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Waxoyl was going on this morning but it’s hammering down so maybe later. There is a slight gap between the headlamp unit itself and the rim which I didn’t have before so potentially there is going to be a small pond at the lowest point to dab out from time to time but it all seems solid enough...

What a perlava. I think I might have fallen into the Lucas trap but we are there sort of. Getting the old bowls out required a dremel and lots of patience but the new ones were a tester. Many of the holes didn’t line up so a bit of drilling was required and the chrome ring didn’t seem to line up...

I was out on the fringe of Dartmoor round about February and there was a power cut. I think my head torch was more help that night. I haven’t been that bothered about dim lights before, a bit paranoid about them not being on when they are actually working, as most of our roads are lit to some...

I noticed a wobble in one of the headlights a couple of weeks back and on closer inspection one of the bowls was pretty much rusted through. Lots of plastic bowls and fittings on the market but I went for metal to keep her credibility up and to balance that opted to try out halogen units on the...

I must admit the shots of the landie bouncing along the rugged terrain of Mongolia on the chassis we saw as she was lifted out of the barn made me wince a bit. Without wishing to ruin the storyline or the romance of the whole thing and even with all the expertise on hand I suspect JUE477 was a...

Whilst looking for something Landie related I stumbled upon, actually I was steered towards, a YouTube piece with Richard Hammond about the loss, search for and renovation of the first series 1. It’s not very long but it does show how emotional some people, alright then men of a certain age, get...

Whilst looking for something Landie related I stumbled upon, actually I was steered towards, a YouTube piece with Richard Hammond about the loss, search for and renovation of the first series 1. It’s not very long but it does show how emotional some people, alright then men of a certain age, get...

I have seen a couple of really nice Morris vans pottering around and an Anglia used by a window cleaner but you are right, far more 109’s about. I guess a business plan to trawl the internet for vehicles registered pre 1973 would fall foul of the ruling if too much reconditioning/modernising was...

Loosely connected to the LTN evolves into ULEZ chat has anybody seen the story of a tank being driven around central London. It’s was a 1960’s tank/apc and the owner used the historic vehicle tag to do it. It would be the makings of a classic comedy sketch if those that needed to travel in and...

She, it, thing is an Historic vehicle, 1972, according to my paperwork so hopefully/thankfully ULEZ charge exempt. I think there is going to be a lot of angst over the first six months of the trial when all avenues of consultation are supposedly open and yet already emails were not accepted for...

Such cynicism 😎 The changes around Exeter have caught many, many people out, a very poor consultation process, and fines are being issued all over the place. ULEZ is coming but I strangely feel better about it now.

Thanks. Just goes to show that to assume is dangerous business.

Blimey as simple as that. Excellent news. I did trawl through some stuff on it but the last article I read was more about fines and paying for them. I guess registration options will appear when the local authority begin to implement it. Thanks for that.

Hi, How does your landie meet the ULEZ regs may I ask? There are murmurings we might be heading the same way and the propaganda seems to be focussed on newish cars = no problems. My landie is 1972 and might cough a bit on starting occasionally but generally purrs along with no visible emissions...

I wonder which of the three will be dubbed the most divisive in years to come? We have recently been hit with No. 3 and the division between the for and against camps is splitting what was once a pretty chilled and relaxed multi wotsit community not even down the middle. A rough estimate would...

I don’t know if I got lucky but I had markings on the shaft and UJ’s so it was easy to line them up, albeit after a good clean with white spirit and a toothbrush. The replacement had little notches as well. Worth a look?

So that’s what the underside looks like. Mine S3 was in hospital last week and I had an old Corsa as a courtesy car. It was like driving a go cart around, good fun at times, but I picked the landie up as soon as it was ready. Who needs heating, a radio, power steering and all that jazz. When you...

Mine seem fine and really show up how ‘tatty’ the old ones got. What are you going to spend your paddocks brownie points on?

Well the leafers went on today. My goodness it’s like riding a well sprung mattress set on a bed of marshmallows. Having a good probe and poke around whilst she was up on the ramp produced a very short jobs list for next year but work around the fuel tank might get tricky. I might be able to...

I read an article on this recently. Something akin to a Tonka toy crane with moving parts went through four countries before it was boxed up in a warehouse outside Bruges. I’m trusting my new springs will be better than what we currently have wherever they have surfaced from.