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| DOOFER Member Since: 07 Oct 2012 Location: Suffolk Posts: 412  |
yesterday, i took of the awful lift kit and returned it back to standard with new take off shocks and springs from urban truck. replaced the extended brake lines with aeroquip ones. replaced the splitting rear bump stops, welded on arb mounts and fitted the arb's. i must say, she drives like a dream now DON'T PANIC
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20th Aug 2015 8:39pm |
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| DOOFER Member Since: 07 Oct 2012 Location: Suffolk Posts: 412 |
Now rolling on boosts and mud terrains
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22nd Aug 2015 4:57pm |
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| Swac3 Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 363 |
Dragged another few tons of soil back home to further fill the new poly tunnel raised beds, which has only added more proof to the 'need' to lavish baby with some essential torque boosting goodness. Only question left really is can I last a whole rotation without going online shopping, hmm 3 Landrovers
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22nd Aug 2015 6:46pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20444 
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Swac3 - Mines got an Alive tune from Gary a stage 1. I asked for it to be tweaked for towing and pulling power for towing.
I only tow light due to licensing, but by god it does have some torque now! Going up hill in 5th gear you've got to watch your not riding someone's boot in front as they struggle. 
Today, I went out Wilts direction. Just simply drove it, only 50 miles round trip but just simply enjoyed it.  |
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22nd Aug 2015 6:53pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633  
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Finished off doing the chequer plate on the front. Didn't take too long to drill, fit captive nuts and fit the bonnet piece. The wings were done a while ago as they were just nuts n bolts, but I put off doing the bonnet as I thought it would be difficult 😭. I'm not a big fan of the stuff, but on my motor it is for practical use as I have a Brownchurch roofrack fitted and mostly load the likes of my bicycle etc from the front by standing in the bonnet. A good sunny day always makes the wee jobs seem much quicker and easier too 👍
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23rd Aug 2015 11:20pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833 
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Looks good Roody. Is that an ex-RAF one? 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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24th Aug 2015 7:33pm |
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| Neils Member Since: 09 Jun 2015 Location: South West Posts: 25
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Happier circumstances since Belgium and the dying of the ECU, since replaced and current destination in the shade of Mont Blanc reached.
So in our exploration we spotted a track running up the hill by the ski lifts. Are we allowed to drive it? The map says there's a village up there and this is the "road" to get there so we chance it once we see a car on French plates coming down it. Worth the trip I think, looking back down from where we came, a climb of around 1000 meters in the end: Click image to enlargeUntitled by tehNellie_, on Flickr Heading back down again: Click image to enlargeUntitled by tehNellie_, on Flickr Cow milking, alpine style: Click image to enlargeUntitled by tehNellie_, on Flickr Almost at the bottom: Click image to enlargeUntitled by tehNellie_, on Flickr In the grand scheme of things nothing too taxing but was nice to drive a route that not many people get to take, at least not without a pair of skis. |
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24th Aug 2015 7:50pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633
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Hi Rosco, yes it's ex RAF. I even found an old RAF cap badge down the back of the dashboard just to prove it! 
Although it's ex RAF, I believe it is standard civvy spec' station wagon but with a wee bit of Special Vehicles treatment eg the yellow paint. I got it from Marple Road Garage, the service from Tim there was excellent and I'd recommend him to anyone. It wasn't the cheapest 90 I had looked at, but it's condition was second to none with just 41k miles on the clock. Plan is to keep it for a good while - looking at 15-20 years hopefully. Click image to enlarge |
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24th Aug 2015 8:15pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833
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Another one from Marple. When I was in the TA one of our officers purchased an identical one. Rolled off the line as a blue van, wheeled round the corner, painted yellow and had autoglass fit the rear side windows for visibility on the airfield. I still don't understand why they didn't just fit a standard SW rear panel on the production line???
Nice bit of kit, like you say never the cheapest, but they haven't led a hard life either. 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone 2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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24th Aug 2015 8:46pm |
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| RoddyK05 Member Since: 08 Apr 2015 Location: Inverclyde Posts: 633
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Mines left the factory in white, but is a gen' SW. It's got the 'air bag' steering wheel and adjustable headlamps etc. I was told it came from a glider field, didn't even have a tow bar on it for starters and looked like it had never spent a night outside. Not a spec of rust on it, I got Tim to waxoyl it and do a few wee jobs before he delivered it to Scotland - as mentioned previously, the service was second to none. Next job is to fit the wiring for the Exmoor heated seats I fitted a while ago.
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24th Aug 2015 8:59pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
Visited Gwyn Lewis today and got my suspension sorted out.
Old man emu shocks all round with front galvanised turrets, seats and spring isolators along with a new rear prop. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated |
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24th Aug 2015 9:14pm |
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| consumerize Member Since: 27 May 2014 Location: Berkshire Posts: 121 
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Could I ask what exhaust centre box you have fitted. Looking for something just like that. Thanks.
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25th Aug 2015 5:38pm |
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| Lorryman100 Member Since: 01 Oct 2010 Location: Here Posts: 2686 |
It's a full stainless system from Alive tuning
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25th Aug 2015 5:47pm |
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| AndyS Member Since: 18 Aug 2012 Location: London Posts: 595 
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Printed a job for a chap and then got into the usual discussion as to how it's going to get to the end user (without costing anything). To end the 'negotiation' I said I'd lob it in the car and take it myself. Customer said "how the bloody hell are you going to get it in your car". On arrival he just said "Oh, it's one of them".
The equivalent of 85,000 sheets of A4 in the boot, about 500kg... Click image to enlarge I swear the car rattles less when it's loaded up. It drove along pretty much as usual, slightly slower acceleration and breaking. Otherwise it just chugged along like usual. |
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26th Aug 2015 9:13pm |
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