miketomcat
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That's really neat.
Mike
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It took me 5 years to build my ibex but I had a year where nothing happened as I moved house. Having said that the work I did is nothing compared to the machining and fabrication work you've done. I stand in awe.
Mike
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4 hours ago, Paul C said:
I managed to find a reasonable second hand one a couple of years ago but it was very hard to find and nil new, are you making any for sale, I have been thinking of making a mold from mine, it only has one small crack in it.
I can make them to order. Pm me for details.
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One side is square the other is about 45°. It looks like your just missing a square of metal that follows the angle and ends square to the angled part.
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I've got a mould for that but unfortunately I've just put it in my lock up and I won't be back the for a while.
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I've just done a panhard bolt and it was a 10.9 not an 8.8 so it might be worth checking.
Mike
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5 hours ago, Escape said:
Are those related to the Mini Moke?
Yes and no. They're a mini based kit car, they loosely resemble the moke but were built in a shed, then assembled by the customer at home using a rotten mini as a donor.
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Wheelarch broken out this morning.
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2 hours ago, daveturnbull said:
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One for @miketomcat
It's only a short dip from Southampton too.
The MK3 is slightly better looking, I have a friend that has four of them and I will admit to considering buying one many years ago.
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What machining did you require I used front hubs but didn't do any machining.
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First wheel arch layed up, I'll break it out tomorrow.
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I've had similar issue to others and I only ever used the parts department. 🤣 On the bright side there's a man in Sheffield who sells exactly the vehicle most of us want, is a genuine nice guy, not pushy in any way and will build you exactly what you ask for. His name is David Foers.....
If I ever have the money to buy new that's where I would be going. Oh and they British through and through.
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I've never seen a straight one. But I've never had anything to do will td5 onwards.
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2500rpm is around 60 and 2800-2900rpm is 65-70mph I rarely go much above 70 these days. But I am given to a bit of spirited driving on back roads much to the disgust of cars I shouldn't be tailing.
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More moulds.
This should be the last of the external mouldings which will allow me to complete the box and get it fitted to the trailer.
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I did a cam belt Tuesday night with the draper beam type mentioned and have done more than I care to mention. Yes it is tricky to hold it accurately but I've never had an issue either. I have in the past used a click type and held it mid click but felt this wasn't good enough hence me buying the beam type.
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3 hours ago, Stellaghost said:
It's me...you do realise...
Regards Stephen
But you'd take a fly by wire throttle and convert it to cable. So he has a point.
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It would appear so on my 25mile "test run" to work it seems fine with no noticeable smoke. I still need to get on and sort the other engine but at least it's up and running.
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Just over 1m from top of seat box to headlining.
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They really have lost there way. It's a shame that they're determined to lose any heritage they had left.
On the bright side they can't really sue all the land rover clubs and specialist for using the land rover name any more.
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I can't measure one as I don't have a sunroof now, but 45 (LR90) did and I'm pretty sure I stood where the middle seat would be up through the sunroof to paint the roof when I sprayed it.
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Well it's back together and running. It looked a bit smokey when I booted it which it wasn't before but it was dark and in car headlights, I'll see what it's like tomorrow.
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255/85x16 fit a stock height 110 without rubbing, unless you you put way over the max payload of rubble in the back
as my wife found out. Mike
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14 minutes ago, Junglie said:
Yeah, maybe I was being optimistic - unless you want to make the door out of 300x300 tiles (which could look cool perhaps) it will be...expensive.
Large sheets of composite including fibreglass are difficult to find to buy, unless you make it yourself.
Mike
as my wife found out.
Alternator stripping belts
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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Photos always help, how is it shredding the belt? Is it tearing the rubber part out or literally tearing it into strands. How good is the alignment between the pulleys is one noticeably offset.
Mike