I've had a Ford 100e Anglia 2 door for a good few years now and to start with the "upgrades" went well until I bought a Land Rover. This is where everything slowed down!! Today I dig the car out from the garage clutter and give you a quick tour of the engine which is incidentally a Ford 1600cc Crossflow married up to a type 9, 5 speed gear box. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIv6au2tQ2k

I installed a safe into the cubby box in my Defender TD5 just after I bought it to put in the dash cam and other valuables as the Defenders are not renowned for their security. Unfortunately the lock failed in the safe last week and as my locking wheel nut tool is in there I needed to break in! The video describes how I did it. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0Y3Q2mPNIk

I've owned a Ford 100e for many years now and the restoration has been slow. The engine isn't connected fully to the gearbox so movement within the garage is difficult. This is where the SGS wheel skates or dollies come in. At least now I'll be able to move the car sideways which will make access quicker and easier. The skates cost £82 for 4 with next day delivery. If I made them the wheels alone would have cost over £80 so on this occasion its a no brainer to just buy them! Link to SGS: https://www.sgs-engineering.com/wd4000-450kg-wheel-dollies-set-of-four These skates look the same on Amazon but have a different brand name: https://amzn.to/3Lf7DO5 This video is just an unboxing and look at the skates, a further video will follow where I'll give the 100e a spin! Thanks for watching ?? I'll link in that video when its uploaded. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW7ccjCo2Hc

You may have seen my earlier videos of the Roamerdrive install. The main reason for installing a tacho (rev counter) is to keep an eye on the revs of the engine as sometimes I’ll forget to select the Roamerdrive or if I have left the truck in 4th! It doesn’t happen often! Also, it’s a reminder on how much better the truck is with the Roamerdrive installed. Anyway, my video’s (There are 2 parts to this build so keep a look out for them both) show what I had to do to get this cheap tacho working on my truck, that doesn’t have ABS brakes incidentally. It does make a difference as the cables are coloured differently but it can still be done either way. I’ve included links to useful sites and to my Google drive which contains images of the plugs which may help. The connector I started at was connector (Black) C0658 plugged into the ECU under the driver’s seat (RH drive). https://www.lrworkshop.com/connectors/defender-1999/C0658 Pin 19 cable (white and slate (grey) on mine) goes to connector C1048 Pin 14 on righthand side of the instrument cluster on my RH drive truck. The mating connector C1040 has no corresponding pin so I will need to add one. The pin type for the Sumitomo HD Series MT, DS, HD, HM 14-way connector (6098-0254) is 8230-4282 Male Terminals. I’ve included a link to eBay for these. These are suitable for .75-1.25mm cable. I bought a cheap oil temperature gauge from which I expected to rob the white needle and put onto the tacho, this way all of the instruments will look the same. Keep a look out for part 2 as it didn't work out for me! All ended well though in the end. All information supplied as is. I’ve tried my best to pull all the info together and believe it is correct. If there is something missing or wrong, let me know and I’ll correct it. Remember this information is relevant to MY Defender, without ABS, yours might just be different! Links below: Tacho Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283978300701 Tacho Amazon (Expensive!) https://amzn.to/3UA7AkU Terminals Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265108247086 White paint pen Amazon: https://amzn.to/3UzS6h1 Resistor Amazon: https://amzn.to/3EsNinV Mustool MDS8207 scope Banggood: https://uk.banggood.com/custlink/mvKJavC3Es Mustool MDS8207 scope on Amazon (Expensive!) https://amzn.to/3EpW4D4 Nanocom: https://www.nanocom-diagnostics.com/products Very expensive genuine tacho: https://www.terraintechparts.com/products/land-rover-genuine-oe-tachometer-for-land-rover-defender-yae100790 Connector images, my Google drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZRD2xtujrFFHIUcCbB-0rokOrG35ZCYS?usp=sharing *Full disclosure. Some of the links above may earn a few pennies for the channel at absolutely no cost to yourself. Thanks for watching. * ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUa6Rgptww