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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790   
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Hope you're enjoying the sunshine Graham, we have had snow, sleet, heavy rain and high winds in Airdrie today
I have no doubt in the mechanics skills to get it back on the road for you by the time you're back!! 
I have bent the steering bar on the Bowler a few times, a few of the remedies to finish the race have included pulling the bar straight with ratchet straps, driving a 101 over it and the worst of all robbing the off the 110 in the pits to get mobile 
Cheers John 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon 1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto 2022 110 D250 XS Edition - Gone 2024 110 D250 X-Dynamic HSE |
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29th Apr 2015 4:47pm |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790
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Hi Gary
I'm assuming you're talking about Stevie? Really nice big guys
Be good to catch up, my 110 has been having water ingress and corrosion repairs in the bodyshop for 10 days and there's no sign of it coming back yet!!! Enjoy your holiday. Cheers John 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto 2022 110 D250 XS Edition - Gone 2024 110 D250 X-Dynamic HSE |
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29th Apr 2015 5:08pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179 
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Yeah , Steve & Scott in particular really knows his $hit 😉
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29th Apr 2015 5:34pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Well it's still not back on the road
The technician has been too busy recently as he's getting married and I feel a bit awkward asking one of the other lads to do the job but I'm getting bored waiting on it getting done Needs a new nsr stub axel & bearings & stuff too. And bits seem to keep on coming for it 
Exmoor trim seat risers picked up off Gumtree - drivers & passenger side. Look like new And a snow cowl arrived in time for Scottish summer time!! 
[URL=]  Click image to enlarge[/URL] [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] Looking forward to getting her home and getting to work on the insides!! G Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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3rd Jun 2015 9:50pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Well,
The stub axel and bearing lasted all of about 9 miles!!! (on road!!!) So it's getting a discovery axel fitted this weekend along with brand new disks & calipers fitted on the rear, currently on drums! Also snagged a new 24 smile axel fir it off ebay and that's getting fitted too! Hopefully will be able to start getting the load area lined on my next weekend off Then Mrs P might want to come with me for some muddy fun 
G My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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9th Jul 2015 9:42pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Took a bit longer to get her home but she's back in one piece now
To celebrate I went out for a stomp around some woods that I know very well
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18th Jul 2015 11:42pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Roof tent fitted a few weeks ago.
(Thanks Fathaggis for delivery )
It sure makes driving a bit more nervous with the added weight up high , with a 50mm lift and the 33" tyres!! 
[URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] [URL=] Click image to enlarge[/URL] Still to get a chance to use the tent, looks like that on hold for a bit as we got married on Friday and away on honeymoon tomorrow. Using the tent is not an option I'm afraid!!
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20th Aug 2015 4:17pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Roof tent came off today and new lockable cubby box fitted.
Next job is to re locate the stereo to the cubby compartment and then get the load area tidied up and insulated a bit. As it's a 90HT it's got no sound insulation in the rear whatsoever 
Had it out all weekend just stomping around and enjoying the sun. Had nowhere to go, so just drove
G My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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8th Sep 2015 7:18pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Fitted a rhino rack and a work light (still to get wired up
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13th Oct 2015 10:47pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Passed her MOT this weekend
Needed a few bits done , but we got there!! A wee pic to celebrate
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13th Dec 2015 9:14pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10866 
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great thread G, your landy's looking good, i love the rims you got on it, keep the updates coming,
cheers Clayton. |
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13th Dec 2015 10:50pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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New lightbar arrived & installed
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12th Mar 2016 10:00pm |
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| jk84 Member Since: 17 Feb 2015 Location: Wherever my Defender takes me... Posts: 720  
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Oh my those wheels look very nice  She's looking mighty good Enid, with the new light bar as well :thumbsup:
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14th Mar 2016 4:18pm |
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| Enid_Puceflange Member Since: 25 Oct 2014 Location: edinburgh Posts: 1179
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Thanks JK, Mrs P says the light bar needs to come up to line up with the roof rack
I dunno what she knows, but I think it looks nice and moody as it sits and doesn't actually interrupted my line of sight. I have Cobra bucket seats in it causing me to sit quite low, still to fix my Exmoor seat riser
Did however yesterday, manage to get almost all of that horrible horse hair/ coconut soundproofing schect removed by using an oscillating saw and a blade to simply whittle it all out ready for my next day off to install my soundproofing and roof insulation too. Can't wait to get that job done, Mrs P refuses to get in it until it looks like the inside of the XS Demo at work SHUUURRRRRREEEEEEEEE 
G My confidence has been writing cheques that my abilities can't cash for years. |
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14th Mar 2016 10:56pm |
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