Td5 Speedometer Reprogramming
Some notes on how to reprogram a Defender td5 speedometer to correctly indicate speed and mileage when using different gearbox or tyre size than standard.
Custom Propshafts
At the front of the Ibex, 'castor corrected' radius arms are fitted to improve the handling. Unfortunately because the axle tube is rolled forwards in order to improve the castor angle, the drive angles of the UJs at each end of the front...
Electric PTC Heater
An experiment - fitted an electric PTC heater to provide fast demist/deice at startup.
Kill the head and the body will not die
Powerstroke suffers a cracked cylinder head, with some unusual symptoms.
Little known forerunners of the Ibex
Meet the ancestors... some no so well known predecessors to the Ibex.
Propshafts & UJs
Notes on the various LR Propshafts and UJ sizes, just for reference.
Simple Split Charge
Having expanded the Ibex battery box to allow fitting two batteries, I found myself needing a simple, repliable split charge setup.
So I bought another one...
A well known auction site, and poor impulse control, leads me to buy another Ibex.
Oil Temperature Sender
Measured the R(T) of the TDV6 oil temperature sensor...
Xplore Tablet PC GPS
Modification for a 'Xplore' tablet PC to add an internal GPS module, making it much simpler to use it for in-vehicle navigation without getting tangled in a big messo' wires