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Dec 25, 2023 15:22:20 GMT
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I will have a think about it. I’m not convinced that the standard mounting system is really suitable for replicating in aluminium, and maybe it’d be a better option to strip out the old tank and work out exactly what could be done to make them more durable. What's your concern with it, out of interest? Mine is a SWB so certainly a different location and probably method of mounting. It had a new tank just before I bought it in 2020, and that is looking quite poor already. I'd like to improve the range, but the only off the shelf option I can find is a (rather pricy!) aluminium tank.
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Last Edit: Dec 25, 2023 15:23:36 GMT by matfenwick
Sometimes, others may not understand why you like a car so much. Sometimes, you may not even understand why you like a car so much. But none of that matters; all that matters is that you like the car, and having it makes you happy.
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Tazzy
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Dec 29, 2023 12:15:27 GMT
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High speed handling? I suppose that depends on your definition of ‘high speed’. The only moment my brothers series 3 felt fast was when it was screaming/squealing around the roundabout. Straight line speed wasn't that impressive
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If there was, like Bentley have their "percentage power reserve" gauge, a gauge that indicated "percentage road holding capability", at a standstill, switched off, with the handbrake on I think a Landy would never have the needle sitting on 100%...
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If there was, like Bentley have their "percentage power reserve" gauge, a gauge that indicated "percentage road holding capability", at a standstill, switched off, with the handbrake on I think a Landy would never have the needle sitting on 100%... having driven a total of 5 miles in a s3 , at round 45 mph , i would equate that speed in the landy to around 130mph in the 1972 turbo mini... they both felt like the last 30 seconds in a crashing biplane .. .....cheap fun !
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glenanderson
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Club RR Member Number: 64
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If there was, like Bentley have their "percentage power reserve" gauge, a gauge that indicated "percentage road holding capability", at a standstill, switched off, with the handbrake on I think a Landy would never have the needle sitting on 100%... Harsh. 🤣🤣 In my experience, it’s all down to tyres. Decent quality radials absolutely transform a series Land-Rover; beyond all recognition. A 109” is hugely more stable than an 88” anyway, but anyone who’s experience is limited to a few miles in an 88” on twenty year old off-road oriented crossplies would be astonished at how a 109” behaves on a decent set of road biased radials. “The last 30 seconds in a crashing biplane” is going to be added to my descriptive lexicon however. It’s right up there with vulgalour ’s description of Land-Rover travel as “like doing 50mph in a filing cabinet”. 🤣🤣 A competently driven Land-Rover will take you places you couldn’t walk other than on your hands and knees, which is the trade off.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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I'm sure a LandRover feels a lot faster with the roof and doors off and the windscreen folded down.
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Jan 19, 2024 14:49:14 GMT
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was reading the other day that actual MOD vehicles with the wolf wheels didnt use longer studs, they just put more ugga duggas on the nuts, and i don't mean hearsay, an actual service bulletin (thats not the same thing as me agreeing with this practice mind you. longer studs proper job)
i need to visit the brakes on mine as it keeps pulling left or right (and not consistent like youd expect with oil on shoes, it swaps sides which is odd)
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Last Edit: Jan 19, 2024 14:53:16 GMT by darrenh
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glenanderson
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Jan 19, 2024 19:20:48 GMT
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Sounds like sticky wheel cylinders Darren.
Yes, I had heard about the army not changing the studs.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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jamesd1972
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Jan 19, 2024 20:31:40 GMT
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Ours does this if not driven at least weekly with an odd hard stop to get some heat in them. If you’re anything like me you probably rarely need to brake hard as the transmission and engine braking pretty much stops you anyway… James
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Jan 19, 2024 22:12:51 GMT
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I had a series 2 88 with the 109 front brakes which I dailied for many years, Once I had replaced the knackered steeering relay a couple of the ball joints and adjusted the steering box it drove fine, (on recent radials).
The brakes were always an issue though, seemed to constantly need cleaning out and adjusting to keep them pulling up vaguely straight and if you went wading it could be 2 or 3 miles before they worked properly.
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