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I think it wouldn't be a bad idea to "publish" (be it in PDF or book form, I'd prefer PDF to be honest) some additions to the RAVE or Haynes manuals. I've seen it plenty of times in the RAVE, pulling an example out of my arse of a typical sentence:

Did they mention what went wrong/what they fixed at all?

Eh, they're pretty stable. Just grab it on the chassis behind the trailing arm mount and just in front of the radius arm mount, and it won't budge. Had the engine out of a P38 on one, and even with me in the back (looking for a bit we forgot ) it didn't move a mm. And it's incredibly handy for putting in new springs etc, no need to jack up every corner. Just remember to lock the arms if you plan on doing any serious hammering or whatnot, but even then...

Have you tried pressing 2?

Put the Boge back, it's what it's there for Or, alternatively, some air-adjustable shocks (I have Monroe ones, they work very nicely).

Not to mention you'd have to put some nukes in orbit for when they break out.

Doubt it. The can I have next to me here (yes, I keep a can of WD-40 next to the computer ever since I tried fixing my keyboard with it) doesn't have a flame logo on it.

I'd be checking the oil first. If it was replaced, check if there's enough in it. Go through all the gears with the engine running, then check the oil level. If it wasn't replaced, replace it.

Hmm, might be useful to use as floor matting in my rangie then. I threw out the OEM matting because it soaked up water like a sponge, but I wouldn't say no against a bit of extra noise dampening. There's just a rubber mat in there now.

All my pics can be found here (full-res): http://pics.stringsandints.com/2010-09-10_13%20Seven%20Sisters/ I haven't put a gallery on it yet, but you can view them this way. Don't worry about bandwidth, I've got plenty.

They handle very well in the snow. Do note that not all sizes come with the snowflake, so be sure to check that. It won't affect their performance, just might be important in some countries.

Beautiful pics, looks like you had a fun trip.

I know of an R380 behind a cammed and ported 4.6 in a P38 which regularly tows heavy trailers that seems to be holding out quite well

Or just "X-Winch" perhaps?

How well does that hold up to water?

I run them in the 245/70R16 flavour, and very much like them. They do seem to get damaged quickly though. Punctured the sidewall on one, and lobbed off a chunk of the profile on another at Seven Sisters

I have a couple of little ones that populate my door mirrors. They get a new web up pretty quickly.

Obligatory http://xkcd.com/378/

Indeed it does. I hereby apologise for my laziness.

Mine seems to be rusting about the same as any other RRC, and the elements haven't been very nice on it. It's basically a D1 with a proper body on it. Apart from the V8, it also came with the 300TDi. IIRC they were made until early '96. I know a guy that has one of those. Mine's early '95. The winder mechanisms are indeed not that good, although the replacement parts do seem a lot better.

jQuery, although a lot of frameworks are using that syntax these days (not that I like it, but that's another story). There is no need to hard code anything. The data should be stored in a properly designed database, output by PHP in a format (probably JSON or similar) so that JS can read it. For calculations like these there's absolutely no reason to reload the page (although it's slightly easier), and it would be downright retarded to use AJAX and have PHP calculate it. Si, I suppose you mean outputting it all and using JS to unhide the appropriate lists. That would work, but wouldn't be very clean. If I were bored and motivated enough (and I'm only one of those), I'd make one myself

There seem to be quite a few errors in the JS bit, mostly by not using proper DOM methods for constructing elements. And, honestly, the population of the gearbox drop-down menu has no business being done by JS, do it in PHP. That the others are done in JS, I can understand, because they're dependent on the first selection. I'll fix it in exchange for a rear ARB

Lesson learned there is probably to not trust the handbrake when parked on hills. Glad to hear everyone is ok. Some of my pictures can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=792049662&aid=232707 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=792049662&aid=232821 Facebook was being a pain in the behind though, so I didn't get to upload all of them. I'll put them all up on my personal webspace one of these days when I borrow my uni's connection for a moment Teaser shot:

It was a very awesome weekend. We arrived in quite a bit of rain on friday, wet roads in Wales are great to make your bitch tiddle his pants First day, first hill, I got a flat. I was pretty damn annoyed, but threw on the spare and decided to keep playing. Managed to not break any others, so that's a good'un. Managed to do quite a few punches, with a bit of clever cheating from time to time. Also, whoever said overhang is a bad thing? Last day found my front left wheel bearing a bit loose, that explained the 20-30° dead zone in the steering on the way there. Tightened it with the help of the marshalls (thanks again guys) and managed to get it home (although it did get quite noisy). Peter had a few more problems with his Disco, going from the rear swaybar's ball joint popping out, the donut on the propshaft disintegrating, and a "little" oil leak. My front end is all spotty from driving behind him Had to refill a few litres at Dover. I've got a lot of pictures (849 of them), they're still uploading. Thanks for the great event, I'll be sure to make it up there again next year.