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It's looking beautiful.  What is the name of the blue paint?  I remember liking Oslo blue, but I think yours is just a bit darker.

I've heard good things about the X-Eng steering lock protector too.  I rather fancy their pedal cover, but apparently it won't fit Series models (not sure why).  It might be useful for yours, though, as they're reputed to be very hard to get past.

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I’ve been mucking around for ages trying to sort out the radiator top mounts.

I got some of these and discovered they were too high. The V8 rad by allisport is not as high as the TD5.

 

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I also wanted to use the bonnet prop just like the Defender TD5.

I ended up combining the two. The LH 4cyl rad mount requires the bonnet scissor prop bracket cutting off. The TD5 bonnet prop plates also require the angled brackets cutting off. These are the ones that hold either the intercooler or AC rad.. 8ED43F36-6386-47D1-AB7C-8FAACF50E8A7.thumb.jpeg.0e749f636d850d9e8412d83deb62b3de.jpeg

Works fine and looks as original as I can get it.

 

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Going to measure the 68 plate Defender at work tomorrow and see how much higher this sits.

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To be honest once the winch is dropped on the front I reckon it’s not too bad at all.

Front a little high.

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Rear wheel level with the spring mount.

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What doesn’t help. The front has D2 front coil spring isolators and the rear has the disco 1 version as well... I reckon the weight of the Winch bumper and Husky will settle nicely.

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Rear

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Fitting the Sills has helped make it not look too jacked up....

Still lots to do 

 

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I did some measuring of a last of the line Defender Adventure model. It has a full roof rack and some aluminium skid plates along the chassis rails to collect mud and salt

measured from the centre cap to the edge of the eyebrow.

Front 19 inches

Rear 20 inches

This truck is 21.5 and 22 inches respectively. So I have  2 inch gain all round..

 

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I managed to sit down and read this thread. My apols for the grammar and spelling. I’ve tapped this out in my phone and not paid much attention to autocorrect........

So I managed an hour on the truck today.

As I mentioned the central locking was playing up. When you lock the vehicle via the fob the doors would immediately unlock after the three flashes. The alarm would then sound. 

This has been diagnosed as door lock actuators. I fitted a new pair. Shown below is the part numbers and the actuator.

Left is passenger, right is drivers.

Pleased to say the locking is now perfect. The new actuators are really quiet and don’t grind like the originals. 

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Thanks, many thanks

Just waiting for a bumper and the DVLA to make a decision and it’s MOT time .. oh and fit the interior light. Set the tracking. Sort out the intake to the air box and fiddle with the Megasquirt settings....

I fitted some door trims. These are copies of Puma trims. I got them from SP Land Rover parts and are very good quality. They are plastic though and don’t have that normal LR feel.

The clips are a different design and they don’t have a rubber strip that runs along the top of the  window. The clips break easily and are generally a good fit. The passenger side is bulging away from the door lock and pulling the clips out of the door. I’ve  taped it tight and left the heater on to see if it will settle down after a while. EFA3D03C-45AF-4231-B4A3-2723BBF663B4.thumb.jpeg.b2751c6c28cbcb23b849e448fb0b0548.jpeg04405D94-1FE6-491A-AA10-C5D011070D9E.thumb.jpeg.860e67cd93644bda139fd74f4fd16bea.jpeg

The holes are all in right place and I purchased a 3 mm trim and tuck it to the window edge

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Thanks for your support. I will send this thread to his brother when I’m done...

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They are length 20mm x dia 18mm with 8mm hole.

I took out the drivers seat to fit a new heated seat element and thought there must be a better spacer available. I had used an M12 nut temporarily to take up the distance between the seat mounting and the Wright off road mat. These took 48hrs and are made to order. Princely sum of £13 inc delivery.

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Fitted some rear Mud speaker pods today. I used the aux power plug and stuck a 12v marine plug in the rear. It’s all ready for some speakers.

The Exmoor trim hood requires a couple of brackets fitting to the rear capping. The tension strap normally hooks under the capping

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Nice and neat

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Next bit of Mud kit is one of their lights. I made a bracket that sandwiches between the screen and the rear view mirror bracket. Very pleased with this.535C9C62-50CC-4419-B611-AC8157579637.thumb.jpeg.5e2cb00d94292ea7269d9f5ff9d84870.jpegF77FBFDD-BA36-48F4-BABE-C3900D0E931B.thumb.jpeg.2adf2f2b41b95a0169cb601c2b1c74f6.jpeg

wired it into the standard Td5 loom it works perfectly with the door switches and alarm.

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1 hour ago, Anderzander said:

Are they genuine fasteners?

There doesn’t look much grip to be had there?

Hmm. No you are right there is not much length to these.

These are MWC1474

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I need some longer ones. Or I may need to shave the door edge a few mm to get it to grip.

 

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More snagging jobs.

Fresh air ducting to the air box. I wanted the system to utilise the same water drainage system as the Td5. Although I have a snorkel stashed away. The likelihood of requiring this has minimised dramatically. It’s just too much tubing on the front of the A pillar. 

I had already turned the Td5 air box input round as it clashes with the RH exhaust manifold.

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I chopped this up and got it to sit here

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Attached a length of pipe and up and on to the air box. All looking original and no where near the manifold. It’s tight to the steering UJ although there is a gap.

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I’ve mentioned it here before. I wasn’t sure if you needed the Td5 ECU connected to communicate with the 10AS module. I can now confirm if you plug your Nanocom into the original OBD  port, which for me is in the depths of the auto console. You can communicate with the 10AS alarm unit without it present.. I’ve just managed to get it to auto lock if you don’t open the door..

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The front bumper arrived today. Easy fitment with no fettling and was supplied by Terrafirma.

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My old Landy had one supplied by David Bowyer and needed drilling and filing. But it was from memory a bit sturdier than this one. Time will tell. The finish is very good though.. 

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Wiring was already in place and is controlled from a cut out switch fitted in the passenger seat box.

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