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Just looked at the first photo again and the 110 parked alongside is of 85 vintage yours is definitely older original build. I guess it's possible yours is one of the last sliding window out of the factory then it's traveled half way round the world. Failing that it could of come to NZ later and they got the age wrong when registering. If I remember correctly you can decide the chassis number to give the original build year.
Mike
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The body style suggests earlier. As far as I know that style was 83-84, 85 went lift up handles but with wind up windows and the rear sliding windows were in a separate frame. Other differences on the earlier 110's are the rear shocks are one front one back, the grill panel has a lock mounted in it, no ash tray in the top dash panel and series pedals. I would think it's an earlier 110 that was registered later perhaps old stock.
Mike
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11 hours ago, Bowie69 said:
Reckon you could end up with as much weight in rods as original casting at this rate 😉
Nah it's alright he cut a bit out to save weight.....
Mike
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Not only are they fake exhausts they don't even come with the mudflaps.
Mike
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A narrow track is around £300 average. Wide tracks about £500 (disc version slightly more) and penman £1000. I find it ironic that a branded normal trailer of similar capacity is considerably more.
Mike
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Bought it tail end of 2019 ready for camping the following year..........yeah that went well.
Mike
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8 hours ago, SPendrey said:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184615310803?hash=item2afbee15d3:g:0HkAAOSwJiJf-wmz
Says "requires some welding". Yes, it does.I paid £300 for a narrow track that was full repaired, painted, panelled out and had a lid. Nuff said.
Mike
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It would be relatively easy to fold up a box to fit under the wheelbox. If you can't a fabrication firm should be able to. Then cut a hole through the top and make or buy a hatch (look up marine inspection hatches).
Mike
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Some early 110's had a tool box/locker behind the rear wheel on the left. I was accessed from an Ali lid inside on the wheelbox.
Mike
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It is just a plate that bolts to several places on the engine and gearboxes that has a plastic clip for the wiring harness etc. I've seen them in both positions western and maverick discribe and on the flywheel housing at the back of the engine to hold the loom where it goes to the starter.
Mike
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Optima's have very good cold cranking for their size.
@Blanco the swordsman is not mine I work for a company restoring classic powerboats.
Mike
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We regularly fit two smaller battery's wired in parallel or series (depending on application). As said above two new identical battery's treated as a single battery is best or charged and discharged together. I would use the existing cabling or replace with the same section but use a slightly larger section between the two battery's. We normally leave them connected together but isolated from the rest of the boat. Current install is two 50amp blue top optima's wired for 24 volts to start two (one at a time) 6 pot 180hp ford D series mermaid diesels in a fairey super swordsman.
Mike
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9 hours ago, steve200TDi said:
Good news Mike!
I guess that means you've passed the baton to me as we're looking to get our house on the market!
Steve
Dear God I hope you have a better time. The whole thing took us a year with 9 months from offer to completion. I truly believed on several occasions including upto a week before that it was never going to happen. Still I've a workshop to Re-build or maybe replace now.
Mike
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Perhaps the wheelbox front has been modified to allow the seats to sit further back.
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Definitely cut away for non standard seats. The catch for holding the seats down has been moved to.
Mike
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I have to say over here it is common practice to use a tow ball for recovery, in fact on several occasions I've used one over a "recovery point" because I wasn't comfortable with the fabrication. The only time I've seen a ball fail there was a large selection of cross member still attached. I think in aus the gross weight of off road vehicles is considerably higher than Europe thus the failures.
Mike
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I can't remember exactly but they are definitely rated to 3.5t and could well be 5t. I'd certainly trust it for recovery.
Mike
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I used the hitch you mention for many years on the back of 45. It's a good compromise. The ball is replaceable however mine never wore or bent. I towed everything with mine from Sankeys to boat trailers with rather more than the towing limit (low speed manoeuvring). I never had any issues using it for recovery mind I do have mechanical sympathy. It's worth noting you can only tow Sankey's with a rotating ring and commercial rings don't fit. The only reason I don't still have one is both truck have a Dixon bate adjustable slider so I have two ball hitches on sliders and one NATO that can be put on either truck.
Finally they're good for touch parking
and I would happily have another.
Mike
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4 hours ago, Ed Poore said:
I can see the wood as being an extremely useful forma for @miketomcat to make some custom (genuine) carbon fibre or glass fibre panels from
Nah already tried that.....
I think I made 5 in total in the end (I've still got the mould).
Mike
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On the bright side I've finally moved house so have plenty to keep me busy and thoughts of camper builds at bay for quite a while.
Mike
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I'm not going to make this one but hopefully September.
Mike
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I have an 83 110 SW as well so ask away not much I have touched either.
Mike
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Curve ball not rugged as such but I've got a fairphone 3. I've dropped mine several times and I work in a boat yard with it in my pocket. The reason I bought it was a couldn't find a rugged phone I liked/could afford and every part is easily replaceable so if I break it I can fix it.
Mike
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The three bolt is quite a bit bigger. I'm fairly sure I swapped the drop arm on our three bolt as it kept coming loose and I think retro is correct.
Mike
and I would happily have another.
1985 110 or not?
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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It's not a stage one. It's the same as my 110 which is a 1983 my. As eightpot states it's probably just import delay.
Mike