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I've just had to pull the head off the similar sized cheapo compressor I have. There is a plate sandwiched between the head and the cylinder with two one way valves. The valves are a piece of flat spring steel and cover plate, retained in the alloy with peened over tabs. In my case, the vibration ...

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I had wanted to "but" (buy) yours but you don't respond to PMs!

Hey NAM...

She has more balls than I.

If you want larger versions of the pics let me know.

Mike

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We went along yesterday and had an absolute ball. Anyone who chose not to go missed out bigtime.

Cheezy, never met you before but I gather you organised the whole weekend. Hats off to you! We'll definitely be at the next ...

Anyone who doesn't know the Little River Range, make sure you bring warm gear. If you think you are going to be warm enough, pack another top!

It always blows a gale down there.

The alternator is a 14V 90 Amp model. I dunno how the output curve differs from the Marelli, but it works fine.

Price? $35 second hand from eBay, but Pick A Part charge $32 for a complete alternator and they have plenty of buggered Mitsubishis. I threw new bearings at it for another $15.

ByronAU ...

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There's a heap of info on the individual pages linked from the above URL.

Anything specific you need to know?

It was a '94 Mitsubishi Magna Verada alternator, Bosch manufacture. Standard regulator as fitted to the Magna. Some wire ...

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FYI, I have fudged a Bosch alternator into the Disco in place of the not so happy Marelli one. The Marellis are rubbish - bearings too small and ...

The roof around the alpine windows, floors can go if there has been a leaky windscreen or blocked aircon, chassis rust is rare here but does happen, plus the outriggers can go. There can also be some galvanic corrosion in the doors.

Considering that it's easy to prevent, it's a shame to see so many ...

LOve that Camel truck - how do you go with the wires and the Police etc?

PS 31's should be no major dramas. Just a little trim really!

It's not mine unfortunately! But I should be thankful for our little truck - got a mate looking at Discos and finding one without rust is a challenge at the ...

I have two sets of tyres for our 2" lifted Disco - one 225/75 R16 All Terrains and the other 245/75 R16 Mud Terrains. The ATs are fine at all angles without trimming and I thought the MTs were going to be ok. BUT! We did a driver training course last weekend where there was a cross axle obstacle ...

That's funny...I've got a '95 Rosignol, far as I know it still has the original screen...no tint.

Which is why it has no tint! Nobody makes screens that fit the older Discos without tint. A royal PITA!

Macman, i had a new non tinted front screen fitted 4 months ago.

Andrew at Les Richmond thought I'd be able to get a non tinted one, but not all Disco screens are the same. Mine being a 93 3.9i means that the "update" screens don't fit, and the only option was a bodgy job with a new screen or a ...

6.5 rangie wrote:
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its just that the Disco roof line is higher at the front, as well as the back. Is the seating higher in a Disco? or would a tall person be banging their head on the roof of a Rangie?


yeah thats what i meant about the roof thing, the seats must be higher in a disco, i ...

I have to admit when I saw the start of this project, I thought you were nuts. Now that I have seen the end result you have attained "noble visionary" status.

I don't think we'd get something like that engineered here! I love it.

I use the same Penrite oil and it seems to work fine. This was also on the advice of others who tried a few and settled on Penrite.

That's what I thought. Combined saving is prolly close to $200 so good going!

Still thinking about the inverter...

The snatch block is stamped 8000kg and I forget what the rating is on the winch strap but I think it is 4000kg.

I thought about the inverter, but I need to find somewhere to put a second battery first. Oh, and I need more time so I can actually get out for a trip sometime soon!

Good cheap gear. I ...

I thought about the options and then decided to go with slightly better globes and Lightforce RM170s. Suffice it to say, it's like having god with a million Dolphin torches.

Hi all,

I splurged and bought one of the hand winches that ALDI have on special for $299, cased with cable and handles.

I also bought their winch recovery kit that has a winch extension strap, rated snatch block pulley and tree protector for another $99, also cased.

I took it all out of the ...

Ripper!

Just to be sure I will take the one off the Girlie's VS and try it!

Thanks for the lead.

So are you saying one can buy a replacement cap at Autobarn???

If so, I wanna go get one - our Disco has a funny game called "hide the coolant". At seemingly random intervals when I check the coolant level before starting the car it has been as much as 15mm below the marker. However, topping it up ...

The other issue I have found with LPG is that any slight ignition problem shows first symptoms on LPG, and all might appear to be normal on ULP. Once the LPG running is so poor you can't drive it, then you MIGHT start to see something happening on normal fuel. Something to consider.

Other than one ...

Actually, the only differences with LPG OILS is that they are better equipped to handle the nitrogen compounds collected in a gas engine's oil. The nitrates build up, and with condensed water in the oil create nitric acid - just the thing to root your main bearings. Nothing to do with the valves at ...

A County is another possibility, although it kinda detracts from the concept here. They have too many unique problems for my liking which make sourcing parts a little tricky. Doors for example are non existant as "wrecked" items, as are door locks. I am yet so see one that doesn't have the ...

Thanks guys - I have seen a few pop up in various places over the last few months - usually one or two per month.

I'll have to do some soul searching! That, and work out where it would live - not much space!

Here's one from left field.

How strong is the driveline in the Stage 1's? Reason? I am thinking our Disco is too nice to take on really hairy trips, but I can see a time when we might want to do more of it. I like the idea of sticking with an old knock about Rover, but I have fallen in love with ...

Thanks Warwick! Interesting stuff. I'd be interested to see what you can dig up if you still have the technical garb.