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shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 515 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Hi Carrotbay, ah thanks, that's good to here
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Mj_pilot Member Since: 23 Oct 2023 Location: Oz Posts: 10 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Click image to enlarge Magic Shane! Cheers for the belt, pulley and tensioner info. E90 seems to do the trick (haven’t started it yet). Photo shows the belt id’s for anybody making the same mods.
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Mj_pilot Member Since: 23 Oct 2023 Location: Oz Posts: 10 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() Click image to enlarge Carrotbay, The turbo actuator on my install clears. It’s close but it clears. The plug housing touches the steering box but I may get away with it. Otherwise, just need to trim the housing a bit. https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/u..._image.jpg
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Mj_pilot Member Since: 23 Oct 2023 Location: Oz Posts: 10 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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carrotbay Member Since: 18 Aug 2013 Location: Northants, UK Posts: 702 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Thanks MJ - really useful I got my engine in this week and I’m probably a few mm further forward as the actuator plug is very tight against the steering box. I’m going to space it back a little on it’s mounting bolts and that should do the trick. Good to see the belts, just waiting for some bits to arrive and that should sort that. What are you doing for power steering hoses? |
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shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 515 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
No problem MJ, looking good with the actuator, jammy
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shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 515 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
My friend done a sexy job on my turbo outlet, i got the flange from Darkside Developments and he then done a couple of piecuts and glued it together, plan is a 55mm 45Deg nice and level to go into the intercooler.
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shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 515 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Also got around to wiring up my fuel gauge thanks to Martin for the help on where they go, want it looking OEM so replaced some conduit from the main loom and nice tidy finish
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shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 515 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
another little side project. I am running disco 2 axles and one of the nights i was installing the brake disc stone guards, had a great idea to run an M6 tap through the threads to clean them, i was wrecked tired and broke he tap inside one of the threads, ah well i'll fix it tomorrow. got another M6 tap to finish the 2 other holes and guess what broke that one, time for bed
![]() I bought a new axle casing and was quicker and easier to buy the new defender brackets from YRM, same friend then welded them on for me. While i was doing this i got the HD diff guards from BlackBird industries so had to take the front axle out also ![]() Installed my Pioneer 4x4 brake lines, ![]() Click image to enlarge ![]() Click image to enlarge ![]() Click image to enlarge |
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shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 515 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Took a little break and went to the Fiacaill ridge in the cairngorms for a coffee.
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shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 515 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
[quote="Mj_pilot"]
![]() Click image to enlarge MJ see your pipe for the bottom radiator, the E53 X5 bottom pipe fits straight on and its minus the EGR cooler pipe. can get it on ebay for feck all |
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carrotbay Member Since: 18 Aug 2013 Location: Northants, UK Posts: 702 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Shane / MJ I’m swapping out the power steering pump and air con pump on my E70 engine for 330D parts. Please can you help with the idler under the alternator / next to the tensioner? I bought the part below, but I don’t think it’s right as I think it needs to bolt through the alternator lower mount and the one supplied doesn’t. Do you have the part number you used?
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shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 515 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
carrotbay, I did have to change that bolt, I think and I cant remember why. I'll have a look through orders and see
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Mj_pilot Member Since: 23 Oct 2023 Location: Oz Posts: 10 ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Power steering part numbers …
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