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You ignored my first piece of advice then. :oops: DON'T DO IT! :eek: It's a common issue with Freelanders but thankfully once the hole is sorted, the handle and number plate pretty much cover everything. I repaired one with a bit of steel and pop rivets as I didn't want to burn the paint...

50mm Lift kit! Been there, done that and never again. :oops: As for the handle I've repaired several by epoxying in spouting bolts and they lasted for years. Having said that £33 for a new one........

😋 I'd forgotten I have some silicone grease. I'll use that later thanks.

So after a quick drive there is good news and bad news The good news is as already mentioned the knock is gone. :D The bad news is the moron that installed the ARB bushes didn't use grease and they're squeaking. :mad: So I guess I'll be doing a bit more today to sort the squeak. Anybody know if...

It IS a PITA but shouldn't take too long if you already know how to remove the door cards. Just watch out for those sharp edges. ;)

Replaced leaky N/S drive shaft seal and the front subframe with a spare that was painted a few months ago. It has new ARB bushes too which seems to have sorted the knocking I heard while driving up the lane. :)

A couple of years ago we had a guy come on here ranting about the brake adjuster saying it couldn't possibly work. Turns out he had his fitted on the wrong side of the car. Someone (probably him) had taken apart both sides at the same time and mixed them up. Is this possible?

Got to be at least an extra 5hp there. 😋

Jacked it up to swap the front sub frame with one that I've painted and tidied up. All OK until I crawled under and discovered a wet oily patchon the under tray! :oops: In an EV swapped car that doesn't have oil in the motor! 😲 So after a quick inspection it looks like the N/S drive shaft oil...

Thanks mate, it was a huge undertaking but a lot of fun.........and work.......and getting stuff wrong.........plus some tears..........and blood.........and a bit of sweat.........and a lot of procrastination..........but mostly just hours spent in the garage. But I have no intention of doing...

Not necessarily but as with everything you pays yer money. In my case the modules I'm using are heavier than most as they were used in the eGolf without any thermal management. Other cars that mollycoddle the batteries can get more power from a lighter pack but even then to get decent range...

Yes mate, it's a couple hundred kilo over the original dry weight so maybe 100 over standard with a full tank of fuel. The front is close to standard so all the extra weight is in the boot and it does feel a tiny bit tail heavy but not enough to be an issue. If I keep it long enough I might...

It's been a while since I updated this thread or released a video. This was recorded a few months ago but only been edited and uploaded now. Since the car was converted to electric I've driven over 3000 miles and it is now my only tow vehicle as the clutch in SWMBO's Kuga is not great. There...

If a mechanic was doing the work the only bolt/nut he would replace would be the long ones that usually require cutting and drilling to remove. All the rest will be fine.

We had an old horse lorry that SWMBO and our daughter used to go to pony club stuff, it was old but still looked OK and went well. Anyway one time she took it for MOT and I got a phone call from her saying the lorry was impounded by the MOT people. Turns out when they were testing the brakes...

I think they are the same but don't quote me on that. Have you considered trying to repair yours? I successfully replaced the plates on a couple of cars by (very carefully) cutting out the old ones and making replacements from sheet alloy secured with cable ties. The bars were in good enough...

If you can't do it properly then take it to someone who can, brakes are the most critical part of your car and the thought of them failing because of a stupid bodge doesn't bare thinking about. Think about it, they will be most likely to fail when you need them most, like when coming off a...

Sod the diesel! Make it leccy if you want decent acceleration. :p

The bigger question is what will @Nodge68 do with all the free time now he has no LR to maintain. Maybe we should club together and get him a wee project. :oops: Can't have him getting lazy on us. 🤣

Glad to hear it's going again. Weather has been a bit odd last few days, We had two days of unbroken sunshine Fri and Sat and the hottest days this year. Today a bit overcast and windy but still dry.