I rebuilt the Superwinch (Fairey type) overdrive this afternoon. I had rebuilt it 18 months ago, but dispite initial smooth running a problem quickly became apparent. The selector lever gained a serious vibration on over-run, accompanied soon by a tooth-meshing noise. The OD was removed instantly and awaited investigation in the garage. The end float […]
Winch Mount Alteration
I had a go at trial fitting the winch bikini mount, together with the winch and bullbar, to see how much alteration may be needed. As I said before, the winch mount was going to need some work for it to fit in a more secure fashion than Bearmach seem to find acceptable (attached to […]
Billing Bits
No recent work except preparing the bits to fit the rad with front panel and the steering guard. Went to Billing twice (first with the family, as they all like LRs), the second time to look round all the parts bins. Spent about £150 on various things including a 200Tdi steering wheel, gen Defender battery […]
More Tub Prep
I’ve been continuing on the rear tub, specifically the mods around the front end of the wheel arches. As a reminder, I’m widening the front floor area to allow more leg room for a set of Defender front seats fitted as a second row. The Jerrycan lockers have already been slimmed down to accommodate one […]
Seats and Bits
I went to the Sort Out on Saturday. I came back with another 3 Defender front seats to install as planned, and thankfully, the new ones were cheap, in fine condition, and matched the cloth already in use (Moorland). The seats were sold as a set, as were the first defender seats I bought a […]
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