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#1
General Discussion / Re: Insert for rubber moulding...
Last post by Craig T - Today at 09:12 AM
Hard to drill, easy to punch. Problem is the punching tools are not cheap.

This is the banding I used, 1/2" wide. I managed to buy it through ebay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301995094648?

Craig.
#2
General Discussion / Re: Glass etching kit.
Last post by Craig T - Today at 09:02 AM
19 bits of glass in a 109" station wagon.

I once went around every bit of glass in my one checking the Triplex date code. Amazingly every bit of glass in my one is from the first quarter of 1967 and she was built in April 1967.
My 10 year old car is now on its third windscreen!

Craig.
#3
General Discussion / Re: Paint colour for brackets ...
Last post by Craig T - Today at 08:57 AM
As said by Geoff, gloss black for most things.
Pretty much anything that got shared to all vehicles would be black or natural, galvanised, sherardized, finish etc.

The only body coloured bits were the body panels, dash panels on pre-April 67 vehicles and the window wiper motor cover on post April 67 vehicles. Wheel colours were variable depending on body colour.

Craig.
#4
General Discussion / Re: 109 v 88
Last post by Craig T - Today at 08:47 AM
I drove an 88" for years as my daily driver, at the same time I was restoring my 109"
The 109" is a very different thing to drive. Yes, the turning circle isn't quite so good and maybe the steering is heavier due to the larger tyres but once you are moving on the road, it's a far nicer drive.

I would say the number of people coming to look at your vehicle at a show etc will be the same if not slightly more being a 109". They are rarer things maybe due to the increased purchase cost but they still attract attention. There is a local Land Rover show to me each year and all the times I've been I'm probably one of only ten 109" in the show and so far, the only 109" station wagon to have ever arrived.

Being a station wagon and being the only limestone vehicle in a sea of bronze green 88"s, certainly gets a never ending stream of people wanting to talk about it.

109"s are the hidden secret of the series Land Rovers. Owners know they are great but don't tell everyone....  :cheers-man

Craig.
#5
Quote from: w3526602 on Today at 05:52 AMHi.

I once bought a NEW Suzuki 250cc 4x4 Quad, which was intended to drag a trailer carrying a 40 gallon (?) drum of water up a small mountain. I had the choice of taxing it at the Agricultural Vehicle rate (very cheap), which mean having it converted to "Street Legal", or "SECTION & EXEMPT", which limited me seven miles a week ... ONLY on a pre-specified route.

I chose to register it as an Agricultural Vehicle, which meant having a STREET LEGAL KIT fitted by the dealer, with a certificate to confirm it had been converted. That's side, tail, main beam, stop lamp and indicators, parking brake, and a METAL FUEL TANK. There may be more that I cant remember ... it was almost 40 years ago.

At  THAT  time, KEEPING HORSES was specified as AGRICULTURE, but did NOT include RIDING, BREEDING, etc. I believe that has since changed, so check it out before pushing your luck. Would keeping a dozen "chooks", for eggs and/or diner count as agriculture?

Similarly, the Planning Legislation permitted "LAND" to be used for any purpose (with some specified exceptions, such as motor racing and clay pigeon shooting), for 28 days in a calendar year.) Can anyone here clarify the current situation?

602

PS Agricultural Vehicle insurance WAS very cheap. Still? I was paying £10 per year, for each of my 4x4 Quad, and Grey Fergie, but that was then. I won't mention my VW Beach Buggy, used for carrying bales of hay through the woods.

PPS  I don't know if Section 7 Exemption still exists.

I once worked for Andy Young at Langdale Quest, in 10,000 acres of Langdale Forest in North Yorkshire. He ran a fleet of 12 Suzuki 410 and 413 jeeps on three graded routes, the one, two and three hour Quests. The Suzukis were all reclassed as tractors/agricultural vehicles to allow them to trundle from the farm downhill to the forest and back up again. The 413s would tow a 410 on an A frame to the solid front bumper and he'd pull a couple behind a Unimog. All the Suzukis had a superb rear brake disk conversion and they'd stop on a sixpence. When he acquired a fleet of quads they too were taxed as agricultural vehicles for the same purpose.
#6
Hi.

I once bought a NEW Suzuki 250cc 4x4 Quad, which was intended to drag a trailer carrying a 40 gallon (?) drum of water up a small mountain. I had the choice of taxing it at the Agricultural Vehicle rate (very cheap), which mean having it converted to "Street Legal", or "SECTION & EXEMPT", which limited me seven miles a week ... ONLY on a pre-specified route.

I chose to register it as an Agricultural Vehicle, which meant having a STREET LEGAL KIT fitted by the dealer, with a certificate to confirm it had been converted. That's side, tail, main beam, stop lamp and indicators, parking brake, and a METAL FUEL TANK. There may be more that I cant remember ... it was almost 40 years ago.

At  THAT  time, KEEPING HORSES was specified as AGRICULTURE, but did NOT include RIDING, BREEDING, etc. I believe that has since changed, so check it out before pushing your luck. Would keeping a dozen "chooks", for eggs and/or diner count as agriculture?

Similarly, the Planning Legislation permitted "LAND" to be used for any purpose (with some specified exceptions, such as motor racing and clay pigeon shooting), for 28 days in a calendar year.) Can anyone here clarify the current situation?

602

PS Agricultural Vehicle insurance WAS very cheap. Still? I was paying £10 per year, for each of my 4x4 Quad, and Grey Fergie, but that was then. I won't mention my VW Beach Buggy, used for carrying bales of hay through the woods.

PPS  I don't know if Section 7 Exemption still exists.
#7
General Discussion / SWEB
Last post by whitehillbilly64 - Yesterday at 10:11 PM
Just found this Photo of the Old man in July 1971. His Linesman Co worker on his shoulder.
He was a driver on the South Western Electricity Board and drove many land rovers including pole carrier trailers. The land rover probably similar to the one in the article, but in S2 form.
I worked as a Linesman but had moved to S3's during my time then onto the New 110's.
I am not sure if the Early S2's were the One Tons, as the later S3's?
Looking at the Tyres, probably 900's
With the heavy wooden ladders on the roof the seals leaked. I can remember driving in heavy rain with a full set of waterproofs on, Inside!

whitehillbilly
#8
General Discussion / Re: Series 2a 1965 Bulkhead
Last post by Space-Kook - Yesterday at 08:48 PM
Quote from: pennerz123! on Yesterday at 07:32 PMPS do Pegasus doing any discounts for club membership?

Yup, you can find it here https://landrover.series2club.co.uk/members-discounts/ (when you're logged in)
#9
General Discussion / Re: Series 2a 1965 Bulkhead
Last post by pennerz123! - Yesterday at 07:32 PM
PS do Pegasus doing any discounts for club membership?
#10
General Discussion / Re: Series 2a 1965 Bulkhead
Last post by pennerz123! - Yesterday at 07:31 PM
thanks spcaekook, blaclab.  Not sure why that wasn't coming up on my searches... mysteries of internet...
I notice they also sell a galvenaised bulkhead for £1800 on their site, I assume this is a SHeilder one, which I believe they now have some relationship with.  Split on whether to try and save £800 and go with the galvie or bite the bullet and get what seem to be the better pegasus ones (going by what I've read..) thanks again