chrisyleigh said:
Keep it coming !
:)
How cum you got someone else to weld it? Surly that was more expensive than actually buying a welder amd learning and doing it yourself?
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A mate did it at an incredible price.
I also wouldn't of had the time needed to do it due to work etc, as it already took me 8 months to get it on the road at the time.
 
Mark L said:
The ones on it up to the point in this thread are 235/85/16 on 7J rims with zero offset.
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Do they rub on the radius arms? Need to get a set of wheels for mine and am running the same size special tracks as your self.
Ideally I would like to run a wider wheel with deeper offset but don't know if that's possible with a 235 wide tyre.
 
Neildisco300 said:
Do they rub on the radius arms? Need to get a set of wheels for mine and am running the same size special tracks as your self.
Ideally I would like to run a wider wheel with deeper offset but don't know if that's possible with a 235 wide tyre.
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They did initially on full lock but a quick adjustment of the lock stops soon sorted that.

You'll need a 265 width tyre minimum if you up to 8" wide rims.

The ones on mine now are 265/75/16 on 8J rims with -35mm offset.
MUCH better.
 
Hahaha your dog has me in stitches!!! Looks like his wearing a wig!! Lol does he come along off roading? My mutt loves it, this is my buddy bruno...

keep up the exellent work... all best...c
 

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Not wanting to hijack, but here is mine after fitting -35 offset 8 inch modulars with 265 A/T tyres fitted...

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Here you can see when I just had them fitted, and still needed to fit the rear flexi arch (2 inch arches)...

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Compared to the standard alloys with the flexi arch fitted..

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hope that helps ;)
 
Ah, yes.
Sorry, very busy with work and general life stuff of late.
Will have a session the weekend. :)
 
Right, I'm doing precisely jack sh*t today, so time to crack on with the progress of this thread. :D

Various bits were refurbished during the suspension lift.





Some heavy duty steering bars & adjustable panhard rod got caught up in the painting frenzy too. :)


We'll come back to the short lived presence of those wheels in a bit...
 
Dear Gwyn Lewis.
Please could you send me some nice shiny bits please.
Regards

Relocated steering damper kit & heavy duty steering damper:


A couple of Bailey Morris, Gwyn Lewis spec wide angled props.


One of which will replace the troublesome 300tdi rear prop donut:
 
Bargain show price winch from the 2012 Stafford in door 4x4 show.


Purchased on the same day I met fellow LZ member Mr. Noisy.
Little did we know at this point how involved he'd become in my D1 build.
We'll come back to the legend himself later. :tea:
 
With absolutely no idea how old the battery was, it was now getting to the point where it was struggling to start on the cold mornings, so a new one to accompany the winch was in order.



Literally the biggest battery you can get in the standard space without modification:


A second battery and alternator set up follows later...
 
Another eBay bargain with a good percentage of the purchase price going to the Help for Heroes charity. Double win.

And that spare wheel is a bit snug, isn't it...?!

However, my obsession with fresh paint meant this simply wouldn't do:


One full strip and refurb later. :brushteeth:
 
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