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This was mostly like the reason http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/08/28/cut_underseas_cable_cripples_networks/ which is why we have two data centres that peer differently... this sort of thing happen quite a lot round the world.

I would also replace the bolts ... As they will have most likely stretched a bit and next time they might just shear off in the hub instead of just coming loose..

Ok think I have answered my self looks like it is JUE108230

Would some be able to provide the part number for the condenser pipe as labelled in the image please The one in my truck has developed a hole where it passes through the front panel of the engine bay. thanks

On the rocks bigger tyres would in fact put less stress on the axles, as u can keep a steady speed and bounce over most things. I am confidant i can avoid the breakages i had this time with out to much hassle

a couple more i shot on the Sunday

a few images got more to sort through will post the good ones... this was us

That is a really great result. There were a lots of teams just trying to complete 1 lap over the whole weekend. When we saw some of the entrants and their trucks, we thought that we were going to get it handed to us and our aim was just not to come last... Our time in the LCQ proved that we were off the pace of most and that was us pushing. In the main event we just went as fast as we thought we could maintain a few driving errors on my part bent the steering and destroyed a tyre. My other error was not replacing the drive flange blots i knew these stretch over time, but forgot all about them until bang... a few simple mistakes and touch of bad luck took us out. But on the hole I am really happy with my truck setup. I don't have the time/money to make a purpose built rock crawler So if we get a chance to qualify again next year i would try and fit 37" tyres and if budget/time allows maybe retire the 200tdi... will we win err no but we might make 4 laps James I have a few good images of you (inc your lie down) i will try and post tonight. Paul

Tony your turbo was worked very very hard and didnt miss a beat thanks

Wow what and event, sorry for the lack of up dates the charger for my phone (and so my net connection) stop working... A quick report on the weekend. The LCQ and the prologue were the same course and due to people dropping out of the main event there were now 9 places (11 runners) up for grabs in the main event. We had enough time to walk the course there was only one rock section which every one should be able to drive the rest was flat out with some open wide gravel tracks. We were 5th of the line, and managed a good pace to the rock section then in to low box and kept a steady crawl up the rocks. At the exit of the rocks made a major mistake by powering out of the rock section, I was not able to turn quick enough with the front locker in and almost put the truck back into the rocks on its roof. We managed to recover from this quite quickly only losing a few minutes, the rest of the LCQ was a flat out high range blast, I quickly found my self running out of talent on some corners and only just getting it back before a tree, ditch or rock We did ok on the LCQ ending up about a 1/4 up from the bottom of the score board, and because of my moment at the top of the rock section we had to straighten out all the steering bars but part from that every thing else was good to go. Race day we started at 10:44 the race leader started at 10 and the plan was simple complete the fist lap. The first 10km of the track was fast high range speed and i tried to keep the speed with in my talent range, soon we were blasting down the river bed in what we call the Hidden valley. We hit a large rock and I thought that's lucky we still have a tyre. 100 yard further on we see two trucks one with 2 punctures and the other with 1. Managed to get passed these trucks as the guys were great in moving out the way. 200 yards further on the first queue of the day. Here the course split in two and there was a option one route was a slippery side slope and the other was a large deep mud pit in the middle to the river. There as some one winching through the pit and it looked deep so we decided on the side slope. But there was a stricken truck on the entrance so after a bit of winching we were through. Our first stupid mistake of the day coming down a rock slope was not watching and got hung up on a ledge. Lucky the French (thanks guys) car pulled up behind us and we used them to winch back a touch and got some rocks under the front wheels and so off the ledge. Next it was a fast section to a rock climb section, with a truck about half way up winching. The car in front of us decided to go for it and over take on the climb. The guys from Malta were at the bottom of this climb sorting their car out from having rolled trying the same manoeuvre. The truck that was in front of us (i cant remember the number) made it passed only just with a great bit of driving. We played it safe and waited for the winching car to clear the climb, before driving up. The next chock point was sharp right near vertical climb out of a wet rocky river bed, we managed the climb with out winching after a quick shunt to line the truck up. then its was on to the main and by far the longest and hardest rock section to the day. We made it through this section ok not the quickest but we got through. Then it was a straight blast to the finish, The truck was now very down on power and lots of black smoke... the air filter was clogged up. We pressed on but now we could only manage to go any where in low box. On the home stretch i felt the truck would make the last climb up to the finish line. so we pulled over rip the pre filter off and bashed the filter against the cage. This dislodged enough dust that the engine could get us to the finish. That was lap 1 done in 2:28:11 which was not to shabby. After cleaning the filter out on the pits and a break with started the next lap. This time round we could go much faster on the open sections as we knew what was behind the next conner or jump. On the first lap we had managed to bend some thing in the steering as I could not get full lock to the right. Luckily we had the option of the fiddles to get us round the tight bends and we made very good time to the hidden valley. Now this is where our day started to go south.... yep we hit that same rock again... But this time it ripped the side out of the tyre. 10 min tyre change (next year battery rattle gun will be carried) in the river and were up and running again. Clean run through to the hard rock section. First bit crawled through and at a better pace, then on the next long rock step section within 100 yard our day was over. First The front right drive flange sheared all the hub bolts, down to 3 wheel drive, next a rear half shaft let go. Now down to 2 wheel drive on opposite ends of the car, then the rear diff wave the white flag. So now only drive on one front and this tyre is the wrong way round as was the spare. So we called it a day and winched of the course and waited for a tow back to the pits. we had spare drive shaft but not enough parts to fix the rear diff. So that was our race done, no point in doing day 2 in only front wheel drive. The carnage list is as follows:- 2 track rods 2 drag links (plus ends) 1 panhard rod 1 sump 1 steering box 1 hub 1 half shaft 1 diff 1 tyre 1 air filter Apart from this the old bus stood up well to what was a very punishing event and i am please with where we got on 35" being pushed by a 200tdi This event is epic loved it all, as its not all about who can winch to a tree the quickest, you have to drive it the winch was the last thing you reached for.. I am going to be there next year, hopefully with a few more pony's under the right foot, 37" tyres, and a plan get round a lot more than 1 lap... Thanks to the organisers and marshals top job, just next year can we get some showers on site, don't mine even paying a bit extra for it I will post some images once i get them off the camera. Sorry for the long read Paul

morning all. just passed pre race inspection at the first look, mud guards and all. Now its chill out in the welsh sun until this evening here are a few shots... the pits looking back at the pits lining up for inspection more later... off to walk the course

Thanks guys. Just setup in the pits next to an impressive looking French car. Sorry bad phone pic. Will get the cam out later. For those coming bring large nails for tent pegs the ground is like concrete.

We are packed and on route to KOV. If any ones there this week end drop along to the pits and say hi. Or wave if your on the m4 this afternoon.... We are only in the lcq so going to have to push hard to try and make the big race Will try and post up some pics as we go. Paul

Just spoke to the guys on the phone and gutted for them... What Gary Has listed is just the tip of the ice burg, they are still finding stuff missing now. From the CCTV at least 6 or 7 guys turned up with a stolen long wheel base van about 1 o'clock Monday morning and cut their way into the compound and work shop. They then spent the next few hours (yep hours) stripping the shop of any thing of value. They even moved vehicles onto the ramps and stripped off suspension, turbos, gear boxes etc.. They they loaded up the van and a nice blue td5 looking 300tdi 90 and made off. Also removed from the shop was any tooling of value to all the roll cabs were emptied along with tube benders and notches etc... Si is right these guys knew what they where doing and exactly what they were taking. All of the gear is quite specialized and only of real interest to our fraternity, so if any ones hears or see any thing. As some quite sort after bits were taken 7 8274's, 2 Saley winches, Ashcroft crawler box, 38 boggers on beadlock mack 5's etc... I guess all the kit is a long way away by now but for those that don't know the Nutz workshop is located in Curbridge just outside of Southampton. Paul

some of the original stock arms are like tooth picks esp. early range rovers ones and bend surprisingly easily. you would be hard push to bend these arms. just a thought....

If the engine has Hydraulic followers or lifters don't these need oil to work properly. I had once had a heep Cherokee it was a bit of a company works car (ie people with no mechanical sympathy would some times use it), with the diesel VM engine it had quite high mileage and this used to bend push rods for time to time. What i think was happening was as it use to sit standing some times for weeks at a time the oil would drain from the lifters and so some time they might have stuck bending the push rod. So to stop this we never used any revs until the engine had idled and started to warm a bit. It never bent a push rod again. just a thought..

Really don't have any shock bottoming out before hitting the bumps, this is bad news. I completely destroyed in side of 3 days two new TF +5 shocks (which where on the front axle) one year doing the TAT all because the shocks bottomed out first. Ok this does involve a week driving down tracks even faster and rougher than this monkey http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=75441&pid=646203&st=0entry646203 But after changing the setup so that the shock didn't bottom out i my current TF's have lasted 2 years of much the same treatment..

hmm yes this is a good point ... if its a D2 then iam not sure remembering that d2 axles are wider... i have a feeling they are like p38s diffs which dont fit (with out mods). but may be some one that really knows will be along in abit

nope its not going to work... the series diff carrier might just fit axle case but that would be it. Half shafts are different and so is the ratio

Did you check the timing (ie a new belt) like i suggested last year? when you said you had poor starting. down on power, missing, and quite a bit of blue smoke on start up and off the throttle.. and yes your stem seals will most likely be gone lift the rocker cover and you will prob see most have ridden up the valve stem. But unless there is lots of slop in valves not a huge amount of oil will be getting passed so i don't think this is your problem.. any way forget about the 300 hows the td5 going?

Adam, you don't say which model of welder you have apart from its a clarke,s one. With most of the clarkes welders the no gas welders all ready have all the bits needed to take gas.. if you did want to upgrade then some then i would recommend some thing like this http://www.machinema...urbo-mig-welder It will handle every job your going to come across on a land rover. Parts/consumables are cheap and easy to get hold of too. (just) From looking at your images you really dont have that much rust and I think that a disco is perfect to learn to weld on. Get the basics worked out on some scrap first, if you don't have some near by that can weld and show you, then use you tube, and post up images of your tests on here, people will give you pointers. An auto welding hat is a must, and use 0.8 wire. I disagree with the others about you must use argrosheild if you have a machine mart close enough, just use the disposable co2 bottles, the machinemart co2 bottles have more gas in them and will last a sensible amount of time. Worth a look if you are not going to do huge amounts of welding the bottle rent outlay (for the likes of BOC etal) is quite a lot. I have to say that the disposable argoshield bottles are not worth it and don't last very long at all. Machines that use disposables can easily be made to take the bigger bottles. An advantage of having a machine that can take disposables is that you can have small vols of other gasses to hand for other metals. I keep small bottle or argon (and wire) for rare times I weld stainless... Now wait for a nice sunny weekend and get cracking. paul

Please don't take this the wrong way... I am interested in what are you looking to gain from fitting these arms? Are you looking for more drop? Is it the ability to adjust the length of them? etc... I have been making my own trailing arms for years... to start with i used the standard bush mounting. I now use creeper jointed trailing links, not for more travel which most people amuse but because where I have a extended wheel base (and the links) the oem trailing arm brackets hang below the chassis rail and had a habit of getting you hung up on trees rocks etc. So i cut them off and and made my own mounts for the joints which gave my truck the flat belly need when dragging over objects. As i have not got a massive lift plus fairly small tyres (well by today's standards ). This image might give you a bit of an idea of what i mean... With regards to the arms your looking at... I would like to know the spec of the joints before using them and the (strengthening?) fins would just help get me stuck more. Paul

Yep this can happen... you have most likely twisted the shaft as well, not that you would be able to tell from looking at it... Also the next time it takes a big hit, more than likely it will just shear off, seen lots end this way in comp situations

yep you can put the gasket on upside down and the engine will run fine...... But..... the main oil feed to the top of the engine is at the front drivers side and if the gasket is on upside down this will NOT be sealed between the head and the deck. result is very quickly the engine will pump oil out over every thing in the engine bay I have done lots of head gaskets can do them on 200's and 300's in my sleep but that one day working with a mate who also knows what he's doing we some how managed to install the gasket upside down and button every thing up with noticing. But if you have done this you will notice very soon when you start it and then you will have go and look for the spill kit.....

yep drive faster with your foot flat the floor, or tow another car to work..... you find it will warm up a bit quicker Have you checked your thermostats ok? and not locked open. I know some people remove the fan in winter and then there are other options like aux/night heaters etc... But to be honest with the way 300's are i would rather see it running cold then the alternative you should try a new ultra fugal 70+mpg diesel they take much, much longer to warm up... Sorry not much help... but then i live on the tropical south cost i am sure some one from cold far north will be along with more useful ideas