The 1962 ex-Royal Marines trailer was very tatty looking and I felt very embarrassed using it or leaving it outdoors, feeling the neighbours were probably unhappy about it too but just too polite to complain. It spends almost all of its time hidden in the garage, filled with all sorts of spares but not available […]
Getting Noticed
With the long dark nights and wet weather of winter, it seemed a good idea to do something to make the car a bit more easily visible at night. While the wheels are painted silver and the side sills have been left bare in their galvanised coat, the black paint makes the vehicle harder to […]
Gearing Up for the Next Mod
I have just collected a 110 Salisbury rear axle to go with the Discovery 200Tdi front axle previously sourced for the axle upgrade. The Discovery axle seems near mint, with almost no rust at all on the axle case and perfect swivel housings. It has a small dent in the bottom of the diff pan […]
Engine Noise reduction
Sorry, but I have no photos for this simple little job. Despite all the sound proofing efforts made on this vehicle, it’s still a fairly noisy place to be, especially when going over 60mph. I fitted the rocker cover sound proofing pad from a 300Tdi engine to this 200Tdi. It needed a little trimming to […]
Bull Bar Refitted
I have finally had the opportunity to refit the refurbished and modified bull bar. It was sprayed with satin black Rustoleum enamel and allowed to dry thoroughly for a week before fitting. Stainless M10 nuts, bolts and washers were used (four per mounting foot). The spotlights were then attached to the new brackets on the […]
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