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bazza

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  1. visas were a bit of a nighmare! and we were working for an libyan oil company!!! you need letter, arabic translation and patience!
  2. Series 3 wrecker, they seem to like em!
  3. here's a Couple of Land Rovers i spotted in Libya, one from the UK and the other the Amabasssdors car, can you tell which is which? There are also loads of S111 109 with suspended tow cranes in the back, but have not managed a snap yet!
  4. Why bother cleaning it? surely it will dirty again soon?
  5. My last Rangey was a pig to get the bonnet open, the only way i could do it was to hit/push the bonnet on the side on the drivers side near the front (this will push open the bonnet latch a bit more) and hey presto it always opened. In the end i perfected it and could do it by myself! swift bang in the right place as i pulled the bonnet latch cable it would pop up! I have seen this happen a few times when the latch is very dirty. Failing that you can prise the grill off and get straight on the latch with some levers but it can be a pig to release. Baz
  6. New Gearbox mounts actually!
  7. My Rangey's engine a 200tdi has a real bad vibration issue at tick over, especially when cold, it shakes the whole vehicle. would be too bad but its rattling my fillings out! Once the revs get above 8-900 RPM she's fine and pulls like a train throughout the rev range. It uses no oil, dont smoke, theres no knocking noise that would indicate big ends etc, so i'm kinda at a loss of what it might be? Any suggestions? Baz
  8. He does it on purpose! no grease + Mud = broken down 90! and then he gets to drive a real motor, A Rangey!! My one to be precise, he wont admit it but he envies the warmth of the heater and the electric windows of my Rangey. Mind you he still opens the drivers window to poke his elbow out of when tackling a mini roundabout!!!! I thought his name was Dave? Baz
  9. My old man has got her home and has taken a liking to it
  10. Thats a familiar site! i rebuilt a V8 in a series 1 that ran fine but popped back through the carbs when you floored it, turned out the last two cam profiles were near on perfectly round!!! Love em!
  11. OK, so when i changed the gearbox i my Rangey i knew the rear crank seal was leaking so i popped a new one (Britpart) in place, all seemed fine for a few hundred miles but now its peeeing out!!!! So i guess it back to the workshop and out with the motor! it's a different one as i usually pull gearboxes out! sometimes i wonder what it is thats so great about Land Rovers?!?!? Laters Baz
  12. Range Rovers have a handbrake!?!?!?!?!?!? best have a look to see if i can find it!!!
  13. where did the long lever box come from? i thought they only fitted on defenders? My best advice would be to ask Ashcroft tensmissions, very helpful.
  14. Intresting project you got there matey, should make for a crackin vehicle? Me and mate built a 110 tipper a few years back using a nissan 3.3 6 pot 5 speed patrol box coupled up to Rangey Axles, with a mixture of S111 and defencder truck cab and front end finished off with a transit tipper body on the back end . Called "Bitsa" for obvious reasons. The truck was brilliant but we decided afterwards it would have been easier to put the defender truck cab onto the Nissan chassis! but hey ho. Keep the pictures coming, will watch with intrest. Bazza
  15. All done Even put the dash board back in! Lovely. Only problem was the Britpart heater matrix needed a bit af tweeking to get the pipes in the right place. mmmm Warm non stinky air good!
  16. Do you need one? i have a good one complete with transfer case in the shed from a 1993 RRC and its working good and proper, let me know. Baz
  17. Damn, i've been sussed! I like to call it pre planning! Baz
  18. PAH!!! you lot were scaring me! whipped the heater out in 40 minutes! matrix was out on the bench in another 10 .................. Guess it did help that i hadn't put half the dash back in after the recent gearbox and master cylinder change!! Comfirmed my theory, the matrix was knackered! new one for £40 what a bargain . Baz
  19. Like the idea , but i think im gonna go for the screwdrivers and spanners affair!
  20. Bulbs!!! why didn't i think of that!!!
  21. Thats what i thought! BUGGER!!!
  22. Reckon the old gal will make it, if not you'll see a bonfire on the M27!
  23. Strong smell anitfreeze and a nice steamed up windscreen have got me to thinking that the heater matrix is leaking! Bugger!! How much of a pain is it to change? Baz
  24. Bordon. They are parked in the REME museums (Arborfield) overflow shed at Bordon, its possible they belong to Dunsfold as they also park vehicles there, like a mega strtched P38 Rangey. Baz
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