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Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Several years ago, during the intitial rebuild, I bought a heated fuel filter for a pound at Old Sodbury. It is made for the Bosch filter units used on Tdi engines and is used by Land Rover on Artctic spec vehicles, and is just a sandwich plate that fits between the standard filter housing and [...]
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Monday, January 25th, 2010

I got the MudStuff dash back in today, along with the modified Carling Tech switches and the CB and stereo in their new positions. The CB is wired up except for the antenna, which has been left hanging out of the front of the dash alongside the unit together with a small cable to connect [...]
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010

I recently aquired a CB for the 109. I got it very cheaply from a member of a forum I frequent, but it’s in as-new condition. This is to be fitted to the MudStuff centre dash, as I don’t have room for it on the roof and want a tidy appearance. I [...]
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Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
With Tdi conversions to SIIIs becoming ever more popular, it makes sense to give a dedicated guide as to how I wired mine up. It’s not the only way, but it works perfectly and reliably, and uses the standard loom.
My vehicle was originally a petrol model, and this affects a few bits of the [...]
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
My family and I are going to France for a camping holiday this summer – nothing as adventurous as last year’s trip, but it’ll be a fun and relaxing break. We’ll be taking the 109, so I’m doing a few little jobs to make sure it’s ready.
It have given it a service, and while [...]
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