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Yep - Mike clearly has a designers eye. Very nice work. Steve

That looks great out behind the Ibex, you must be very satisfied with that. Steve

I like those jack blocks, very useful. All looking good so far. Steve

Time for a new cable by the sound of it. They can get damaged if there is or has been a bad main earth - starter to battery . JLR cable if available would be my choice Steve

How much slack is in the cable with the HB off? Steve

Have to say, the cable is the prime suspect. With new shoes I assume the adjuster opposite the cable is near minimum ? Steve

It's worse if Stephen gets involved and they don't agree... That said it will be done perfectly. Impact were able to source genuine mast ram seals for a 5 ton Clark (American) mid-70's lift which was the last FLT ram I did. Agri-hire is my go to now for such stuff Steve

Search for brake cylinder honing tools @Gazzar has just done just this on his 101 thread Steve

I'd loosen the cap before removing it just because it's held in place. When I did the single acting ram seals on my 4 post I used Ipswich Hydraulics for the seals, but now I would use Agri-hire - Mervyn is a hydraulics wiz. There is also FW Stennett not far from you, they have a lot of Ag based stock and are also very knowledgeable Also Impact Handling in Claydon - fork lift specialists I've had 2 of those machines and wish I'd kept the full free lift one.......... Steve

Worth a look though as the spacer would only be a plain ring to weld each side with this scheme Steve

I was thinking take the LR bell bolt face off all together then cut the Lexus housing bell and bolt flange at the right length to fit then weld up, doing away with an adaptor lump ? Steve

What about the correct bell housing for the 1uz and the LR bell housing coming together with the band saw and TIG welder? Steve

Respray in the same colour? 2k or synthetic enamel? It's a sizeable job to paint as stripped down parts and if you're going that far will the front inner arches and BH get galvanised before paint? I'm about to do a BH change on an on the road 90sw and the replacement BH is refurb'd , galv'd and painted body colour - the galv and paint (2k) came to just under £750... pm me if you would like to meet up for a chat, I'm not far from you in mid-Suffolk. I'm also in the middle of an 88 2a new chassis build and a 110sw new chassis/major refurb including galvanising the original BH. Steve

looking good Stephen Steve

What colour sticker do the airliners landing in Paris have? Greenwash does not put out wild fires........ Steve

Welcome to the forum I spectated several AWDC events at Peters pit in the 80's , there were some cracking comp. safari's held there. Steve

Is the pedal pivot slightly siezed or tight? Have you tried pulling the clevis pin out of the pedal to servo rod connection to check free pedal movement? If nothing obvious shows itself maybe an extra spring from the pedal to one of the box bolts like the series clutch return style might do it ? Steve

Is the pedal box and servo can the original 109 unit? Will the pedal return to the resting stop if you lift it by hand? The brake light switch adjustment on the 109 pedal box can be a bit sensitive Steve

Good result and info for other Santana owners id needed Steve

If you have rubber flexible hoses clamping these off will tell if the mc is faulty , if good the pedal will be solid aside fro the pre-set free-play Are the springs behind the shoes? And are the springs new? I've had similar down to the new cylinder seals being less tight combined with new springs being too forceful thus pulling the trailing shoe into the cylinder too far. then the next pedal push goes way too far. Does the pedal come up and stay up with pumping then keep pushing on last push? Steve

Yeah, more rpm and power - well suited to today's road use , more so than the F-head originally fitted. TC would be even better too in the 2200cc later spec. Steve

Thanks - I thought it looked familiar but just couldn't place it Steve

Spotted in a local-ish auction listing Any idea what engine this is ? Thanks Steve

@Stellaghost ....I did wonder who you were trying to convince when you said to me last week you wouldn't start the 1UZ project until next year That's a very good finish for cast iron too , quality work as always Steve

That's interesting, I read the first ad quote and thought it sounded just like 17h. I think I know where his lost stick is...........