I fitted the lights to the left rear corner after completing the polishing of the back of the vehicle. I still need to fit the number plate lamp, but that will be standard. I also fitted the tinted Alpine lights and rear windows. Borrowing the proper window seal strip tool from Alun really made the […]
More Work for Alun
Alun came round to have a listen to the Range Rover’s engine running on SVO (straight veg oil) mixed 50/50 with diesel. It’s pretty quiet and smooth, and runs well, confirming the correctness of my plan to run the 109 on 100%SVO from the front tanks via the heated filter. He also had a look […]
Wright Off Road Matting
I spoke to Drew Wright of WOR on the phone today to order the interior matting. I spoke to him about a year ago, and again at Billing last year. I ordered a full front mat set that covers the footwells, gearbox, bulkhead and seat base, a pair of kick panels, and two 8’x4′ sheets […]
Winch and Facia
The fairlead has arrived from Bavid Bowyer. Less than 48hrs – not a bad turn-round time. Naturally, the securing bolts god a good coating of copper grease, and I gave the back of the frame (where it sist against the winch mount) a liberal coating too to prevent any possibilty of corrosion. I have also […]
More Prep
Did a few bits today. The overdrive has been refitted and refilled and the VIN plate has been fixed on the engine side of the bulkhead. The fuel return line tank fittings have been secured to the front tanks, so they’re ready for fitting to the chassis. A whole load of nutserts were fitted, enabling […]
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