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Lots of input there seems to be good and bad stories about everyone, perhaps it’s a case of who you get and which area your in . Might give Flux a call as there selling it to you knowing you have an old Land Rover so shouldn’t be any surprises. cheers Ian

Well lucked changed today borrowed one of these magnet on the end got it out 1st go will definitely be purchasing one, but the got attacked by a huge bumblebee so come in for a cuppa .

I'm on my second Have already took the props off and undone all the floor plates the new slave cylinder didn't feel rite when I put the actuator rod in and pushed it in , it stayed in were as the old one sprung back out . cheers Ian

Hi all , I’ve had the day from hell, went to work before I even started at 6 I turned rough and walked straight into the wire feed unit and cut my head I thought the stars were out for a while then various other things went tits up and finally the last straw . I was sorting a clutch problem ( see another thread ) stripped it down old slave cylinder felt ok but thought no I’ll fit the new trw one , that’s when the problems started fitted the clip with the rod then the slave was very tight going in had to wind it in using the bolts and wiggle it about to get it in , tried bleeding the clutch the fluid started coming out of the drain hole in the bell housing took it apart and the rod has gone into the bell housing and I want to cry . So would I be able to get the gearbox back enough to let it drop out without taking the seat box out ? Please someone tell me I can not it’s a shower and some Guinness. cheers Ian

There’s a couple of genuine ftc3245 ones on eBay for reasonable money so will look at one of them . It’s a bit of a pain when you get conflicting info . cheers Ian

Saw the last one but everyone’s listing it as a 200tdi part as well, cheers western.

Hi all , what's the correct part number for the above prop because I've found 3 looking around with various statements saying this is the right one , it is a genuine 200tdi with Salisbury axle it had drums but I converted it to discs so do I need frc8391 ftc3245 or frc8389 and on to the next question are the Britpart one's listed as Hardy Spicer made any good as they're half the price as other's ? Or can someone got a link for a decent strong one ? Suspension is standard and it will be used for green laning so I need a decent one . Have replaced the UJ but there is a very small amount of play in one of the yokes so want to be safe rather than sorry . cheers Ian

Nice work Mike , it's amazing that everything you sell you need or find a use for after it's gone , keep something saying " I'll need that for some project or other " and it's still there years later .

YRM do this channel section https://yrmit.co.uk/product/chassis-repair-section-land-rover-defender/ but if your on about the curved section I think you mean then you will have to put the bend in it yourself .

Hi all , so as the title says I'm building my own roof rack, why ? Well I've looked round for a roof rack and the cost was loads or I just didn't like them so decided to make my own . So the steel cost me £90 from work and to be honest I brought to much , if any of you have seen my thread "fixing straps " were I ended up doing a build thread for a jerry can holder , I made that out of the steel as well and I think I'll have some left . So this is what it's going to look like , and how the legs will fit , except the actual rack will sit level with the leg . So as it was warm and I'd been welding all morning at work I had a leisurely afternoon making the template for the legs , I bent a bit of thin steel as a guide for the angles for later use then set about with paper, scissors and cellotape making the working bit , and it came out like this . Photo's aren't very good but give you an idea , I used 2 pieces to give more strength i'll then weld them together . Also worked out how I was going to do the corners on the main frame they ended up like this . Will cut a section and weld it in the back to make it look good , so the start of another project . cheers Ian

Another type I hadn’t thought of cheers Lewis.

Good idea Ross hadn’t thought of them , just looked at what I’d got lying around and some bolts and nuts were all I’d got that was suitable. Will look into it , what size do you recon ?

I must admit I was with Greenflag on the wife's policy when I had the disc 3 the alternator went I got it home phoned them and they said find a garage and we'll fetch it and deliver it to them for you , and they arrived bang on time and delivered it was impressed with them . Have just looked on there site and prices are reasonable so might go with them .

Well its all welded up and welds sanded , have welded a strap across the top and a strip across the front with 4 bolts welded in and will use wing nuts on there to secure it . Then welded the tabs on the bottom for the fixing holes through the floor once I've settled on the location I will drill the holes through the floor using those holes as guides then weld some m10 bolts in them that way I can remove it myself which is a bonus , but I will still use 2mm plate as a load spreader underneath . Then a test fit It hangs over quite a bit so II think that I've decided that I will push it up against the seat like were it is in the photo then doctor the tool box it will just require me to cut the lid just in front of the frame then tack it to the box , luckily it just misses the hinge , then its on to the paint . cheers Ian

Cheers all . My Dad would never touch the RAC because he had hassle with them years ago , and I called the AA out once on home start bloke looked and messed told me what it was gave me a receipt type thing to say what he'd found . I took it to the dealers told them what was wrong went back to collect when it was fixed and they asked who'd told me what the problem was , I said AA the bloke laughed and said the AA bloke didn't know what he was on about it was something totally different . Think it might be trying Adrian Flux then as I get a discount because I've got there insurance . cheers Ian

Hi all , I’m with Adrian Flux insurance and I’m looking for breakdown cover as with most on here proberbly all I really want is a lift home with the truck , so 1st off is Fluxes recovery any good and if not who would you all recommend AA , RAC OR GREEN FLAG which I worry about because of the size of the truck (110) and how many recovery trucks they have big enough, cheers Ian

Yes that's the one I saw Lewis , think mine's a bit more heavy duty than that one . Yes got some 2mm can use that , was a bit worried as there will be a fair weight there and that shelf is only 1/1.5mm ali . With my luck Muddy I'd stab myself , have welded a strap across the top and I'm making some sort of catch for the front but not a bad thought Muddy . Got another one for you Ross this is the winch bumper I made myself might have a few pics of that somewhere and yes I know the LAND ROVER is a bit wonky , might have been recovering from a heavy Saturday when I put it on hick . cheers Ian

Cheers all , thank you for the kind words got all the bits now so work can begin Saturday .

There’s going to be a fair amount of weight in the frame when fitted so thought about welding the fixing nuts to some 6mm plate so it distributes the weight on the under side , do you think 6mm will be ok ? cheers Ian

No problem one roof rack build thread on the way .

Cheers both , the tube is a bit more HD than it needed to be but there again 40l of water and 20l diesel weigh a fair bit so not to bothered , need to fit some plate across the bottom as the cans taper in a bit but should have it all finished and painted by the weekend will put another photo up then , then the next project is a roof rack would you like a build thread for that Ross ? cheers Ian

Well nocked up a prototype tonight and I'm quite pleased with it, and just for Ross ( Landroversforever ) I've done a mini build thread because he sells lovely swivel retainers . so worked out the size then tacked up the base got it nice and square ? cut all the dividers then tacked them up then tacked them to the base got them square , also did a test fit with the can then got it straight and square and tacked a piece of 6mm strip to the back to keep it rigid and it ended up like this then did a test fit in the motor they do hang over the edge of the shelf which isn't really a problem , it does mean that the water cans can be turned to protect the spout but when in use you can pour water from were it is . they would proberbly be better up against the seats but I have my tool box that I made up against the rear seats and it fits in snug and is moulded round the 2nd row seat belts here's a pic It will all be padded so there's no banging and rattling and I think I'm going to weld another piece of that 6mm across the top to keep everything in then a strap across the front to stop them sliding out perhaps bolted on . So there you go what do you all think ? And Ross did you enjoy the mini build thread . cheers Ian

Hi all , well I've been a numpty , have got the bleed nipple at the bottom . I know daft bugger but I'm still new to this game and I've learned something new today , so as I've ordered a new slave cylinder and I've got a new master going to wait till Saturday and fit all the new bits and bleed it then I can also check the operating rod length . cheers Ian

will check tomorrow , cheers Ian

Just a thought but read in another post that the bleed nipple on the slave cylinder needs to be at the top , if it were at the bottom would that cause a problem ?