ebbadger
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What a fantastic start to the day, answered a for sale ad on lro for a rear wheel carrier, ad said bought 1998 , good useable hd swingaway wheel carrier, quick trip round the m25 to collect for £55 thinking a clean and paint n it'll do for the 110, needed a heavy duty one due to the 37's, anyway what he didn't mention was although he bought it in 98 he left it in its original bubble wrap in the loft n never fitted so for £55 I have a brand new swing out carrier, he then said if that's a bit much I also have a brand new pivlock that was bought first and never used and i can have for £35 :0 after closing my gaping mouth I did the sensible thing n got both for £80 but that wasn't the end of it ........
WP_20141115_12_01_48_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr
WP_20141115_12_01_42_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr
After paying for the two wheel carriers stroke of luck number 3 appears..... We get talking about our rovers n he says ive got an allard performance intercooler for a 300 I'm selling so i said can I take a look to see what condition its in and would you beleive another treasure from the loft..... Not just an allard intercooler but the full stage 2 allard kit, brand spankers in its delivery box including the normal / nutter in cab selectable switches solenoid and wiring...... And to make things that little bit better he says does £90 sound fair????? Needless to say his hand will still be smarting I bit it off so fast one very happy bunny and looks like folks were right when they said the 90 wouldn't stay standard long lol
WP_20141115_11_59_24_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr
Finally it was time to do some work lol, out with the old worn flanges and in with the nice shiny HD TF flanges, not desperately needed as it wont be hammered off road but they are shiny so must be worth a good 10bhp also ran a bead of clear silicone around the wheel centre join before water ever gets a chance of getting in, modulars are good but it is their Achilles heel and ruins the look when water starts rusting em out, every bit helps lol
WP_20141115_13_21_22_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on Flickr
All in all an excellent day... guess tommorow will be intercooler fitting time
Cheers Steve
WP_20141115_12_01_48_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on FlickrWP_20141115_12_01_42_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on FlickrAfter paying for the two wheel carriers stroke of luck number 3 appears..... We get talking about our rovers n he says ive got an allard performance intercooler for a 300 I'm selling so i said can I take a look to see what condition its in and would you beleive another treasure from the loft..... Not just an allard intercooler but the full stage 2 allard kit, brand spankers in its delivery box including the normal / nutter in cab selectable switches solenoid and wiring...... And to make things that little bit better he says does £90 sound fair????? Needless to say his hand will still be smarting I bit it off so fast one very happy bunny and looks like folks were right when they said the 90 wouldn't stay standard long lol
WP_20141115_11_59_24_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on FlickrFinally it was time to do some work lol, out with the old worn flanges and in with the nice shiny HD TF flanges, not desperately needed as it wont be hammered off road but they are shiny so must be worth a good 10bhp also ran a bead of clear silicone around the wheel centre join before water ever gets a chance of getting in, modulars are good but it is their Achilles heel and ruins the look when water starts rusting em out, every bit helps lol
WP_20141115_13_21_22_Pro by The_Wild_Boar, on FlickrAll in all an excellent day... guess tommorow will be intercooler fitting time
Cheers Steve
