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It's one supplied via our britpart trade account so pretty sure it's legit. Surprising really as I'd have thought stuff like this would be both highly automated but also quality checked, being a brake thing...

Struggling to get the brake line threads to catch in the new TRW master cylinder. They can be tricky sometimes, but a closer look reveals it was probably made at 4.59 on a Friday 🧐

Much appreciated thanks

Anyone know what type of rivets these are on a high-cap rear tub? Look like they're some kind of shear rivet pulled through from the back - can't find info on parts diagrams though.

If it were mine, I'd unwrap the loom, repair/replace any damaged wires, replace the lighting bullet connectors with 300tdi style connectors so you can use the later lamps, and give the fuse box a good clean up with white vinegar or something to get the corrosion off. You can easily buy the correct coloured wire if you need to replace any sections, buy all new lucar connectors where necessary and re-wrap it nicely. I have plenty of problems with my 200tdi fuse box, they aren't immune to corrosion problems - neither are the later looms (had plenty of fun chasing electrical faults inside header joints).

What makes you think a new or upgraded turbo will solve your lack of power? Have you tested the one fitted?

I use Elring Dirko on sumps and anything not fuel related at work, very nice stuff

Thats the DDS security module, which links to the discovery alarm/security system. It is a box with a small electronic module inside, filled with silicon gel and secured over the stop solenoid with a clamp held by two security sheer bolts. The usual method is to remove the box & clamp with a sharp cold chisel and BFH, revealing the solenoid inside which you can then take an ignition feed to.

In a 110 its quite easy to insert the sender so its catching on the baffles. Britpart senders work well enough in my experience, you can test it by pulling it from the tank and getting someone to watch the guage while you move the arm.

The speedo drives come out if you can twist it round with a gentle hammer and small chisel/old screwdriver then careful prying on both sides at once then a bit more chiseling and a bit more prying after a good spray of plusgas. If you just pry it tends to fracture the rim.

If you do get one & need to roll it across a field, logs do work (I used old telegraph poles) but they quickly roll earth up in front of them and dig in causing lots of jacking & pole moving . A couple of long planks laid down like rails for the logs to roll along was the charm and it pulled along very easily.

Just spent a few days shifting a 24 foot site office container from one side of the garden to the other using poles and a mini digger - thought my heart was going to burst with the effort, glad I didn't have to get it on & off a trailer as well 😄

It wasn't just a cheese dream, I did indeed take my cat through morocco and down to Mauritania - link here :

Popped one of these in at work a while back - yep a lot more intetesting than a tdi, fitted in relatively well with the corvette auto, but it's not a small or cheap project by any means.. I'd rather keep it in something sporty and plod about in the land rover, 450bhp in a 110 felt life threatening.

Nice 110 - most of the ex military ones are actually 12v - the FFR (fitted for radio) types had a 12v alternator as normal plus a second belt driven 24v alternator that powered large battery packs in the rear for the radio equipment. Some or all of that has probably been removed on your vehicle. The easiest conversion is using a Defender (not Discovery) 200tdi engine, if you can find one in the US. Discovery 200tdi can be fitted but the modifications needed are in my opinion less desirable than fitting a 300tdi from a later Defender/Discovery. You will also need additional parts such as radiator/intercooler and the frame they sit in, various pipes/hoses, fuel filter housing, air box, exhaust etc etc. Plenty of info on here in archives/tech pages.