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| Co1 Member Since: 19 Aug 2018 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 3700   
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Looks good Darren, might be the inspiration I need to sort mine out!
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23rd Aug 2021 5:07am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Everybody needs a shiny fuel filter guard
 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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23rd Aug 2021 6:11am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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No, just the cover this time around. Getting at the backing plate is obviously much more involved and I didn't want to disturb it all for what was supposed to be a quick task. I did clean it up and coat the visible bits with Dinitrol before refitting the cover, though. 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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23rd Aug 2021 7:14am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3481  
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Yeah a bit more work for the back plate. IIRC I could fix the filter housing directly to the chassis with just one bolt so I could still use the Defender while cleaning the back plate and waiting for the paint to harden. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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23rd Aug 2021 12:23pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Finally had chance to mate my NATO hitch with the vehicle via the receiver and very smart it looks, too.
 Click image to enlarge It's attached via an adapter obtained from Whirly90 of this parish and given a fresh coat of paint: Click image to enlarge It obviously comes up lower (about 130mm) than if it was bolted directly to the chassis, but that should work ok for my particular application. 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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7th Sep 2021 8:04am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10891 
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It does look good there Darren and with it being red, easier to see
 Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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8th Sep 2021 8:11pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Absolutely
My wife and I are collecting a trailer this weekend (albeit with her Discovery) so hope to give it a try out next weekend. 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 Last edited by LandRoverAnorak on 26th Aug 2024 11:42pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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9th Sep 2021 6:08am |
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| Matt110 Member Since: 29 Jun 2014 Location: UK Posts: 685
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Looks really good. It's the receiver hitch adaptor possible to buy anywhere? That looks ideal. I was about to buy another drop plate and put it on upside down to get it to the right height but it's so big and cumbersome to have around when not needed or in towing with a ball hitch. Need two of them!
That looks the ideal solution. Never seen one before. |
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9th Sep 2021 6:37am |
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| Matt110 Member Since: 29 Jun 2014 Location: UK Posts: 685
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Ah... May have just answered my own question.
Is it this one? https://www.4x4overlander.com/product/nato...5gQAvD_BwE |
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9th Sep 2021 6:40am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Yes, although despite what their website says, they didn't have any in stock a couple of weeks ago and didn't know when they would. They're made by Safari Equip but was told that they have a huge backlog.
They're also available from Extreme4x4 (and they're cheaper, too) but I expect that they're same part and are also out of stock. http://www.extreme4x4.co.uk/Store/Recovery...o-receiver 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 Sep 2021 7:34am |
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| Matt110 Member Since: 29 Jun 2014 Location: UK Posts: 685
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I had an email conversation with extreme 4x4 about a transmission guard once and got the combined total of about 8 words spread across 6 emails, so I gave up in the end. A little effort goes a long way.
I like safari equip kit. The bar is from them and it's robust. Though the coating has failed at 3 years old which seems a bit short for a 100% garaged vehicle. |
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9th Sep 2021 5:29pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Had an interesting failure of my Optimill removable boss yesterday. I came to remove the wheel but couldn't pull the right hand toggle. I discovered that the roll pin that secures it had worked loose and unfortunately, when I pushed it back in it was in the wrong place - within the coils of the spring on the toggle.
I had to unbolt the steering wheel complete with boss and then dismantle the whole thing before I could extract the roll pin and put it back where it belonged. Click image to enlarge 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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26th Sep 2021 7:58pm |
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| Landymatt Member Since: 31 Dec 2018 Location: York Posts: 191
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I had a roll pin drop out a few times on mine, opened it up enough to stay put after a couple of attempts.
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26th Sep 2021 9:20pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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If it comes out again I expect I'll deploy the superglue! 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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26th Sep 2021 9:21pm |
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