Mike Hill

With the cold Weather the UK is experiancing,it may be a good idea to fit a Block Heater to your Truck or work Vehicle. They cost very little,last for ages and make starting easier for your Vehicle. You simply remove a Frost Plug in the Engine Block and replace with a Heater Element.As you screw it in,the back expands and forms a Seal.It works just like the Element in your Kettle,except not boiling the Water.As the Warm Water Circulates the Engine,its keeps internal Fluids Viscous. To use you simply plug the car into the mains. Unbelievably the parking meters in Fairbanks Alaska have Sockets to plug your Car into. Magnetic Heaters are normally attached to the Sump of Machinery.This warms the Oil and the the Engine from the Bottom up.They are not as effective as Block Heaters but easy to remove and apply.

I suggest you call all the Scrap Metal Dealers in your area.You might turn one up or they can let you know when one comes in?

Clean and Tidy mate! Well done!

Toyota rebadged them as the "Blizzard",they were popular in New Zealand.Kind of like a little Landcrusier.

A wasted Whale is not a Whale wasted Josh

Sure! We could record the sounds of her feeding the young and play it on a loop.I am not sure about any Harbours,my idea was to have a Meat Plant in it and have the Japanese and Norwegians pull up along side to buy. Cut out the Middlemen.

Classic!

We would drag them in from the Side Josh.We would only put them on deck once it was full.I would expect great results from HMS Sea Beef,Whales are pretty stupid and I doubt they would catch on to being chased by 1million tons.

I think Landrover have come up with some great Engines,the 200 and 300 tdi donks are reliable and deliver sufficient horsepower up to the 110". I don't agree with you on the drivetrain statement,gearboxes have never been a strong point of the Green Oval.Along with Oil Seals. Most of the breakages I have seen/done to 4X4's has been down to poor driving.Mainly hitting things to fast or tramping the Axels in events of intermediate traction.

That would have been nice.Some of the Trials Trucks back home have V8's from Lexus in them,or Lexi as Alan Partridge said.

Get alot of Birch into that so you would.

Did you drop the big end in a 2.8 or 2.4? I have heard of people having problems with the heads in the 2.4

As B101 said,different Vehicles for different jobs.I left a 110 Landrover in the UK and bought a Hilux on returning to NZ.At the start I hated it,untill I realised that nothing went wrong with it.A family friend bought it for their farm and its still going.Not bad for a Ute made in 1986 If I was building a dream 4X4,I would buy a Landcrusier 79series with the V8 Diesel and put an air locking front Diff in and that would be it.

Just remember to Sharpen only the Back (Straight) edge.

Two nice Trucks there Chris.The conversion looks very well thought out. The 2H Engine you had in your Crusier is a good one.Its hard to find an old Crusier like yours without alot of Rust in it here.They fetch good money here even with 400K on the clock! I have a 3B Engine and gearbox out of a Cruiser in my Series2 back home.

I think it is a 79 series,I think it came out with a plastic bumper.Thats been take off to get the Bars on.

Over the years I have owned or driven many 4X4's,often in places you could and did use them for what they were designed for and sometimes beyond what they were capable of. As a rule,I have found the Japanese and American Vehicles to be the most reliable.From the Suzuki SJ413 to Dodge Rams or my current Chev Suburban the Japanese and American Vehicles have the edge in reliability. I think this is because of two reasons,one in the case of the Japanese vehicles is that they spent the time developing their Vehicles and delivering specific models aimed at different parts of the market.For example the Toyota Hilux utility and Surf series then the Landcruiser FJ70 and Troop carrier.Two pickups and two Passenger Vehicles from the same company,but with up sized components,not stretched Chassis like you encounter in other Marks. With regard to the American Vehicles,they tend to be over built and have large simple Engines with a long and proven track record.Example the Chev 6.2 V8 has remained the same since its introduction in 1982 and is still available as a crated Engine from the Factory.Their Robustness comes as a weight penalty off road,but it is important to remember the Tracks and "Lanes" in North America are often wide enough to accomadate these Vehicles and much of North America is temperate. I do have a soft spot for Landrovers,I own a series 2 but with extensive modifications.I would not own a landrover again as a work vehicle.I think that their cult following in the UK is mainly due to them being the most serviceable off roader available at a decent price.I wonder how many landrover fans would convert if these were available for £5000?

Thanks,its grown a month since then.So its at least 2mm longer than in that Photo.

Gets funny at 0.40. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XqZWjO8wZc&feature=related]YouTube - Articulating Suspension ( opps )[/ame]

Good thanks Ross!No get together as the Snow would have made it hard for everyone to make it.I never left Norway because Gatwick was closed.

Nice Pics Ross! Is that Jeep a bit "interesting" on Snowy Roads?

Many Happy returns Pete!

Bang on!

Logosol is great if you have uniform lengths of Softwood.Otherwise its to light in construction to handle larger hardwood. Alaskan Mill can do any size log,is cheaper and easier to use. We have a Logosol adorning the roof of the Container,used it twice.

I would think double.The Mog is twice the weight,has twice the Engine and twice the number of gearboxes.Parts are quite pricey compared to LandRovers. Each machine has its place,I would try and keep the landy to complement the Mog. Also the Mog will have to go to an HGV mechanic if you can't do the work yourself.