miketomcat
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You'll have to wait and see for now. Gives you something to aim for though doesn't it hat.......coat.....................running hard!
Mike
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We're back there in September with something to spice things up. more when we get back from this one.
Mike
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Here is ours:
The snorkel actually goes down outside the heater and the hose goes under it between wheel arches and bulkhead. Mine is home made but a copy of iirc mantec one for series and early 90/110. The side mount snorkel requires the plastic under wing duct fitted at the factory which I believe is no longer available.
Mike
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Booking deadline for summer sisters is tomorrow (wednesday) evening see you there.
Mike
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I had an incident in a multistory with the tomcat I pulled up to the barrier above was a 2m height restriction (tomcat was only 1.8m). The barrier wouldn't lift so I hit the help button to be told your vehicle is to high please back up so after a heated debate he finally told me there sensors actually measured chassis height and deemed mine was to tall. After making 5 people back up I left leaving two great big liquorice lines all the way up there entrance road and I've never been back even in the car.
Mike
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I spotted this on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=221787741411&globalID=EBAY-GB&alt=web
Disco 2 seats in a 110.
Mike
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Have a look in the early part of my ibex 300 build thread (in special projects) I know it's not a 110 but it is a freelander rear seat and my original plan was to fit them in much the same way to the 110 I had at the time.
Mike
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The steel tanks are similar however the disco was fitted with a plastic tank that goes over the chassis rail exactly where the floor supports are on the filler side.
Mike
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Fairly sure it's 13mm though I can't check.
Mike
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Those are fuses sometimes referred to as fuseable links due to there size. The links I refer to are lengths of special wire designed to burn out in the event of overload they are different lengths for different loads. The box I've fitted replaces those wires.
Mike
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I thought/hoped they got rid of them in 94 when they went 300tdi but I guess v8 maybe different. Knowing you have them is one up on how most people find them there covering holds water so they corrode and part company leaving you with nothing. You can't replace them easily, you can't shorten them and the only reference to location iirc is a random paragraph in the manual because they look like part of the loom. It takes a bit of head scratching to work out which wire does what and what fuse to use. I'll post up what I have done and what fuse I used though I'm a little way off finding out if I got it right.I'm planning a wiring job on '95 Disco V8i based Sahara that has fusable links. I've little expererince with these. What are the issues?
Mike
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There first book was chasing rainbows the second was only available on CD I have it here somewhere but haven't had chance to read that one it's very inspiring stuff.
Mike
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I recon you could make it fit but. A, It wouldn't be easy or straight forward. B, The problem is the heater matrix isn't under the bonnet it's in the dash so you either need the dash as well again not easy to fit an earlier bulkhead or you need to find a way of putting the/another matrix in a standard dash. All in all way more agro than it's worth but hey when did "we" ever do the easy thing.
Mike
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If you read on it's a 300tdi with the pump tweeked so 130bhp is a bit optimistic more like 115bhp because let face it how many actually left the factory at 115bhp.
Mike
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I found the gauge on my press packed up the second time something went with a bang don't know if there's a way of adding some sort of buffer to reduce the shock wave.
Mike
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You should only run all the same size tyres on all land rovers. Personally I run all the same size and the same make/type. Failure to do so will at best result in massive wear at worse a broken transfer box.
Mike
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Booking dead line is in a week's time if you want paperwork via post if your happy to collect it up there or have it via email (if so your email address is required when booking) then it can be tues-weds.
Mike
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I'm back on wiring again. The disco loom I'm using is from a 200tdi as such it has the God awful fuseable links. So I've purchased an MGF (the same as 300tdi disco and others) under bonnet fuse box this allows me to ditch the links and have proper fuses. I've sited it next to the pedal box because there was space and it's easy to get to.
I've put a relay box there as well for rad fan, DRL's and spares for later.
Mike
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I think I need to get out more I clearly recognise more landy parts than is healthy. ?
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Could be brake light switch off the pedal box.
Mike
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There is a rumour the 109 still runs but we have no proof of this.
Mike
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One week left for online bookings. Get your booking in for a great weekend of offroading.
Mike
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You could flush it through with atf before refitting I believe atf has some rust eating properties (at least I hope so as my gearbox is brimmed with atf until I'm ready to run it) drain fill with ep90 before use then do a change after say 500 miles.
Mike
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I have no real idea but if I remember correctly they are similar to the land rover equivalent. But bear in mind they don't need a roll cage due to their construction, one winch does the job of two and have built in rock sliders.
Mike
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how not to have a holiday!
in International Forum
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The start of our holiday was the summer sisters event great weekend was had by all. On the Monday TSD, John/chris, chalky and us moved from the show caves to http://doliago.com/ a very nice campsite near the strata Florida. However on route all was not well with 45 culminating in the engine consuming it's oil. TSD then towed us complete with trailer onto the campsite. Tent erected for wife an kids, myself and TSD are recovered back to Southampton with 45. Tuesday with TSD, fridgefreezer and myself the engine was removed and replaced with a spare, Wednesday saw TSD and me driving back to Wales to be reunited with wife, kids and others.
Que a week of laning and sightseeing, on the Friday (due to move campsites on Sat) on one last lane my brakes fail turns out a calipers bolt has disappeared and sheared a brake line so drive carefully back to campsite. Saturday book additional night at current campsite sorce parts from rhayader 4x4 and fix.
Move to next campsite near Machynlleth more laning/sightseeing. The day before we leave discovery a wheel bearing has lunched it's self (i've actually got the parts to fix this with me) so fix move to next campsite in the forest of Dean, then home today.
Moral of this don't mention the idea of selling your truck just before going on holiday in it as it was clearly listening.
Mike