Non-scratchy greenlaning on Salisbury Plain?

Hi guys,

I'm days from getting my project 90 finished and on the road after a body change, interior refit and respray. It's looking fairly smart and I'd quite like to enjoy the nice paint for a while before it descends into becoming an offroader. However it would be great to take it offroad and my girlfriend is very keen on the idea after meeting me in a Land Rover in Sierra Leone where every day was an offroad trek.
I live in London but the workshop I use is in Salisbury. Does anyone know of any good open routes across Salisbury Plain that don't involved pushing past hedges etc? Or know where I should look for them?

I'll post a photo of the 90 soon, it's a TD5 but I've done retro with old paint, galvanised cappings and 2 piece doors etc. Looks like it was made in 1982 now, not everyone's taste but keeps me happy!

Cheers!

Oli

Worried about a few scratches?

Have you seen the plains? Most of its wide open spaces

Yes I am worried about a few scratches! I didn't just build the 90 to hammer it offroad, I take pride in my work and have created something I enjoy looking at and driving. As with any 'new' car I'll get less bothered about ruining the paint soon enough.

Does anyone have any good routes they can share?

As Mpfive said. Most of the Plains is open spaces. Not much scratchy to worry about, but there's enough of other stuff. Deep water, greasy clay when wet. Acidic muddy water that sets like concrete in about an hour and eats through chassis in a week. .

No-one will share routes, but most will invite you along with them. Ask RobinT or WLM.

oli1 said:

Yes I am worried about a few scratches! I didn't just build the 90 to hammer it offroad, I take pride in my work and have created something I enjoy looking at and driving. As with any 'new' car I'll get less bothered about ruining the paint soon enough.

Does anyone have any good routes they can share?

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Nathan, you can't criticise me for wanting to keep my freshly sprayed 90 looking nice when you go around with an illegally spaced vanity plate on your disco!!

Buy an OS map and read it Plains has hundreds of Byways on it.. Just stay off the tank tracks.. and footpaths.

oli1 said:

Nathan, you can't criticise me for wanting to keep my freshly sprayed 90 looking nice when you go around with an illegally spaced vanity plate on your disco!!

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Oh Nath the Shame of it..

oli1 said:

Nathan, you can't criticise me for wanting to keep my freshly sprayed 90 looking nice when you go around with an illegally spaced vanity plate on your disco!!

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"Snigger"

Maybe he isn't worried about being legal?

oli1 said:

Nathan, you can't criticise me for wanting to keep my freshly sprayed 90 looking nice when you go around with an illegally spaced vanity plate on your disco!!

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Might as well give up on the paintwork now. I put down for non scratchy routes on a laning weekend. Once I got there I couldn't resist

My mate went 'non-scratchy greenlaning' in an E type Jag once.


The local bowls club were v v ****ed off.

oli1 said:

Nathan, you can't criticise me for wanting to keep my freshly sprayed 90 looking nice when you go around with an illegally spaced vanity plate on your disco!!

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Im not criticising at all, If you dont want to scratch your motor then keep it on the tarmac simples.....Dont do vanity anything least of all plates lol id just got home with the old plate on before transfer

I member me 1st laning trip in me very shiny v8 disco with 90boy...came back looking like a scrapper lol

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I member me 1st laning trip in me very shiny v8 disco with 90boy...came back looking like a scrapper lol

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I remember the long face in the Pub afterwards You looked like a favorite Uncle had died, & left you outta his will..

redhand said:

I remember the long face in the Pub afterwards You looked like a favorite Uncle had died, & left you outta his will..

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Pub afterwards? You must be getting confused in your old age

nathan5346 said:

Pub afterwards? You must be getting confused in your old age

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Must be I thought ya was on about the welsh trip.. when we stopped in the campsite opposite the pub.

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Must be I thought ya was on about the welsh trip.. when we stopped in the campsite opposite the pub.

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Dont think you were on the trip....90boy Paul D and i think dont quote me cos me memory's crap.....forgot his name, was from halesowen had his dads 3 door crappy green colour disco...had some grief off wassis name who had the bobtail rangie

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Dont think you were on the trip....90boy Paul D and i think dont quote me cos me memory's crap.....forgot his name, was from halesowen had his dads 3 door crappy green colour disco...had some grief off wassis name who had the bobtail rangie

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3fingered Baz with the Rangie. Nope I weren't there on that one. Maybe ya just a miserable fooker full stop then

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3fingered Baz with the Rangie. Nope I weren't there on that one. Maybe ya just a miserable fooker full stop then

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Cnut :lol: