[OT. New Landy Dog]

New firestick on its way 

[OT. New Landy Dog]

One Friday just gone we got rid of sky tv as we now have a Firestick, yesterday Otis had the firestick 😡

Good job we have the firestick app 😁

 

[OT. New Landy Dog]

Otis this weekend after being under the landy 

[OT. New Landy Dog]

Otis last weekend

[OT. New Landy Dog]

Will be taking a few pic's of him a the Billing show later this month 😁

[OT. New Landy Dog]

A couple of new pic's 

[Series III Gearbox - Jammed Gearstick]

It could also be the flap thingy for selecting reverse that the bottom of the lever moves to engage reverse, had this trying to fit a slickshift as the instructions didn't say it had to be removed 😡

[Making the rear into a cooking and camping storage area Take 2]

Here we go 

[Making the rear into a cooking and camping storage area Take 2]

All painted and fitted now pic's to follow 🙂

[Making the rear into a cooking and camping storage area Take 2]

Son managed to knockup a battery holder / clamp for the leisure battery over the weekend 😀

[Billing Land Rover / 4x4 show 2022]

Is no one going then 🙂

[Billing Land Rover / 4x4 show 2022]

Hi guys

Anyone going, we are going Thursday - Sunday 😄

[Spring rates]

14 hours ago, Anderzander said:

Longer shackles?  Keep the spring rate / just increase the ride height ..? 

Its already got std LWB rear shackles fitted.

[Spring rates]

15 hours ago, steve b said:

How much weight do you think you've added? 

If within the normal load rating for an 88 then std. springs will work 

Jones springs  , all other suppliers are variable . They can advise if you need something non std.

 

Steve

I'd say about 80-85kg

[Spring rates]

3 hours ago, steve b said:

......in theory the same to give similar ride height and quality  

Ok, since fitting the roof tent and boarding the back out i've noticed the back a bit low which i half expected so was thinking of replacing them for new std springs, the landy doesn't off road.

[Spring rates]

43 minutes ago, steve b said:

Diesel

F right 273lb/in free camber 5.625"

F left 203lb/in free camber 5.125"

R right 166lb/in free camber 7.42"

R left 166lb/in free camber 6.75"

Standard factory spec's 

Steve 

Cheer's steve, would you know whst they are for parabolics 🙂

[Spring rates]

Hi guys

Does anyone know what the spring rates are for a 2a/3 88" inc paras and std springs 🙂

[Defender seatbox in a Series]

17 hours ago, simonb said:

Yes, its ally rather than steel of the original, it just pop rivets in place - they supply the rivets.

👍

[Defender seatbox in a Series]

10 minutes ago, Peaklander said:

I used their parts for my 88” and I riveted the joints and used a sealant too. It was a nice straightforward job.

 

Cheer's guys thats the way to go i think 👍

[Defender seatbox in a Series]

Just looked on the YRM site and the LHS under seat batterybox looks great, does it have to be welded in place or can you just pop rivet it on.

[Defender seatbox in a Series]

55 minutes ago, Snagger said:

That’s what I tried to say.  Badly.

 

The vehicle needs a Series spec box.  If the front face of the existing box is good enough to cut and graft to that R380 Defender seat box if that unit is already owned or very cheap, then that is an option, but otherwise replacing it with another Series seat box makes more sense that trying to modify something else.

Yes it it a good seat box other than the batterybox 

[Defender seatbox in a Series]

6 hours ago, Snagger said:

You need a Series seat box, then, unless you have a good front panel on an otherwise bad box that you can cut and graft to a Defender seat box.

Yeah the passanger under seat box which is now the batterybox is a bit rotten i codged it up when i did the rebuild with the a plan to replace the seat box with either a good series one or a Defender one if it would fit but all the series ones i've seen are all the same as mine or worse ☹️

[Defender seatbox in a Series]

3 hours ago, simonb said:

The basic dimensions are the same - length and width and it will probably pick up the correct fixings in the sills under the doors and probably rear tub. Hole for tunnel bit is completely different (it varies with Defender gearbox type)  - but larger than a series, so would probably fit over a series tunnel and gearbox but leave a gap. Handbrake fixings/hole is different to a series. Don't you have a "non series" engine/gearbox in yours?

200tdi with std gearbox

[Defender seatbox in a Series]

Hi guys

Is a Defender seatbox a straight fit into a series 2a 🙂

[Making the rear into a cooking and camping storage area Take 2]

Can't wait to try it all out at Billing next month then i have a week booked in September  and hopfully a couple of weekends inbetween as well 😃