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Brian S · Aug 9, 2012

Drizz said:
Have fun all. We might see you as we going up for the day on Saturday instead now as it was all left to the last minute and plans changed left right and centre and nothing booked etc lol. Ill call you when we get there Brian. Plus its Ford Fair sunday, and i like a good RS Turbo/Cossie me!

Are you staying over in Northampton or driving back each day?

Drizz · Aug 9, 2012

Brian S said:
Are you staying over in Northampton or driving back each day?

Driving back as we have Dex!

paulesc · Aug 10, 2012

Jon, had a look at the new defender side bars in daylight . Looks great, nice fit too :0) cheers.

Jongould · Aug 10, 2012

paulesc said:
Jon, had a look at the new defender side bars in daylight . Looks great, nice fit too :0) cheers.

Good stuff, get a pic up so I can see... lets hope they dont fall off when laning...

Brian S · Aug 10, 2012

Is anyone else going to billing this weekend then?

Jongould · Aug 10, 2012

Nope, I got a stag day/night tomorrow

wangie46 · Aug 10, 2012

Well I'm at billing sipping beer won't be doing the Offroad corse thou as on the way here the gearbox sounded like a bag of spammers on over run in 4th and 5 th gear **** it looks like another box needed

666 george · Aug 10, 2012

wangie46 said:
Well I'm at billing sipping beer won't be doing the Offroad corse thou as on the way here the gearbox sounded like a bag of spammers on over run in 4th and 5 th gear **** it looks like another box needed

Looks like you should have rebuilt the old one, I think its the same as mine. Mine is more like a rumble at the moment.

Jongould · Aug 10, 2012

Ian, check what box your fitting, the 200TDi really needs the LT77S box and not just an LT77 that your TD would have had (I have doen a bit of research into all this since I need one as well), it is the standard fit to all 200 defenders/discos and is a straight swap between them. You can also rebuild the R380 down to a short bellhousing but it costs about £300 for the parts, I was tempted but for the agro im just gonna stick another LT77S in mine...

666 george · Aug 10, 2012

Jon, I heard your the man to talk to about a rev counter. What one did you use, been looking but most of the ones on ebay don't do land rovers.

Jongould · Aug 10, 2012

666 george said:
Jon, I heard your the man to talk to about a rev counter. What one did you use, been looking but most of the ones on ebay don't do land rovers.

I used this one:

12V/24V 52MM UNIVERSAL TACHO/REV COUNTER. 0-4000RPM. Original Durite. | eBay

Its a direct replacement for one of the smaller dash gauges, the only thing is it sits a proud of the hole and not flush like the current gauges, I have replaced my temperature and fuel gauge for similar ones so it matches a bit better (plus my fuel gauge stopped and we all know the temp issues). At night they are very bright and really overshadow the speedo although I am looking into upgrading the back lighting on the speedo.

They are easy to fit, you just connect to the W terminal on the alternator, you have an adjustment on the back of the gauge for different alternator outputs. It is so simple to wire in as there is a hold directly behind the dash, the rest utalises the current wires.

wickford90 · Aug 10, 2012

Just replaced panhard rod bushes, and that has not cured the play when i shake the wheel. So on to plan C.

666 george · Aug 10, 2012

Jongould said:
I used this one:

12V/24V 52MM UNIVERSAL TACHO/REV COUNTER. 0-4000RPM. Original Durite. | eBay

Its a direct replacement for one of the smaller dash gauges, the only thing is it sits a proud of the hole and not flush like the current gauges, I have replaced my temperature and fuel gauge for similar ones so it matches a bit better (plus my fuel gauge stopped and we all know the temp issues). At night they are very bright and really overshadow the speedo although I am looking into upgrading the back lighting on the speedo.

They are easy to fit, you just connect to the W terminal on the alternator, you have an adjustment on the back of the gauge for different alternator outputs. It is so simple to wi:decision:re in as there is a hold directly behind the dash, the rest utalises the current wires.

That's ok with what I'm doing as ive made a centre console at work, this is the only one i dont have.

Discodad · Aug 10, 2012

wickford90 said:
Just replaced panhard rod bushes, and that has not cured the play when i shake the wheel. So on to plan C.

I hope you get it sorted soon.
Lots of poorly Landy's still. I am made changing from a fully working Disco to a 20 year old Fender.....

Jongould · Aug 10, 2012

Discodad said:
I hope you get it sorted soon.
Lots of poorly Landy's still. I am made changing from a fully working Disco to a 20 year old Fender.....

Yeah I done that, have fun and good luck...

666 george · Aug 10, 2012

wickford90 said:
Just replaced panhard rod bushes, and that has not cured the play when i shake the wheel. So on to plan C.

Have you got a plan y or z yet. There cant be much left after what you have done so far.

wickford90 · Aug 10, 2012

666 george said:
Have you got a plan y or z yet. There cant be much left after what you have done so far.

I am considering pulling out the new bearing I just put in, taking out the spacer between bearings and try the tdi set up and see if that makes a difference. If that don't sort it I guess it must be swivels, then as James said when he had a look whip out the thinnest shim.

wickford90 · Aug 10, 2012

Discodad said:
I hope you get it sorted soon.
Lots of poorly Landy's still. I am made changing from a fully working Disco to a 20 year old Fender.....

20 year old defender! Sounds like spanner time or maybe hammer time.

matthew2riches · Aug 10, 2012

wickford90 said:
20 year old defender! Sounds like spanner time or maybe hammer time.

Or plasma cutter time?

666 george · Aug 11, 2012

wickford90 said:
I am considering pulling out the new bearing I just put in, taking out the spacer between bearings and try the tdi set up and see if that makes a difference. If that don't sort it I guess it must be swivels, then as James said when he had a look whip out the thinnest shim.

When my mate used to race motorbikes, people in the paddocks used to say , its the dog that wags the tail.

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