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Have an old 80” trials car with a hybrid of S2 and S3 running gear. Engine, axels are S3 but the gearbox is S2. The box is needing a refresh/overhaul and I feel changing to a S3 box would be a better move for the car. It’s jammed in low range and the shift is awful between gears with trying to...

For sale. 5 Insa Turbo Special track 2 235/85/16 size. 4 are nearly new on black 8 spoke wheels. 1 used on a black modular rim. Bought for 80” trialer but don’t fit under stock arches. Which is a shame. I don’t want to cut or modify the arches so selling on. Located in Carluke, central...

Looking for some advice for sorting the running of the 2.25 in my 80”. I have an new Accuspark, electronic distributor, new HT leads and new Viper coil along with new plugs. the issue I have is, there is an extra crossmember welded in the chassis for recovery point so I can’t get anything...

Swapping over the brake shoes on the S3 axels on my car. Old shoes are of unknown age, lots of fibres and debris in behind the drums etc. when fitting the new Bearmach stuff, I’m having to file/grind away a fair bit of the top locating tabs that go into the cylinder to make them fit under the...

What’s the best/safest way of removing paint from the body of the series? have 2 wings, door tops and screen in bronze green. These are replacements for badly damaged or non existent parts. But the car is a faded shade of Tuscan blue which will be the cars new colour when it gets painted. It’s...

Some pictures of my project 80” that I’ve started to restore. Basic car is a 1950 80” with a chassis number of 16100*** It’s been converted to a trialler at some stage and gained a 2.25 petrol with SU carb, S2 box and S3 axles, with wide leaf springs I believe. I have a few bits of bodywork...

Hi all, Have been having the amber engine light flashing on/off on my 04 TD4, for a few months, It will flash under heavy acceleration or when going up certain hills under load and when rev's are about 2000rpm. I've had it to a garage for diagnostic check which found "4 unspecified...

Hi guys, Heading down tomorrow to hull from glasgow area to meet up with mates before flying out on holiday. Looking for a breaker that will have some 04-06 model freebys as i need a new undertray and i cannot find one up here in any of the many yards ive tried. Willing to travel out a...

Have my towbar bought and sitting in the garage to get fitted, just to figure out where the electrics go for the trailer lights etc. So will be towing a small twin axel brian james trailer, i have a 04 td4 3 door and the trailer will be loaded with slabs and bricks etc as the back garden is...

Heading down to Hull next month to visit mates before flying out on holiday, would quite like to take the gaylander on some lanes to try it again off road as there are none up here in scotland. :( Some gentle ones as i will be covering 260 miles back home so dont want to break it or have...

Looking to get a tow bar for my 04 td4 SE. It came with a genuine one when i bought it but as i was 21 i didn't have the towing part on my licence so i took it off and sold it. Now i could do with getting a tow bar as im now going to be doing the tests to get the trailer part for my...

Couple of weekends ago I got a yellow Labrador puppy, he came with a crate for sleeping in and travelling. However the crate is 3 inches too wide at the top to fit in my 3 doors boot with the rear seats in the upright and locked position. The car did come with a dog guard and I have a LR...

Does anyone know what % the standard fit meant privacy glass fitted to freeby 1s are? First one had privacy glass and it looked very smart against the oslo blue paint but the current one doesn't have any fitted. I'm getting the windows tinted but would like to keep them similar to the...

Hi all, my 04 td4 got new drop links, ball joints and front anti roll bar bushes for it's mot in january. Ive covered just over 1500 miles since and i have been hearing a loud clunk/banging noise from the front when going over bumps in the road for a couple of weeks now. The parts are supposed...

Right, On monday, i got my master cylinder changed for a genuine LR parts, to hopefully solve my clutch issue of no pressure in the pedal and unable to change gear. However, while i can now change gears and drive the car, the pedal is still very soft with no pressure till almost the end and...

Hi folks, Is there a way to test the td4 master cylinder to see if it is defective? Mine is likely to be faulty, but it less than 2 years old an has done 18k. The RAC and local garage believe it to be faulty as there is lack of pressure in the clutch system for the first inch or so of...

04 td4 is showing clutch issues, at low speeds in 1st or reverse there is a judder and today it wouldnt select 3rd gear unless stuck into 4th first then brought forward. It got a replacement slave and master cylinder and new clutch fitted at 51k, it's now got 69k on the clock. The parts were...

Hi all, Have 04 td4 on 69k, the car has recently started to flash up the amber engine warning light with the (!) in it. It flashes when under load, going uphill at between 1750-2250 rpm, i dont lose engine power or have any issues. It will flash 1-2 times a week, my route to work is rather...

Went to give the car a full service today, oil changed, and driveway suitably rust proofed, air filter is done. Fuel filter is getting done tomorrow. But the crankcase filter has 4 screws that hold it in place, 3 have came undone with a bit of pressure, the 4th hasnt and has rounded, now i...

Have a 04 SE, this morning the heated windscreen was switched on and ran fine, some of the lines dont work but it clears the screen in a few minutes. The car had steamed over by 5pm, started the car and pressed the button, but the screen never came on. The light for it came on though. Had a...