Tiger Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Right so Doris the old 110 is done now and MOT'd. Tonight she sets off from London to Wales to start her new life by the seaside in Snowdonia. Its going to be a long trip but hopefully she'll make it. Many thanks to all who've helped out (too many to list) with various issues along the way. Done New Master cylinder New Slave New rear Wheel bearings and Oil seals New rear shoes New discs & pads Full service New PAS box New PAS pump (& pipes to fit - a saga in itself) New Rocker cover (my fault - I put a new gasket on and over tighten the middle bolt - it shattered) New Glow plugs Welded in New Footwells Welded Front Chassis Leg Welded Front O/S Outrigger New Gear Knobs Vanity New Gear Gaiter Vanity Replaced Front Brake Pipes New Wheels and tyres (tubeless off my 300TDi) New Battery New Timing Belt & Seals New Steering Damper New Gearbox Oil New Rear Diff Oil New Front Diff Oil New Fuel & Oil Filter New Engine Oil Fit New Radiator New Head New Shouds New Guides, Rollers and Tappet slides MOT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Good luck ! With all that work you've done it should be well ready for it's new life by the seaside Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Wow.. Not a short list..... Beware all that sea air.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael calvert Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 Beware all that sea air.... the old lump of magnesium bolted to the steel frames of doors/panels etc might be worth a thought as the magnesium reacts with the steel before the ali it tends to save stuff a lttle longer (just remember to treplace the magnesium otherwise it still gets to the ali! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 Well she made it, 6 hours drive! 2.5NAD are very slow, 55-60 all the way!! , My wife followed in our Disco 3 and got 39.8 MPG!!!!!!! (usually 22-26MPG) Like the old girls in Eastborne, Doris the 110 has come to the seaside to live out her years (hopefully another 20+ years). She's an old 110 and unlike my newer Defender has no Ali corrosion and has galvy cappings. She will need a new chassis one day and other consumables like engine and gearbox but she's here and the greenlanes are much better than the ones in London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted May 25, 2007 Share Posted May 25, 2007 I hope you manage to have as much fun as you anticipate..... Now we should start heading your way for some weekends on the lanes with you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted May 25, 2007 Author Share Posted May 25, 2007 Now we should start heading your way for some weekends on the lanes with you.... Its not a bad idea, loads of lanes round here, in fact the LRO adventure club stop here on a Sat night when they are doing the Wales safari. If planned right, for me at least, set off Friday early, spend Friday on Salisbury plains, B&B or camp then onto Wales (Strata Florida) and a few other lanes B&B or camp and then lanes around Tywyn and Bala. Home back to the big smoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 Right I've added some pictures of Doris the 110 in her new home, as far as I can tell for the past 15 years she has had mostly an urban life in Oxford, Maidenhead and West London. She is now happy in Wales, much better scenery Bit of a dial up warning Rolling hills Nice easy start Not even testing her Just a quick check over Good lane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Looks like you are having fun... Some of those shots look familiar, but then I may be mistaken ! Well done Tiger.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger Posted May 28, 2007 Author Share Posted May 28, 2007 Taken this morning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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