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Graham Jones wrote:

>
>>Just got back with most of the bits we wanted. Saw the purple 101 and
>>owner on way down one isle with plans to stop and say hello on way back up
>>the
>>other side, but by the time we got there he'd disappeared. Will have to
>>visit at the Peterborough Show in September.

>
> Passed a light blue fronted one on the M25? On Thursday
>


Got there, spent most of the day.

Didn't see any of the "famous" motors from this group. I got told on the
Plasma stand to avoid Martyn if I ran into him as he was "In a stinker of a
mood when he arrived". I hope he gets home without having to rebuild
Grumble again.

I went looking for a few things (winching chains, access ladder for a disco,
Tirfor). Came back with none of the above but with an uprated intercooler.

Now I just have to figure out if Twisted Performance were doing boost
increases/fuelling changes or just intercooler replacements - couldn't say
I noticed too much difference in performance on the way home and I'd expect
a 25% power increase to be noticable, especially in a gutless wonder like
my Disco.

I also came away with a Disco Owners Club membership. Hadn't planned on that
one either.

Still need to get myself a ladder and some headlamp guards. Everybody at the
show kept sending me to Simmonites who couldn't help due to not knowing
what they were selling and tried to sell me a set of rear lamp protectors
for a Defender which would be useful if a) I didn't already have a set of
rear lamp protectors and b) I had a Defender.

Thankfully the weather wasn't nearly as hot as last year, although I got
stuffed by arriving just at opening time when it was still quite cool and
then walking around the site in a jacket when the temperature went up.

P.
 
Mother wrote:

> Setting off now...


He made it ...

> Hopefully see you Sunday on the rubber-rope stand :)


.... and managed to meet me.

Paul

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On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 17:25:45 +0100, Paul Everett
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Mother wrote:
>
>> Setting off now...

>
>He made it ...



And made it back - just
(more to follow, I'm sure!)


>> Hopefully see you Sunday on the rubber-rope stand :)

>
>... and managed to meet me.



At last - nice too.

Dave came over today - so a few more of those names have faces.

Sincere applegize if anyone thought I wasn't my usual happy cheery
self - a few transfer box issues were getting in the way of being
chilled. Still, there's next year to look forward to :)




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>
>>> Hopefully see you Sunday on the rubber-rope stand :)

>>
>>... and managed to meet me.

>
>
>At last - nice too.
>
>Dave came over today - so a few more of those names have faces.
>
>Sincere applegize if anyone thought I wasn't my usual happy cheery
>self - a few transfer box issues were getting in the way of being
>chilled. Still, there's next year to look forward to :)


Ah, nice to see you made it back again. Sorry for teasing your doggy
with mine.

Alex
 
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 22:46:47 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Sorry for teasing your doggy with mine.


Max can cope - he has me to put up with. Sorry I didn't have more
time to chat, twas a weird (short) weekend for us.


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On 19 Jul 2004 07:52:20 GMT, Simon Barr <[email protected]> wrote:

>> And made it back - just
>> (more to follow, I'm sure!)
>>

>
>Just, what happened?


I reckon, though still have to strip and look, that the splines on the
output shaft are fecked, thus the final gear is throwing force into
the transfer box. If this is the case I need either:

Replace the output shaft
or
Replace the gearbox

>You seemed quite relaxed when I met you, not grumpy at all. I must have
>got there at the right time then. :)


I think I was in shock! One of those 'either laugh or cry' situations
- but it was Billing after all, and due to my trials and tribulation,
I spectacularly failled to spend lots of money!

I also spectacularly managed to delete the pics on my camera -
sometimes it's best to stay at home...


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In article <[email protected]>, Mother wrote:
> On 19 Jul 2004 07:52:20 GMT, Simon Barr <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> I reckon, though still have to strip and look, that the splines on the
> output shaft are fecked, thus the final gear is throwing force into
> the transfer box. If this is the case I need either:
>
> Replace the output shaft
> or
> Replace the gearbox
>


Ouch!

>
> I spectacularly failled to spend lots of money!
>


I was quite restrained, only spent around £150 all day. Very tempted to
spend more but managed to control the urges.

One thing I got I'm very pleased with was a large Kelly Kettle, they are
amazing things, fantastic! Once you get the fire going they boil in no time
at all.


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'97 110 300Tdi.
 
On 20 Jul 2004 13:59:33 GMT, Simon Barr <[email protected]> wrote:

>One thing I got I'm very pleased with was a large Kelly Kettle, they are
>amazing things, fantastic! Once you get the fire going they boil in no time
>at all.


Can't disagree with that! Always remember never leave the cork in
whilst boiling up, and always remember never leave the cork out when
not ;-)


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in article [email protected], Mother at "@ {mother}
@"@101fc.net wrote on 20/7/04 15:10:

> On 20 Jul 2004 13:59:33 GMT, Simon Barr <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> One thing I got I'm very pleased with was a large Kelly Kettle, they are
>> amazing things, fantastic! Once you get the fire going they boil in no time
>> at all.

>
> Can't disagree with that! Always remember never leave the cork in
> whilst boiling up, and always remember never leave the cork out when
> not ;-)
>



I have had a Kelly for about a year now and as you said fantastic.I keep a
couple of firelighters in a tin along with it as then you can get the
wettest of things burning well.I have used hay, straw, newspaper, leaves and
dryish seaweed to heat mine.

 
On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 17:43:24 +0100, Rory Manton
<[email protected]> wrote:

>I have had a Kelly for about a year now and as you said fantastic.I keep a
>couple of firelighters in a tin along with it as then you can get the
>wettest of things burning well.I have used hay, straw, newspaper, leaves and
>dryish seaweed to heat mine.


Paper hanky, wiped under the truck a couple of times. This will
ignite soggy driftwood ;-)


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"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
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> Paper hanky, wiped under the truck a couple of times. This will
> ignite soggy driftwood ;-)


I thought you had a new fuel tank?

;-)

Lee D


 
Mother wrote:

> Setting off now...


He made it ...

> Hopefully see you Sunday on the rubber-rope stand :)


.... and managed to meet me.

Paul

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On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:01:17 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:46:43 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>Any way of ensuring he doesn't come back?

>
>Erm...


I thought you were at billing?

Alex
 
"Alex" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 00:01:17 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
> wrote:
>
> >On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:46:43 GMT, Alex <[email protected]>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Any way of ensuring he doesn't come back?

> >
> >Erm...

>
> I thought you were at billing?
>
> Alex


Knowing Martyn I would hazard a guess he is at Biling, sipping a Pims with
the laptop doing it's stuff. A case of Gone but still here.

Lee D
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On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 23:42:20 GMT, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Knowing Martyn I would hazard a guess he is at Biling, sipping a Pims with
>the laptop doing it's stuff. A case of Gone but still here.


I wish I could live up to these expectations...

Sadly, 30 miles down the M1 things changed for the worse...

Making an unexpected appearance on the hard shoulder...

by 23.00 we were back in Sheffield.

Yesterday was spent stripping the transfer box, I'm just off to get
some thrust washers before rebuilding it (again), then maybe, just
maybe, we'll be orft agin by early afternoon...

One way or another we'll be at Billing - even if I have to go out and
buy a caravan to tow behind the Disco!

At present, the 'fan' bit of alt.fan.landrover is something of a sore
point


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"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
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> At present, the 'fan' bit of alt.fan.landrover is something of a sore
> point


:-(

Ah well...look on the bright side... saving a fortune in Pimms! And if all
else fails you can go for mass consumption.

Weather looks a bit pants here anyway.... rain .. rain and more rain.. At
least it should be dry under Grumble.

Good luck with it.

Were still waiting on Mrs D's new toy so the Jury is out on if we will
attend or not more influenced by the weather at the mo.

Lee D


 
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:10:09 GMT, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Good luck with it.


Kevin (6x6 chap) is here, Warren coming soon...

We've stripped (like you'd not believe) everything, cleaned it all -
sooo much fur and ex-thrust washers, new (totally different)
intermediate gear kit going in - without any thrust washers (Nick,
I'll let you know in an hour or so if this works!). Just need to
finish cleaning centre diff, then put front and back housings on,
double check everything, fill with oil and...

....test!

However, before then (now actually), a well deserved coffee break!
(WEll, summat gotta wash the Gunk off mi throat)...

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"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 12:10:09 GMT, "Lee_D"


> However, before then (now actually), a well deserved coffee break!
> (WEll, summat gotta wash the Gunk off mi throat)...
>


Keep an eye on Kevin... if left alone with grumble you may go back out to
find that caravan you were considering riveted to the back along with an
extra axle or two. Whats he tinkering with these days?

Lee D
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On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 09:59:27 +0100, Mother <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Thu, 15 Jul 2004 23:42:20 GMT, "Lee_D"
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Knowing Martyn I would hazard a guess he is at Biling, sipping a Pims with
>>the laptop doing it's stuff. A case of Gone but still here.

>
>I wish I could live up to these expectations...
>
>Sadly, 30 miles down the M1 things changed for the worse...
>
>Making an unexpected appearance on the hard shoulder...
>
>by 23.00 we were back in Sheffield.
>
>Yesterday was spent stripping the transfer box, I'm just off to get
>some thrust washers before rebuilding it (again), then maybe, just
>maybe, we'll be orft agin by early afternoon...
>
>One way or another we'll be at Billing - even if I have to go out and
>buy a caravan to tow behind the Disco!
>
>At present, the 'fan' bit of alt.fan.landrover is something of a sore
>point


Oh, bad luck. I must admit the weather is keeping me guessing here,
It's been horrid the last few days. However, I have a pressing need
for several parts for a rebuild project, so l'll probably go sunday.

Ale
 
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