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Most of these were owned by me, but some I was extensively involved with (owned by a partner for example). The list is roughly in order but some overlapped...
I know it's not all 4x4, but it kind of illustrates the path to where I am now with two Discos
1963: NSU Quickly moped - obtained with a seized engine but came with a spare. Change piston and barrel by myself at age 11yrs... Crashed on very first ride minutes after getting it running
1968: Mini (1959, it was knackered! Dad bought it for me to cut my teeth on before my 17th birthday - full engine/clutch rebuild done and mucho bondo bodywork followed... Passed my test in it and then they tightened the MoT and it was scrapped)
1973: Royal Enfield 250 Crusader
1974: Triumph Bonneville 650 (1968 cafe racer)
1976: Kawasaki KZ750
1977: Ford Escort 1100 Mk1 (decided to settle down and be sensible...)
Norton Commando Mk3 (stuff being sensible!)
Land Rover Series 1 80" with S2 NA diesel (45mph flat out)
Land Rover IIA 109" petrol (not mine but we drove to India in this one in 1978)
Honda C70 (fitted bicyle luggage and toured Scotland on this)
Honda 250
Austin Cambridge automatic
1981: Triumph Daytona 500
1982: Moto Guzzi SP1000 (rode to Egypt on this one - two up in 1983)
Ford Fiesta 1100 Mk1
Honda 400/4
Honda 550/4
Jaguar XJ6 (used nearly as much oil as petrol)
Renault 4 (no ignition switch, trim, or rear seat, and had carboard boxes for rear wheel arches)
Austin Metro (sensible again)
Saab 900
Ford Sierra Estate
For Sierra SaphireFor a while I worked in a scrap yard and picked up and ran a few PoS cars I can't remember...
Ford Escort 1100 Mk1 van
Ford Cortina Mk 2
Fiat Panda 4x4
1993: Austin Montego 1600 (took Dad on his "50 years on European tour" in this one)
Vauxhall Cavalier
1999: Honda CBR600FX (I still have it)2003: Range Rover Vogue 1990 3.9 (converted to off-road pickup, only sold it last year)
BMW 3 Series 1600
Citroen Xantia
Peugeot 504
Nissan Micra (great engine but turned out to be a cut & shut abortion - scrapped)
Discovery 200TDI 1996
2012: Skoda Octavia VRS Estate (2003, Ex-police. Very fast - possibly chipped. Put 110,000 miles on it with absolute minimal maintenance... Anyone want it for free? It still runs but wouldn't pass an MoT)
2015: BMW R1200R LC
2017: Discovery TD5 (2003)
2018: Discovery 4 (2013) -
Now this one I DO fancy - but am not going to bid on it so thought I would put it on here in case anyone likes it... Galvanised chassis and bulkhead... Nice
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3 minutes ago, Blanco said:
Have now moved house too many times to have kept all the manuals
That's sad... Mine are better than any diary or photo, especially the smudges and finger prints... They take me right back
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9 minutes ago, jeremy996 said:
I'm intrigued by the 9mm handguns book between the BMW 3 Series and Peugeot 406. Planning to do an "Elvis" on some recalcitrant vehicle?
I used to shoot pistol until HMGovt took them away.
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The rigid pipes were replaced in copper (pure copper over here, 'Cunifer' doesn't make it over the water?)
I read somewhere that copper work hardens with vibrations so Cunifer is preferred. Not sure if there is any truth in this...
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I know this is the "The EBay Christ I fancy that 4x4 + its cheap thread" , but is there a "The EBay Christ I fancy that 4x4 but its flipping expensive thread" ?
Have I missed something or are the just extracting the urine?
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My avatar went missing, but I blamed myself (as I always do) for doing something stoopid
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8 minutes ago, ianmayco68 said:
Here you go brought these from Furore of the net ,
OOOOh Matron!
They are lovely!
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1 hour ago, Simon_CSK said:
The last two days I have been sitting on a wet seat so you don't need to tell me about it.
Try these:
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21 hours ago, Glue said:
To funnel the rain to the inside of the car?
That's the D1 and RRC - they have a little slot at the front of the gutter that pours it right into the open window...
9 minutes ago, Simon_CSK said:No that is the purpose of the sunroof.
Now don't get me started on the D2 sunroof...
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Me too! Lets have some mucky pictures please!
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2 hours ago, Maverik said:
what attracted me about Gerber is the tungsten carbide cutter inserts
I seem to be hooked on that too... Wire cutting appears to be a weak point on any that I have seen up to now
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Not exactly a usual LR style tool... (ie not a 'big ommer' ) but I am looking for recommendations/comments on multitools like this:
I have been wanting one for a while but every time I look at them I am simply confused by the huge variety of make, type, functionality and cost and I usually give up in despair... Then it occurred to me that I could ask for suggestions here!
- have you got one?
- Is it any good?
- Which make/model would you recommend (if any) and which to avoid?
It will be a birthday present to me, so I am in the fortunate position of not being too worried by cost, but I am thinking less than £100 (unless there is a truly exceptional one that breaks that limit)
Thanks in advance
Roger
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6 hours ago, MR-HIPPO said:
Flaring the ends in situ is a doddle with one of these.
This {which I use} is good too.. but is still awkward to use at times...
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Thanks for all the excellent advice chaps! I will be using Cunifer pipe and short braided hoses in an otherwise like for like replacement.
On 7/6/2019 at 5:00 PM, Bowie69 said:There's nothing difficult or awkward about making pipes in situ
We obviously have different life experiences Bowie69
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I am replacing nearly all of the brake pipes and hoses on the D2 after corrosion lead to a split pipe and total brake failure a few days ago (that was exciting, but is another story!) During the removal of the old pipes the corrosion was so bad that one pipe broke in two places.
At this time I have the new pipes and hoses in position and am about to make the pipe ends and connect it all up.
But....
I was talking to a friend who hill-climbs a rather nice mini, and I mentioned the fiddliness of making some of the pipe ends in situ, and he said that he hasn't done that for years since he just runs SS/PTFE hoses the whole way from m/cyl to each wheel now...
With the ABS setup on the D2 that would be just 4 hoses, it removes 8 joints from the system (and we all know that joints are the weak point of any system), and it would be generally easier to do.
So I have three questions to put to the collective wisdom of LR4x4.com:
- Would this be an effective system, ie would there be either no change or an improvement in performance and reliability, ease of bleeding, etc, etc.?
- Would it be legal, MoT worthy and ok with insurers - I am wondering if some people in authority might be happier with a like for like replacement of the system?
- Are the threads/fittings in the ABS block anything special or would a standard male hose end go in there ok?
Thanks in advance
Roger
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Mine was a 90 Vogue but with no AC - I thought it might be something to do with the injector inputs (although thinking about it they would just get that from the MAF sensor I would have thought?)
Is there an ice warning on the dash - could it be for that?
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So these Irwin jobbies, do they cope with any some variation or do they only fit the quoted size?
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43 minutes ago, daveturnbull said:
They call me Hoke Colburn
I am a bit like that - I still don't understand though, why I buy gas guzzlers and then drive them slowly to eek out the fuel...
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1 minute ago, daveturnbull said:
the other 7 bolts will have to step up and take on the job of holding the gearbox on between them.
That's the sort of thing I might do (allegedly) but not admit it for fear of being slapped down
IMHO 7 will probably be enough as long as you are not going to abuse it... - you are not going to abuse it are you?
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I have only ever seen that with copper based alloys - you learn something new every day! Good luck with getting it out!
My life in cars and on bikes - Now show me yours!
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Wow! It even beats the Fiesta?
I am impressed by your fidelity... Perhaps my cars reflect my character and explain why I never got married!