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I posted about these guys awhile back during lockdown due to a video they had put up To me, it sums up the spirit of the brand as it was, and how much i want to have a series with a v8 inside!

The internet put a stop to that, every bugger’s got an opinion that needs to be put forward. On the flip side, it’d be a boring place ( if not quieter ) if no one did put forward their thoughts

Gary’s a really nice chap and his build was done well with some good ideas. I chatted with him for awhile about the pros and cons of water tanks but I decided not to install one on mine but he’s got the sill mounted one I believe. Another chap on there, Timcat, has done a no holes barred conversion but went for an aluminium interior, again done very well. He’s currently touring Africa with his wife on their RTW trip. His build is here; https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic71382.html He has spent a lot of money on the build, replacing and upgrading pretty much everything and still retained the original weight I believe. It shows what can be done and still keep the truck looking original.

A bit like a trike. Take the worst part of a motorcycle, the fact that your in the open air in all weathers and combine the worse part of a car, ie you can't lean the damn thing down and corner with a smile. You end up with a motorcycle that feels like a car and behaves like one and you get cold and wet. Madness

That’s the thing, I’m pretty confident I can deal with most things but I’m always willing to learn and remove bad habits as well getting the hang of the bogouts which I’m excited about. 4x4 adventures seem a good shout, I’ve left a message and we shall see how it goes. I’ll give some feedback from the bogouts when I’m done too

It looks great but we’ll be deep in Morocco then ☹️

I missed the last one, too late and tickets all gone. What does it entail ?

I did and i'm glad someone understands my geography is abit off today

Anywhere south of Birmingham and east of London is doable in a day with a stop off on the way back. Places beyond that are a weekend away which happy to do. Whitecliff is south Wales, perfect position.

Can anyone recommend a good 1 to 1 off road centre course? We're off on another trip in September and i'd like to learn some knowledge from those in the know before we go I've also purchased some BOG OUT's as i shelved the winch idea for abit, so i'd like to be able to get the hang of these before we go. I found Whitecliff 4x4 who seem to cater for what i need, but always interested in other people's experiences . Ta

I believe mine is the best of the campers but i'm biased 😛

A Puma is similar to any other model, the Traction Control & ABS is a little different in the drivetrain area but other than a few torx bolts on the engine ( injector clamp bolts), interior, TC/ABS ring bolts, unfortunately I don’t know the sizes other than ‘ that fits ‘. You’ve covered the basics, 12 point socket for the calliper and stub hub bolts (14mm I think ) and maybe a spare set of crush washers to get you out of a pickle with the hub bearings, or swap the single nut set up for an earlier td5 version with twin locking nut and do away with the crush washer. 32mm for the vicious fan with a home made tool ( Google it! ), or use an adjustable spanner and a rubber mallet… Oil filter socket is 27mm, same as your wheel nuts, drain plugs are 1/2 drive and the filler in the gearbox is a hex ( not torx ), I believe it’s 8mm…The transfer box is a pain to refill, but a b&q garden pump spray bottle with a short hose on it…it’s revolutionary! The fuel lines are a pain being the push fit type which fill with carp and thus are impossible to release even with the correct tool. This will become evident when you least want it to so I’d advise to always carry some spare push fit units but be aware there are 2 sizes on the fuel lines. I’m working away so I’m a bit fuzzy with the niggly bits you will find out/need to know but when I get home I’ll update this with anything I remember.

After a few non starters with the re chrome, this seems the better option.

Shiply?

Do they even exist?!

All good advice and to add to it, a wire coat hanger is one of the best aerials there ever was! simply put, a metal aerial with a decent ground plane works the best or if you’re willing to spend some pennies, a ‘ bee sting ‘ aerial. Ignore DAB aerials, they’re a waste of money. DAB works just as well through a standard Landy aerial with a splitter at the head unit end and 12v feed. I know this as I’ve spent a small fortune going round the houses to end up replacing the standard aerial, moving it to the front of the wing as my roof interferes with the normal position, and buying a splitter for the DAB.

This is a valid point…we do have space on the property at the front for 3 vehicles as well as space beyond the boundary for more if needed, so those in roof tents etc can park up overnight. As for needing access to the field itself, you’ll need to either demolish the house or deal with a bunch of pedantic miserable land owners to get access…it’s never bothered us as horses walk themselves in and out 😁 If there’s some interest in a small gathering, maybe a Saturday night for those who are curious in August ( Steam fair is on the 5-8th ) or beginning of September before we go away then I can get some numbers together and sort out the logistics. We have a few rooms free if you don’t want to camp, either crash on camp beds ( supplied ) or if your lucky, get the spare room with a double bed. As for laning, I admit I know of a few bridlepaths, but it’s not something I do myself, perhaps someone else might be able to assist if folk wanted to do some?

https://www.lrparts.net/lrc2350-lof-powerspec-rear-brake-kit-for-land-rover-defender-90-1994-2016-uprated-high-effect-braking-for-fast-heavy-loaded-land-rovers.html https://www.lrparts.net/lrc2349-lof-powerspec-front-brake-kit-for-land-rover-defender-90-110-130-1994-2016-vented-discs-uprated-high-effect-braking-for-fast-heavy-loaded-land-rovers.html Caliper wise, upgrading the pots to stainless and giving them a good clean is about the same as buying new although they’re cheap off the shelf for new…

I’m rebuilding a mates TS185 and I’ve cleaned, powder coated, cleaned and replaced a fair bit but the replacement forks I got are actually 33mm and not 32mm for this model year. I bought them in February off the bay and tbh I can’t see me returning them now, and even if I did I’m still left without a set of 32mm forks. The current old one have the usual perished on the lower stanchon. Is it possible to re chrome the forks on a motorbike? Knowing how difficult these are to get hold of, I’m thinking of getting them repaired The other option is to get a set of yokes for a set of 33mm from Suzuki but that’s a rabbit hole I’m not willing to go down just yet.

Nearing the heavier side of standard weight I wanted to upgrade the brakes without going silly and festooning it with 12 pot callipers and 3ft discs, I opted for drilled and recessed discs from Lof which weren’t too bad in price and will at least allow the gas build up on long braking sessions to be dissipated better. I also noted some funk gunk was appearing on the rear calliper and as the days job of building the bike ground to a halt, the new boxes of discs were tempting me to fit them and at least rescue the day. yup definitely something going on here. It was at this point that the workshop fairies had been and wandered off with my 52mm socket to get the hub off. 45 minutes later I was sat ordering another one off Amazon as I’d given up looking for something which given the lack of responses of local friends to my question ‘ have you got my 52mm ya fecker?! ‘ was proof that one of them did indeed have it and I wasn’t likely to see it before August… Not being able to do much more I turned my attention to the adjusting X eng ARB and which has a little movement in it. I stripped the FWH down, signs of water ingress and usual carp inside Sure enough there is movement IMG_0152.MOV Given the age of it and although it would clean up, the movement is beyond me to rectify at the moment, so I’ll order a replacement FWH

Looks like a great trip! We're doing Spain and Morocco in September, only spending 5 days in Spain though. So far we've looked at the Picos de Europa National Park to the west of Santander to visit so any tips/thoughts after that would be great. We're sailing to Morocco from Almeria

If you're an serving or ex squaddie, pongo or one of those lackies who deal with aeroplanes, there's a deal going on https://britcar.com/blog/2022/06/armed-forces-day-2022/ i ordered my new discs last week and just missed out

We have a few acres out the back with fire pits and camping spots. Only downside is you can't get a vehicle in there. We have a carpark next to the local pub which is 100 metres away to leave trucks safely during the night after you've unloaded and set up in the field If you get bored of camping we have rooms spare too. We're in Devon though but if this is a serious venture we'd love to host you all...some of our 'Wildefest ' gatherings in the past have included air rifle plinking, mini tractor racing and movies at night in the woods for the kids and adults. We have a large open fire pit(s) and lots of space We're here on the map https://goo.gl/maps/aW2JD5BAv8dWvvet6

The silver solder was a nightmare so that idea's been binned. Now looking for an M3 threaded barb

Or lazy horse owners do it to spread the **** about rather than pick it up