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| Mr Baldylocks Member Since: 15 Jul 2010 Location: Nearer my home than yours. Posts: 487   
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Afternoon All
I've got a TD5 90 SW but I want to take the spare off the back door and put it upright on the O/S wheel box, has this been done before and what would you recommend to retain it there? My first thought was a HCPU spare retainer but I'm not sure that will work. All help or suggestions much appreciated. Thanks for your help  Life is one big adventure, that's why we have the vehicle for the journey. |
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9th Dec 2013 2:58pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17480 
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Since a TD5 has the old-style (flat-top) seatboxes in the back, you could probably use (if you can find one) the spare wheel mount from a Series II, IIA, or III LWB vehicle. They had a recess in the seatbox top (the recessed panel was a seperate part rivetted into a rectangular hole), together with a bracket which fitted to the seat box upper surface and body capping to clamp the wheel. There are plenty about in breakers, but you'd probably need to do some refurbishment before fitting.
It would at least be all genuine and look the part. Edit: See here to see what I'm on about!  Click image to enlarge |
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9th Dec 2013 3:48pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Assuming you can find one, the only problem may be that nothing wider than a 7.50 will fit in the recess. Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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9th Dec 2013 4:05pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17480
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Good point, that! Some adaptation would be required.
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9th Dec 2013 5:42pm |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1763 
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Is this any good? Note the nice black hood
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9th Dec 2013 6:38pm |
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| Mr Baldylocks Member Since: 15 Jul 2010 Location: Nearer my home than yours. Posts: 487
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Cheers Guys
I knew somebody would know what to do 
Ginjez I thought it looked familiar, is that the wheel holder from the back of your 110DC and just a piece of right angled plating? Life is one big adventure, that's why we have the vehicle for the journey. |
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9th Dec 2013 11:13pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756 
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I have one of those wheel well recesses I no longer need. Freshly galvanised. Have a load of old tyres of various sizes here so can check if your size would fit. If it works for you make me an offer.
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10th Dec 2013 9:15am |
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| ginjez Member Since: 18 Sep 2011 Location: huddersfield Posts: 1763
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6mm folded alloy with dc spare wheel bracket
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10th Dec 2013 9:12pm |
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| Mr Baldylocks Member Since: 15 Jul 2010 Location: Nearer my home than yours. Posts: 487
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Thanks for the offer Mountain_man but I think that Ginjez has hit the nail on the head with his idea. Thanks for the offer though
Life is one big adventure, that's why we have the vehicle for the journey. |
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15th Dec 2013 10:11pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150 
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The recess won't work in a 90 anyway as the bottom of it would want to be where your back wheel is! In SWb models the spare was always up against the bulkhead. What few people know is that some 109"s also had a similar layout. These are extremely rare but they used a much wider, shallower tray in the same was a series 1s used to have, so the spare could fit like in a SWB. They were designed for 9.00x16 tyres. A mate of mine happens to have one from a 1-Ton Series III project vehicle so if anyone really wanted I could get photos/measurements... 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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16th Dec 2013 8:06am |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3150
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I will see what I have in my stash but I don't have many pics, and not sure if the ones I have are any good. I have only seen it on series III 1-Tons but may have appeared on other models...? 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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16th Dec 2013 10:20pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6105 
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I gave away one of those wheel recess pieces the other month! (not the 109" 9.00x16 version though)
I run with 255's on the 90, so the 7.50 version wouldn't have fitted, but I was tentatively on the lookout for a second piece, so I could cut & weld them together, to make a mega-wide one (or just cut and weld in a strip) but I never got that far in the end. Ratchet strap to the rollcage inner hoop did the trick  |
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17th Dec 2013 7:59am |
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