Jake Lloyd

bad-um-tish!!

Quick release bitch doors. A devon speciality B)

<giggle> Your cars got wonky eye's Doug

I was only there for a couple of hours. Nice to see plenty of familier faces Ciderman seemed to be a bit stuck when i found him, Steve G was racing along nicely and there was a standard +1 with a missing door (just like Tim & I @ the De-Cider) Click HERE for the few piccys i took. B)

Cheers James B)

Is it Huntsham woods? If so i know it well, if not, send me a map please to my work email, ta. I'll be along after work on sat, about 1:30pm B)

I suppose i'd better then

This my D44 bumper and integrual steering guard from Devon 4x4 B)

What time does it start on Sunday? I'm popping along to view

The ARB is a great bit of kit but you can only do one tyre at a time compared to the Stauns The staun deflator's are great. Turn up, drop your pressures while you chat, remove then get on. easy. B)

This exactly why i'm going to dump the flexi ones for some fibre glass versions B)

Since these pictures were took i have tarted up the underside and got the holes fixed The Simex are totally different to the Generals The Generals were great on the road and alright soft-roading and make the Simex feel a bit scary but the off road they really come alive! Awesome tyres B)

D44 Competition 8274 with tapered ends with matching steering guard

Cheers for your comments guys Indded, i'm not entering but i am popping along to take some pictures.

Genuine 8Jx16x57- NTC6980. Will only fit Discovery series2 & Range Rover 4.0/4.6 B)

I've been running 33/11.5/16 JT2's for a couple of months now and i think they are ok. I wanted 33" ET's but you cant get them. As said above, noisy on the road, fun in the wet but loads of grip in the soft stuff. My disco is a daily driver and covers 30miles a day and they are wearing quite well. 8)

They also do a cheaper version thats not marine grade What they mean by marine grade is full stainless parts I have the cheaper version in the boot of my disco iirc it was £12 B)

This has been going on over a few months now. Its a slow proccess due to lack of funds so i've been hunting bargins and doing deals galore :wink: I've fitted a fuse box in the boot which runs sockets, amp and a few other bits I've also removed the rear seats and put pockets in their place, plus I fitted a dog guard I have also fitted some diff guards (front and back) Then, off with the A bar and front bumper and on with my new D44 winch bumper and sticky number plate Today i have fitted my D44 fairlead.... and a Warn 9.5 Ti winch (which i won on ebay for £202!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) Grill cut and back together Then i wired up the winch and isolator switch Then it was on with the Plasma rope Then i fitted my Warn wireless remote I had to trim the holster though so i can use the remote whilst its fixed to the dash. Here's the remote box under the bonnet Finished Then it was on with the extended wheel arch flares Before after Now for the rears Here's how the door ends up looking after its cut through both skins The whole cut looks like this The arch sits across the gap but in my own opinion, not well So i'm doing what i did before when i chopped a 5 door, using expanding foam Squirt that into the gap, wait till dry, cut back and cover with filler then paint Here's the foam expanding out After letting the foam set over night my first job was to cut back the foam and put a couple of skins of filler over the top The holes along the inside edge are for the rubber seal that was factory fitted (i had to re drill the holes into new places) The rear arch cuts look horrible without the flares on Using the grinder, i finished the inner arch (it looked nasty finished with the jigsaw) Now i finished the doors by sanding the filler smooth Then i masked the bare edges to apply plastic coat paint (to match the plastic arches, clever me ) The N/S/R is now fitted but i'm not happy with the moulding of the rear piece If you look carefully it appears smaller at the join end and has some strange shapes under the arch I will be getting in touch with the suppliers and asking for a replacement The other side went together very easily The inner arches are finished with some edging strip (not part of the kit) The doors are finished with the original rubber strip They just need some sikaflex or tiger seal to complete them Apart from removing some wild pen lines (I used a set of fibreglass ones as templates) and giving the car a wash, its finished They stick out a bit 'eh If you want to view the whole gallery, click here After some set backs (gear box went pop and i lost a month) i'm back on track Last weekend I brought and fitted some Old Man Emu suspension 8) Here's my shopping I fitted all the springs, shocks, rear relocation cones, front heavy duty turret rings and heavy duty spring retainers in 3.5 hours (dont you just love workshops with wind spanners and ramps ) One of the things we do when fitting suspension at D44 is remove the rear bush cups from the axle's This allows more freedom and a touch more droop travel Before After I took some pictures before and after fitting the suspension too before After Before After Next was to fit my D44 steering guard The fitting procedure is simple. Fit the bash plate to the bottom of the bumper using 2 of the winch fixings and the two pre drilled holes in the winch tray of my D44 bumper. Then attach the fixing bracket to the steering guard to give you the chassis drilling points Then drill up through the chassis and loosely attach the the bracket as shown Now for the bash plate The finished guard Next was to test fit some 35/11.5 Simex to see whether or not i'm gonna regret spending big bucks on 35" tyres It looked mega cool when i took it off the ramp But the arches were a bit too close for comfort Looks [!Expletive Deleted!] awesome though It seemed pointless but i had to try it on the bank But they rubbed on the front and nearly killed the back doors All in all, 35's wont be going on then After some deliberation and much thought i settled on a choice for the tyres. I love Simex and always have and was gutted not to be fitting 35" Extreme Trekkers. So i thought, instead of cutting more and bodylifting lets have a comprimise. Simex Jungle Trekkers 33/11.5/16's fitted to silver 8x16 modulars I've mounted the spare on a D44 raised spare wheel carrier I took my alloys home from work today too I tried to get them into the car but failed so i hooked up one of the trailors and put them in there. Due to the new height of the car the trailor only ran on its rear wheels Proper cool and noisy to boot I have fitted a pair of Light Force 170 Striker spots now Such good lights and worth every penny More to come, i'm on hold due to Christmas

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