Once you move away from standard you are in the world of "specials" so you have to think A bit differently and be prepared to fabricate stuff. I started with a cheap 2nd hand arc welding set up. You may possibly have to think about using...

Will get on that and have a look, cheers!

Once you are on a project use kit car and special suppliers like Europa. Doesn't have to be race or rally as you don't have to reach their standards.

Righto, I’ll have a look about then, cheers!

Glad to hear that, not just me then! :)

Don't worry about over thinking things. It is normal when you have a project. I reworked and made about 4versions of the spare wheel mount for a kit car and I am still not happy with it.

Put tank in same place. Use the D2 so keeps it all standard. Fuel cap.look at the race car/marine type these are small(make sure a diesel nozzle will fit) & this would mount under the tray back There has been a tray back build on here (Off for...

Oops, a D1 tank would only suit a D1 engine.

That’s what I thought too be honest, I get an idea and really mull it over while deciding how I’d flesh it out without stopping to think “is this actually worth doing though?” ha, until now at least. I didn’t know a D1 tank was an option, the...

You are seriously over complicating things. No need for your set-up to be more complicated than the original. I speak as someone who has had to fabricate fuel tanks for kit cars. Why can you not use a D2 or a D1 tank? If you want a swirl pot is...

It’s plug and play mate, to bleed it you can just undo the banjo’s to modulator and pump the brake pedal to get fluid out then tighten them up and bleed the rest of the brakes as normal then job done. Or if you got a nanocom then use that for it...

Right so as some may know my D2 inside burned but quite salvageable it seems, I’ve decided to keep it alive and trayback-ish it but the tank is gone and so is all the rear half of the fuel lines, got a chassis wiring harness so that’s good. My...

I will say with the land rover compared to BMW, we have working indicators!!! lol. If all you drive is towing across a field and some road driving, what about a … toyo.. I can’t say it… Toyot … oh my this is difficult to say….. Toyota? LOL! Rav...

Thanks Luke. You are correct mate with your last statement, and this is entirely down to me. We did speak about the plates when I sold my Audi, but for reasons I won’t bore you all with (Taking a job abroad the following day) I couldn’t do...

My Wife's car has been driven for at least two years with the plug linking the coils to the rest of the loom mended with garden wire. The pesky spring clip flew off into the middle distance never to be found. so yep, 2 or even three zip ties...

You need to pull that sill cover off and move the carpet cause I bet that’s a lot bigger than you think!!! Also that’s caused from water getting between the metal sheets in the wheel arch and seeping into the body as it’s only spot welded.

I’m also just going to throw it out there that the D2 body may be better than the D1’s but it’s by no means except, I know from experience first hand. So you either get a Jap import body which would be immaculate but then what’s the point in...

" "the D2 dash(speedometer, tachometer, warnings) will not work for the 300tdi engine cos it works with PWM signals from the Td5 ECM, you'll have to transplant the instrument pack and wire it to the engine and fusebox but let the rest of the...

Current situation on the inside of car 🤣

The matrix has permannent coolant flow and the heating/cooling is managed by the servomotors which are opening/closing the flaps, when cooling is set the flaps for the heater core are supposed to be closed and all the air should go through the...

Honestly I’d be curious how the heck your going to get a body with all interior still there for not stupidly expensive money considering breakers can strip almost everything out to sell it…? I’d start with actually sourcing that, no point on the...

A proper fix, replace entire loom or email a breaker to get the plug with some tail of wire and solder it back on. Failing those, zip ties? lol

Had this issue too, you’ll just have to pattern it the best you can and make a repair panel/patch to weld in. I’d get used to this cause if there ain’t an easy panel for it then it’s a diy job.

If the sale of the car explicitly didn’t include the private plate and is written on the receipt as such then can’t you just apply by post as you don’t have the V5C and have it removed as you own it? obviously the current owner will be unaware...

With “it’s 24yr old technology” its pretty safe at the vehicle has to be opened and various bits of wiring has to be reconfigured while the alarm is sounding. You can go back 50years and stick a locking steel bar on the steering, which owners of...

Even the real owners have problems getting in and starting sometimes :p. I would say its pretty safe as standard. J

Sierrafery is on the money, as long as your immobiliser works, it ain’t getting stolen without a stupid amount of research, work and testing. You can’t even talk to the BCU with the immobiliser enabled, it may be old but it works as it should and...

Which is safer than any of the newer CAN-bus technilogy these days which are easyer to be acessed by ”specialists” with proper scanners who dont even know how these old security systems were conceived. There is almost zero possibility for an...

Very clever thread title!!! There was me hoping to read some tips!!!!

I actually wondered what that was, so thanks for clarifying. I vote even more for it to be kept now!