You will all know by now that I built the 109 with an eye to future expeditions. I had a good look at some of the expedition equipment at Billing, and Helena had a good look when we all went the next day. She’s now even keener than me to go on some trips. We’ve […]
Been to Billing
I spent a very wet Friday at the Billing show, and took Helena and the kids again today as the weather was better. It was good to meet several members of a Land Rover forum I use a lot – www.landrovernet.com – a couple of whom came back to the car park to have a […]
SVO Fuel Heater
I have now fitted the fuel heater to enable the engine to run on vegoil (SVO). It’s fitted between the fuel filter and Kenlowe Hotstart, and uses engine coolant running to the cabin heater matrix to heat the fuel to over 80oC. This means I can now take advantage of the UK government’s decision to […]
Back From Holiday, a Week Before Billing
I took the RRC on the holiday to Yorkshire. We stayed on the southern edge of the North York Moors (Wass). It’s a great area, and York not only lived up to my fond memories, but exceeded them. Everyone has their favourite place, and I reckon mine is Stonegate. The holiday involved a fair bit […]
A Splash of Colour
I fitted the Rocky Mountain Roverdrive today. Another knob, another colour! The Superwinch built Fairey unit I had before had a black spherical knob that matched the main gear stick; only the engraved annotation differed. This one is more similar to Land Rover’s PTO control levers. I covered the stainless steel lever with heat-shrink cable […]
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