Firstly, and most importantly, following a good washing of the bottom of the engine after fitting the new starter motor, there is no evidence of oil, having driven a 50 mile round tip to work yesterday, so perhaps, fingers crossed, there is no leak. The sump oil level is still staying up at the “MIN” […]
Trim and Storage
I received a 2m length of grey vinyl for Exmoor Trim today. It’s for the interior side panels behind the sliding windows to cover the Noise Killer sound proofing shown in the photo, and exactly matches the vinyl on the Moorland Cloth seats. I’ll be fitting boards of marine ply covered with this vinyl just […]
Cargo Rails
I have finished fitting the aluminium cargo rails to each wheel arch top and load bay side in the back end of the tub. The rails are three feet long and use movable clips for lasshing straps or nets. The top rails were cut around the fuel filler neck, battery compartment lid hinges and second […]
Pioneer Tools and Cargo Rail
I have fitted the pioneer tool mountings to the bonnet and left wing top and refurbished the tools. I have loosely followed the configuration used on UK MoD Wolf (TUM) Defenders, with the shovel on the right hand side of the spare wheel (head towards bonnet) and the pick handle on the left. The pick […]
Alpine Trip is on
Having been stone-walled with every attempt since last July at getting leave arranged for this summer’s expedition around the Alps, I finally lost patience and went over the company’s rostering department’s head and spoke directly to the Fight Ops Director (second highest man in the company). He was extremely reasonable and had it sorted within […]
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