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As I understand it, I think it's the super fast charging that is restricted due to safety. They don't want the adverse publicity of an EV on fire at one of their chargers because some DIYers have mangled a battery up to cram into an old vehicle. Fair enough I think.

Start off by giving it a service as you suggest. Do you know when the timing belt was last changed? If not, I would strongly recommend getting that sorted sooner rather than later. Getting yourself a Mig welder and teaching yourself how to weld would be a wise move to save yourself money on paying other people to do it for you.

The same guy I mentioned on youtube also does a video on how you would charge an EV made from Tesla parts here. At home, no problem but out and about you wouldn't be able to use the Tesla supercharging network as the car does some kind of electronic handshake with the Tesla charging point before it allows the charging to commence. Even if you found away to figure this bit out you could get yourself in trouble for using a Tesla charging point when you aren't supposed to in your homemade EV.

There is someone on YouTube worth checking out with a channel called Superfast Matt. I think he used to work for Tesla. Anyway he has got parts from a Tesla (battery, electronics and the rear subframe with the motors) and put it in to an old Jaguar. It's an interesting thing to watch. I found his channel when doing some searching for information when I was doing my rewire project.

I remember when I was a kid a 5 or 6 year old car looked a right old rusty heap. If you give a 10 year old car a good wash and have new number plates on the car looks like new

Yes, the regenerative braking is great and really does make a significant difference, you can tell because your wheels don't get covered in brake dust anywhere near as much as a car with conventional brakes. I totally agree with @Chicken Drumstick with regards to even the most efficient EV will be making some sort of emissions. It winds me up if they have a zero emission badge on them (I think it's the leaf that does?). I think that it is good if the media coverage (exaggerated or not) makes people consider the impact their actions have a little more but badges like zero emission make them think its fine when it isn't as fine as they are lead to believe.

There's 2 separate issues though: carbon dioxide and air quality. Although a switch to electric is a slow payoff for carbon dioxide the improvement in air quality is almost immediate. I think a lot of people confuse these two points and it brings us back to diesel vs petrol again. Diesels are better from a carbon dioxide point of view but worse for the air quality hence the flip flopping in encouraging us plebs what to buy.

I think that's because they focus on just one thing at a time. First Lead causing problems, then Sulphur causing acid rain, then CO2 emissions and so on. I think it's a good thing if people as a whole are more aware of the impact their actions have. As others have said there's too many of us and we are mostly reluctant to make significant change our lifestyles.

I don't think comparing emissions from one country to the next is a case to do nothing, particularly when Western countries like the UK shift a load of manufacturing and industry to places such as China and then point the finger at China for being a large source of emissions. The effects are global irrespective of where the CO2 is produced. I agree the infrastructure isn't here yet for a mass switch to EVs but it will come. Just a when petrol engines were in their infancy, there wasn't the infrastructure for them either, but it came just as it will for EVs. Like it or not petrol and diesel is going and will continue to do so with a quickening pace. A big problem with respect to CO2 for petrol and diesel is the amount of CO2 associated with it before you even burn it in terms of its production and distribution.

I think people are increasingly waking up to the facts and we've got to change. The evidence that we can't carry on as we are is overwhelming in terms of air quality and climate change. But in terms of people accepting a small number of ICE powered classics in the future I think it will be a bit like attitude to steam trains. In the 60s as they were being replaced with diesel and electric alternatives; they were considered by many to be dirty, smelly inefficient relics of the victorian age and had to go. These days however now with a few preserved ones running on heritage lines or mainline tours draw in crowds of people who love them again. I think there are many parallels here with attitudes towards both steam engines and internal combustion engines.

Maybe, but I think this is really picking up pace and will happen faster than we realise.

I agree. I think the demonisation of petrol and diesel will continue until the majority of cars are electric, then they will see the odd few on the road as irrelevant (they'll be too busy demonising gas boilers and other things). Then I think they'll just leave us alone seeing people who choose to run classic vehicles as just odd little chaps with funny hobbies (some people already put me in this category). I'm sure the cost of fuel will rise dramatically though and maybe it will be a synthetic fuel. Kind of like you can buy smokeless coal and you could in theory run your steam engine off it.

Ever have that feeling when you do something and then realise you are somewhat committed...

It was the selector housing on the transfer box that was hitting the seat box preventing it from moving forwards. I had to lift the transfer box with a jack and remove the rubber mount to allow it to drop further. I now have it slid forwards and free of the mounts with engine now up high and transfer box nose down... the saga will continue!

I think you're right. I was hoping to not have to remove it, silly idea really as I've got to swap it to the new box anyway.

I'm not at that point yet as it won't come forward sufficiently to tip tail down. I'll get another look tomorrow as it must be catching on the seat box or something preventing it from sliding forwards. I haven't removed the handbrake, maybe that is where things are catching?

I think it might just be a case of wiggling it around a bit and getting the load level right on the hoist. As far as I can tell it needs to come straight and forward for a bit to get off the mounts then engine up/transfer box down. I haven't removed the cross member yet but I'm not sure I'll get away with leaving it in.

No, that picture is of the 200Tdi and the R380 stumpy (both nice and clean). I still have the 19J with LT77 and old transfer box still insitu (caked in grime). I have removed the handbrake cable, tunnel and gearstick, propshafts are also off. Disconnected the engine interms of pipes, electrics, fuel etc and removed the front including the radiator entirely. The 4 mounts are undone and I have managed to get the while unit up and moved forward about 3 cm but now it wont budge any further. It was the exahust mounting bracket on the gearbox that was catching, but even with that removed I can't it to move forwards any more. I can't see what its sticking on. The bellhousing is just clear of the bulkhead so it isn't that either.

All built up and joined with the stumpy gearbox. Waiting on a couple parts for before I put the LT230 on. I'm trying to remove the 19J complete with gearbox and transferbox as one unit. It's putting up one hell of a fight. Anyone got any tips?

Update: I drilled the offending hole (17 on the tightening sequence), tapped it, inserted an M12x1.5x1.5D helicoil insert. New Elring head gasket, head back on, tightened up the bolts (with a bit of grease under the heads which contact the top of the cylinder head). This time all went with no fuss to the 40Nm, 60' and second 60'. Very relieved!

You need close contact and an electrolyte for galvonic corrosion. You have both of those on a Land Rover. The electrolyte is simply salt from the road mixed with rain water.

Great news. Hopefully that's all your land rover will throw at you?

Does the relay appear to click at normal speed?

I posted the link to Dunecht 4x4. I have never been to that part of the world and have absolutely no idea if they are any good. It was just a suggestion following a quick Google search as someone to call to see if they had an alternator and would fit it.

Could you get to a breaker's yard or used car garage specialising in 4x4s? If they have an alternator for you, I'm sure for a little extra cost they would fit it for you and put your battery on charge whilst they sort it. I had a quick Google search and there are these guys in north east Scotland, I don't know how far away that is for you but there must be several others who might be able to help you?