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    Casper & Outono - 2x 1998 Discovery 1 Builds

    Not advising you try this at home(at least if you want to keep your wife) but I have discretely pulled off a Mercedes v8 engine rebuild in a guest bath of ground floor retirement apartment once upon a time. Hardest part was getting it in and out of the car under the carport under cover of...
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    Santana/Defender 110 Overland Build Cummins R2.8

    How's the R2.8 install going? Since I got the chance to tool around in a repowered jeep I've been slowly collecting bits to r2.8 swap the D1.
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    Fire Extinguishers

    I have amerex 5lb extinguishers hard mounted in each vehicle with aviation mounts.
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    How to keep cast iron cookware from flogging your gear off road?

    My cast iron as needed for trip menus goes into my kitchen case and gets thoroughly strapped down. Can't think of a much worse fate than being beaned by a pelican case full of cast iron in a roll over. Cast iron is one of the few things that doesn't stay in my camp kitchen full time, mainly...
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    Load Space/Cargo Space Liner, Protector, Cover LR4

    In the D1 I just pulled the whole rear carpet and cut a rubber stall mat to shape to replace it and the existing failed padding. Quieted down the interior, holds heavy items still when lashed down, and throw a moving blanket over it and its pet friendly as well...
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    Roof Rack Lighting Wiring

    Digikey is a solid supplier, though they carry lots of wire I consider sub par for exterior automotive use they are honest about ratings, certifications, and jacket material and they do also carry some better options.
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    Roof Rack Lighting Wiring

    That's a pretty stout lightbar , I rarely run anything that big. I've found it both easier to wire and more useful to run smaller pairs of led lights similar to d-series cubes or my recent favorite for forward facing cubes the feniex industries AI cubes. In my smaller setups I build harness...
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    Looking for modified disco

    Good luck in your search, non rusted are slightly harder to find, non rusted AND well maintained will likely be a much more intense search and generally command a premium over the average market.
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    Minimum EV Range Requirement for Touring Western U.S.

    Small correction- "open" heart surgery still generally requires cracking open the ribs to access the sternal cavity. We have progressed from lebche knives to pneumatic and then lithium battery powered sternal saws.
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    SOLD**** 2008 Land Rover LR3 - $9,500 obo - Nashville, TN

    Solid truck from a solid seller buy with confidence. (y)
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    Flush Mount LED Lights

    Well, in my defense, you didn't give a budget, and I installed a pair of these on a quad at work and they quite handily take the place of several sets of lights since they adjust replacing headlights, pin spots, and forward scene lighting.
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    Flush Mount LED Lights

    Feniex AI cubes could be slick mounted as headlights on a ute
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    XPS Sandwich Panels availability in the US

    https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/potential-diy-composite-camper-shell-build-material.234767/
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    Best tools for visualizing gps data?

    ArcGIS is all we use in disaster/emergency service mapping as well. Amazingly powerful in well trained hands.
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    RuggedFlex Panels?

    Followed very similar instructions to these on my first install and found the panels to be nearly too well applied if you EVER want to be able to remove them. I destroyed the panel attempting to remove it and nearly damaged the underlying hood. I came up with the combo I used (rtv & roof...
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    Flat AGM's

    I've had fair luck recovering aging AGMs using my Ctek Multi 7002. If they don't start charging because they are flat I put the 7002 in power supply mode and force some current into them for a bit (20-30 min) then switch the charger over to the AGM charge mode. Not sure why the magic number...
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    Converter/ inverter charging

    In my victron its all adjustable via the battery settings. I simply plugged in the settings my battery manufacturer recommended when I emailed and asked what the optimum charging profile was for my battery.
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    RuggedFlex Panels?

    I've run similar lensun marine panels for nearly a decade now. Couldn't be happier. Mine are attached to my hood with a bead of black RTV sealant with a few dabs of a roofing tar in the center of the panel to help assist with the slight ballooning in the middle I experienced on my fj. The panels...
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    Critique my small tongue box solar setup

    I run all the DC power coming into my setup into my victron solar/charge controller and allow it to control all the battery charging as needed. The solar controller doesn't care if it's fed DC from a solar panel or DC coming from a power supply plugged in inside my garage. I also run all the...
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    Braun Ambulance Conversion

    depends on how the ambulance is constructed. I know at least on ours the O2 tank storage box and the column cabinet holding our med vaults are pretty stoutly reinforced. everything else is in there and reasonably stoutly built but mostly removable/reconfigurable I know several of ours were...
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