Recent content by Boltonphil

Do away with mole grips and get youngest child to hold spanner.... a cash saving on a pair of mole grips... Land rover economy motoring ! lol

Did mine, 2 coats outside only with a 4 inch roller, just over a litre, but wasn't a colour change....

Carol Nash classic car insurance.... side faceing rear bench seats dont require seat belts....

Front shoes and drums £40.00 Rear shoes and drums £36.00 ( Buckley bros, not genuine but hey ho ) Fitting time 2 Hours Messing about swapping bits around not knowing which bit is knackered £ ???? Time.. days/weeks Conclusion... the lot amounts to less than a dozen packet of fags.... and...

Had the same thing a couple of months ago... did all the half shafts out and stuff... twas the gearbox... picked up a second hand one from ebay... £100.00... still have the old one if anyone wants it... never took it to bits to find out what it was ( its a roundtoit )... biggest job was taking...

The above suggestions are right... make a list of what needs doing to make it usable.... do those.... then spend 20 quid on paint and a 4" roller... so it looks usable as well... then drive it and enjoy it... its a landy.. it will be noisey... it will let water in... it will drip oil on the...

Never had the chain problem on a landy but had an mgb years ago with a chain... tensioner wore and there was a very distinct clattering from the casing even though it still ran... of little help I know... but have you got a rattle at the front of the engine... it was excess play in the chain...

Put petrol in it... check oil and water... and drive it !!! Smile a lot and wait for the first thing to fall off it !!!!!!!!! pmsl Seriously... drive it and enjoy it for a while before you pull it too bits... that helps keep your head above the water when you really have to mend the damn thing !!!

Mine did exactly the same few weeks ago, it was the seals on the master cylinder, I just changed it, that was easier than messing about, did the rubber pipe whilst I was at it, easy enough to do just a bit of a fiddle getting it in, one of those jobs you need fingers 7" long ! Bleeding took a...

I have taken my whole roof off in the past... reverse into garage... unbolt... put rope under roof from roof beams... pull up an inch or two... drive off.... leave roof hanging... to replace... reverse in... lower roof... drive off again !.... only problem now... so much crap in garage cant...

Jesus h christ.... get a life.... if your going to do something unbelievably dangerous... you know... parachuting... bungie jumping... go for it... your driving a land rover up a green lane... live a little on the wild side.... some of us remember when there wern't any seat belts... and god...

A litre of deep bronze green from Buckley Bros, a 4" roller and a 2" brush ! lol

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Painted my landy !

Head gasket between 3 and 4..... just goes to show... follow your first instincts eh ! Oh well.....