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    300tdi 90 not lifted what wheels can I squeeze under

    itll have bigger arches by march :)
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    DRL lights to fit original front bumper on 90

    10 watt led's are way too bright, i made that mistake under my headlamp panels n need to swop em as they are 10 watts each and burn your retinas lol WP_20140928_15_13_26_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr WP_20141026_10_43_57_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr cheers steve
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    300tdi 90 not lifted what wheels can I squeeze under

    33x12.50 x 15's fit and these only rub when seriously twisting, ive had the front corner fully up on a 4ft hi lift and the rear tucked happily under rhe arch WP_20141116_13_28_27_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr WP_20141116_13_28_44_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr WP_20141116_13_28_59_Pro by...
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    DRL lights to fit original front bumper on 90

    got them on the 110 set into a standard bumper.... WP_20141026_11_19_16_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr and on the 90 in an RDX bumper WP_20141112_16_43_55_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr personally I think anything that makes your vehicle that bit more obvious to suicidal pedestrians and...
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    Rock-sliders.co.uk Advice

    excellent quality and service, ian dixon who runs it can be found on just defenders and series on facebook, did my custom length tub sliders for standard price, very pleased cheers steve
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    Veg oil

    mines always sounded n felt far smoother on veg, been running it for 10 years in various landys cheers steve
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    What a great day :)

    i would do but im a bit wheel bearing ocd.... i clean n grease bearings every couple of months when on the road so they get checked regular as clockwork, esp as this toy will be running 60mm spacers amazing how many collapsed bearing posts you see but folks havent checked em since the last...
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    What a great day :)

    not many lol , impressed with the flange bolts... been in there 2 years and came out like new....12.9 bzp and copperslip are for winners lol cheers steve
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    What a great day :)

    What a fantastic start to the day, answered a for sale ad on lro for a rear wheel carrier, ad said bought 1998 , good useable hd swingaway wheel carrier, quick trip round the m25 to collect for £55 thinking a clean and paint n it'll do for the 110, needed a heavy duty one due to the 37's, anyway...
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    Coolest Landrover you've seen thread

    I like this one... but then again its mine lol but I do need to go up a tyre size or two as the 37's aren't quite big enough :) WP_20141004_12_59_23_Pro.jpg by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr or my other less in your face toy ... WP_20141112_16_43_35_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr cheers steve
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    110 300tdi CSW Rebuild

    I can hardly remember starting mine it was so long ago lol, looking good and you have a long road ahead but its worth it..... my rebuild is here as a flickr set, feel free to browse and ask away, will eventually get my site uploaded but theres only so many hours :) best i can manage at the...
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    Which additional gauges are most usefull

    oil pressure, oil temp, water temp (accurate), egt as turbo tweaked, charge x 2, turbo boost (i got carried away lol IMG_2705 by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr IMG_2723 by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr IMG_2796 by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr cheers steve
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    Doors Closing.

    window down n bend it... simples :) cheers steve
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    Best rebuild custom build company

    what sort of money are u looking at paying?? mine to date owes me about £15,000 doing all the work myself, if i factored in paying someone else to build it then it would be crazy... prater etc all do custom work but churn out the end product with a £30 -£70k price tag, be an idea to give a ball...
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    Doors

    dont waste money on red oxide ... the lead it contained that made it so good became illegal years ago (used to be known as red lead) its now no better than a poor b&q undercoat.....dinitrol (superb) ,waxoyl, por15 etc are all far better and self healing to an extent, i went for rust treatment...
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    Doors

    try sp landrovers for galv doors, they r on facebook and also on ebay as sp global parts he's collected a disco full of galv csw 110 doors in the last couple of days https://www.facebook.com/groups/500431193393087/?fref=ts cheers steve
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    Rusty bolt heads on rear cross member

    heres a bit more info as i did a hell of a lot of research before my rebuild.... The table below is an example of these 'metal to metal' relationships, including graphite as conductive non-metal. ANODIC (Least Noble) Magnesium Zinc Aluminium Carbon steel or cast iron Copper alloys (brass...
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    Rusty bolt heads on rear cross member

    Your far better off going for BZP rather than stainless, zinc and ally are as good as next to each other on the galvanic scale so far less of a galvanic cell reaction, stainless is several steps closer to a noble metal so will have a much higher corrosion potential although stainless wont rust...
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    Defender Build Thread "A Long Road Ahead"

    lol... you may be the one in a million customer who gets a good one lol... at least it'll be easy to strip as its been apart :) cheers steve