Henry_b's Range Rover P38 Project'ish

Bit of "catch up" to be done here..

The month of march was upon me and the old D2 was getting tired, after piling 9,000 miles on it in a few months she needed some love.
However i needed a 4x4 for both work and daily duties.

My old P38 that i bought on a whim was sat hibernating under a car cover, so instead of doing the sensible thing and spending a few ££ on the D2 i decided to throw the cash at the P..



Unpacking her was easy!



Next up was the MOT situation, she had sat without one since 2018, and I was hesitant of it going through however

She needed a few key things, first and foremost..

WIPERS!



They were 1/2 price at ECP and even have a little spoiler on them "sporty"

Here they're fitted!




Another issue is these Thor V8's are known to get a bit miffed if sat for a good while, so in an effort to clean her out some of this was added!



However being bloke i only read the instructions after i put it in the tank!!

You're supposed to add 1 shot into a full tank of fuel!!

Instead I added 2 shots into around 14ltrs of fuel!

Did no harm!!

She's ready!!

MOT time came and went.

Driving it there was a bit nerve wracking!

However with some right foot to clear her out, we made it there in good time.



Upon throwing her on the ramps everything was jiggled and poked, thinking she'd fail.
However the tester was happy with what he saw, surprisingly!!

The emissions test was the most nerve wracking experienced, it was hovering JUST under the fail mark, however after clearing her throat, a good few hardy redlines! she passed!

This was a surprise, however she was driven out, back home..

Taxed insured and MOT'd..

She was put straight to work.



The old bus was hoofed around and the MPG started to climb out to double figures!



What a difference it was going around in the old 38a..

Anyway..

More to come!!

Needs it, general tanks in the instructions aren’t 100L.

****ed of with my 101 project 2yrs now waiting for the fu cking portugese idiots to get their head round theres already one homoligated here even given them print out from their gov inspection station along with photo of said vehicle with port plate...want to start a project thread on my build for Moroccan trip...not started or looked at it for months now cause just ****ed off...but spent 2 days trying to start it thought fuel problem so rebuilt carbs but had done before just cleaned...found choke wrong...sorted still hard to start...couldnt think why it used to start OK...check coil only a year old came with new sparkright dissy...




See pic dont trust old wiring...main feed from ignition wire from ballast resistor to coil failed spade at coil end...

Shippers said:

****ed of with my 101 project 2yrs now waiting for the fu cking portugese idiots to get their head round theres already one homoligated here even given them print out from their gov inspection station along with photo of said vehicle with port plate...want to start a project thread on my build for Moroccan trip...not started or looked at it for months now cause just ****ed off...but spent 2 days trying to start it thought fuel problem so rebuilt carbs but had done before just cleaned...found choke wrong...sorted still hard to start...couldnt think why it used to start OK...check coil only a year old came with new sparkright dissy...




See pic dont trust old wiring...main feed from ignition wire from ballast resistor to coil failed spade at coil end...View attachment 209345

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I've seen you mention how much a pain in the arse the Portuguese are at this car business!

Are they refusing to accept it exists, or is it just bone idleness, and the unwilling to register it on their part?

The wiring looked a tad weak, not really a fan of spade connectors, have to use them though!!

I give them a good squeeze when installing to stop them popping off!!

I've had them break and the wires slip out!!

Causing all manner of issues!!

The 101 is a rare beast, but there is a nice one floating around Hereford with a happy chap behind the wheel!!

Henry_b said:

I've seen you mention how much a pain in the arse the Portuguese are at this car business!

Are they refusing to accept it exists, or is it just bone idleness, and the unwilling to register it on their part?

The wiring looked a tad weak, not really a fan of spade connectors, have to use them though!!

I give them a good squeeze when installing to stop them popping off!!

I've had them break and the wires slip out!!

Causing all manner of issues!!

The 101 is a rare beast, but there is a nice one floating around Hereford with a happy chap behind the wheel!!

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Both the bastards...


Will spend time and money re-wiring once its reg here...own a share in autotech here...

Lucky **** er bet he wished he had the trails iv'e got on my land here and 500klm to Morocco though...


I stay positive it will happen...but wont do a thread till it happens!!...

Shippers said:

Both the bastards...


Will spend time and money re-wiring once its reg here...own a share in autotech here...

Lucky **** er bet he wished he had the trails iv'e got on my land here and 500klm to Morocco though...


I stay positive it will happen...but wont do a thread till it happens!!...

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Can't wait 'till it happens!

Henry_b said:

Can't wait 'till it happens!

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After I remade that cable it started first turn on the starter...elated and **** ed off at the same time...back on the paper trail on Monday...lockdown here relaxed back to work for office workers....