miketomcat

the threads are M6 or M5 can't remember off hand but is definatly metric i made a puller using a bit of plate a nut and blot through the middle to push on the crank bolt but it still took 3 hours to get it off so don't expect it to be a quick job mike

there is a proper grease for stainless treads but the name escapes me having said that copper slip works well and i normally use it mike

i'll be there along with half the shire commitee if thats any help mind most of us have to be there really mike

jules if you've got 10 spline shafts you couldn't give away i'm sure i can find a home for them (can't afford to change them yet so spares is next best thing ) mike

if you want something really interesting a company down in poole built a 2ltr V8 using 2 yamaha R1 engines on a common crank and crank case it reved to around 11grand iirc that was twin cam heads (quad cam engine) mike

these guys will be able to help http://www.tek-tanks.com/ but they won't be cheap as they have marine in the name but they can make any size shape plastic tanks we use them at work they are very good mike

you can't fit the damper without removing the guard anyway i'm in bitterne don't have a damper but willing to have a look see what we can find if you want mike

i've got the same problem you can't buy anything longer than 2" lift kit hoses all i could find was one offs made locally with goodridge hoses but as the tomcat has disco brakes it was going to cost £100 ish for 4 hoses the only other option was to move the mounts either end but haven't done this yet. so if you come up with a solution please let me know thanks mike

i've no idear what it is but theres a ratio of rubber to groove that tyre manufactures complie to ie yokohama AO32R's a road/race tyre for mini's (road legal) have big flat blocks of rubber for traction but this means the grooves are about 10mm wide where as a normal road tyre has small blocks of rubber but lots of 3mm grooves. also truck tyres are marked up on the side wall as regrooveable and i think it maybe ilegal to regroove a normal tyre unless so marked. your best bet is to speak to your friendly MOT man see what he says that wasn't much help really was it hey ho mike

i got mine from a motorbike dealer cost me £2.99 mike

i woutd try doing a rad flush with a hose then do the same with the block and refill then undo both the heater take off pipes at the back of the engine noteing which way round they are then pour water down one heater pipe till it comes out the other cleanly with no bubbles then reconnect this will clear the hole system out and get rid of any air locks the other thing to check is condition of the rad if it ain't got any fins it ain't gona cool mike

the only reason the tomcat got built was i have a good friend who lent me their carport for 4 months and now its finished it lives in a rented garage with my bike but i should point out the bikes across the back touching the wall the tomcat touches the bike and the door just shuts as for tools home made pullers for crank pulley using a bit of ally with big nut and bolt in the middle and three m6 studs through the plate works but could do with so refinement also nylon clutch line up tool made up on my dads lathe finally its not mine but my dad made his own trolley jack!! he even machined the ram himself mind he did copy it from a friends but still impresses me mike

les we're just looking in to these for the shires have a sample made to same spec as an ARB one i think the price was going to work out about £30 ish but don't quote me and we talked about just putting a sticker on it if you let me know how many people want one i can see what we can do mike

your MOT man should get upset as long as it looks secure and doesn't leak thats all there really looking for mike

one thing to be careful about with this option is that a lot of cars switch off the power supply to the cigarette lighter when the ignition is off this is true of disco 1's so wouldn't mind betting its across the range so check first before conecting a solar panel/gharger by this route otherwise you maybe wasting your time mike

surely theres some loony out there interested what more could you ask a lot of snow like minded company and the northern lights what more can i say mike

thanks mountain cabins were aleays going to be an option. we're takeing the ferry to burgen otherwise we won't have enough time did you take/need snow chains or were the roads clear enough to not need the any advice you can give would be apprecated thanks mike

theres a group of nutters from the shires going to norway on the 31st march returning to uk 13th april we're planning to drive to tromso to see the northern lights via nord kapp if its open. we will be camping for the most part so a little chilly temps for that time are about the same as mid winter here. it's likely to be a round trip of about 3000 miles mainly road miles but bear in mind there should be a lot of snow around. costs are approx but its £430 for the ferry fuel is about the same as here food is slightly more and beer is extorsionate sorry chaps, so all in 2 people in one truck it's looking to be about £1500-£2000. if your interested let me know we've got 3 definates and 2 maybes would like to have a max of 6 trucks. come on you know you want to!!!! mike

you could try antifoul stripper (boat bottom paint stripper) it's water soluble and works quite well mike

there's a group of us from the shires going to lapland the begining of april to play in the snow not planning on taking skis though as there's no spare room in my tomcat and as the other trucks going so far are a Dlander and an ibex its not looking good on the sking front oh and did i mention were camping we must be mad!!!!!! mike

i'm number 81 do you think she's got the message yet oh and she's still the only supporter tee hee

normally 90's have a 1.44:1 ratio 110's a 1.41:1 and discos/rangeys 1.22:1 200tdi onwards its on a sticker on the lower edge of the rear face of the transfer box just to the left of the drum looking fowards i have a feeling they may have put a 1.6:1 in either turbo diesels and or series but i'm not sure on that failing that if you put it in 4th gear high range (this should be 1:1) with the ignition off and roll it forwards you can see how many times the crank goes round hope this helps mike

I'll be at work sat and sun mornings as i'm skint if thats any help mike

i maybe telling some to suck eggs but if i remember correctly you sould never grind non ferous metals on a bench grinder as particals get stuck in the wheel then expand with the heat of grinding thus causing the wheel to shatter which is nearly as messy as a fire ball mike