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Call that snow?!? I have more than that on my drive! :mil80: I have stated one of these pictures as my justification to wearing socks and sandals, folks down south went blissfully quiet on the production of this evidence. :D (The SIII was on farm duty as my parents Td5 Disco has...

Hi Guys, In the morning I may have to use my 30 year old SIII to haul our Td5 back to the main road. :rolleyes: I am hearing concerns about how to do it though as with no engine there will be no power steering and no brakes. The brakes I can handle, but with no steering this may be an issue...

Ah.... Alas my girl is terrified of a car that doesn't have ABS, power steering and shiny plastic bits. I'm working on her. My first goal is to get the cups of tea flowing during the job rather than only when I'm finished. I fear this may be a lifetimes project! ;) She has decided my 12 yr old...

I love your plan.... move the Landie in first THEN the partner. Give the landie the benefit of already being resident AND the means by which they moved in. You have done this before! ;)

Good luck mate, Just take your time to get used to her brakes and steering. The main thing on old landies is that they wander a bit compared to modern cars, they follow the camber of the road more. They are the kinda vehicle that eats miles when you do them at 50, but eats drivers if you do...

Details can be found: VOC 2010 legislation What have we done? An interesting thread on the subject, although it does wander a bit is: Britchopper.co.uk • View topic - Smooth Hammerite... If like me you have a collection of old tins of Hammerite, I would recommend guarding them for a...

Hi Guys, I have found by experimentation on my old Wok that if the hammerite has not "gone off" with it's 6 month curing time. Then burning it is about the best way. However, something I have discovered is that Hammerite ain't what it used to be, it's changed. I have painted my Disco wheel...

Thanks for the replies guys, I actually run a LWB servo assisted dual circuit already, on the SWB. The braking power is as reported, great! The problem is that with extra power on both sides any imbalance is also more noticable. I have snails on both my front wheels that will need replacing...

Hi Guys, Had my old SWB series III wagon for over 13 years now and periodically I go through the pondering on how I could upgrade the front brakes. I have the LWB drums on the front, so it's already uprated. However, they are still manual adjust drums and prone to pulling when you least...

Hi Guys, Thanks for the suggestions. As I'm run off my feet just now I decided to just give it to the local garage. They tell me the Glow plugs were kapput, and in trying to get No1 out it broke off in the hole, so now it's a head off job.... Grrrrr.... In the mean time I am pushing on with...

Hi Guys, I'm a series motor, petrol head mainly an I have a diesel givin' me grief! I have found it will start no problem at all as soon as it's warm. The problem is first start of the day, especially if it's been left for a couple of days. The temperatures here are getting down to -10C most...

ACR are still making components from new I think.... That is certainly my understanding, you will need to ask how many races he wins. He has always done well, but then entering with a 2.25 against V8's is always gonna be interesting. ;)

Well I would doubt it mate, but if you managed to burn out your valve seats by using unleaded with his unleaded head he may well be more helpful.

Ah, but he said "in good nick"... ;)

The permanent solution is to get in touch with Roland at ACR in Chester (Automotive Component Remanufacturing) and ask his about his unleaded heads. Not a lot of money and a whole heap less hastle. You could even drive yours for a while without additive till it burnt out the valve seats, then...