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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762   
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replaced my turbo cover that had broken... easy job...15 min to do...
 Click image to enlarge the new one in place... Click image to enlarge btw, does yours look like this underneath? all rusty ? Click image to enlarge  Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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13th Sep 2012 7:04pm |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10383 
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Today I drove 500 miles with the T@B on tow
Thankfully, all the money spent on soundproofing must of paid off  |
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13th Sep 2012 8:48pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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Insulated my footwells with some Army insulation stuff from ebay, and tested my spare starter motor, oiled it and packed it away for Feb 2013.
going to be doing some prep work on the roof rack and fit at the w/e ... pics to follow  |
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13th Sep 2012 8:50pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101  
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well yesterday...very late i went to IRB. Had a drive in Ians 90...what a flyer
wish my 110 went like that.
Also met Lyndsay Porter of LRM fame...lovely chap. We discussed suspension, LEDs, autos (he has all!) Then we convoyed down the M42 and the M5..great fun. Got home at midnight. |
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13th Sep 2012 8:57pm |
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| dgardel Member Since: 30 Nov 2008 Location: Veneto (Heart & Head) Posts: 3586 
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For the turbo, it is made by cast iron (not steel) and the "rust" it is not rust but superficial passivation (like the exhausts manifold and the engine block). Discovery 5 td6 HSE Stornoway Gray Outback Engineering Limited Edition
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13th Sep 2012 9:07pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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learning everyday! thanks! Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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13th Sep 2012 10:15pm |
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| RobKeay Member Since: 19 Jul 2009 Location: Stafford Posts: 1591 
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Broke down, left fluid all over road.
Land rover assist came and fixed the pipe. Same old a clip had punctured the coolant pipe. Gonks at the factory not screwing them together. |
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13th Sep 2012 11:03pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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Rob - glad you are ok and all fixed up, please can you elaborate on the clip/pipe that failed ? Pics would be good |
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14th Sep 2012 6:27am |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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cleared out the huge clumps of dried muck that accumulate around the ends of the outriggers and topped up the inside of the chassis, nooks and crannies around the crossmember with Tec7 spray and Waxoyl.
It is over a year since I plastered everything with my home - made mixture of Hammerite underbody seal and Tec7 and no rust has appeared except the bits I missed first time round. I'm beginning to think that salt is the main culprit for rust. Where I live the roads hardly ever get gritted in Winter whereas my father-in- law's 90 (London) which is only a year older than mine is well rusty underneath |
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14th Sep 2012 4:27pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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took the top rail off my hannibal rack and fitted the rack onto the 110 - and it fits into the garage - yea!
40" Rigid Industries LED Bar fitted this morning, off to the plains tonight to try it out - photos to follow |
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14th Sep 2012 7:28pm |
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| Pam W Member Since: 25 Oct 2011 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1169 
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Well, today we 'put away' the last bits of summer, marked by the removal of the roof tent. The tent has only gone on once, put up there by 4 blokes at Trek Overland's place when they fitted it.
With only 2 of us at home to take the tent off it was a bit of thinking then a cunning plan was formed and put into operation..... 1. Parking the 90 near side on to the front of the 100", about 5m away. 2. Taking the bolts out of the sliders on bottom of the tent, loosening the universal mounts off, taking out other bolts and spacers as required. 3. Putting a strap from the roll cage near side, towards the front of the tent, down to one side of the tubular bumper of 100" 4. Putting another strap from the roll cage near side, towards back of the tent, then shackling that to payed out winch rope from the front winch on the 100" 5. Then Reversing the 100" to adjust tension on the two straps to form a sloping 'slide' from the top of the roll cage down towards the bumper of the 100" 6. Lifting the roof tent up a bit, removing the mounts, and sticking a few bits of thick card underneath to protect the top of the cage from being scratched and to reduce effort required to move it. 7. Placing a B&D Workmate bench under the 'slide' at about waist height 8. Pushing the tent from the off-side towards the near side, until it started to pivot over the edge of the top cage bars, steadying as necessary. 9. Gradually pushing the tent 'over the edge until fully on the 'slide' and gently lowering down until it sits on the workbench. 10. Stage 1 complete 11. From waist height, turning the tent off the bench to sit on end and then carrying into house! 12. Placement of tent against wall in Dining Room (otherwise know as 'General Storage Facility'!). After that, it was time to put the snorkel on! Had it made by P&P to go with the cage and it has been propped up in the aforementioned GFS since March. Anyway, as it was I 'lost' the little black plastic wing cover somewhere between Knaresborough and York last week so it was a good time to get the snorkel put on at last, if nothing else put to cover the hole in the wing! I think it looks rather smart! Our blog - http://landytravels.com/
Yorkshire Off Road Club - http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net |
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15th Sep 2012 7:06pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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Looks good
Just as a quick note though........ Check the inside of the snorkel. When I got one from P&P it was full of swarf from the manufacturing process...... and the inside wasn't painted at allI like to think mine was the only one..... but best safe than sorry. Glyn   |
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15th Sep 2012 7:16pm |
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| sparkylee Member Since: 06 Nov 2010 Location: surrey Posts: 1455 
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That's on my list to do, when we did a week in the new forest all the barriers to the car parks stopped us be the side rail on the hannibal
Did move the DC 4ft back today then 4ft forward today so to replace dog crate in Motorhome then repacked everything It's good to be back from the dark side DC110 -2012 Black with black hood and black x-tech FFRR 4.2 vogue Renault traffic auto PT crusier convertible Laika x700 Motorhome |
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15th Sep 2012 7:26pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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oh yes
- bright does not come close, took it over the plains (only place where there's no traffic), can see for miles
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15th Sep 2012 7:49pm |
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