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59 minutes ago, toenden said:
Okay I am a bit "in the other corner" 🙂
If those patches are the worst, then a thorough clean and aftertreatment, and annual touch ups, would give you alot of years of service still. I galvanised a chassis and bulkhead on my 90" back in 2005 ish, and I have never looked back BUT it is a lot of effort. When I redid my 110 from 1989 in 2010 I did not galvanise as it mainly lives on the tarmac. Now having put quite some plate in it before MOT this year, I find it annoying... -but mainly bacause I can se that the waxoil inside the chassis is great and the corrosion is from the outside where I have neglected the annual touchups... 🤥
My point being, if you have the money and time, then go for it (and considder the bulkhead aswell) if not then now all parts of the chassis is easy accessable and a god clean and treatment will give you many more years.Â
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Its the inside of my a frame cross member that did it for me. Its like that on the outside but when cutting to patch, it became very clear that the inside was absolutely rotten. Given the pounding it takes as the back axle moves around I disnt fancy it coming loose. I think @Retroanaconda had some Pics of his showing the same Â
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At least using waste plastic for fuel production should mean that less of the damn stuff ends up polluting the oceans. I despair at the impossible task of not using plastic. Its everywhere! So much of it just gets sent of for incineration anyway (labelled as recycling ) that we may as well convert it to fuel and burn it that way.Â
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I'm putting a rayburn in currently. Will heat 12 rads. The thermal store we need will also have inputs for solar water heating, log burner back boiler and an oil boiler. It will also have an immersion but only to be used if we ever put in PV solar.Â
ÂI have a lot of wood too so want to make the most of it and harvest what I have sustainably as needed. Mostly dead wood currently.Â
ÂAlso need to get my arse in gear and buy a few tons of anthracite before that gets banned completely. Three should do a couple of years. The rayburn will be fine on wood when we are about but will need anthracite over night.Â
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2 minutes ago, monkie said:
 Because if you opt out of a company car scheme your company will give you the cash equivalent each month provided your car meets certain criteria such as must be less than 5 years old to qualify (a lease is an easy way to get a new/nearly new car).
They add the cash equivalent to your monthly salary so it will be taxed at what ever % income tax your salary is taxed at. So you can enter a salary sacrifice scheme where you sacrifice the monthly value of a lease and don't pay the income tax. You will have to pay a BIK tax of you go for an ICE car.Â
So if you get £700 a month allowance, you would be taxed at say 40% meaning you would only actually get £480 a month after tax. Instead if you lease an EV for £700 a month and sacrifice the £700 allowance you will not pay any tax on the £700.... I think (don't take your tax advice from me, consult a professional!)Â
I dont have any of that as an option. We don't have a company car scheme.Â
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18 hours ago, monkie said:
No. I have colleagues who have Hyundai's, Kia's, Volvo's and Audi's. All of whom do a lot of daily miles with no issues at all. For company car owners the tax benefits are massive. You can also lease an EV as a salary sacrifice with zero BIK tax. So this neutralises the cost argument if you use the car for your job.Â
I own all my vehicles outright no leases/company car etc. Just cant fathom why so many use the lease system. It does mean i own older cars though which I think excludes me from EV ownership for some time to come. Apart from a BMW once upon a time that ended its days in a spin on the M4 one night, i spend 7-8k a time and run them until they are worthless. The l322 might be the exception as i haven't fallen that much in love with it and should have spent the money on a digger so that might leave my ownership quicker than most cars but hey ho.Â
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Mines gone there - its 13 years older than yours though. As I was preparing for welding in repairs it became more and more apparent that the inside of that a frame cross member was a complete mess.Â
ÂI have a new Richards chassis and now need to find some time...
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44 minutes ago, deep said:
I assume you are just being impolite about Apple?
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1 hour ago, monkie said:
Okay, so I can report on today's experience doing a round trip of around 300 miles in the Tesla.Â
I started the journey off on 97%, got to the office 145 miles later with 55% remaining. Plugged it in at the office for free while I worked.Â
Got in the car at the end of the day to come home, car was 100% full.Â
Drove it at motorway speeds and stopped at Gordano services South of Bristol with 64% on the battery. Plugged it in at the Tesla supercharger (3 spaces available, 3 cars left whilst I was there). 15 minutes (£10.17) later I had gone up to 95%.Â
Got home with over 80% left. I am converted and will now swap my company car for a Tesla.Â
This is quite impressive to be fair. Still not sure it could work for me.Â
ÂIs Tesla the only choice to make this work in reality? What are the purchase prices like? I'd have to be able to buy the car so i reckon its a long way out of reach!
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13 hours ago, Snagger said:
Swapping out batteries at serviette stations for rapid turnarounds is never going to happen.  Tesla tried it, but not only is it risky with the potential for damage to the connectors and ensuing fires, it is also hugely impractical - it’d need big stations with the automated removal/refitting systems, storage and charging facilities, and production of around twice as many battery packs than otherwise needed, which simply can’t be done with the current limitations on materials and production unless they halve the number of cars sold.  That is before you even start contemplating common batteries and their structural, integrated nature on the latest generations of vehicles.
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Swapping batteries will never happen... lets face it the world cant even get crapple to use the same charging port as everyone else!
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1 hour ago, landroversforever said:
The motorway top up model also doesn't work unless you can get straight on a charger when you stop for a slash. I don't want to be waiting around for 30mins for someone else to be done charging to then spend another 20-30mins on charge. Just 30mins is adding another 25% to my regular oxfordshire-somerset run.
Same for me. To be honest, I haven't been in a motorway services since before COVID and dont intend to start again - they are filthy places.... Unless my bladder significantly weakens, I want to continue to do 4.5 hours in one go - its long enough without extending it (and 30 mins in the minimum I guess if there is a queue)
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I feel mine will do this if i over do it. It shows no signs of stopping or getting tight. I wrap a good load of ptfe tape round it, tighten to flush with the cover and leave a corner pointing upwards so i can see if it rotates (it never does).Â
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I seem to recall one of the manuals - might have been haynes, stated too high a torque for the bottom bearing pin bolts. Just a dim memory.Â
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4 minutes ago, Gazzar said:
It's used by "shop4autoparts" as a brand. Or it was once.
Quite and it is this to which I refer above. A lot of their EAC branded stuff seems to be reasonable quality and well sourced. I say this from the odd time i have taken a chance on it when the cheapest of cheap britpart has been the only other option so not extensive experience.Â
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Some of the Britpart XS stuff is genuine in another box.Â
ÂEAC seem to make some parts and are decent quality.
I still try to go to Britcar and LRDirect where they tell you the manufacturer rather than supplier (although the lrdirect website seems a bit naff for this at the moment ).Â
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14 minutes ago, Eightpot said:
Thermostats along with many other parts are rubbish these days - I no longer use anything but waxstat in the workshop and even then they can be faulty out of the box. Think I went through four new stats before getting a good one in my own 200tdi. Â
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I had this with waxstat too. The vdo guage was showing it wasnt opening until 97C! Soon took that one out!
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They've owned allmakes for a few years now i beleive, just kept it very quiet.Â
ÂMassive shame about Bearmach. They had some good products like Hawkeye - more reliable than nanocoms rubbish and Total was open across all vehicles and catered for models that GAP didn't cover.Â
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2 hours ago, L19MUD said:
I'm so jealous of the trucks you have in the US. Just way too big to use over here
Absolutely the same. Love them.Â
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I heard on another forum that they are giving out redundancy notices. I have no idea if this is correct though.Â
Âshame if they are as they are generally better than BritpartÂ
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3 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:
Indeed, I've driven some of it - but I'd happily drive most of it in an unmodified Freelander on all-terrains, hence querying the need for quite such a chunky build. Given the weight and size I don't know how far off-road you're planning on getting this rig?
I dont think that camper cab would fit on a freelander..... even with all terrains! 🙄
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Eberspachers can be found fairly cheaply these days. The heater can be used for demisting and cab kept toasty by the eberspacher. Mine will have the cab at 30C if you let it. It also means I can leave the dogs in there in the winter and they will be happy.Â
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Whats the definition of Service Brake? I took that to mean hand brake??
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I dont know why people bugger about with brakes so much. My front caliper/rear drum setup works perfectly and is how it was all designed. This, axles and suspension all seem to be setups LR got just right and arent worth time fiddling with!Â
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6 hours ago, Snagger said:
My project was to make a vehicle for the rest of my life, so yes, I was glad with the way it turned out.  There are, as always, a handful of things I’d do differently, but it is still in good order 16 years after completion, just a little corrosion on the tub where a paint shop over polished their work and rubbed through the new paint to the aluminium on the concealed edges, but it’s minor.  It’s in storage now, but has stood up well to that too.
My chassis and bulkhead are galvanised, which is a big help. Â Ralph (Western) is the galv king of the forum!
This is my aim too. After this job, i never want to touch the body or chassis again.Â
The financial crisis - a period of economic readjustment ?
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I spent the whole weekend cutting firewood. Still have to split it. Hopefully the Rayburn goes in next month. I have also fitted a 3500l oil tank recently in the hope that i can take advantage of lower price periods but also cut down on its use with more wood. I will be adding a log burner back boiler to the system we install with the Rayburn too. I hope, for heating to become self sufficient through wood eventually (my own stuff with top ups from outside that I don't need to rely on).
What I really would like is to add solar PV to the shed roofs - these are south facing. But I really don't know where to start with it, not having had any training in this area. The sheds are huge and could easily accommodate many more panels than I think I would need. I also have masses of space that could be used for battery storage. Like I say though, I am not sure where to even start with this! Cost will be an issue I am sure.