Recent content by wobbly-88

I think i will be going through with this at some stage, just undergoing work for MOT, replaced front shocks and sorted emissions out and typical, a day before it's retest the damn thing does a head gasket so I'll be repairing that sharpish to get it in for re-test. it will probably undergo...

the jag is a 1991 G plate. thanks for all the info, its really making this scheme look like a feasible plan.

That was my reaction exactly

Thanks Tig, i think that's the way forward then. Sorry for all the newbie questions.

Thanks for the replies, been nosing around the jag today and it does look like its a good possibility that it will work. I already have frewheling hubs but won't having the half shafts spinning constantly and not driving anything bugger them up pretty quickly? And yeah i thought about trying...

I have a poorly old 2.25 which burns and loses oil from everywhere, i have long wanted to do an engine conversion and have been keeping my eye out for a v8 for spares. then the other day my mate said he was getting rid of his old jag (4.0 streight 6 auto) and if i wanted it I could have it. The...

Was parked outside the house and heard a loud scraping noise one day, looked out to see a caravan missing most of one side parked alongside my s3, went out and it turns out the dopey git had forgotten he had the caravan cut in too early and caught the front corner on my front bumper which had...

18, first car is my series 3 88.

try holding the "band" or "Tuner" button for about 10 sec, or holding it whilst turning the ignition on. works with some cars i've had problems with.

whilst welding the front of the chassis i had to cut a cable tie which was keeping the wiring away from the exhaust, it melted through and shorted out. Completely forgot when i came to getting it back on its wheels Thanks iannotts

yeah its called flashback or something, its the same as if you open a door in a burning house, a huge fireball will come through into the oxygen. i suppose i was lucky that i caught it when i did, another few seconds and it would have got round as far as the main loom and the battery.

yeah i know but i wasn't going to let this summer's work go up in smoke. and as its a landy theres plenty of other holes to feed the fire with oxygen. I nearly had to resort to the fire extinguisher. Luckily no lasting harm done to either me or more importantly the motor.

Decided to run the land-rover up earlier as i've just got it back on its wheels after replacing the front spring mounts (not sure of the proper name). It struck up streight away with no problems, so i left it to tick over,came back and everything seems ok so i shut the bonnet and moved it off...

hi, i'm chris, i'm 18, new to Land-rovers really, bought a series 3 earlier in the year, just replaced the front spring mounts and now i'm after some spring bushes for the rocky mountain parabolics. EDIT: spring bushes ordered from rocky moutain UK. great service, fast response to e-mail.