Technical

This site is starting to be used by quite a number of people looking at the "how to" postings

To make it easier I'm going to put an index of key pages in the correct order (blogs of course display the events in reverse order). These posts cover the work to do these upgrades. There are others available with more information on the problems and results and more general information on topics using the labels available to filter posts at the right had side of the site

Now this page is up and running I am starting to re edit some of the posts to add some more information and pictures to make them more useful

Replacing the Gear Box and Transfer Box

I have replaced the R380 Gearbox and LT230 Transfer Box. Both needed replacing so it was best to do them both at the same time. 

Removal of Prop shafts, Transmission Brake, Transfer Box and Gearbox
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/gearbox-removal-in-many-painful-steps.html

Refitting of the Clutch and Gearbox
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/gearbox-refitting-part-1.html

Refitting of Transfer Box
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/gearbox-refitting-part-2.html

Refitting the Propshafts and  a summary of tips from my experience
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/gearbox-refitting-part-3.html


Replacing the Suspension

Springs and Shocks 

Replacing the Rear Springs and S\hocks was a fairly straightforward task with just a bit of a struggle dealing with the inner helper springs which made access to the bolts that hold the spring down quite difficult. People talk about needing a spring compressor, but if you detach the damper (shock absorber) and the anti-roll bar it's quite easy as these pictures show
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/boing-part1.html

Replacing the Front Springs and S\hocks was even easier, especially once you take off the upper turret cover in the engine bay. I used a trolley jack on this change to stop the front axle dropping too far and breaking brake pipes
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/boing-part-2.html

Anti Roll Bars

Replacing the Rear anti Roll Bar linkages and bushes was absolutely a simple job. Just undo the bolts, knock them out and fit it all again
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/anti-roll-bar-linkages.html

Replacing the Rear Anti Roll Bar was almost as simple as the linkages job. The new bar was heavier so I used a G clamp to hold it in place whilst I did the nuts and bolts
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/boing-part-3.html 

Fitting a Front Anti Roll bar was the icing on the cake in terms of body Roll improvements, It took some more work because the  fittings supplied with the kit did not want to work with the thixker strengthened suspension
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/boing-part-4.html

Wheels, Offsets and Options 

Deciding what to do with mismatched wheels took some investigation. The description of the military wheel shown here was the start of trying to track down a pair of the correct ones for less than £250 per rim which was the cheapest I could find them for
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/wheely-interesting-dilemma.html

I described the information I received about whether to use spacers (advised against my many people) or different offset wheels, and the effect that getting the wrong wheels on the front made to the turning circle and led to a problem that would have been an MOT failure
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2011/12/wheel-options.html
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/what-difference-2cm-makes.html

I finally settled on a set of new Wolf wheels. These are made of thicker 8mm steel, and some people say that these can be fitted on the existing studs. However most people agree that you really should fit a set of the longer 60mm studs to be sure on the MOT. I just wanted the nuts to be fully on whatever an MOT tester thought. I don't like the idea of nuts coming off and if they are only half on the first place it seemed too much of a risk to me
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/the-wolfs-at-door.html
http://landroverkaty.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/wheely-nice.html

What's to come?

Some electrics, getting the fridge working correctly and I'll be starting some work on the engine some time. It's running OK, but is leaking a little oil which I'd like to sort out.once and for all