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| ttuck3r Member Since: 03 Feb 2013 Location: Dunning Scotland Posts: 277   
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Stainless Pins are a must, and they will set off well with your new black finish..
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13th Jul 2013 9:59pm |
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| EMPI748 Member Since: 15 Dec 2012 Location: Penicuik, Midlothian Posts: 50 
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Nope sorry prizes were only given if you could give the bike details too. Competition is now closed though
Thanks for that, that's another thing bought  doubt they will be fitted before i go now though... Leave on Friday, still got cb to fit, plus jam all the stuff in. |
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14th Jul 2013 7:31am |
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| EMPI748 Member Since: 15 Dec 2012 Location: Penicuik, Midlothian Posts: 50
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Had a great couple of weeks, did about 2.5K miles only one wee problem lost a caliper bolt heading down a mountain, not entirely sure why was about 1K in... Managed to get a new one at a local dealer eventually...
Need to look at getting some air con retrofitted, was fine when moving but stopping was too hot and need to do some sound proofing in the cab area for next trip...  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Lots of dust.... Click image to enlarge[/img] |
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5th Aug 2013 9:37pm |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3789  
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After all the hard work you did, I'm glad your trip went well.
So, it was no problem finding a "local" L.R. Dealer? I'll be interested to follow your air cond. build up. Cheers, Pickles. |
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5th Aug 2013 10:20pm |
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| chewy7 Member Since: 19 May 2013 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 34
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That looks great! Really looks the business in Santorini Black!
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7th Aug 2013 9:51am |
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| EMPI748 Member Since: 15 Dec 2012 Location: Penicuik, Midlothian Posts: 50
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Thanks.
Yeah wasn't much of a problem finding it, we were at the pena montanesa camp site in spain, guy on the reception was into 4x4's so pointed us in the right direction. Went to the local dealers if any of us spoke Spanish it wouldn't have been a problem. Managed to get my breakdown cover to order me it after a lot of quoting their terms and conditions to them and it arrived at the garrage we originally went to a few days after... Not got anywhere with aircon but have ordered a new bulkhead removal bar and 6 seat half leather heated interior. Hopefully get it fitted soon, helping a mate with rebuilding his landcruiser engine as its smoking badly. But hopefully get them in soon. |
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28th Aug 2013 9:55pm |
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| jimbob7 Member Since: 06 Jul 2013 Location: uk Posts: 2055 |
I understand a lot of heat comes through the floor/bellhousing from the engine/gearbox,have you insulated the front half of the cab??
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28th Aug 2013 11:23pm |
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| SteveG Member Since: 29 Nov 2011 Location: Norfolk Posts: 663 
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Best advice for calliper bolts is to use new each time, especially if you haven't owned the vehicle before as so many people never use a torque wrench. You can always use loctite too after a good clean of threads.
Shouldn't have any issues then. |
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29th Aug 2013 11:12am |
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| EMPI748 Member Since: 15 Dec 2012 Location: Penicuik, Midlothian Posts: 50
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Going to do insulation in the cab when i do new seats and remove the bulkhead, just going with the flashband and insulation from B&Q as it worked well in the back and as far as i can see ends up the same makeup as the expensive stuff...
Will try and get some inside the seat boxes too if I can.
Yeah lesson is learned new bolts next time, I'm 99% sure i put loktite on them, the other one certainly had some on it. Only thing i can think off is i painted the calipers before i refitted them and remember getting a little paint on my hands so perhaps just been soft paint under them that dried? Anyway it had done ~2K (1K on trip) since refitting it until it came out... Swapped the headlight bulbs for pure white to match the LED sideights when on dim dipp (what a saddo lol). Left light done right not, you can only just see the difference in the pic... Click image to enlarge |
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1st Sep 2013 1:31pm |
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| 993porky Member Since: 01 May 2011 Location: sunderland Posts: 171  
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EMPI748
What's the insulation from b&q have got a pic and what is flashband? Cheers |
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1st Sep 2013 8:03pm |
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| EMPI748 Member Since: 15 Dec 2012 Location: Penicuik, Midlothian Posts: 50
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flash band is bitumen based used for waterproofing in the building trade. Get it at your local builders merchant, you can get foil backed stuff too..
You can get it in screwfix but rolls are quite wee. http://www.screwfix.com/p/evo-stik-flashba...tAodCX0AIw and b and q insulation: http://www.diy.com/nav/build/insulation/co...d=13359535 flash-band is sticky so i applied that to a clean panel then some spray glue and then the foil insulation. Cheep and cheerful and i don't whine like my mate when removing his silent coat stuff to get at his gearbox (non defender) |
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1st Sep 2013 8:27pm |
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| 993porky Member Since: 01 May 2011 Location: sunderland Posts: 171
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EMPI748
Cheers for links that b&q stuff looks exactly like the dynamat stuff what everyone seems to be using on here,but at a big saving,is it good at sound deadening? Think al be buying some an give it ago Cheers |
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1st Sep 2013 9:33pm |
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| EMPI748 Member Since: 15 Dec 2012 Location: Penicuik, Midlothian Posts: 50
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Seems too, it's off on one side now (big oil spilage
) and it's a lot louder, fitted a set of exmoor trim rubber mats at the same time though and have never tried it without them though. I'll try get the decible meeter on my phone to work and see what the difference is....
New accessory fitted.. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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3rd Sep 2013 8:00pm |
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| EMPI748 Member Since: 15 Dec 2012 Location: Penicuik, Midlothian Posts: 50
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Made a start on the bulkhead removal
Old seats out Click image to enlarge Drill out the pop rivits Click image to enlarge Hackout the old one. Click image to enlarge All I need to do now is cut the edges properly, drill some holes and fit the new bar, stick the new seats in, sounds easy when you say it like that.... |
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7th Sep 2013 2:04pm |
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