Some sad news Guys, Ryder passed away in his sleep back in March. I didn’t see any posts or Facebook messages. He usually contacted me every few months and the last time I saw him he came on a jolly around Whitwell as a freelander was stuck and...

Get one started!😁

Funny logic. Its not corrosion

I'm well cheers. I just don't post very often but I do pop by fairly regularly 😀

I've been away to see a 'how to ignore' councillor but I'm afraid I've fallen off the wagon, I need help 🙃

Had a look as busy tommorow. There calendar is good. Waiting to see where the September meet is. Been to caffeine & machine a few times which is a good meeting point & the food is good https://www.teaonthetailgate.co.uk/

I also don't go on FB

people were telling you what may go wrong but you dismiss it as not relevant then quote figers which untill its done are but theoretical, i havent even mentioned the centre prop bearing, which i can tell you disintigrates with a manual box due to...

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Only managed to get one or two. I was too busy chatting!

There's a contact page on the Overfinch website. Maybe they can advise ?

They should be nuts & bolts. They are not captured Grind the heads that you can see off & push the remains out the rear

Thanks, yes I would agree. There's something about that County livery that's very evocative of that age. Plus this appears to have been one of the Queen's Land Rovers - first registered to her transport manager at Windsor Castle no less! :p

Checked the swivel preload (again) and filled both front hubs up with nice new grease. Changed the a frame balljoint (what a **** of a job), tightened the rear right wheel bearing, replaced the UJs on the rear prop, tried to see why my rear diff...

Strange.. Id measure the valves to see if they protrude the head.

So the marks have been there since you split the engine originally.

Oh I thought I was the only 1 ignoring it

No. Ignore it with the rest of us.

Had the head skimmed previously by too much & the valves have hit all pistons. ??

You're too late! I've done a deal myself for £7,350. And a big thanks to the guys who suggested it would polish up with some T-Cut because it does! The previous owner never, ever washed it so it got badly oxidized, but it scrubs-up nicely with...

The valves would bend on impact so would not cause damage. Normally if a belt/chain goes it would mark a few pistons not all of them Have you had any head problems?

I thought you would have upgraded the glass fuses. ( I do have the glass fuses and they can be finicky but are easily sorted)

So 26 pages so far. This has probably already been answered, but.. Why? I’m genuinely curious now. The time, effort and cost to purely save a few £££ and run your car at 1100rpm vs 1300rpm barely seems worth it. If this is purely a cost saving...

It would be best for the optimal ignoring, however, I keep it there to ensure others are ignoring including myself! Doh!

Do you reckon OP will be wearing Lycra while doing this? Might help his crazy diff change idea

You forgot skin tight Lycra. Plus on a bike you don’t stop for traffic lights

Should I remove this thread from my watched selection?

I attended my local meet last night, only a few miles from home. Some other owners had travelled an hour or more to attend. It was a nice relaxed meet up with a variety of land rovers.

Tailor made to drop in an engine and front wheel from a Reliant Robin. Best 3 x 3 by far. You know it makes sense Rodney :cool:

Crikey!! Rust!! Are you sure it's a land rover!? 🤯