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What you did with your Series 2 during April ...
« on: April 01, 2021, 09:16:47 AM »

Anything  ???
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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2021, 11:04:24 AM »

Converted it to coil springs and fitted a Tesla motor.

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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2021, 11:08:25 AM »

Converted it to coil springs and fitted a Tesla motor.
I see your date appropriate post :-)

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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2021, 06:27:32 PM »

I thought it was worth a try.  :neener
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2021, 09:33:12 PM »

Replaced the glass in both wing mirrors, both were cracked by over-enthusiastic cows....  I bought 4 new glasses so I've now got spares. A while back I replace the dreadful pattern copies of wing mirrors with Ashtree M2000 mirror heads. They look the part but have a far better clamp than the majority of mirrors floating about. New glass was a fiver a side, a 1 minute job to extract the old ones and wrestle the new into the rubber surround. To look right on a series vehicle rotate the head so the writing is at the top.

https://www.avsuk.co/product/m2000ce-m2000fe/

Then moved on to more fun stuff, the post 500 mile "run in" oil change after the engine rebuild. All went well till I dropped the filter in the old washing up bowl/ catch can.  A mini Exxon Valdez to clean up :-(   Oil looked OK, no sign of any excess metalwork....

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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2021, 09:36:01 PM »

Actually on somebody else's Series 2A...
Fitted a new set of Jones springs - now sits perfectly. Checked the brakes... There as been an ongoing issue over braking problems and imbalance. Found a 1 1/4" wheel cylinder fitted to the right hand rear and a 1" cylinder fitted to the right hand front! Basically the poor thing was trying to brake diagonally. Moral of the story - don't let the local garage work on your brakes unless you trust their ability to do the job safely!
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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2021, 09:45:58 PM »

Replaced the glass in both wing mirrors, both were cracked by over-enthusiastic cows

Looks like you need the Spafax unbreakable types as fitted to later military ones with that mirror arm style.

I've got a pair of much larger 14" x 8" truck type ones fitted to my FC motorhome. Excellent mirrors and they have survived a couple of collisions with low branches and other trucks on our narrow Derbys. roads.
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« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2021, 12:36:39 AM »

Replaced the glass in both wing mirrors, both were cracked by over-enthusiastic cows

Looks like you need the Spafax unbreakable types as fitted to later military ones with that mirror arm style.

I've got a pair of much larger 14" x 8" truck type ones fitted to my FC motorhome. Excellent mirrors and they have survived a couple of collisions with low branches and other trucks on our narrow Derbys. roads.

Thanks ! I shall check that out !
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« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2021, 08:45:30 AM »

Keep it away from the cows.

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« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2021, 09:34:49 AM »

Yesterday i talked to Mr.Weber!

Now "The Carburrattor" do what he told....sounds like an RR
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« Reply #10 on: April 02, 2021, 10:15:08 AM »

Keep it away from the cows.

Peter

Difficult, its a working vehicle. Having checked, I find that Ashtree also do useful looking unbreakable mirrors. I'll bear that in mind when the next replacement mirror is required.
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« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2021, 10:49:24 AM »

Shorter cows might solve the problem...

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« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2021, 10:50:15 AM »

Apologies - I appear to have got out of bed with my daft hat on today.
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« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2021, 01:57:46 PM »

Who knew that cows were so vain.
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« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2021, 08:52:38 PM »

Out and about with North West 4x4 Responce at Rivington Pike, Lancashire supporting the local emergency services at this well known beauty spot.

It gives me a legitimate excuse to be out in the land rover

Whilst on duty met fellow club member tony James who was on duty with Lancashire Fire Service

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