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Snow?Do Landrover still do those amphibious vehicles??where I live I feel I'm greenlaning fulltime,pot holes,floods,road surface missing,banks of stones.I think I might trade her in and buy a hover craft!!all this f..ing rain is doing my head in.anytime we get snow it only lasts a few...

Were you not told before you bought it you had to be gay!!.Oh that's bad!! You have a few difficult decisions ahead of you now .....it would be cheaper to convert to being gay,at least you could get to keep the freelander and you would get a few extra pairs of hands to load the turf in...

Hi jcalag I'm in innishannon.well ware with your 90.A lot of my friends have landies new and old series,they are a kind of cult thing here.all other landy owners salute you when you pass.have you had one before?what colour is it?I hear there is a very good landrover mechanic in shannonvale...

I don't hate them.my buddy has one and he is delighted with it.I haven't heard anything bad about them.I never had one so I can't comment.

Another member here from the real capital-Cork.I have a black 90 and a series 2a.Im also at a couple of long term projects ,series 3 v8.Whats the attraction with these landys?They are not comfortable.They are noisy.They have a crap heater.They leak every where.Every time I break I get a shower...

I have just fitted a v8 in my series 3 ,bought it with siezed engine got it starting but it wont rev out,it seems to flood.I replaced the plugs with 8 new denso plugs the old ones were black.The distributor is electronic.I fitted the resistor to the low tension side of the coil to distributor.is...

I also have 1 of the above sand blasting units.well worth the money.the only problems i found were gun hose very short.you eventually will need a better hood.A sieve to recycle blast media.A tyvec suit when blasting is advisable.The big secret to success is air supply.When we are blasting we...

result of my problem;the spring attaches to a bracket on the throttle bar ,this bracket was loose on the bar.sorted now.everybody on here is so helpful ?? shackles suggestion anyone...

Just fitted a V8 to my series 3 i bought it with a siezed engine that the previous owner had partially stripped and abandoned.At last i have got the engine running,however the accelerator pedal does not return. Im missing a spring somewhere.I have a spring up at the carbs.Is the spring too week...

Just fitted a V8 to my series 3 i bought it with a siezed engine that the previous owner had partially stripped and abandoned.At last i have got the engine running,however the accelerator pedal does not return. Im missing a spring somewhere.I have a spring up at the carbs.Is the spring too week...

yesterday i started the engine.drove it around and able to get all gears.when i stopped engine and restarted the knock was still evident from bellhousing.I think ill drive it until it gets worse.

The previous owner had it 2years.used it for off roading only.its still on english number plates.he tried passing a pond in it but it got too deep and the v8 took in water and siezed.he bought a second engine for it and started to strip the siezed engine.he then abandoned the project.i made an...

Yes .when gearbox is in gear and clutch pedal pressed the noise is present or if in neutral with pedal pressed or not (depressed)the knocking is still present.this is a v8 onto a series grarbox.there is an adaptor plate made of alloy bolting the 2 together is it possible the gearbox input shaft...

No i had engine out.i had to swap fly wheel from old engine.it bolted to crank squarely.no teeth were missing.the clutch plate was centered up.spiggot bush checked for fit on gearbox input shaft.the noise is definately from the gearbox.and its a knock like something hitting off the casing...

Thanks for your reply.engine is back together with gearbox.if the clutch was out of line it wouldnt bolt up...i think.The input shaft should centre on the spiggot bush.when i rotate the engine using the starter a knock comes from the gearbox/bell housing even with clutch engaged.i havent started...

Outstanding johnny ,super job,would definately make a good film!!"50 shades of ****"F`in brilliant.I missed the part where the council were calling back and you had to have her mobile,what happened?Outstanding finish enjoy her now!!Loved the rebore part outstanding never saw it done...

Recently bought a non-runner series 3 fitted with a rover v8.The engine was siezed.Replaced the engine,but now when i crank it over there is a knocking sound coming from the gearbox. I fitted the correct spiggot bush from the first engines flywheel,tried it on the shaft and it fitted...

Gez,Id love to see that mobile boring tool in action,it must take a lot of setting up.I dont know where you find these fellas Johnny,probably another dying trade.Looking forward to the pics keep up the good work Johnny!!

whats the latest news on minnie???

hi iv been reading this forum for the last few weeks and found it addictive.johnny curtis your a legend !!! but we need an up date on your series 3,as someone said at the start of your thread it should be made into a movie.you are a true inspiration. anyhow im a series fan in fact a landrover...