mick the builder
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Actually , they nick the wheel with the back door !Flippin eck. I've just read that people even nick the wheels off the back doors!
Actually , they nick the wheel with the back door !Flippin eck. I've just read that people even nick the wheels off the back doors!
I definitely got that impression from the chap I spoke to. I'm feeling really confident (the odd doubt creeping in now and then when I recognise the risk as there's so many pigs in the poke out there needing thousands spending on them). Mind you, if my funds start running dry, I can get myself down to Preston docks. I don't fancy delivering messages or sewing on buttons thoughFrom the pictures, I know that garage. So can say without a doubt any work done by them will have been correct. They are Land Rover enthusiasts themselves.
Actually , they nick the wheel with the back door !
the gear change knob purports to a LT77 gearbox so you have the R380 maybeThe reverse knob doesn't correlate to the gear (should go left and up but now goes right and down
my defender is the same but is ok if the lock engages properly when shut I push mine shut with a firm hand I don't slam itthe rear door lock is fiddley (actually, I can lock it, but in the lock position
a chamois leather with your hand wrapped around it or a 12 volt hairdryerAnd what can I fit that'll demist the passenger and driving windows?
The reverse knob doesn't correlate to the gear (should go left and up but now goes right and down).
They put a newish 300tdi in it.
Gonna put it through the garage for a full health check on Monday.
Now I've got to find an insurer for the modifications.
It said my car's not valid as it's more than 17 years old.
I did. Transporter said the weather was bad.part of the plan to get rid of older vehicles IMHO Ours are 22, so, like us you'll have to go to a proper specialist not some bunch of fools on the interweb.
And, just in case, start telling us you had it delivered to you on a transporter and have only driven it on private land
Well at least you haven't said I've been sold up the swanny without a paddle Disco
though giving you a laugh by posting the pics make me worry lol
Did I eck. I drove it home, all 200ish miles. It was great. Peeing it down over the shap with bad visibility, but I'm not that bad.
I did start this post admitting I was a bit thick (big grin this is). Haven't learned the emotion faces yet (or at least I haven't taught my brain to read them like words yet). I drove it back cos I'm insured to drive any vehicle, like hire cars and things like that. It's on the drive now. Anyway. It's dark outside but the flash has picked it up. The bonnet pull is on a wired and came off the bracket, so another thing I have to get sorted. Here's the pics but will take better ones tomorrowMy point was that you seem to be arranging insurance after the event
I drove it back cos I'm insured to drive any vehicle,
Thanks for that. I'm writing all these things in a notebook. I have to say, sterling site and generous helping folk :0)View attachment 162001
A couple of things, 300 tdi engine, nice motors.
1) The red arrow pointing down, is pointing to the coolant hose that runs above the water pump pulley, check it is not touching the pulley!, a lot touch and wear thru the pipe if the owner is not careful.
2) the red arrow pointing up is pointing at the bleed fitting , there is another on the top of the rad. Get a set of metal ones, most of the usual places sell them , the plastic ones fail over time and break off at the most inconvenient times.
Cheers
drive any vehicle that is not owned by you,
Crikey I'm not sure?? I'm really not into retrospectively editing. It's bad form. Allow me those two edits above and I'll never do it again. What I obviously need to do is be steered by the gentle hints Disco kindly nudged. I'll defo phone adrian and A Plan on Monday mornBut it was owned by you , you had just purchased it, plus I always thought it had to be insured by someone else at the same time.
Cheers
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