PeterR

I'm up for this depending on dates.

I have the TT126 and have towed with my 90 or Discovery loaded with not much difficulty, just have to remove the ladder bar for the Discovery. I've towed the 90 from Surrey to mid Wales a couple of times with no dramas, COG is higher but the trailer is still pretty stable. As above, it is heavy at nearly 1.2t plus with the 8' steel ramps but is strong and a great workhorse. Mini diggers, aggregates, rubble and Land Rovers no problem.

It was a tad chilly with the water up to my chest. Unfortunately the main isolator decided to give in in the deepest part so lost power for the winches. Kept the engine running though. A little water in the PS fluid but all else seems to be OK.

We took my auto D1 to the Croisiere Blanche last month. For slippery climbs the auto was fantastic, put in D and press the go pedal. Descents to start with were a little scary as the ratios weren't ideal, low 2nd would see you running away with yourself but 1st needed judicious squirts of the throttle to keep the back end under control. Certainly concentrates the mind with some of the slopes and drop offs we had too contend with.

I would like a copy too please. Thanks Peter

Anyone know what time scrutineering is from and what is the start time? Also can we camp overnight?

I'll be there. Previous nights party hangover not withstanding.

I've never managed to get in touch with him either. Tried PM, email and phoning to no avail. Need to get my TD5 Disco sorted before lots of towing coming up soon.

Just come in from the garage. Nothing else will now be done . (Except test drive, load kit and car onto the truck tomorrow.) Best go see if the wife is still talking to me

Well, thanks for all the replies, fact, opinion or otherwise Now have 50mm2 crimps and the loan of 10mm2 to 120mm2 crimper from my local wholesaler. Will set to tommorrow evening. Peter

Should be able to borrow a crimper from the local electrical wholesalers. I posed the question having seen the woefully inadequate crimping on my spendyish 35mm jump leads. I was thinking that I might solder those over the crimping.

I'm about to rewire my winches and was wondering what the consensus was on the above.

My understanding is that if it was constructed before 1998 and fit for purpose it is OK.

90 under 400 miles D1 under 800 miles D2 under 2500 miles Impreza under 3000 miles Canter about 8000 miles All taxed, MOT'd and fully comp insurance. (No wonder I'm always skint)

That doesn't help though, as mentioned above, the people who have bought a vehicle and transferred the insurance prior to selling their existing car. Nor with those that have vehicles who compete in events that require road tax and covered by MSA insurance but who do not drive on the road.

I have Trutrac's fitted front and rear on my D1 which have worked really well both on and off road, getting me into and usually out of some pretty sticky situations. If I had not driven the car without them for a while I would not have even realised they were fitted apart from the occaisonal rumble on greasy roundabouts. Saying that, the 90 has got ARB's front and rear but I use that for Challenge events.

I would definately be interested.

Sand & Gravel Suppliers in Yellow Pages should bring up hauliers and companies able to deliver bulk loads

My EP9 complained every time it got dunked. The replacement TDS was faultless in the wet stuff in Wales on the Tuff Trophy. Managed to snap my new 11mm Plasma winching us out sideways after the clutch went on the night stage

I've bought stuff from here http://www.superpowerwinch.co.uk/product/256 before. Always had good service.

Hi Nige Hatward & Scott made a nice custom 3" exhaust for my Impreza (muchly modified). Very reasonable but I don't know how the costs for you would stack up as I managed to tag onto a group buy. http://www.haywardandscott.com/index.asp

If you are planning to clad the outside with ply bear in mind that the sheets are usually imperial in size.

I managed to get CB and CD/radio in mine. Bit of a struggle to get a full size CB in, I used a Midland mount which allowed the CB to stand out from the pod a little. Allowed enough space for my Carling switches between them. Great bit of kit though.

I've got the ones from Paddocks as above. Seem to be pretty hard wearing and have survived a few challenge events. Just hose them off and put in the washing machine when SWMBO is out. Come up like new. Not exactly snug fitting though and each seat is one piece.

Hi Ben, thanks for posting the question. If we could work out a better way of stopping the ingress of the sand/mud that would help. The bearing at the end had seized and there was a muddy paste inside the brake. Couple of teaspoons of brown water in the gearbox but managed to blow most of that out and repack. I've not taken the motor off yet to look at that end. Better get on with it