Good to hear you're mobile. Yeh, the retaining clamp isn't very good with the small batteries. Did it move and short out, then? That's some wind yer got up there! Keep an eye on the alternator all the same. If the battery goes lame, it's running all the time to keep up with demand and that's...

That sounds like a plan. As always, your knowledge is appreciated. Dropping the cradle makes me a bit less twitchy about using a grinder to slice the welds.

Eh? Your mind or the hippo? That's quite a small battery to be fair. Ours had an identical one when we bought it and it didn't last long in the cold last winter. Cell failure eventually took the alternator out. New alternator and a bigger battery (stuck it in a thermal bag) has kept us out of...

Had a proper poke at the fuel tank cradle, too. Most of the support plates are now iron oxide cornflakes in the garage bin. The tubular sections are still solid enough and, surprisingly, the bolts are near untouched by rot. A bit of interogation with the pointy stick... Gave as...

Back on topic. Repeated the restorative work on the near side rear wheelarch and frame. I may have found my first bit of welding. The inner front wheel arch metal (above the sill) is heavily pitted and my eagerness with the hammer discovered some holes. Although it's unsightly and prone to...

Happy days. Bask my friend, bask. It's very nice not having to fight rusty bolts on every job.

There is no economy in electric vehicles. It's all a myth as far as I can make out. Too expensive to produce and expensive to buy, even with subsidies. Just an opportunity for governments to hand production contracts to their pals. It's funny that Land Rover think they can save Castle Bromich...

There are two Park and Ride sites near Bristol (north west, BS11 9QE and south east, BS4 5LR) although they close before 11pm and the eastern site is not accessible to vehicles over 2.1m. Some services appear to be reduced on Sundays and public holidays. The new MetroBus services run three...

I'm only teasing. I'd take an L322 or P38 over my shed any day of the week. Took it on to learn the mechanical ropes as it were. I'm a pixel monkey so know computers, not engines! Plus, my garage isn't big enough for such a beast :D Last of the true Rovers. Great engine apparently, despite its...

lol. They're always "getting there"... You'd have had much less bother with the Freelander in the background of your original picture, though ;)

You are one tenacious dude. I'm very glad to see someone else that refused to see a Land Rover turn into a scrapper. If the process was fun and you learned some stuff, it was worth it in my opinion despite the cost. Great work.

Welcome to the forum. Nice to see another Freelander. Best to start your reading here: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/tests-new-freelander-1-owners-should-do-on-their-car.312863/ There are some very experienced folks on here and they will help you out. But remember to use the search...

Bristol City Council have announced this bollocks... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-50292596 ...so we're having to consider the future usage of our Freelander which, until recently, was used for a daily commute to the city. The proposition [apparently] still needs formal...

Funny what you learn to live with, eh? I had really sketchy wipers for a while. Sometimes they'd come on, sometimes not. Never worked from cold and intermittent was a shambles. Took me three months to do anything about it. If no speed 4 fan is yer biggest problem, you're doing alright :D

Cheers, dude. You've been busy on yours by the sound of it. Not sure how much help I can be with yer heater issue. Probably don't need the dash out, though. Can you clarify the actual fault? Did it used to work? Not getting heat or does it just switch off the fan in position 4? If so, could...

Also, got the ABS sensor back in. Had to use a stainless bolt as I don't have short M6 8.8. I'll monitor it to make sure we don't get any interaction with the cast hub. Better than the crusty mess it was, though :D We also get the first peek into the N/S/R wheelarch. It's the same so similar...

Got that rivnut in so progress continues... I won't dwell on how much I fecked around with DIY insertion tools before finally resorting to this... I don't break out the impact gun very often but found it necessary here. I'd also ran out of long, M6, hex headed bolts of any reliable...

Nice field repair. At least you were stationary at the time. Presumably a no birds were harmed in the diesel slick ;)

That's not very specific! Maybe they just didn't know where to start... Gary: 'There's some surface rust on't suspension here, Terry.' Terry: 'Oh yeah? Where abouts, Gary?' Gary: Everywhere, Terry.' Terry: Everywhere, Gary?' Gary: Yeah, Terry. It's all rusty. All of it.' Terry: OK, cheers...

I suppose if the frame is still solid, there's no chance the tank will move. At least it's plastic. I do wonder where an MOT tester will draw the line on its condition. If I remember rightly, it was one of the most common advisories when I was looking to buy one.