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Thread of the month award to Landymanluke Top work - I'd be more than happy with the results you are getting

Lots of the modern hatchbacks have a net on the boot floor Have a look in a scrapie - or eBay

I shall be vetting all new Shires memberships very closely Top girl though, makes a helluva change from people driving around with their doors locked because the outside world is a scary place. Andy

Richard I copied the same system the docking station uses Andy

A bike with a quick release seat post is what I used Allows height adjustment and swivel, also - full removal easily. Cost £2 from the pikeys at the dump

No 12 seaters anymore - not that I'd want one. 5 will be enough for me.

Can anyone tell me what band an 07 XS 110 Station Wagon is in ? I heard a rumour, if you get one with unglazed rear panels, it fits into a lower VED band. Can anyone confirm/deny this ? Thanks Andy

I don't think Al's tyres are any more agressive than yours alas. Thought about a tyre groover ? There used to be a Babcross style tyre available in 9.00x16 in Italy - that'd give you some grip at the expense of any road manners. Weren't the Fedima tyres very cheap in Belgium. Cheap enough to warrant a trip ISTR. Andy

Lame prog alas I normally like Clarkson, but he seems to be forced into a bigger and bigger ego, and tonights show was a step too far. 3 x awesome sports cars, and they park them outside of dodgy hotel and get caught up in traffic jams and road works - nah. Some better stuff later in the series by the looks of it. Andy

Absolutely - Will gets a lot of stick, and not all of it in good humour Yet he takes it all like a gent The replacement parts will be unobtainable in 2034 when he needs them too

The aforementioned virtual TD5 Disco

okay - thanks - thats kinda progress. So the NATO hitch isn't a problem. But is there an EEC legal tow-bar that will mount one high enough ? Will STC50319 work - but it looks a bit of a plough Andy

The tow-bar law changed for vehicles registered after 1st Aug 1998. Seems you can only have EEC approved bars and balls. So how can you legally fit a NATO hitch to something like a TD5 Disco ? The reason I ask, I've got a medium term plan to build an expedition outfit, with a trailer. This law is potentially going to limit me to R-reg vehicles or older. Thanks Andy

<Old motoring joke> AA man: It was cr@p in the carb Motorist: Oh how often do I have to do that then </Old motoring joke>

This works pretty well Its a regular 2-3 tonne trolley jack. Remove the saddle - put in a 12" extension tube - replace the saddle. I've got a mahoosive set of axle stands, when I get them back off of loan - I can store them in your workshop I doubt they see much wear and tear there

What is the finish on things like Machine Mart engine cranes ? Thats pretty tough. If I was doing wheels properly I'd do - zinc spray, etch primer, new Hammerite sprayable The latest hammerite brushes on in two coats really nicely, and isn't too shiny. Just repaint/touch in as necessary Andy

and how many are spelt correctly ?

Thanks - I'll pay you later. Mine cost £40 for the fittings, and I sold the 7-seat conversion for £50, and as I had the ali-sheet, Engel and hot hand-wash - hardly an expensive project. Works brilliantly. I've slept in it a few times too, and that works fine. Still got enough boot space for a weeks groceries I wouldn't change anything if I was doing it again.

How the hell would you know ? Vapour bench usage anyone :lol:

I got one from Foundry at Billing. The compessor seems fine, but the quick release fitting on the hose leaked on mine. So I chopped it off and replaced it with PCL fittings. They claim to take up to 60amps. Maybe pumping 150psi into a tank, but I've pumped up my tyres to 45psi as a test, and current draw has remained at 30 amps or less. Mine is hardwired into a 30 amp feed with a 30amp blade fuse, and its been fine. I've also removed the base plate and bolted mine down permanently behind the rear seat, and in front of the Engel - lost space previously. With one of the attatchments on the end - makes a passable blow-gun - which might be useful on the trail

Er yeah its a cooker on wheels

Hmmm looks bad for the RB44's then. Walfy - be good to get some feed back off of the driver next week - ta. But Lovejoy has offered a glimmer of hope - in that Dodge 50's are good, but RB44's are bad. I thought it was just badge engineering - but maybe not. Could be a winner especially as my first choice would be an ex-Southern Electricity or similar as I want a crew-cab. Mr Freeagent - these vehicles are rated anywhere between 5,500kg and 7,500kg ISTR. So quite a bit heavier/payload than a 130. and this just don't look right to me. A Stonefield with a diesel conversion would also fit the bill, but they all seem pretty old/rare/rusty by now. A pinzgauer is too spendy Something 5-7.5 tonne and 4x4 crewcab is a pretty rare thing.

Been looking at overland vehicles for a long time. Alas for what I want a Land Rover isn't big enough, rather than go Unimog, I think a RB44 would be about right size/cost etc. Could be a civilian Dodge 50 or Renault S75 - they seem to go under many names - but something like this. I've found a reasonable amount of info on the web, but I have no idea how they drive. Has anyone driven a later one with PAS and disc brakes. I'd be interested to know how "civilised" the driving experience is - noise, performance, vibration that kinda thing. This is a potential long-term project - but it will still be finished before Astro_Al's Unimog

I think you should go redneck - and put your portals on subframes under this

I took tiffin last time - damn that takes some beating Ohh Matron