Parts & Panels. The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Wed, September 14, 2016 16:57:26 When you take an engine out of any motor it gives you the opportunity to get to otherwise unreachable places. So with that in mind I decided that now would be a good time to scrape off all of the years and years worth...

The Crane Works. The 110Posted by Nicky Smith Thu, September 08, 2016 19:30:10 Well I have talked the talk, now I am happy to say I have walked the walk. Yes folks I am past the point of no return where the engine is concerned you see it is finally out. Now I have two choices I can either put...

I like shiny! Yep hopefully will last a while after all of this effort! Starting to really feel like I am getting somewhere with it now.

Rear Trailing Arms... The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Thu, September 01, 2016 08:19:20 If I never ever ever see another rear trailing arm bush it will be a day too soon! Right then I best calm down as I still have a headache from lying on my back all day yesterday in weird contorted positions and...

Morning Jam :) She ended up with the 1.2 Lounge model which is big enough engine wise for her small commute to Nottingham and back. I know what you mean about the "Real Mini" thing and that was one of the main reasons she liked them! t the cost of parts as well before buying it and they are...

Oh it will have a full new set of brake fluid running through its veins once the rear brakes have been stripped and rebuilt ;)

Front Brakes and Fiats. The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Wed, August 31, 2016 08:13:37 Yesterday was officially the 11th day of my 12 day holiday, it was also the first that I managed to get anywhere near the 110. What with climbing Snowdon, hiking in the Peak District, visiting family and...

Well thanks for all of the advice folks :) I decided that I was going down the lazy route and bought a new unit complete for what they cost. Fitted in 30 minutes and I now have proper brakes once again :)

That Didn't Last Long. The 110Posted by Nicky Smith Sat, August 20, 2016 14:17:27 Do you recall me saying that that was enough with the Discovery and I would not be spending anymore money on it? Well it proved me wrong in the space of sod all....I think it may well be female. I got a wheel...

OK then I have fitted new discs and brake pads to the Disco 1 only to find that now the inner brake caliper pistons on the nearside have seized in place fully pushed back. What's the best way to free them up again? I am kind of stuck here with it so any suggestions appreciated.

Back to the Brakes. The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Tue, August 16, 2016 13:35:44 That damned Discovery has been taking up my time and cash once again getting it prepped for it's MOT that should never have been seeing as I bought it as a rot box last year to see me through one winter then strip it...

Nope still too high. Hey ho not a massive worry just one of those things!

Canvas Sheets & Seats. The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Sat, August 06, 2016 22:08:26 I am not one for watching much television as there is not usually much of anything worth watching but I have to admit here that I have do have a guilty pleasure and it is bad. The acting is awful full of American...

A Few Steps Forward... The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Tue, August 02, 2016 20:29:26 Right then for some reason I am having some picture issues on my laptop, in fact I seem to be having all sorts of issues with my laptop hence the silence from me this past week or so. Just because I have been...

A Long List The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Tue, July 26, 2016 20:13:44 There is always a parts list with a Land Rover but this seems to be never ending when you are in the midst of a rebuild. I normally try to keep the long list of I want bits in my head but with throwing in the 200tdi transplant...

Oh there are a pair of rather posh looking seats fr the fronts ;) A friend gave them to me when he changed his over, they are out of a Laguna and are half leather! It is a defender and needs some sort of comfort fitting!

Happy Days :) at least you both managed it without resorting to my extremes....that have somehow become my standard SOP!

The other eight folks can catch a bus for me lol I finally decided that I want to turn it into an overlander so we can get some interesting travels in it :) As for the bolts Alicetea...good luck!

Stubborn Seats The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Thu, July 21, 2016 21:49:03 My fiscal flurry of activity on the 110 continued this evening when I found myself at a bit of a loose end around 7pm. It was too late to get stuck into anything big and the smaller jobs seem a little thin on the ground, so...

Fiscal Frustrations. The 110 Posted by Nicky Smith Wed, July 20, 2016 19:35:03 Well my healing process is coming along nicely now with more movement less pain and the freedom to look towards getting stuck into the 110 once again. I finally got around to finishing changing the discs along with...