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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
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All you need to know about fitting.....
Page 3.... http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic7709.h...p;start=30 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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9th Jul 2014 5:01pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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9th Jul 2014 5:01pm |
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| Cold_n_Wet Member Since: 15 Oct 2012 Location: Bergen Posts: 244 
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Thanks chaps,
I got no gasket foam in the kit and its not mentioned on the TF web page. Stainless screws supplied 
 "Rafiki" 2007 110 STW - Rolling rebuild. |
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10th Jul 2014 12:36pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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I got FOUR gaskets with mine? Top tip....go to a decent acquatic centre, buy a couple of metres of butyl pondliner and make your own gaskets.
Will dig out the photo of the gaskets and repost it for you.
**EDIT** Here they are....
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! Last edited by K9F on 10th Jul 2014 12:46pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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10th Jul 2014 12:42pm |
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| Cold_n_Wet Member Since: 15 Oct 2012 Location: Bergen Posts: 244
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 Thank you "Rafiki" 2007 110 STW - Rolling rebuild. |
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10th Jul 2014 12:46pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Very welcome.
Not sure of the proportion of long and short bolts you've been supplied with but I could have done with more long less short. They did say they were going to address this when I gave them feedback. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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10th Jul 2014 12:47pm |
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| smb Member Since: 15 Jan 2013 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1232 
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TBH, the gasket doesn't do much other than to aid positioning when marking up the holes and stop vibration/resonance when driving. Some would say it stops scratching the bonnet, but then why would you be bothered about that when you are drilling a dozen or so holes in the bonnet!!
Buy yourself a couple of tubes of really good engine gasket sealant(I have black on mine) and don't be afraid to overload the back of the plate. Try and spread a 2-3mm thickness all over. 3-5mm would be ideal as when you start to bolt it to the bonnet and tighten it up it will fill all the voids and push the excess out the edges. This way you create a 'sandwich' which when set will give the bonnet enough extra strength to walk and even jump on. You have to remember that the chequer plate whilst looking similar does not fully match the contours/shape of the bonnet so will always have week spots unless you create this 'sandwich'. Obviously, you do not need to go to this extent if you are not putting any weight on it  |
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10th Jul 2014 12:54pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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CnW,
Is this underway yet? Drilling 28 holes in an unblemished bonnet is not for the faint-hearted? If you need any more pictures just holler! If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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11th Jul 2014 4:12pm |
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| Cold_n_Wet Member Since: 15 Oct 2012 Location: Bergen Posts: 244
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I have not had time, been getting the trailer ready for the norwegian national event.
So the pumatech is put on hold for at least 3 weeks, then I hope my helper is back. I will be masking up like in the pictures, measuring 4 - 5 times get the pilot holes drilled, and then either use the suggested gasket material or RTV silicon or similar. might just be starting with cleco´s. The bonnet is steel if memory serves me correct, then I need to get som primer and touch up paint as well. Glen "Rafiki" 2007 110 STW - Rolling rebuild. |
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14th Jul 2014 2:26pm |
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| AndrewS Member Since: 10 Apr 2007 Location: Hereford Posts: 3707 
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I drilled more holes in the plate to get a better fit on mine
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14th Jul 2014 4:11pm |
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| DiscoStu Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: London/The far north Posts: 255 
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aka drilled the holes oversize accidentally and had to drill more
My Disco 'best bits'
Defender 110 XS CSW 2013 |
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14th Jul 2014 4:27pm |
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