[OT: Thinking about a new 4wd pickup. Experienced views invited :)]

Hi Steve 

i’ve got a ranger 3.2 auto coming on demo next week and was just wondering have you still got yours and if so how has it performed over the time

[Brake flexi length for Gwyn Lewis challange suspension kit on Defender]

I don't , but just ring Gwyn up and he'll tell you , he's a very helpful chap

[OME tough to find]

Try Gwyn Lewis , he has a good stock of OME and he's exceedingly helpful

[Thought I should alert you about No Fear Off Road]

Well spotted Gary

I only looked at his profile because it seemed like too good a vehicle to break , and then hey presto say his P38 all sign written

[Thought I should alert you about No Fear Off Road]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153755960432088&set=pcb.537088193136538&type=3&theater

I hope nobody gets ripped off , somebody was enquiring about £2,000 worth of parts

[Thought I should alert you about No Fear Off Road]

I think he's back trading as 'everything Land Rover' , there's an Edward Barrington just advertised breaking a 130 puma 2008 on a Facebook group , when you look in his profile he's got pics of a p38 signwritten 'No Fear 4x4 Breakers'

Seems to much like a coincidence to me , especially with the same first name .

[ID these shock mounts?]

They look like Gwyn Lewis mounts

[How do I fit my Dixson Bate adjustable hitch?]

I bought one of these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Dixon-Bate-100MM-Towbar-Towball-Adjustable-Slider-Plate-202092-/221598006662?hash=item3398453d86:g:iKMAAOSwLa9UXJn6

You have to adjust/modify the hole centres a little to bolt to the NAS step

[Welding helmet recommendation]

I've had a Miller elite since '08 in use 6 days a week on MIG and it's been great and bits are available too , I stood up under some steel last year and broke the headcradle , ordered online that night and delivered the next day . A nice big window too .

What are your concerns with the Miller Gary ?

cheers

Steveb

It's works to be fair but the speedglas is far superior imho

[Welding helmet recommendation]

I've got a speedglas and a Miller , the speedglas is brilliant , the Miller is not as good for mig , but supposed to be better for tig ( I can't tig , so can't answer that )

Would recommend a speedglas

[Whitbread standard tubular wings]

@ Mike ,o.k thanks for that

@ Steve , just read you thread , you've done a really tidy job with great attention to detail , only wish I'd read it before ordering my tubular wings , yours is by far the tidiest solution to get tubular wings whilst keeping the standard shape

Thanks

Gary

[Whitbread standard tubular wings]

I've just started fitting the panels on a Whitbread tubular wing kit (standard wing shape) and come to fit the original wheel spats and they don't seem to be a brilliant fit ...... Not far away .

So has anyone on here fitting they're original spats back on and what did they fit like ?

Just checking before i force mine on ....

Also what have people done with heater intake , as I can't get the plastic duct to fit in ????

Thanks in advance

Gary

[Defender A Bar]

Duckworth's Land Rover are worth a try , sometimes have them on offer

[Budgie chirp]

I'd change the complete tensioner if I were you , there's a thin plastic type washer ( black in colour) which wears , sometimes you'll see it poking out .

[100 Inch Defender]

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=1351&hl=hybrid

[100 Inch Defender]

Have a look for Dave Lang's 100" hybrid thread , he's. Landrover598 on here

It's a a really tidy build and well documented

[plasma table idea]

No need to apologise Robert , not your fault that I'm daft

[plasma table idea]

I'm with Lewis , this has gone straight over my head the worst thing is I could really do with one of these (I'm a steel fabricator)

I could manage the assembly bit , it's the computer/controller wizardry that got me beat

[Primer after using Mordant solution]

When you use t wash/mordant solution the Galv will go black , you then rinse it off with water , once dried I suppose you would treat it like a normal(ungalved) piece of steel

[110 front outrigger change - any pearls of wisdom?]

It's a bit of a fiddle to do , I removed the hockey stick which helps access , I thought the worst bit to do was the piece on top of the chassis .

I had a 4 1/2" and 9" grinder , just go steady and remove it in pieces

Hth

[Quick welding question]

Try some of your local steel fabricators , small firms will be the best , they'll probably change a bottle for cash . The only problem might be that boc bottles are bar coded (I've read it somewhere ????)

I change air products bottles for a couple of people

[Help - Advise needed on brand new galved chassis]

It won't be worth having a warranty as I've been told marshland are closing because gkn will cease making chassis's

[Defender 110 rear mudflaps]

I have the Gwyn lewis mudflaps kit on mine and have to say I'm chuffed to bits with it .

[Bulkhead dipping frame design?]

Usually it's the bottom people stuggle with (I think) because the bulkhead has got the gap for the tunnel

[Bulkhead dipping frame design?]

If I were you I'd get a piece of 50x50 box section drilled at the same centres/hole size as your bulkhead outriggers and then bolt it to the bulkhead and send it for galvanising