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My DP is knackered as is the back end so have decided to replace the whole lot....been to a local fabricator who I've heard lots of good things about and happy to use them BUT my only decision now is whether to go 2.5in or 3in pipe? My truck is a 12v 4.2 TD with an intercooler fitted if that...

Tempted but really looking for a tilt bed. I have a 3.5t trailer but the deck is a bit high for getting normal cars on....

Damn, missed these and Ilkley is literally 15 mins up the road (Nick, if you want them bringing to an event let me know) I've got old fibreglass ones which I've had for years and tbh they've got me out out of the sh1t a few times so interested to see how the max trax compare. As for splinters I...

What about all these cars with screens built in....?

Time for a resurrection?? I too would like a sticker but have been mystified where to get one from...

We will be potentially selling our Hannibal (and room underneath) soon, looking at swapping to a Maggi / Baroud type...

That's pretty much where I was thinking of fitting one if there had been any more going...!

Hi Becki, welcome to the club! I'm more of an 80 man but also in West Yorkshire (Leeds LS6). I'm sure you'll find lots of helpful advice on here, I certainly did when I joined :-)

Nice to see everyone again, and also make some new friends too (Sam & Tam, Grant & Sarah)...show wasn't a massive show, but half the traders are friends anyway so it just adds to the social side! Got away lightly on spending as I only bought a water carrier and a knife...

We've done some digging and established the selector fork has been installed in the diff upside down by whoever last had it out....I'm not pointing fingers as I don't have hard evidence but it was apparently last taken out by one of the well known UK cruiser specialists.

It's out!! My £5 Amazon set saved the day on this occasion. Next problem though - trying to refit the locker and the actuator shaft doesn't seem to go into the axle casing as far as it should?? Have tried it loose and also with the locker bolted up and neither works. That's with the locker in...

You're a bad influence. I've just ordered some. My passenger side has got to the point where if the engine isn't running, it won't go up :tearsofjoy:

Cheers. Will do that later - I'm hoping to get my seized bolt remains out today!

Remind me how much I will owe you Karl?

Cheers Karl. I'll drop you a message.

I'm clearly too late to the party on all the goodies for my truck at the moment :cry:

Ok thanks for checking Chris, let me know if the situation changes please.

I work in the letting industry and GDPR is (about to be) doing my head in. We keep getting told about it left right and centre but I still can't quite get my head round the intricacies of some of the bits of it and how it applies to us...

Has anyone got any links on where to get these from? Just been trawling the net and trying to do cross referencing of part numbers and I can only find them in the US. Apparently they are the same as a reverse light switch off a lot of Toyota cars? I potentially need 2 and don't want to be paying...

I'm not sure I can manage those, in the description its 560kgs... :tearsofjoy: I've ordered some cheap ones on Amazon as they can arrive tomorrow, I'll see how I get on. You can get at both ends of the remaining bolt so the method from reverse side should work.

I'm hoping to have the new bolt in my possession before I start the job (it's on it's way now) so at least I will know what I'm working with! Thanks for all the suggestions (and moral support!) so far.

Thanks - will give these options a go. I did have a go at it with a drill bit but I might need to go and get some better / sharper ones...!

Still got one left?

Have these both gone now? I'd be interested in one if not Chris, wanting to put on board water back in my truck and still flexible on lots of options as to where!

Hi all In the process of checking over the lockers on my truck (they haven't worked for a while) I discovered why my rear one wasn't working (other than a dodgy connection on the plug)... At some point the bolt that holds the actuator shaft to the fork has sheared. I don't know whether it's in...

Same principle as snow chains I guess? I know of a guy who goes laning with a 2wd Vauxhall Astra and uses chains on that when it starts getting slippery...

I can bring it to Lincomb if someone wants it (But I won't be able to take it home again as I'm picking a car up to take back to Leeds).

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Sankey Narrow Track with box built on top. Box is steel framed with steel plate top (ideal for fastening things to like roof tents / brackets for gear etc) and timber panelled sides. The box is 2ft high above the standard sankey sides, and has lift up panels on both sides of the trailer. They...

Might see a few of you about! We're setting off from the UK on the 5th Aug to head via Dover, Copenhagen, Gothenburg then heading north east up the border ultimately towards Nordkapp. Then the plan is to head back down the west coast at a much more relaxed pace. We were planning to go in the 80...

In my ignorance, are they a bit like this... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000W-12V-low-frequency-inverter-battery-charger-UPS-LCD-2kW-12-volt-peak-6kW-/111493706112?hash=item19f58af180:g:DP0AAOSwoQ1TmxVg ?

Tend to cruise at 60-65mph on the motorway due to the fuel bill....momentary lapses or being in a rush it will happily keep up in the outside lane but doesn't help my wallet at the pump. I find once you're running over 2k rpm continuously that's when it starts to get thirsty.

Base spec S models had cloth, especially pre facelift (2000-2004). Later SE's I think mostly had leather apart from police/ambulance etc spec models.

We've got our own small 4x4 club so will be on that stand :-)

We're hopefully going to be at the AO show (with the cruiser) on a different stand but will obviously come and join in for beers and general merriment and piss taking :-) For those who haven't been before it's a little more chilled out than some of the big corporate organised events...Tom is a...

If anyone is thinking of ordering from them I'm looking for a h/duty rear bumper at the moment...might be worth trying to negotiate a discount / postage deal?

If it helps I moved a set of 80 series drawers in the back of a Volvo V70 and they just nicely fit so you can probably pick them up in a decent size estate car too :-p

I'd be interested to know what else was involved....I have several V70's (and I think my ex plod one has the comfiest seats I've ever had in a car) and have been toying with fitting some V70 seats into the cruiser.

Wow. That's pretty much double what I paid for mine with most of the similar kit on (mine didnt come with a few things like trolley jacks and sat phones...but even so!)

I'm looking for somewhere to sort a few jobs on my 80. Leaking PAS Look at rear diff / oil leak / water ingress Sort handbrake I'm in Leeds - as close as possibly would be ideal.... Has anyone got any recommendations please? Thanks

Silver 80 spotted in Burley in Wharfedale...yesterday (4/5/15) probably around 4pm ish. Anyone on here and are you local? Winch bumper / wind deflectors and a few other mods I think (from what I spotted driving the other way)

If you decide to go that route let me know, if it helps with costs I would be interested in buying some off you!

Frank - drop me a pm and I'll send you my number. Got a 1976 project 2dr that is tentatively up for sale. Located in west mids too so not far from you (it's at my parents).

Yep will agree with what everyone has said alread... top bloke. I needed some bits and they were sent to me pronto, and also been a great source of advice too :-)

The roof box and tent are coming off very shortly and being stored indoors as I won't be needing them for a few weeks! On the motorway all the stuff on the roof is the noisiest part. Scott - it came from North London so that might be why? The plate was put on a few owners ago, I admit it...