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I got a set of Snap-On flank drives 25 years ago when I was single and had cash to spend on proper tackle. Still going strong and I don't like to use anything else.

Also a good idea to replace hoses with silicone if the ones on there have been on for a while, as standard hoses tend to de-laminate internally with age and cause a flow restriction.

I noticed the other week that Paddock are doing all 5 bushes as poly bushes for £104. Can't speak for the quality, but tempted to try them out as money is even tighter than usual at this time and it's a job that needs getting done. I have yet to have anything bad from Paddock and the fact that...

De-cat was one of the best pound for pound mods I have done so far, even though the cross member bolts were a swine. Done in conjunction with an egr delete (£28 from Paddocks) ans a set of new intercooler hoses (I got silicone ones) there is a really noticable power increase. I have done a...

Smashing Steve. Time to go shopping..........

I haven't noticed anything Sniffer. As a replacement MAF was fairly cheap from Paddocks, I put a new one in thinking it may solve the problem. Sadly, it had no effect at all. Unless it failed instantly, which I doubt. Sierrafery seems to think the problem lies before the filter. Hence my...

Smart job Steve. Is that just a normal nut that you have welded to the tube or is it part of the fitting?

You need to scream and swear as you turn the socket/spanner. Works for me most times. Front cross member bolts can be a right sod. I hope the "designer" who thought it was a good thing to put a 10mm head on an M8 screw instead of the usual 13mm was taken out and shot. Soak them in Plus Gas and...

Just a quick update. Car passed it's MOT with an advisory on one tyre (now replaced). Intercooler has gone on and I can feel the extra grunt that the engine wants to give, but it's all being confounded due to a mis-behaving waste gate that rattles like a tap dancer on amphetamine. Sierrafery is...

I notice that the same question was put up on the D2 Boys Club forum a day or two back. Apparently you can get a threaded nipple thingy off e-bay for about a tenner to put into the hose that connects the intercooler to the egr valve or egr delete pipe. This keeps the boost gauge feed pipe...

I was also thinking of adding a boost gauge and would like to know the same things.

I fitted Britpart springs and Bilstein shocks to the front of my daily driver D2 at easter and have had no problems so far. I had the same problems - it was either britpart or genuine Landrover that was available from everywhere I tried. I got the springs from Britcar and the shocks from...

Now didn't I read you mentioning something about getting a set of silicone coolant hoses not so long ago young Ben?

I paid £28 for mine at Paddock. It has the ridge on the inlet as mentioned and has worked well. I took the opportunity of fitting silicone hoses at the same time as the old ones looked like they were 10 year old originals and might be starting to de-laminate internally. I got them from Derby...

I am experiencing the same with mine as I have progressed with de-restricting it. For motorway and sustained high speed cruising some sort of overdrive would be nice to have. Consider my last car. Ford Mondeo 2.2tdci, 6 speed manual, 95mph at 2500rpm. Disco 2 TD5, 5 speed manual, 80mph...

But a new MOT is a nice feeling to enjoy while it lasts. I really loved the bit when the tester said that mine had the best chassis of any D2 he'd ever tested. Mind you, mine might have been the first.....

Personally, I would be more concerned about making sure that the conversion is OK with your insurers. Regarding DVLA, I would be inclined to just notify them of a change in seat numbers, using section 7 of your V5C and see what response you get.

My advice from what I have read on other threads would be to steer clear of it and save your cash for a re-map that includes a boost box - something like the Dynachip stage 3. This is the route I will be taking after I have sorted my own overboosting issues and gone though every other aspect of...

Manual or automatic transmission Katherine? Autos are pretty slow from a start anyway. Manuals are too, but respond better to a re-map in this respect from what I have read on here. Ditching the catalytic converter would be a good idea, but you will have to find a nice MOT man who will "not...

I fully understand as I share your position in having only 1 car. 15mm does sound a bit close, but not so bad as the pictures suggest. I personally would feel safer at around 30mm or more. Mind you, if you did have misfortune with the radiator and had to get a new one, you'd still have saved a...