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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299  
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as i still can't put multiple pics on one post there will be multiple posts instead 
darren- its looking slightly worse for wear compared to the original LRO photoshoot on 1995  [/img] |
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1st Mar 2012 11:27am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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1st Mar 2012 11:28am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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disco 1 dash |
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1st Mar 2012 11:29am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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the BEST modification on ANY landrover is the fresh air vent on the roof (see bulge on roof above windscreen on earlier pics; and internally the vent controls of a mini classic are used to control direction and volume). so on a long journey in winter you can have the heater on your hands/feet/screen but also have cold air on your face = brilliant |
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1st Mar 2012 11:33am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6604  
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Where did you find it?
1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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1st Mar 2012 11:42am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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i bought it direct from Tom in 1997; and i have put 100k mile on it since then.
Tom was getting rid of it because he was seriously peeved that Land Rover didn't do a recall on the pulley alignment issue and he rightly argued that when you are in the middle of the Sahara in a well maintained vehicle you cannot afford to have the timing belt to fail and right off the engine! Thats when he went over to g-wagons. he signed 2 of his books for me. top bloke |
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1st Mar 2012 11:52am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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i've tweaked the contrast so you can see the controls a bit easier. i will be doing this mod to my puma once the warranty runs out |
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1st Mar 2012 12:42pm |
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| JeremyJ Member Since: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 1758
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Would you mind posting more photos of the dash? From memory it had a neat setup for the radio to the left of the instruments that lifted up?
How has it all lasted? |
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1st Mar 2012 8:17pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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working my way through his expedition prep book at the moment .. well worth a read
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1st Mar 2012 8:50pm |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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hi jeremy, i will sort out photos later on today. i have got the original article but i'm not sure if our work scanner can do colour?
bp- have a read of all quiet for a tuesday - he had his maps confiscated by officials and then went into the desert with just a basic tourist map, as you do????????? |
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2nd Mar 2012 8:24am |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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here is one for the dash. The radio doesn't slide out and i have taken off the eagle gps system as it was a theft risk, but i still have it, including the mount. the original cubby box top lid hinges towards the gear sticks and has a vertical metal support sot the lid can become a table. the full cubby box is hinged to lift backwards to reveal 2 stainless steel pockets for a compressor and a bottle jack. |
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2nd Mar 2012 2:58pm |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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the disco dash with oil temp gauge |
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2nd Mar 2012 3:00pm |
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| JeremyJ Member Since: 16 Nov 2011 Location: Aylesbury Posts: 1758
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I really do like it. I've got the original magazine article somewhere and often thought about what happened to it. From memory in the photo shoot it was on sand tyres and looked rather nice!
Could I be a real pain and ask for more details on the roof scoop? I assume it's metal, does it get much air flow? |
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2nd Mar 2012 7:31pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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It's great to see it still around and apparently unmolested
 I too, would like to see more detail of the roof mounted air scoop, if you don't mind. Is it a purpose made thing, or something that's been adapted from something else?
What's the back like? I vaguely remember it being kitted out for carry all sorts of useful stuff, but not sure if it was vehicle specific or just some clever boxes  Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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2nd Mar 2012 9:24pm |
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