Happy story

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jermec

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• Jul 1, 2005

• #1

....for me at least.
I buggered up my left arm a couple of years ago and since then have found it
impossible to drive a vehicle with manual transmission without excruciating
pain. We couldn't find an Anniversary model that we liked, and I had
resigned myself to having to give up my Defender habit when I came across an
article in LRO about a firm who do automatic conversions. Needless to say I
am now an extremely happy bunny, having been the subject of an Ashcroft
project.
We picked our Defender up on Wednesday evening and have been learning the
necessary driving style changes since then. It's nice to be back in the
driving seat again. It's great that it doesn't have to be the driving seat
of a nasty auto Eurobox. It wasn't cheap, but this Defender is with us for
keeps.
To celebrate, she was even washed and polished to within an inch of her life
today. Is there a concours competition at the LRO show?

jermec
--
'It's not the despair, I can cope with the despair. It's the hope I can't
stand.'

 

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Lee_D

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• Jul 2, 2005

• #2

"jermec" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> To celebrate, she was even washed and polished to within an inch of her
> life today. Is there a concours competition at the LRO show?
>
> jermec

Good on you! I was converted to Auto's from a crash box IIa by a dodgie
Knee... now all the manual vehicles I have have their days as manual
numbered.

Funny thing is my knee has now settled down...probably due to changing from
driving 500 miles of constant urban gear changing a week to a desk job.

One of my fleet, Percy has a Ashcroft adapter to allow the fitment of an
auto box and I have to say I'm very happy with it... the Jag lump I had
fitted gave up first.. Now in the middle of a V8 refit amoungst several
other projects... you can never have enough projects on the go.

If you run out of things to Polish I've a Classic rangie on the drive that
could do with another once over... I've promised my self an Air polisher
after my holidays.

I think there is an equal place for shinny Landies at shows and would like
to see more. Sadly none of ours are up to the standard.

Lee D

 

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jermec

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• Jul 2, 2005

• #3

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "jermec" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>> To celebrate, she was even washed and polished to within an inch of her
>> life today. Is there a concours competition at the LRO show?
>>
>> jermec
>
> Good on you! I was converted to Auto's from a crash box IIa by a dodgie
> Knee... now all the manual vehicles I have have their days as manual
> numbered.
>
> Funny thing is my knee has now settled down...probably due to changing
> from driving 500 miles of constant urban gear changing a week to a desk
> job.
>
> One of my fleet, Percy has a Ashcroft adapter to allow the fitment of an
> auto box and I have to say I'm very happy with it... the Jag lump I had
> fitted gave up first.. Now in the middle of a V8 refit amoungst several
> other projects... you can never have enough projects on the go.
>
> If you run out of things to Polish I've a Classic rangie on the drive that
> could do with another once over... I've promised my self an Air polisher
> after my holidays.
>
> I think there is an equal place for shinny Landies at shows and would like
> to see more. Sadly none of ours are up to the standard.


Shiny is (I hope) a purely temporary state. It's OK for other cars, but
feels slightly unnatural for a Landy, even if it is a new one. We are rural
though, so it shouldn't take too long for nature to do its stuff. If not I
might have to look in to that spray-on mud stuff :0)
I am in the process of persuading my beloved that I really need to learn how
to take an auto off-road, through puddles, and sideways across hills. I hear
Rockingham castle calling again. He likes shiny stuff, so it could be a long
fight.

jermec
--
'It's not the despair, I can cope with the despair. It's the hope I can't
stand.'

 

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beamendsltd

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• Jul 2, 2005

• #4

In message <[email protected]>
"jermec" <[email protected]> wrote:

> ...for me at least.
> I buggered up my left arm a couple of years ago and since then have found it
> impossible to drive a vehicle with manual transmission without excruciating
> pain. We couldn't find an Anniversary model that we liked, and I had
> resigned myself to having to give up my Defender habit when I came across an
> article in LRO about a firm who do automatic conversions. Needless to say I
> am now an extremely happy bunny, having been the subject of an Ashcroft
> project.
> We picked our Defender up on Wednesday evening and have been learning the
> necessary driving style changes since then. It's nice to be back in the
> driving seat again. It's great that it doesn't have to be the driving seat
> of a nasty auto Eurobox. It wasn't cheap, but this Defender is with us for
> keeps.
> To celebrate, she was even washed and polished to within an inch of her life
> today. Is there a concours competition at the LRO show?
>

There is at the ARC Nationals - though green body warmer and beard
are, seemingly, entry requirements ;-)

> jermec

Richard

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Powered by Risc-OS - you won't get a virus from us!!
Helping keep Land Rovers on and off the road to annoy the Lib Dems

 

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Tim Hobbs

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• Jul 2, 2005

• #5

On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 08:03:23 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In message <[email protected]>
> "jermec" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> ...for me at least.
>> I buggered up my left arm a couple of years ago and since then have found it
>> impossible to drive a vehicle with manual transmission without excruciating
>> pain. We couldn't find an Anniversary model that we liked, and I had
>> resigned myself to having to give up my Defender habit when I came across an
>> article in LRO about a firm who do automatic conversions. Needless to say I
>> am now an extremely happy bunny, having been the subject of an Ashcroft
>> project.
>> We picked our Defender up on Wednesday evening and have been learning the
>> necessary driving style changes since then. It's nice to be back in the
>> driving seat again. It's great that it doesn't have to be the driving seat
>> of a nasty auto Eurobox. It wasn't cheap, but this Defender is with us for
>> keeps.
>> To celebrate, she was even washed and polished to within an inch of her life
>> today. Is there a concours competition at the LRO show?
>>
>
>There is at the ARC Nationals - though green body warmer and beard
>are, seemingly, entry requirements ;-)
>
>> jermec
>
>Richard

I can just about see the body warmer, but where do you fit the beard?
Just under the bumper?




--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Jul 2, 2005

• #6

so Tim Hobbs was, like...
> There is at the ARC Nationals - though green body warmer and beard
>> are, seemingly, entry requirements ;-)
>>
> I can just about see the body warmer, but where do you fit the beard?
> Just under the bumper?

Wouldn't go well with the "Disco Bra" I saw mentioned on a US board a while
back. Unless it was a Barbour special in olive green with nice chunky
press-studs, I spose.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

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JJ

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• Jul 2, 2005

• #7

Could you tell me how much it all cost?

Regards JJ


I have just broke my leg and Ankle and can't stand the thought of
"jermec" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ...for me at least.
> I buggered up my left arm a couple of years ago and since then have found
> it impossible to drive a vehicle with manual transmission without
> excruciating pain. We couldn't find an Anniversary model that we liked,
> and I had resigned myself to having to give up my Defender habit when I
> came across an article in LRO about a firm who do automatic conversions.
> Needless to say I am now an extremely happy bunny, having been the subject
> of an Ashcroft project.
> We picked our Defender up on Wednesday evening and have been learning the
> necessary driving style changes since then. It's nice to be back in the
> driving seat again. It's great that it doesn't have to be the driving seat
> of a nasty auto Eurobox. It wasn't cheap, but this Defender is with us for
> keeps.
> To celebrate, she was even washed and polished to within an inch of her
> life today. Is there a concours competition at the LRO show?
>
> jermec
> --
> 'It's not the despair, I can cope with the despair. It's the hope I can't
> stand.'
>

 

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jermec

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• Jul 3, 2005

• #8

"JJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Could you tell me how much it all cost?
>
> Regards JJ
>
>
> I have just broke my leg and Ankle and can't stand the thought of
> "jermec" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> ...for me at least.
>> I buggered up my left arm a couple of years ago and since then have found
>> it impossible to drive a vehicle with manual transmission without
>> excruciating pain. We couldn't find an Anniversary model that we liked,
>> and I had resigned myself to having to give up my Defender habit when I
>> came across an article in LRO about a firm who do automatic conversions.
>> Needless to say I am now an extremely happy bunny, having been the
>> subject of an Ashcroft project.
>> We picked our Defender up on Wednesday evening and have been learning the
>> necessary driving style changes since then. It's nice to be back in the
>> driving seat again. It's great that it doesn't have to be the driving
>> seat of a nasty auto Eurobox. It wasn't cheap, but this Defender is with
>> us for keeps.
>> To celebrate, she was even washed and polished to within an inch of her
>> life today. Is there a concours competition at the LRO show?


£3500 + VAT. I thought I might be VAT exempt as it was an adaptation for a
disability, but no. You're only entitled to exemption if the adaptation is
for a leg /walking impairment.

jermec
--
'It's not the despair, I can cope with the despair. It's the hope I can't
stand.'

 

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jermec

Guest

• Jul 3, 2005

• #9

"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1a4c14844d%[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> "jermec" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> To celebrate, she was even washed and polished to within an inch of her
>> life
>> today. Is there a concours competition at the LRO show?
>>
>
> There is at the ARC Nationals - though green body warmer and beard
> are, seemingly, entry requirements ;-)
>
>> jermec
>
> Richard


I might find a green body warmer somewhere in the back of the garage. I'll
have to wait for the menopause for the beard though. :0)

jermec
--
'It's not the despair, I can cope with the despair. It's the hope I can't
stand.'

 

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Austin Shackles

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• Jul 3, 2005

• #10

On or around Sun, 3 Jul 2005 00:19:07 +0100, "jermec" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>"JJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Could you tell me how much it all cost?
>
>
>£3500 + VAT. I thought I might be VAT exempt as it was an adaptation for a
>disability, but no. You're only entitled to exemption if the adaptation is
>for a leg /walking impairment.

You can do it a good bit cheaper than that by DIY (into a 90 or 110 - series
are more tricky) and using secondhand parts - granting that by doing so you
get no guarantees, and mat or may not get such a neat job. You need a donor
vehicle to get the bits from, or a good breakers.



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"Quos deus vult perdere, prius dementat" Euripedes, quoted in
Boswell's "Johnson".

 

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jermec

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• Jul 4, 2005

• #11

"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Sun, 3 Jul 2005 00:19:07 +0100, "jermec" <[email protected]>
> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>"JJ" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>> Could you tell me how much it all cost?
>>
>>
>>£3500 + VAT. I thought I might be VAT exempt as it was an adaptation for a
>>disability, but no. You're only entitled to exemption if the adaptation is
>>for a leg /walking impairment.
>
> You can do it a good bit cheaper than that by DIY (into a 90 or 110 -
> series
> are more tricky) and using secondhand parts - granting that by doing so
> you
> get no guarantees, and mat or may not get such a neat job. You need a
> donor
> vehicle to get the bits from, or a good breakers.
>


Cue hysterical laughter. The very thought of *me* doing something
mechanical.......I consider it quite an achievement filling the bloody thing
with the correct fuel.

jermec
--
'It's not the despair, I can cope with the despair. It's the hope I can't
stand.'