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So, finally took her on the second ride of the year yesterday, worked like a charm! But for some reason nobody fixed the leaky tank breather over winter... Also finally got all the parts for the refreshment c;ming up: new cam, new timing gear, new diff, new followers and push rods, new gaskets...

Mine is completely refurbished (as refurbished as they go with all those obsolete parts in them, same for LT95s by the way) and went for 900 pounds. As I said, once it's installed, I could have easily swapped a completely rebuilt LT77 / R380 in it... Well, stupid me has something about keeping...

Thanks guys! Just ordered it! It RHD, but the mechanics seem simple enough to mirror them to LHD. The tunnel appears to be spot welded at the rear between the B columns. Hopefully it's as easy as drilling the spot welds out and use some threaded rivets to put it back in... Considering the speed...

Hi folks, the big day finally came, the elusive Fairey overdrive arrived! Fully refurbished at that! I fully managed to forget about the fact that for the price of the overdrive I could have gotten fully rebuilt R380 and have it installed. So, call me happy! :-) Regarding installation, I...

Finally managed to take a picture of the new rims, they gonna look great on her one day!

I guess it is time for a new update. Good news is I don't need to fix the holes in the hood, bad news is that the hood flew open on the highway and needed a replacement. When I picked up thr new hood, and some other bits and pieces, I also got some compliments from the Land Rover club I bought...

The brick is to mark the parking spot so all oil stains are in the same place! The rear mirrors, well legally it's a towing vehicle...

Picked up the new hood on Friday. Really nice chaps from a land rover club, sadly to far away from where I live. They are having a sale to get rid of all the RRC parts they have in stock after the last memeber sold his car. Picked up a dash, a couple of front and rear lights along the rims. More...

Last time I ordered DHL sent a link to pay VAT and import duties by crdeit card. VAT was the usual 19%, no GB VAT applied, and duties were not that expensive. Still cheaper than paying those greedy local resellers. Those guys in Germany already doubled prizes before Brexit, no amount of duties...

Ouch! DHL is great so in that regard. Curious to see how the used car part private shipping of my Overdrive unit works out...

That's strange, I never had issues with getting parts from the UK to Germany for the usual suspects post-Brexit. Funny enough some shocks, gas I assume, are now considered dangerous goods and connot be shipped to Germany.

I got lazy with pics, sorry for that. And thanks for the compliment, with the exception of the hood (now, it looked decent enough before the incident) I am quite happy with it. The few mechanical quirks are planned to be fixed over winter in a garage (rear springs, a new diff, finally fitting...

Yeah, should have bought a decent second one just for sparws back then. Well, if I ever start another project like this I sure will get myself two cars as long as they are cheap!

Tires are prohibitivley expensive so, I asked our tire dealer when we switched to winter tires for the other two cars for offers for decent, winter rated, ATs. Before Covid those (e.g. Falken, Hankook or Yokohama) could be had for roughly 100 bucks per tire. Now they are all north of 160 if tbey...

I could still bite me as I sold four them with the car I got the orange roof from. Well, I guess I get a new set. Should come handy if I really get the old lady a second set of tires for winter (just in case) and longer trips (mts aren't really needed nost of rhe time anway).

Just got the confirmation, I can pick up a new hood, in what seems to be near perfect state, this Friday. Not sure what color, but who cares when the roof is tangier orange already. Might also pick up some decent Vogue alloy rims in 16" (those three spoke ones) in green. And potentially some...

Some pictures from last weekend

Hi there! Finally managed to take her on long weekend on roads she was build for on Sardinia! Performed nicely, even consumption was around 17.5 l/100km on the transfer routes and around 22 offroad. On the way there the hood lock went, all three screws went! On the highway no less! Quite...

Ah, the rare Fairey OD! I actually found one last week... Now it is waiting to be shipped from my collegues place in the UK to me. Cost me an arm, so, and it was the cheapest one I found. If it is in good enough shape, 800 pounds sounds like a reasonable price to ask it seems. And that seems to...

tomcat59allen, that's why I'll let have a mechanic who learned on old RRCs have a look. And do the work, if it is necessary. If not, I won't bother for now. Especially since my silly 900 pounds offer for the Overdrive was accepted... Ah, the second I have some money left I go on a shopping...