Recent content by slimbob

Handbrake shoes binding a bit maybe?

Hi Andy , Ive noticed it outside your house before a while ago while stuck in traffic on the road outside if its where I'm thinking of ,main road ? .Seems someone else has too unfortunately. Must be traffic observation cameras along there somewhere that caugght something maybe ?

Theres a dodgy v8 offroader been seen around this area ..noisy tyres and exhaust...Kent police are looking out for it.

Someone smashed the door lock on my disco saturday night....alarm went off so i went out and heard a distinctive loud v8 start just up the road and drive off.Several minutes later i heard it driving back the other way and caught sight of it with torch. Was a loud v8 pickup ,may have been a...

Any news ? Has a break in/attempted theft saturday 26 Nov.night similar area.

Haha :D , yeah one day it might well be if the roof doesn't rust through as well !

So I can take the seats out and use it for this .

Not if you buy a mig welder... a little bit here, and a little bit there..whenever another bit needs doing. :)

The way I look at it , is that yes it does use a lot of diesel but weigh that up against the wide availability and relatively cheap cost of parts compared to other manufacturers ( I own an old j*** so I know!) and that the only garage bill I pay out for has been for an m.o.t. every year.

300tdi auto between 20-25 on the motorway doing 70 ish and under 20 on a short run to work and back on cold mornings.I had a go at working it out once over a week , but really couldnt be arsed as its a 2 ton landrover and wasnt designed for economical driving .

It is possible to stretch the chassis , as I used to own a 110inch wheelbase rangerover based ambulance. It had a 10" straight section welded in the chassis in front of where it curves over the axle. It had a second vin plate stating the extension. I guess its a straight forward job if its a...

Like Dr No said, Get a ferry to Bergen and straight up the coast. I was planning this trip in the summer a few years ago... but along came some sproglets and that all changed. :) Anyways... are you mad going in the winter ?? lol Have you any experience of arctic survival, driving on snow and...

As it draws air from inside through the blower not from outside it may be a degree or two warmer,and I like to think it makes a difference after the time it took to do !

Its been a few years since it worked and I found a switch for a couple of quid so thought id do it. Makes the thawing of ice on the inside of the windscreen a bit quicker on cold days !