miketomcat

I remember that. Your as mad as I am. Mike

If they can put an age related plate on they will and yes these days they do try but if the age can't be decernd or it's built from various bits you will get a Q. As to ringing a Q yes it will be possible but it depends what's on the logbook and when it got it's Q plate don't forget everything is digital now. Plus for some reason people don't want/are scared of Q's. Suspension lift is fine if you have use standard arms as springs are service replacement as long as it's coils for coils etc. Different arms are a grey area as you may get away with it due to it being the same style and you can swap back with no mods but it would be down to the inspector. Mike

You could use coloured perspex or polycarbonate etc it's available in 6mm so just remove window draw round it cut the plastic and fit it. It cuts with a jigsaw and drills ok with a little care. Mike

I've got a forward facing pto drop box which I may chop about but I probably should get the ibex on the road first. Besides 45 has a fairey 525 on it so I guess I should be happy with that for now. Mike

Three bolt is imperial four and six are metric. Mike

Unfortunately a lot of people don't realize the consequences of modifications. The bad news is there is a lot out there that aren't legal and the owners don't realize/care. The good news is you can get you vehicle legal however you will have to jump through the relevant hoops and you may end up on an age related or Q plate. I've spent years building kit cars some already registered (old/classic kit cars), some via SVA, some via the old VIC and the ibex I'm building now will need an IVA so don't loose hope just do your research. Mike

Long bolts up through tubes welded into the crossmember through the tray and into the winch it's self with big washers on the bottom face. The bumper was bolted through discovery style and the front winch mounts were just through the tray. In total I had 6 bolts holding it all on to the chassis 2 trough the crossmember into the winch and 4 through trimmed dumb irons (bear in mind it's a discovery chassis). Mike

Never seen one but there was a custom tank for a 110 on eBay last year that had a channel in the top the tank to accommodate the shaft so someone has done it. There has also been several rear facing pto's for an lt230 (i would quite like one for a pto center winch on the ibex but that's another idea). Mike

That'll be me then I made a bumper with the winch tray sat partly on top of the front crossmember on my tomcat. I welded tubes through and bolted the winch down through the tray and crossmember. Mike

VIC doesn't exist anymore. Now you just MOT and apply for the logbook if you don't already have it. Mike

Didn't a load of series with coil chassis get hammered a few years ago as a result I think it was stated you can still buy and use them but it's up to the owner to seek the correct registration iva or whatever. Mike

I think you've pretty much nailed it snagger that's how I read it and don't see any room for maneuver other than tighter. Mike

Ross this may or may not help you but I have a mould for an R380 tunnel and bulkhead flange. Mike

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=90714&page=10 And I think someone like dirty diesel pulled one apart might be his Volvo C202. Mike

And me, basically if it left the factory like it it's fine if not start counting points if you run out iva it is. Mike

The bit that drives me nuts is all the do gooders bang on about electric cars but the batteries are not environmentaly friendly and nobody seems to remember the electricity still has to be made in a polluting power station.Mike

Whilst I kind of agree I'm not sure a jobs worth at vosa would after all a 200tdi is a direct swap for an n/a. Mike

Err swan neck and pitman arm are different so is damper mount and position. No links off hand, but you can swap for new replacement parts of most anything but land rover the way they are it's difficult to prove the part wasn't new/original (provided it's the same) though it's not follow it to the letter of the law. Mike

Sorry I wasn't being specific with my example it was just the first things that came to mind. Most people swap the whole axle for a disc axle ie disco or later 110 as you say if you convert it then that should be fine providing you can prove the base axle is the same type. I couldn't think of anything else to list off hand nor could I be bothered to look up the exact number of points either in my example or needed. The only reason I picked 300tdi/R380 was I knew someone would argue a 200tdi/stubby R380 could be converted back easily and regain the points. I hope that clears up the point I was trying to make. Mike

You right you can do like for like swap and not lose points but change the type for instance defender steering to disco steering the the points are gone. However here is the grey area I've put the 110 back to the correct transmission so theoretically no one can prove the points were lost in the first place. But if you have a say 89 reg 90/110 running a 300tdi r380 and disc rear axle your not original therefore potentially subject to iva. Unless you can prove it has been checked and registered under previous legislation (sva or dvla/vic check). Mike

They look similar to the pipe stands we have at work we use them for masts but there designed for pipe fabrication. Mike

Just thought I'd check as you wouldn't be the first person looking for tyres that no one makes. I would imagine micheldever tyres would stock or can get them as they supply all the fitters in the south I know it's the wrong end of the country but so is Devon. Mike

What wheel size as I don't think bfg make a 35" tyre to fit a 16" rim they do for 15" rims though. Mike

I'm intending to make a rubber gasket for mine but I haven't taken them apart to see how viable that is yet. Mike

I'm probably a bit deaf. Mike