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Rob110

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  1. Hi all I had my EP9 superwinch and Plasma rope stolen off the front of my Landy on the 1st of May. It was about 9 months old. They hacked through the cables and and even stole the bolts right in front of my house with security lights and street lights. My mate down the road has just phoned me and his Goodwinch tds has been stolen off the front of his last night as well as his PDA and Wallet out of the cubby box. Hacked through his cables and unbolted it, even though one bolt was tack welded (obviously not good enough) I was insured but his is not!! The police are not bothered. I would advise everyone with a winch to weld at least two bolts proberly. If you catch them in the kidderminster area trying to steal your winch, please kill them on site and i will help you dispose of the bodys. Absolute scum
  2. Hi I had a cheap small grinder and the bearing was a little rough, due to using it with wire brush attachments. I then needed to cut a bolt off on the anti roll bar so i changed it over to a 1mm cutting disc, got on my back and crawled under the car. I had not even started to cut but with the grinder upside down, once i turned it on the bearing obviously did not like being upside down and eventually seized. because the disc and nut were spinning full speed and the shaft is now seized there was enough kinetic energy to undo itself (I do mine up as tight as possible), i saw the bolt fly across to garage, then the disc wobble and follow it, lucky for me not in my direction, the grinder was only inches from my face. I found that wearing welding gloves, lay on my back in a confined space i could not turn it off fast enough. Alot of my friends are not into motors and engineering as much as me and i wont let them use the grinders or the chop saw, i always do it for them. Take care people Rob
  3. SNAP Last bank holiday monday night i too had my nearly new First Four tubular Air Con bumper stolen from outside my house, complete with Superwinch EP9 and blue Bowrope. all in nearly new condition. The scum hacked through the cables with side cutters (must of took a while) The police could not even be bothered to turn up, just sent me a crime number through the post.
  4. Hi I fitted a airtex water pump the other day and noticed that the impellor was made from pressed steel and the one i took off (the original) was made of cast alu. Can anyone confirm if this is correct, or have paddocks swapped the boxes??? Cheers
  5. Hi Following on from the recent topic, im looking to use bb's as balancing beads as they work out cheaper. What sort of bb's should i go for? Certain make or material? Many thanks Rob
  6. Hi I was asked if mine had a lift. Yes it does, it has a 2 inch lift and i had to trim the arches a little at the bottom to stop the catching. Rob
  7. Make sure there is no play in the swivel first as this will make it leak, to find out lift the wheel off the ground and see if there is side to side and up and down play. to remove this play you can take out one of the shims under the top of the pre-load boss on top of the swivel housing. There is probably a more precise way to measure and adjust this play but this is how i always do it. Rob
  8. Are all bb's the same or should i go for a certain type / material? Cheers
  9. Not all 285s measure the same. these are fedimas and are very nearly 34s and quite wide
  10. Hi When i searched for my tyres 285/75s, the websites say i need 8oz for each tyre, the kit that contains only 6oz is 28 quid so to do all 4 thats 6 kits for 168 quid, that cant be right surely??? I've searched for airsofts and its brought up bb's for air guns is this right? do they do the same job. Cheers Rob
  11. Hi I have a internal roll hoop with back stays from tomcat, it is designed to fit inside the back of my van back 90. does anybody know if with some clever twisting it will go in through the back door? If not, which is best? lift the roof off or take a side panel out (if this is possible with the roof still in place. Cheers Rob
  12. Ive seen people make there own home made degreasers from a large plastic container with a lid (the big plastic boxes from diy shops) and a put loads for very cheap vinegar in, leave the parts in over night and they come out like new. Rob
  13. oh yeah, i have llama 4x4 extended lines, so no worries there. This pic is from when i built the 90 up. (chassis still wet)
  14. The axle wont drop if i do it one side or both sides, this is why i think it could be the prop restricting it. At the moment the dislocation cones on the front are having a free ride. lol I will have a play and see
  15. I have the later wide arms (late 300tdi) The shocks have loads left as when i had the axle hanging and then i un bolted the shock turret to shot up approx 3 inchs. i think i will try loosening the bushes, and unbolting the prop (it might not be the correct one?) I have heard of some people using standard rubber bushes on the arms as they allow more flex. I will let you know how i get on. Rob
  16. Thanks for the reply's, at the moment im thinking of going back to std height mounts but i would like to find out why the axle will not drop first as even if i do change my set up it will still not drop any more. I will try loosening the radius arm bushes just to try. Shocks have loads of travel left Would you think it could be the prop?? Cheers Rob
  17. Hi I have on the front 2 inch lift springs, pro comp shocks, 3 deg caster corrected arms, deflex bushes and -2 inch lower mounts to allow greater droop (apparently) I have found that 1) I have hardly any droop on the front suspension, I thought it would droop more, even when i changed the 4 stud holding ring at the top of the spring recently I had to use spring clamps to get the spring out and even jumping on the hanging axle would not make it move any more. could this be the prop not extending enough or due to the radius arm to chassis bushes? 2) I have noticed that the shock bottoms out due to the -2 inch lower mounts very easily, should I change them for std height ones or -1 inch. i cant see how these can work unless the landy has a crazy lift as mine is lifted and even on the road you can see the shock only has 2 inches of travel left. Any ideas? Many Thanks Rob
  18. It is on Parabolic leaf springs. Thinking about selling it as a few things have changed since i got it. not sure though
  19. Hi Ive not got round it yet as it was already put on these axles when i brought it, at the moment the tie rod is touching the springs so i will have to see if it is possible to sort this. I could just buy a rotten series 1 and build it on to the new chassis i suppose but i fancy something different. Ive seen somewhere about using LHD parts to over come some problems? Rob
  20. Have one, just fancied building something in my free time, it will still look original from the outside.
  21. Hi Ive just got myself a new project. Its a completely stripped Series 1, at the moment it is new galv chassis with new springs fitted to Range Rover axles and a load of parts. Im planning to fit a 200tdi with a Lt77 gearbox so if anyone has done this i would be very interested to hear from you. The body has been placed on so that it could be moved around and due to the rangy axles the wheels now sit out alot more, what is the smallest offset wheels that Landrover do? I do have a set of wolf rims? This post is mostly to say Hi, as never owning a series before (had loads of 90's and 110's) i might be in here alot. Cheers Rob
  22. Hi Im thinking of buying this roll cage, it requires the mounts to the chassis and i would like to buy them from the manufacturer but i dont know what make it is. Does any body recognise it? It looks like its a flat pack one that comes half welded and you finish it off your self to make it easier to post. The front hoop has blanked off bottoms with threaded holes to allow it to be bolted to a mount. Cheers Rob
  23. I went for the U.S Quart, i did put it on axles aswell and i found i started to run out right towards the end when i got the the dumb irons (i started at the back) but i didnt thin it down that much so i would say just get a big tin and use it for other stuff. better than running out. It dont stick that well to existing paint or shiny metal so have a look at the primer they do for those areas. The way i look at it is, its not the cost of the paint its the time and hassle to do it, so if your going to do it, then do it right with the best stuff, buy the bigger tin and wollop it on. Rob
  24. oh and it sticks best to slightly rusty surfaces and will with stand a industrial jet wash 5mm away, im well pleased with it, just wear old clothes, gloves and a visor.
  25. I used Por 15 on mine, sticks like the brown stuff to a blanket. top tip, buy the proper thinners as nothing else shifts it off your skin. you can get it from frost
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