Essex lanes

Drizz · Jan 25, 2011

It was me going backwards lol

wickford90 · Jan 25, 2011

Drizz said:
It was me going backwards lol

Being towed down a boggy dark overgrown lane backward and no lights, ten out of ten for technique. nine out of ten for concentration. It would have been ten but you did nearly rip my recovery point out with your unexpected braking. Think we will give Brian two out of ten for getting stuck in the first place.

Brian S · Jan 25, 2011

But you got your revenge by leaving me to walk.

Drizz · Jan 26, 2011

wickford90 said:
Being towed down a boggy dark overgrown lane backward and no lights, ten out of ten for technique. nine out of ten for concentration. It would have been ten but you did nearly rip my recovery point out with your unexpected braking. Think we will give Brian two out of ten for getting stuck in the first place.

Thatll be due to no engine means no servo assist so couldnt brake quick enough to keep the tension, so you loose points for not taking this into consideration and pulling away slowly :blabla:

wickford90 · Jan 26, 2011

Drizz said:
Thatll be due to no engine means no servo assist so couldnt brake quick enough to keep the tension, so you loose points for not taking this into consideration and pulling away slowly :blabla:

Fair play. Duly noted,

Discodad · Jan 26, 2011

Hi chaps,
Getting lane cravings. Weekends are hectic for a week or two. Any more evenings planned. Combination of late working and early mornings will limit me to a few hours only. can leave home 19:30 onwards.
Subject to traffic on route home maybe able to do tomorrow (27th).
Friday evening (28th)?
or Thursday evening (3rd Feb).
Anyone about?
Also anyone done ford lane, Alresford before?

Co-Pang-Yang · Jan 26, 2011

Wanna take Laney out to Langham soon. However i struggled to get through most of it so don't think standard Landy's will cope.
Also up for going on and doing more general laning if we get more rain. I'd buy a snorkel if you wanna come though. Unless you wanna end up walking home. :lol:

Co-Pang-Yang · Jan 26, 2011

oh and mines not going anywhere for a few days till my new starter motor turns up lol.

Drizz · Jan 27, 2011

Co-Pang-Yang said:
Also up for going on and doing more general laning if we get more rain. I'd buy a snorkel if you wanna come though. Unless you wanna end up walking home. :lol:

Oi!

Co-Pang-Yang · Jan 27, 2011

Drizz said:
Oi!

Laney laughed about it more than I did.

Oh if anyone needs parts quick and at a good price I can highly recommend www.island-4x4.co.uk
New starter motor was 79.99, ordered it online at 11.30 yesterday morning and just got an e-mail to say it was delivered to my house at 10.48 am.
Less than 24 hours and all orders over 55 quid get free delivery. Well chufted.

Tiny should be running again tomorrow.

Big Stu 12 · Jan 27, 2011

I am up for some fun again.... if anyones going out.

Nick, which lanes dd you do in the poics the other day, their a poss....?????

Discodad · Jan 28, 2011

Co-Pang-Yang said:
Wanna take Laney out to Langham soon. However i struggled to get through most of it so don't think standard Landy's will cope.

PM sent.

Discodad · Jan 29, 2011

Big Stu 12 said:
I am up for some fun again.... if anyones going out. Nick, which lanes dd you do in the poics the other day, their a poss....?????

Hi Stu, Sorry I missed your call yesterday. work and end of month reports, yet Monday is actually the 31st?????

Depending on commitments I maybe free for a little laning next Thursday, anyone else? could go down into Essex or met at Tesco, Copdock and then head up to Stowmarket (the one you were asking about) and onto Debenham (the ford)?

Big Stu 12 · Jan 30, 2011

Whos up for a bit of dirt on poss thursday night?.

Brian S · Jan 30, 2011

Not me. I just spent all weekend cleaning the damn thing.

Discodad · Jan 30, 2011

Brian S said:
Not me. I just spent all weekend cleaning the damn thing.

Wrap it in cling film?

Stu, was thinking if there is a few of us & we ended up in Suffolk, We could start @ Copdock (the 1st one we did the other day), then pop up to the one near Stowmarket (the one you wanted to visit) and then onto Debenham and if time do a few of the shorter ones between them.

Brian the ford @ Debenham would leave your Disco in showroom condition, the source is from an ancient roman well.
It was a secret for years & they used it for cleaning the poo of the cart wheels. Its rummered that caesar himself used this ford as it had mystical chassis cleaning & protective powers

Its apx 1/2 mile long and 6" deep. I did it in my road standard Disco yesterday. www.wetroads.co.uk

Discodad · Jan 30, 2011

PS,
Brian, hope all is sorted after last week. Glad i missed that one!

Brian S · Jan 31, 2011

It's all sorted and hopefully no permanent damage.

I have cleaned the intercooler out which was the problem as it was full of water. So my new lift pump was unnessersary.

The engine was cleaned again and I left off the air con belt and viscous fan.

This has meant I can now hear an odd noise the engine is making.

The carpet had a cm of mud caked on so I removed the seats and centre consul and jetwashed it.

It has left the carpet clean on top but I need to remove it now along with the sponge underneath to clean and dry it properly.

The problem was Saturday was spent getting it running, spent 5 hours finishing the engine sunday and by the time I got the seats and consul out I was losing the light so just washed the worse off for now so Anita can use it for work while the Beemer is SORN for February and she won't get her precious boots dirty.

That ford sounds very interesting though.

Discodad · Jan 31, 2011

You have convinced me. I'm gonna really start looking at a snorkel + ext breathers.

Sounds like thorough clean.
I was using the hand wash place at Homebase, Stanway. But the pressure washers are taking the paint off

Job for summer: rub off bubbling paint & powdery ali, primer (zinc?) and then spray paint. It'll proberly end up looking awful

Not sure who is coming on Thursday night or where we are going, but you could always jump in with someone?

Glad you got it up & running.

Co-Pang-Yang · Jan 31, 2011

Brian S said:
Not me. I just spent all weekend cleaning the damn thing.

What is it, a Chelsea Tractor???

Discodad said:
Wrap it in cling film?

:lol: :lol:

Discodad said:
You have convinced me. I'm gonna really start looking at a snorkel + ext breathers.

Finally! Why all Land Rovers don't have these fitted is beyond me!

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