GrumpyGel
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Where did you get it from? Probably worth a few bob as scrap.Nearly blew my own gasket picking it up! Anyone want it for their man cave?
Where did you get it from? Probably worth a few bob as scrap.Nearly blew my own gasket picking it up! Anyone want it for their man cave?
I've seen people replace the springs with longer ones in MGF seats so they sit lower. Has anyone looked into doing that to a Freelander seat?Contemplated reducing the height of the drivers seat, at nearly 6ft 2' I'm looking out of the top edge of the windscreen and end up hunched over which sets off my heartburn
Well they are designed to stop slipping and sliding.Used a couple of weighty WABCO ABS units to hold down a step for the shower while the glue dries.
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And you've still got U/J's struts, nuts, bolts, regulators, switches etc etc etc.One of the contacts burnt out on a front indicator of my '99 car in 2014. I bodged it by filling with solder and it has miraculously worked since. However it stopped working again this week. After Nodge confirmed they are interchangeable, today I've swapped the all-clear lights over from my 2000 parts car.
It really is a pain taking the lights out on Freelander (and probably a lot of modern cars). The whole front bumper valance has to come off, which means A-Bar as well - 16 screws, 2 bolts and 3 scrivets just for the bumper. It appears the most common thing I do on the car is remove the headlights - which means removing the valance - if it wasn't that it'd look so bad I might cut a hole in it to get a spanner in on the nut below the light!
Today was even worse because I've had to strip 2 cars down! Plus its been 30 degrees and really unpleasant working in the sun. Still job's done and my car's a couple of years younger cos it looks like a MY01 now
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Actually, job's not quite done. I'd better put the old lights on the parts car and replace the bumper valance or else I know the Mrs will complain when she gets back from out of town.
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Parts taken from the parts car now include....
1) Roof rails - installed on my car ($150).
2) Center console - installed on my car ($75).
3) Cup Holders - installed on my car, but then removed cos the idea was better than real life loss of a nick-nack holder ($50).
4) Passenger seat - installed as drivers seat on my car ($50).
5) 5 non-locking wheel nuts - sent down to Cromwell for HTR's car ($25).
6) 5 non-locking wheel nuts - delivered cross town for Tony Reeve's ex-car ($25).
7) Sunroof motor - installed on Tony Reeve's ex-car ($50).
8) Factory rubber mats - installed on my car ($100).
9) Jack - replaced the one on my car after I wore it out through to much use! ($40).
10) Front lights - installed on my car ($150).
11) VCU - have been stripping it from props this week, hopefully it will be reconditioned and on my car by March for Salmon season. ($600).
12) IRD - sitting in garage hopefully to be installed on my car by March. ($800).
So I recon I've already reclaimed $735 of the car's $980 purchase price. Which means restoring 4WD will only cost $245 as opposed to $1,400 - result. NZ$2 = 1£ roughly.
blimey - you have been busy! Can you get the FL into the garage now?One of the contacts burnt out on a front indicator of my '99 car in 2014. I bodged it by filling with solder and it has miraculously worked since. However it stopped working again this week. After Nodge confirmed they are interchangeable, today I've swapped the all-clear lights over from my 2000 parts car.
It really is a pain taking the lights out on Freelander (and probably a lot of modern cars). The whole front bumper valance has to come off, which means A-Bar as well - 16 screws, 2 bolts and 3 scrivets just for the bumper. It appears the most common thing I do on the car is remove the headlights - which means removing the valance - if it wasn't that it'd look so bad I might cut a hole in it to get a spanner in on the nut below the light!
Today was even worse because I've had to strip 2 cars down! Plus its been 30 degrees and really unpleasant working in the sun. Still job's done and my car's a couple of years younger cos it looks like a MY01 now
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Actually, job's not quite done. I'd better put the old lights on the parts car and replace the bumper valance or else I know the Mrs will complain when she gets back from out of town.
View attachment 116564
Parts taken from the parts car now include....
1) Roof rails - installed on my car ($150).
2) Center console - installed on my car ($75).
3) Cup Holders - installed on my car, but then removed cos the idea was better than real life loss of a nick-nack holder ($50).
4) Passenger seat - installed as drivers seat on my car ($50).
5) 5 non-locking wheel nuts - sent down to Cromwell for HTR's car ($25).
6) 5 non-locking wheel nuts - delivered cross town for Tony Reeve's ex-car ($25).
7) Sunroof motor - installed on Tony Reeve's ex-car ($50).
8) Factory rubber mats - installed on my car ($100).
9) Jack - replaced the one on my car after I wore it out through to much use! ($40).
10) Front lights - installed on my car ($150).
11) VCU - have been stripping it from props this week, hopefully it will be reconditioned and on my car by March for Salmon season. ($600).
12) IRD - sitting in garage hopefully to be installed on my car by March. ($800).
So I recon I've already reclaimed $735 of the car's $980 purchase price. Which means restoring 4WD will only cost $245 as opposed to $1,400 - result. NZ$2 = 1£ roughly.
Its a double garage with no other vehicles in there...... of course notblimey - you have been busy! Can you get the FL into the garage now?
It's nice to see a Tahiti blue coupe still in existence GG. I loved my 220 Turbo in Tahiti blue. It was one of Rover's better looking cars imo.One of the contacts burnt out on a front indicator of my '99 car in 2014. I bodged it by filling with solder and it has miraculously worked since. However it stopped working again this week. After Nodge confirmed they are interchangeable, today I've swapped the all-clear lights over from my 2000 parts car.
Today was even worse because I've had to strip 2 cars down! Plus its been 30 degrees and really unpleasant working in the sun. Still job's done and my car's a couple of years younger cos it looks like a MY01 now
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few days back ..
went over Butter Tubs to visit Muker ..
checked out new higher-profile tyres
calibrated the mph on the scangauge ( added 6% )
the slightly higher gearing were fine
slightly less engine braking effect .. taken into consideration
negative effect on acceleration ? .. hardly noticed it
didn't think what effect a larger tyre might have on steering
caught me by surprise on some twisty bits :-/
added dashcam footage to the pile of 'butter tubs' vids on yootoob
vid@double speed ;-)
' Hardraw to Muker via Cliff Gate Road / Butter Tubs '
( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttertubs_Pass )
tyres .. as expected .. were rated low for mud
( inadvertently parked on some muddy holes short grass mix
( still .. found out the vcu be still working as it should ..
wheel spin 'n dog walk deleted from vid
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today :
noticed why the air-filter cover was giving so much grief when refitting
one wall of the slot that goes over the housing wall .. had pinched inwards
making the l.h. back bolt a p.i.t.a. to re-align ..
anyhow .. changed air-filter .. trying out a piper-cross version now ..
let dog loose up on the moors
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end november ..
had a bunch of work done .. ( after giving all the bits some good extra rust protection )
f.brake calipers and brackets
f. brake flexi hoses
f.discs and guards
suspension front lower arms and bushes
anti-roll-bar clamps and bushes
fuel tank cradle
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vid edited in IMovie .. an app that comes with the system software ( mac osx )How did you get it to play at double speed
good question .. as in 'i don't know'and what was the music you overlaid?
be a option within the 'scangauge' .. ( https://www.scangauge2.co.uk )How did you alter the speedometer?
is that the software in the vehicles various computers ( ecu etc etc ) ???Can the Scangauge alter the Ipack software?
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