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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2149  
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Following with extreme love.
I fancy doing the same in the future! Instagram @defender_ventures Empire Tuning - Agent |
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30th Jun 2020 10:46am |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 496  
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love the concentric twist
 . Is that tefzel wire you using. Mind asking where you got it |
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30th Jun 2020 11:24am |
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| Defendermatt Member Since: 15 Sep 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 312  
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Yes the whole loom is built from TE 55A wire (M22759/32). I usually buy from RS or Hilltop products, just whichever is cheapest - I say cheap, when you need 400 odd meters it starts to add up
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2012 L405 OF 2014 D4 HSE Lux (SOLD) 2015 90 HT (SOLD) @d9o.mf |
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30th Jun 2020 11:35am |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 496
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i hear ya. Ooohhh buy a lot from Rs think i did check it but no 1sq. Will look again. |
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30th Jun 2020 12:59pm |
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| Defendermatt Member Since: 15 Sep 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 312
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18 AWG is close enough to 1mm2, RS have 55A0111-18-9 on 100m reels - £130 ex VAT 1989 90 4.3 V8
2012 L405 OF 2014 D4 HSE Lux (SOLD) 2015 90 HT (SOLD) @d9o.mf |
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30th Jun 2020 1:03pm |
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| shanecl Member Since: 20 Mar 2013 Location: Louth Posts: 496
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cart and bought, Thanks
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30th Jun 2020 3:01pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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Very nice
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30th Jun 2020 8:41pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733 
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Hi Matt, great to see you again with a great build, can't beat the Toyota engine's, watching with great interest
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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3rd Jul 2020 8:23pm |
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| LoveTheMud Member Since: 19 Feb 2015 Location: Weybridge Surrey & Pontefract West Yorkshire Posts: 411 
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It must be lockdown as I've been thinking about an engine upgrade. In the initial stages of researching (3 months in) to see if a B58 BMW engine would fit into a D90 and what the knock on impact would be in terms of mating to gearbox, and shafts etc, and never having done anything like this, its taking a lot of research. But you have highlighted a very prudent point, that there is no engine more reliable than a Japanese engine... and if i want to follow Andrew St.Piere White's journey across Namibia, then i need reliability over substance. Hard choices ahead.
Has anyone completely digitised their dash / instrument cluster? This thread is brilliant, keep up the good work and great photos.
Mike |
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23rd Jul 2020 12:19pm |
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| Defendermatt Member Since: 15 Sep 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 312
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Sorry for the lack of updates I have been flat out doing the final bits to meet the tuning date - now done
Here's a few jobs from the past few weeks. Using the TDCI airbox i wanted something a bit neater than bending or using a flexible pipe to the now forward facing throttle body. I machined a flange from alloy which is pretty much the same as the TDCI but with the 'top box' chopped off, then some laser cut sheet metal welded on gave me the desired outlet orientation.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge 1989 90 4.3 V8 2012 L405 OF 2014 D4 HSE Lux (SOLD) 2015 90 HT (SOLD) @d9o.mf |
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11th Aug 2020 4:02pm |
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| Defendermatt Member Since: 15 Sep 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 312
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With the airbox complete I managed to model up some 3.5 inch diameter pipe in CAD to get some good angles so I only needed a single weld in the intake pipe. I printed the first bend to test as I had some constraints on the tightest radius i could get hold of. All the measuring paid off as it fits like a glove.
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11th Aug 2020 4:03pm |
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| Defendermatt Member Since: 15 Sep 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 312
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The exhaust work was carried out by a local firm who did a fantastic job, the majority of the work was done last year after I first fitted the engine and everything was being mocked up etc. It was a full manifold to tip job and it certainly threw them some challenges, especially with the space to fit the manifolds (hence we had to go for log style). It had to go back recently for a few tweaks and for the tips to be fitted now I had made up my mind! The whole system is dual 2.5” pipe with an x-pipe in the silencer and bypass valve! I’ll try to get a good video of it, no doubt the camera won’t do it justice though
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11th Aug 2020 4:18pm |
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| Avelingporter Member Since: 25 Jan 2016 Location: Southampton Posts: 405 
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Go on, go on, go on!!! A full sound video please!!!
Awesome work, well done. |
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11th Aug 2020 5:09pm |
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| Defendermatt Member Since: 15 Sep 2016 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 312
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I’ll sort a video out
Typically since collecting from tuning things have picked up work wise and I’ve only managed to put 150miles on it. Then a trip to the pumps  1989 90 4.3 V8
2012 L405 OF 2014 D4 HSE Lux (SOLD) 2015 90 HT (SOLD) @d9o.mf |
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11th Aug 2020 6:23pm |
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