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I think it just does rivnuts, they just don't explain it very well.
It doesn't look very different to the Eclipse Rivnut inserter that I have, which is quite adequate for the occasional user, with alloy rivnuts at any rate.
many thks and indeed think I’m also coming to that conclusion, do have a rivet gun so no loss really if I doesn’t
see there’s also ones that go into a drill
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175119988118
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Get that completely.
gone are the days when a small tool box and a socket set were enough.
The rear lockers and the back door pocket on my TD5 Disco are rammed full with tools and spares.
Liquids, spare serpentine belt, tow rope and shackle, ratchet strap, jack (proper LR one but kept vertical cos if I keep it in the proper place it'll leak like the original one did), two sockets sets 1/2" and 3/8th", breaker bars, extensions, Allen/torx etc bits, impact driver, tool roll, box of ratchet spanners, tie wraps, hammers, electrical connectors, pipe, jubbly clips, Foxwell scanner, tyre inflator (electric), overalls, waterproof trousers, etc, etc, etc.
So when I work on cars, I just position the back of the Disco where I am working.
And of course I take it to France like that!
Get that completely.
gone are the days when a small tool box and a socket set were enough.
The rear lockers and the back door pocket on my TD5 Disco are rammed full with tools and spares.
Liquids, spare serpentine belt, tow rope and shackle, ratchet strap, jack (proper LR one but kept vertical cos if I keep it in the proper place it'll leak like the original one did), two sockets sets 1/2" and 3/8th", breaker bars, extensions, Allen/torx etc bits, impact driver, tool roll, box of ratchet spanners, tie wraps, hammers, electrical connectors, pipe, jubbly clips, Foxwell scanner, tyre inflator (electric), overalls, waterproof trousers, etc, etc, etc.
So when I work on cars, I just position the back of the Disco where I am working.
And of course I take it to France like that!
indeed ur so right regarding newer engines and what’s req in relation to the amount of tools , blimey that sounds like a true tool kit, but great peace of mind knowing u have them
funny enough saw a video the other day by a utuber called diagnose Dan, he was working on a 2020 bmw where it has an air bag system so if a pedestrian hits the front of the car the airbag modules fires cylinders to slightly raise the bonnet to reduce someone hitting the engine
Seeing things like that , i wonder how advanced motors will be in another 10 x years, with the introduction of hybrid motors etc I think it will get to the stage where many simply won’t be able to work on there own vehicle without an even more extensive tool box,maybe manufactures will lock the car from being touched without a security passcode etc
I imagine our tools are already costing 2-3k plus diagnostics
if I had the money would buy a discovery 4 V8 petrol, at least then I’ll still be able to work on it , think once u start getting hybrid motors etc involved I feel the DIY days are slowly becoming to an end
plus I wonder if there will be warranties to cover battery pack replacements , or maybe a battery pack exchange service
sorry I’m waffling again, lol
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No, you're right.
already the scrap yards are full of cars with visually northing wrong with them.
We have a neighbour who is selling his car because it has an intermittent computer fault in the "telemetry" that is driving him round the bend and the garage can't find out what it is. A French car, for those interested.
More and more I am grateful for being born when I was, what with the advent of the pill, grants to go to uni, being able to move around and in my case build a house in a European country.
And work on and indeed build my own car where I understood every single part of it.
And I am an amateur. No official engineering training at all.
These days have already ended in many ways and in most countries the ability to do with a vehicle almost what you want within reason, haven't been there for years. We are lucky we still can, within IVA.
But I can see these days ending and owning and maintaining your own car being like it was back in the beginning of the 20th century, more of a luxury.
We've been around a million years, yet all this is going to be over in about 200 years. It makes you think,.
funny enough never owned a French motor , have had a few company vans and found them terrible
very similar mate , free 4 x year apprenticeship for plumbing / heating , which allowed me to always be in work
my pops started me off working on cars , where my brothers and I would buy old bangers , then at the weekend our driveway looked like a pit stop with the amount of tools etc all spawn across it lol , had to be swept and cleared by Sunday afternoon or my mum would be on the warpath , lol
looking back with the many mistakes I made,, like not setting the engine up correctly to get the points, valve clearances etc, but over time with guidance became so rewarding , same really when I started getting into advanced heating controls, fault finding of boilers
don’t mind admitting has been a big learning curve fault finding and working on the D3, however really enjoy it as again very rewarding when u find the solution
hats off to u for building ur house and kit car , massive respect mate
Indeed i think of how quickly we’ve advanced in the last 100 x years is amazing, to think we’ve gone from no car to putting someone on the moon , many achievements by man ,
wonder how long it will take for Ai to be in full operation within the home , for cars maybe in the next 5 x years until everything has been ironed out
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There are pics of cars like our kits cars on anuvver fred, as someone else asked to see them. They aren't our actual cars as I am on the wrong computer as tother is packed to go to France!
I'll put a link up.
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...nge-rover-today.202974/page-1475#post-5349991
post #29489, i think.
I'll put a link up.
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...nge-rover-today.202974/page-1475#post-5349991
post #29489, i think.
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I, and we, have owned quite a few, Renault 6 when I lived in France, as a student driven all through one of the worst winters ever. Never let me down cost the equivalent of £200 then sold it on for £150 when I left. Fugly but faithful.
Nest one a Renault 17 sporty hatchback thing, again rare again good till some pillock rammed me up the back.
Then Wifey had a Citroen BX which was fine, a Renault 19 first turbo diesel again good and very frugal, then a Citroen ZX turbo diesel, again fine.
None of them ever broke down and all of them were frugal. I have nothing against them. and they weren't that rusty or anything.
Remember one of my old bosses had a Citroen and a mobile mechanic cam out to change an aux belt and don’t think I ever heard him stop swearing, lol
talking of motors , as my disco has been sitting on the drive and not moved for over 3 x months I’ve had 3 x people knock on the door asking if I’ll sell it
Had offers of 5-6k , but won’t sell it as to be honest I’ve put so much work into it and after I’ve got the bits back on the engine etc I’ll finally have it how I want it
plus see that front A bars and sliding boot floors are asking silly money , A bar roughly £500 and same for the sliding boot floor , hopefully I’ll be able to get them both fitted this year
At the end of the day with the prices of petrol going up I wonder if the values of the 5 x litre supercharged in the D4 and FFRR will drop, or even the D3 4.4 , insurance wise I think there group 50
plus when I do finally decide to change mine I’m wondering if it would be an option to get a FFRR instead , possibly a 2009 model ??, but think they had chain tensioner issue’s
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When Wifey had her BX she was doing a high mileage and the cam shaft drive belt needed changing stupidly often.
I got to find some short cuts so I could do it quite quickly.
They were supposedly designed to be more user friendly for self-maintenance. Must admit never had a problem with it.
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[QUOTE="gstuart, post: 5351072,
I’m wondering if it would be an option to get a FFRR instead , possibly a 2009 model ??, but think they had chain tensioner issue’s[/QUOTE]
No, I believe the tensioner problem starts with the 2010 year. I have a 2008 SC FFRR and am not worried. 2007 to 2009 are the best years for L322 IMHO.
I’m wondering if it would be an option to get a FFRR instead , possibly a 2009 model ??, but think they had chain tensioner issue’s[/QUOTE]
No, I believe the tensioner problem starts with the 2010 year. I have a 2008 SC FFRR and am not worried. 2007 to 2009 are the best years for L322 IMHO.
No, I believe the tensioner problem starts with the 2010 year. I have a 2008 SC FFRR and am not worried. 2007 to 2009 are the best years for L322 IMHO.[/QUOTE]
that’s brilliant, thank u so much
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