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| sasdiscos Member Since: 22 Jul 2023 Location: UK Posts: 151  
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Block is 3/8 unc.
Managed to drill out and tap. Got all the others cleaned up and ready to go. Put fresh stainless steel studs in the ones that I got out and keep my fingers crossed that all holds together. Just waiting for my manifolds and exhaust to turn up now. Hopefully back up and running at the weekend. (To a fashion anyway) Steve. |
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24th Jul 2023 6:24pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10742 
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Just love these type of vehicles popping up now and then, very interesting and a great read with all the knowledgeable folk giving there information
Watching and reading your project, Steve with great interest  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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24th Jul 2023 9:26pm |
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| sasdiscos Member Since: 22 Jul 2023 Location: UK Posts: 151
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So.
Fitted the manifolds and the down pipe. Got the wing back on. Struggling to fit the td5 centre box, may need cutting and welding. Grrr! Still, it’s back up and running. I’m ordering the ecu and associated parts next week. Ordered the tank of eBay after negotiating a price. New tyres need ordering as well. Is 235 85 R16 the standard size for these wheels? Thanks, Steve. |
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29th Jul 2023 7:04am |
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| sasdiscos Member Since: 22 Jul 2023 Location: UK Posts: 151
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I’ve also seen 235 70 16. Fitted to these wheels. Much cheaper tyre size.
What’s the view of the masses? I won’t be off road, just weekend road use. Maybe 1-3k miles a year if that. Steve. |
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29th Jul 2023 7:09am |
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| Lodelaner Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lambourn Posts: 631  
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Td5 box does fit, maybe a case of fitting some new mounts?
NAS and 50th Anniversary were originally fitted with either 265 75 R16 BFG AT or MT depending on MY. JB @Lodelaner Instagram Youtube greenlaning and other LR related content |
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29th Jul 2023 7:11am |
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| Lodelaner Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lambourn Posts: 631
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Don’t fit those 235 70s. Way too small and look dreadful!
235 85 do fit, have the correct profile and tend to be cheaper and more available that 265 75 R16. But they’re not quite right for the car. Davanti Terratouras are available in 265 75 R16. About £125 a pop from Camskill and come highly recommended. JB @Lodelaner Instagram Youtube greenlaning and other LR related content |
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29th Jul 2023 7:13am |
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| sasdiscos Member Since: 22 Jul 2023 Location: UK Posts: 151
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Thanks.
Will 265 75 fit to my wheels. they are an inch wider than the 235 85 option. Steve |
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29th Jul 2023 11:15am |
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| Lodelaner Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lambourn Posts: 631
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Yes, the ubiquitous Tornado wheels on the car were factory fitted with 265 75R16. JB
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29th Jul 2023 12:22pm |
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| TJ101 Member Since: 30 May 2007 Location: Taunton Somerset Posts: 3750  
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Afternoon,, I am in agreement with Jeremy.. Its got more provence , If its history can be proved, than doing it as a 50th lookalike If you SW based, more that welcome to get some pictures etc of mine 
 Click image to enlarge The 50th Facebook group, is much more active now that the 50th club website/forum California F1, 75th 110 "Kermit", 50th Ann V8, 90 V8 Hybrid, 55 Series 1 Main Brian James Trailer Dealer for South West UK |
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30th Jul 2023 1:20pm |
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| sasdiscos Member Since: 22 Jul 2023 Location: UK Posts: 151
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Thanks. And thanks for all the help so far. It’s much appreciated.
When I start on the gas rip out and petrol re instatement I will be on here every day I would imagine. It’s a bit of a nightmare tbh. Bits of lhd/bits of rhd. Wiring diagrams don’t match to anything. Locations are all different. Has Ecus in for start timer, engine check ecu. Wires have been cut and joined by either land rover of previous owners. I really need a crimp that I just can’t find. Don’t suppose anyone is one for sale? Maybe someone who has done a td5 upgrade. I need to get the dog lamp light wired in with warning light and I want to use the factory lamp in the binnacle. This means I just need a pin crimp or a used plug with a few inches of wire connected. Click image to enlarge |
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30th Jul 2023 1:31pm |
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| sasdiscos Member Since: 22 Jul 2023 Location: UK Posts: 151
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So.
Booked in for mot next week. Have fitted all new brakes. Fixed most of the oil leaks. Temporary wired fog warning lamp until I find a crimp. Ordered 4 new standard tyres. Got the centre box to fit to a fashion. Think the issue is the front section being manufactured slightly to cock! Have ordered tank and the pump and sender are on their way. Ordered hoses and filter. Will order ecu next week, am going down the cux route as it’s easier and can utilise what I have already. I will never know what it had out the factory so it’s a punt. I’m hoping to get it back on the road on petrol within a few weeks. Also stated collecting the bits for lowering the suspension back to normal height. Will be putting some wanted ads out soon as well. Thanks for all the help people have given me so far. It’s forums like this that make rebuilding old cars possible. Steve. |
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3rd Aug 2023 4:14pm |
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| Lodelaner Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lambourn Posts: 631
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Great progress.
Couple of thoughts. Have you identified the ECU as a 14 cux? Just that the sensors on the engine are more likely to be GEMS. Also it looks like you’re missing the front near side bump stop, which will be an MOT failure. JB @Lodelaner Instagram Youtube greenlaning and other LR related content |
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3rd Aug 2023 10:47pm |
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| 66north Member Since: 08 Oct 2010 Location: The North Posts: 104
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The car would definitely not have been a development for the 50th. Hardtop NAS models had been available in 94/95 when LR ditched the removable fibreglass hardtop that proved to be hopelessly fragile and too much faff to remove. In truth, the 50th was a convenient way for LR to shift NAS stock when the NAS90 was effectively outlawed from the US in 98 because of its lack of airbags etc.
FWIW, When this was for sale I sent the ad to a friend. This was his response… “I went to see this in a Birmingham scrap yard around 98/99. It’s a factory LPG conversion when LR were thinking of offering factory fitted units. It had no docs with it because LR had officially scrapped it so that’s why I didn’t buy it.” Personally I’d junk all of the gas kit (LPG is for forklift trucks!) and get it back to a stock V8 set up. Nobody really cares about some one-off factory LPG conversion and it’ll always be worth less than something running on proper fuel. |
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4th Aug 2023 8:21am |
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| sasdiscos Member Since: 22 Jul 2023 Location: UK Posts: 151
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Hi. Yes thanks for your input. did you read my original post?
I purchased this as a project car to keep me busy. I always wanted a v8 and now I have one. It was scrapped and I know this because it’s on a q plate. That has never been disputed. Apart from the gas it’s in excellent condition and will make an excellent car when finished. It doesn’t really matter about its history anyway, it’s what it will be like when it’s finished. Steve. |
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4th Aug 2023 5:40pm |
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