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  1. jonny mac

    Defender 90 Wanted, defender/90

    I’m after something interesting guys, what do you have? Don’t mind a bit of a project but needs to be mot’d and running, decent bulkhead and chassis are a must, though I’m not too fussed on the bodywork etc Ta, John :D
  2. jonny mac

    disco 300tdi auto

    hi guys, selling the disco as soon to be buying a vw camper, list of work done below. owned her for 2 1/2 years now, mot til february, currently sorn, auto, 142000 on the clock but had new engine fitted 17000 miles ago which only had 80000 on it. leccy windows and mirrors all working, diff lock...
  3. jonny mac

    Tuning a cb

    Right so my cb came t'other day have now fitted it with a mag mount on the roof of my disco. I bought an swr meter while I was at it but can't figure out how to tune it in. anyone familiar with these swr testers?
  4. jonny mac

    90 towing weight

    Eventually when i can afford it i would like to change the disco for a 90,one thing ive been thinking about recently is the 90's towing capacity. Im not going to be doing it much, only the odd recovery etc but does a 90 tow as well as a disco? I know it will pull just as well but arent the 90's...
  5. jonny mac

    Wahey!!

    Got my 300 through its mot today at last! It failed at the end of October last year with a list as long as my arm so I've been without it as I slowly got through all the bits needing doing. All in all for the ticket I have renewed every brake pipe on the beast, completely replaced the boot floor...
  6. jonny mac

    Mot fail?

    Hi guys, disco has been off the road for about 3 months now while ive been carrying out various repairs after it failed its mot. Ive now finished bar a couple of bits and want to mot it early next week. I have sorted everything on fail sheet however i have just come across this under the bonnet...
  7. jonny mac

    Advice needed on brake calipers

    Right, today I have changed my disco 1 brake disks and was trying to fit new brake pads but I've come a cropper in the form of a seized piston on the near side rear wheel. I have absolutely no knowledge with brakes and am working from a Haynes manual which are great but they assume everything...
  8. jonny mac

    Light bar wiring with very technical drawings!!!

    Right, don't know a lot about auto electrics but I want to attempt to wire in my light bar by myself. After looking through some diagrams and guides etc I've come up with this: Couple of questions are: What size fuse do I need? What size cable do I use? Is that diagram correct as a guide...
  9. jonny mac

    Battery issues

    The disco has been sat on my drive for a couple of months now waiting for a couple of bits sorting for the mot, came out to her yesterday to get a bit of charge in for moving up the drive to be welded today. She was absolutely flat as expected, got her going with a jump from my van I then left...
  10. jonny mac

    Can i fire 'ol betsy up?

    Just a quick one, the disco failed its mot last month, welding, brake lines and disks so ive had the boot floor out painted chassis etc, new side and back rails, replaced brake pipes front to rear and across rear axle now today i want to put the fuel tank back in, start her up, then spin it...
  11. jonny mac

    Brake pipe connection Q.

    Hi, ive bought a terrafirma braided hose set and when fitting the single hose to the rear axle ive come across this (see pic). The tee piece looks like it needs a male connection but the braided hose has a female. Will it still seal or am i missing something? Can i put anything on the thread to...
  12. jonny mac

    A-bar query

    Currently i cant afford a winch and winch bumper but i fancy a couple of lights in front of the grill. So an A-bar/shunt bar could be the way forward (i like the idea of being able to ram things aswell ;) ) Only issue is i have cut the lower valance off my bumper and fitted a steering guard...
  13. jonny mac

    What gearbox and what fuel pump have i got?

    Hello chaps and chapettes, as above really.. I'd like to know what gearbox just out of curiosity? R380 or lt77. And i want to know about the fuel pump/lift pump if it can be tweaked or not as i think i read on here that the electric one cant?? Feel free to correct me if im wrong.. The truck is a...
  14. jonny mac

    Rear body crossmember replacement

    Im gonna be replacing my boot floor hopefully in about 3 weeks and would like some info on replacing the rear crossmember please... How easy is it to do? (i currently have no welding exp but will practise over the next few weekends) how is it fixed? I can see some spotwelds i think on each end...
  15. jonny mac

    Welder

    Ive seen a local ad for a 130 amp clarke turbo mig welder, i currently dont weld. Is this as good as any to learn with. Also are there any restrictions with the ampage as to what i can weld? ie. on a disco 1 is there any metal too thick to weld with a 130a mig? Taking in to account i may end up...
  16. jonny mac

    Auto change lever temp

    Evening gents, on my 300 tdi auto the folding gator on the auto change stick is missing (the part to the front and back of the stick which moves with it when u select gears etc), which im not assed about but after ive been driving a while i can feel heat down this void where the gator would be...
  17. jonny mac

    Offset wheels

    Ive got standard disco alloys on my truck and would like to achiveve a wider wheel track mainly cos i think it looks the bollocks. Does anyone know what the maximum offset you can get is? 50mm would be plenty i think if possible which then leads to next question where can i get them from???
  18. jonny mac

    steering guard fitting advice

    hi guys, ive been given a steering guard today, it has been fitted before but is in good nick. anyways just had a butchers as am gonna try and fit it tomoz so a couple of answers needed plz... firstly- can i pull out the steering arm drop bolt completely as the guard sits on the outside and...
  19. jonny mac

    early td5 lights for 300

    hi guys, im after a set of disco 2 lights pre 2003 off the early td5 to fit to my 300 disco 1. does anyone know where i can get them cheap? cheapest ive found is simmonites £80 +vat. im weary of ebay as i know these are choice pickings for dirty tea leaves plus they aint that cheap on there...
  20. jonny mac

    tetroseal any good?

    hi ppl, ive just discovered tetroseal (cracking stuff) as was looking for something to re-coat my sills which i had patched last year for mot, theyre showing signs of surface rust again. anyway because it seems like good stuff and ive got plenty of it, 5 ltrs, i started looking for other places...
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