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As for the other news from the front, it began with a mission to clean up the inlet and other associated areas. Before i got to that i wanted to stop it happeneing again. Once i had that solved, i could do the cleaning and go from there. I ordered a Provent 200 Capture Can and fitted that with some clear hose so i could keep an eye on it and make sure it was doing the job. I fitted it where the AC system was located. I purchased a EGR blanking plate as well but haven't fitted it as the nuts have become one with the studs and it's going to be a reit fookin nightmare to get the buggers off It was at this point that a conversation i have had with myself on a few occasions sprung to my mind as i wanted to upgrade the air inlet to the airbox as well as a few other ideas. The inlet on the 2.4 & 2.2 is fit for purpose but isn't the best design if you want a little more low down ooomph from the motor. The genereal idea is that instead of using the side mounted inlet, have a short larger diameter pipe going from the wing top to the airbox inlet and working something from there. I ordered some 100mm air ducting, 2 ply reinforced,a new filter and an inlet end in shiny red as i do have a dark side...or i'm just not normal Fortunately for me, they didn't have the size i wanted in red so i was saved from having to talk to folks in souped up corsa's outside McDonalds on the weekends, and instead received it in el natural colour, ie aluminium. To add insult to injust they sent the wrong size too...so not only was i mouring the loss of a shiny red inlet, it was too small for the purpose First test fit once i'd mullered the original inlet pipe trying to get it out, i fitted the 100mm pipe work and it was snug. there were some issues though. Firstly, it was a sunday we were having omlette for dinner. Now i like an omlette, believe me i do, it's good to throw in some garlic, onions and some teriyaki sauce, cook for a couple of minutes then add some mushrooms, peppers, courgettes and then add the eggs and voila, job's a good 'un. Just not on a Sunday though. It's baked potatoes and something on a Sunday. Anything and baked potatoes, but baked potatoes none the less. Other than that little issue i found the bolt from the alternator was touching the ducting. This is going to rub a hole in this i can see after not very long so i need to protect it somehow. I grabbed a exhaust bandage kit thing which is thin aluminium with a jubilee clip attached and wrapped that around the ducting. It does the job for now although not sure how long it'll last and it will need something a little tougher to protect it. The same issue happens at the brake servo tank as that touch's it too. So i made up 2 for now. Got it all back in The pipe sticks out of the top wing vent at the moment. The airbox has been modded by removing the fan and making the inlet hole upto 100mm. This gives a rough 100mm from the inlet on the wingtop to the airfilter with no restrictions. So how to finish at the wing top? My idea is to finish the ducting at the aluminium (not red ) outlet and cap it off with a snow cowl. Over a coffee and a kitakt i did some sums and worked out that financially i'm ok for the rest of the year as long as i stop buying stuff and subscribing to pornhub, but i also worked out that with the bends in the 100mm pipework i probably have about an 80-90mm diameter inlet on average (85mm for the maths ), so it should give me an area size of 78sq cm. The snowcowl inlet area is 195mm x 40mm, that being 78sq cm as well. The original air intake pipework is 50mm x 95mm giving a 47sq cm area size, although i believe the pipework as it turns into the wing is smaller still, but i can't get it out of the bottom of the wing where it fell down to measure it The airbox inlet has been increased in air flow by a decent percentage ( i'm not going to try and work that out! ), so what is next? The expensive bit is next. I will try and make something if i think i can rather than spend lots of money, however i can't make intercoolers, but i can make a good vodka and coke! After a few V&C's i managed to persuade the wife to buy a BAS intercooler and tune for xmas The good news is i don't need to clean the intercooler already fitted or the pipework as it's being changed as well as the radiator as that's looking abit shabby too. The bad news is i got an omlette for sunday dinner

Nevermind the local weather talking about snow, i've snowballed an idea this week which has me now removing the front of the Landy and a dent in my wallet. As per the sticky oily carp in the inlet pipe, i looked at getting this all cleaned up and to remedy the issue but what was supposed to be a simple weekend's work has turned out to be a tad more....about a week's work so far and we're still not up n running yet. Before i get to that, let's start at the arse end of the Landy..... I have an auxilary tank to fit to the rear OS wheel arch, bought from Faceache on the basis it looked the right shape and anything after that is gonna be an angle grinder and welder scenario to get it to fit Last weekend ( we're in the past, present and future for this thread, so hold on to your hats folks, it's a bumpy ride ) i began by dropping the main tank as i have a webasto fuel feed to fit. I also needed to replace the breather pipe on the main tank as i suspected it was leaking when the tank was topped up. With an aux tank, it'll be well below the upper fuel level so it's got to be super tight, abit like a yorkshireman at christmas Sure enough it was split, so a replacement was ordered as well as some 10mm ID fuel hose for the top tank and a reducer to take the 19mm id fuel line to 10mm id fuel line on the breather line. The filter housing on the 2.4 is made from the same stuff that yoghurt pots are made of, ie it breaks when you release the fuel lines...that is if you can actually get the fuel lines released. Having the filter housing in close proximity to the rear wheel was one of JLR's finest **** ups in that the push clips get full of dirt and carp and are impossible to release. So a new housing was ordered. Waste of time as the old pipe broke in the main feed beyond the filter housing and i can't get the little fecking bit of pipe out I'm thinking of using a Series filter housing which is metal and can take barbs so i can fit the fuel lines with clips, i need to confirm the filter specs for the 2.4....although i can't see it being anything special... The aux tank outlet is 70mm id and the inlet for the main tank in 60mm id...i never said this was going to be easy I've ordered some more fuel line, this time 70mm id and i'll have to increase the inlet size of the main tank somehow... The balancing pipe from the aux tank is right at the bottom, for this i have fitted a barb and will use this as a feed for one of the webastos in the cab. The aux tank holds about 4-5 litres below the main oulet so it should do a few nights of fuel supply for the webasto. The next few days will see the 70mm id pipe arrive, i'll order a replacement filter housing in the meantime and by next weekend it should be fitted

If you're going to sink it, then do it with style I was explaining about the video with the wife who is always up for this sort of stuff until i told her you couldn't get the cars close enough so had to walk a few k with the equipment to get to it as the environment was impassable. Did you trailer Mouse back or did you get the fluids replaced and Jez limp back to the trailer? I lost the bit on the video when he said you lot had to walk to him.

Is the 109 in the video yours Fridge?

Sounds like a good plan ' Go on drive it ' in various forms of volume and intensity is what i garnered from the video Fridge posted of you in the 45 and also ' are you sure about this?....no...are you? ' The tourist class did look interesting though

I've never been interested in greenlaning if i'm honest, it's slow and not really my cup of tea, but what was going on there in that video was something you can talk about for a long time. It's a commaderie situation, relying on others and yourself to overcome the obsticals ahead. These type of scenarios are everywhere, from walking/climbing mountains to extreme running/cycling/swimming/driving/flying, in fact whatever floats your boat ( sailing across the ocean on your own in a wheelie bin for instance ). Some will look at what is being done and think ' **** that ' and others will watch and go, i'd like some of that. As much as it is hard, it doesn't dampen the spirit, it has the opposite effect and makes you even more determined to succeed in the experience. If you approach it with the right mind set and knowledge of experience from those that have done it before you, then it's a good start. If anything ever comes of it and another trip ever happened, i'd happily volunteer to help out if the finances and time were available.

I have no idea mate, my knowledge of elastrickery isn't the best. I can rewire a house, pub, stripclub and most domestic systems but the subtle ins and outs of equipment elude me if i'm honest, i leave that up to my electrician For £20 i guess you take a gamble? Although the one in the shop it was under £17 so perhaps that one i posted above is posher

Watching the videos, it does look like hard work and a lot of fun

Quick look came up with this; https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-ms2048d-digital-clamp-meter/809fg

Off the top of my head, no I was picking up some stuff today and noticed it on the board. I'll be back in again soon, i'll get some details

Screwfix are doing one for about £17, reduced from £40

That has given me hope as the inside of mine is coated in this Was it just diesel you left it soaked in?

Phenolyic board comes from many different suppliers who will use under par materials to construct it, including the incorrect glues and inferior timber. Buffalo board hasn't failed on me yet in years of using it, however it doesn't hold well if you have sharp objects on it ( stands with metal legs strapped down ) as they dig in to the surface. Even so the ones we used on Traffic light flatbeds still didn't delaminate but ended up with holes in them. 18mm 8x4 sheets are apprx £80 a sheet and it's pure BB graded plywood, not asian plywood. If you do order it, make sure it's marked with Buffalo Board, if it isn't, send it back.

I run skinnier tyres on tubed rims, 7.50 x 16's but the look is more suited to a series than a defender as the wheels sit inside the arch's a fair bit. For pure aesthetic reasons i fitted spacers to push them out abit and had the same problem at around 40-50, it's wasn't constant but comes and goes. The spacers are not hub centred either. I took them off, cleaned the wheel and hub faces by rubbing them down to get a decent face to face match and it did cure the issue, however i don't rarely go over 60.

and carry a wetsuit

I used the True Top series combined with the spring loaded cover ( SCCD-W ) to do mine for that reason. I didn't want to be using the standard 16amp commando plug set up.

This is true and a good point. If he wants to fit a VSR and combine it with the vehicle wiring loom then yes, he's going to need something that can carry the ampage and the Anderson is a better choice. For a seperate system which he has at the moment, the Powercon would work to supply power from the leisure battery only and for me it looks likes a neater, cleaner solution. The current wires to the battery can be fed to a chassis mount instead and plug the leisure battery in. Anderson plugs would be better if looking to add to the main loom for charging.

I use Powercon for pluggin the truck into the mains to charge the batteries when at home. I have a chassis mount on the truck wired into the battery charger and a cable with a standard 13amp plug on the end. I'll get a pic tomorrow of it You could wire your inputs for the leisure battery to a weather proof chassis mount. A split cable ( + & - ) on one end and a male Powercon on the other, just plug it in when you want to use the extra battery Powercon are made by Neutrik which are well known in the sound and lighting industry. https://www.neutrik.com/en/neutrik/products/powercon

Well this takes me back, someone who actually owned a Buell! I worked for HD in thier service department for a few years and trained on Twin cam and Evo engines Those bikes were a blast to ride, do you still have it?

Is there a difference in these modern times?

The field can keep the Snatch body, it was halfway down the field and included the front floor panels, door surrounds and roof, all of it upto the bulkhead/windscreen. It would've been an interesting idea, but there was no way it was moving without some big machinery involved.

Not to be at the moment as the works van is still in the garage, so the truck is being used daily. I may bite the bullet and upgrade the Intercooler when i do the air intake, move this job forward before the diffs. I have begun ripping out the rear again, i'm happy with the seating but i can't get to grips with how i want the NS done. It was a kitchen area with a sink and foldaway Sears petrol cooker, but it wasn't feeling right. I also noticed i was getting some damp spots on the ply flooring so i ripped it out to find the culprit. With it being a Saturday evening, i ended up getting too ****faced to make any sensible decisions, i'll take another look tomorrow oh and i'm going to look at a Snatch complete rear end in a field, apparently if i can get it out of the field, it's mine....

Nope

Probably as bad as the rest of it, especially as it's the lowest point Will strip it out at the weekend.

I had an appointment today at the Dentist ( don't worry yourselves, i'm fine ) On friday i got a phonecall from the dentist, who is a small 2 person dentist* and staff operation, checking with me about covid etc and what would happen today. On saturday i received a text from the dentist asking me reminding me of my appointment and could i fill in my forms online please. What forms? I've been with them for years.. Clicked on the link and it took me to the ukdentalhub. What's the uk dental hub then? ****ed if i know, but the site wanted all my details, name, address, DOB including me telling them what i was having done at my appointment for, my dental history, the whole shebang. I declined to fill it in. When i got to the reception today for my appointment and was body scanned for germs and then placed in a isolated bubble tent in my underpants..( ok that wasn't quite true ) i asked why i got the text. Apparently something to do with the some dental company keeping all the data easily accessible to anyone who needs to see it. In 46 years i dont think anyone, other than my dentist, has ever needed to know about my mouth and whats in it. Someone, somewhere, will use the information for their marketing after paying a company for the data. These companies can't ask the dentist directly for the information, but they can trick you into giving it to them. I'm not paranoid, as most russian teenagers know what i watch online these days, and if they can find comfort in endless search results involving the words Oil, leak, land rover and big boobs, then so be it. * Just to add, my dentist isn't a very short person with a split personality, but a small dental surgery, with 2 main dentists.