Sod's Law Of Land Rovers http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ 2026-07-24T22:31:45+00:00 http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2026-07-13T09:28:15+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=tech:useful_things&rev=1783934895&do=diff Useful Things Parts, tools, bits, potions, lubes, etc. to make life easier Sealants, Threadlockers, etc. Handy Sticks * I'm a big fan of Loctite-inna-stick especially for in the toolbox * Loctite 268 High Strength Stick 19g (1709314) - for things you absolutely don't want to come undone ever again text/html 2026-07-13T09:27:20+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=tech:top_tips&rev=1783934840&do=diff Top Tips! [Click for some Viz Top Tips!] Assorted little bits and bobs I've collected over the years. Temperature labels You can get these in a variety of ranges. If you want to know how hot something is getting, slap one on! The number of people who fit additional oil or gearbox coolers without ever knowing if their oil or gearbox is text/html 2026-06-24T15:29:10+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=links:overlanding&rev=1782314950&do=diff Overlanding Links * Beardy Overlanders On a Budget Society banishing the bling brigade with B.O.O.B.S. * Expedition Portal * <https://expeditionportal.com/the-10-commandments-of-modifying-an-overland-vehicle/> * /r/overlanding Reddit's Overlanding subreddit, some stuff of interest but a lot of the usual excess and pointlessness. * <https://www.dangerousroads.org/> - dangerous, scenic, and other notable roads worth a look. text/html 2026-06-18T08:42:09+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:adventures:2015_europe&rev=1781772129&do=diff To Switzerland And Back ...By Ambulance! This was the first trip in Alfie for the Mk.1 camper conversion and was basically the shakedown trip. Yeah, we don't do things by halves! I blame myself, as Eddie's shakedown was to drive to Russia and I may have used the phrase “nothing concentrates the mind like an expensive ferry booking text/html 2026-06-15T18:58:55+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=alfie:engine_swap&rev=1781549935&do=diff 4.6 V8 Conversion <http://what-if.xkcd.com/13/> This snowballed slightly into some extra tidying up, specifically: * We updated the fusebox to use blade fuses * Added twin electric fans - something you probably need to do if you're doing a conversion. But first, a word on engine conversions - turned into a minor rant, moved to its own section to avoid clogging this page up! text/html 2026-06-01T10:55:50+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=random:advice&rev=1780311350&do=diff Advice Useful or insightful posts or other bits found on the internet and preserved here. Unsolicited advice for people who want to get into project cars... From u/Syscrush on reddit/r/projectCar Hey all. It seems like almost every week we see people posting near basket case cars and saying something along the lines of text/html 2026-06-01T10:52:30+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=random:start&rev=1780311150&do=diff Axle Of Awesome Stuff we've spotted on our travels or tripped over on t'internet. * Cool & Unusual Vehicles We've Spotted * Cool Vehicles Off t'Internet * Amusing Quotes * Advice Links to neat stuff * Steinbruchsoldat's mini-Hagglunds project on Pirate 4×4 * And then he makes a Mini-Quadrotrac * And a side-project of the MotoDog * Nissan's voice warning is a tiny record player * Awesome dragster facts * Forceful driving * 6-wheeled 100mph Citroen CX delivery vans * … text/html 2026-05-28T10:09:08+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=links:suppliers&rev=1779962948&do=diff Suppliers Land Rover bits * Keith Gott Alton - my local Land Rover parts counter * Advanced Factors helpful source for Land Rover parts in Southampton * Megasquirt-V8 for everything to do with Megasquirt for the Rover V8, plus uprated pinned diffs, lockers, etc. * <https://www.dasteeringltd.co.uk/> - I have not used them, purely bookmarked here for future. text/html 2026-04-24T11:40:25+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=electricals:battery_specs&rev=1777030825&do=diff Battery Specs Nothing much of great interest here - mostly for my own notes so I can remember what I've fitted! 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CHARGING VOLTAGES OF LEAD ACID BATTERIES Charging Mode Voltage Range (V) Flooded Sealed VRLA AGM GEL text/html 2026-03-10T15:16:05+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:notes&rev=1773155765&do=diff Notes Paint colour The colour scheme was inspired by a British Railways 109 I saw on the London To Brighton run, it's known in trainspotting circles as “Blood and Custard”: * <http://www.bloodandcustard.org/> It looks like the paint codes are: * Blood: RAL3005 - Paintman link * text/html 2026-02-12T11:42:44+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?image=tech%3Aoil%3Arover_rtc_3186_oil_filter_filterfinder.png&ns=tech%3Aoil&rev=1770896564&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=c882ac&amp;media=tech:oil:rover_rtc_3186_oil_filter_filterfinder.png" alt="rover_rtc_3186_oil_filter_filterfinder.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2023-06-05T14:04:45+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?image=tech%3Adph5005a.jpg&ns=tech&rev=1685973885&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=3e2b0a&amp;media=tech:dph5005a.jpg" alt="dph5005a.jpg" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" /> text/html 2023-06-05T13:28:23+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?image=electricals%3Aaa12v.png&ns=electricals&rev=1685971703&tab_details=history&media_do=diff&do=media <img src="http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?w=500&amp;h=500&amp;tok=db8558&amp;media=electricals:aa12v.png" alt="aa12v.png" loading="lazy" width="500" height="500" />