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A company that offers replacement/extra fuel tanks Safari Equip Does anyone have one of their tanks/someone else's extra tank ( I'm looking for one for a TD5 110 ).

As the owner of a 110 with an Eberspacher heater ( fitted before I bought it ) I can say that they are fantastic. I bought a remote control for it off Ebay and now in the mornings I get out of the shower, press a button, and 15 mins later get into a toasty warm Land Rover. When I get to work I know that I'll be there 8.5 hours - so I just set the timer for 8 and a quarter hours time, and after work I climb into a toasty warm Land Rover. Whilst the warmth and comfort side of things is important, having a clear screen and side windows makes for much safer driving.

I've just bought a remote control for my Eberspaecher diesel powered heater. It means I can switch on the heating whilst toasty warm indoors, and step into a toasty warm Landy

What would it cost to get a later type ECU ( that can be reprogrammed ) ? How much work would be involved in swapping my current ECU for a new one? Just wondering, as I already have a Nanocom, and it would be nice to be able to remap the ECU myself ( if I could find decent map files )

Is it possible to write new maps to the ECU with a Nanocom for earlier model ( 2000 ) TD5 engines?

In your location, it might be worth asking around for a LHD to borrow for an hour or so. You could have mine, but it's in North Yorkshire at the moment.

Right, here are the pictures as promised. Sleeping platform -------------------- The loadbed has a platform made out of ply wood, supported by steel crossmembers bolted to the side of the vehicle. Underneath the platform are 2 large storage boxes that run most of the depth of the load bed. There is a place for the last part of the platform to slot in between the platform and the boxes in order to give more storage room at the back, it can also double as a small table, with one person sitting on each wheel arch ( when doing this the space is rather limited ). Ply-lined inside The platform with foam removed Storage boxes underneath the platform Crossmember bolted to the side of the vehicle The last part of the platform removed and slotted in underneath to provide a table - 2 of us have sat in the back for a couple of hours, but space is limited Wingnuts aide quick removal of the platform Cooker --------- There is a cooker bolted to the back door. This works well, but with hindsight I would have built a drop down shelf that could have fitted a cooker - this would have given more flexibility and not cut into the storage space in the rear as much ( you need to reckon on the thickness of the cooker when filling up the rear storage area, otherwise you could damage the cooker/you can't close the door ) Lighting --------- The guy that fitted out Gertrude provided plenty of lighting - 2 halogen downlighters - one by the rear door ( handy for cooking and when sitting in the back ) and one close to where your head is when laid out. In addition to the lighting, there are various clamps/hooks/storage nets for keeping small items neat and tidy/easily to hand Downlighter just inside the rear door - very useful when cooking at night. Hooks, clips, bungee cord, storage net and a rechargable Maglite Reading lights on both sides Random bag of bits and pieces to hand by the back door There are more pictures at http://www.pbase.com/simonhawkes/landrover_-_inside

I bought this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=230274740300 last month - the pictures aren't great, but there's a wooden base across all of the load bed in places supported with a metal bar and held in place with bolts. Underneath the sleeping base are 2 large storage boxes. There are also lights/power sockets/cooker/diesel heater fitted. If you want, I'll take some better pictures at the weekend, and try to give a bit more information ( having been away kayaking and mountain biking at the weekend and getting ready to go away again on Thursday at the moment I'm both knackered and busy :-( )

I've just bought one of the Waeco 40 lt. fridges. For me a fridge running on gas seemed a better idea that one that only ran on electricity - it gives more flexibility and when you park up you can set the fridge running on gas, and save the battery in your Landrover. I can tell you next Monday whether or not it works well ( next weekend a mate and I are off to the Ardennes for a weekend.)