====== Random bits & bobs ======

Little mods and things with nowhere else to go.

===== Ammo tin jack box =====

These little ammo tins used to be available for under a fiver, you can still find the odd one if you look. They have a seal round the lid and are the perfect size for a Mercedes Sprinter telescopic jack which is ideal for reaching the portals.

Also the waterproofing comes in handy...

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===== LT230 Oil Catcher =====

Early LT230 transfer transfer boxes don't have a cross-drilled input gear, that leads to the input splines wearing and eventually failing. Cross-drilled gears aren't available for the 1.003:1 ratio cases so FTC4993 is an oil catcher plate that channels oil down into the end of the input gear - it's easily fitted through the PTO hole with the box in situ. FTC4994 is an O-Ring needed for fitting.

===== Quick roll cage CB mount =====

The stage rigging industry uses bar clamps to hold all sorts of stuff overhead, lighting clamps are cheap, available in many styles, and nice and strong!

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This is quick and easy to loosen off and stand the aerial up when it's needed.

===== Exhaust Studs =====

For Rover V8 you can buy ones for classic Minis - they're 3/8" UNC thread into the head, then 3/8" UNF (fine) thread for the brass nuts. This means you're not screwing bolts in & out of the head when working on things.

You *may* need to cut the heads down for clearance getting the manifold out over the studs, and you *may* need thick washers under the nuts to fully clamp the manifold properly.

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