badgerboy
Active Member
Yesterday: Fitted new fuel tank & sender. Bugger of a job on my own, but I did it. The fuel return pipe and sender fuel output pipe unions stayed united, they wouldn't come undone and broke off the end of the return pipe and sender. I used a length of fuel hose and clips to 'repair' and fix the pipes to the new tank. Refitting was hard work, but hopefully I won't have to do it again for a fair few years. I took off the front propshaft and renewed the bolts at the transfer-box end, so now I have four fully torqued bolts rather than the three I had. Undoing the flange nut was interesting(?) - I used a two-foot breaker bar and still nearly got an aneurism, but it finally gave. Took the flange off, removed the mudguard, fitted new bolts. I refitted it all, took it for a drive (with all my tools still in the back, just in case), re-checked it when I got home. All still tight. Happy bunny (or badger?)
Todays project is to finish the rear load bay with cappings to keep the rubber matting from lifting at the edges.
Todays project is to finish the rear load bay with cappings to keep the rubber matting from lifting at the edges.
DougR
New Member
Did an oil change yesterday and converted my new Disco 2 td5 to fully synthetic. Booked her in for an underside clean and full waxoyl at Channel Comercial vehicles in Ashford (£180 +vat). Booked her in at the local Hlfords autoshop ( no choice due to RAC 6 month warranty) as I found the steering box leaking when I changed the oil. Well at least someone else pays for the repair. Will double check the repair afterwards ( no trust you say) to bloody right.
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
the princely sum of £ 3.25 delivered.
I fort that wasn't too bad
Tis pretty cool
still more expensive than me disc though
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Fitted me split charge kit and wired up inverter and lecky heater to aux battery.....
Camping on the plains in comfort, HERE I COME!
Camping on the plains in comfort, HERE I COME!
ScratchyDom
Well-Known Member
Discovered that the NS bulkhead out rigger is completely fubared! Bit more welding to do...
mikescuba
Well-Known Member
It's that time of year where I take mine into the forest to get a load of fire wood and clean up the forest a bit. It snowed half way through the afternoon. The Defender still managed to tow a trailer full of tree trunks. Today I will clean it out and start fitting it out for camping in.
took my new BFG KM2's down to the fitters to get um put on me new wheels.
Was a tight fit to get 4x 285/75/16 tyres and 4 alloys in the back of a 90.
I had to use the front seat aswell!
Apparently i have to wait a couple of hours for the tyre seal on the beads to go off, so they will get fitted tomorrow now.
Was a tight fit to get 4x 285/75/16 tyres and 4 alloys in the back of a 90.
I had to use the front seat aswell!
Apparently i have to wait a couple of hours for the tyre seal on the beads to go off, so they will get fitted tomorrow now.
buckshot
Well-Known Member
took my new BFG KM2's down to the fitters to get um put on me new wheels.
Was a tight fit to get 4x 285/75/16 tyres and 4 alloys in the back of a 90.
I had to use the front seat aswell!
Apparently i have to wait a couple of hours for the tyre seal on the beads to go off, so they will get fitted tomorrow now.
i was lucky i bought mine 2 at a time in ther 285's for the 90 ,the 265's were bad enough all 4 together 
