Stellaghost

You probably know, the mog and Landrover TRE's are different tapers, Mog is 7 degrees and Landrover is 11 degrees. In my mog thread ( page 53 ) I made an 11 degree tapered reamer as the only ones I could find at the time were the 7 degree ones. I have both, one bought and one home made, could post them down if you need them Regards Stephen

Now that's a truck I could work/live with..... Regards Stephen

Could loan you an English wheel, shrinker stretcher etc if you want a shot at an aluminium body............... Regards Stephen

Shame we are not just down the road from each other, you would be welcome to borrow....... in exchange for some of that exquisite tig welding of yours.............lol Regards Stephen

I cheated when I did mine, used a Milwaukee cordless bandsaw, all done in less than 20 minutes... Regards Stephen

@stevebus and @92a on the egr probe bits I made you, I tapped to full depth of thread available on tap however, when @Peaklander came to fit his egr fitting it would not tighten up as ran out of thread, this may vary with fittings....as of writing I don't know In order for @Peaklander's to fit he carefully ground off a coup!e of threads on the fitting I made, this allowed his fitting to then tighten up fine, if either of you have an issue I would recommend you do this first Any future ones I make will not be tapped to full depth of tap Apologies for any inconvenience I've caused Regards Stephen

Thicker mild......... I'll get my coat........... regards Stephen

Ahhhhh s%%t......... did not consider that... oh well here's hoping Regards Stephen

Should just bolt on to the back of the engine ok, gearbox tunnel will require some modifications as will handbrake set up ( I sorted mine to take the LT77 cable set up ) Cannot remember on the Gearbox mounts, prop shafts will also need changing hope this helps a bit regards Stephen

Got more sidelines than I know what to do with........lol I wont be stuck in retirement, hard part will be charging if I need to, dont do well with that, by choice I hasten to add........ Regards Stephen

Merc spline is massive only about 12 of them, you will have seen my half shafts on my mog thread Regards Stephen

So on the strength of comments and likes I sprayed a load of clear coat on the ship Showed the guy this morning and he was absolutely delighted with it, so thanks for comments folks Regards Stephen

Been a long journey since then........ Regards Stephen

Wouldn't hurt to know how much we are talking about Regards Stephen

Always plans afoot where Sid's concerned...........lol Regards Stephen

Non existent at the moment....... usual life issues taking precedence, work, out of fettle etc Hoping to get back into it by the end of the month still trolling the net for a front axle for rear steering, contemplating having a shot at making my own Regards Stephen

How's the axles coming along @dangerous doug...... Regards Stephen

This is near enough finished apart from lacquer, its what I'll be showing the guy tomorrow to see if he is happy with it thoughts please regards Stephen

It may be an optical illusion but engine and box seem to be sitting slightly diagonally in the chassis, a reposition of mounts should square things up. I wouldn't be overly concerned plenty modified trucks running only adequate clearances Regards Stephen

It would, realistically I would need to polish the ship back and start again, I will take it into work next week and see if the guy I'm making it for is happy with it, his opinion counts the most really I suppose Regards Stephen

I did wonder about the blue bits on the boat myself....convinced myself it could be seawater splashing up ....lol Regards Stephen

Some heat colouring, don't know if I'm happy with it might need another shot, what do you guys think although i do think the ship stands out now.... regards Stephen

Chinese BAIC Could be read as BRIC on the car if you had a mind.........it is oblong after all...... Regards Stephen

Setbacks.....tell me about it ......lol However, progress is still good no matter how little Keep up the good work Regards Stephen