Landrover17H

Sorry. I wasn't very clear. I was querying the Mudstuff item. Wish I'd known, recently did battle with one of these...

Thansk for hte info, seems it's not a pricey job with obscure non-off-the-shelf bearings either. Good. There's no doubt I've abused my Roverdrive, so I can't really say if mine's been a quality issue or not. It became noisier after about 10,000 miles, which isn't much... then the vehicle was in 1500-2000 miles use for 6-7 years. It's been hit harder in the last 5-6 years in daily use. Now it's too loud. You refer to a Roamerdrive in you last post. it's a Roverdrive you rebuilt, correct? Do you know If there's a real difference anyway?

Blimey, (says he not really knowing what he's looking at) I was thinking you'd crammed that lot in the centre cubby-box, but no. The cubby-box solution doesn't work well. But yours looks very decent. You piccy comes a bit murky on my screen, but I can just make it out? Not too familiar with coilers. If it isn't a factory offering, it would fool me. What are we looking at?

Thank you for the expansive reply. It sounds like I put the question in precisely the right place. There can't be too many that; firstly own such a things, and have rebuilt them? Seems I can conclude that it's a bit of a bitch to do, bu not impossible. This gives comfort, I can't afford another! It's a job sitting low on my list, I asked the question thinking it'd be an age before I saw an answer. Were the bearings easy to find, and do you remember roughly what they rushed you for? Thanks again.

I knew about the elephant-dung coffee, does this mean I'm not completely out of touch? Seems we need a fashion-tips page. I ask, how many boot-lace ties is too many? Shall I wrap the rope around my front bumper in ten neat turns or the full fiftheen? I want to appear alluring, will a snorkel make me look 'easy'

I had that bit right then, likely a trademark issue.

Yes, I must apologise to anyone I have not yet bored-rigid. Be patient.

No splash-gaurd, or is that to come? I think you'll regret the rim choice these force, but better than mine on a major point. I do like the ability to get at the discs with no messing.

I'd put speakers in the doors only with or without LSalle door trims, I can't see it looking 'right'. Where I have speakers now is out of the way, and doesn't hurt my eyes. Tweeters might go in the Defender position, but I can't get that serious. Anyways, modern-life forces phone-chargers and SatNav which is too much shonk as it is. If I wanted an Audi... Snagger, can I ask - where is your radio/head-unit? Second time round, would you do it differently?

Way back when, I had a Fairey Overdrive. But like most of them, it was tired and I ditched the thing with no regrets. I got myself, what was then called a Roverdrive. These days for reasons not clear, (trademark??) they're called Roamerdrive. Anyways, sat around doing no miles for most of its life, it's a 2003/4 vintage, now with some 50K, I use it lots. It's started to whine. I don't think letting the transfer-box run low helped. Anyone rebuilt one?

Don't know about the Zeus kit, but it's certainly possible to clock the Santana Cazorla kit, and Heystee's Santana Cazorla/Merc kit before that. The problem is the splash-plate, and bleeding. None of this stopped me putting my spare set on the rear for a while. As expected, don't do this. Proportioning was unachievable, and It was wildly over-braked to the rear. Damn thing was next to undriveable!

Oh yes, a leafer for daily use is at best accoustically challenged, the shape and hard flat surfaces can't help matters. Modern cars with infinitely better acoustics than a box-square leafer come ex-factory with 8-10 speakers. Four is good, yet if I had my time again I'd order a LaSalle with 6 x speaker-pods. Thus two as you see now, the two not shown in the rear, and two where LaSalle currently place pods, above B-Pillar. You'll want more than two, two speakers leave an acoustic hole. Even if you don't fit them all at once, suggest you order with provision to add as you see fit. i've not looked, those wallet-chav coilers you see about... under the body-kit, how they 'plumb' audio might be a decent indication.

+1 on a LaSalle. Unfortunately it's not cheap, then again short-run items never will be. Cost is hard to sanction, If you've the pennies then I'd tell you to do it. Grants a space to put radio and four speakers, but you'll need to do serious work on sound-proofing to utilise such 'luxuries'. As others have said, you'll want to insulate with closed-cell foam or similar, else whichever way you go, you'll create a a pricey funnel. Can't put enough emphasis on insulation. Dampens the 'driving-a-biscuit-tin' effect you've got now - to a point- but no one 'thing' does it all. True noise-reduction is quite involved. Old pic, here's mine, that's 8mm and 10mm stable-matting. See your local livery supplier. I confess, I made a hash of the interior-lamps back then. I see above, Snagger has coiler lamps, these days I've Lucas L562 in there.

I'm not sure you're with the spirit. It's going on, and not for its function. Good if it works, as i said, somehow if it does work (and it looks like it might?) I'll be almost disappointed. That's it right there. The fella has it bottled. I drive a leafer, not because it's the best for the job - dear god(sic) for so many reasons it's the worst and will never be any good, but it's fun. If I can amuse myself, and still persist-off the asinine... Well-observed and so 'kin true. This thread gets funnier. In sheep-like attempts to appear different - whichever tribe you look to - they can't help themselves, they conform. What is that top-knot about? If you ever want to signal to the world that you are an ocean-going cnut... Period shonk does it for me. Less leafer, but this has Rover P6 written all over it. Jensen Interceptor and Triumph Stag too. "The Smiths Oil Check' is the automotive world's answer to The Bee Gee's 'Greatest Hits' and a Hostess Trolley. Where's an 8-Track when you want one?

Yeah, you've fallen into another time and dimension, next on tongiht's agenda, we're be discussing if Wolesley 1500 drums are as good. There's always the LR Series 2 club? I had my reservations. Nonetheless, a while back I went to one of their turn-outs. I arrived early, and sat in the pub car-park waiting for a gathering. Mine was the only S2 in sight, all arrived in LR's various prams. Bless her, one lady got nearer and managed a 110., she was the only one without facial-hair. I kid not. I didn't stay. This arrived this morning... works as I understood this - pull and we see red, hold a finger over the inlet, and we see green. Remove your finger and... 'Fess up, you know you want one.

If this is correct, a Sankey isn't legal.... https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.fan.landrover/iebttTV3eyE That would figure, all my trailers have a break-away cable-op brake. Then again, there's no armed militia going door-to-door to check. However should things go bent - insurers involved - it'd give them a reason to deem cover invalid.

You made me chuckle, I hadn't seen it that way, but you do have a point. Only they'd be finding period-shonk in earnest. All we need now is mention from a Farina owner and we've done it. It's always been a mystery, S2 club too, why are those blokes found with facial-hair?

This has potential as a useless tat thread.

Damn it, beat me to it. Ah, now - there I'm ahead of you, I've 'Quartz movement' Oil-level gauges on order.

On its way to me now. As far as I can make out, there's a tube with a hole in it, the plunger creates a vacuum in the tube. Or doesn't if the oil is low. There can't be much more to it. What with a few double-entendre on 'pulling on my knob and dipstick' I'm set for a gold star. If I can be bothered, I'm sure it can be cobbled to work.

Ah, you're actually looking for useful purpose? Read it again, or if you must, use it cold. Me? Worth its weight in gold, I bought a bit of shonk, and precisely because it is a bit of shonk.

You know you want one. I don't even care if it doesn't work. In fact... I think I'd prefer it.

Now until I started messing about with Smiths/Jaeger gauges adding an oil temp. gauge as FFR and some lightweights, I'd never heard of a Smiths Oil Check', but in a 1968 Smiths sales leaflet there it was? Now, where as I'd not give house-room for car-accessory shop shonk, I've a real soft-spot for period car-accessory shop shonk. I'm no sure where the distinction sits, but the more ridiculous it looks, provided it's period, the more I want it. Anyways, mine's just arrived, and I'm set to fit this tat very soon. I've already taken all the blurb 'on board', thus my dipstick's days are numbered. Gents... I give you the 'Smiths Oil Check'

My fear is buying a dog and being uanbale to recognise this. Not knowing what I'm looking at, how easy is it to buy a pup when looking at used MIG welders. Is a 'seller-demo' enough to prove it's 'a good 'un'? If a seller-demo is a good idea, what would be good to see done or have brought along to weld, to reveal tired kit?

i do remember, back in the day, my father had an Oxford. I was too young to remember much more, but he'd near forklift it anywhere. 0.8mm wire... understood. The adage goes... You can have it good, cheap, quick. Pick one. I'm guessing the limit is 200ish Amp 'cos we're talking single-phase set-ups, correct?