Quite right; you spend a small fortune on a Fairey overdrive only to find that it howls and whines like a Hillary supporter or an EU remainer. Spend a bit more and get a new and vastly superior Roamerdrive.

Me too! except I have an ordinary slide adjuster, the belt is quite loose as well but I haven't had any problems with belt slip. Why is the belt quite loose I hear you ask... (Crickets), it's because I have to be underneath with a tyre lever on alternator moving duty while somebody else tightens...

Which result demonstrates the bull**** that occasionally comes out of Paddocks... I have some Britpart blue bushes on my 109 which have been on there for 10,000 miles. No problems and no sign of wear as yet.

A few drops after standing for two months? I think you are worrying over nothing. Expecting a Land Rover not to drop a bit of oil is a forlorn hope.

If it's just weeping it shouldn't fail, if you notice the oil level dropping on a weekly basis, it needs fixing sooner rather than later. You should be able to extract the rocker shaft without removing the whole steering box. The most difficult part will be pulling the drop-arm off the rocker...

30 years or so ago I was asked if I would trailer a tractor from Grantham to the Royal showground at Stoneleigh, (or was it the other way around?) with my petrol 2a 88". I asked: how much does the tractor weigh? About 5 tons I seem to remember was the reply. Needless to say, I turned the job down...

I don't want to get into an argument about 'turbo vs no turbo'. It's a matter of choice and what each wants from his/her Land Rover. It is tempting to succumb to the advantages of the turbo but if you do go down that road, do the job properly and uprate the brakes and the gearbox. We all know...

I don't know, never been in a turbo version. Not much difference would be my guess? Sound proofing is the answer if done well. They are quite civilised at cruising speed, (50 to 55 mph). Mine has an overdrive because I found it very under-geared without the OD, it was screaming above 40 mph.

Not too far from Melton Mowbray, Leics. PM me if you want to come.

Pictures, it looks pretty shabby with some rust as shown but basically sound. Free to a member on here.

I'll try to remember to put some up tomorrow.

Is this a new chassis?

I once walked away from my petrol 2a and left it running. Didn't hear it at idle and just forgot to switch it off, came back ten minutes later to find it still running! Good job this was out in the country, might never have seen it again had I done it in town. However..., I still found it a...

The following items have been sold: Rear axle, Rear tub cappings.

Here they are and look what else I found too! It's been nine years since I squirrelled this stuff away and as I have trouble remembering why I came into this room?? I hope I can be forgiven... The sills are somewhat battered as can be seen; it depends on how good you want them to be.

Hi Dag, I'll get a picture of the sills and post it today. I'm afraid the wiper motor cover is not present, I used it on my LR. Edit: See the post below.

Didn't one say 'Paddocks' in one's first post? Crumbs! I'm stuck like this.

Where can one buy after-market holes? Are they cheap and easier than drilling one's own? A thought on the dog problem: One could always superglue one's dogs arse to one's new after-market hole.

I won't correct you Rob, cos you're right. Fill it to the bottom of the threads.

I'm open to offers on all these bits but you must be able to collect from north east Leicestershire, (think Melton Mowbray area). From a 1983, (IIRC) 88: Rear axle, complete with brakes, (SOLD). Vacuum reserve tank, a pair of sills and the rail thingies that go behind and bolt to A and B posts...