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^ wot he said! I'd love a decent road trip

The finish on 3d printers has really stepped up a notch in the last few years! Out of interest and off topic, how much use has your TDS had?

nice work!

gauge still has to arrive as of yet, its coming from 'Murica, most likely "via taiwan" its the only one i could find in the 52mm flavour which displayed a "smart but not too chavvy" etiquette. the same gauge is avaialable quicker and cheaper with red/blue backlighting but that looks "well flash innit"

any idea how thick it is? all my bits are really sharp, if i know how thick then i can stop just before i break through to remove all swarf, then reapply grease to the bit for the last bit

is the filings not bad for the turbo?

where abouts is the plug? unfortunately, i probably can't remember what goes where exactly, post up a couple of pictures of the engine bay in a more zoomed out format. i might be able to remember a bit more then

The 200 doesn't have the EGR plate, the manifold will have to come off to drill and tap anyway so I'll do my best to position it well

Currently running around 18psi although before it was basically permanently shut and off the gauge at 24+psi been like that for 4 years reliably. Just been to South Wales and back still pulling like a train and no loss of mpg. I think I'll put it down to the short ~3 foot long exhaust and for an EGT gauge to keep an eye on things

I have a corsa cooling rad and electric fan that I was thinking of utilising to cool the water, which I would put in a seperate circuit like you mentioned. I think for the cost I would have to shell out for a custom intercooler, I could probably set up a charge cool system. Are there any rule of thumbs to consider for specifying the charge air cooling side of it? I can work out radiator size requirements and I have a suspicion a corsa rad is over specced for that haha

I'll do that next weekend then, busy all this weekend off to king of wales

I've been going steady on it since, but it's still boosting as hard as before, i actually turned it down a bit the other week. It had been running another 5psi before that. Maybe it's time for a water cooled vnt!

Will let him know the situation cheers

Done

Hi all, the other day i took my mate out for a spin as he was interested in a TDi, long story short i found out my engine is literally a fire (amber burning soot?) breathing monster. The engine wasnt particularly hot, it had been warmed up on a 4 or 5 mile normal speed drive, sat idling for about 5 mins and then i took him for a blast up the road. my truck started producing glowing exhaust gases within less than a minute of hard driving, literally first, second, third, glowing. my question is surely i cant have got it to above the EGT safe limit in that short a time? so what temperature does diesel soot start to burn off at? here's the video (sorry non facebook users, my youtube is currently not working) P.S. EGT gauge ordered within 5 mins of finding out! Also, whats better, Intercooler or water to air charge cooler?

I did look at the britpart kits as heard good things about them, although couldnt find anything like the G4 ones

i measured one generously today at 170cm x 45cm x 90cm. have the wheels got tyres on them? they are all going in a SEAT

as said above, no need to bring light earths back to relays. i must say, considering you are questioning your abilities, your wiring is a damn sight neater and safer than a lot of poeple

sounds good to me, i shall confirm he is definately coming first!

very interesting, i have often wandered if these would solve the issue caused by the venturi effect of my windows being pulled outwards meaning i cant close them at anything over ~40mph, of course those little guides would probably work being as that is what they are designed for

from Oxfordshire? dont suppose you are or anyone from your area is going to king of wales at the weekend? i am, and so is my mate from Tiverton, Devon, also a regular at D4x4. any help?

bit the bullet and bought a 2 seat G4 retrim kit. ive had other seats in before, space is limited in a series truck cab anyway, defender seats work, especially as the battery is under the passenger seat.

I've been looking at the retrim kits, the G4 style or half leather XS seem the best for me, however the XS is too much monies! (the G4 aint cheap either) G4 also looks easier to clean too!

Hi all, i'm after a set of standard type front seats, would be nice if i could get leather ones, although some smart looking vinyl ones would be ok. I dont want to spend much more than £200 on them, I'm thinking of black ones at the moment although i am aware of how hot they can get. where is the best place to look? Paddocks only seem to sell XS dual colour seats, none of which take my fancy, and Exmoor are about a million pounds! Cheers, Mikey

Nige, how does paying work? I need to send you monies!