What did you do on your Landy today?

1. Accidentally backed the Defender into the passenger rear corner of the wife's Yaris - Oops!
Fortunately, the marks on the Yaris polished out. The Defender was unmarked, (of course).
This is the second time I've dinged the wife's car while backing, so I'm on thin ice, I think. Ha!


2. Paid the deposit on an order for a set of OffRoad Systems drawers for the Defender. Will be a single drawer with a compartment behind with a lift off lid in which I hope to hide an AGM battery, plus another compartment. Will have four recessed fridge tie-downs. Should be about four weeks until delivery - can't wait!

Replaced the springs & shocks with +2" Dobinson coils, + 50mm Raw Nitro Max shocks, a couple of things I learned, the front springs have the flat to the top, & the bottom butts up against a lip on the inside of the spring plate on the axle. Just some surface rust on the plate, all good. The back springs [ progressive] fit with the progressive part [ least gap] to the top. The best tip I could give is to find some one with a hydraulic press, After you drop the axle and take the old springs out [ using a good set of spring depressors] measure up, place the springs in the press, press to the measurement, [ evenly], hold there with the depressors, it fits in easy as. Just make sure you have the depressors set up to be easy to unwind. It's a different vehicle, very impressed. Next up is the steering guard. Bob

Only small... but scored a brand new still packaged MAP sensor for the Disco for half price on ebay. Small win.

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Took it for an 800km drive and changed a flat tyre

Today I did this:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...15/03/1268.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...15/03/1269.jpg
I also installed a new UHF as the old was only a 40ch

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Originally Posted by lux201

Today I did this: https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im.../2015/02/9.jpg

I also installed a new UHF as the old was only a 40ch

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More squiggles needed :)

Relays for compressor etc... The switches really aren't up to it.

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Originally Posted by Tombie

More squiggles needed :)

Relays for compressor etc... The switches really aren't up to it.

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no but look, I have included the compressor relay :) (top middle)
edit: Image updated.

Fitted new CKP. Old one was...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im.../2015/02/1.jpg

Dropped the 110 into the panelbeater for repair following the accident nearly four months ago.

Picked up a Patrol hire car.

John

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Originally Posted by bob10

Replaced the springs & shocks with +2" Dobinson coils, + 50mm Raw Nitro Max shocks, a couple of things I learned, the front springs have the flat to the top, & the bottom butts up against a lip on the inside of the spring plate on the axle. Just some surface rust on the plate, all good. The back springs [ progressive] fit with the progressive part [ least gap] to the top. The best tip I could give is to find some one with a hydraulic press, After you drop the axle and take the old springs out [ using a good set of spring depressors] measure up, place the springs in the press, press to the measurement, [ evenly], hold there with the depressors, it fits in easy as. Just make sure you have the depressors set up to be easy to unwind. It's a different vehicle, very impressed. Next up is the steering guard. Bob

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Bob

You should be able to fit up to a 4" lifted coil in a D2 without any spring compressors :cool:

Whole job is around 60 minutes go to whoa