Sod's Law Of Land Rovers http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ 2026-04-14T16:54:24+00:00 http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg 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 2026-03-02T14:25:43+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=random:start&rev=1772461543&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 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 * N-Wheeled … text/html 2026-02-12T11:48:36+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=tech:oil:oil_filters&rev=1770896916&do=diff Oil filter tech Rover V8 Cross-reference Standard filter: * RTC3186 (early - Range Rover 1970-76) / Late ERR3340 (Rover V8 / 2.5D / 2.5TD / 200 & 300TDI - DEFENDER - DISCOVERY 1 + 2 - RANGE ROVER CLASSIC + P38) * Dome OD: 93.5mm * Overall Height: 116.1mm or 142.0 mm 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 2026-01-10T16:49:56+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:adventures:2008_ladoga&rev=1768063796&do=diff Ladoga 2008 Back to Russia in a Series 3 Work in progress! I made a video but Youtube didn't like it because of the music First - build a car Youtube does at least like this video - fresh for 2008 we made a whole new and much hairier car: If you can read this, the text/html 2026-01-09T11:14:43+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:modifications:random&rev=1767957283&do=diff 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. text/html 2026-01-08T09:48:17+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=tech:reference:standard_torques&rev=1767865697&do=diff Standard torques for metric threads Stolen from Northern Precision's website. Strength Class M2x0.4 M2.5×0.45 M3x0.5 M3.5×0.6 M4x0.7 M5x0.8 M6x1.0 M8x1.25 M10x1.5 M12x1.75 4:6 0.17 0.36 0.57 1 1.3 2.7 4.5 11 21.8 38.1 4:8 0.17 0.36 0.76 1 text/html 2026-01-08T09:39:22+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=tech:reference:start&rev=1767865162&do=diff Reference * AWG to mm / mmsq * Gas Bottle sizes and offtake * Defender Wheel Nut Torque * Standard torques for metric threads text/html 2026-01-08T09:37:25+00:00 jin (jin@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=tech:rants:stop_using_stainless&rev=1767865045&do=diff Stop using stainless fasteners on your Land Rover! tl;dr: “Stainless makes corrosion worse and is brittle” Reason #1 - Galvanic Corrosion Wikipedia explains why it's a bad idea, I put this page here basically just to try and help any passers-by. Northern Precision have a good explainer and a better chart too. 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