Rockman1

I'm prepping a 110 station wagon for a very long overland trip (see www.goingoverland.com) and am struggling with extra fuel capacity. I have an extra 45 litre tank in the rear O/S wheel well, but want to add another 80 litres or so (and another 70 litre tank for water). Tek Tanks make a good job, but have quoted me over £1400 for the two rectangular tanks. I've been wondering if the underfloor aux tank for a 110 will fit (under the driver's seat), and what's involved. Has anyone else wrestled with this problem, or is abloe to offer a view? I have only eight weeks befire departure, so I need this sorted soon! Cheers R

Hi - I really need some help!!! I'm prepping my 110sw for a long overland trip, and have been focusing on the engine and transmission this week. I am in the middle of fitting a re-engineered 300tdi engine from Turner Engineering, mated to a brand new R380 box and LT 230 tranfer box from Ashcroft. I've done this job several times on other vehicles, and apart from the occassional struggle, the engine and box have always mated pretty easilly. Six attempts yesterday, and I can't get the engine to go the last inch. I'm pretty sure they are in line, and the clutch plate is centralised (checked and adjusted it 4 times) and I've wiggled and pushed and sworn (a lot!). It's as if the spigot on the end of the input shaft is not going into the bush in the end of the crankshaft. Has anyone ever found these to be incompatibly sized? Or maybe there is another 'trick' I don't know about! Either way - can anyone help me - I'm beginning to offend the neighbours!

Thanks Steve, My unit appears to be bolted to the front of the heater unit, maybe its not a standard LR , although it does have the LR branding on it. Anyone know where I can get the vent flaps and mechanism from? Paul

I thought my post may stimulate this response - sounds crazy doesn't it? I drove a (shhhh!) Suzi 413 to Mongolia in 2007 via the 'Stans, and the weather was really hot. No aircon, and waiting at the border to get into Uzbekistan the inside gauge showed 57.4 degrees C! Melting hot! Generally though, the temperature was about 38 - 40, and we noticed how we became acclimatised fairly quickly. So, rather than suffer thermal shock each time we step out of an artificially cooled interior, and never getting used to it, we decided to shed the weight of the AC in favour of a fridge to cool the beers. Can't argue with that logic surely? R

Hi. I'm preparing a 110 for an overland trip next year and want to remove the aircon. Its an ex-army truck (was based in Nepal), and was originally built by Special Vehicles. Has anyone experience of removing aircon, or can point me in the right direction? I doubt taking the kit off much of a problem, but getting the heating right afterwards is the bit I'm unsure about. I'd also like to refit vent flaps in the bulkhead as these have been replaced by plastic blanking plates - something I've never seen before. Cheers