LandyManLuke

I'm not in with the big guns here, but... A carb's mechanical components will wear over time. An ECU like MS will tune itself... I know which i'd prefer.

Hobnob anyone? They're the chocolate ones and everything!!

before all this happened, a couple of years ago, I bought a few things from ScrapIron. They charged me £400 extra, 'by accident', they took 6 weeks to deliver, in the end i had to collect it myself at a show. ringing them up is hopeless, they're useless and treat you like an inconvinience. In short, after that lot, coupled with the X-eng episode, i have not, and will not, deal with the ever again. Besides, they make hardly anything themselves, if you want anything they sell, you can just buy it off their manufacturers, for less, and not fill their pockets. I understand the comment above could be seen as hypocritical, in relation to X-eng's experience, but the consumer doesn't enter into a supply agreement with it's supplier, as such.

You're incorrect, copywrite/patent laws are dodge-able, as simonr will tell you. There was legal conflict between ScrapIron and Equipe 4x4, I can't remember much more detail.

you forgot £1 Super Extreme Orange paint

Devon 4x4 have mentioned the issue in their May newsletter, they will not be stocking ARB bumpers after the cut-off date in May. Are A-bars bullbars, or 'lighting support systems'?

Yup! Ouch!

As you know the size, why not look up a nut/bolt/screw supplier and buy direct?

Since Geoff and HFH can see it, but Nige and I can't, might i suggest that its something to do with access rights, admin/mod Vs users.

link brings up a board error message for me, does it work for anyone else?

Firstly, whether it's charging or not, the carp still gets in there, and does the damage. Secondly, the alternator is self-exciting, i.e. it uses some of the electricty it generates to charge the coil, I don't see how you can turn that off without some fiddling with the alternator to put a switch in somewhere between the regulator and the winding, and, with regard to my first point, what's the point?

There's another lip on the other side (180 degrees round), but you'll see that once you've got it apart.

the screw loosens off a clamp, rather than screws into a hole. once you've undone it a few turns, it's time to get in between the two housings with something to lever them apart.

I'm not trying to say 'I told you so', but i've never used a hi-lift to change a tyre, in fact i don't even own one. With all these tales of marginal operation and injury, i'm in no hurry to go out and buy one. I've got a bottle jack, and a base i made to increase it's footprint on the ground. It's fallen over once, on really soft ground, at which point my fingers, jaw, groin etc were no where near the moving parts, unlike the stories i've heard about hi-lifts.

Yup, sheets, halyards, even the mooring lines if we're feeling posh... Using old-school laundry bags keeps them all seperate when we wash a couple at a time, saves a bit of untangling. works wonders on the genoa sheets that get full of salt.

When we wash sailing ropes in the washing machine, we tie a tea-towl over the hard eye if there is one, i reckon you could do the same with the hook.

Your middle picture shows the W terminal stud, complete with it's label on the alternator casing.

Here, the white wire is connected to the W terminal. this is a 65A alternator.

I did mine without removing the floor panels, though removing them would give a bit more access. My replacement outriggers went over the top and down onto the inside of the chassis, so they're no weaker than original. getting in to weld the top, the bulkhead gets in the way. I removed the first section of exhaust, the front prop, and both front wheels.

The 90, and the ply, were in the garage as i was making a new bit of dash, there was plenty of room once i'd cut into the ply and moved the big bit out of the way! it was £13 for a whole sheet, or £9 to have a half cut, no brainer as far as i was concerned. going to use the rest to panel out the hardtop. It's worse than that at the moment, no 90, but a 50gal oil drum BBQ, and another drum + frame in-build.

Guess so, i couldn't log on then either.

I have to take my tyres down to about 10 psi to get the 90 into the garage. i have about 1/4" to 1/2 clearance. Once the 90's in, i blow the tyres up again, and i've got about 12" clearance, been thinking about getting a roller door. Picture showing the 90 and a full size sheet of ply....

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Also, I'm not sure i'd trust them on a legal matter such as an SVA....

Tony got those prices in this post, only a shade over £30 difference