it came with a 2.25) and I want to use it and the Tdi economy will help a lot with that. I thought long and hard about what to do with the engine mounts and I've become comfortable with welding in 2.25 petrol ones. The angle on the later mounts was obviously adopted as it went a long way to removing vibration. So my question is around the drivers side mount - I need to retain the small passenger side one as much as possible for the engine number, and initial thoughts are I can probably leave the whole thing and it look OK. On the driver side though I'm thinking cut the large raised mount flush with the inside of the chassis and plate it over - the top bit remains as evidence of its past life - without looking messy I think ......... Or - just remove the whole thing so the new mount looks like it was always the one fitted....... Perhaps a daft question for some - or a premise people disagree with more fundamentally for other - But for me it's getting a balance between looking 'right' and respecting the vehicle's history. In a sense the plan is for the engine change to become part of the vehicles history - and I want a future owner to look and say: "it's been well done" and perhaps say "it looks a factory job" Any thoughts anyone ?

I figured it out It seemed a bit of a Rubik's cube - but clicked into place.

Could anyone point me to a picture that shows how the 2.25 engine mounts assemble please ?

How does this play into dual battery set ups ? As I presume they put in parallel path by default ?

Mikey - could you move it into the bay and park the other where it currently is ?