[merry christmas to all]

merry christmas to you all

josh

[Tyres - simex/silverstone/fedima]

More info on the silverstone: Einsatz Straße / Gelände: 10/90 %

zul. Felgenmaulweite: 8,0-10,0 Zoll

Reifenbreite: 290 mm

Reifendurchmesser: 883 mm

Abrollumfang: 2774 mm

Tragfähigkeit: 1400 kg

zul. Höchstgeschwindigkeit: 120 km/h

M+S-Kennung: Ja

Schneeflockensymbol:

Profiltiefe: mm

Gewicht: 29.0 kg

Seitenwandbeschriftung: schwarz

who sells them??

watson

[Bures Pit re-opened]

.....one of those play-dough moments that you just have to take a picture of

A flooded Disco being extracted from the mud runs

....I didn't see what happened with the vehicle that watson refers to above^^ so can't comment , but as we all know with any event its the marshalls that make or break it , as they are there on the spot to get involved as needed.

It's the new owners first event and they have a high std to follow but overall I thought it went ok....we did have to leave at 1.00pm so missed that "Last Hour" when all the problems usually happen . It was certainly nice to see some 'heavies' pootling around.

....strangely the photo of me stuck doesn't want to upload

Cheers

Steveb

i agree steve the event was run well its just a shame about the disco roll, as i say other than that it was a bloody good day. id say the organisers did a good job.

watson

[Tyres - simex/silverstone/fedima]

personally i would go for the silversrtone, because the block are slightly further apart so they don't fill up so quikly. the fedima ive heard are very heavy and the simex are extremely expensive

watson

[Bures Pit re-opened]

hi all

i went down yesterday and had a good day, at first i was a bit dubious but they ran it well. but the only worrying thing is the marshals down there have not got a clue what they are doing bar 1 0r 2 of them this was shown when they pulled a disco ON TO its roof trying to recover it.

but they are hoping to run it every three weeks.

watson

[Slightly OT: Ifor williams vs Indespension]

ifor williams all the way, the leaf springs are far better with a load on the trailer than the indespension and wessex trailers.

josh

[Portalrover Ltd.]

firstly good luck hughie

secondly i emailed portlerover they other week and got a good informing email back, i was very impressed with the service, have you considered ashcroft to make your shafts??

josh

[Td5 over-revving on gear change]

to me it sounds as if your clutch is slipping, does it rev to high pulling off and does it feel slugish to pull off (yes i know it is a land rover)

josh

[help needed africa trip]

thankyou so much for all of your advise it helps allot!!

we have a date set now, 2010 and ill post up the route when i get a copy

thankyou

josh

[help needed africa trip]

My daughter is planning to do the same if she can find a co-driver.

She has been to Africa a couple of times and now wants to drive it in a Land Rover, I think she wants to go down the one side to the bottom then up the other.

when is she planning to do that

josh

[help needed africa trip]

There's also the Lonely Planet web site.

What do you actually want to know Josh ? I know everything

mike

well basically we need to know the laws, the politics how to get through borders without being aressted or shot, were should avoid like the plague and were we should go, how long it might take driving ages.

everything basically its only in the early parts of planning

thankyou

josh

[help needed africa trip]

Plenty of advice on Africa travel here; http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/

Mostly for bikers but there is a 4WD section here; http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/4wd-overland-travel/

thankyou very much

have you done it yourself

josh

[help needed africa trip]

Hi Josh

There's quite a bit if information on here and other web sites on overland through Africa.

Here's one

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=26441

Remember you can only legally take a UK vehicle out of the UK for twelve months....

HTH

mike

thankyou mike

i will have a look

we wont be going for longer than that

josh

[help needed africa trip]

hoping to drive to africa and back in the next couple of years,

so i need some advise from some advise from some experts, so is there any were to avoid, go, advise on fuel advise on prep anything is desperatly needed PLEASE

josh

o and is there anyone in africa that would like to meet and travel with us for a bit

[roll cage anyone ??]

hi , was looking at prices for the new build coming up shortly ..

iv heard about kits which have the front and rear hoops and mounting accesories and all you need to do is make up the bracing brackets.

as this will be for an extended cab this kit would be ideal

does anyone know who sells something like this??

was around the 400puonds mark

thanks

whitbread, north off road i think

josh

[the old suspension hmmmm's]

LRS (equipe) kit over scrapiron anyday, its the original!

yup thats what i was thinking and if you really want to push the boat out get the mega dulux performance kit

josh

[Baltic Land Rover Meeting 2008.]

hi steve looks like you had a good time but come on more picies

please

josh

[the old suspension hmmmm's]

i know loads of people running the gwyn lewis, i personally reckon thats your best bet but possibly with x-springs,

scrapiron have a good kit but they are expensive, service is c**p and you can get a similar kit from lrs equipe 4x4.

lrs linky thingy

josh

[I've holed my front axle!]

I will check it properly when I fly back Ralph. I only just remembered this damage when making my never ending list of repairs. Fortunately I have met a bunch of guys in a local general garage that are quite handy welders so will get them to tackle this job. Yes, I'm pretty sure it was directly below the damper so will check the components you mention. The suspension has taken some really hard knocks over the last few weeks, but I was surprised to see damage like this.

Thanks for your comments.

Paul

Your bottom shock bushes may be worn, allowing the damper to move up and down

worth checking

josh

[SANTAS challenge]

The event will only be advertised in LRO and then only right at the last minute

The best thing to do is send Pro-trax a mail showing intrest in the event and see what you get back.

If that fails, just post again and we'll try and help.

Jim

ok cheers jim

josh

[SANTAS challenge]

i'm hoping to do Santas challenge 2008 as my first event driving

i was just wondering when i book on and who else is hoping to go??

josh

[Potential forum relay required]

i live quite near whitam i could pick it up for you and store it possibly, but i dont know wether im going to billing so could arrange pick up from mine im near bures, suffolk about 10 miles from colchester??

josh

i might be able to get it to billing aswell i will let you know

josh

[Potential forum relay required]

i live quite near whitam i could pick it up for you and store it possibly, but i dont know wether im going to billing so could arrange pick up from mine im near bures, suffolk about 10 miles from colchester??

josh

[8274 winch motor]

shows i dont use the truck much as never done one, but now do

so how do you change the motor on an 8274?

hi jst

if i remember rightly you just disconnect the battery so nothing can short, then disconnect the cables off the motor but remember were they go because it can be a sod, and then there are two long bolt in the back of the motor, undo both of them then pull the motor off but be-carefull of the gasket unless you want to replace it

i am sure someone will correct me if i am wrong

[My greatest adventure]

that story is awsome

whats your mates competition td5 got on it??

any pics from the story??

watson