Davie

Here's a rough drawing of the electrics. Make sure that the 24 volt relay is a good quality heavy duty one, (I got mine from ebay for a fiver) as the heater plugs which draw a heavy current, are fed from this, make sure you remove the heater relay timer from your donor discovery. I used proper soldered bullet connectors, which are a bit more time consuming, but are a much better connector than the modern crimp type. Another thing to mention is the turbo will slightly foul the near side chassis rail. Some folk cut a piece out of the chassis to remedy this. I found that placing a thick (about 3/8") washer between the rubber engine mount and the chassis mount lifted the turbo enough for it to clear without compromising anything else. I could not be bothered fabricating an exhaust, so bit the bullet and bought one from Steve Parker. I found it awkward to fit as it is very tight for clearance, especially the front half. I got there in the end though, fabricating one from scratch would have been a nightmare. Here is the link. I think the price has gone up though. http://www.steveparkers.com/proddetail.php?prod=EXHS3SWBDVY200 Enough for now, Regards, Davie.

Nae probs Catweasle, I'll do a bit more in the next day or two.

A couple of the photos above are of the intercooler position. Because of the generator position, you cannot use the Discovery radiator and intercooler in their all in one mounting. I opted to keep the series radiator and oil cooler and mount the intercooler behind and to the left of the radiator. I used a hole saw to cut some holes in the inside bit of the front panel to let it breath. I went to Pirtek and got a couple of hoses made to connect the military oil cooler to the Discovery hoses. As for a cooling fan, At the moment I have just cable tied a Peugeot 305 fan in front of the oil cooler. I have not yet needed to switch it on, even when idling in traffic or pulling a heavy trailer. More to follow. Davie.

Ok, here is what I did to fit the genny. First, I obtained a waterpump pully and fitted it back to back with the original water pump pully. slightly longer set screws and threadlock were used. this pully will drive the generator belt. On top of the timing case are four threaded holes, Using short set screws, attatch a piece of 1/4" steel plate about 10" square to these holes. Next I cut the generator mounting lugs off the original mounting bracket, and bolted them onto the genny, then placed the genny onto the plate and carefully lined it's front pully up with the new one on the pump. Then when sure it was lined up correctly I tackwelded the lugs to the plate. Next I cut the bracket with the threaded adjuster rod from the original engine. This was attatched to the genny and tackwelded to the plate. Then remove the genny and fully weld the brackets to the plate. The genny can then be refitted with the drive belt. I used a Quinton Hazell belt No. QBB875. This was a wee bit short when new and I had to remove the drive pully to get it on. It has now stretched though and is no longer a problem. Even though there is no power steering, the power steering pump has to be retained, as it is used as the adjuster for the water pump belt. I was a wee bit worried about this as I was not sure if the steering pump bearing relied on power steering fluid for lubrication. So, I dismantled an old pump to see. Luckily, the pump contains a standard sealed bearing, so no problem there. Anyway here are some photos of the generator. I'll try and get some time tomorrow to draw a circuit diagram so you can see how I married the 24volt system to the 12 volt engine. Regards, Davie.

Here is the link I meant to post. Much more informative. http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/200tdiconversion.htm

Hi Paul,I put a 200tdi in my 11A 109 in june. I kept the 24 volt generator, which wasn't too difficult to do. I'm very pleased with the conversion. At the weekend, when I have more time, I will take some photos and explain what I did to fit the genny. Meanwhile click this link for some interesting reading. http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/200tdiconversionIntro.htm Regards, Davie.

Nigel Watson has an excellent series of books on carriers. Click on this link http://www.universalcarrierbook.co.uk/ Hope this helps, Davie.

The flourescent tubes are all the same, even in a 240volt light. It is the control gear that will be damaged if the wrong voltage is applied.

Hi Jack, My cheque will be in the post tomorrow morning. It's fantastic that the target has been nearly reached so quickly. All the best, Davie.

Sorry mate, I've now given you an Afro!

I've just found this thread and feel morally obliged to make a contribution. Definitely count me in. Cheque in the post as soon as details are posted. All the best, Davie.

And more. The last one is a Citroen Kegresse half track, not military, but worthy of inclusion, it crossed the Himalayas in the 1930s.

More.

Some more.

Today dawned fine and bright for the Selkirk rally. the usual suspects were in attendance, supplemented by some "never seen before up here" type vehicles from further afield. An SAS pink panther from Harrowgate was probably my favourite of the day, also a 101 Vampire, a rare beast indeed, had travelled from Northwich in Cheshire. It's great to see how far people will travel with gas guzzling machines, just for a weekend show. Six 101's were in attendance, I've never seen so many together up here. Anyway, here are the pics.

The Daily / Sunday Mail want to get their facts correct. The article states that the Forth Road Bridge was a target, the building of this bridge did not start untill 1958. I am being pedantic here, but silly mistakes like this really annoy me. Davie.

I have a book with this photo in it. Here is what it says. "Over 18000 soldiers assembled on the parade ground of Fort Dodge in the Des Moines Valley. Thousands of yards of white ribbon were fixed to the ground to form the basic shape and the participants took up their positions. The outlines of the fingers, the hair, the torch and the tunic were highlighted by rows of soldiers dressed in white, some with, some without a hat. The remarkable picture was taken by cameras mounted on a high platform. The laws of perspective had to be respected so that, out of a total length of 1230 feet, the body from shoulder to base measured but 150 feet and, somewhat incredibly, almost 14000 of the total compliment were grouped in the flame of the torch" Davie.

Thanks for replys, I deleted all the temp files and cookies, internet bill is direct debit. every other website I searched for works, except maple leaf up. I still can't access that one. Anyway the main thing is it's working again.

Hi Folks, has any one else been unable to access the forum? I've been trying every night for two weeks and just a blank screen that eventually says "unable to connect". Tonight it's working again. Is it just me? I emailed Jack about it at the weekend, but heard nowt back. Anyway, now it's working again I've lots of reading to catch up on. Cheers, Davie

I'm in there too. 2nd from right, no hat.

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Well, I have contacted Andy Brown of Morris Lubricants technical department. He says to use Supreme 30 or to give it it's new name Golden Film SAE30. I am awaiting the sales dept. contacting me with price and local stockist.

And more. The Eurofighter Typhoon. Seeing this close up was phenomenal. According to the commentator it has 40000 lbs of thrust, and can climb vertically, 24000 feet in 20 seconds! Also one of my favourites, the Avro Vulcan, this one has the world record for the longest bombing mission, having taken part in the Falklands conflict.