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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149   
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How much of a gap should there be guys? On my USW the bonnet sits quite tight along the wings, but there is about 3/4 of an inch gap above the grille panel - enough to see the spring and latch mechanism. I thought the bonnet wasn't shut properly but that is as far as it will go. Its an aircon grille if that makes any difference - what kind of gap should there be?
Cheers. 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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28th May 2011 1:57pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149
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It can't come any further down as then it would be compressing the wings.
Maybe it just shows up cos of the contrast with the silver bits and the green body, which wouldn't be so obvious on yours... 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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28th May 2011 2:10pm |
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| WelshGas Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Vale of Glamorgan Posts: 935  
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The gap on my 90XS is 1 cm under the R of Land Rover, with an even gap along wings.
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28th May 2011 2:44pm |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3149
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Looks about the same as mine then. Maybe I am just expecting too much progress for the poor old Defender...
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1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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28th May 2011 2:50pm |
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| 110SEB Member Since: 29 Jan 2009 Location: Essex, England Posts: 1444 
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I'd measure mine but my tape measure doesn't go that far.
(for the bonnet gap that is) I have a/c and same issue. Shut properly. Perhaps it's a design feature: additional air cooling. |
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28th May 2011 6:36pm |
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| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626 
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Thats normal they are built by brummies you know
 NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY |
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28th May 2011 7:00pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17337 
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They do say that there are only two man-made things that can be seen from space -- the great wall of China, and the panel gaps on a Defender.
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28th May 2011 8:29pm |
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| RED-DOT Member Since: 29 Jun 2009 Location: stirling Posts: 2363 
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And the Glasgow Celtic away strip?? 2008 RS4 gone, 123d M Sport, and a Puma 90 XS..
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29th May 2011 8:27am |
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| Froogle-Yorkshireman Member Since: 10 Jul 2010 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 350 
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It's great - with Defenders you never will find two the same
 Proud owner 110 Utility XS
Ex RR Sport HST V8 Ex Td5 90 |
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29th May 2011 10:52am |
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| LESVOSD110 Member Since: 19 Aug 2009 Location: South Africa Posts: 241  
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We will be living on Mars and still love and talk about them.  Puma 110 SW
90 V8 SOFT TOP |
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29th May 2011 12:02pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6089 
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Funny you should say that..... years back I shoehorned a 3.9 EFI into my old 90, which always ran hot, even with a big TD radiator (that's why I love diesels!) anyway, for extra cooling i wound those front screws right down so the bonnet sat up slightly with a large gap at the front. It did help cooling a bit. |
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29th May 2011 2:09pm |
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| NinetyTD4 Member Since: 22 Apr 2011 Location: North Posts: 397 
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Quite interesting, I guess the gap is some kind of mud eater option?
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29th May 2011 3:56pm |
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