The Land Rover Appreciation Group.

[Frank]

oh dear, theres no hope for him now.. they work just fine without half a tonne of bash guards and chequerplate:001_tt2:

 

Chequerplate, that was my next question. Black or silver to go on dark mettalic green??:lol:

[armchairarborist]

Chequerplate, that was my next question. Black or silver to go on dark mettalic green??:lol:

 

dark metallic green looks best covered in dark brown mud sprinkled with sawdust before it dries, then dragged through a gorse bush:thumbup:

[Chris Sheppard]

Another site you'll need no doubt too Discovery

 

The discoveries are a great introduction to LR's they'll go pretty much where a defender will but still are nice to drive - our V8 still stands in at the most miles in one day - chamonix to our house was around 950 miles and super comfy.

 

MOT ran out in May and it's been sat in the garden waiting for some welding - looks like it's going on ebay soon

[tommer9]

Darren- find out which little obscure landy garage all the beardy weirdos and people who 'work' their landies go to, and get a good relationship with them for servicing, it will stand you in very good stead. Get squeaks sorted while they are still squeaks, and they are generally cheap to repair then. Leave them too long and they can become espensive. If the head gasket goes, dont worry, you could do it yourself, they are VERY easy, and £800 plus vat sounds like an extortion racket to me. The 300 really is a pretty bombproof engine, ,mated to an excellent drivetrain. I regularly drive mine at 70 mph+ fully loaded, and did that most of the way home after buying that big vermeer chipper. Keep props greased, oil levels correct, breathers clear and regular oil changes and there isnt any reason you will have serious problems, unless you are driving like an animal. They do like to be worked though. Pussyfooting around trying to save a few pence on diesel will do more harm than good.

YOu have my number to if you ever want any help feel free to pick my (very small) brain:thumbup1:

[Frank]

Cheers Tom. I think I love my Landy even more now. I reckon upon getting a Haynes manual and then spending every bit of spare time I have tinkering and oiling and greasing. I have the tools but don't really know where to start.

 

When you say "keep props greased", I know what you mean but don't know how to do it.

[Recceboy]

A few helpful links for the Land Rover fans amongst us.

 

Rave CD for Discovery

 

Disco tyre size guide

[Tree Man Tom]

Cheers Tom. I think I love my Landy even more now. I reckon upon getting a Haynes manual and then spending every bit of spare time I have tinkering and oiling and greasing. I have the tools but don't really know where to start.

 

When you say "keep props greased", I know what you mean but don't know how to do it.

 

Haynes manual is a must have book wouldnt have been without mine.

 

There will be grease nipples on the props, grease like you would grease chipper bearings etc...

[Charlieh]

did my brush guards today on mine, nice and quick to put on and off in about 30 seconds, just got to get the winch wired in on sunday

[tommer9]

Always wondered what those wires were for on land rovers!!

Cheers Charles!

[kevwrenn]

Always wondered what those wires were for on land rovers!!

Cheers Charles!

 

i reckon if you swap em for old chainsaw chains you could do crown lifts without getting out of the cab.