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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4385  
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Good grief Donald you have a very high opinion of my abilities...
  
I have ordered a lot of small items over the last couple of weeks including the above switches, but the retaining rings were for these;  Click image to enlarge I will do a separate post on them later, what I will say is WOW...! |
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10th Oct 2018 6:26pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11240 
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That might have been me as I described it on my build thread, although I think Lightningweeds first suggested it some time ago. I went with 2mm holes, which seem to do the job. Once full with grease, it's stayed in place so I don't think any sort of cap is necessary. Click image to enlarge Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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10th Oct 2018 6:35pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 07 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1829 |
That's pretty much what I guessed was in the box. Cool! Look forward to seeing your review, and what it's like to live with them.
It does seem like lots of the good stuff for Defenders is a bit spendy: "that'll be £x hundred pounds sir" - where x is a figure > 2 or 3. But hey, that's what money's for! I suppose I should be grateful that 'the boss' isn't a member here! Donald 1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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10th Oct 2018 6:38pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4385
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In which case thank you for posting it  I honestly feel a tad dim to have not thought of it myself... |
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10th Oct 2018 10:42pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4385
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Ok... Exciting bit arrived today... The final bit to fill the last hole in the Mud Pod... Oh yeah... I think that looks like it will do the job nicely.
Just got to wire it all up now; Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge I have also figured out what I am going to use as the flood lights and how best to mount them. Still working on the routing of the wiring, especially from outside to inside without creating too much of a water ingress problem... More to follow on this. |
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16th Oct 2018 8:58pm |
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| under_rover Member Since: 02 Apr 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 150 
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Another cunning idea  that's been added to the list on my rebuild Cheers
Laurie 90 rebuild thread - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62909.html |
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17th Oct 2018 7:05am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4385
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How long's that list for the rebuild U-R...?!?!
 Have to say I do love the sharing of knowledge and mod ideas.
This one I hope is a top tip... I now have all the paint and gear ready to begin the hinge painting project. Have to say thanks to Foundry 4x4 for getting the last of the hinges out to me so quickly Top job.
Just need a dry few hours to get it started Spring 2019...!? |
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17th Oct 2018 7:20am |
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| under_rover Member Since: 02 Apr 2013 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 150
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Lol, the list keeps growing Geobloke... It's all those overactive imaginations that people on here have
Cheers
Laurie 90 rebuild thread - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic62909.html |
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17th Oct 2018 9:20am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4385
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To true, but can you imagine the mischief we'd get up to without a LR in our lives... the mind boggles... |
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17th Oct 2018 10:26am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10464 
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^^^
 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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17th Oct 2018 8:17pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4385
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Ok... Been a bit quiet of late, but that is because I have been painting hinges...
First lacquer coat went on this morning... |
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23rd Oct 2018 8:45am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4385
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Well... that’s that little job done. Miffy now has a full compliment of painted standard door hinges and by eco the old ones were much worse than I thought. Not one of the original hinges were what you’d call in serviceable condition and two had hinge pins that were completely broken
the rest were well on their way to the same condition. Having said that they have completed 199990 miles and 16 years of hard work, so I think they have done very well to last this long.
It is a strange thing having doors that shut at the push of a finger...
If people are interested in the process I am happy to write a short post on what I did. For now though here are some photos of the hinges and the road they have taken; Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge |
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31st Oct 2018 7:53pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10464
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Very nice, i bet Miffy is well pleased with those new hinges
it's nice to have solid doors to shut  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.
Clayton. |
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31st Oct 2018 10:00pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4385
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Well there you go... 200,000 miles old and still going strong. I realise she is but a baby in the eyes of some of the TD5s on this forum, but it is still a big number.
You know what they say; You’re only 200,000 once...
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2nd Nov 2018 10:22am |
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