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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654   
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Thought I'd finally put up some piccies of my new(ish) beast. It's a late-2005 110 Td5 CSW. Very pleased so far, done about 8k including a trip round Ireland and no niggles at all yet.
Plan is to keep it fairly standard-looking but upgrade a few key things. Done so far:
Coming soon:
A bit further away - the dream list:
I can see I'm going to be quite poor for a few years  Last edited by twopoint6khz on 4th Oct 2011 8:29pm. Edited 3 times in total |
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5th Sep 2011 10:28pm |
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| Lukey Boy Member Since: 10 Jun 2011 Location: Norwich Posts: 122 
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Very nice.
 2008 110 XS CSW Stornoway Grey |
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5th Sep 2011 10:39pm |
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| wslr Member Since: 18 Jul 2010 Location: Wellington, Somerset Posts: 581
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Move the remap further up the list.
Nice vehicle though. |
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5th Sep 2011 10:59pm |
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| Woody3 Member Since: 13 Jan 2010 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 415 
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Agreed 
Very nice motor |
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6th Sep 2011 12:50am |
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| Timo Member Since: 14 Jul 2011 Location: Peterborough Ontario Posts: 171  
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Some proper storage for the rear.......
Does this mean new seats? 
Looks great Cheers Tim Series II in pieces 1984 Defender 110 (3.5l V8 now 300TDI) |
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6th Sep 2011 2:16am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3633 
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looks nice DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,
I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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6th Sep 2011 5:53am |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654
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Yup, been out with the Waxoyl already and some Dinitrol is high up the list. Chassis looks like it's been treated in the past which is good.
The rear door on my old Td5 was the worst offender so that's getting some serious attention; however this has the newer design which seems a lot less flimsy. |
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6th Sep 2011 8:42am |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654
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In the last week or so I've fitted Wipac crystal headlamps, some front recovery points, and a NK engine blanket.
Big lesson on the crystal lamps: I'd gone for the ones with a 'pilot' light, planning to wire this up as a sidelight, as my CSW does not have dim-dip and the sidelights are pants. However when I came to fit the bowls, the gland for the pilot light bulb is at 6 o'clock, same position as the levelling motor! This means the wires protruding out the back foul on the levelling ring and motor. I got around it in the end by making up a 90-degree connector rather than a straight through one, but I've still had to disconnect the headlamp levelling, as on any setting other than '0' the wires would be crushed between the bowl and the levelling ring!  Fortunately the 110 is just used as a big estate rather than heavily laden on a regular basis, but I'm trying to come up with a solution so I can have both.
Weirdly my old Td5 van didn't have headlamp levelling, even though it had much softer rear springs and frequently had half a tonne of building waste put in the back of it! 
The NK blanket arrived today and after fitting, it has made a definite difference - though not quite as much as I thought. Maybe I was expecting Rolls-Royce levels of interior noise? Anyway, takes a bit of effort to get it tucked right down the back of the engine without burning your hands on the turbo or other bits. Best done with a cold engine really. |
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4th Nov 2011 7:08pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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why are you looking at the "Ashcrofts ratio magic" - from an economy or noise point of view ?
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4th Nov 2011 7:58pm |
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| chiefstoker Member Since: 11 Oct 2010 Location: Weston-super-Mud Posts: 897  
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Zag, can you elaborate a bit one where and what to seal please dan 2005 TD5 90 Hard Top Beer 'n Sex 'n Chips 'n Gravy |
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4th Nov 2011 9:16pm |
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| Green Machine Member Since: 19 Nov 2010 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1226 
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Noooooo! (only joking Zag ) 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green |
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4th Nov 2011 9:18pm |
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| twopoint6khz Member Since: 18 Aug 2011 Location: North Lakes Posts: 654
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More a driveability point of view really - anything over 65 is intolerably loud, and the engine just sounds like it's revving way too high. Mind you, I do live in quite a hilly area, so I'd probably want to get it remapped first and then see if the gears feel too short. |
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5th Nov 2011 10:19am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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I had the ashcroft magic applied to my 2003/110/td5 and it made an immense difference to the noise levels, and maybe a little improvement on economy (The low ratio is not affected by the mod.) but do the math, it might be worth considering an overdrive and selling the OD seperately when the time comes.
also, with a quieter car at 60-70, you'll loose the economy if your right foot is a little heavey  |
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5th Nov 2011 11:33am |
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| JSG Member Since: 12 Jul 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 2412
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Agreed - I had it done to the TR90 - big difference John
http://www.hampshire4x4response.co.uk 2011 Tdci 110 CSW XS |
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5th Nov 2011 2:49pm |
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