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Just thought id update
Rang Adrian Flux up regarding the renewal price
After i told them that i could get it cheaper with Tescos
they rang the insurers and managed to get the figure down to £786.
but couldn't match Tescos or come anywhere near.
So sadly i have had to leave them and start with Tescos.
Incidentally, having watched the footage of the dashcam of the other Fullfat member
and as i have managed to save some money on the insurance price,
I have gone and got myself a front and rear Blackvue dashcam
(yet to be fitted though)
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So a fairly fast turnaround should something happen.
Yes the Rangy is in my name
cheers more food for thought.
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Cheers.
Other than having a set of AT grabbers on its fully standard.
Theres nearly 300 horses at my right foot, i dont really need any more
Im going to give Adrian Flux the opportunity to drop their price,
but i cant see them matching the prices quoted.
Adrian Flux have always given me a good competitive quote in the past
and a few times have been the only ones that would insure my 4.0 V8 P38
due to it having a gas conversion on it
I also use them via Bikesure to insure my Motorbike
I suppose loyalty doesn't count these days
and Tesco will probably end up with my custom
Shame really
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My Insurance is due for renewal at the beginning of Feb.
I have always been an Adrian Flux user,.However,
this years policy has increased over £200.
So i thought id do a little surfing and try somewhere new.
Went on gocompare and did the usual forms
and to my amazement Adrian Flux were one of the dearest
and Tesco Direct were not only far cheaper by a mile
and gave me better mileage as well.
05 Range Rover Vogue L322 4.4 V8 Petrol
Parked on drive
49 years old
20+ years ncb protected
0 points
fully Comp
social, domestic pleasure inc cummuting
Free courtesy car
No excess
So my quote from A.flux was £1328.10
limited to 5000 miles a year
Tesco Direct £445.00
limited to 15000 miles a year
Sadly i dont think that Mr Flux will be able to match this.
But before i go ahead, i would like to hear if anybody else uses Tesco Direct.
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i am strongly concidering this xle conversion for some time. i have spoken to loads of people on this and have come to final conclusion that using d2 front arms all round (cutting second eye off front so they fit on rear) would require some easy to make brackets to weld on chassis, the front defender radius arm mounts need to be removed and on a 90, a smaller bracket is needed as tank in in the way. with the d2 arms all round makes good ride and allows best downwards acticulation (as arms are longer and better bushes at chassis ends), loads more than standard 90/110 arms and then some. but dont allow axles to twist over ruts etc which almost defeats the whole point. diffs are same lenght as 90/110 so props wont need changing. i have now come to decide that for me, cut off all mounts and weld d1/90/110 mounts from YRM so d2 axles will fit will all defender suspention with aframe. that will allow me to keep my chassis standard (ideal if you have a galv chassis) but i would use d2 axles with either double cranked or jonny joined arms for max down artiulation and cross axle ability. if you go d2 arms, then i beleive mikeys friend is develping a kit to make installation much easier.
I have used the Disco 2 axles front and rear
I also got the brackets from YRM
cutting off the old ones and welding YRM brackets on
Have a look at my build pages to give you a bit of an idea
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Any updates on this Nige??
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So apart from a few hiccups, ive always tried to be a BL / Rover/ Landrover purchaser.
I'll try and do the list in order, but might forget an odd one out
Talbot Sunbeam, 850 Mini, Rover 3500 SD1, Rover 3500 SD1 SE, Rover V8 Vanden Plas EFI, Rover V8 Vittesse, Rover 216, Rover 820, Sherpa ambulance, Isuzu Trooper, Frod Mondeo, Range Rover V8 4.0 P38, Discovery TD5 (still have) newest addition Range Rover L322 4.4 V8.
Together with the old defender 19j in the workshop i have dismantled
and is being reborn as the 4.6 V8 Challenge truck (if i ever get time to get back on track with it)
so for me its a sort of v8 engine, petrol addicton and a sort of buy british thing
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I dont know if it does this with only the N type plug connected
or when both the S and N type plugs are both connected.
But when both are plugged in for towing, the ecu recognises this
and alters the gearing and revs accordingly on my 4.4 v8 L322.
It also inhibits the air suspension from dropping at speed
which could potentially be disastrous.
Petrol consumption in my view is more of a grin factor
The more you fill it up, the more smiles you have
(just dont look at your bank statement)
I have no issues with mine and just love getting in it and driving it
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thanks for the reminder.
I passed the Auction on tuesday afternoon and wondered if i had missed it.
Then i forgot about it again until now
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Since we're on the topic, does anyone know where to obtain different optics? I've got one of the 20" lightbars from the group buy on here a while ago, and I'd like to change it from flood to spot. The flood works fine, but is almost identical to my stock headlights with nightbreakers.
looking at my 41'' led lightbar,
the floods on mine have a sort of diffuser on the led lens, whereas the spots dont.
Maybe you could just open yours up and remove the diffuser??
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This is where ive taken mine from
using bits off Nige
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Glad to hear your back in the land of the living Nige
XL Polo in Navy Blue - Red writing
XL Hoodie in Navy Blue - Red writing
a mug
Cheers
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!6'' Disco 2 wheels are standard.
So as long as the tyre width is similar you should be ok.
Mine has Range rover wheels on and 255/55/18 A/Ts on.
ride is a lot bumpier with these on as opposed to the 16'' wheel/tyre combo.
But the only off-road it gets is down my mates farm track
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Well guys, even Nige has politeley commented on my progess in my profile, lol.
I have 2 large whie boards, both erm, blank.
I derent even think about when my build will be finished to book an event.
But, i am desperateley trying to sort the caravan out
with a view to get to the King of Wales in it to re-ignite the build.
(its been laid up longer than the project)
I have never thought about getting rid, but when folk ask me
when the project is likeley to be finished, i remark 'its a retirement project now'
I do need a good kick up the backside, just to remember where i left off
But in 3-4 weeks hopefully it will be full steam ahead once again
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Perhaps a bit of a dull suggestion but how about a discrete sticker for the car. Fullfatrr.com do ones that are usually quite discrete and can go in the back window. Perhaps "LR4x4 the best 4x4 forum by far"?
You mean one of these stickers Ed?
Dont worry im still holding out either side for a couple of LR4X4.com stickers.
Id also be up for a fleece, polo shirt or mug.
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Hi, how handy are you with some tools?
Is it just the screen that needs replacing?
Evilbay link
Hope this helps
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Anybody going this Sunday? Skipton auction Mart? I've been to the last three and they've got bigger better, and it's 5 mins away.
I'd like to - but it depends how much I get done on Saturday as to wether I can go.
It's about an hour from me - so doable as a half day I would think.
I thought I'd give it a go, but... it's my wedding anniversary. I have mentioned it and it wasn't thrown out straightaway, so I'd say I had a 75% chance. Nigel
Its only open until 1pm Anderzander, so if your thinking of going, id make in the morning.
I will be there at some point, its only 15 mins for me.
http://www.4x4sparesday.co.uk/events/skipton-4x4-vintage-spares-day
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+1 on the above posts from Bowie and N4S
regarding diff ratios.
HFH did a gear ratio calculator table somewhere
Having spoken to Nige,
Im running a 4.6 with 1,4 transferbox on 35's
and Nige recommended using 4.75 c&ps
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Something like this then?
Came off a 3.9 tomcat.
Want to get the 4.6 running properly before i literally blow it
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Si, at the risk of sounding really cheeky, could you include the current ebay item numbers on your BOM ?
I assume a few of us will all buy from there and i'll also assume that most of us haven't put something together like this before - so would make life that little bit easier and probably save you some pm's
Thanks for all your work, it's much appreciated.
Gordon
+1 on all the above
Not keen on putting the ebay item numbers in the BOM as they will only be current for a max of a week - and maybe as little as a day. I wonder if there is another option like title or what to search for? If I'm going to do it, I'd rather not have to do it twice (or more!)
Si
Understand about not wanting to do it more than once. Just trying to think of a way so that it's easy for all to get the same / correct.
G
Would there be any chance of some pictures of the parts that we need to buy.
I appreciate that is time consuming for you, but i tried to list the description in the BOM in ebays search
and for a power supply i get a few choices all with the same description.
Some range from a printer/laptop power supply to led/cctv power supplies
All are 24v 400w 16A Power supplies
However, the stepper motor, board set is still active,
so at least we are singing from the same song sheet with those parts
Cheers
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Another plated Si
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Zim, Like this one?
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200317188_200317188
manual here (bit slow to load)
http://www.northerntool.com/images/downloads/manuals/89138.pdf
Not complete, but gives an idea with the photos... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SP16510206-Electric-Pipe-Threading-Machine-Replacement-Spare-Parts-Front-Chuck-/281507355984?pt=UK_DIY_Materials_Plumbing_MJ&hash=item418b255d50
I guess the problem you get to when you want something to clamp to the tube then cut is size + weight, instead of just getting a chuck with a 4" bore and feeding your pipe through it.
http://jnhanda.en.made-in-china.com/product/hexQrYmDIyRV/China-Hand-Cutting-Machine.html (starts at 4"....)
Rob
Link 1 yes Pipe threader
Link 2 manual never looked at
Link 3 Not of chuck but die holder
Link 4 hard work
On video in link 1 0.14 to 0.17 shows the scroll chuck.
AutoCad vs Solidworks
in International Forum
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Just as an insight, i did an HNC in AutoCad 15 years ago.
Due to the size of the course it was supposed to be a two year course.
However, this was condensed into a one year course, 3 days at college
and homework to last another 3-4 days.
(Most evenings i was still on the computer at 1-2 in the morning)
An evening class may only get you to learn the basics.
Many things have obviously changed since Using AutoCad R14
and AutoCad is still the basic program.
Yes you can do solid modelling in AutoCad
But then you need to learn its add-ons such as Inventor, Architechtural etc
If i remember, using solidworks there is a facility to migrate from AutoCad to solidworks
but i havent really used it and couldnt really get to grips with solidworks.
But a lot of companies are using it as AutoCad is becoming so expensive for a license nowadays.
I have recently decided to have another go with solidworks
and have managed to source the bible for the program.
Looking through it , it looks a lot more indepth than the tutorials and has 1170 pages
So it may well be better to start learning with
Hope this link is ok
http://www.colorado4wheel.com/manuals/Solidworks%202010%20Bible.pdf
May be worth having a read at it just to get you started.
Just my two penneth
and
Hope it helps
John