(2 January 2014, 18:25)Timelord Wrote: An example in point! This level of expertise in bodging 4x4's is rarely accumulated across the board to the same degree in the Jap 4x4 crowd! LOL.
Bodging!!
What do you mean
Here's a before and after, admittedly it was on an old 1970's Series III, but even my modern 2003 Defender it has the same gear stick, just with a bit of plastic coating over it!!
Before:
After:
And apologies for going off topic, but the 'Bush Welding Techniques' is a very useful skill to have, for example you could repair a knife/other tool; or weld sheets of corrugated steel together to form a shelter or any manner of other things....