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It's either genius or madness.
Personally I'm leaning toward it being genius, it's an Allegro interesting enough to look at, and a styling improvement over the Beetle.
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Aug 29, 2017 21:09:14 GMT
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Milner Off Road are usually pretty good for bits for Japanese 4x4's. They only list the 260 type Patrol on their website but perhaps worth a call?
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The tin plate repairs are really only any good for recussitating an old chassis to get another year or two out of it, they're pretty rough patterns otherwise.
It's telling that a few companies are starting to make decent quality repair sections as people have become more discerning with their vehicles.
Even more satisfying to do it yourself as displayed here though.
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Aug 27, 2017 12:32:03 GMT
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Having just seen this, I feel it worth pointing people in the direction of my 110. Recently fitted with an M52 B28, and by all accounts it's an excellent engine in a Land Rover, it goes VERY well, has a fairly flat torque curve (pulls away in 2nd quite happily) and can only be described as having plenty of power. If it had the M3 lump that's in this Discovery -and some suspension alterations- it really would be an untimate sleeper. The build thread is here, photobucket hosted images so you might only see the YouTube links. retrorides.proboards.com/thread/185527/1988-land-rover-station-wagon
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Very square. Very, very square, but looks to be a pretty sound purchase.
The SD33 engine is a good hardy lump though, doesn't look stunning on paper, but is pretty good in real life.
I know a lad who used to have a LWB Series IIA Land Rover with the complete engine and box fitted, and it was a brilliant thing to drive, sounded excellent too. I had the chance to buy it about ten years ago, couldn't raise the money quickly enough.
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But surely you appreciate the novelty of having a Series Land Rover that gets warm inside?
I've had a few in my time that have been pretty dismal over the winter for various reasons.
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Aug 26, 2017 18:30:36 GMT
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Just nick it and ring it, logbooks aplenty on fleabay... Seems an easy crime to get away with than all this faff LOL (Note for humourless dullards. I jest. Obviously.) 1958 tax free land rover 308 gts, it has a nice ring to it '58? You forgot MOT exempt too!!!
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If a grotty bolt is tight coming off, wind it back a quarter turn every half turn forward, saved me a few times now from getting the drill out. It's a good theory, but I can't be the only one to have practiced it, made great effort to wind the nut or bolt nearly all the way off and still have it shear off. Sometimes it's easier if they just break off, but they never do when you want them to.
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If the most interesting part of the car is under the bonnet then it's obvious you leave it open.
I've taken my 110 to a few local shows this summer, and it's attracted a lot of interest due to the BMW lump in it.
With the bonnet shut it goes from an interesting conversion to a slightly sheddy old Land Rover in a bright colour.
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Aug 20, 2017 18:08:16 GMT
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I've had the on-board calculator tell me I had 24mpg out of a fairly got 4.6 on a good long run in a P38 before.
Couple hundred miles at 65-70mph though. May present a problem in Manilla.
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When pushing an old 1303s beetle down the road, at rush hour, whilst trying to get somewhere urgently - DON'T assume that the queue of traffic behind you is sounding their horns in frustration and absolutely don't scream obscenities and give said queue the finger when all the while it is YOU pushing the horn due to the 80% area horn push on the later beetles..... Left the damn thing at the bottom of the road for two weeks and got the bus to save my embarrassment. That just had me laughing out load, brilliant Laughed so hard you curse word yourself?
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People that put high spec model badging on poverty spec cars.
M3 badging on a 318i is a good example.
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Yup, it was me, and I recall passing you and companion in a red jersey.
We were there for the week at wife's suggestion as she has lots of happy memories from being their as a child. Must admit I like the place, quiet and unspoilt, and no pillocks to complain at me throwing a ball for three excitable hounds.
Anyways, thanks for your positive words, I wouldn't have been averse to having a craic and showing you under the bonnet if you'd said hi whilst we were loading up.
Back home now, and I can report it's behaved itself pretty well. 460 miles with the caravan in tow and a steady 55-60 when possible saw it returning 19mpg.
Conversely, a run North to Dalbeattie a few weeks ago with an 18ft flatbed Ifor Williams and a LWB Series II on top for the return run saw 22mpg, although there was less traffic to cope with.
I have suspicions that there's a leaky injector or two, which isn't helping things. Some checking to do...
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Jul 28, 2017 11:47:33 GMT
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Did a lot toward building a car that raced the St Mary's Trophy at the Goodwood revival is probably the best one, I'm also one of very few to have fitted a BMW M52 as a retrofit into a Land Rover.
Not got much more interesting than that
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Doesn't help when a story is sensationalized to attract more attention...
I have little doubt fossil fuels will still be a big part of motoring in the 2040's, just a lot more efficient.
The required upgrades to the electricity network to support millions of electric cars being charged are unlikely to happen by then, not are we likely to see a hydrogen supply network rolled out across the country.
Vehicles using the diesel electric concept are -to my mind- likely to be the way forward. The benefits of an electric driveline with a diesel generator to power it/top up the batteries.
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Technically legal for recovery to a place of safety -just like towing dollies and A frames- but nowadays personal preference for moving a vehicle is to put it on a trailer.
Strapped down securely with all four wheels on the road and provided ypu have the appropriate licence, there's no questions to be asked.
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We pay at the moment about 0.79 GBP for a liter of diesel. What do you pay? We pay almost double that for fuel here. Must be expensive down your way? 1.129 GBP is the average around here in the wilds of Cumbria.
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I will see your sump plug and raise you a cylinder head bolt. This was a 4 litre Disco 2 with 130k on it, engine had only ever seen regular servicing up until this point.
Never heard of another.
Reminds me of a mate and his old Dodge 50 truck. 60 miles or so after an oil change the light came on whilst going down the road. Pulled over, and saw a trail of oil on the road. Followed the trail back and found the sump plug in the gutter. This was refitted to the engine, and a walk half a mile the other way saw him armed with a couple of gallons of oil from a garage, filled up and away again.
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