Recent content by hef19898

So, picked her up yesterday, went to a expidition vehicle meet up with the mechanic and some friends and some others. I felt poor for a sec, between people having a private warehouse twice the size of our not small house next to there villa, for lack of an other word, with unresticted view on...

Didn't do anything with her today *yet*, might just be able to pick her up this afternoon so if everything works out on my end, the car is finishes with loaner SUs! Really looking forwars to it, as is, surprisingly, the whole family including my wife! She even convinced me, well naged me over...

@Chalky, thanks for the feed-back! If everything goes well on my side, I should be able to pick the old lady up today with a set of loaner SUs! Long term, I do tend towards a weber now, less risk of going obsolete and overall more power, which is always appreciated. First things first so, I...

I did some digging and thinking, and I do tend towards the Weber, if the price is right. I need to talk this through with the mechanic so. From what I read oblone, and I welcome feedback from you folks, is that the Weber has less issues with inclines than a Holley. If this is true, well, a car...

Inclines is what I was worried about, besides an air box for a snorkel. So loaned SUs it is until I get, one day if the universe agrees, my Strombergs back

Thing is, I have to return the SUs once my Strombergs are back one day. I have no problem with the Strombergs so, but given how long it might take to get them back, and that the price difference between tge rebuild and a new Weber is just shy of 1k, well, it had me thinking...

Hello again! It was a very long while since I last posted something. The very good reason is that since last November the old lady is in for a partial engine rebuilt, or rather a big service. Turned out the carbs, Strombergs, are worn out. Since January, they are in the UK for a rebuild. As of...

I know, but a bit expensive. And I read that they have some issues when they are angled to much. Plus, I basically pulled the Zenith ones appart in the desert once, and I get them calibrated well enough to pass emission tests. Maybe one day... Propably not, but who knows! IF I do that, she will...

Happy new year everyone! Still counts I guess, and I have a good excuse in case it's too late! ;-) Well, today I had a call with the guy working on the old lady. As it seems right now, the timing is good, and despite being a bit tight, the hydraulic lifter should be fibe as well. The carbs in...

Hi folks, long time no see! :-) The old lady is in the hands of a trusted mechanic to sort out what initially looked like timing issues after a camshaft replacement. Timing is ok, the issue seems to be the hydraulic lifter. I sourced those from a trusted source in the UK (none of the cheap...

Got it picked up by a friendly, free Land Rover experienced mechanic to sort out the engine timing and the worn out exhaust manifold bolt. oh, and finally install the Truetrac diff in the rear. Removed a hornets nest before he left, turns out if a dark, protected space is in the same spot for a...

As far as I remember, the 2.4 and 2.5 TD's from VM are a straight swap for the V8. And not bad engines neither. Cooling of the back cylinder head is a tad nad, and each cylinder has its own gasket. Apparently moving the the cooling over flow tank higher in the engine bay solves that issue. Never...

Ah, insurance and road tax! That's why I draw the line at 30 year old cars, that's when the excemptions kick in Germany. Otherwise, simply unaffordable as hobby, and even less as a daily driver...

Yeah, my feeling as well. Sometimes I get just sooo frustrated... But then I think it through: I sell, get some money, don't have a 4x4, spend money on a new classic 4x4, start car project again from scratch, get frustrated again later with the other car, rinse and repeat. And everytime I sell...

A G63 would be actually over-powered! All those old G300Ds with 88 hp so... A G230 would be ok, or a G300D turbo. Those are almost affordable. But spare parts and maintenance, no thank you.