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    Disco R380 gearbox with TD5 Dash

    the new speedo transducer square end is too big to fit into the gear? do i need to buy the above speedo drives to rectify this?
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    Disco R380 gearbox with TD5 Dash

    he has been following the retroanaconda guide as linked above as well and i ordered the speedo transducer that is linked on the website!
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    Disco R380 gearbox with TD5 Dash

    These are the images my friend sent me who is sorting out the electrics, well trying to at least! i dont know the first thing about electrics!
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    Disco R380 gearbox with TD5 Dash

    I have, I will load them up later!
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    Disco R380 gearbox with TD5 Dash

    i brought a td5 transducer hoping it would fit, but it wont fit in the transfer box as the one that's in it is a different size? im unsure what year the gearbox and transfer box are out of a disco?
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    Disco R380 gearbox with TD5 Dash

    Hi, i am still undergoing my massive rebuild, my friend is currently working out the wiring for my crazy set up! im gonna have TDCI dash, TD5 Speedo/instrument panel, R380 Discovery gear box with original defender 300tdi engine, the problem we have at the moment is the speedo transducer ordered...
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    Mods for a trip to scandinavia in March/April

    ok looks like i didnt do much research on the pricing! will i not freeze my nuts off sleeping in a roof tent when there is some snow on the ground? ill take a stove and cooking equipment, dont mind cook some food and sounds like i wont need a fridge if i just strap a box to the roof rack! will...
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    Steel door skins

    yeh sp landrovers door the steel door skins but they are galv, ask them if they will do you some that arent galv if you want, or ask them to t wash and prime them for you? i brought a pair of galv frames but opted for the ali skin as there was a massive wait for the steel skinned ones.
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    Mods for a trip to scandinavia in March/April

    Hi all, me and the Mrs are taking our honey moon in my 90 once i finish rebuilding it, we plan on traveling round scandinavia in March/April, northen lights, "Hell" in sweedon and holland to smoke some of that good stuff! anyone recomend a type of tyre and mod that we might need? be staying in...
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    square orangey red clips

    lovely! thank you, nothings cheap about this rebuild melarky so ill bite the bullet!
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    square orangey red clips

    anyone know the cheapest place to get a load of them orangey red square clips defender seem to be built up of? the old ones where brittle and ruined! need about 50 with 50 screws ideally!
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    My 90 300tdi rebuild

    paint early on and the sun bakes it in the afternoon, well thats the idea with the poly tunnel :) pretty wind resistant aswell, had a gazibo lasted about 2 weeks. waste of time and money!
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    Heater matrix connecting pipe issue

    Anyone got any pics of a disco heating system?
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    My 90 300tdi rebuild

    fair enough, bloody SP Landrover doors messing me about, sent me some doors and they werent primed properly, so waiting for them to send me new fully galvanized ones.
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    Modern Dash Into Older 90?

    i was lucky and got a bulkhead for free, needed a new corner and floor welded in but apart from that its ok, the dash and heating cost me £300 on the other hand, need a disco gearbox aswell as the defender one is in the wrong position, wiring shouldnt be too hard but im making a custom speedo...
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    My 90 300tdi rebuild

    what difference will the wings make? ill put them on towards the end as i want to get all the mechanics spot on, dont want to be leaning over nice fresh wings
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    Heater matrix connecting pipe issue

    Hi all, im fitting a tdci puma dash in my 300tdi, i have a tdci bulkhead so no issues with stuff fitting, but when i got it from the breakers yard ive realised they have not given me the coupling to secure the pipes to the heater matrix? i cant imagine there sold individualy but any ideas how i...
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    fuel tank drain plug????

    Hi all, i have a 90 300tdi im rebuilding, ive miss placed the original fuel tank drain plug, the ones i order online are alot bigger than mine, its near enough a m10 bolt size but they dont fit well enough, if it aint right i could dump a hole tank of fuel! not wat i want to do!
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    My 90 300tdi rebuild

    got a few more bits painted and bolted up, ordered some cheap foam stuff between the van sides and rear tub, and honestly it was ****! off to buy some proper stuff, learning the hard way in bolting stuff back up! wish someone would of done a step by step manual :p
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    My 90 300tdi rebuild

    Friend of mine is a painter so he got the paint but any paint motor factors will mix you stuff up, I got 3 litres, might need a bit more to do the roof the same colour, it's mixed 2 to 1 with hardener, real easy to mix with the plastic cups! Fill to one line then to the next with hardener then...