What did you do with your Range Rover today

Deasy said:

Drove home 5 hours from Cornwall, nothing beats a rangie on a long trip!
Nice to get out and feel like you just popped to the shops

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Datatek said:

That is one of the saving grace's. I did 9 hours on twisty D roads with an hour lunch break and still felt fresh when I got home despite my age

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That is exactly why I have become the dedicated driver for all family events. I did a sprint from North Yorkshire to Surrey to North Yorkshire. Beyond needed a touch of fuel and stopping for a poop I felt fresh the whole way.

If I was doing that in the company Insignia I'd need a new spine.

The cloth seats in my classic are some of the most comfortable seats i've ever come across.

lorri789 said:

The cloth seats in my classic are some of the most comfortable seats i've ever come across.

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You must really love your seats to give then such special treatment.

If I was to have some sort of spare wheel carrier fabricated for us LPG guys,
Swing away style, would anyone be interested in buying one??

No one makes them, iv been searching for ages!

Had my cracked windscreen replaced now at least all the heating elements should work come the winter

Deasy said:

If I was to have some sort of spare wheel carrier fabricated for us LPG guys,
Swing away style, would anyone be interested in buying one??

No one makes them, iv been searching for ages!

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Explain please Possible interest here.

lorri789 said:

Explain please Possible interest here.

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Well I'm not sure yet, I need to have a think.

But obviously with LPG the tank in where the spare goes.
I'm doing a 2 week road trip to the south of France in August and think I should really take a spare.

I use fabricators at work and no one makes one. Was thinking of something like this


Or this
Which would go into the towing socket (so it's detachable) and would swing away

Deasy said:

If I was to have some sort of spare wheel carrier fabricated for us LPG guys,
Swing away style, would anyone be interested in buying one??

No one makes them, iv been searching for ages!

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Guy in oz makes em. And in the states. When I get on the pc ill find the thread with his pics. Full swing with fuel.

Do a search for P38 off road equipment and you'll see the pics and details of the guy who makes them. Phones a bit slow to get photos up.

Deasy has a L322 though and there are considerably less parts for them.

Bix said:

Deasy has a L322 though and there are considerably less parts for them.

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Ahhhhhh ok. But you never know, the guy might have designed something on his site. Just a thought

996 turbo was doing one for the P38 I think. He may also do one for the L322, worth a PM to ask.

Practical - Yes....

But on pure aesthtics (and this will enrage Datatek) it would ruin the lines on the L322 which I have to say are gorgeous (to me)

But I concur, us LPG chaps are a little stuck and would be a bloody good idea for the longer trips, and if it could be demounted so much the better, expect I don't have a tow hitch, no spare wheel and holidays are very few and far between in our house - and when we do manage to get away...the UK is the furthest we go so the RAC can drag me to a tyre garage!

Nothing bombing about in a c3 covetible better know as the SLIPPER .)
As when stripped of its roof and bars it infact looks like the said slipper:

Changed the steering rod with both uj's and rubber vibration damper as mine was shot and caused horrendous steering wheel wobble ... Much better now

Well, today I had to move an old caravan we use a tack room in the field - it's been there about 8 years and had sunk into the mud somewhat! There's a new bypass (dual carriageway) going through the field and at the moment it's a building site. The current stables will be cut off from the land by the new bypass and an access lane. Extensive earthworks and leveling, access roads, diggers and fences mean that the longer I left it, the more difficult it was going to be - oh and the bypass is being 'cut' into the field with the new 'road' lowering by a few inches every day - so if I left too long I'd need a bridge! (It's already a couple of feet below the surrounding land)

Apart from a seized solid tow hitch on the 'van, the operation went without a hitch (literally) and the P38 didn't break into a sweat. Towed the caravan - still full of tack, feed bins, junk etc effortlessly over an 'interesting' terrain... The hitch was too far gone to free up and lock onto towball, so operation was done by added weight to hitch to keep it on the towball and tied with a towing strop! Amazing what you can improvise when needed...

brought me a p38 dse today with 22" stormer black wheels .leathers 'auto td .

13E41V said:

brought me a p38 dse today with 22" stormer black wheels .leathers 'auto td .

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pictures

very nice but wheels and tyres look ****e