Graham Thomson
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Get a cheepo plastic box and bolt the battery into that.
I used to have a bread box in the back of my rally car as a battery box.
mike
Tempted by this!!!!
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/template...m&noImage=0
Note, 21 DOLLARS 99 in the US and 24 POUNDS 99 in the UK.......sheesh !!!!
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Also........if i do decide to go with some sort of box option........aluminium? And does anyone know anyone who will fabricate one for a reasonable fee?
(........one day I'll cover over the pit..........)
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No, tried tho, the pictures won't load on the company's tinternet here. I'll have a look when I get home. It'll probably come down to whether I want an expensive/difficult fix, or whether I want something quick and relatively easy....
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I have a fresh water tank in that footwell. The fridge sits in where the center seat should be. What about passengers ??
I looked at varios places for my battery until I decided to make that battery box.
I do have the drawings for the box at the back. Yes I have one but I generally carry transmission fluid and spares in there.
mike
Plan is for my fridge to site in the bench seat area, up against the back of the centre seat row. Plent of room there and plenty of 12v sockets too.
Passenger-wise it shouldnt be affected, as I say on the floor up against the front seat box should leave plenty of room for feet, both in the left hand passenger seat and in the middle seat.
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WFN
Very good.Have you thought of the rear wheel arch behind the left rear wheel ?
Looking at your drawing. Do you intend the battery to go behind the seat box or under it ?
mike
Hadn't thought about the rear wheel arch........i guess that would involve cutting a rectangle out of the top of the box and then lowering a u-shaped picece of metal in to suspend the battery underneath?!?!?
If fitted behind the front seats, I was thinking on the floor immediately behind them, either side of the gap between the front seat and the cubby box....should still leave plenty of room for people's feet.....
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Graham
Which model model Land Rover do you have ?
mike
Mike, as in signature....a 1989 110 3.5 V8 County Station Wagon WFN (Warp Factor Nine), to give it it's Sunday name..
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How about this, with suitable covering for the battery terminals of course....
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Thinking of places to put the second battery still.........can someone please tell me what is under the centre row seat box, thinking of cutting a hole in it.......
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Ordered a full middle row of seats from Exmoor Trim on Tuesday over t'internet at 4pm. Delivered this very Thusday morning at 8am (spoiled my wife's lie-in mind!).
My six year old is soooooo looking forward to being able to fall asleep without draping her head and neck backwards (ouch) over the top edge of the ageing Landy seats.......
Edited to fix the space-time-continuum at the stroke of a keyboard.
Then again, you know us v8 guys - Warp Speed is all!!!!!!
Come on TDI types, keep up!! -
the battery is for leisure purposes, to run fridge etc. It fits in the battery box ok, but it is too tall and fouls the underside of the seat.......
and with it in it doesnt leave enough room for the main car battery.......
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Driving my mates 110 TD5, Iam sure I can hear a 'clock' ticking. He has changed almost everything on the vehicle except the engine itself. Anything I should be looking for?
A psychiatrist.
Sorry. Couldn't resist.
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Hi folks.
Having a wee bit of a grim time trying to fit split-charge relay system. No wiring difficulties, just this......
I bought a Numax battery from Simon (X-eng) on here. It's a sizable battery, and won't fit in the passenger seat box alongside my existing battery, no matter which way i put them. It's also very tall, and when in place on it's own I cant get the seat down on top, which in any event will create a short, since the seat will be touching both battery posts.
Where (he says in a despairing voice!) can I put this second battery, how to restrain it in position, any boxes that I can put it in etc etc.
Cheers in advance!
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Great one just out curiosity why didnt the bonnet fit ?
Different internal reinforcing struts - wouldn't close properly. Might have been a TD5 bonnet......
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Where can i get the engine fitting that will output to two separate TIM gauges, an oil pressure gauge and an oil temperature gauge, for my V8 please?
Anyone done this before?
Edited to add.....
Is this any use???? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Universal-oil-filter...1QQcmdZViewItem
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Ode to Sandy…..or should it be “Owed to Sandy…….”?!?!?
I’ve had her since November
A 12-seat blue one-ten
I’ve driven her six thousand miles
Till now from way back then.
The journey’s not been trouble free
She’s given me some grief…
And coupled with a mighty shunt,
Sore neck and near-lost teeth!
The bits she’s had have cost a bob
Or two and frowned the missus
And every time new parts arrive I hide
“What’s that?!?” she hisses.
Two new rear bench seats, vinyl black
They sure do look the job
Two front seats too with big high backs
Have cost a fair few bob
A wiper motor, rear with arm
Two! Brand new radios too
A nice new a-bar, cubby box
To name another few…
New washer motors, both replaced,
A UK-search for grommets
And I bought it, sprayed it, didn’t fit
A nice shy-er blue bonnet
Gauges, dashpod, 12 volt sockets,
New headlamps big and brassy
Have left me bare of cash in pockets
Though the light show’s rather classy….
And mats from Nic the orange one
A rubber square compound
They line the floor and you can use them
Lying on the ground
Switches, four, the carling type
A new fire ex-ting-gwisher
Rear work-lamps and a new CB
The console’s looking swisher!
And four new tyres, complete with wheels
Been fitted just two weeks
She rumbles loud
Quiets the crowd
When she passes, no-one speaks!
The jobs not done yet, more to come
An Exmoor 3-seat set,
The clutch is breathing it’s last breath
And wants changed soon, I’ll bet.
Seats down to nine, she’s looking fine
Though she is a money pit
But hey, the joy of driving means
She’ll be mine for quite a bit (yet!)
With apologies to any real poets!
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sorry mate cant help with either of those... i thought it was a "Thomas the Tank Engine" related question.... with 2 and 4yr old boys living in the house i`m an expert!!!!
Me too!
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To change the starter motor (110 CSW V8 Roaaarer
).....do you need to drop the propshaft out?Also....a worse question......how much is a new clutch??
?? ....for the diagnosis is that it's life is almost at an end... 
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No, the missfiring is seperate.
The engine is not as crisp on gas and dosen't pull the same. It is not as responsive and has less power in general than on petrol.
Also, when running on gas the power is the same all the way through the rev range whereas on petrol there is a definate increase in pulling power after about 3000/3500 which leads me to believe that timing may be the culprit.
Should it pull at least as well on gas as on petrol, thats the question really
No, it won't pull as well on LPG as it does on petrol. Generally, about 15-20% less oomph, also about 15-20% less mpg than on petrol too.
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Sorry Mo, just clicked on it, seems to work fine for me (in Firefox).
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Try this one for size guys......
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Wonder if it's possible to line the thing around the edge with some sort of "waterproof draught excluder sort of material" to clamp on when you close it and therefore make it sealed. Apologies for the technical-speak there!
I think I would still like it to open just in case we ever have a warm day............
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There is a leak in my roof. I suspect it's from the sunroof (only because I'm struggling to work out where else it could be from!). Question is.....how to fix?
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Friday should see the work complete for the moment!!! Had to do yet another re-shuffle with the gauges.....but I'm having a cb radio installed too....more pictures soon!
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Thanks Ralph!
Very good.
Excellent Service!
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Wayhay!
They are out of the wrapper and are ace!!!
Shame it's too dark to fit them tonight........