Thanks for the feedback folks it is appreciated! A bit if delay 8n responding as I am on nightshift at the moment.
You are all right that it should start feeling a bit better now with each step a foot forward.
I was chatting to Wifey about it who just said "leave it where it is and get back to it later, there's no rush"
Got to love that woman

Your good lady is right! You have no need to rush so take little steps and enjoy them.
I dont have the luxury of time with my 300tdi install......after 10 days, I was ready to start up, which it did........then the high pressure pas pipe leaked. Got it fixed and the pump packed up!
Now THATS frustrating!!
Look forward to more updates when you are ready!!!
Rich

Oh my word that sounds just like my sort of luck!
I have literally just stood over the 110 looking and deciding what to do next. Its mostly little bits that can be pottered on with from now onwards so despite being a miserable bugger I find a little enthusiasm creeping back in again

That's the spirit! Land rovers are sent to try us and they do so with aplomb!!

Just sat here writing the next big list of parts I will be getting from paddocks in the morning.
Thats my birthday money gone! but it should be most of thebits for the engine sourced.

That's the trouble with you living so close to Paddocks Central now. Far too close to temptation.

You are not wrong there!

'Kid in a sweet shop' springs to mind (except the birthday money dont go as far!).
Love taking a big list to Paddocks though......makes the journey worth while!
Plus its always nice bolting shiney new tings on to stuff

I think they should give me shares in the place with the amount I spend in there!

Decision Made.
The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Mon, October 10, 2016 18:18:32
After a great deal of pondering about what type of wheels I want to go with on the 110 I decided to go with the 16x7 Black modulars.
Two bought with my birthday money and three to go as and when I have the cash!



nickysmith.me

min200 said:

Decision Made.
The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Mon, October 10, 2016 18:18:32
After a great deal of pondering about what type of wheels I want to go with on the 110 I decided to go with the 16x7 Black modulars.
Two bought with my birthday money and three to go as and when I have the cash!

nickysmith.me

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Are you going 235 85? And are you keeping one on the bonnet?

That's the most probable choice and yes keeping one on the bonnet. The old series three had it there as well and it was ok to drive.

The spare looks awesome on the bonnet!
I know some people say it hinders visibility but I got used to mine being there pretty quick! Bonnet is a little heavy tbf but its a Landy.....ya never have to open that!

Rich

I got used to my Series 3 being on the bonnet pretty quickly as well. Love the look of it too

Slowly Slowy...
The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Sun, October 16, 2016 11:23:06
Wouldn't it be great to have a tail. I was sat last night with my family enjoying a tipple when I got around to watching the dog. She seems to be able to express all of her emotions just using her tail!
I just said her name quietly and received a quick flick of the end of the tail that seemed to express a little hope that she had heard right from where she was lying down but not sure enough to yet come running. I repeated her name loudly and she literally grinned jumped up with her tail wagging happily generating enough wind force to run a small wind farm.
Admittedly everyone would know what we are thinking most of the time if we had one ourselves but I bet there is something immensely satisfying when you get to wag one!

Back to the 110 then. With these 12 hour shifts at work I am finding it hard to get any sort of decent time in on the rebuild at all but I managed to get an hour in yesterday just pottering around. Seeing as we are at the putting it back together stage an hour here and there can make a fair bit of difference.
The gearbox got earthed, the reverse switch put back in then I confused myself as how to make the speedo cable stay in place. One job I wanted to get out of the way was putting all of the studs and bolts back on around the bell housing. This is where it started to get a little weird.
If you think of the circle of the bell housing, the top half of that circle has the threads in place for the studs and bolts but the bottom half has no threads at all, as in none. They have never been tapped!? Is anyone else's 200tdi like this? I wish I had noticed before we put it back into the 110 but hey ho it wouldn't be a Land Rover if I didn't have to sacrifice some more blood and skin whilst lying underneath it in a contorted position...

like this?

Its like you have met my dog lol

Fumbling & Filters
The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Mon, October 17, 2016 19:18:53
My new approach is definitely "Do a bit when you can" where the 110 is concerned. There is still so much to do on it that the only way I do not get fed up with it all ending up selling the damned thing is to look at one job at a time.
I fell into the frame of thinking that when I worked on the Land Rover it had to be a whole day at a time. But I find myself just getting back into the pottering type of do a bit at a time type of progress.

Today I had a spare hour so I started with popping a bracket into place between the alternator and fuel pump bracket making sure that I had all of the bits that were needed...


With that done in a few minutes I set to popping the wiring back into place on the starter motor...


Then last but not least for the day was swapping over the old type of fuel filter housing for a 300tdi one that will make it easier to change over and service as and when needed...


As I looked at all of the fuel pipes that are littered around the engine bay I realised that I have absolutely no idea where they are all supposed to do. That goes for the linkage on the gear/transfer box as well. If anyone has any pictures please feel free to pop them up!

I did try to adjust the accelerator cable to fit the 200tdi but the outer casing disintegrated so I guess that will now get added to the parts list!
A few more little jobs down now though which makes it just a little bit closer to being finished.

nickysmith.me

The Discovery's Dying.
The Discovery Project...Posted by Nicky Smith Mon, October 24, 2016 15:53:44
Today I found myself running the Dad errand of taking my youngest daughter to her first job interview. Seeing as the old Disco that has been sat for a week that was my chariot of choice for this small run.
All was going well, in fact the old girl was running just fine as I sat there chatting with the baby of my family, until something caught my eye in the rear view mirror.
There were plumes of thick blue smoke pouring out of the exhaust. Hmm that shouldn't have been happening of course so I looked down at the temperature gauge which was sitting quite unhappily in the red.

At this point I had two choices. On the one hand if I kept driving I doubt much good could come from whatever was happening to the engine but on the other if I stop now in what is essentially my back up motor that has been slowly falling apart my daughter would miss her interview. No brainer really, I kept going. It was only a few more miles and the old boy made it no problem.
As she trotted off to see if she could get a job I popped the bonnet and had a look to see if it was anything obvious. The coolant was low so I topped it up after the engine had cooled down.
With a shoulder shrug to myself I dropped the bonnet down and decided not to worry about it. When my daughter returned with a smile and a "It went alright" we started to head home.

It ran hot once more but to add insult to injury the nearside front brakes started to play up again. Every time I braked the Disco tried to shake itself apart. If you imagine a warped disc that had cracked and each time the pads go over that crack the wheel tries to break free of its nuts...yea it feels just like that.
This would be coming from the side that has been rebuilt several times now so that along with the now warm engine means I am done with it.

No more money will be spent on an old Discovery because I now have to make a choice.
I can spend my money on trying to fix an ancient Discovery that has done over 200,000 miles or on the 110 that is months away from completion but any further delay will in all honesty will leave me with such a distinct lack of enthusiasm that the project may never be completed.

So now I own two Land Rovers that don't really work. Typical eh...you have to love the green oval reliability. Now then do I strip it or sell it scrap???

nickysmith.me

Ooh dear. Sound like it would be a load more work to keep it going. Head gasket perchance? Duff Discoverys don't fetch very much when they're complete. Would it be better to sell it in pieces I wonder?