Griffdowg
New Member
hello people
only just registered on this forum, bought my 1984 LR90 last Monday and its my first car ever!
so thats the first 2 out of the way. now i was wondering if i could pick all of your experienced LR brains?
my 90 needs a bit of work on it which i am prepared to do and learn as i have never dealt with vehicles before (used to be a mountain bike mechanic). so expect a fair few posts over the coming months from myself
i will be replacing the doors fairly soon and noticed on the replacments that the thin metal part near where the window enters is broken on one and completely missing on the other. is this important to hold the windows in? can i just snap the old ones off and weld them onto the new doors?
secondly, does anyone know if/where i can get chequer plating for the interior doors. ive seen them for every other part of a 90 but not interior doors.
thirdly, can i just change the barrel in the rear door lock or do i need a whole replacement?
forthly, when i drove it back from exeter to bristol on monday it was running quite hot. i didnt take my foot off the go button all the way and it took 2hrs (50-60mph) is this normal for a vehicle of this age or indeed a land rover? i assume it should the gauge should sit halfway.
fithly, what pressure should i be running my grizzly claw tires at on the road and then off the road? (it doesnt say on the sidewall)
sixthly, (this is getting silly) does anyone have instructions for fitting a swingaway wheel carrirer (paddocks) and rock slider sills? as these came with the vehicle but are not fitted.
there... think thats it for now. im not going to ask how to open the bonnet (think the lock is broke) cos you may all mock me out of this forum
ALL of your advice/opinions/info/wealth of knowledge/sarcasm/jokes and abuse is greatly appreciated and i want to absorb all that is my LR 90
bye for now.
only just registered on this forum, bought my 1984 LR90 last Monday and its my first car ever!
so thats the first 2 out of the way. now i was wondering if i could pick all of your experienced LR brains?
my 90 needs a bit of work on it which i am prepared to do and learn as i have never dealt with vehicles before (used to be a mountain bike mechanic). so expect a fair few posts over the coming months from myself
i will be replacing the doors fairly soon and noticed on the replacments that the thin metal part near where the window enters is broken on one and completely missing on the other. is this important to hold the windows in? can i just snap the old ones off and weld them onto the new doors?
secondly, does anyone know if/where i can get chequer plating for the interior doors. ive seen them for every other part of a 90 but not interior doors.
thirdly, can i just change the barrel in the rear door lock or do i need a whole replacement?
forthly, when i drove it back from exeter to bristol on monday it was running quite hot. i didnt take my foot off the go button all the way and it took 2hrs (50-60mph) is this normal for a vehicle of this age or indeed a land rover? i assume it should the gauge should sit halfway.
fithly, what pressure should i be running my grizzly claw tires at on the road and then off the road? (it doesnt say on the sidewall)
sixthly, (this is getting silly) does anyone have instructions for fitting a swingaway wheel carrirer (paddocks) and rock slider sills? as these came with the vehicle but are not fitted.
there... think thats it for now. im not going to ask how to open the bonnet (think the lock is broke) cos you may all mock me out of this forum
ALL of your advice/opinions/info/wealth of knowledge/sarcasm/jokes and abuse is greatly appreciated and i want to absorb all that is my LR 90
bye for now.