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Did you buy the britpart calipers ?, i will be doing a vented disc conversion to my 98 discovery and see that the britpart calipers are just over 30 quid each although i generally steer clear of britpart items but will need to factor in freight .

There is so little of the original loom actually required to run vehicle that i would be looking at some of the US hotrod generic looms, usually around $150 for a basic loom. I assume you are talking about the EDC TDI so once you go mechanical injection you only need 1 wire to the injector solenoid for the engine to run.

Anything larger than say 245/70/16 will catch on the rear section of the guard cutting the tyre damaging the panel, the camel cut as its usually referred as removes the offending edge. In below pic i'm running 265/70/16's on a 3" lift which would have caught the guard off road.

I agree with most that say make it reliable, use it then decide what direction you want to head. My 300tdi is a daily driver which doesnt mean it cant be a capable offroad vehicle as well, had mine for 7 years and has gradually gone from stock to how it is now, next mod is a VNT turbo upgrade which has brought me here to search.

Never touched the swaybars and articulation is still pretty good.

Also try outerlimits and aulro both aussie sites, generally with hilux cv's you fit toyo centres in the rover housings as well so you upgrade the whole setup.

Need to replace my PAS pump and getting quotes to post to OZ, noticed some sell the ZF oem unit and some sell a Britpart unit. Is the britpart replacement up to the task or am i better off spending the extra and getting a ZF pump ?

They fit great with a 2" lift and camel cut .

Has anyone successfully rebuilt a 300tdi ps pump ? my just started shredding the a rib off the serp belt and replacement cost is 3 x times what you guys pay in the UK for them.

Hilux cv's work but you need new inner axles, a new bush machined for the cv's and new drive flanges for the hubs.

Or you can get 1 of these from the US for approx. AUD $83 - http://auberins.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=5

Arent you meant to fit chains diagonally ie , one front right and one rear left or vice versa ? Not that we get to play in the snow it has been 34-35c this week !

Does anyone know if i can use a 95 disco brake servo and m/cylinder on an 85 rangie without changing the fluid pipes or fittings ?

If they sucked big time, they would be free flow !

Good to hear, so the carbs are still less the pistons? do you think that either the stepper or the ecu or even the ego sensor were possibly faulty ? I am looking at the pro's and cons and so far your's is the only carby rangie i have seen with a cl system fitted. I had basically the setup with the twin strommies etc but i was having problems getting it to run right ( similar probs to what you were having) so i pulled it off and fitted a holley carb and a simpler impco system just so i could use it.

Would MS have a learning function ? Reading on RPI's site that the later efi systems will learn the lpg mapping and then have to re learn the petrol map again once switched. If there are the right inputs, ego, tps, tach, map wouldnt MS using maybe MS tweak Learn to map for lpg ? I already have an impco lpg setup and also have the sprintgas 4brl mixer but soon going to fit a leyland 4.4 in so may have to change the setup i use, ideally i need to be able to fit a snorkle for the dusty summer conditions we have plus to bring some cooler air into the engine - the 4.4 is approx. 20mm higher and wider and rover manifolds only work with spacers which tend to have leakage problems.

Fisha, did you end up getting htis sorted ? What is the system you are using for the closed loop control ? Thanks, Nick.

Yes, i agree its not an ideal setup, i have been searching but can find bugger all info on any CLLPG systems apart fron the expensive vapour injection ones. Do you know of any good sights or links ?

I found thison ebay, what do ya reckon ? Impco systems are popular here and cheap, my rangie uses one .Closed loop lpg.

Here is another non specific mechanic joke A gynecologist had become fed up with malpractice insurance and was on the verge of being burned out. Hoping to try another career where skillful hands would be beneficial, he decided to change careers and become a mechanic. He found out from the local technical college what was involved, signed up for evening classes, attended diligently, and learned all he could. When the time for the practical exam approached, the gynecologist prepared carefully for weeks, and completed the exam with tremendousskill. When the results came back, he was surprised to find that he had obtained a score of 150%. Fearing an error, he called the instructor, saying "I don't want to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wondered if there had been an error which needed adjusting." The instructor said, "During the exam, you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. You put the engine back together again perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark." The instructor went on to say," I gave you an extra 50% because you did all of it through the muffler."

Lol, i know what that feels like, when i was a chef in my previous life i did just that, the other chefs were wondering why i was crying over the stove !

Not quite, with a 2" body lift you need to - lenghten all brake lines, extend body/ chassis mounts, re mount rad so it either sits back in line with the fan or chop the shroud tp fit, extend transfer lever and open up the hole in the tunnel for the extra movement required, auto shifter is mounted to floor so no mods needed, extend seatbelt chassis mounts, steering as above slacken wiggle do back up, check any wiring/fuel lines that may get stretched. There will be more i cant think of at the moment. You need longer bolts obviously and a good time to fit new body rubbers in. The 2" spring lift+ 2 "b/lift is a common combo for rangies down here

By my thinking, if you can tell the ecu what the parameters are for lpg, you could build it all in to the one the unit instead of having the seperate ecu for the lpg, since it will need an ego, tps input that MS will need anyway ?

This should make fridge's ears prick up, i have recently swapped an lpg setup from 1 rangie to another and will soon be swapping the 3.5 with a leyland 4.4 V8. Now i have been toying with efi'ing the 4.4 using a tbi unit of a local aussie ford, so i am thinking out loud here, have also been reading with interest about closed loop lpg systems and how it would be possible to have a seperate map in a MS ecu to control the lpg as well as one for petrol ? Does this sound feasible or a bit way out ? I believe once the parmeters are set there shouldnt be any reason why it couldnt work. Regards, Nick.

Arrr, me matey's (bad cornwall/ devon accent), i take it you mean aftermarket non genuine when you say pirate ?