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  1. No, I don't this so, I'll try to find a pic Edit: No joy on a pic, it was one of the cars built by the now defunct MIB Components
  2. I've seen the hydraulic bump stops mounted so they landed on the anti-roll bar braces on the rear face of the axle, I was a bit dubious but it seemed to work
  3. I've used gouging rods in the stick welder to cut tooth lands and toe plates off when repairing digger buckets It's quicker than oxyfuel on plate that thick (30mm ish), wasn't exactly fun though
  4. Depends how much you wanna spend/what tools are already in your possession Either oxyfuel or plasma will be the least effort, just use a guide to cut against unless you have inhumanly steady hands Oxyfuel is fairly cheap to get set up with, it just has the enduring cost of rental and refills on the oxy. The best thing is you already know someone local with a set, everyone does, ask about in the pub/local hardware supplies/farm supplies and see who can lend you theirs for an hour or two A plasma cutter is a significantly larger investment, especially since you also require a compressor. Even looking at low end Chinese plasma's and diy compressors you will be north of 300quid, not exactly have a versatile setup, and suffer from low run times dictated by the compressors output. The plasma cutter is arguably the most useful of the three options here though A 9" grinder will go through it no problem, and will give a fairly neat cut, you would probably use a couple of decent quality discs. Every workshop should have a 9" so if you don't have one yet then it's about time You could probably get a diy spec grinder for circa 50quid or a decent one for around £100 Personally I wouldn't consider the cut on a 4.5" grinder, but it is doable, just time consuming, noisy, tiring, and heavy work for the tool and consumables
  5. It's in members vehicles I think, in his thread about his pajero hybrid
  6. It looks like the "pto engaged" warning lamp
  7. Yes, you need a defender (long stick) top housing and stick
  8. Easiest option is to fit a lead between your two battery +ve terminals with an isolator switch. Instant jump start when required
  9. You're right Chicken Drumstick, but in the 4x4 is born series they do shorten a 109 series tub to 100" proportions, which is exactly what the OP is asking for
  10. I helicoiled mine to M10, seems easier than messing about with obscure threads
  11. As above, had fully dressed 3.9 in my 88 years ago through the safari door
  12. Personally I'd go for 40mm to dust demo/concrete crushings, but then I'm cheap, we used to pay sub £6/tonne, and would regularly get it for free delivered. The 40mm to dust part is important as it binds well. I'd steer clear of road planings, unless it's a vehicle driveway/track
  13. As Les says, just buy an angle gauge, I think I paid about six quid for one from eBay when I did my 200
  14. My '86 county is a station wagon (I think they all were until some time during 300era), it had folding side steps, brown carpet, brown twill seats, and probably had rostyles when new. I think county started as a trim level in '82, would this coincide with stage one v8 launch? Perhaps as a way to shift the last few series prior to one ten arrival?
  15. Calm down red90, at no point have I advised the OP to do anything, I have only replied to your comment. My opinion stands that you are over stating the risk, you are entitled to an alternative opinion
  16. Given the number of disco's being scrapped you should be able to find another drum cheap or free
  17. Well for a fiver and an hours work I thought it was well worth trying. As it is the new balls and pins have taken out a lot of slack, it's not as good as it would have been when it was new thirty years ago, but I bet it's a damn sight better than new pattern part hinges, and a lot cheaper
  18. A quick Google shows numerous instances of people running tdi's without intercoolers. I think you are over stating the risk considerably
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