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Wrangler. Mates got one and its brilliant. Lockers and ARB disconnects as standard on a switch. Fit 35s from stock Comfy, quiet, even has a 230v inverter built in. But 45k.... Then again how much have I spent on Land Rovers 😂😂

https://gwynlewis4x4.co.uk/product/1-polyurethane-track-rod-end-boot-single-gl1172/ Helpful arnt i 😅

Gywn lewis do new covers. Much higher quality

There is a lock washer. Gwyn Lewis has a fitting guide. Torque to spec, drive for a bit then re torque and hammer the lock washer into place.

Took a break from the usual Billing show this year and went to Hevingham Concours with Empire. Beyond incredible place. Shooting, Spitfires (yes original!), Hypercars, Supercars, JCBs and a hillclimb event! Second fasest diesel up the hill...

The internal bar doesnt really get in the way, if you have standads seats. Its rather annoying with Corbeaus/bucket seats. As for fitting doesnt take much longer to add the internal bar and obviously considerably stronger. Chat to SD if you get...

Could have picked a better day than the hottest day of the year but hey ho 🤣 Replaced the wiper boxes, what a pig of a job! Drivers side was actually fine, passenger side SEIZED SOLID couldnt even move it with some 12" stilsons.. 🫥 Replaced...

Righttt New O ring on the Fourby cam cap + a healthy amount of RTV. Also resealed the alternator oil feed incase it was that. Also found the header tank almost empty 🫥 Need to remember to check that... only downside of a watercooled turbo....

Well when it rains it pours... Had a VERY concerning moment earlier! Started the 110, left it running for a min came back to quite a lot of smoke coming out the bonnet! Turned off, checked, no fire... it appears the cam cap is leaking into the...

Everythings been pretty good for a while! Except when I fitted new wiper blades, turned them on and got stuck... Now the wipers are rather weak, so that only means one thing... Wiper overhaul 😥 one job i rather dread.... In the mean time...

yep i had to wait for him to wake up in europe somewhere and re blow the map when i had myne done with Alive,

Ahh not a copy. One guy does the software for Alive, Empire and Td5inside. They all have very slightly different functionality but eventually end up the same.

Soak in plus gas. Then buzz gun

Its fine, got years left. If you want it to last longer get it undersealed properly!

Tube out rigger might have a few years left. Chassis, if that is the worst then with time, effort, money you could probably slow the process. Fuel tank cradle is bolt on so not so important. Realistically all of our chassis are rusting away...

Cheers, I've seen those before - I've done the fix a couple times previously for other people so am pretty confident of using just a new replacement switch set and adding in the wiring myself (famous last words!). Reverse selection seems a bit...

What an absolute pain! So much complex and buggered by a terminal.clamp 🤣 I used this on my 110 shuttle valve. 10k later and still spot on...

My luck :/ New battery arrived, so I set about fitting it....

And it never ends... the brake check light was constantly illuminated... Both wires had corroded/snapped off the level switch that sits in the clutch/brake fluid reservoir... had to unpick the connector and solder the wires back on.

Got the car fired up. First impressions, very positive... zero drive train slop. Need to get it off road soon for a play. No leaks from either box yet, let's see what a few more miles do. Got some more jobs to complete over the coming weeks...

It's probably worth noting that I wasn't able to use the TD5 spec spacer tube, the intermediate gear that arrived must've been a later type to the one that was previously in, it didn't have snap rings in it to position the bearing tracks, it had...

Neither, this thing lives in the transfer box. I've got an Ashcroft air locker in the rear diff, and a 4 pin mil diff in the front. EDIT, just re-read and maybe I misunderstood... if so, no I'm not going to put a locker in the front axle, I...

Hmmm :D

Niice!!!!

AATB centre assembled: Shimmed up for correct preload: Both boxes fully assembled and ready to go back on the car: Now for the struggle lifting them into place :D

Getting there slowly, gear set stripped off the old center diff housing, ready to go on the AATB. Just got to finish cleaning off all the other parts now, slowest part of the job to be honest.

The lower section of the gear lever that sits in the turret has really deep wear from the bias springs, about 1.5 to 2mm deep lines scored. I've heard people have welded them up and ground them before, although I have a welder I've never used...

Got the R380 back together, pic below is just before refitting the turret. I'll give the casing a lick of paint before it goes back on the car. Started cleaning down the various bits of the LT230, the case has a film of brass muck where the...

Guess what I'm up to this weekend...

They arnt difficult to remove, just requires the right technique. Use the correct filter from a quality brand. Smaller filter, needs changing more regularly. I change my oil and both filters every 6k.