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Blimey Chris... Outstanding effort sir, hope all is still pointing in the right direction for you!

Sad news indeed :disappointed:

That's ace :clap::clap::clap:

I drew up a roof rack from aluminium tube & used some profiled extrusions from Aalco's range of extrusions. It was something like the M101 Worked well :cool:

Were the posts just discarded then Chris?

Didn't we used to have a forum for build threads, Rig of the Month or sommat like that? Is it still here tucked away somewhere? Cheers Gav

You never cease to amaze me fella...

My hundy is running Toyo Open Country A/T size LT285/75/R18 at the moment. PO fitted them along with 2" suspension lift & 40/50mm body lift. Re-geared it & added an electronic speed correction thingy! If you look in the My Garage for Jon Wildsmith you'll find a good read :sunglasses: I am...

So, its not the barrel that's broken, its the shaft behind it that has snapped... Cheapo monkey metal... Struggling to get it out at the moment but its more having the time to do it - hundy is stranded in the work carpark :laughing:

Hey KW, Simon Holton has given me 89073-60212. He's also given me a locksmith company down south to try for a repair. You wouldn't have a hundy ignition barrel kicking about would you? Cheers

Update: Canex, you need to know what is up & what is down! Button is underneath the assembly :laughing::laughing::laughing: I have extracted the barrel & the long brass coloured arm sticking out the end on your pictures does not move up when the key is turned... The electrical connector I...

Okay, my barrel has failed. I have the trims off but struggling with what to press... There is a white plastic thing where your red circles are Canex which look like an electrical connector but I am very good at breaking things like this so am being cautious at the moment! Any further...

Thanks Jon, I'll get it into them when they are less busy for a look over. He's driving as he ever did so I'm wondering if there was a bit of water got into it & caused a gremlin...

Pulled into the garage car park this morning to get the ole tub of crap looked at (driving with that bluddy alarm ringing away isn't good for the tinnitus!!!) & the dashboard illuminations disappear & the alarm stops ffs... I know the garage is pulled out with work & staff shortage so I decided...

Nice one SC - I'm booked in to have the codes investigated on Monday & will go from there :-)

Ours just did the exact same thing Rein last night with the missus driving the youngest to gymnastics :-( The brakes haven't failed but it sounds imminent... Have you sourced the replacement yet? £2.5K ffs... Cheers dawg Gav

No one from here involved I hope

Damn punk... :fearscream:

Yah, sorry, my dad said he was ok for tyres!

I'll check with my Dad - I think his Dunlops were wearing a bit thin...

I'll PM you my banking details Lexie; you can send me your address that way too. Cheers

The plates are laser cut from 6mm (IIRC) stainless steel plate - £25.00 a set posted. I can't help with the MOT issues but I could get some cut from thinner sheet if these would camouflage the installation as Frank was suggesting! I'd have to get these done soon though as I'm about to send a...

Just wondering if you ever got yourself some EGR blanking plates sorted out Lexie... I have a few sets left over from a previous project if you still need some... Drop me a not. Cheers

Well, I brought the charger in to work this morning - this has been the other complication that the car is stuck in my work car park!!! - to give it a last throw of the dice... Lobbed it on ~08:00hrs with a view to trying it ~14:00hrs... Just been down & off she went on the button...

Will certainly have a butchers at them tomorrow but they've worked A-Ok twice... That'd be a fncker if they've failed :rage:

Jay Dubblyuh! Nice to see you punk :-) Not checked voltages tbh, just assumed they were knackered :-/ And as for jump leads, have always applied clamps & spun wheels! Jump leads look in good order, terminals are a tad greasy but nothing ridiculous... Jumped the beast twice without issue last...

There's none of that tortured noise Chris, just a quick whimper, jolt and die quietly... Dash lights up pretty well on the key then disappears on the key...

Aye, there's plenty you can do with these things but as the wife's shopping trolley, I just want to get it started An aside... If there were no antifreeze in the coolant & it froze up, would that prevent the thing turning over?

:tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy::tearsofjoy: Work colleague then Chris ;)

So this afternoon I have removed the passenger side battery & tried to jump start again off a friends car with no success, even disconnecting the remaining battery & connecting the jump leads directly to the cables... Still no start... I'm starting to get worried here that if I even go & buy a...

Thanks for the input guys - will look at pricing up a single battery & a few rolls of insulation tape rather than two batteries!!!

What ho chaps This latest cold snap has finished off the batteries in the wife's Collie... I've read a couple of threads saying the twin battery setup is unnecessary (& even undesirable) in the Collie so was wondering what steps would be necessary to run with a single battery... Could I...

I saw this too - very sad news :-(

The Airbeams are plenty strong enough based on the storms we experienced in Auvergnes a couple of years back & on the Welsh coast...

Have a look at the Vango Airbeams - we have the 8 berth for me, the wife, 4 kids & the dog :sunglasses:

Busy morning there Ben :tonguewink:

Rein, I have one if you are still in need... Drop me a line ;)

I have an 18v Makita Andy - I like it & it works well. I prefer it to the De Walt version some of our lads have at work; the balance is better for me. Cheers

Congratulations to you & Becs on the announcement Ben, lovely news!!!

Well done that man!!!

From Gwyn Lewis, well known good guy in 4x4 circles as I've been told!!!

Try Cutting Technologies in Barnsley for laser cutting services; no connection but I have used them for years... Good guys, great service :-)

They look like 1970's VW Beetle indicators mounted in a most peculiar manner :laughing::laughing::laughing:

Congrats on the wedding guys!!! All best wished for your future together :sunglasses::sunglasses::sunglasses:

No doubt it will be mon ami :sunglasses: I loved the front tube & infill work a lot!!! Thought it might offer inspiration if you needed any ;)

I saw this & thought of you dear ;-)