With the engine bay complete and the cabin interior reassembled, it was time to test drive the 109. The results are very pleasing: no smoke or worrisome noises, good acceleration and higher top speeds. I was able to reach 50 mph in half the distance it normally took on the local stretch of dual carriageway, […]
Smiths Gauges
I finally got bored of having a dimmer oil pressure gauge than voltmeter, even though both are cosmetically idnetical Smiths 2″ gauges. While both matched in daylight, the older original oil pressure gauge was illuminated much more dimly and bluer than the new voltmeter, to the extent that it was hard to read at night. […]
3 Dec 2007 – Annoying Little Jobs
I replaced the oil and filter on the 12J engine today, even though I hope it’ll be coming out soon, as the 109 has now racked up 5,000 miles since the rebuild (I service the engine every 5,000 miles and the whole vehicle every 10,000). It shouldn’t benefit me too much , but should help […]
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 […]
Roverdrive
Well, I ordered it from Martin Hogan on Sunday (UK supplier – I sent him a text and he called me back), and it arrived this morning. I also ordered the Rocky Mountain transfer box plate, which is much better at oil retention than the standard steel plate, and acts as a heat sink to […]
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