mrFrog

Is it the same unit for Sealed and Halogen then ? No, not at all, this is very useful

You won't get a "fair chunk of boost" on low throttle openings, just a bit more with a VVT than you would with a normal turbo. It's still going to be very gradual, not going to be a whole heap of boost on and off, so I can't see it being a problem. People running normally aspirated performance cars with loads of power can still manoeuvre at slow speeds (unless they have silly sports on-off clutches that is). The major advantage of VVT is that you get the best of all worlds in one turbo unit. Small turbos spool fast at low revs, but run out of puff at high revs, big turbos are the opposite, nothing low down, and plenty of grunt at the top end. A VVT turbo is both

What a trip :o

I've had to drill the head out of an allen bolt once and no HSS bits would cut into the metal. A 6mm cobalt bit from screwfix (a set of five I think, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7mm), and that cut a hole through the allen bolt as if it was butter. So, it would appear they can make a difference, I've been meaning to buy a replacement set ever since... I found them quite fragile and they wear pretty quickly though, so maybe a set of each, and reserve the cobalt bits for those jobs that are either too tough for HSS, or, where drilling is awkward and a bit with more bite helps. My tuppence.

Whoops, just realised (after re-reading your original post) you were after pictures of the reel fittings, so not sure how much use the ones I posted are... They are for the top bit through which the belt loops to reach over the passenger's shoulder.

How about this ? I happen to have two spare sides sitting in my workshop which I need to sell at some point. Here are a few pictures which hopefully will help. Let me know if you need more while I still have them Trying to give you an idea of where things screw/mount onto, think the belt screws into the top hole in the middle of the black panel, the bottom hole I think is for the inside panel to clip onto. This screw on the side is the other side of the nut on the picture above HTH, don't hesitate to ask for more

I guess the reason there is a risk in gas mains and houses, is that anything connected to the mains (oven, rings, boiler) that is using gas, e.g. turned on (cooking, or heater pilot light on). Any air trapped in the gas line will result in the pilot light / oven / ring to go off, and it won't re-ignite on its own, so gas will freely leak into the house unburnt, hence the risk of explosion. In an lpg tank, as said above, the liquid will flow out first and won't mix with air (mixing gases is actually pretty hard, and usually results in them separating again if left for too long, a bit like oil and water). Either way, engines have constant sparks (except diesel), so if a couple of engine revs are run on air rather than LPG, you'd notice a cough/splutter, and then the engine would start again as soon as LPG is re-introduced,unlike a gas ring which doesn't spark 3000 times a minute. Hope this makes sense.

So it does B) B) B)

From my LR invoice for a 1993 110 defender. LASR2668 is the nut plate LASR2667 is the stud plate Searching these references on google yields nothing though which is strange...

I've probably got the part number on an invoice somewhere since I ordered both top and bottom ones from my local dealer in Ascot. I can take a look for you tonight if you wish.

Start looking into it soon then, it's a very popular destination for the French (and others), and ferry / flights / accomodation tend to get booked up pretty quickly, unless you go earlier in the season, or, later as we do.

Warmer than the channel, not as warm as the indian ocean At this time of the year, it's around 20 at the moment iirc, probably up to 25 or more in the peak of summer.

Not just a incredible piece of engineering, it's also somehow beautiful and blends really well into its environment. 270 m (886 ft) at maximum, designed by the structural engineer Michel Virlogeux and British architect Norman Foster, it is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, with one mast's summit at 343 metres (1,125 ft) — slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower and only 38 m (125 ft) shorter than the Empire State Building. more details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct

That's the ones , I remember doing the mountain roads in a Sierra Cosworth, not quite the same fun as an Omega with caravan in tow

I must admit, being our first ever 4x4, and not the most comfortable of all, I was partly worried that once we got there, I wouldn't want to come back. Which might actually have been a good thing, kind weather, good food, wine, company, etc... Saw a programme on TV about the whole build, and it was very impressive. I presume you mean the motorway that snakes through the mountains, through the "gorges du tarn" up to clermont-ferrand in auvergne. I too was awestruck by the way the motorway carved a path through the hills and mountains, yet seemed to blend in nicely all the same. We did a very similar trip up many years back, when the motorway didn't exist, the little roads around the mountains were something to behold too. Best bit of that trip (years back) was being allowed onto unfinished motorway for the last 30 odd miles (tarmac was down, no central reservation or lines). We got lost and asked for directions on a building site. They told us to follow an articulated lorry who would show us the way - 30 miles of pure unspoilt tarmac... heaven... at 60mph behind a lorry in a powerful car... hell...