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  1. FridgeFreezer
    I've tried DIY nickel & zinc electroplating and that seems to work quite nicely, considering sourcing a 200L drum or old bathtub to do some larger pieces if I ever get around to it.
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    On the ins & outs of the safety implications I would just re-iterate the golden rule that if you DO decide to give it a go, you must film it and post the result here
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    I'm not sure the RR is using hub motors, just using 2 motors per end mounted "traditionally" - a bit like the top end Cybertruck does, you can see it in the teardown here:
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    Although it's not to everyone's taste it's nice that the thing is so understated to look at compared to most of the hideous stuff on the market right now with a million angles and creases and swoops and other nonsense. I feel like this will age better than most.
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    Willing to bet if you needed a few one of the smaller spring manufacturers would be willing & able... I did have some catalogues somewhere from Southern Manufacturing Show.
  6. FridgeFreezer
    Well now I can't remember which one I fitted to the 109 but it's definitely one of those two Edit - this one: And it fits this gear and works:
  7. FridgeFreezer
    It does add cost, complexity, points of failure, and weight though... I just stick temperature telltale indicator labels around my vehicles and if anything ever shows it's got too hot I'll consider adding cooling - so far nothing ever has.
  8. FridgeFreezer
    I saw the videos from the airport - also the one of some idiot floating a Porsche Panamera through the floods, sure that won't develop any electrical gremlins in future At least you knew where your air intake is, most folks just seem to plough straight into 3' of water and act surprised when they get washed away or the engine explodes
  9. FridgeFreezer
    This feels like conflating using the wrong oil with just using fresh / better quality oil of the correct type... Most mechanical things will work for a quite a while with the wrong oil but unless you're sending oil samples off for analysis you won't know if you're knocking years off the life of it until, well, years down the line...
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    My neighbour once showed me a very long video from inside his Peugeot estate driving up a gravel track because he'd seen my 109 so knew I was into "off-roading"
  11. FridgeFreezer
    I'm a big fan of magnetic drain plugs - especially Nige's insanely strong ones - for gearboxes and anything else with a drain plug frankly.
  12. FridgeFreezer
    I don't think there's a single inch of my workshop that's as clean as that
  13. FridgeFreezer
    Decoder tool says: Screw, Flanged?, thread Metric coarse (std.) M8, length 25mm, finish Zinc passivated (BZP) In case anyone was wondering
  14. FridgeFreezer
    Willing to bet there's a lot of trucks running round on the original brake fluid out there... surprising how much better the pedal gets when you replace it with new after 20 years though!
  15. FridgeFreezer
    Well, seems a good time to throw @Daan's signature in here: Amen to that!
  16. FridgeFreezer
    Two rare birds in one anecdote!
  17. FridgeFreezer
    The green bible (Series 3 workshop manual) has a comprehensive section on testing & diagnosing alternators, could be worth a read through as the technology hasn't really changed.
  18. FridgeFreezer
    6000wH of battery? What on earth are you powering?
  19. FridgeFreezer
    FTDI rowed back on that as there were angry mobs with pitchforks at their door... the knock off FTDI stuff is mostly OK, it's the others (CP2102 etc.) that tend to cause problems especially with Windows systems - you end up with 250 COM ports and have to guess which one it's actually going to appear on.
  20. FridgeFreezer
    Same here, still on the set of TIC's fitted about 20+ years ago and they've survived being abused by portal axles and big tyres. Biggest improvement I made was Bilstein 5125's rather than the cheap ProComps.
  21. FridgeFreezer
    It's very good of them to put an ECU behind the headlamp and drill ventilation holes in the case so water can flow freely around the electronics
  22. FridgeFreezer
    Still not as peaky as a 4cyl: http://www.epi-eng.com/piston_engine_technology/torsional_excitation_from_piston_engines.htm Although obviously a nice smooth V8 would be preferable Not sure if diesels would also have sharper peaks due to the higher compression and nasty rattling noise?
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    Cost of conversion buys a hell of a lot of fuel though, especially if you're comparing a very cheap & available V6 or V8 to a crate motor costing 10k or more... in fact (googles it) $18k RRP plus the cost of conversion buys a lot of gas. And a much nicer / quieter driving experience I'd wager.
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    Only drawback with big lumpy diesels is they seem to destroy LR drivetrain components much more quickly compared to smoother petrol engines, even ones that make more power. Plus it does come back to the question why you'd fit a diesel in the US unless you were doing a LOT of miles, these days they're not cheaper or simpler than a petrol lump either.
  25. FridgeFreezer
    Well a 76 degree stat would certainly cause that - it likely won't be open fully until ~82deg anyway.
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