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Topic: ARB Airlocker leak | |
streaky Replies: 3 Views: 2059 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 9:21 am Subject: ARB Airlocker leak |
They use a square section O rings that sometimes leak. I replaced mine only to find that it wasn't the O ring leaking afterall...it was the union fitting/olive on the copper pipe that was leaking ... | |
Topic: where to get | |
streaky Replies: 1 Views: 929 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:24 pm Subject: where to get |
I think you've hit the nail bang on there Stu!
Note that the guy offers a trade in service for your old grill.....so he can drill holes in that one as well and sell it on! I seem to recall pict ... |
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Topic: Diff reconditioners | |
streaky Replies: 6 Views: 1738 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 12:49 pm Subject: Diff reconditioners |
This has got to be the first negative post I've ever seen about Ashcrofts.
Granted not every company is perfect but I'll bet they would try hand over fist to ammend things...better than some of the ... |
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Topic: wheel spacers | |
streaky Replies: 12 Views: 3181 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 2:13 pm Subject: wheel spacers |
David.
I've had spacers on my Discovery for about 3 years now and so far my wheel bearings and everything else haven't had any problems. I used a decent engineers NutLock LocTite when I put the spa ... |
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Topic: How to make Discovery 1 steering very light? | |
streaky Replies: 10 Views: 7038 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:58 am Subject: How to make Discovery 1 steering very light? |
Another option might be the quick ratio power steering boxes available from QT services.
I've even seen electrical versions from suppliers like Demon Tweeks but they aren't cheap. |
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Topic: Air Compressor | |
streaky Replies: 14 Views: 8621 |
Forum: 4x4s Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:40 am Subject: Air Compressor |
I bought a spendy version sold in oz under the Maxair Bushranger brand and it has served me well inflating 33 in tyres from 15 psi to 45psi at about 3 mins per tyre. I paid about 3x as much as that ... |
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Topic: Making A Discovery Light Bar? | |
streaky Replies: 8 Views: 5518 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 3:44 pm Subject: Making A Discovery Light Bar? |
Here's what I did for my 4 roof mounted spots. This along with the matt black bonnet sticker has made bonnet glare a thing of the past. | |
Topic: 3 point harness | |
streaky Replies: 25 Views: 11194 |
Forum: 4x4s Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:29 am Subject: 3 point harness |
i saw this pic a weeks and wondered where they got the mounts too
In the event of a front end accident/collision these belts would be totally useless & the person sitting in the seat would be t ... |
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Topic: Discovery Observations | |
streaky Replies: 6 Views: 3167 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:50 pm Subject: Discovery Observations |
A comment regarding your snorkel.
During a recent visit to Dubai by Mark Adams we put my Disco 4.6Efi on the rolling road for some mapping work. During the RR session he disconected my Mantec snorke ... |
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Topic: twin shocks on the rear | |
streaky Replies: 14 Views: 4061 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:35 pm Subject: twin shocks on the rear |
I have twin dampers on the back of my 110 and it really helps the handling (although it is a lardy beast, full external cage etc)
got anti roll bars fornt & back too, and 130" twin rear sp ... |
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Topic: tiny towbars | |
streaky Replies: 12 Views: 3648 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:24 pm Subject: tiny towbars |
These designs all seem to play on the same concept of using two struts going back to the chassis and a chassis mounted drop plate with a towing Jaw.
I've been very happy with this set up apart from I ... |
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Topic: tiny towbars | |
streaky Replies: 12 Views: 3648 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:19 pm Subject: tiny towbars |
He He He ...it's one of my little pet traits. I carry a roll of them in the truck and every time I have the oppertunity I get to 'own' someone. | |
Topic: twin shocks on the rear | |
streaky Replies: 14 Views: 4061 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:24 am Subject: twin shocks on the rear |
David. Twin shocks won't improve your towing capability, they are usually fitted to reduce the work rate given to a single shock. Fast off road vehicles use them to help reduce heat build that a singl ... | |
Topic: tiny towbars | |
streaky Replies: 12 Views: 3648 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:10 am Subject: tiny towbars |
You can shorten the drop plate a little bit too. Any more than this and I'd have to make cranked struts. | |
Topic: Stage 1 V8 fan into radiator | |
streaky Replies: 3 Views: 1084 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 5:03 am Subject: Stage 1 V8 fan into radiator |
What about replace the engine and gearbox mounts with captive ones...available from QT. They have hardly any movement in them compaired to conventional rubber ones. | |
Topic: waffle board positioning | |
streaky Replies: 27 Views: 17851 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:13 pm Subject: waffle board positioning |
I've used a couple of different storage solutions on my Discovery.
When I had the roof rack on the car I would use these two location pegs with Q clips to secure the waffles. Now that I've done aw ... |
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Topic: Reigar remote cannister shocks | |
streaky Replies: 0 Views: 1088 |
Forum: 4x4s Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:08 pm Subject: Reigar remote cannister shocks |
I tried this under the Land Rover banner but didn't get any bites.
Do any of you guys use the Riegar Remote cannister shocks on a 300 Discovery? I have some questions regarding length of travel an ... |
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Topic: Reigar remote cannister shocks | |
streaky Replies: 2 Views: 857 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:22 am Subject: Reigar remote cannister shocks |
Not many racers on here then | |
Topic: QT or Britpart ? | |
streaky Replies: 16 Views: 7321 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:20 am Subject: QT or Britpart ? |
Re. Bushes. We've tried every make and combination available on the market and have busted them all.....going back to tried and tested Original Rubber ones each time.
QT Cranked arms. Some of the f ... |
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Topic: Reigar remote cannister shocks | |
streaky Replies: 2 Views: 857 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:13 pm Subject: Reigar remote cannister shocks |
Anyone using them here on a 300 Discovery? If so I have a few questions for you regarding lengths.
Thx. S. |
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Topic: roof lights.. | |
streaky Replies: 11 Views: 3520 |
Forum: Electrical, Comms and ICE Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 2:59 pm Subject: roof lights.. |
Masking the reflectors or masking the len's...in both cases would reduce the ammount of light output to the extent where you've wasted your money on additional lighting in the first place.
Your pla ... |
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Topic: roof lights.. | |
streaky Replies: 11 Views: 3520 |
Forum: Electrical, Comms and ICE Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:55 pm Subject: roof lights.. |
I made some light deflectors for the Disco. They look a bit goofy but they stop 90% of the light from hitting the bonnet.
I've also tried masking the bottom part of the lens with black tape...this wo ... |
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Topic: Camel Trophy Style Bonnet Matt | |
streaky Replies: 19 Views: 8460 |
Forum: 4x4s Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 1:11 pm Subject: Camel Trophy Style Bonnet Matt |
Checker plate on a Disco bonnet is a bit excessive isn't it? You wouldn't be able to stand on it anyway in fear of denting it or worse than that it might touch something inside the engine bay. The Dis ... | |
Topic: UAE Desert Challenge 2009 | |
streaky Replies: 16 Views: 5895 |
Forum: 4x4s Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:36 pm Subject: UAE Desert Challenge 2009 |
Here's a small taster of the event...a 90 minute version is being compiled.
Needs QuickTime to view but you can get that for free so start clicking. Click on the link and then, in the new browse ... |
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Topic: Paint it black | |
streaky Replies: 32 Views: 8731 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:49 am Subject: Paint it black |
Good plan! I'll have my chalks at the ready!!
Am I the only one that finds that really funny? |
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Topic: Hi Lift attachments | |
streaky Replies: 9 Views: 2546 |
Forum: 4x4s Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:19 pm Subject: Hi Lift attachments |
I'm sitting at work bored as hell...here's a few pictures for you to check the drawings against when you get them.
Using mine as a pattern...My mate made half a dozen of these at work for our local ... |
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Topic: pulling to the right | |
streaky Replies: 11 Views: 2304 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:45 am Subject: pulling to the right |
My Disco was pulling to the right...turned out to be the bushes on the steering damper.
A nice cheap fix! |
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Topic: Optima batteries | |
streaky Replies: 8 Views: 3449 |
Forum: 4x4s Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:58 am Subject: Optima batteries |
I'd never buy Optima's again.....I'm on my third set of twin batteries in eight years and have concluded they are a rip-off.
Exide Mximas for me next time. The Middle East warranty is only one ye ... |
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Topic: Team Saluki Desert Challenge 2008 | |
streaky Replies: 13 Views: 3923 |
Forum: 4x4s Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2008 5:45 am Subject: Team Saluki Desert Challenge 2008 |
Great coverage guys..." Viva Las Vegas" as my lookalike would say.
My race was filled with incident too...I drive the course in my Discovery as one of the sweep cars. My passenger for the ... |
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Topic: Check your engine mounts | |
streaky Replies: 6 Views: 3351 |
Forum: Land Rover Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 1:38 pm Subject: Check your engine mounts |
Thanks Greenracer...can you tell me just how tight you did the cross bolt? (the one with the rubber bushing) When the Nylock nut is done up all the way...there is still quite alot of movement/end floa ... | |
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