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A while after I sold my tomcat it was rebuilt by the factory. They fitted two small radiators on either side and ducted them in from just behind the doors, I believe it worked well.
My limited know of aerodynamics is the flow coming off the cab rolls in on itself creating an up draft directly behind the cab. So if your out let is as high as you can get it and as close to the cab as possible it should draw on the up draft. The out let on my tomcat was two big holes in the rear roof which used the roof flow to draw the hot air out. I've seen some with the exit on the back, this tends to draw air in at the bottom and out at the top creating positive pressure in the rear roof.
Mike
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Roof scoop, radiator vertical on bulkhead, vents on rear roof. Worked so well the fan never came on no matter what I did.
Mike
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Oh and use lots of lub.
Mike
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430mm high
1357mm wide at the top
1417mm wide at the bottom
All measurements are approximate edge of glass.
Mike
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Or use starrat (spelling maybe wrong) hole saws you can get them in nearly every size.
Mike
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5 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said:
Also sort of fancies building a Cobra replica one day (although I suspect it's a very distant day!)
Not if I've got anything to do with it.
Mike
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Laminated screens are normally 6.4mm think from memory. My ibex one is and the last defender screen I did felt the same. Side windows are normally toughened and only 4mm. I'll try to measure a screen later.
Mike
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1 hour ago, ianmayco68 said:
I’ve taken holiday till end of week as my mother in law lives with us , and my firm isn’t closing at the minute, we make gates and fencing . I don’t class that as essential but we are a small firm and because the government hasn’t said that they have to them they aren’t at the minute
Yeah my firm is small to hence them staying open. I feel like I'm letting my boss down because there's a chance this could bankrupt him, but I know in my heart I've made the right choice. I just wish the government would now make it clear for him to.
Mike
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Thanks guys. I may have one or two projects that can keep me busy.
Mike
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I've decided to stay home from today. It was a tough decision because my work place is still open and I'm unlikely to get paid. However I have two young children one with a suspect chest who is always getting coughs. I feel guilty being off with nothing wrong with me/my family. However I felt far more guilty yesterday being still at work and potentially spreading the virus. Having said that I will be working on various projects while at home.
Mike
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7 hours ago, ballcock said:
If you have an open diff it should make no difference in theory, as the whole idea behind a differential is to allow the outputs to travel at different speeds. it would be like traveling in a circle.
A continuous circle that's getting tighter.
If you put it on the rear your Speedo will also be out.
Heaven forbid you put it on the front steering and handling will likely be seriously affected.
A final note different widths will be ok it's the overall diameter that needs to be the same.
Mike
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I've always had same size spare though not always the same make for the reasons above. You might get away with it but for the cost of a second hand tyre or a new one for that matter it's not worth it.
Mike
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I'm still going to work but it's difficult to build boats from home. I simply cannot afford to stay home for a week let alone two, three or four. If I don't work we would be homeless and starving very quickly.
Mike
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10 hours ago, Arjan said:
As we're here in lockdown - Whisky is bound to run out....
What a mess.
We can't even smuggle some to you......if we could just find a way to catapult it across the channel.....
Mike
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I think you misunderstood me a little whilst I'm grumpy about Newbury and not sure it's entirely necessary. I hadn't heard the UK's response when I wrote it.The UK's stance seems to be the most sensible compared to other countries.
Mike
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The whole thing is a joke. You can't hide from it, all that is going to happen is the economy is going to get screwed in the process. I'm just glad they haven't shut schools etc yet, because that is very short sighted. You can't work if your kids have to be home. Victorian era here we come! (Not sure if that's a bad thing though).
Mike
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If you doing kits the wife would love some for hers.
Mike
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The lower window runner is the one that comes out to get the glass in. Top, front and back are all felt runners. The bottom is a track and runner, you remove the track (it's a pig to get out) then the runners just lift off with the glass.
Yes the td5 locks are longer.
Mike
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Not sure what they are. They do look like they take sliding windows but mine are two piece. So I suspect they are first incarnation of wind up windows (85 onwards from memory).
Mike
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14 minutes ago, Badger110 said:
I have a spare somewhere in the loft...softbag too
I'd be interested though I think I'm the other end of the country. (Southampton)
Mike
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28 minutes ago, Badger110 said:
Can’t they sell it in kit form to bypass some laws?
Yes you can, but that would limit the markets to UK, AUS (possibly), US (some states) and one or two others (the few countries that allow kit cars). Low volume gets you some other markets but most of Europe/the world don't like either these days.
Mike
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14 hours ago, Red90 said:
I'm not sure I understand what you are getting at. The head designer is the person that decides what is built.
Precisely, look what half wit is at lr.
Mike
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8 hours ago, Ozzy50 said:
New Defender Facebook group ? Is that the whole Defender press team or just one person with multiple accounts ?
Just a bunch of beard groomers. That reminds me I need a trim.
Mike
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How about looking at motorbike tank bags. I keep meaning to get one to sit on the tunnel in the ibex.
Mike
Tom's Workshop Build Thread
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I'd be tempted to move the RSJ lifting beam forward so you can lift the engine out, push the 90 back and drop the engine onto the floor with the door shut.
Mike