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  1. That's a nice crocheted blanket! My wife crochets.....blankets, dragons, dinosaurs, whales....all sorts really! steve
  2. Thanks for your advice, I fully support over engineering the wall, as I don't want it collapsing. The idea of somehow supporting the shed on part of the wall and/or having concrete piles going down to the lower levels could be another idea so that the weight of the shed is supported lower down and isn't sitting on the newly compacted soil. Steve
  3. Hi, I moved house a year and a half ago and now have a single garage and space in the garden to build a shed. The garage will have a large workbench (I already have some 900mm deep worktop for that) as well as all my tools. The shed will be where all the Land Rover parts will be stored along with bikes, garden tools etc. I have collected a lot of wood for the shed build and bought framing wood and shiplap. I also have some racking to go in too, so this will govern the roof height, but I'll put plans up of the shed later. The first step will be to build the shed as the garage is full of wood! There's a 9 foot square in the bottom corner of our garden which is sunken by 80cm. I was and had designed a shed to fit in this area with adequate access last year. A kitchen decided to get built first and then the weather turned cold and wet. The kitchen is done and what a great job my wife has done as she has painted all the old and new units, I fitted them all and leveled them and got a mate to install a new work top. As the driveway needs extending and we are having some chimney tops removed, we will have some rubble and soil to shift. This then led to an idea of filling in the sunken area in the garden to then create privacy and to build a bigger shed. Now a bigger shed is always a good idea and privacy is good too. So I now need to tweak my design to lengthen it a bit. So I need to build a retaining wall around two sides and tie them into what brick walls are already there. So my first question is what type of retaining wall do I need and how do I make it strong enough as there will be a lot of soil behind it and a heavy shed pushing down on said soil. The existing wall to the left looks like a double skin brick wall, but the other wall is only a single wall of breeze blocks. I had also thought about incorporating brick pillars that jutted out form the wall at 90 degrees to sit part of the shed on. I've also seen long steel posts that allow concrete sleepers to slide in. All I want is a strong solution which isn't going to crumble and damage my shed that I've built on top! So fire away with your suggestions, I look forward to hearing them! Regards Steve
  4. Is it being craned onto the milling table? Looks like it might be craned in through the roof. Where's its new home?
  5. Ah, a fridge BOX.......I was thinking you're picking up a camping fridge! Steve
  6. Good to hear you found one. I will look through the pictures I have later to see if there any useful ones for you. Steve
  7. Here's the wiring diagram you need, a couple of relays, a switch and some wires. But as you say, if you haven't the time, it maybe easier for you to buy a kit. Steve
  8. Check out my second rear winch bumper build here:
  9. Yes, I made my own rear crossmember. Square in section with four crush tubes where the winch bolted too. I'll have to find a picture. Steve
  10. Fridgefreezer will be up front either in the drivers or passengers seat!
  11. I guess you've done the purging cycle, ignition on and 6 accelerator presses does it. I know mine took loads of cranking to get all the air out and it eventually started. Steve
  12. So what you're say Ed is that you don't find the TDS Goldfish very T-D-S!........😂🤣
  13. I bit the bullet (Nonimouse was right!) and bought a new one from here: https://www.jgs4x4.co.uk/defender-discovery-1-range-rover-classic-4-bolt-power-steering-box-assembly-rhd/ Check out this thread too: Steve
  14. There's always things to do on it! New snorkel, some paint, maybe look at fitting rear seats for my daughter. Door maintenance to minimise rust! So if I'm doing racer stuff, the 90 will get left again. It's just going to take a little bit longer to sort all these bits out. Once the house stuff has been finished or slowed down I'll have more time to work on the fleet and hopefully get out in one of them! Steve
  15. Well, to put it bluntly.....not very well! I still have it, but after a house move in October, I'm still doing house stuff, decorating, a kitchen re model later in the year. There will be a shed build for all my land rover parts (I hope to do a build thread on her for this), so that I can organise my single garage with all my tools. Once that is all sorted, I can at least think about the racer. I still want to continue the mods that I had planned and to go racing and try them out. After that, we'll see, maybe sell it to concentrate more on my 90..... Steve
  16. This one you mean? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255691488597?hash=item3b88667d55:g:T7YAAOSwfeliZqli&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA8IKwxA25OvenO%2FugaLvHI3QA0N%2BLe7PTJoLQ4yD9A%2ByT85GINZhHpyNrIxZZJCmLErmANzJunIvzMuPYpuyR8g9%2FQwvKszUz%2Bse%2FM515XuLbb6wnSnbxBspRaPcc%2BPkSoUk5NXGRwTA4ule0evzIHbgiPmluYM6N8Um6miRQib6dvM3WtVyVuI3C4o36t07Jnu%2By8fsMvQT5fJZHS4bQ6P520x6f317XHYA7tNjfPMxN0B5BDo%2B1VW5cPpx0equ6IHTtwH6k59W9%2FBK98lNbdqaL5jilZIzDK8xZ7qoqsj3Zs4x2LBxXDG7Ht0JNfU0jUA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABFBM3pmY2tpg Steve
  17. Does it tie up with this? https://www.ridefox.com/filter.php?m=offroad&t=shocks&f1=type&v1=Smooth Body Steve
  18. I use one of these: https://www.amazon.com/Dawn-Industries-T100-Original-KwikCut/dp/B000PSC1DQ That is identical, but it was my grandad's, so not sure where he purchased it from. It does the job, helps if you twist/rotate the pipe as you apply pressure to cut the pipe. The link that Si put up seems a good purchase, I might add that to my list of tools too!
  19. Yes, you can't just post a picture like that without doing a build thread!! Steve
  20. My comment sounded like I had bought one, but that knowledge was just from watching his videos, as unfortunately I don't have one! Steve
  21. Yes, it's very well designed, like all his stuff, so I don't think you'll be disappointed.......just on the price and shipping! Steve
  22. I have a couple of these type: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144138838293?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200818143230%26meid%3D38f8b925a6fc43fc940f4eee71dd2e29%26pid%3D101224%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D143591511889%26itm%3D144138838293%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101224.m-1 Mine are folded thick steel and galvanised. I haven't used them and will need to check them for squareness when I do. I think they would be very handy when doing fabricating. I know the cast ones you mean, probably sold by Fireball tools! Steve
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