finally got round to the other side of the machine . First coat in yellow, second coat later this week.

Boot floor is shot and inner wings. I removed the roof lining three years ago to sort a roof leak out and never refitted it. It also done 238,000 miles .

My land rover is off road at the moment so for now its JCB :D A yellow disco would be a first :)

Finally got round to repainting the 3CX . So far so good.

Remove the cover around the steering column, There are four or five big round plugs with multiple wires in them. you will find some of them has dirt and corrosion in them making a poor contact or breaking contact all together. Unplug them and clean the pins and holes with fine emery paper...

I notice you have a ripper on your machine, Did it come with the JCB or did you buy it ? Do you find it useful ?

The early 3cx was in my opinion the best machines JCB made. The only electronics on it are the two solenoids on the gearbox and the shuttle. I think it was the 88/89 3cx that had the solenoid on the injector pump so it switched the engine off with the key, They also had the later more modern...

Mine an 87 black cab. Had TCH put a new king post and carraige on it when i bought it, £5400 later the back actor is nice and tight :D The pins and bushes have a small amount of play in them but nothing that concerns me at the moment. Ive painted the front axle and bonnet. Im planning on...

Ive managed to squeeze the JCB into the workshop ready for the hand brake pads being changed. The brava's been relegated to out side :D

The Brava im doing was worse on the off side than the near side side. I was thinking it picks up more road salt from the gutter .....

;) Cheers. Im on a couple of the JCB page's on facebook .

;) No doubt youll see a post about it then :)

Cheers. I bought it last year to replace the ol clonker i had. It cost me five and a half grand to have a new king post and carriage fitted at TCH. Ive given the boom, bonnet and front axle a coat of paint but you wouldnt tell now its got dirt all over it :) My plans are to strip the cab off...

Well the Brava is back on its legs now. It should be moved out tomorrow and the JCB taking its place. Ive got the JCB hand brake shoes to replace at the week end.

The workshop went through planning as a business premises, Its not a small two car garage mate and was never intended as such.