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Well guys, all finished, apart from a buggered indicator flasher unit. Got the brand spanking doortops fitted today, finished the Schultz underneath, farted around with the tracking, and tickled the timing - drives quiter nicely now....well, as well as a landy can, that is :D Not that i...

That wouldn't surprise me...... Yay ! More ****ing work :mad:

Irritatingly, both. Sometimes it'll stay in reverse gear, other times it'll pop out, and sounds like a bag of nails when it's running in rev. Most of the time It won't disengage unless I double de-clutch or pop it out while still rolling. yanking on the lever it feels "blocked". I reckon the...

Watching this one - my bloody box is the same :mad: Any joy yet fella ?

My O/S hub seal went this morning - ****ed oil every bloody where - on new shoes, too. Not ****ing happy >:/ Wondered why the brakes suddenly stopped biting on one side....:doh: As for the hubs, mine are Selectro, and i've got Hex heads on the caps. Not much help to you, but mine were pretty...

Ugh. ****ing weather :doh: Seeing as its raining liek mad ATm, i've decided to wait a while and order the new door tops. I wanna keep Smidge as dry inside as possible. In the meantime, i've finished re-trimming the interior....Crap pictures, as used my works fone....i'll get some moere...

Another series to be butchered in the name of a so-called "hybrid" ? So basically your going to hack apaprt a Discovery and put a S3 body onto the chassis then....right ? :confused::doh: I suggest you do some serious paper bashing and familiarise yourself with the SVA regs as MHM says.....i...

:pop2::pop2: Does your wife know your a **** ? I hate it when interlectural "by the book" numpties come on here - makes me realise how dire things are out there in the world of legistlative idocy.... Matthew, are you related in any way to this chap ?

Is this guy FOR REAL ????? "experience days" christ... do you, by chance...own a freelander ? I wish i could write a simple XML script to globally ban pillocks from this forum. Your one of those ****ing liberal ****s who scoff posh cheese and make decisions around a dinner table right ? Probably...

ohhh...is it a GOOD or BAD surprise ???

Not that i've noticed. have you backed off the adjuster and cylinder properly?

PASSED ! :tea::D:cool: Insurance is with adrian flux on a classic fully comp 3kpa limited policy. Happy he's roadworthy - it's been 7 months of swearing and setbacks, but totally worth it. I've Just got a few things to mop up now it's worth the investment. Interior trim Brake Bias valve...

MOT booked for 9am tomorrow ! Insurance..... £179 on fully comp classic insurance :cool:

Soooooo...you all remember I said i was "really close to the MOT" ??? Well, being true to my work ethic, i thought i'd investigate a small oil seep from the o/s freewheel hub. Thinking it'd just be a borked oil seal in the axle tube, i started to take the stub off in high hopes of a 30min...

Nah, don't bodge, replace fella.....it's worth the expense, dude ;)

Good job..lolz..i remember when you were just gonna restore the bodywork....and now look at it :D :D Noticed the std Series toolkit - rubber hammer - :D Once those front hubs are apart - have you replaced the swivels ? - those ones are utterly fooked !

It's a lot to live up to, isn't it ? :D Good news, the list is shrinking ! All I have to do now is: Fit some bulbs Rear qtr windows Fit Carpet Headlight surrounds Put ma wipers back on, and connect the washer pipe Fog light, plonk on a 90deg elbow fer the carb... oh yeah, and put some petrol...

Cheers :D I toyed with NATO, too - but Jason - my landy nut friend who lives round the corner talked me onto the DBG route. Glad i did TBH - Love the NATO, but i'd then have to go and get myself a canvas roof to make it look right :D I'm hoping to get Smidge back on the road by August....heavy...

it's a few weeks off yet - i noticed you've been a bit quiet, too - be good to see yer build back on track fella ;)

Almost forgot to say - I'm not going to run the door tops for a few months, and i'm still undecided on carpet choice.