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[Genem]

Found the mirror I ordered to replace the one eaten by the Somerset Lanes....helpfully the cardboard box had been put in the cardboard recycling bin by the courier.

[Wittsend]

I thought I would service the rear brakes on the Panda camper - new wheel cylinders and shoes.

Not to be ... the rear hubs are in a right mess. All will have to be replaced 





Caked up with 6d Handley chalk mud from 2 years ago.

I found that the stub axles are the one piece late Series 3 set up 
The lands the seals run on are shot.

I will replace each side with the correct 2A parts.

One step forward - 2 back.
Hopefully it will all be ready for next season.


 

[Devon2a]

It's a nice weekend

Do you take your 50+ year old series to a classic car show?

Nahhhh 

Been down the woods now it's dried out (just a little bit on the side of a hill) and been dragging out lots of the dead fall ready for firewood.



Winched it up to a 'Landing' and then on with the choker chain out to the field.

[Dire Straits]

Well I did go to a car show,first time at Claremont Farm Bebington,Wirral.
Pleasant show,free entry and nice laid back atmosphere.
The only other Series was New Brighton's Stock Car tow truck.

[Betsy1969]

Did some more work on my DIY cubby box. Only need to make a lid now and it’s done. Only taken me several months and a fair bit of money, could buy one cheaper but hey ho.

Andy

[Genem]

Confirmatory Recce for next weekends Green Road Run. It'll be 35Km off tarmac and 10Km of single-track road in the circuit, reaching almost 1000Ft up on the flanks of Ben Lomond.

[gormless_greasemonkey]

The Gormless Greasemonkey is feeling very pleased with himself this Monday morning. "Grethe" was started for the first time in who knows how many years and took her first run around the garden. A few leaks due to poorly tightened bolts and oil pipe linkages, a bit of messing around with the idling (cutting out when I give gas, still needs work) but she actually purred like a kitten.

[g6anz]

During the greenlaning around Cheddar I noticed that the steering had a lot of slack in it. So I watched the drop arm while moving the steering wheel. s suspected there was a lot of movement before the drop arm moved. So I removed the steering box cover plate and slackened off the lock nut and adjusted the end play by a small amount. retightened the locknut. Went for a test drive and found that it didn't self center easily so at the side of the road I made a further adjustment by slackening off the adjuster a fraction and relocking it. The steering was then a lot more precise and the self centering worked. I'll leave the cover box off for a bit and drive it around to make sure it's correct.

Malcolm

[Fruit Cakes]

further in WOAs refiit offside chrome ball replaced, hub rebuilt all new seals and lands, cleaned, new shock absorber,  new half shaft uj , had to remove remains of old one with grinder.

[gromet]

With the brake failure coming home from the cheddar rally I've now got round to sorting it out .

[Wittsend]

Maybe there's a case for knifer pipes, they will be a little stronger

[autorover1]

That's why I always go for steel pipe now, I have had a Kunifer flare fracture in the same place  due to vibration, And I always  clip the pipes where Land Rover did originally . 

[gatekrash]

Given the current weather, today was a short drive down the hill for an ice-cream with some improvised shade !

[Alan Drover]

An interesting blue truck in the photo.

[Matt Reeves]

Went out and bought a 1418 project! Hopefully it'll be back on the road next year...