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Lots of the modern hatchbacks have a net on the boot floor
Have a look in a scrapie - or eBay
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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
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Andy, how did you mount it to the laptop? I'm a bit wary of drilling holes through the bottom of mine...
Richard
Richard
I copied the same system the docking station uses
Andy
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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
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No 12 seaters anymore - not that I'd want one.
5 will be enough for me.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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What on Keemosabe? The Big Horn? The Ibex? The P38? Moglite? The Ural?
The aforementioned virtual TD5 Disco
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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
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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
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<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>
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Bit of a change of topic, but can anyone point me to a very long reach jack for as little cash as possible?
I need to lift my Mog and my current jack is about 18" short of reaching the axle...
(Cheap big axles stands also good).
Cheers, Al.
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
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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
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There are 24872 words in your document.
and how many are spelt correctly ?
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It doesn't have to be LR, one of the better installs I've seen is Andy's Bighorn
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.
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it doesn't shift about when you use it, so I'm pretty chuffed. Does exactly what I wanted.
Cheers, Al.
How the hell would you know ?
Vapour bench usage anyone
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Just purchased 2 from Foundry 4x4 £80ish each+delivery
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
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What are those doors off? The ones on the lockers? I am sure that I have seen them somewhere else so I wonder if they are a "standard" design of locker door. They appear to have the seal built in which would make for a very easy solution.
Er yeah its a cooker on wheels
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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.
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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
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I think you should go redneck - and put your portals on subframes under this
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I took tiffin last time - damn that takes some beating
Ohh Matron
Aluminium MIG welding
in Tools and Fabrication
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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