Land Rover

[flibb]

nice truck flibb how much rubber!!!!!!!

Wish it was my one, Jim does LR up for a living and competes in internatinal 4x4 events. Those wheels/tyres are incredible. The tyres are bolted to the wheels, think its 36 bolts per wheel. Hes about to start building a new wagon so that ones going back to normall.

 

[EdS]

Simex tyre great off road but absolute nightmare on road. Also wear very quickly.

I put Grizzly Claws on mine for off road events. Having said that at the moment she is moastly off road - I've a hundred and one small jobs to do and no time.

 

[Jjv110]

There is no explanation, we just need Land Rovers. Have you checked out forum www.difflock.com ? technical questions is the section for you.

Julian.

 

[EdS]

Difflock - the only other site I really look at.

The oil from the Peter & Simons shop is the dogs danglies - it really does make a difference.

 

[Edi_M]

Nice

Must admit i haven't got a proper one at the moment, i've got a Freelander - so at least it's got a green oval, but i am saving for a real one....
You going to Billing this year ? Come to think of it, is anyone going to Billing ?

Freelander IS a real landrover, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. It may not get up killimanjaro, but put it on snow over ice & watch the defender drivers flounder. Chatting to the guys at Trailmasters, they've observed the easiest LR vehicle in deep sand is....Freelander, because it's easier to dig out. Swings & roundabouts though, in mud I'll have a 90, ta. But.....I drive a disco commercial! One day I'll have enough spare cash to complete the collection, rangey for the driveway & a 110 for giggles.

Do come by the unbeatentracks stand, by the river - we're always in the same place - & say hullo! John Muirden will be there from wednesday, I'll be getting there friday early-mid evening & staying till sunday. John usually cooks a large potjie of an evening (there's usually enough) - but bring your own beer

 

[Bushmaster]

Found this site a while ago,six numbers thats all I need ,just give me six numbers and it's mine.
Geoff

http://www.bowler-offroad.com/

 

[Paganwolf]

Ill be at billing,im may camp over this year.... you are perfectly normal if you like landrovers, freelander sport and a 109 ex-raf police wagon here and look at me im normal LOL(Martin dont say a word )

 

[innocent bystander]

i'll look out for you edi. anyone else gonna be there?

 

[Slimey]

I'll be there, only for the day though, not sure which one as yet. If I stayed the weekend I'm sure I'd end up spending a fortune on nice new shiney stuff!

 

[brucemacdonald]

I had a 1974 SIII 88" 2.25 diesel with a van hardtop until last year when the engine died. I had to sell her to afford to replace the engine.

It was always fun driving her around. She had dodgy brakes, electrics, a rotting chassis and she handled like a shopping trolley. When I first bought her, the steering wheel was from a Montego as a previous owner had thick legs which would not fit under the genuine LR steering wheel! I soon replaced that. Too noisy for a radio, I usually just sang as I drove along.

I haven't lost the LR bug though. Some day I will buy a nice 110 CSW for family bushcrafty transport. But Discos and Freelanders are good too.

 

[EdS]

if I had the money it would be a 101 but with the Powertoque 2.8Tdi (rebored 300Tdi) rather than the 3.5 V8.

Either that or if I had serious money it would have to be a Llama, just for the rarity value.

 

[Slimey]

Isn't there only the one Llama in existence, it's somewhere like the Dunsfold collection?

I'd love a 101 too, gas it up and leave the V8 in. There's a guy called Martin Bailey over on usenet who has a 101 ambi converted into a camper with a 4.6L V8 and an auto box. If you've been to Billing you've probably seen it, it's purple so you'd remember if you had! You can find some info here

http://www.101fc.net/grumble/index.htm

It's very nice indeed.

Simon,

 

[innocent bystander]

There is one fc i keep seeing around, from the outside it looks like an immaculate ambulance - inside, there is a full pine fitted kitchen. Looks real nice... It's usually on the fc owners club stands, and sometimes at old sodbury.

I used to have a s3 lightweight, with 3.0 v6 ford blueprint engine, that was seriously fast. Had to put a salisbury axle on, as it was eating halfshafts for breakfast...

I miss that....

 

[Edi_M]

it was eating halfshafts for breakfast...

I miss that....

Wierd innit. I hated my first Disco when I owned it. Sunroof leaks, smoky engine, fuel economy went through the floor at 45k miles, seemed to be a damage magnet (would fill a page to cover the list of things that happened to that landy), but about 3 days after I traded it in for a new Nissan Patrol I realised I'd made a mistake & a day doesn't go by that I don't wonder if I'd still be running it had I known about the exhaust gas recirculator & mechanical timing belts (same price as a main dealer cam-belt change). I like my current TD5 unit, a lot, but I miss my 300Tdi XS 3 door. It never actually let me down. If the current owner of R852KOJ is a member of these forums, I'd love to know how the beast is doing.

 

[BorderReiver]

Wierd innit. I hated my first Disco when I owned it. Sunroof leaks, smoky engine, fuel economy went through the floor at 45k miles, seemed to be a damage magnet (would fill a page to cover the list of things that happened to that landy), but about 3 days after I traded it in for a new Nissan Patrol I realised I'd made a mistake & a day doesn't go by that I don't wonder if I'd still be running it had I known about the exhaust gas recirculator & mechanical timing belts (same price as a main dealer cam-belt change). I like my current TD5 unit, a lot, but I miss my 300Tdi XS 3 door. It never actually let me down. If the current owner of R852KOJ is a member of these forums, I'd love to know how the beast is doing.

I'm filling up............

 

[innocent bystander]

I think that every time you have to repair it or replace a part, you leave a little piece of you behind. Normally your fingertips, or blood generally.

After a while the thing owns your soul. It cannot do wrong, even if you lunch the gearbox in the middle of nowhere, cogs strewn across a mile of track, beyond the range of mobile phones. You will forgive it. Mad really...

 

[PeterW]

I think that every time you have to repair it or replace a part, you leave a little piece of you behind. Normally your fingertips, or blood generally.QUOTE]

ROTFLMAO !!!!!!

I have a 74 SIII that has been **completely** rebuilt from the ground upwards, and used to have a 300TDi Disco, both of which have had more of my blood than the Blood Transfusion Service...

Wouldn't be without the Series though....

Cheers

Peter