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Cool, it will be great to get back to this site and to see how it has changed. I'll definitly be going! Steve

Ah, I remember now! The kit from Gwyn allowed me to use the existing defender damper. Steve

Hi, I've done this to mine. Yes the bars in the link will fit, they even come with the bracket which I guess you can move to the front. And yes the tre just bolts straight to the drop arm. When I did mine I bought a sumo bar and the relocation bracket from Gwyn Lewis. You say you will need to buy a discovery damper, why? Surely you can use the existing defender unit, that's what I did. There probably the same part number anyway! Steve

That's cool, I'll add that to the list of things to make! @ Stafford: Looks like we need a build thread for this one, what are your plans? Steve

Hi, I'm also wanting to do some green laning and want a laptop/tablet for in the car, but I also want it for my evertday laptop. I've found it very difficult to search for a flippy screen laptop on google as I don't really know what they're called. I've obviously found the Dell Inspiron Duo and the toughbook, but not much else. My main spec is: - Flippy screen so it can be laptop and tablet. - Bigger that 10 inch screen (So rules the Dell out) - Decent processor (Dell one only has 1.something) - Doesn't mind being used in the car. - Can be used as normal 'PC'. You would have thought that other manufactures have designed flippy screen laptops or maybe they're not out yet! Let me know what you find! Steve

Well apart from stripping axle casing bare and finding someone with a parafin bath I guess keep at it with wire brush and lots of cleaning fluids! Steve

I went to my local welding place (SPA welding in Shoreham) to get a BOC refill and they now hove these cylinders, I think from a different company other than Adams, but they said they were only filled to 130 Bar, not the 200Bar you find in BOC cylinders and so it make it a little more expensive. I just checked the Adams website and there cylinders are also filled to 130bar. Steve

Yes the standard footprint for most low line winches is 4.5 Inches by 10 Inches. I've added a link to the EP9 here! (Which is in the tech archive!)

Hi, I could help. If you can get the bits down to Horsham with Si or Nick at The Forge then I can do the drawings for you. I wouldn't mind a little project in Solid works to do! Or Si might be able to help. Steve

Hi, I know when I had my SIP 90 amp welder there was a 'regulator' that you screw onto the disposible gas cylinder which you manually regulated yourself by unscrewing it a certain amount of turns. You may have the flow set too high. How much welding have you done with this welder, has it been fine before? Has it just started? Steve

Hi, To make the answer to your question a little easier do you have a picture of this switch or the manufacturer of the switch so we know what we're looking at. A quick thought - you have the wires from the outer spade terminals on the solenoid going (one) to in and out, then you probably need to continue this to ground to make a connection to allow the motor to turn. The two wires from the solenoid which I have mentioned, I believe are ground/negative wires as the centre spade has positive power to it. Thanks Steve

A mate from work may have some, so I'll bring them round next week sometime. steve

Less than a week to go! Everybody ready?! I'm nearly ready! Steve

I saw those, they had triangles and squares cut out in the middle! I was there too! Steve

I run Recip Trials and I've been very pleased with them. They're good in the mud and in general off road. I wanted something different as every one seem to go for the Insa Turbo Sahara pattern at the time (about 2 years ago). I've driven to Seven sisters, devon, Bridgenorth with them on and there's been no problems. You get a little whining but that's normal for a more nobbly tyre. I also run the balencing beads which work remarkebly well as they rebalence the tyre every time you go out! Steve

It was a long shot! So I've incorporated it into a climbing trip in Reading, via Winchester! Thanks Steve

Hi, I'm bidding on one wheel and tyre and it will be ending tonight. If I win, is there anybody free over the weekend to pick up said wheel and tyre from the Winchester area. I will then be driving through Winchester on the 8 and 10 of July to hopefully pick it up. Thanks Steve P.S. Post code is SO21 3SB and I've won!

Hi, It might be good for yourself to get aquainted with the Forum Tech Archive here. As there's some good stuff in there. The EP9 strip down is here. I have personally stripped my own EP9, it is pretty simple, just take it apart methodically and remember how you took it apart, take some pictures to help you. Thanks Steve

Or why not just fit proper defender electric windows Steve

I went Adwest, it comes in a massive box and it's all shiny and black! I even went with a Discovery drop arm so it's easier to change the track rod ends. Went to Gwyn Lewis for the Steering damper adapter and sumo bars. Steve

As Si's vehicle has independent suspension and twists in the middle, it looks boken a lot of the time as the wheels and body point in funny angles! But no, its not broken, it stayed running all day. Steve

At least you could see where you were heading through the sunshine roof! I like this picture. Nice rear crossmember, ooh and are they LED rear lights as well! Steve

Oh ok, so for the drag links, you've removed the track rods to fit to the new drag link, correct? So as you say you cant measure the old one. I belive under the steering box is a marker hole to line up with a slot in the drop arm, this should give the centre of the steering box so that by setting the wheel parallel with each other you should be able to get it set pretty accuratly, but would hurt to get it checked by a garage. There a DIY Tracking link here from the Tech Archive. With the Panhard rod I guess you need to find the centre line of the chassis and axle, line them up and then measure the hole centres to set the length of the panhard rod or adjust it on the vehicle. Very handy Tech Archive Here Steve

Hi, Welcome to the forum! Panhard rod Task panhard rod off of vehicle and line up against adjustable version to set the correct length, you can also measure between the two hole centres for more accuracy. Drag links The same principle applies really. If you haven't changed the steering box drop arm then the two drag links can be set up against the length of the existing ones. To adjust these you will need to loosen the lock nut thats tighten against the drag link tube, then you can wind the track rod end in or out. Obviously one side is a left hand thread so that you can adjust then on the vehicle. You want to see the same amount of thread at each end, this tells you that the drag link is in the middle and that you have more room for adjustment. It maybe worth getting the tracking check by a garage once you have fitted the new links. Thanks Steve

Core was good, a lot like Bunny Lane, but nearer! So a bonus! Good to see the Shire lot again and some new faces. Bring on the pics of Si getting stuck finding the maximun angle his float chamber will run at! Steve