What have you done to your Landie today.

Changed rear springs as my springs were too light duty for the hardtop Roofrack and spre on the back so I have some taller stiffer springs now and all seems good!!

Fitted free wheeling hubs yesterday 2wd if "fun" in the wet!!

Fitted a front wheel bearing as it was on its way out, Test drove it a fair bit, and found my clock lights are not working and you try getting dash bulbs at 23.00hrs on a Sunday night!!!

job for tomorrow

Poly bushed my rear diff



Both rear mounts were knackered, front not too bad strangely!

Also updated the software in my Parrot Asteroid stereo! Hoping it fixes the crashing issues!

Yesterday I had a good day out with my disco 1 TDi,
but just parked it up in a field full of classics.

was booked in the Walton classic vehicle show with a scooter,
but son No.1 never had it finshed,
so, took my landie to the best carwash we have,
paid £7.49 for the full monty including chassis wash,
it even spray waxes and "polishes" the outsides,
then blow dries it.
came out looking good,
booked into show with a description & story sheet stuck on front & rear windows,
and had lots looking at my old diesel.
all original bodywork, a few bubbles round the lower rear wheel arches, but under period side decals, and a bit iffy on front edge of passenger door covered with a bit of black gloss....

It is my daily driver, its been a 7 seater airport run car,
carried car engines, scooter engines & complete scooters with rear seats folded,
its towed, cars,vans, camper vans and small lorries when needed,
as I have mobility problems I find it easier to drive than smaller cars,
you got 3 BIG peddles to use with ease.
It IS the best all round car I have ever owned...

I never won a prize yesterday,
but neither did the ****s in lambo`s & ferraris that left before the end as they never won either.

I is a happy man with my old landie.
(oh, now shiney Landie)

failed its m.o.t track rod end just fitted new one takeing it back in the morning 4 retest

Finished cutting the wood, just need to sand it all then cover it. Also came indoors to find Debbie had started re-linning the roof head linning. Happy days

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Continued the install of a ham radio transceiver, antenna is done and the unit is set up and working, just got to install radio unit, site the remote head properly (blu-tac for the test-run today) and get the electrickery sorted (running off a separate power pack at the mo for convenience).

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Same set up as I Had in the 90. I found the thread strips out of the mount too easy. and used a nut either side to lock the bolt in place.

What transceiver you got ft7800??? if so also the same as mine.

nowt to mine but BB managed to snap an half shaft in his rear axle I told him doing donuts in maccy D's was a bad idea

Last pic is him doing an environmental cleanup operation

Nearly used the shovel to stove his head in, after he drove over me torch wot I lent him

redhand said:

Same set up as I Had in the 90. I found the thread strips out of the mount too easy. and used a nut either side to lock the bolt in place.

What transceiver you got ft7800??? if so also the same as mine.

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FTM 350, gives me APRS and a separate voice band. Finished install today (well technically it was yesterday but who's counting the minutes!)


CB had to be moved right to fit the other unit on the bulkhead behind drivers seat


Cables routed up front of side windows then above headlining to windscreen (controllers) or to rear (antenna)


Radio body installed (power not shown)


Mic next to CB mic and invertor, behind cubby box.

I've not taken pics of the controller as it's still in place with blu-tac until I'm sure it is in the right place for operation. I have a radio exercise with 4x4 Response on Wednesday so I will no doubt find out then.

defender11069 said:

failed its m.o.t track rod end just fitted new one takeing it back in the morning 4 retest

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passed thank god for that lol the new
emmisions proper **** "turn pump down for m.o.t"

Went to go in the boot of my disco, and some tw4t has nicked my boot badge!!

Anyone got one spare I could have for a couple of bin lids?

Took it for mot, it passed with advisories on 1 ball joint, trackrod ends and slight leak in pas system

Sourced problem of no brakes to master cylinder, ordered one from paddock at £120 includin vat and postage and £60 for local garage to fit and bleed system , want my landy back !

redhand said:

nowt to mine but BB managed to snap an half shaft in his rear axle I told him doing donuts in maccy D's was a bad idea

Last pic is him doing an environmental cleanup operation

Nearly used the shovel to stove his head in, after he drove over me torch wot I lent him

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Pretty good going that

Put my new 14 inch Mota Lita Steering Wheel in this evening...looks superb Well happy!

Just got back from picking up Rock Sliders/Tree Bars from Richmond Shot Blasters - now all ready for my first RTV trial this Sunday - at Helmsley with Yorkshire Off Road Club

I took a few pics of the controller today:

CB control on Left, Amateur on right


Right band selected


Left band selected

Collected a new (s/h) rear diff for mine, need to swap out the cases 'cos I think mine's cracked! and a Central console which while almost as broken as mine, has a bit that isn't broken that is on mine!!

Nothing great, just casually practised my rapping. Word.

Well, armed with my tools, a manual n a chair to stand on was all set to take the heater box out uncoupled pipes, cables, undid bolts in footwell then started on the bolts under bonnett, after much swearing n spending ages on one bolt that just went round n bloody round decided to take other bolt out, well that came out dead easy so went back to other n decided its obviously threaded itself, so next plan of action was to maybe try nice it off the bracket via a downwards motion only to realise that the person who welded my bulkhead has gone over the top of the bracket with some metal plate!!! (it's also covered in what looks like underseal!) so now I'm bloody stumped what to do, so for time being its been put back together so I can drive it, what a waste of an afternoon!!! Lol n it's ruined my nails !!