I think so, that's what I'll be using when I get to that bit! Yes, they're just discs like the flap ones. You can use them edge on or flat, whatever you need for each bit. Sharp edges and whatnot will wear them down really quickly though, so worth buying at least 3 or 4 I'd think for a vehicle...

Will - you may want to look at the 3m style discs - they're good at removing paint while being quite gentle on the metalwork, I found them v useful in doing a few things although no denying they don't last as long as a flap wheel. Something like these.

Bloody hell, well let's hope the remaining two don't put up this kind of fight, to make up for the others being relatively easy. Noticed a couple of them didn't have a washer on - not easy to look so hoping I didn't miss one still in the block. If it starts ****ing oil out one of them I guess...

Wife stole (OK it's hers really) Sunny because of the snow flurries, so it was Big Red's turn for a bit of attention. Only had about 3h after taking the dogs for a walk, sorting the shopping, blah blah blah. Fit the fuel pump (photos tomorrow, I forgot) - a smart little Facet Posi-flow. This...

As Noah said of the Ark, "ye verily, if this sodding thing doesn't work, I'm going to drown both my sorrows AND the boat in booze." (A small footnote in Exodus, often overlooked.)

Praise be, a momentary flash of sun! Quick, get the tools out...

Lovely :D

[Haven't fit the vent seals yet - I bought some Series-style ones, I hate the foam ones - but haven't yet fit them as I'm psyching myself up to fitting them with Sikaflex - not sure I want to use it for that but probably will anyway. Will let you know how I get on with it!] One tip I found was...

Then an attempt to deal with the lake I found every day in the driver's footwell. A quick survey showed the windscreen seal was knackered, as were the vent seals, the door seals, the bulkhead-to-windscreen and windscreen-to-roof seals. No real surprise there. So, having read the danger stories...

The gearshifts were a bit clunky and SO far apart, the wife refused to drive it. What the heck, she's kinda right - so the next step was a slickshift - had one of these years ago on my TD5 hardtop (the one that worked) which was a dream, so worth a try! Super easy to fit, thankfully. The three...

(All new fasteners, before someone says something about how rusty those fixings are on the passenger belt mount.)

Next job was to fix the passenger side seatbelt - I hadn't noticed on the test drive (sitting in the other seat wasn't I!) but it wasn't even attached at both ends. As per below. [PS these photos are low quality as they're ripped from a quick MP4 video I took - I even downloaded a new app just...

Next thing was to replace all of the lights (save the rear fog and reversing). No interesting pics, but here's one anyway. That's partway through obviously. Found out I hate bullet terminals. Esp old ones. Mind you, dunno any better types really - the blades seem just as unreliable. Anyway...

As a totally unproductive aside, one reassuring thing about all this daftness is that even when they're driving me nuts, I absolutely love these Land Rovers. God knows why - probably the inner child in me which still just wants Tonka toys and a big sandbox...) And v glad I went backwards in...

More adventures to come in my (new) main thread ;) Thanks for all the help so far! [ The belt I went with in the end was an AVX10x1080 by the way. But needed a longer bracket than standard so I wouldn't recommend anyone else trying this one :p

So, on request, an update! I've finally had time to go and at least fit the pump, had to mess around as it was a different setup (inlet/outlet at opposite ends rather than beside each other) but I think it'll work. Thing needs to be mounted at 45 degree (presumably to avoid airlocks in the pump...

Hi Shippers - I totally agree, I hate unfinished threads where you never find out what the thread owner did or if it fixed the problem. I won't do that - and I will update that thread (however unsatisfactorily) right now ;) ( link ) [Edit - For completeness, the 14J alternator belt saga (my...

Latest updates to come at https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/land-rover-double-header.326489/

Yes yes - this is supposed to be a story, I'll get to that bit! ;) you don't start a story with 'and they lived happily ever' do you? (Unless you're Memento's director I suppose...) Thanks Disco! Feeling the pressure now :D I'm trying to find the new fusebox photo at the mo....

Anyway, job 1 - fix that fusebox. The default only has 12 slots, but I knew I was going to add some extras (headlamp relays, driving lights, USB sockets and cameras being the main examples) so I thought I'd add some spare capacity. Two ten-bank fuseboxes ought to do it! I got some nice ones from...