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 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
trickster5000
 11th Apr 2024 12:16pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 270 · Views: 92693 · Subject: 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
| I haven't tackled the squeal on the front corner yet, plan to finish the respray, then strip down the offending hub and inspect wheel bearings etc. Otherwise brake pedal, ignition barrel etc all sorte ... |
| 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
trickster5000
8th Apr 2024 9:29pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 270 · Views: 92693 · Subject: 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
4 coats on, masking tape off  Big milestone, I can now paint the doors/bonnet and start bolting things on 
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/19542/IMG_3271.jpeg
h ... |
| DPF regeneration |
trickster5000
8th Apr 2024 9:16pm
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Forum: General & Technical (L663) · Replies: 15 · Views: 2175 · Subject: DPF regeneration |
| Chatting with an LR Assist mechanic today, I asked him about the lengthy service schedules. HE told me that if the DPF cleaning cycles aren't completed, fual used in the cleaning process ends up in th ... |
| 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
trickster5000
7th Apr 2024 8:05pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 270 · Views: 92693 · Subject: 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
| Paintman do sell a clearcoat but there’s nothing on the website to indicate it’s really necessary. My plan is to just lay 3 decent coats on which should be plenty of thickness to allow for future ... |
| 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
trickster5000
7th Apr 2024 4:24pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 270 · Views: 92693 · Subject: 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
It’s coach enamel paint from Paintman, as linked below. I went for traditional synthetic enamel, gloss finish.
https://paintman.co.uk/shop/land-rover-arles-blue-lrc424/
As for the paint setup ... |
| 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
trickster5000
7th Apr 2024 7:50am
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 270 · Views: 92693 · Subject: 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
| Thanks, it's Arles blue (believe the same as Windjammer blue?) and yes has a good gloss finish straight out of the gun |
| 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
trickster5000
4th Apr 2024 12:35pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 270 · Views: 92693 · Subject: 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
Successful bank holiday weekend of painting - Sunday I got the undercoat on:
https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/userpics/19542/IMG_3209.jpeg
And then on Monday I got the first coat of top ... |
| 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
trickster5000
31st Mar 2024 9:48pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 270 · Views: 92693 · Subject: 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
Cheers all 
Been plugging away at the prep/painting process as and when I can in the last few weeks. Finally got some paint on now, Paintman light grey primer followed by light blue undercoat. ... |
| Straight pipe exhaust? |
trickster5000
15th Jan 2024 10:40pm
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Forum: V8 · Replies: 33 · Views: 1855 · Subject: Straight pipe exhaust? |
| I’ve got a bit of a mongrel of exhaust bits on my 90 V8 due to the conversion, when I first fitted it I had a largely 300tdi based setup with the big centre box and small tailpipe box, I then change ... |
| 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
trickster5000
14th Jan 2024 8:09pm
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Forum: My Defender · Replies: 270 · Views: 92693 · Subject: 1989 Ninety CSW - Update: 8 cylinders |
Been cracking on with it recently, semi-dismantled and prepping for paint.
Same colour, full Paintman suite of paints, not taking it all back to bare metal but sanding re spray off to factory pain ... |
| 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
trickster5000
14th Nov 2023 11:09pm
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Forum: V8 · Replies: 15 · Views: 1267 · Subject: 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
No you're right - even with a bad engine earth you should still have dash electrics like lights.
Again if you are losing all of them at the same time it's still most likely an earth issue, but thi ... |
| 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
trickster5000
14th Nov 2023 1:53pm
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Forum: V8 · Replies: 15 · Views: 1267 · Subject: 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
| Yeah sounds like a bit of a bodge really, there all sorts of bolts knocking around for RV8 exhaust manifolds but normally a cap bolt or 12 point bolt with no washers. If it's not blowing on that port ... |
| 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
trickster5000
13th Nov 2023 10:54pm
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Forum: V8 · Replies: 15 · Views: 1267 · Subject: 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
Sounds like it's all pointing to an issue with the main earthing between the battery, the chassis and the engine.
I would definitely start with that engine earth strap in that case - if the engine ... |
| 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
trickster5000
13th Nov 2023 10:38pm
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Forum: V8 · Replies: 15 · Views: 1267 · Subject: 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
| You can always test if your current earth strap is working by using a multimeter to check for continuity between somewhere metallic on the engine and the battery negative terminal. The exhaust stud po ... |
| 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
trickster5000
13th Nov 2023 2:20pm
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Forum: V8 · Replies: 15 · Views: 1267 · Subject: 3.5l v8 - Electrics Fun |
| The earth strap will use a threaded hole on either transfer or gbox casing at one end and a (clean, paint free) hole on the chassis at the other to bridge the insulation gap caused by rubber engine mo ... |
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