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mrfirepro
 23rd Jan 2025 8:13pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
| RyanH - in all honesty I'd give Tractive a wide birth, not only do you have the noise but they have been difficult to deal with. The UK dealer told me they had no noise issues, and when I got to speak ... |
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mrfirepro
13th Jan 2025 9:50pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
| I'm slowly getting through my list, but can't solve the fuel issue (all runs fine but still low pressure into the high pressure fuel system of the LT1), I've now replaced every component, does anyone ... |
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mrfirepro
16th Dec 2024 7:10pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Hi mate, Done 200 miles now and most of it in the wet and no leaks, well none I've seen  also driven at 100 MPH (private road of course) apart from being scary, no noise from the roof light ... |
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mrfirepro
19th Nov 2024 1:30pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Hi Andy, Not experienced anything yet but probably not gone over 50 yet, I'll try and do a driving video and see what it sounds like.
The list of snag's is enormous but I've given myself a year to ... |
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mrfirepro
18th Nov 2024 6:36pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Today was MOT Day
It was like waiting for the birth of a new child, then suddenly out pops the MOT tester with a great big smile on his face telling me it's passed and all this in just 4 years and ... |
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mrfirepro
27th Aug 2024 8:27pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Thanks you for all the love this thread has received, it is really motivational.
As I am nearly at the end all I have left is to fit the carpets, sort the double din and give it an MOT.
Here are ... |
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mrfirepro
1st Aug 2024 9:50pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Door cards starting to go on
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mrfirepro
30th Jul 2024 1:25pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Thanks all for the fab comments, it's now all together doors on, next step is to test the water tightness, before the final interior fitout.
On a side issue I'm now thinking about the first MOT as ... |
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mrfirepro
1st Jul 2024 11:02pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Thanks for all the comments, as for the seat belt bracket bought JLR ones and they fitted perfect, don't know how the supplier told me he had sold over 100 of these without an issue.....
https://li ... |
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mrfirepro
21st May 2024 8:52am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Thanks for everyone's kind comments.
Been lots of activity the last week so another update will follow, however I've bought part number ADU710110, which is the front seat belt bracket. This is an e ... |
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mrfirepro
13th May 2024 8:26pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
More pics of progress
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mrfirepro
7th May 2024 10:39am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Oh F*&K, very good point. I have stripped the old window
down, just trying to remove the old window adhesive  |
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mrfirepro
7th May 2024 8:49am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
Hi Andy,
Yes, should have the door back in the next few days then I can install the glass. |
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mrfirepro
5th May 2024 8:59pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
| The Tractive saga continues, In order to prove it was nothing I had done causing this noise, I totally stripped the loom from the vehicle, moved the car to outside my workshop and wired the suspension ... |
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mrfirepro
3rd Apr 2024 10:28pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 611 · Views: 176858 · Subject: Puma to LT1/8L90 Restomod |
comments appreciated...
Now the bonnet is in place I've got to sort the lettering on the front edge of the bonnet....
I'm not even close to a favorite on this one......
Do I go LANDROVER or D ... |
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