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Does it also do it in sport mode?

Maybe someone swapped in an infotainment module from a car with the backup camera, and didn't reconfigure it? You'll probably need to find someone (dealer or specialised mechanic) that can configure the module to disable the backup camera.

Looking good, hope you had fun. I'll keep the "I told you so" to a minimum I wonder how easy/hard it'd be to make a fairing that fully closes up the gap between the Ibex and the trailer, would need to be rubber or at least somehow movable for turning. But yeah, a big wing like some box vans have would probably help a lot: I've considered it for my trailer as well, it's just such a massive air brake.

Apart from the wheels, that's rather nice.

Precisely. The temp switch is inside the pump, though. But I do believe it can be fixed. Or bridged...

Could be the thermal switch inside?

Around the yard is a bit different than on the motorway

Looking good! Did the 200TDi hop out, and smack you around the head with a "what the hell are you doing to me?" message?

Impressive. Let it soak in degreaser for a good while before you attempt to weld that?

Did you manage to get all of the air out? I'd expect it to at least want to run on 4 out of 6 cylinders, so if it doesn't I guess the timing could be wrong.

Post it up here first, I might be mad enough to come get it for the right price...

Oh, that's surprising. It actually works really well on my GLE. I like that it doesn't blind you with water while wiping. But you may not want to see the cost of a new set of wiper blades... Congrats on the Defender, when I see one pass by I still sometimes think "I should've just gotten one of those".

Ah, no, you're right. It just defaults to full pressure, and can be modulated from there. Excerpt from the Range Rover RAVE manual about the operation and pinout of the box attached. 4hp24e operation.pdf

Controlling the 4HP24E shouldn't be an issue, I've been considering doing the same with a Haltech. As Bowie said, it's just a few solenoids, IIRC line pressure and such is all regulated internally.

Do you really need a lathe or CNC? The outside and inside can just be roughly bandsawed/..., and the hole locations can probably be done in multiple setups in the mill? If it helps, I'm sure many people around here would be more than happy to make a drawing with offsets.

Thanks. It'll have to come off at some point for some better paint, we can weigh it then

Tbf, most of that isn't wiring

I tried. Everything is very twisted, I think it'd need a proper chassis rack to get it straight. I managed to get it mostly ok by slotting the holes in the bumper.

Not quite, unless MS2 minds it less than MS1. With @Escape's build, we noticed it didn't like offsets ATDC, and had to offset the firing order.

Fleet emissions?

I don't think that's a good idea. I have a set of Sennheiser Momentum noise-cancelling over-ear headphones. I have to take them off when a helicopter flies low overhead (close to an airbase), or it'll give me a headache. Noise cancelling works by sending opposite soundwaves out, so they cancel each other. So that's 2x the energy around your ears, although the sound waves should technically cancel out...

I took the gearbox off to clock it, and slightly modified the freespool lever to clock it 90 degrees. There were some seals there, can't remember any loose bolts. The freespool lever has a little seal on it, but also looked like it had an empty o-ring groove. But I couldn't immediately find one that fit. All of that looked fine. Never got around to swapping out the grease, but probably should. I did open the solenoid box, and saw it was a bit of a mess. But nothing too terrible. Could be I did tighten the cable glands a bit out of habit. Time will tell if it's any good. I was half planning on using a set of Albrights anyway. And I have a 400A contactor in line with the winch so it's only powered when I turn it on.

Good thing you didn't drive mine, or you'd be putting leather seats and air suspension in Sid There's definitely something to be said for that. The later electronic boxes are a bit less black magic, but still heavily rely on the oil being not chocolate milk. A manual you flush out and it'll be good for another 100k.

Looks identical to mine

Well, that's going to be a fun thing Looking forward to seeing Sid with the V8 in it next year as Summer Sisters.