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    SimonBrown reacted to miktdish's post in the thread 2.5NAD Chassis - But What Mods? with Like Like.
    3D model is fantastic ... How is that done ?
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread 2.5NAD Chassis - But What Mods?.
    Its a technique called photogrammetry. More here: What is Photogrammetry Disclosure - I run the company along with my business partner.
    Jun 22, 2025
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    SimonBrown reacted to Hicap phill's post in the thread 2.5NAD Chassis - But What Mods? with Like Like.
    That A frame cross member would have been replaced like for like. Even has the 4 holes for a bose unit (sometimes on range roves & early 110 for a self levelling devise) Later models use a tubular type for the rear arms. There are some nice...
    Jun 22, 2025
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    SimonBrown reacted to lynall's post in the thread LR 19j smoke when turn on. with Like Like.
    A little bit is not the end of the world, a simple test is get the engine nice and hot, leave it ticking over and loosen the oil filler cap, then place the cap in its home but not screwed in, if it rattles around all is okay, but if it start to...
    Jun 22, 2025
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    SimonBrown posted the thread 2.5NAD Chassis - But What Mods? in Defender 90 / 110 / 130.
    With Izzy's body off its time to start thinking about its future. As per the other thread, I dont think the current chassis has one. But that kind of depends on what modifications from standard have been previously incorporated, and how easy...
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread 110 Project.
    Big day yesterday as Izzy's body came off. Couple of neigbours and the lady of the house press ganged into helping did the job: A pressure wash shifted the dirt and revealed the good bits and horrors in equal measure. The fuel tank has surface...
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread LR 19j smoke when turn on..
    Good point. Time for a compression test.
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread LR 19j smoke when turn on..
    White smoke = unburnt fuel or coolant. If its cold...more likey unburnt fuel. Coolant would have other symptoms...loss of coolant being one of them. Blue = oil. At startup probably running past valve stem seals. (On Chieftain tanks this was...
    Jun 21, 2025
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread LR 19j smoke when turn on..
    What colour is the smoke? Black? White? Or blue? And where is it coming from? Tailpipe? Under the bonnet?
    Jun 21, 2025
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread Are lift pumps getting worse?.
    My 110 has a Isuzu 2.8 engine and that has no lift pump. The Bosch VE rotary does the job once primed and for purging air there is currently a rubber bulb on the fuel line to be squeezed. I cant say I was a fan of the rubber bulb and was...
    Jun 19, 2025
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    SimonBrown reacted to Flossie's post in the thread Are lift pumps getting worse? with Like Like.
    Correct. 4psi is the max pressure the pump can make against a dead head. It ticks away for a few seconds just before starting the engine then stops. I never hear it when the engines running. Makes bleeding the fuel system a doddle too. I fit 1/8"...
    Jun 19, 2025
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread Intercooler Mounting Rubbers - Look Familiar?.
    Been staring at rubber grommets for too long...Google is great but the amount of slop served up leaves a needle in a haystack type search. They are close enough. And cheap enough to have a punt and see. And...the brackets are still at a point...
    Jun 16, 2025
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    SimonBrown reacted to Hicap phill's post in the thread Intercooler Mounting Rubbers - Look Familiar? with Like Like.
    Look on fleabay. Are yours the same size as the LR standard bracket?
    Jun 16, 2025
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    SimonBrown reacted to meego's post in the thread Rivetting In A Tight Spot - Tooling Recommendations with Like Like.
    This https://amzn.eu/d/iOIAzNi
    Jun 15, 2025
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    SimonBrown reacted to tottot's post in the thread Rivetting In A Tight Spot - Tooling Recommendations with Like Like.
    No chance, mine was used on the Ark, plenty to choose from on the ebay just pick one with a tapered nose.
    Jun 15, 2025
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread Rivetting In A Tight Spot - Tooling Recommendations.
    Got a brand name by chance?
    Jun 15, 2025
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    SimonBrown posted the thread Intercooler Mounting Rubbers - Look Familiar? in Defender 90 / 110 / 130.
    Forward of the rad Izzy carrys a full width intercooler. This is supported by some homemade brackets that are being refurbed, and all are fitted with a common design of support rubber. Does anyone recognise this from the LR parts bin? I need...
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    SimonBrown posted the thread Rivetting In A Tight Spot - Tooling Recommendations in Defender 90 / 110 / 130.
    On the heater box there are 6 rivets that are tight into the joint: Its just too tight for the nose of the lazy tongs. I have Googled a bit and not really turned up anything that looks like it with cope with this or a few spots where some...
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread 110 Project.
    Whoever designed the heater box certainly took an interesting route. Or some drugs. One or the other as its ended up complex and both rivetted and spot welded along the same joints. Its consumed 12 hours of my life I reckon. There is the one way...
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    SimonBrown reacted to Flossie's post in the thread Electrical box placement (parking sensors) with Like Like.
    Twas a long time ago and I can't do links cos I blagged the stuff off an electrical installation friend who has since died. He supplied me with plastic flexi conduit , different sizes but the stuff I used mainly was around 10/15mm from memory...
    Jun 13, 2025
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread Electrical box placement (parking sensors).
    <hijack> Two problems with Chat GTP et al. Firstly, it has no skin in the game. Secondly, its a bull****ter. Unlike liars who care about the truth and knowingly suppress it, bull****ters dont care what is right or wrong just a long as you believe...
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread Dt connectors or other for N to x pins..
    This has occured to me and my DT choice. From a previous life, I had worked with the Deutsch stuff and found it easy to work with and very reliable. The AMP stuff I was aware of and the fact the 300tdi used em was another up vote too. If the DT...
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    Jun 13, 2025
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    SimonBrown reacted to dag019's post in the thread Dt connectors or other for N to x pins. with Like Like.
    Just to throw another spanner in the works why have you chosen DT connectors rather than AMP econoseal connectors which do the same things, are a modern multi pin waterproof connector, and more importantly are what land rover used themselves in...
    Jun 13, 2025
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread 110 Project.
    Smaller but necessary jobs, fitting into the policy of "as it comes off its sorted" and some new brackets being made: Intercooler bracket (above) with a fit check (below). The rear body panels threw a small curve ball. Turns out there was a...
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread 110 Project.
    Izzy got some fresh air over the weekend. The roof was lifted off in the garage and now hangs from the ceiling. Which is great as its out of the way...but is a bit of a blocker for a couple of the flourescent strip tubes... The side panels are...
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    SimonBrown reacted to Forrest Gump's post in the thread For the life of me...cannot remember where these cappings are from? with Like Like.
    Sound. Glad you found out then. I did my own motor and I had a job trying to remember where everything went during rebuild. šŸ‘
    May 30, 2025
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    SimonBrown reacted to Forrest Gump's post in the thread For the life of me...cannot remember where these cappings are from? with Like Like.
    I’m pretty sure they are from the channel in the roof, internal, where the roof,side panel and mount for the seat belt bracket all meet. If it is try them at either side. When I was working on mine they were drilled and bolted to a specific...
    May 30, 2025
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread For the life of me...cannot remember where these cappings are from?.
    Not quite, but that line of thinking triggered a memory! They go under the centre tub capping - the one on the bulkhead - and rivets through the top capping hold them on. So thank you...jigsaw puzzle piece solved.
    May 30, 2025
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    SimonBrown posted the thread For the life of me...cannot remember where these cappings are from? in Defender 90 / 110 / 130.
    Parts went off to the platers, but cannot for the life of me remember where they came from. Nor can I find them in the photos or 3D models... They are handed, and I know they are mine (not mixed up) as I stamped "LH" and "RH" on them as an aide...
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    SimonBrown replied to the thread 110 Project.
    Steelwork picked up from the platers today: Which has come up pretty good considering the state some of it was in. Its almost a shame to paint them, but long term protection is needed. Trial fit: There were some cappings that came back that I...
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