Recent content by Gordy88

I left mine on. Masked the bodywork up, sanded the arches flat, primed, then used bumper paint. It's specifically for plastic, presumably has some flex properties, I get it in a local factors, comes in various colours and shades Cheers

Mine gets hot too, and at much less than 400 miles. After 90 or 100 miles, mines pretty warm, and that's at UK temps

Not like the one on mine. From the look of the ball hitch, he's been rubbing viagra on it ;-)

Somebody has done it. I remember reading the post , either on here or on the D2boys club. He got a side one from a scrappy, can't remember if he cut the mounts from the donor or made his own, but he welded mounts to the A pillar. Appropriate holes on the plastic trim and he was done...

Remove the sump. Take to a small engineering shop for plug removal. If threads OK, job done. If not, he can drill it out and re-tap it, and then run you up a suitable sump plug. Cheers

Take it to a car wash that can put it on a lift and steam clean it. They might even let you run it on the ramp and have a look for leaks

I'd plump for a genuine recon unit. I'm very wary of these remanufactured items. The genuine recon, is exactly that, genuine. Replacement is a doddle, buy good a good quality head gasket. Cheers

For what you want it for, it's perfect. The d2 is a great old bus, I love mine to bits, as above check the rear chassis rails for rust and rot, do the usual checks on a potential purchase, Look for excessive engine smoke, and if it's on 18 inch rims, it may ride a bit harshly. Mines...

There are two bolts that come in from the back, the number plate covers the holes when removed

Remove the fuse box from behind the glove box. The connectors are straight forward, prise it apart, good chance you will find corrosion on the board and the plug sockets thereon And don't forget to disconnect the battery

Shear nuts and threadlock, or a few wee tacks with a welder I remember years ago welding the bumper bolts on jag xj40's, they were nicked all the time Worked well then, might not be so good today, due to battery grinders All you can do is make it hard for them, or at least awkward, at the...

I'm not sure myself, but although I have a 2001td5, if I was changing to a face-lift, I'd definitely check it It's not hard to do. And at least you have peace of mind You never know if someone has been at the bolt and not loctited it Cheers

Easy to do, quarter drive sockets are the way A pair of long pointy pliers are a big help getting the connectors on and off

Wouldn't bother with the dirt cheap ones, I tried one, it sort of fitted where it touched sort of thing. I got one around a tenner, did the job fine As fery says, get the bolt seals too, mine were as hard as a whores heart Cheers

Old man emu seems to be top stuff. I've never used it, but it has good reports Find bennehboys adventure thread and read it. He's done about everything you could think of, I use mine for towing a trailer, taking my dogs about and generally ****ing off bill oddie, it's never off road at all