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miketomcat

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  1. Foers will build the kit to whatever level you want/can afford they have built several upto and including getting them registered. Regarding soft tops I'm fairly sure there is a company they have worked with a recommend. Have a look at there Facebook page there's a fair bit on there and they do seem to answer questions. Mike
  2. My kit was a second hand not finished in the factory affair. Basically the factory started building a demonstrator when they were down at Shoreham. For various reasons the factory moved back up north. The half built demonstrator was bought by a landy specialist in Stafford. He never got round to building it and sold it to me. I didn't want a crew cab so converted it. I'm no stranger to kit cars so I changed bits I didn't like. A kit bought from the factory comes as a complete body chassis, fibreglass panels and glass. You basically need a donor 90/110 some carpet, headlining, paint, lights and sundries. They can build to suit your donor/engine choice. If you can do a rebuild you can build an ibex. your more than welcome to pm me for my phone number to chat. Mike
  3. Not according to the wife it's not. If I let it grow much more it'll look like my head's on upsidedown. Mike
  4. Would that be the beard I've had for the last 8 years...... Mike
  5. I bought a 5ltr tin and it was more than enough for a 110 chassis, two coats. Airless pumps the paint out of the nozzle at very high pressure to atomise it. Air fed uses the air movement to draw the paint out and atomise it with the air flow. As to which is better I haven't used airless. Mike
  6. I'm not going to make it this year. Have fun, hopefully I'll be back next year. Mike
  7. I think the pivot bar is threaded therefore the nut on top is to lock the length. Mike
  8. I went to a couple of the first few and thoroughly enjoyed them. Fast forward a few years of life getting in the way and I looked at going again, I saw photos of June and thought hmm not sure, this one confirmed that I want to camp in a wild location with like minded people that have interesting vehicles/stories. Now I just have to find some friends, time and money. Mike
  9. Surely there's nothing in there worth stealing, therefore locking it to the roof is a higher priority. Any padlock is going to work with your average thief, as the next one is easier..... If they want in they will regardless of what you do. Another think to note as we were told after a break-in. If there's no damage they only get 3 years for break and enter, criminal damage on the other hand is 5 years (and they know this). Hence my comment any padlock will work. Mike
  10. Looks like a g wagon crashed into an SJ. Mike
  11. He's on faceache failing that I should have his number somewhere. Mike
  12. Simon have chat with jez before he gave up proto he was talking to I think simca or something like that ( @FridgeFreezer may remember), for axles for the next truck. I know they were commercial digger type affair but jez was not renouned for going slowly or staying on the ground. Mike
  13. The first time my wife towed was a 16 foot beaver tall on the back of my tomcat at night. So the perfect set up and time.......not, However we were on the motorway it was empty and I was with her (abet half asleep hence why she was driving). She wasn't phased by it and didn't reverse it. Later she collected the club trailer for me (2ton box trailer) she hitched towed and reversed it onto our drive without me there. When I asked her how it went she just said "I'm glad you weren't watching but it was ok". I think half the battle is spending time with somebody else who has towing experience and seat time even if it's only the passenger seat. She will happily tow anything I can throw at her but she does prefer if I load it (not that she can't). Mike
  14. I don't think your that off topic. At least the pioneer isn't reliant on the grid as such but you do still need fuel/electricity for it. This is my other concern we need to find more/better ways of making electricity to sustain the route we're currently going. Mike
  15. https://m.facebook.com/ibexvehicles/?tsid=0.4602177016205711&source=result Hopefully that will work. Range is the problem with all electric vehicles. Until I can do the 700 odd mile trip to the mother-in-law without it taking two days because of charge times, I won't be buying one. However 100 miles is more than enough for my daily commute so as a second car it's viable, if I could afford one and I didn't think the battery range would drop to un-useable levels within a few years. Mike
  16. I applied jotamastic with a normal spay gun just used a large nozzle. There's no reason you can't use a brush or roller but you may need to use smaller mixes due to pot life. I went for spray to try and get it in all the nooks and crannies. Mike
  17. The disco lt77 has a bell housing around 8" long, the defender lt77 only about 4". Lt77's generally leak via the output seal, however the input seal for the transfer box is next to it they also leak. This is where the gearbox and transfer box meet. As above to work out which oil therefore which seal. If it not there then you need to track it down I'm afraid.
  18. Jotamastic 87 is the epoxy primer I used so that's encouraging. Mike
  19. Absolutely, but the price is likely to be more palletable and it's likely to be more practical. Though the range isn't great it's bearable. Mike
  20. I do still think this https://www.munro-ev.com/ is more viable though. But I'm biased. Mike
  21. I quite like the renderings. It fits the hybrid or electric ruling for 2030 or when ever it is. Price is steep but how much is a defender with all the toys, and I know which I'd prefer. Range is a bit of a white lie as it's 50 mile electric or whatever want charging, depending how bigger tank you fit. Interesting though..... Mike
  22. I have a 110 galv chassis that has been in the sea far to often. The galv has flaked off in areas notably just before the back wheels. I clean the whole chassis up with a wire brush and a grinder for the flakey areas. I then coated with 2 coats of epoxy primer and a generic chassis paint. The chassis is around 15 years old I painted it last year. So we'll see how it does. Mike
  23. You can't brake mid corner in an old car, a modern can you can brake and have a party while your at it because the car just sorts it out, so when you reach the limit of physics over it goes. Mike
  24. The number of times I see vintage and race cars loaded with the engine at the back of the trailer, because the caravan club etc say no more than X kg hitch weight. Which if twin axle you can't measure effectively anyway. I've always pulled the car fwd on the trailer till the front of the trailer dips about and inch ish from its resting angle. However as stated I've towed badly loaded trailers, it just means you adjust your speed as nessasary or you stop and adjust the load (I've done both at various times). When I bought my most recent Sankey the spare was bolted to the back for easy, it was horrendous to tow. I stopped move it to the front and strapped it down then it would happily reach the speed limit. Mike
  25. They claim it's a 130 chassis but if it is they've changed the body mounts and suspension to suit the body etc which makes it marginal legally at best. I quite like the idea but the rear bed is errm...... Different and the wheel arch blank I just lazy. Mike
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