My Range Rover Classic has been chosen to represent the model-year in the official 40th Anniversary Heritage Run from the factory at Solihull to the LR headquarters and British Motor heritage centre at Gaydon, just like the 109 did in the LR 60th Anniversary run two years ago. The big difference is that this time […]
Discovery Front Axle
As you know, I have all but finished the Salisbury rear axle for the conversion, with just the callipers to rebuild with stainless steel pistons. With a little help, I have removed the Discovery 200Tdi front axle from my Sankey trailer ready for cleaning and overhaul. The front axle seems generally in very good condition, […]
Steering Relay Collar Improvement
The standard Series steering system is often maligned for being sloppy, but well maintained, this should not be the case. However, there are a few inherent weaknesses where steering input motion is lost, and the steering relay is one of them. The top of the relay is secured to the chassis with two long bolts, […]
CB Radio Installed
The CB transceiver came back from Thunderpole (Northampton), having needed to new transistors. The SWR meter that I had previously been using was tested by Thunderpole when I took the transceiver there last week and was found to be serviceable but with the FWD/REF switch wired up in reverse. With that in mind, I was […]
Axle Swap – Transfer Box Gear Change.
The swap to later axles is raising the diff ratios from 4.71: to 3.54:1. It would be quite possible to fit the 4.71 crown wheels and pinions from the SIII axles to the new units, but since the Tdi should cope with the 35% gearing increase fairly easily, I have chosen to benefit from the […]
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