hope the daily fail dont see that mountain of snow or theyll be telling us wes in for a hard winter.

i bought a 200tdi disco in 2005 for 1300 its had a few minor repairs, steering joints, uj , brake caliper, cv joint sort of stuff and a bit of welding most years for mot.... needed major welding for mot this month so floggrd it on , tad over 600 on fleabay... going to be a defender transplant...

only troubleb is the current v5 dont give the option to notify scrapping like the old ones did. only option now is transfer to a registered dissmantler....

just send off the change of owner bit with the details of the new owner that were given to you by the bloke who turned up out the blue and persuaded you to sell it to him for cash. he gave you cash theres no requirement for you to ask for any confirmation of address more than getting him to...

my disco one needs a lot of welding on the floor... you got to realisticly work out what its going to cost to repair.... including the value of yer own time, what facilities youve got to do the work, add on the scrap value and look round to see what you can buy at that figure. its winter, i ve...

most barn fires aint hay getting wet ... its hay that aint been dried proper in the first place , the remaining sap in the stems decomposes and its that which causes the heat for self combustion. tis an art to get it right good hay should heat a wee bit ... if its too dry the leaf gets brittle...

ive never played with a v8 but id expect the dizzy body to be rock solid...they get dizzy if they rotate ....spark timing has to be spot on for it to run proper.

do halfrauds do gift vouchers? rac membership

you want a valuation....start with .no car is worth more than 2k...theres pleanty of vehicles for sale out there in the sub 2k price range that will work as well as av 10k car...depreciation is a lot lower and arguably reliability will be higher and repair costs lower cos they dont need...

to be fair its more common in old tractors that stand outside for weeks without being started....empty bake bean tin over the top does help stop it happening...surprising how far the tin will fly if you start on open throttle without removing the tin first.

on a wet blowy night the wind will lift the tinkly cap... rain will fill the exhaust and bugger yer engine that way :lalala:

still worth sticking on fleabay, many different uses for a bit of steel cable, someone will want it.

cant you cut the bolts on the existing connectors with a hacksaw and just replace the bolts? should be either an m6 (diameter) with 10mm (spanner size). nuts or m8 with 13 mm nuts otherwise use the hacksaw to cut off the connectors , halfords will have ones with screws in.

first off mentally unbolt the brake pedal and throw it out the window.... then strap a raw egg to the go faster pedal. think 100yards ahead and use engine braking and change down the gears before corners ,junctions and chages in gradient. above all keep the speed down , the slower youre going...

going back to yer origional problem ...realistically tyre pressures...hard is good, and hitch height .. horizontal or slightly nose down is good, are the easy things to look at. nobody has mentioned the air pressure from passing lorries...keep as far left as possible in your lane as one is...

im in the same boat with me 200tdi.... either weld in a complete floor , break it or get shot . i just dont need the hassel of trying to sell it in bits, aint got the time or the inclination to fix it on the drive during the winter., all the seats and carpets would have to come out and be...

we aint got any either guess what , dont bleedin want any either...ive spent way too much time trying too feed and water cattle in snow, ice and deep mud to wish for bad weather. if you kids want to play with yer toys go and find some **** to roll in but dont wish it on the rest of us.

disco went in this week.... couple of minor meckanicles... steering column uj, balljoints and shocker bush. and points 5 to 16 were where it needs welding......start at the innner front wings,all the seatbelt mountts, some body mounts..... basically the whole floor and inner wheel...

how the front edge of the alpine windows aligns with the rear door pillar on a five door is a dead giveaway. disco 2 has a longer boot section so the front edge of the alpine window is further rearwards.

perhaps you should read the rest of the thread aswell cock op bought it with an mot then it failed the next 6 months on , she has now sold the wreck on without an mot...which latter posters are moaning about,god knows why.