Fitted a stereo with DAB and Bluetooth (complete with external microphone). Works very well. Can change the colour to match the dash too. Sony MEX-N7300BD, if anyone is interested.

At 3/4 of nominal max. power output without rev limiter or at the rev limiter, if I understood well. Not sure, it's a science to properly apply those testing procedures. Anyways, off to Scotland we go now!

Some of the newer ducati are like that. Static noise testing on trackdays is usually 102db so they aren't allowed out. Even though they will pass drive by 'on track' limits

thanks for the reply! I already have all the brackets, but I just didn’t quite understand how to fit them. By chance I came a cross a YouTube video of a RR which cleared everything up. In my opinion these schematics are a bit confusing though as...

Nice! Bikes are allowed higher limits here as well, some as high as 105 or so. Old enough, and there are no limits at all. Germany authorities turned nuts regarding exhaust noise, some people are just crazy. Emptying exhaust dampeners...

If it helps, I have those. And the rear ones require some brackets on the outer wings. The front ones, well, those required some creative drilling. In the end I drilled a hole through the bumper and used bolts to attach them. Not really happy...

Well, super car noise limits in Germany are 75 dB(A), so 79 is roughly 30% higher than that. Normal road cars are capped at 73, if I remember correctly, I am allowed to be at least 60% in perceived noise over that. dB(A) is on a logarithmic...

Yesterday I could sleep, so I did what every sane person would do, I dug deep into this whole exhaust without certificate, noise and registration thing. And honestly, despite this bring noz really cheap, appr. 700 bucks for the noise testing and...

Wouldn't be a land rover any other way!!

Seems to happen quite requently, doesn't it? 🫣😳

Ah, those damn "tuning" clowns ruining their cars to make more noise really drive me crazy. Not for any noise reason, that is those idiots problem, but because their butchering of exhausts, violating emission and noise regulations, has everyone...

If there's play it's an issue, whether or not it's "the" issue my good man. 🤔👍

That's miles my dear😘👍

Upwards and onwards☝️😎

Those folks are rare indeed

Exactly Tony and his son used to specialise in working and making road worthy cars from the 60 and 70's, so have a good knowledge and tolerance of the older vehicle.

Same over here, with old cars you NEED, I cannot emphasize that enough, a testing station that is used to old and classic cars. And that testing needs to be pragmatic about things, there some specialzed of sorts in classics that could as well...

all well and good, but a lot is down to opinion (and subsequently experience) of the tester.. one mans advisory is another mans fail. tolerances in older cars arent the same as modern cars. if you've only ever seen modern, you'll fail an old car...

I use a company that only do MOTs, their workshop is spotless, has an automated testing lane so every single time the test is the same rather than having an ape swinging on a pry bar etc. The tester just says "Pass or Fail, makes no difference...

Means to an end

you can download the current list of MOT stations then import into excel, filter by town and class (4)

You like your excel don't you🤔😜

Got message from my mechanic, the rebuild carbs arrived today at said Land Rover specialist garage. Bunch of problems solved, it seems! No idea regarding the price of this adventure so!

Checked my NS mirror. Bit odd. The glass had just detached itself. Plastic strap and even the plastic mount that typically explodes as soon as you look at it fine. Reassembled and it is fine. Bit of a result!

Just had a call with my TÜV engineer, and he had good news! The tubular exhaust will simply be declared as a replacement part, no further inspection or so needed. 🤩 If I really get the Weber four barrel carb, he would need a dyno run to change...

Well, there are maybe more issues with all of that. Hell, not that I was into perfomance tuning to begin with, even the exhaust is so far standard, just in stainless steel. Anyways, since the exhaust manifolds are shot, well, the right one is, I...

Man, am I happy mine has none of those pesky electronics! 😉 Anyway, just bolted down the upper dash and instrument carrier before rain drove me in. The connector for the instruments is actually poka-yoke, fool proof, as in it can only be plugged...

Solved a mistery, the rev counter. The red wire is 12 V plus, the grey-red one is lighting the green one goes to the coil plus and the brown one is the negative. All I had to do was to remove it from its housing... So rev green goes to the coil...

Tackled the dashboard today. It is in, but not yet bolted down. Instrument carrier is in, but not fully connected, I need to figure out which way the big connector goes in, easy, all I have to do is match wire colors to indicators, e.g. indicator...

Truetrac in the back, no limited slip ones for 10 spline front axles, unfortunately. According to Ashcroft, pegging also helps to mitigate shock loads. And those pegged diff housing from Ashcroft are new ones. Maybe I get myself a ARB locker for...