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Hi, Anyone have the fan connected to the outside of the radiator, ever give up the ghost?

Anyone heading to the adventure show over the weekend ? I might be there for a bit on Saturday.

So...

Hi everyone, Have had this for a while, it comes and goes but it's clearly getting worse and taking longer to clear. In the mornings it now takes 2 to 3 minutes to clear out and it's very unsettling, something is clearly not happy. Thoughts and meditations around what is going on? The fact...

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/02/the-final-shift-which-manual-transmission-will-be-the-last/ This was a short, fun read.

Driving along this morning, on the school run, hear a snap, and this happened. No previous cracks or dents or any damage, that I knew of anyway. But argh.....

What does everyone make of this ? https://www.fogstar.co.uk/products/marine-lifepo4-battery-100ah-12v-epoch 105ah/12v at £399 feels like a good deal and it's packaged up well.

Hi folks, Anyone want a tow bar from the back of the 105 I will take anything you want to give me for it, including nothing. But it will need to be collected from SE London. It's an original Toyota bar. If anyone is interested I can take a picture and post it

So, I seem to have a wires issue. Came to the 105 this morning to find the battery reporting 12.10v , so put it on the charger for a few hours , went for a drive. But when I got back after a 2 hr drive, no starts after setting off from home, the battery was only at 12.15v. Spent a bit of time...

Doing a bit of research and it looks.like the ctek d250s is perfect for lifepo4's that have a BMS built in. It will flood at 14.4v/20A and the BMS will basically shut off before the ctek gets to it's float. Disable the temp control, add a smartpass, and it's all the charging bits needed...

What does everyone make of this ?

I have a starlink dish, bought at pre-increase prices. And it's here in the UK already. This is a gen2, rectangular with WiFi router. Roaming has not been activated in the area yet, so it's not possible to mount this on a vehicle ( yet ). £489.00 including postage to anywhere in the UK. The...

Looking for some recommendations on trail cameras that work ok, have some reasonable reaction time, and don't need a bazillion batteries that need swapping out every day. Ideally, also have reasonable optics and recordings. After having half a cat left on front yard few months ago, four half...

Who's got it all stashed away at home?

Hello, Wondering if anyone has had the exhaust manifold replaced with headers, and has an opinion on the impact made? Ideally with the 1hz. I am considering it, and going to a 3' downstream. But looking for some opinions first. Also, is anyone in the UK doing this sort of fab work? Or am...

Looks like tgs has finished the BJ40 rebuild, drained it, ceramic coated the thing and parked it on the 1st floor of their building.

There is a bunch of kit bought to be used on the road, in the lanes and at campsites. Now I want to use it at home, and don't really want to get a battery out, connect to a charger or use solar to keep it topped up. There are a few mains to 12v adapters, just looking for recommended options...

Hello everyone, so a 101 question. I have drums brakes at the back and have always had the opinion that they are better with heavy loads at the back since there is a lot more stopping surface on the shoes compared to what a caliper on a disc would offer. Flip side is that drums get hot faster...

Not mine, just saw it by accident... Someone please buy this. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201809080302124

Hi, What are the 4x4 events around the country? I would like to take the kids, as visitors. Thinking of stuff like uktra4x4 and king of the valleys etc, but also more regional things would be good. Recommendations?

Hello! Need a new front bumper, and don't feel like paying MrT £1200 that got quoted. I can likely get one off the breakers somewhere but want it colour matched. Any recommendations on a body shop who'd do a fair job ? Close to SELondon is good, but willing to travel.

Hi Can anyone recommend a supplier and product that they have used for wiper rubber? I don't want to replace the entire assembly, just pull the rubber strip out and feed in a new one. This is for the 105.

Hi, As many would know, solar export tariff meant that people with solar excess that gets fed back to the grid, are compensated. We had solar at our previous place, and if cut down our electronic charge massively (80%). We have abnormal conditions - in that I work from home, and was stubble...

hi guys I've got an opportunity to do a few months contracting for an Israel company - and digging around, it turns out that evidence of a trip into Israel is a good way to never be able to go to anywhere on north-africa or the middle-east and some far east asia places like malaysia and brunei...

not mine, i just stumbled on it looking for something else. https://www.ebay.com/itm/113271974606?ViewItem=&item=113271974606 £350, located in Derby

https://twitter.com/ThingsWork/status/1030177745697996800?s=19 It just needs to be seen

This is not really a trip thing, but I thought the travel section might still be the best place to post it. So a few days ago, I was in Dublin. And went across the m50 toll a few times. Unfortunately I missed the next day 8pm deadline, had thought I would be home and can do it online but got...

Heading upto York for a few days and was wondering if there were any quiet / trails that could be done on the way up. I have 9 hrs on the day to drive, and dont want to just motorway it all the way. Any recommendations for scenic or easy-trails along the way would be very appreciated...

Hi, Looking for a fold over style roof tent with the attached room under. Ideally 1.6m wide, even better if it's proper canvas and not a plastic bag /nylon tent.

hi everyone, I've not been on the forum a lot, these last 6 months - and the 105 has been in dry-dock for the period. I'm not quite gone as yet - have had a few health issues at home that have meant 100% focus offline, and then work started piling up and then travel for work. So between...

Hi everyone, Been a while since we had a local meeting. And there have been a few new members joining the forum from in and around London. I'd like to propose a local beer session, 1st March Thursday. At the Green Man. Its a quietish pub as London pubs go, and has fresh beer. Its also easy...

Anyone following the Dakar this year? After 585km, its hilux at 3 and 4. All three of the toyota gazoo trucks are in the top 10 ( but they are running inthe super production category, enough mod's that i dont think its really a hilux... ) There are 2 LCs being run in the production category -...

I am looking for 1 or 2 spare Toyota steel wheels. 16" 5x150pcd, 0 offset If there is a full set, do let me know - there are a few people on the forum looking for these so we can perhaps share a set.

hi guys, Due to a couple of family considerations, I may need to pull both the cruisers off the road, SORN them, and park them up in dry dock. Am looking, but not finding anything suitable close to where we are, so asking wider if anyone knows or has rent-able space to accommodate 2 trucks for...

hi, Was in Costco today and noticed they had 20L drums ( more like plastic Jerry cans, flat sides.. ) for not-a-lot ( £32+vat ). Anyone have an opinion on this oil ? ideally, having used it ? Noticed they had a warning next to the drum saying 'non low-ash'. My understand is that low-ash is...

This tesla semi looks interesting. Would love to find out exactly how they charge the truck to run fully loaded for 400miles in 30 minutes. Unsure however of a semi that does 0 to 60 in 20 seconds.

Looks like they are going to be using grime liquid in some parts of the south east, not just salt this winter. How much worse is this for cars?

Hi, trying to dig up some info on the 1ldftv piston cracking issue. Looks like, and seems widely reported outside of the UK, that the euro4 engine (which many of us have ), were impacted. Cant find any details locally, and no service recall either. The closest is this like that conains a pdf...

After 5 days in the sticks off-grid (in the peak District), was on my way home and stopped at a friend's place. They are redoing their place and had a half done staircase. Slipped 10 steps, dislocated my big toe and the little one on the right foot. Had the presence of mind to reinsert them...

Hi guys, Why is this one familiar? http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/1996-N-Reg-FJ-75-Toyota-landcruiser-4-2-L-6-Cylinder-diesel-RHD-4x4-/122650375716

Hi Called around to see what options were there for this year's insurance sacrifice.. Turns out that Adrian Flux is getting out of new business around the club's and non mainstream cars - they quoted me over £2k for the year. When I questioned the sanity of that the guy basically said that they...

hi, Anyone used these battery terminal fuses ? looks like a good way to save some space, and gets the fuse right upto the battery itself.

Hi, Came across this Is a polymer front bullbar, apparently as strong as metal, but a lot safer for pedestrians ( unsure how both of those statements can be true at the same time ). But it looks like it's going to meet the Euro spec to be sold locally. That Orange though. ...

Hi Looks like I am going to be able to get away after all. Heading to the Irish west coast mid June for 2 weeks. There isn't really a plan as yet, but broadly I want to cross over from Fishguard or Pembroke and crawl around the outer edge, getting over to Sligo and the across to Dublin and...

https://www.toyota.com.au/owners/parts/brakes-suspension-steering/split-boot-kits Anyone know of these are available for the 120? In the UK? Looks like I need a couple inners for GP.

Hi In the US and in Germany, I see so many 80s, 100s and 120s in this dark gun metal grey. Did that colour never make it to the UK ? Dont think I have actually ever seen one here.

Hi Thinking of going over to the classic car show http://www.thelondonclassiccarshow.co.uk Anyone been before? Going this year?

Hi There are quite a few new members. Was wondering if there is any interest in a club meeting in the May/Jun time frame ? Maybe this time we can go north to make it easier for folks up there to come along and I hear there are some good lanes worth driving up north too? Is there a lincombe...

hi, Anyone used heritage 4x4 and modified vehicle insurance before ?