ianmayco68

Is that kit from Mudstuff any good western ? Is it better than the felt stuff ? Only asking because of the price .

Hi all , I’ve got a pair of Caldwell sliding rear windows on my project and I want to refurbish them , I found some new slam locks on eBay but wondered if anybody had refurbed any and knows were I can get some new seals from to do the job. I’ve looked on there site and most of the links to the spares don’t work and yes I know I can phone them which is the next job but thought I’d ask on here first in the hope that someone has done this and found good seals and the felt channel cheaper somewhere . cheers Ian

Yes I’ve seen one for sale in the for sale section , but unfortunately funds are low at the minute with the 110 and the 90 project , also I think it’s been sold. I’m 50 next month so might wait and see if I get some pennies for me birthday .

Unfortunately I haven’t Ed , it was something I’d looked into and had priced up a new Chester one but then I brought a Defender and my spare money suddenly disappeared , but I don’t regret it , I think . That’s another plus point Fridge and I think I may be wright in thinking that the spindles on the newer ones are a little bigger which is another plus and the outers have flats on them so would hold firm in the bulkhead .

Like that idea Ed hadn’t thought of that idea , that would hold it very still . Had thought about that one James but didn’t know whether it would cause problems after a while with the movement in it , all be it slight.

Missed the plus vat bit , glad I’d had a few more Thatchers when you told me that bit Bowie69 , I wonder how many people have brought one ?

How much ? It was a good job I’d had my 1st can of cider when I read that . For a brief second I thought it said £600 but I must have read it wrong.

Haven't done anything on the dash or project for a few weeks thought I'd have a rest , been on puppy sitting but have been doing a bit of thinking and looking . So been having a good tidy up today and been burning quite a bit of rubbish , but have been doing a bit in between . This is what I've come up with so far , I'm going to use the disco wiper motor and operating rods from the disco wiper set up and the wiper operating arms (as pictured above ) will need to lengthen the rods and cut the disco wiper spindles off the arms then weld them to the defender ones . This is what the defender wheel boxes look like when taken apart , the spindle wheel which won't be needed outer box and the inner that looks like a brass bush in the end and some sort of bearing behind it I would imagine to help it move freely , the 1st problem I've noticed with using the older wheel boxes is that they secure to the bulkhead by a nut on the outside as we all know but the pipe that hoses the motor worm cable secures it on the inside , so I don't think the nut on the outside will hold it securely with the torque that will come through the operating rods so I'm thinking of fitting the later td5 wheel boxes . I could weld something on to stop the movement but the outer spindle housing isn't steel but the backing plate is and I'm worried that the heat generated from mig welding something on might knacker up what's inside the spindle housings or distort them . I know I could practice on these old ones but I wasn't planning on taking the new one's this far apart and I think there's grease packed in there when it's assembled , anyone got any other ideas ? I've done a bit of researching on the heater mod but will post that up when I've got things clearer in my head ( don't know when that will be ) , also I've decided to paint the bulkhead when I get chance as I realised it will be easier to see if the mods fit when it's back together and the areas were I may need to do some cutting will be covered in carpet or the dash so shouldn't really be noticeable , any modding were it is seen will be done before paint .

Looking very good .

How about this blue sea one from Mudstuff https://www.mudstuff.co.uk/blue-sea-fuse-box.html comes in 6 or 12 fuse size . cheers Ian

I’ve got a red booster kit , it’s expensive but I think it’s good . The pedal is very light but I had a return spring in with my kit ( I’ve got a 200tdi 110 ) which I will fit to see if it makes it any better , makes the clutch feel like a modern car . But that was my 1st project, so knowing what I know now and that the info is out there to do it diy , and it will work , I’d probably look into that before a red booster again .

Does everyone think that going to an electric vacuum pump is a good idea? The reason I’m asking is I’ll be rebuilding the 300tdi engine on my project soon so I will be refurbish or replacing the one that was on there anyway. cheers Ian

Are those IAE horse stalls you’ve got there Richard?

Yes I saw it some time ago , someone was asking about it in another thread looks really neat .

Cheers lo-fi , your help would be much appreciated if I go that way , was looking at something along these lines https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-1-300-TDI-V8-1994-98-HEATER-FAN-BLOWER-BLEND-MOTOR-RELAYS/232918442861?hash=item363b05636d:g:LxAAAOSwDjFbkVjO cheers Ian

Cheers all , you’ll have to be gentle with me when it comes to electronics I don’t have a clue , but I’m always willing to learn . Found these two on eBay, one of each https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5V-4-Phase-Geared-Stepper-Motor-with-ULN2003A-Driver-Board-28BYJ-48-Arduino/121433812858?epid=1851855138&hash=item1c4604ef7a:g:HNUAAOSwf2pbmlUA and this one https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Servos-Digital-MG996-Servo-Metal-Gear-for-Futaba-JR-Car-RC-For-Arduino-UNO-diy/273467991565?hash=item3fabf6660d:m:ml1B9N1eON9tXcNh_y4EfgA Do you just buy a Arduino board like the one for the stepper motor wire it up and away you go ? I was thinking of using a motor off a modern cars heater box, like on the Range Rover , blend motors are they called ? Would like to update the heater matrix if possible.

Sorry Dave thought I'd replied to you , that looks good and thanks for the link . Well got the spraying done and were I wanted it to be with the exception of the bulkhead which I thought was best to leave till I'd done the dash and other mods . So took the disco wiper mechanism apart today and tried it on the bulkhead , the spacing between the wheel arms is 75mm more on the disco set up and after a bit of putting it in place and having a good look , it's not going to work how I wanted it to , so going to have to mount the motor near to where it is originally and use longer operating rods , can't really do any more until the Defender wheel boxes that Ross kindly donated to the project arrive , and thank you to all the other offers from everyone else for them . Here's a few pics of what I've got , Also stripped the heater box down , anyone that's not seen inside one took a few pics for you . If you notice the 2 flaps they should have foam on them to help seal them when open or closed which helps get the heat into the cabin and can be the cause of a poor heater , found quite a bit of debris in there old foam , sealing strip mud and other stuff . Do you think you could use a small motor to move the flaps ? just thought it might be easier than adjusting the fiddly cables , so project dash starts . I'm doing the heater and wiper mods 1st then the dash as the dash can fit around them , so any thoughts or ideas post them up and I will take measurements of all the dash pieces when I make them incase any one else fancies a go at it . cheers Ian

Thanks all the help is much appreciated , cheers James it’s a 300 bulkhead so the older ones it is although I do know a man with a lathe so if I take one apart and can come up with something better I might get him to knock it up , which is another option .Cheers Ross have you got any swivel retaining plates for a 200 tdi in stock as I’d like a set , if so you could pop the wheel boxes in with them and I’ll paypal you the money ? Cheers Pete will let you know .

I think they’re both the same only difference is on the later type the wiper arm has a nut to hold it on , could I have them please Pete , I want to cut them up to see how best to do it for welding them to the disco arms . Practice on them then buy some new ones . Cheers Ian

Cheers Ed .

Cheers Ed , Sounds a bit like everybody’s shed that owns a Land Rover . This bit if possible Ed I need to cut it apart as a test one , I need the spindle and the bit that goes through the bulkhead as I need to weld it to the disco operating rods . If you could find one it would be much appreciated as they’re minimum £15 each so would rather cut a knackered one up before letting myself loose on a good one. cheers Ian

Hi all , bit of a strange one , some of you might have seen my dash project post in the fabrication section in which for part of it I'm modding the wipers using a disco 1 set up . So has any of you kind gentlemen got an old knackered defender wheel box lying around they don't want that I can cut up to see how they go together before I shell out mega money on a new set to do the job , I'll pay the postage , also which would be better the newer td5 style with the nut or the older style ? cheers Ian

Yes looking forward to the evening show , haven’t seen that before .

Can’t help with this topic but on the block above the camshaft on each of the bearings there’s a hole which should have a rubber bung in it and I think there siliconed in but not sure on that one , make sure they’re there and not full of muck as mine were when I stripped my project , potentially water could get down there .

It should hold it but if it’s like my stand you’ll need to prop the front as I found out with my 200tdi , and there’s no way you’ll turn it unless you’ve got a big posh industrial job .