Def V8 90

chatting via email to Gwyn Lewis who does twin alt mounts for 200/300Tdi's and V8's, he has tried to make a mount for the Td5, there was a problem with re-routing the top coolant hose, but he is still looking at doing one at some point.... I'm sure he will find a solition, he usually does! he said to keep an eye on his Facebook page!

Dead thread resurrection!!! XKGlow do lighting strips for chav-undercar lighting, I have got a 3-foot strip along each side of the tub, and one-foot strips under front seats and in footwells, wired into courtesy light, defo does the trick, in blue so not dazzling!

Sorry for the thread resurrection I have removed all bolts from the Seatbox, outriggers, seatbelt mounts, crossmember and the 4 b***ard bolts to the chassis just above & in front of the fuel pump (Td5) but try as I might the tub wants to stay with the chassis There is sticky foam tape along the back of the Seatbox, but even the hi-lift can't separate the two Please help me!!! G

Go Ashcroft, go rear leave front alone, unless you regularly get stuck with that set-up (and then think tyres etc first!) If you're doing extreme carp all the time maybe go front Ashcroft, but if so will need uprated CV's and 1/2's etc so may as well change from 10-spline anyway Just my 2p!! I don't have a 'stuck' prob with rear Ashcroft and a (now-)working central diff on non-extreme MT's simex-a-likes would get me closer to unstoppable even with open front diff and that would make my winch purely decorative!!!

"as though something is rubbing on the prop shaft" Is something maybe rubbing on the propshaft?? Lol In all seriousness I'd start there!

Infinity exhausts made me a mani-back system tuned to my taste for £££s less than an aftermarket standard system, never mind an oem. Give them a call and see what they can do sounds a-bloody-mazing! Burbly at idle, quiet at cruise and "WTF!!!!" under hard acceleration!!

Y not put a v8 in??! U got the gearbox for it!!

Just a word of caution… the fitting of an inclinometer can subconsciously act as a little bit of a challenge… even as an iPhone app! Picture the scenario: Vroom… sphinctersqueeze… vrooooooooom… beeeepcrunch!!! Definitive proof that gut… or the tail end thereof… feeling is better than an inclinometer app!! ;-)

I have seen one on OBP website, with 3/4" cylinder and it's good value with the reservoir all-in about £45 delivered - anyone know if this would do the trick? http://www.obpltd.com/obp-shop/pedal-box-ancillaries/master-cylinder-0-75

Sorry to resurrect a v old thread but..... I have some spots I would like to wire in to the 3-way (on-off-on) carling switch so it works like my fan on the 3-way switch next to it: on, off and with main beam... As my fans are switched on by a thermostat (a dual one - X-fan) I am struggling with the translation of the wiring to a relay spur off the headlights!!! Thanks for your help!! GG

I am looking to get a bit more accurate info on the goings-on within my (carb 3.5...ish!) V8. I have a acquired space for gauges (Mud console) and was looking to put in oil pressure, oil temp and a new (accurate) water temp gauge. Merlin do the VDO gauges, but I can't find the senders in 1/2" BSP which I think my senders are.... Help!!! Any alternatives considered!!!

I'm on 35/12.5 KL71s, 10x15 mods, good lock, no complaints other than small children want to take it home as a Tonka truck!! G PS Anyone know whether paddock & craddock 10x15s same offset? I need a spare and price better with paddock!! g

Bearmach for me all the way: I have one on - it was on before purchase, I have had it 6yrs and absolutely no probs at all. It has taken a bit of a hammering but is in v good nick. I have a NATO hitch (mounted at top of x-member!!) and my spare is a 33", no interference, and it swings nicely out the way too (can't mount a Mantec due to fouling). I don't mind it being a bit more over the right as I mount a bike rack on my spare and it keeps it from sticking the bike into the hedge on the narrow lanes I go along to the usual mtb trail. Just my 2p worth...! G

I have some 35" KL71s, seemed like a good compromise for all-round use; always going to be down-sides to any compromise (eg "all-season" tyres for winter road use rather than winter's) but I am happy with them I looked and tried after reading this: KUMHO JOINT WINNER OF 4x4 MAGAZINE’S ULTIMATE MT TYRE TEST 11 June 2008 The Kumho Road Venture MT KL71 was the joint winner of 4x4 Magazine’s ‘ultimate tyre test’ to establish the best mud-terrain tyre on the UK market. It shared top honours with a BFGoodrich, beating offerings from Goodyear, Wildcat, Maxxis, Cooper, INSA and Pirelli by a significant margin. All eight makes of 235/85 R16 tyres were subjected to six challenging, real-world tests, ie – mud climb, bog run, side slope, rock crawl, gravel and tarmac braking. One vehicle was involved – a 2007 Land Rover Defender 110. The magazine found the Kumho KL71 radically different in appearance from all its competitors and, in fact, to be the best looking as well as the joint best performer. The Kumho was awarded top marks on the rock crawl and gravel braking tests and performed with credit on the mud climb and bog run. In summary, the magazine said, “The Kumho MT KL71 is a great tyre and a deserving all-round winner. Give it a try.” Said Kumho’s Managing Director Steve Tidmarsh, “We are naturally delighted with the result. 4x4 Magazine’s test is very much in line with our own research and reinforces the confidence we have had in the KL71 from the outset. I can also reveal that the new 18in rally raid tyre we have developed for the Bowler Nemesis is based on the KL71 and that is surely the ultimate test for an MT tyre.”

What part no is that? I'm looking for that now!