Random bits & bobs

Little mods and things with nowhere else to go.

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…

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.

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!

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

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.