Well my third day off didn't result in quite as much progress as hoped. Power cut and a load of wedding planning put paid to that. I did get the rest of the leading edge of the bonnet finished off though which turned out to need a repair three layers thick! Who knew that the bonnet frame had...

At today's prices £5 would be less than a gallon! Rich

It'll be fine - My '89 Volvo manual advises using up to 15% petrol in winter if winter diesel was not available. That car has a Bosch VE fuel pump the same as your landy. Rich

Thanks for that. I'm pretty pleased with the patch in the bonnet. It might be good enough to get away with just a bit of high build primer but I'm expecting that the practiced eye of the painter will probably say it needs a little filler. I'm still pretty chuffed. Isn't yours on the road...

Hi All, Feels like it's been a while again. Got the quarter panel on with Clecos first... Mostly fitted ok but there were a couple of bits that needed tweaking. Removed the brake lines to allow the missing section to fit and put a step in the flange on the rail so it would fit...

Hi All, Left this too long as usual. Last time I updated properly I had just finished painting the rear floor and body mount on the passenger side cill after getting them in. Well I've made a little progress since then sorting out the passenger's side footwell and front wheel arch. First up...

I was thinking that Brake Cleaner works pretty well as starting fluid. On the rust front, I've worked on a few different Land Rover products now (not as many as a lot on here I'm sure) and the only one that doesn't leave a single mark on the ground is the Vogue LSE I've been repairing rust on...

I definitely get what you’re saying on rust protection but personally I draw the line at engine oil everywhere as it makes it such a horrible place to work. I do try to make sure that everything has a decent coat of a suitable anti corrosion wax normally which I’ll have to reapply after I’ve...

Thanks for all the responses. Nissens radiator ordered from advancedfactors.co.uk - never used them before but they seem to have a decent website and reasonable prices. Ordered the oil cooler along with o-rings and both lines from rimmerbrothers as I already had a load of items in my basket...

Agreed on this one - Same for the trans oil cooler. Not even worth trying to take them apart in my experience. I did realise that the oil cooler had a top hat bush at one end last time I had it apart and thought that was a lovely little detail showing proper engineering that went into these...

Well that's reassuring that some of the reasonably priced aftermarket parts are actually usable quality! Nissens ones seem to be available about the same price as britpart ones so perhaps the aftermarket options from paddock's and rimmer brothers aren't useless crap after all in this case. I...

Hi All, Mom's P38 radiator is leaking. I've advised not to drive until I can go and replace on the bank holiday weekend but I'm trying to work out what radiator to buy. Obviously I know I need to buy one that fits a '97 diesel automatic - that's not what I'm uncertain about. What I am...

I'll just leave this here... Rich

Update Time! Slightly delayed as my laptop needed a new battery after 9 years. Floor in... Near disaster at this point as I managed to melt some pipes while welding without thinking about it. Fortunately I only got the EAS ones rather than the fuel ones right next to them! Joined back...

Is the wink because I've already mentioned that the 4.2 has gone walkies somewhere? This one only has a 3.9 these days but if there is ever a problem with it it will be replaced with either a 4.6 and an electronic version of the 4hp gearbox that's there, or perhaps a TDV8. 3.9 seems fairly...

I might be biased but I think I agree. The EAS is a big part of why I wanted an LSE. I’d have considered a Vogue TDI or SE instead but only with EAS. This car didn’t have it all present when I bought it but the plumbing, wiring, valve block, pump and tank were all still present which was part...

I think in fairness that I dodged the tricky bit to make. The corner where the two different curves come together looked like it would be a pain to replicate and was salvageable so I left it where it was and just replaced the rotten section which didn’t have any compound curves. I imagine I’m...

Proper update to come sometime soon as I have been making progress, but I feel as if a public shout to Makita Customer Services is needed. A few years ago, before I bought the Range Rover and not long after moving to my current house and having my own garage for the first time, I found myself...

On the subject of skimming - I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone as I might just have been lucky but I had a few thou ground off one about 4 years ago (Grrr probably remembers when as he lent me his timing tools - I now have a new set now by the way). Car's still going strong now about...

The rate you’re working on this project is a little embarrassing for someone who’s spent over two years welding up my Range Rover but it’s great inspiration none the less. Fantastic work. Rich