You might also have to find a higher point for the filler neck.
As for storage: I believe in the old adage,"There's always room for one more.".
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Did you get a y filler? Like you I dont want to carry much on the roof, it will be a PITA with the poptop. Here is my new truck(work in progress)
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...a gifted bin-chicken knobhead! [bigrolf] I want one for my ageing soul slump!
Got a leaky intermediate shaft re-sealed in the transfer case, and had my diff replaced at 35,000 km...Cannot believe they never sorted the diff issue for the final vehicles! Still waiting to see what the failure mode was. Diff was quietly talking to me. A very quiet wine at 60 km/h. Almost all suburban work unloaded!
*NOTE TO ALL PUMA OWNERS - especially the new ones!*
PLEASE inspect your drive flanges! It has been discussed before on many threads, but for all new Land Rover owners who aren't that mechanically inclined, check them out! Simply remove the rubber cup over the hub. They all rust and chew themselves out because there isn't grease in this location. For reference, any thing that is splined should be greased or immersed in oil. LR will happily replace the flanges, clean the axles and re-grease with CASTROL SPHEEROL EPL 2. Make sure they use this grease, as it is for extreme pressure locations. If out of warranty, do this yourself with either the same or equivalent grease. I don't know how long the standard flanges will last, but the truck drives pretty well so far. No expense to me (thank goodness).
Reducing the driveline slop or shock will help preserve your diffs and the venerable LT230. LT230 centre diffs, and probably the thrust washers, can suffer from failures due to excessive slop. It's a simple fix, but worthwhile in the long run.
It's not what I did to the Puma today, It's what the Puma did for me.
Picked up a load of fertilizer and before that a load of soybean seed.
New hoops.
Muddies off and all-terrains on.
The muds did look tough, but I think the fun country all terrains will be more suitable.
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have had this sitting around for a while struggling to find a suitable spot/mounting solution, lost bits along the way, but here it is ...finally managed to install it. Might hav e to revisit and tidy up later.
Fab Bracket to bolt on to the wheel arch
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Bracket installed with relays and complete wiring
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Finished job
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Optimill hinges.