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Cheers chap. It's a lot more technical than I previously thought but I'm looking forward to getting "stuck in" so to speak!

Thanks for the advice Les, much appreciated. For reasons I might or might not go into on here (a big decision concerning the Landy's future is unfortunately now to be made ) it looks like there's a strong chance I won't be needing a gun anymore for the Landy. However, I'm still going to go ahead and buy one as, like I've said before, spraying is something I've always wanted to learn and who knows when things might take a turn for the better and I can put those skills into use

Blimey. Apart from the guard in the front she's the spit of mine! A lovely looking Landy you've got there chap...

Lol Yep, it's a bit more complex...mind you, haven't had a moment to even boot her up as yet! Should be no problems though

Cheers Shrek, and apologies for the late reply, things have been "interesting" recently Lol@"project management skills"

Thanks for that Nic. I think I might now be going for the "halfway" route to be honest! Funnily enough I've got a second hand MOMO wheel sitting across from me right now which I got off Ebay for the Landy for the very same reason (the boss should hopefully arrive by next week). Still a bit nervous at "having at" the bulkhead but, in for a penny, in for a pound and all that!

Les, that finish looks pretty darn amazing to me. I'd be over the moon if I could produce something like that. My one saving grace is that I'm spraying in Satin rather than Metallic so hopefully it'll be a little more forgiving for a novice...(but then again, I may stand corrected! At which point, I'll start crying into my thinners... ) To be fair, after another recommendation for the Machine Mart gun by someone else, I think I'm going to try it out. At least it's a good price and I can always upgrade to something a bit more flash when I have more money and experience Thanks for the posting the photos les, it's very much appreciated Leigh.

Being a bit on the skinny side (thanks to my lovely Crohns you could play me like a Xylophone ) I'm finding the stock seats pretty uncomfortable on long journeys (and even short ones TBH). Because of this, I've sourced a pair of more comfortable seats and, fingers crossed, they'll be going in our 90. However, although my better half will probably find the new driving position quite good (she's short), I think I'm going to find it quite cramped (I'm tall...ish ). So, I've been looking into removing the internal bulkhead so I can recline them to a better angle. I've had a look at the two "off the shelf" items from MUD and Protection and Performance and, although ideal, they're a fair bit of cash. After having a chat to one of the fabricators I know, and him telling me he could make something up to do the job quite easily I thought I'd ask what people would recommend: only lose half the bulkhead or go the whole hog? Also, are there any photos around of the removal process? I'm a bit wary of taking a bloomin' great chunk out of an integral part so it would be great to see or hear how other people have gone about it before I crack on. I'm not planning on fitting a roof rack and carrying huge weights on it and I'll ask for as sturdy a bar as it's possible to get (if anyone has any ideas on the design of the bar itself feel free to share ). Cheers, Leigh.

By saying it's an ex-dental compressor I may have given you the idea that it's quite small and under-powered. It's a hulking monstrosity of a compressor, about 4ft tall, that weighs a ton, sounds like a Luftwaffe squadron coming in on a bombing run and was made some time in the 50's by the look of it! However, I don't know what it's rated at so I'll take a look and see if it says on it somewhere. Thanks for the advice, it's much appreciated though. And if you happen to have any guns you're thinking of selling...er...I'd be interested!

I'm pretty sure that at the moment I might not be able to afford a complete rebuild of the Disco 200Tdi I have waiting to go in my 90 however, as I don't know it's history, I think it might be wise to start budgeting for a worst case scenario. The only guy I know who I've had previous experience with is Charlie and the boys at CTM Engineering in Dagenham. They do excellent work but they're more into performance engines. What kind of money would we be talking for a complete rebuild with OEM parts? Of course it would be great to uprate the internals, cams and get some headwork but I know this would all carry an added price tag to match, and with money being a wee bit tight it's unfortunately probably not an option. Also, who would people recommend? Is it a case of take it to the pro's or are there a few experienced amateurs that will take on this sort of job (and I use that word in a totally non-derogatory sense, as I know that more often than not, those "amateurs" can know more than the "pro's"! ) ? Cheers, Leigh.

Since looking into their acoustic mat system , after initially being quite interested, I'm not sure it's the way to go re: sound proofing/noise reduction. Aesthetically it's a great improvement and a good buy if you're looking to smarten up your cockpit area. However, as far as sound proofing goes, for the money being asked, there are other solutions out on the market. If you're serious about doing this then it's worth taking a stroll over to some of the dedicated car audio sites out there on t'interweb. No offence to the "sound proofing" (and I'm using the quotation marks on purpose) that is sold through most 4x4 suppliers but I'm not sure it's really up to the job. One of the best UK audio sites is this one: http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/ I have found it invaluable when addressing this subject and others (building kick panels, stereo installation etc etc) Follow the link and have a browse round the sound deadening/fabrication and FAQ & Tutorials section. Here are two interesting discussions I picked out at random: http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=58457 http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?t=17904 A few of the main contenders in sound deadening/noise reduction material to get you started in Google: Dynamat, Dynamat Extreme, Brown Bread, Noise Killer and Roadkill (lovely names ) HTH Leigh.

Glad you're liking the tunes Martin Soon going to be officially changing the name (and of course the page) from "Kyoto Underground" to "This Burning Age". I lose all my MySpaz friends in the process but I feel more comfortable with the new name so it's definately going to be worth it in the long run And, as I have nothing better to do (well, actually I have a lot I should be doing but this is a convenient distraction )...here are a few reasons why I like Matt or Satin black... (the eagle eyed among you will notice that the penultimate car is a Nissan Z32 or 300ZX as they're more commonly known over here, owned by a fellow member of my other car club. I liked his so much I'm going to give my own V8 Z32 the same Matt/Satin Black treatment...functional but at the same time damn good to look at IMO )

Thanks for the input guys, all very much appreciated, definately a lot of food for thought The Saab option looks very interesting indeed. Porny: Ian, if it weren't for the fact that your second sentence made me think twice (and rightly so, thanks for being honest about it! ) I'd be asking for a price and no doubt swooning with shock right now... Haven't had chance to read the articles fully yet but after quickly skimming them they seem a good and worthwhile read. I always used to hear about associated pressure loss and the trade off in getting lowered charge temps but an engine that runs hotter due to placement in front of the rad (without appropriate ducting to channel the air) associated with large front mounts but was suprised to find after searching threads on various forums that the possible downsides of front mounts is not a subject that tends to come up much with owners. We're not exactly running high powered motors though so I wonder how detrimental (lag-wise) they would actually be in real terms for our application? The only way to say for sure would be to do dyno runs with differing IC's I imagine. Ever considered the possibilities of a twin "side mount" IC set-up (if the faces weren't obscured by bodywork)? There'd be less obstruction (hopefully) to the rad, increased volumetric capacity (over the two units) etc. I have two of the IC's on the right in the photo below knocking about in the garage at the moment as it happens.

B*gger, didn't save them, sorry chap No doubt I'll be doing a silimar search again soon in my hunt for more info so if anything crops up I'll post them

Sounds interesting Lars! Would you happen to have a photograph of it in situ? No worries if not though gruntus: the reason I'm looking for a large IC is because I want to tweak the fuel pump, as the two pretty much go hand in hand There are plenty of threads about full width IC's from Allisport etc and a few threads about using TD5 intercoolers but what I was really after was any info on using an IC from a different make altogether (preferably something easily available from a scrappy...and cheap!). The only thing I came up with was this: http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopi...mp;#entry122727 which mentions both supra and saab (the 1st I've already heard about) but again no real info. Maybe I've missed something? Although something like a P38 IC might be good I'm ideally searching for something that requires as little fettling as possible. Hey, it might not exist, but I thought it might be worth an ask just in case. To be fair, for the price they are, it's probably going to pay me to source an old Supra or Citroen Xantia intercooler for a few pounds and have a play If worst comes to the worst and all the options look as if they'll be too much of a ball ache to get them to fit, I'm lucky in that I get a substantial discount off PACE so I'll give Mike a bell and see what they can do.