Diablo
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Pam's still there then, she's very good.
Shame the boxes are complete carp. I got to know her a bit too well a few years back (3 boxes before I gave up and bought a proper one from Adwest)
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Good luck if it comes from NPS!
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Damn, was meant to be going to Aldermaston's one that day. Never been to Brick Kiln...
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Holy thread revival!!
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Don't bother, get a new one from Adwest
I've had too much bad experience with recon boxes
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Not sure that I trust paddocks to be more than about 1.5mm thick though! Seen plenty of cheap sliders go into an event pristine and come out the other side as bent as anything.
I definitely want something galv'd, but want a powdercoated/painted finish as I don't really like the galv look on bodywork. Safari Equip are hot dip galv'd then PC, whereas most others are zinc plated then PC which doesn't cut it for me.
Bearing in mind that at £202 for paddocks galv, it's only £38 more for SE which get very good reviews (eg Lewis above).
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Just seen that the safari equip ones are galv'd then powder coated. Seem to have fairly good reviews too and are cheaper than FF
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Slightly simpler job and solution than you're usually rewarded with at least!
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Galv plus paint it is then!
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I'm looking at the FF tree sliders - I'd rather get the galvanised ones for rust prevention, but would then have to paint/coat them myself (not the worst task in the world admittedly).
Does anyone know how resistant the powder coat itself is to damage and how likely to rust they are?
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Yep. Heard a few twangs during the day which I thought was them letting go, but held up absolutely fine.
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So for completeness:
Having fitted 2 heavy duty jubilee clips (superclamp or something?) to the top of each spring, I spent a good 3-4 hours offroading yesterday without anything popping out where it shouldn't do.
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I've had one for a number of years and it's great. Not sure I'd spend £60 on it though
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Anyone have any info on the new defender? Had a look around and this is what I know of it: It will probably be built in Slovakia, it's going to look different to the DC100 concept and it's going to launch in 2018 with a price tag of around £30,000.
Also seen people are speculating that another new concept showing the next Defender could possibly make a public appearance before the end of the year.
Anyone know anything for definite about this?
If that's not a marketing/PR/research planted post then I don't know what is!
So RachelM (read: JLR) make it in Solihul, make it £20k and make it properly
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Only for the ones sold this year! what about those sold in the last two years?
True, was just a thought that popped into my head. Who knows then
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Although 3 years is about the right time for a new lease/HP to run its course...
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From memory, I had to replace the following, during my rebuild:
door bolts (half of them sheared
J nuts for the door bolts
Selection of the plastic bits that the self tappers screw into (to hold various parts of the dash assembly on)
New heater to bulkhead seal (mine was completely rotten)
New windscreen seal
Vent seals - I tidied mine up and reglued them, although new ones may have been better
Bonnet hinge bushes
Mine's a 1985 90
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Cheers guys, ordered
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Might as well go for that then, presuming it fits
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1985 LR 90
Oil pissing out the back of the hub - is it FTC2783 - superseded by FTC4785?
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Bit of a delay in replying....
Rear dampers are OME. Std height, I've never seen the point in lifts myself. All still intact.
Interesting idea there muddy. I'm not after bags of travel - fairly standard setup, just want to enjoy a day out without using the hi-lift every 15 mins!
Just got some decent jubilee clips, so I'll fit those and see how it goes on the next trip.
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All genuine parts, I don't do blue boxes...
I'd forgotten that link, cheers. Probably wouldn't need to remove them - just jack the body up enough. Well worth a look at
Is there any advantage to cones at the bottom?
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I believe they're the HD 90 ones RKB101230
Fitted in part due to their progressive nature.
It has probably only been out of the garage and driven about 10 times this year, so I did wonder about settling.
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I went off roading (P&P) last weekend, for the first time with my new chassis (approx 3 years old now) and the rear springs were dislocating almost constantly. It put a bit of a dampener on the day, having to get the high-lift out every 20 mins or so. I have been to the same site with the old chassis a number of times and I have also been accross Salisbury plain with the new chassis and never once had a spring dislocate.
I can only assume it's a slightly different chassis design, or the fact that's it's now very much a second car that has caused this.
Either way I need to do something about this, before a tyre gets punctured or similar. A chap at the site said use a couple of good quality jubilee clips each side - although this seems a bit heath robinson to me. The thing that did jump to mind was relocation cones, but I had always previously thought that this was only really needed for serious suspension travel. Mine is fairly standard overall, no lifts or anything like that.
What are people's thoughts? Pop over to Gwyn's website and just get some cones fitted?
Total Loss Claim on Defender 90 Td5
in International Forum
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I think he meant cws, as in:
http://www.cws4x4.co.uk/latest-breakers
or have you heard of ebay?