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This a piece of sheet metal that sits over the metal in the previous photo. On the left you can see the green coloured sheet. This is the continuation of that. Made the first corner (bottom) by hammering it over a piece of angle iron. The top corner, I bend with a pair of pliers a few degrees...

I am jealous Rick. My mates have no tools at all as they are not mechanically minded. Every time they are doing something I am the one that provides the tools. Ideally I would like a bigger metal folder but the cost becomes prohibitive for the amount I need it. Most of the cheaper ones online...

That is a lot of RPM’s Rick. I will do some research on this end to see if I can come up with anything.

It was previously registered to an address on the coast in Essex. I think that a farmer owned it previously, based on the amount of mud that was everywhere. Or of course, a very keen offroader. Now I need to invest in a good sheet metal brake. Everything I find online only takes up to 1mm thick...

Rick, you say that the idle increases as the engine warms up. What sort of increase are you seeing?

To finish off for today, a nice piece of preformed sill repair roughly cut to length.

After some more cutting. The worst has been removed, I now need to tidy it up. Planning to weld a 3mm thick steel plate along the inside. (Where the side step brackets screw into). Just need to figure out how to best repair the body mount as it’s in a lousy position regarding access. Hopefully...

After poking around a bit more it became apparent that the corrosion ran all the way to the rear wheel fender. This is looking from the nearside rear wheel towards the sill.

Absolutely Rick. The wit is not ideal but for the price of 1 insert at the dealer I am getting 6 from Amayama. At least the Patrol keeps me busy whilst I wait. :D Rear crankshaft seal and the oil pan are back on the engine. I also needed to reinstall the vacuum pump after I had taken the...

Whilst I was painting, I also painted the oil sump and the anti roll bar brackets that I made a few weeks ago. I also made some new side step brackets as mine were severely corroded. As my sidesteps are not in the best condition I am also going to make some new sidesteps. Nothing fancy, just...

Once they were welded on I painted the support bracket, so it looks a bit better. It needs a second coat of paint tomorrow.

My first Amayama parcel arrived only a couple of days late, but considering the amount of money saved over the dealer it is worth it. Unfortunately, the second parcel which contains the parts to fix the gearbox should have been delivered yesterday and it wasn’t. Looking on their website, it is...

Rick, not sure if it helps your fuel pump issues but here is the timing procedure for my engine. It may not be helpful as mine has the electronic fuel pump. I can not get them attached to this post without blurring. If you want them then drop me a private message with your email and I send them...

I don’t know Rick. The whole retainer is warped. Not by a lot but on a level surface it doesn’t make contact everywhere. (If that makes sense). Not risking that it leaks at a later time for the sake of £50.

Removed the rear crankshaft oil seal today. Unfortunately it became apparent that the oil seal retainer was damaged. A new one from the UAE would only cost £20 including delivery. However, this would not get to the UK till the middle of September. I managed to find an original one in Ireland...

Thanks Rick, I will send them a photo. The knobs have grub screws so theoretically should be easy to remove.

On the Patrol front, I haven’t done too much the last few days as it is my working block. I have ordered some more parts and a whole bunch a metal. The sidestep brackets are in poor condition so I m going to make some new ones. The plan is to make new sidestep at a later date. For the rest I...

Rick, it is on a brick wall with no access from behind. It has no power and is not digital. The tiles runs underneath the chrome plate. Therefore, I assume that after removing the knobs I can remove the chrome plate. Before i start taking it apart I would like to have a rough idea if my...

This was installed before we bought the house, so no idea on make or model. Tried to do a reverse image search to no avail.

Slight thread drift for a moment. We have a built in thermostatic shower controls in the shower. Over the last couple of months when having a shower the pressure would occasionally drop on the hot water. Cold water is not affected. Once the pressure has dropped any demand elsewhere in the system...