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  1. Jon Wildsmith

    Avalanche adventure august 30th 31st,1st sept2024

    Wrong dates for me unfortunately.
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    Advice on brake upgrade

    The grooves and dimples can help reduce brake fade if you're doing a lot of braking for long periods e.g. coming down a mountain in a loaded vehicle. Having dimples instead of cross drilled means they shouldn't suffer from cracking, but aren't quite as effective at releasing gasses. I can't give...
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    Advice on brake upgrade

    I put MTEC dimpled grooved disks and ebc yellow stuff pads on my 80 recently and they are a big improvement on the old OEM discs and pads. Parts bill was £285. They're the kind of thing any competent mechanic can fit for you, or diy ;)
  4. Jon Wildsmith

    What is the world coming to?

    Yep, all the big companies seem to be like that these days - useless!
  5. Jon Wildsmith

    Portugal GPX files?

    Thanks Gary, that's a great help.
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    Portugal GPX files?

    Hi Gary. Any chance you could make those Portugal gpx files available again? Looks like we might be heading that way this year and need to plan a route.
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    Who is doing what maintenance today?

    Changing the front axle control arm bushes on the 80. PO put split poly bushes in about 18 years ago, which I wanted to change back to OEM. Should be a nice easy job to drop the arms off, but not when the bolts are rusted solid into the sleeves. One bolt came out easily. No amount of heat...
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  9. Jon Wildsmith

    Where to buy 80 tow bar

    Must be lots of used ones at the various breakers. Not sure anyone still manufacturers new ones?
  10. Jon Wildsmith

    What is this part?

    Does look like the rear AC pipes to me. Definitely not fuel imo.
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    What is this part?

    Could it be the pipes to the rear aircon? Never seen where the original pipes were run because they've usually been replaced, but they're around that position. Possibly the thick looking pipe is a smaller pipe in a protective cover?
  12. Jon Wildsmith

    Milners or Pedders standard springs?

    My 80 has springs the PO had custom made but it was 15 years ago and he can't remember who he used. I'd be interested in the name of that company in Sheffield Towpack, because the rears might need to be a bit stiffer for all the extra stuff I've loaded it with. I have a set of barely used...
  13. Jon Wildsmith

    Rust Repairs and Respray

    The plastic housing the light fits into should be sealed to the body. Don't think the light is sealed into the housing?
  14. Jon Wildsmith

    Rear locker actuator removal

    There's another bolt through the locking fork into the actuator rod that you have to remove. It's under the cover plate facing forwards with a ball switch in it that detects it being locked.
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    Rust Repairs and Respray

    Looks like it was overdue some tlc! Now you mentioned it, I remember we cut back the trailing edge of the front and rear wings, but just the outer skin to just before the inner skin. We ran the 37's on oem vx alloys, with 30mm spacers to clear the chassis rails when turning. They stuffed just...
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