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Thanks gents, This one was well abused but oozing Patina. The boy was around 9 so that rings true. Dave!

Hello all, long time no post. I met a guy in Churwalden in Switzerland at the start of August. He had a fantastic Camel Trophy and think he mentioned he was a member on here. He was there with his wife and 2 kids and my son would like to get in touch with his, he forgot to grab their number, as did we. If that rings a bell to anyone then I can leave my details and get in contact. Any help would be much appreciated. Dave!

I see a lot of modern diesels in Africa. If the diesel filter system is easy to access and service I don’t see a problem. Dave!

Hi all, I’ve had my spare wheel carrier on for around 10 years now but it’s got a little slop in it and the powder coat has seen better days. I greased it whenever I did my props but it hasn’t saved the bushes. Now after 10 years I can’t remember who made it, I think it was a Safari Equip one but I bought it through Footloose 4x4. Ive mailed Safari Equip but haven’t had a response yet. I’ll ring on Monday. I was wondering though if anyone knew exactly what carrier this is? Incase I’m completely wrong and need to order bushes from elsewhere? Dave!

Yeah that’s right, it goes from just behind where the ARB mountsbused to be to the front inner section of the spring mount. i think I’ll ring a few places when I get home to see if they would send me a rear quarter chassis in kit form. Dave!

Hi all, My 200tdi 110 commercial is getting a little tlc soon and I need a section of chassis replaced. i fitted an MIB rear crossmember a few years ago so that is fine but one chassis leg around the spring and behind it is flaking and expanding through rust. Just in front of the spring is solid. Where can I get chassis sections without the rear crossmember attached? The rest of the chassis is really good and I’d rather not patch it as it’s a keeper. Dave!

I fitted Peugeot 405 wiper mounted screen washers, ran the screen wash pipe around the upper heater hose and removed the NRV from the line. we saw -36 and never had a problem with it freezing. i use the purple berry Halfords screenwash mixed 50/50 (I like the smell) and have never had an issue in the uk. Simple and cheap. Dave!

I had some aluminium wing protectors made the same shape as chequer plate panels and then glued some non slip marine rubber on top. Non slip, look smart and 6 years on still come up looking good. I’m 20 stone and stand on them fine when us8ng the roof rack. Dave!

Brilliant, thanks for that ! I don’t suppose you also know where I can get the small wire clamp which screws onto the control wire ? Its due a few tweaks in general since doing my bulkhead swap 5 years ago so should really start getting all the parts together. Dave!

Does anyone have the part numbers to the small clamps which grip the cables at the heater box end? Mine just fell apart and the right ones would be nice before I adjust the flaps. Dave!

For some reason I can't paste a link in. It's the Forward Facing Fold Up seats, roughly £200 each. The fully intergrated ones are nearly £600 each. Dave!

This was my thinking, the frame doesn't look that different from the front so should itself bolt up well enough. If not currently strong enough it wouldn't be too hard to strengthen it up. The MOT only calls for a suitable mounting point. Dave!

Hi all, I am looking into fitting the exmoor trim forward facing flip down seats into my 1991 200TDI Defender van. Having the seats in the rear is not an option as the dog will struggle to get in with the seats deployed and the kids will be too far away on long journeys. They will both be over 1 when this is finished. So, my understanding is this.... 3 point belts available, seat available and the upper seatbelt mount needs to be structuraly sound. This I can do so am not worried about this. Large spreader plates and I believe the same support for the front seats can be used. Inform the DVLA of a change of seat and also inform the insurance company. A bulkhead removal kit will be fitted also and it's already well insulated and relatively warm. What worries me is the lack of side impact protection and also rollover protection. I don't want to save the truck from a multiple rollover at 90mph but I would like it to be stronger in the event of landing on its side for some reason. A small internal cage is what I was thinking of and could have this fabricated by a friend who does fantastic work. Has anybody got pictures of something similar, seats mounted in the centre of a 110 van. Also the rollcages ive seen look particularly intrusive and I hope this can be made to fit tighter to the roof. I know a CSW would be the best practical option but I couldn't sell my old bus and the kids love it. Any and all opinions welcome, I'm not near the vehicle at the minute but think doing it over winter will be doable for me, presuming I've not thought of anything obviously wrong. Dave!

I had this problem on my 110 Van, after I did the chalk test on the tyres and dropped the pressure in the rear tyres from 42 to 34/36 it pulls up far more square. Dave!

I just had a look through the tech archive and saw the posts, an 18 litre tank seems a bit small but thinking about it the space isnb't huge. What size tanks are they ejparrot? Also do you have a picture of them and where you intend to mount them? Dave!