So I bought a new kenlowe fan for my converted disco tdi. Not having the thermostat and not wanting to invest a full £40 for the xfan switch I thought I'd try making my own. Almost there.... Auto mode switches on fan at whatever temperature I program in. Manual on / off override Rotary...

Having done footwells and corners myself whilst the bulkhead was off, I'd say £450 was a very fair price for a garage to charge. I've just been quoted £350 by bodyshops to just skim and paint a small scuff out of my daily driver so £450 for that kinda work seems fair if they do a good job...

Here is the date stamp on my spare general grabber TR. Clearly never used and no signs of age cracking yet. Stamped on the non-whitewalled number side as '5000'. Week 50 in 2000. Makes it 14 odd years old. Not bad going really. And pre...

Tyres have to be dated. And that law has been around for 15 -20 yrs. Look again, it'll only be on one side of the tyre and may be on the inside sidewall. I had a set from 2001 and they wear showing signs of age cracking (unsurprisingly) with well over 3/4 of the rubber remaining.

Results day isn't it? All that time spent not doing landy repairs..... Was it worth it?!

Yeah, I pulled out the dust seals and retaining rings but left the main seals in and the pistons almost fully out. Hydraulic lines plugged too. Blasted all then fitted new pistons and all seals.

not counted hours.... but I did itemise the full spend. Shocking how it all adds up - even without doing anything particularly expensive... its all the poxy seals, fixings, paint strainers and all that other little stuff that you'd rather forget. At least doing it over 5 years it was spread out!

Good job mate! One year to choose paint is good going. Took me 2.5 years to choose between white and bronze green.... Then another year to get an MOT. You're flying through this! Keep the photos coming

Yeah, sadly halfords staff - especially the young ones - arent on much more than minimum wage. If they were trained mechanics they wouldnt be working there! You've just got to exercise caution with any advice- sometimes it is good, sometimes very wrong. No different to asking opinion down the...

Manista is awesome and a centre feed paper towel dispenser is also incredibly useful. A hand spray with paint thinners has also been very useful over the restoration.

Call them .... Theyre a good bunch on the phone and keen to find something that works. I had one of their std bikinis and have a NAS roll bar behing the normal hoop stick. As a result it didn'tfit all that well. Hoop stick on its own would have been fine. I've since binned the whole soft top...

If youve got a compressor a blast cabinet is very handy.

As a guide, when I painted my 90 I used: 1) 0.30 litre - 1st coat - both wings & seatbox (outer surfaces) 2) 0.50 litre - 1st coat - bulkhead (full coverage) 3) 0.45 litre - 2nd coat - both wings & seatbox 4) 0.45 litre - 2nd coat - bulkhead 5) 0.30 litre - 3rd coat - bulkhead 6) 0.45 litre -...

Anti bloom thinners? Mixing cups Mixing paddles Gun wash Roll of decent masking paper 2" tape 1" tape Decent mask

Might not be orange, but if you need lots might be worth calling this lot with dimensions to hand.. Automotive - Trim Clips - Workshop Supplies & Consumables - Beal UK | Workshop Equipment | Garage Supplies

I always use hylomar blue. It's non setting and always done me well.

No. But mine did exactly the same when using torque values. There you go.. http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/engine-rubber-nut-torque-204122.html

Nr brighton there is gumtree, safari engineering and dropzone. They're all Landy specialists and break vehicles too. There is another one up dorking way iirc. All have websites. That said, parts you've mentioned aren't expensive I you stick to pattern parts from paddock etc. Nothing useful in /...

Loving the tipping front end. How are you planning on keeping the wing sides from flapping around? Spitfire catches onto the footwells?

If you want the proper matt ones I've some bad news for you. LR stopped making them and are -as far as I can tell- delisted. All you can buy from LR now is either gloss black or primed ready for paint. I just kept an eye on ebay and eventually a 2005 set cropped up in as new condition...