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FridgeFreezer

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  1. I got mine from GPC on eBay, cost £100 brand new because they supposedly had cosmetic blemishes (jiggered if I can find any) and I'm very pleased with them. They're plastic not glass.
  2. As a mate is fond of pointing out, that's why Ibexes don't have a single level body panel on the front, so people can't stand cups of tea on them.
  3. If you mean the pressed steel braces that run under the rear floor, they're available new from Paddocks and the like for around £12 each, except the wider one that goes under the rear seats of a CSW which I made myself by folding up a channel, notching it and capping it from ~1mm galv sheet. Not technically difficult but if I could've just bought one I would. Part number is 330265 or possibly superseded now. I know I bought a set less than a year ago from Paddocks.
  4. No experience of this specific one but most aircon compressor clutches (the fangled contrivance the pulley mounts to on the front of the compressor) have a single +12v feed to engage them. When they're not engaged the pulley will freewheel and the centre (connected to the compressor internals) will stay still.
  5. Millions - The ShireLRC.com gallery - every Bunny Lane day of 2007 B) There's also me & Rich (DLander) mucking about in the water on video: Me messing about in the water Me & Rich splashing about in puddles It's not as big as Slab but there's plenty to do, some decent hills, some big holes and plenty of mud. Here's a few pics from recent times:
  6. The bellhousing and cover plate are indeed sealed with lovely black goo, my best guess is it's either the clutch slave or starter letting it in as the V8 R380 bellhousing has no drain plug hole however I'm now intent on drilling & tapping one Based on the theory that shoving clean water into it isn't going to do any more harm than the dirty water that's already in there I may drill a 1/2" or maybe 3/4" hole in the top so I can get a fibre optic light and an extended squirty oil/grease thing in there and at least prolong the life of things a little. The clutch release bearing is a Rakeway billet one rather than the standard plastic bodied jobbie. Ciderman is of course correct, really there's no substitute for a good stripdown & cleanup (which many bits will be getting after all the sand at Slab) it's just that I'd rather not have to do a clutch job in the freezing cold if I can avoid it.
  7. After a little bit of deep wading at Slab at the weekend, I seem to have silt in my bellhousing judging by the noise the clutch makes when the pedal's pressed setup is V8 with R380 long bellhousing Ideally I'd like to clean it out (probably just with a good blast from the hose) and get some fresh grease to the release bearing but without splitting the engine & box - I guess the options are remove starter or remove clutch slave, can anyone venture any advice on which is likely to provide better access or be less of a PITA to do?
  8. If they yellow knob won't stay down it's not stuck in 4WD it's stuck in 2WD - I hate to ask this but do you know how the Series knobs work?
  9. The flyer I've got says they pay the VAT, what they really mean is the total price is going to be their usual ex-VAT price, or just under 15% to you & me. The offer is only for Clarke stuff, everything else is 10% off.
  10. Next is Bunny Lane, Romsey, on the 27th Jan - not quite as daft as Slab but a very good site nonetheless. Mud rather than sand.
  11. Doubt we'll see any here near the seaside, pity really cos MT's + V8 + RWD would be fun B) mind you, 4-wheel-drift in a freelander could be fun too
  12. As mentioned, a sharp tap on the solenoid (I have used the end of a breaker bar to reach down) can free it off and sometimes that's all it takes. Just be careful not to stick anything metal across the contacts on the back of the solenoid.
  13. That's definitely the deepest yet really must seal my airbox as it was only fear of hydraulicing that made me shut it down rather than keep trying. Really must get some water-tight storage in the back too, all my sockets are silted up now
  14. I know the later transits were right piles of cr*p made down to a price you wouldn't believe possible. Aparrently later on they even made the brake master cylinder out of plastic Shame really as they're good at churning out reliable stuff until the accountants get involved
  15. Depends how robustly you're built, park with the nearside wheel up on the kerb and lay underneath, should be doable. Either that or collar a small child Just remember to disconnect the battery first!
  16. Click here for site details Bunny Lane Play Day, 27th January 08
  17. That's if they could make any of that technology work or talk to each other the NHS IT setup is £12bn in and still nothing works, they've proved they can't keep names and addresses secure so I doubt they'll persuade anyone they are competent to run ID cards anytime soon. That said - roll on the revolution, we must be due one soon
  18. Jules, same time this year if nothing else I think
  19. A euro torch is a standard socket fitment which means you can change torches just by unplugging it and plugging in a new one, rather than it being hard-wired into the machine like that one. I'd say it was well worth it to have one as you can swap torches without having to take the machine apart. I wouldn't get too hung up on the spot weld timer function, you have a finger. A giveaway that this might not be total quality is the blurb: In other words it struggles to push big currents for any useful length of time, not what you want if you're gonna be welding 5mm stuff up as the thermal cutout will be popping. If Clarke are actually admitting to a rubbish duty cycle I can only guess at how low it must be. You may be able to alleviate that by bodging a souped up cooling fan in there (the standard ones tend to be a bit asthmatic) but it's never going to be a screamer. Fine for your boot floor though. My personal preference would be to shop round for a 2nd hand industrial unit for similar or less money, you'll get a far more solid machine with a far better duty cycle. My antique Butters will run at full pelt (~160-200A) until your face melts and cost significantly less than that Clarke. Down to you though, if you want a new machine I'd have a compare of some of the industrial stuff before getting your chequebook out. There are a few threads with similar info in this forum.
  20. Since there doesn't seem to be an actual government report it seems to be more an excuse to spam car forums and get 15,000 panicked car owners to sign a pointless petition
  21. I agree - SJ or for green oval cheapness a V8 RR or Disco with the heavy stuff stripped out, probably come out similar in weight to a defender. Whatever you do, drive a Series before buying one, they're not like coilers.
  22. You could up the ante and use some glue or conformal coating, if your switch is the same as mine that joint between the brass bit and the plastic bit is the only possible place water could get in.
  23. So is there actually any real current threat? There's none mentioned - just that some proposals in the past have touched on the idea and not been implemented. Do we seriously think the government would effectively send a few of million perfectly serviceable cars to the scrapyard, hell even the most hardline environmentalists would be up in arms about that one.
  24. It's not difficult to do, just fiddly - you need to remove the starter motor complete before changing the solenoid.
  25. A few more photos courtesy of Jen: Trev flexing: Moose in the foreground, more stucks in the background: Dan, stuck: Trying to extract Jameslwt (I think it's him anyway ) Little Dave, Will, and SimonR comparing sizes: Little Nay once again going for restraint and good taste: Proof that my wheel arches do exist, and do cover the tyre: Didn't expect this, and really didn't expect him to chuck it about the place with as much commitment as he did: I'm pretty sure it had protection but we all winced when he bounced past us and got the front wheels in the air crossing a rut - but he crossed it and carried on going so full marks for effort! In fact I didn't hear any mention of him getting stuck which puts him in the top 50% of those through the gate I think
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