Retroanaconda

The truck will warm quicker yes, as it removes un-necessary cooling. I removed my viscous unit last August and have only ever had the fan come on when greenlaning (slow ground speed, increased revs) due to lack of air-flow through the radiator. Even then the fan came on at it's low speed for five mins then turned off again. The 200Tdi engine at least seems to be very good in terms of running temperature. As for fuel economy, I never had the truck with the viscous unit, but it does make sense that you will gain some MPG. I wouldn't think it's a noticable amount though. For wading, I turn the electric fan off by use of an override switch.

I have a Kenlowe fan on mine, very good performance airflow wise, cools the engine down very well. Only issue is the supplied thermostat, as in it's rubbish. It works, but doesn't like getting wet. I'll be replacing mine with a X-Eng thermostatic switch as Mr Freezer pointed out above. The Kenlowe I have has two inputs (to allow for two speeds), so that ties in nicely with X-Eng's offering, which can switch two fans.

My Defender (1992) had a rubbish head unit in in as standard, and I fitted a more modern one (a cheap £60 Sony unit) instead, however I had to make up a loom to match the Defender's wiring to the ISO plugs in my unit. Halfrauds do all the necessary connectors and plugs, just a case of wiring it up. Very simple in my case, couple of 12V feeds, grounds and the blue wire for the electric aerial (to make it extend out when the radio is turned on), in addition to the four wires for the two speakers

If it's only the frame that's gone, Land Rovers UK (Somerset way I think) repair them at £100 a pop or something. Cheaper than buying new ones at like £300 each or whatever. http://www.landroversuk.co.uk/doorrefurbishment.html

I believe the standard stated depth is 500mm, half a metre. Which in real measurements is about 19-20"

OS Maps are a good indication of a lane's legal status, but not firm proof. For that you need to check with the county council and their Definitive Map, which defines the public rights of way in the county. http://www.suffolk.gov.uk/Environment/Publ...finitiveMap.htm

Anyone got any photos of a compressor installed behind there?

Well it'll be easy enough to get a longer air tube made up. Or I might look into running some permanent airlines to each doorway with a push-fit connector on the end of each. Just a case of plug-in and play then

When I get back from uni I'm going to try to fit my new T-Max compressor behind there, whether it'll fit or not is another matter. I may make a surround for it as well, try to shield it from damage and reduce noise levels when running.

I bolted the backrest into the side-panel rails too, as they vibrated annoyingly as I drove along.

Well it would depend on how the seats were arranged on how access would be achieved. I admit it would be tight with three across there, the Defender wasn't really built for it so it's a compromise whichever way you look at it. Looking at the Exmoor Trim website, it doesn't appear they do offer a 3-seat configuration for the back, so you may have to look at a front centre seat.

One of the lanes in King's Forest was in that "UK's 20 Best Greenlanes" booklet with the April issue of LRO. However, knowing the comics as we do, that doesn't necessarily mean they did their research and that it's driveable.

Just put three forward-facing seats in the back. I'm sure someone did a set for 3. Added to your standard 2 + 3 gives you your eight.

http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/12v-sockets.shtml Might be of use. In the future I plan to put some auxillary 12V sockets in the back of my Defender, and I'll be using those.

Can I ask why not Dyneema Bowrope?

http://www.tyresave.co.uk/tyresize.html Enjoy

Hmm, might have been. I dunno, I can only pass judgement on my doors. There may well be an access hole in other versions, if so then all the better.

To get to the screw, you have to either take apart the inner frame of the door or.... http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?s=&s...st&p=311711 The second picture in that post, you can see I've drilled a small hole in the inner frame to allow me to remove/replace the screw in question without major dissasembly.

Worth clarifying there HfH, that replacing a knackered chassis with a brand new bolt-in replacement from Richards or Marsland for example doesn't require an SVA/whatever and is just considered a replacement part like any other as you're not modifying it. It's when you replace your knackered chassis with one from another already registered vehicle, or modify your existing chassis as above that the problems can arise. That's how I've always read the rules anyway, hopefully I've got the right end of the stick

143612 miles on my 1992 200Tdi. Still going strong, and I hope plenty of life left in the engine yet

This is from the workshop manual for swivel pre-loads:

Barely run in for a 300TDi so mileage-wise you're good. Couple of noticable dents to the bodywork (wings etc), only you can decide if this is a factor for you. Main thing is to check the condition of the chassis and bulkhead, and see how it drives (smooth gearchanges, pulls easily and without huge clouds of smoke etc). It certainly has potential

Yes. For example I downloaded both Call of Duty 4 and Crysis and played through them both, and then went out and bought both of them. The reason being that they were good games and worth the money. It's the same principle for Memory Map, if I had several hundred pounds lying around spare that wasn't needed for something else, then I would buy it. Another good example is Centrafuse, the front-end software for the CarPC I'm building into my Focus. I downloaded it, tried it, liked it and I will subsequently buy it when I come to do the final fit this summer after Uni. This will cost me several hundred pounds. Anyway, that's quite enough arguing about the ethics of software distribution. I respectfully agree to disagree.

I said most of my software is bought, not stolen. I only download things that are priced out of my range. Software and games development is the career path I've chosen, and it doesn't bother me. If I find a piece of software useful after using it, and I get to the point where I can afford it then I will of course buy it. No-one seemed to mind when I posted Microcat

With all due respect, there is no need for the mods to step in as I didn't post it, nor intend to post it, without first obtaining their permission. As far as the ethics of it goes, yes I would prefer to buy a copy and I do so for most of my software, but at £100 for MM with just one area of mapping...it's just not in my reach.