a bit OT - 4x4 transits

Anyone had experience of the county conversion transits?


do they have a low range box like a landy, or not?

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"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Anyone had experience of the county conversion transits?
>
>
> do they have a low range box like a landy, or not?
>
> --
> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
> "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"
> Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Les Guêpes, Jan 1849

Austin,

some bumph here....

http://www.imperialservices.org.uk/county_ford_transit_4x4_vehicles.htm

On or around Sun, 15 May 2005 20:56:11 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>>
>> Anyone had experience of the county conversion transits?
>>
>>
>> do they have a low range box like a landy, or not?
>>
>> --
>> Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.fsnet.co.uk my opinions are just that
>> "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose"
>> Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Les Guêpes, Jan 1849
>
>Austin,
>
>some bumph here....
>
>http://www.imperialservices.org.uk/county_ford_transit_4x4_vehicles.htm
>

coo, well hunted. It does indeed have a T-box. excellent... now all I have
to do is find lots of money :-(

Anyone wanna buy a disco?

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On Sun, 15 May 2005 22:26:13 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> made me spill my meths when he wrote:

>Anyone wanna buy a disco?

I'm wanting an auto 3.9 V8 ES with lpg and RPI bits that should soon
be coming up for sale locally but the problem is I have no reason to
want to get rid of the RAV4. It's not as if it is a bag of ****e or
has been anything but reliable and fun to drive, also, as it is Our
Lass who uses it the most she has the final word on it. She says I
have enough Land Rovers to choose from at the moment anyway, the fact
that most of them are sorned didn't make any difference to my
argument, likewise my comment that the ones that are on the road are
probably among the most impractical Land Rovers to use anyway.

Bugger.

Still, could always put it in Autotrader anyway and see if anyone
comes along.
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On or around Sun, 15 May 2005 21:56:05 GMT, [email protected]
enlightened us thusly:

>On Sun, 15 May 2005 22:26:13 +0100, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> made me spill my meths when he wrote:
>
>>Anyone wanna buy a disco?
>
>I'm wanting an auto 3.9 V8 ES with lpg and RPI bits that should soon
>be coming up for sale locally but the problem is I have no reason to
>want to get rid of the RAV4.

....apart from it being a toyota, of course...

mine's a 3.5 manual, and not ES. 's a good 'un for its age, though.

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a great lie than to a small one" Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
from Mein Kampf, Ch 10

In message <[email protected]>
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> Anyone had experience of the county conversion transits?
>
>
> do they have a low range box like a landy, or not?
>

The local MEB depot used to have a couple - much liked by the crews
- on the rare occasions they were on the road............

Richard
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"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ba58e16b4d%[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> > Anyone had experience of the county conversion transits?
> >
> >
> > do they have a low range box like a landy, or not?
> >
>
> The local MEB depot used to have a couple - much liked by the crews
> - on the rare occasions they were on the road............
I know a dude that had one......... for three weeks, then the pikeys nicked
it
never to be seen again.

On or around Sun, 15 May 2005 22:26:13 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>coo, well hunted. It does indeed have a T-box. excellent... now all I have
>to do is find lots of money :-(
>
>Anyone wanna buy a disco?

semi-serious: I Have actually found a '96 4x4 tranny minibus advertised, so
if anyone *does* wanna buy it...


* 1991 H
* 3.5i / LPG
* 110K miles, ish
* 5 LR alloys
* almost-new Avon Ranger ATs x4 (about 1000 miles on 'em)
* recon gearbox about 5K miles ago max., plus cross-drilled T-box gear
* full set of LR seatcovers (not for the folding jump seats though), one
slightly torn
* full set LR rubber mats
* 80-l LPG tank under-floor, range about 180 miles on 64l of LPG
* approx 8-gall replacement petrol tank in wing, gives about 120 miles at
least.
* both fuel systems fully operating.
* fuel cost on LPG comparable with a TDi.
* front pads getting a bit thin, but I have replacements in a box ready to
fit.
* body and chassis excellent for the age. a couple of slight dents and
scratches, back floor OK. It'll need welding by the Starboard rear door
catch point for the next MOT (due in June sometime), Portside done last
year. Rear floor is a bit rusty but still sound, no actual holes .
Sunroof leaks now cured, as i hope is one by one of the alpine lights.

This motor is doing about 80 miles per day with me, and is maintained
accordingly. All the bits and pieces work, except for one rear speaker.
The idle-speed stepper motor sometimes lets it idle too fast, but it goes
back to normal if you turn the engine off and restart it.

I guess it ought to fetch about £2500 - there's a very tidy low mileage one
the same age but no LPG on ebay ATM with bidding at 2300+


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On Mon, 16 May 2005 09:18:27 +0100, MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net>
made me spill my meths when he wrote:

>hmm, as soon as some money turns up I'm also after a 3.9 auto with
>LPG..

Feck orft, I saw 'er first...


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[email protected] wrote:

> On Mon, 16 May 2005 09:18:27 +0100, MVP <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net>
> made me spill my meths when he wrote:
>
>>hmm, as soon as some money turns up I'm also after a 3.9 auto with
>>LPG..
>
> Feck orft, I saw 'er first...
>

Got passeed by an MPi Disco claiming to be LPG converted last night. If it
wasn't for the fact that I was driving down the M62 at the time I may well
have phoned the number and bought the thing.

P.
--
1992 200 TDI Disco - heavily modified
1982 V8 Range Rover - heavily corroded
2000 Rover 75 - heavily driven
1993 Lexus LS400 - just plain heavy on fuel

On or around Mon, 16 May 2005 15:48:53 +0100, MVP
<mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>I guess it ought to fetch about £2500 - there's a very tidy low mileage one
>>the same age but no LPG on ebay ATM with bidding at 2300+
>
>5 door?

ooops. knew there was summat I forgot...

yes, 5 door and 7 seat, 5-speed manual.

Also forgot to mention suspension. Mildly tweaked - mainly aimed at
improving the road manners - stiffer and slightly taller springs on the
front (RR diesel HD rate), which give about 1" lift, and stiffish rears (90
HD rear rate) with 1" spacers to get 'er sitting level. The rear damper
mounts are standard, the front turrets are 1" lower than standard heavy-duty
open-sided ones from Llama, to preserver the axle articualtion with the
taller springs. Also means the turrets don't have to be removed to change
the dampers.

Upshot of all that is that the body roll is considerably less than standard
and the road manners are generally pretty good - she can be thrown around
corners at considerable speed for something that weighs about 2 tons.
Steering is probably a touch lighter than standard, thanks to the minor
lift, but not enough to be unstable, as can happen with severe lifts.

On reflection, I'm fairly keen on the 4x4 tranny, now I've (probably - not
checked on whether it's still available) found one for sale and provided I
can wangle the finances. So that "probably" in the subject line is more of
a "very probably". I need to fix the finances and I need the replacement
vehicle before I actually get rid of this one, so its' not available
immediately, although it might not take that long.

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"The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to
a great lie than to a small one" Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
from Mein Kampf, Ch 10

On or around Tue, 17 May 2005 09:09:19 +0100, MVP
<mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> enlightened us thusly:

>
>The wife is pushing me towards something a bit newer (3.9 kinda age)
>but I'm tempted. I don't have any cash yet though.

join the club...

>oh and I was thinking auto.. hmm

hehe.

gwaannn.. you know you want it


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Once, when the secrets of science were the jealously guarded property of
a small priesthood, the common man had no hope of mastering their arcane
complexities. Years of study in musty classrooms were prerequisite to
obtaining even a dim, incoherent knowledge of science.
Today, all that has changed: a dim, incoherent knowledge of science is
available to anyone. - Tom Weller, Science Made Stupid, 1986

Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Tue, 17 May 2005 09:09:19 +0100, MVP
> <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>
>>The wife is pushing me towards something a bit newer (3.9 kinda age)
>>but I'm tempted. I don't have any cash yet though.
>
> join the club...
>
>>oh and I was thinking auto.. hmm
>
> hehe.
>
> gwaannn.. you know you want it
>
>

If it had Aircon I'd be *very* interested.

P.
--
1992 200 TDI Disco - heavily modified
1982 V8 Range Rover - heavily corroded
2000 Rover 75 - heavily driven
1993 Lexus LS400 - just plain heavy on fuel

On or around Tue, 17 May 2005 10:09:45 +0100, "Paul S. Brown"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> On or around Tue, 17 May 2005 09:09:19 +0100, MVP
>> <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>
>>>The wife is pushing me towards something a bit newer (3.9 kinda age)
>>>but I'm tempted. I don't have any cash yet though.
>>
>> join the club...
>>
>>>oh and I was thinking auto.. hmm
>>
>> hehe.
>>
>> gwaannn.. you know you want it
>>
>>
>
>If it had Aircon I'd be *very* interested.

sadly not. Mind, aircon can be a PITA - and only about 6 days a year when
it's really hot enough to justify it.

Sister's BF had aircon on his 3.9 rangie, and has disabled it and removed
the aircon raidator, it now doesn't overheat when towing.



Bloody 4x4 transit bus I found in autotrader has been sold, buggrit. Mind,
it was rather pricey.

Currently contemplating the matter of LDV convoys - muhc better body/chassis
than the old LDV400, and using the transit engine/box... quite tempting; and
there are a lot out there which is keeping the price of second hand ones
down nicely...

I quite like the idea of the Iveco, which can be got with a 2.8 turbo
engine, but they seem pretty rare in bus form; there are *some* LDV convoys
out there with turbos on, it seems...

Transit would've been number-1 choice, except that they no longer seem to
make twin-rear-wheel minibuses, and I prefer 'em like that; also the
15-seater trannies seem to have a ludicrously long wheelbase. There are
some short-wheelbase 13-seater convoys, which might be ideal; good
combination of space and agility, I spect. One thing I don't know is when
they started using the transit gearbox as well as the transit engine, which
I *think* came in with the "convoy" model.

--
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Once, when the secrets of science were the jealously guarded property of
a small priesthood, the common man had no hope of mastering their arcane
complexities. Years of study in musty classrooms were prerequisite to
obtaining even a dim, incoherent knowledge of science.
Today, all that has changed: a dim, incoherent knowledge of science is
available to anyone. - Tom Weller, Science Made Stupid, 1986

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I quite like the idea of the Iveco, which can be got with a 2.8 turbo
> engine, but they seem pretty rare in bus form; there are *some* LDV
> convoys
> out there with turbos on, it seems...

They also do them with a V8 in them :0) and the ones at work go well,
certainly fast enough for the school run. You should be able to fit your gas
stuff to it as it should have ample space for tanks. Imagine it with a
sports system.... yum yum!

Mind you taking my "oh oh gotta have a v8 in it" hat off for a moment, I'd
probably get something origional and economical if it's to provide an
income. They have more time/pennies to spend building a 6 wheeler Disco for
the weekends :0)..... with a v8 in of course.

Lee D

On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 08:31:45 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>They also do them with a V8 in them :0) and the ones at work go well,
>certainly fast enough for the school run. You should be able to fit your gas
>stuff to it as it should have ample space for tanks. Imagine it with a
>sports system.... yum yum!

unfortunately, the V8 LDVs are mostly the old type, and thin on the ground,
being as I think they were a special made for the dibbles.

Mind, The convoy uses a transit engine, so it ought to be possible to fit a
2.9 V6, ex-granada/scorpio; they certainly did 2.9 V6 ambulances in transit
form.


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brief that I become obscure) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Ars Poetica, 25

In news:[email protected],
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> blithered:
> On or around Tue, 17 May 2005 10:09:45 +0100, "Paul S. Brown"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> Austin Shackles wrote:
>>
>>> On or around Tue, 17 May 2005 09:09:19 +0100, MVP
>>> <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> enlightened us thusly:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> The wife is pushing me towards something a bit newer (3.9 kinda
>>>> age) but I'm tempted. I don't have any cash yet though.
>>>
>>> join the club...
>>>
>>>> oh and I was thinking auto.. hmm
>>>
>>> hehe.
>>>
>>> gwaannn.. you know you want it
>>>
>>>
>>
>> If it had Aircon I'd be *very* interested.
>
> sadly not. Mind, aircon can be a PITA - and only about 6 days a year
> when it's really hot enough to justify it.


Beg to differ, I use my A/C to keep my winders defugged and that's most of the
year.
Don't confuse A/C with cooling!



>
> Sister's BF had aircon on his 3.9 rangie, and has disabled it and
> removed the aircon raidator, it now doesn't overheat when towing.
>
>
>
> Bloody 4x4 transit bus I found in autotrader has been sold, buggrit.
> Mind, it was rather pricey.
>
> Currently contemplating the matter of LDV convoys - muhc better
> body/chassis than the old LDV400, and using the transit engine/box...
> quite tempting; and there are a lot out there which is keeping the
> price of second hand ones down nicely...
>
> I quite like the idea of the Iveco, which can be got with a 2.8 turbo
> engine, but they seem pretty rare in bus form; there are *some* LDV
> convoys out there with turbos on, it seems...
>
> Transit would've been number-1 choice, except that they no longer
> seem to make twin-rear-wheel minibuses, and I prefer 'em like that;
> also the 15-seater trannies seem to have a ludicrously long
> wheelbase. There are some short-wheelbase 13-seater convoys, which
> might be ideal; good combination of space and agility, I spect. One
> thing I don't know is when they started using the transit gearbox as
> well as the transit engine, which I *think* came in with the "convoy"
> model.



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"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 18 May 2005 09:37:27 +0100, Austin Shackles
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 08:31:45 +0100, "Lee_D"
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>They also do them with a V8 in them :0) and the ones at work go well,
>>>certainly fast enough for the school run. You should be able to fit your
>>>gas
>>>stuff to it as it should have ample space for tanks. Imagine it with a
>>>sports system.... yum yum!
>>
>>unfortunately, the V8 LDVs are mostly the old type, and thin on the
>>ground,
>>being as I think they were a special made for the dibbles.
>>
>>Mind, The convoy uses a transit engine, so it ought to be possible to fit
>>a
>>2.9 V6, ex-granada/scorpio; they certainly did 2.9 V6 ambulances in
>>transit
>>form.
>
> does that include the 24v 2.9 V6 cosworth engine? tally ho what what!

RAF Bomb Disposal had a few of them...... tally-ho indeed!
Badger.

On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 15:22:40 +0000 (UTC), "Badger"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>RAF Bomb Disposal had a few of them...... tally-ho indeed!
>Badger.
>

well, if the conversation with the bank is favourable tomorrow, I may be in
a position (eventually) to find out.

Unless I go for adding gas to the diesel engine, of course...
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"Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'

On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 12:02:54 +0100, "GbH"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Beg to differ, I use my A/C to keep my winders defugged and that's most of the
>year.
>Don't confuse A/C with cooling!
>

well, aye, you can do. But most of the time the normal system manages
reasonably, on the disco.
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"Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'