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the secret is to bolt em to something thats running & let the engine take the strain anyway thats what the jcb is for ....moving all my non running vapour builds Cheers Steveb

What did you break then Adrian? thats not fun loading up an hour after the start cheers Steveb

yep put my name on those pinion conversions ta we'll have a deal with some mog bits if you still want steering box & gearbox, my yard is filling up with mogs as well will be stripping the first one soon B) Steveb portals..a doorway to a different world

welcome to Land Rover ownership you'll love it!! One of the great things about LR vehicle owners is we all have our own take on it and our own uses...I'd be a bit careful of dunking the back end into salt water tho aluminium & steel doesn't need any encouraging to corrosion enjoy the forum cheers Steveb

Hi Al , Thats all looking very tasty....a well kitted workshop is much more inspiring than a mess of extensions and a noisy generator out the back. Top job fella. Have you sorted your lathe switch cos I've got a few spares in the old farm installation.. Cheers Steveb

hi Adrian, hope you are well. It was fairly quiet in the afternoon both days TBH..two venues in one day does seem to make things more challenging . I'm hoping to do some events next year.. not sure what yet, got a bit more to do on my 90 before its ready to mot .....portal playtime i think...a couple of brackets and a widget adaptor & they'll drop straight on Cheers Steveb

Theres also that company in Oz -Dobbin eng. ithink - doing a modded system ...is it called X Link ? Very nice design and I would suggest doesn't cause wrap on acceleration or climbs .

Hi 88Nick must have said hi at Santas at some point but if not Hi ....i marshalled Tixover Sat & whittlesea Sun ..was in my 109SW (avatar pic) Hey Pete I'm sure you know who I mean ..she's the holder of the deeply occult info on what all those strange white appliances are in that room you don't use at home Cheers Steveb

I've been on this forum for a bit over a year and have met or pm-chatted with several on here...hoping to meet a few more as i do a few more events, the social /tech network on LR4x4 is great.. Petergg thro Bures etc ( and the lovely Kaye) watson mark Jenkins Jez/Zuz Dan/charlotte (Dirtydiesel) fridgefreezer Vinny astro Al Lewis holyzeus top90 guy90 lee marchant darren(challenge90?)/aidy adrian turner Kim H I'm sure I've missed some of the people out but as i said ^ LR4x4 superb friendly techy funny , Cheers Steveb

hehe KC daylighters too....the SAT's had a down side too , when you did get stuck it was a lot further in than anyone on T&C's ....same as now with portals n 40" boggers I suppose Cheers Steveb

nice one Jez around here the eastern bloc incomers are being told off for catching and eating carp and ducks on the rivers. BM i saw that GPS readout and thought the same.....just a smidge of TV smoke n mirrors cheers Steveb

7.50 SAT's changed offroading sooo much when they came out...before them it was dunlop trak-grips (showing me veteran status now ) or t & c's..Alliance did do a nice non directional too. My V8 SIIA was great for smoky burnouts n drifting on roundabouts too.....another thing of that era .....no one had diff locks & only a few of us had winchs , those that did were nearly all mech or hydro . I did find some 10.50 - 18 SAT pattern tyres back then but they were non highway spec. Back in '89 I think a mate & I entered the arc nat winch event , each with V8 90's on SAT's , mine with a ramsey offroader leccy winch & simons with a series hydro winch . No-one else entered had coils or SAT's ......we found ourselves able to drive the whole section to the end, turn round and drive all the way out again.....it was a win but didn't feel much like it as we did no winching . BFG MT's arrived in the UK in the early 90's & the rest is a nice shade of sepia........ halogen days indeed Steveb

Thanks for the info Old Spot - is the type R motor a higher vol/ pressure than the std mm roller stator motor? my hydro man says the std one is good for 160 bar cheers Steveb

Looked at this last year with a friend of mine, venue is the main issue really , we were looking to create something like Belgium National/Landmania with more particpation events and to include other outdoor adventure activities - microlights / powered hang gliders / mountain & BMX bikes hovercraft ( grass roots racing is mad ) / wilderness camping / decent music at night etc The whole show scene does need a new approach in this country I feel.... Step uno is venue tho. my tuppence worth cheers Steveb

welcome to LR4x4 , I hope you are lucky enough to trace your tent/rack etc . The bravado of thieves like this does make it hard to protect your stuff . I take it you have reported it to Billing org/ local plod/ mag & as many forums as poss. May also be putting a search on Ebay , Cheers Steveb

morning Pete ..if you need longer flexi's it might be worth trying excalibur ...I've recently got a set of plus 2" . I think Pirtek will make to order too but are a bit expensive. cheers Steveb

Hi Old Spot , couple of questions: how big is the pump..looks like a 8/9 GPM size ....same as a pto pump what pressure are you running the system at ? & is the motor on the mm the standard roller stator type? is there any clutch arrangement on the crankdrive? what size of tank for your set up? I do have a spare dedicated zf74 pump/leccy valve block/pipes/brkts for a mm if anyone is looking for one. cheers Steveb

What time of the year is the Warne Trophy and whereabouts then ?.....i could prob google it but rather talk about it on here ......is it a winch or a build challenge ??? cheers Steveb

So are you booked for this now then Jez? There was a bit of a glint in your eye when we talked about it the other week... Anyone else entered? cheers Steveb

Hi , check your battery voltage with engine running as low voltage will cause this, have you got the correct wattage bulbs in ? this will also affect flash rate or its the relay. hth cheers Steveb

Hi Sue welcome to the place where all the sane people hang out.... might be interested in the terra's n wheels ..is there 2 only? ..more interested in the wheels, are they agri or 8 spokes? If you have any pto bits on the transferbox's they are usually worth a few quid.. Cheers Steveb

....someone had to.... Steveb

......the hard tops from series will fit if you change the windscreen to S11/S111 as well. Most def. panelwork has series roots , lower tooling costs etc Cheers Steveb

I always grease in the tube and up the trackrod thread copper slip grease is good but anything will make next time a whole lot easier Oh yeah and what Jim said lay it on the vice closed jaws and tickle it with a no1 Cheers Steveb