Went out to collect some shopping, deliver some Christmas cards and fill up with diesel.  The weather was foul

Peter

Fitted the lower badge to my Series 3 today.
The paint on the badge hasn't been completed but has been left as is for personal reasons.

Drove the danged thing home with the oil light on 

... I suspect a dodgy sender tbh 🤞

Quote from: Peter Holden on Dec 20, 2023, 08:05 PMWent out to collect some shopping, deliver some Christmas cards and fill up with diesel.  The weather was foul

Peter

I did exactly the same yesterday in Legless the IIA diesel.

I use it all through the Winter, rain, shine - or salt.

You don't see too many classic Land Rovers on the roads at this time of year.....

loaded my 88" diesel up with scrap the other day and went off to the scrap yard, had a lot of crap in there + an old cast iron bath broken in half. series handled it as expected, a lot better driving it on the way back though! the weight was 1920kg on the scale and 1420kg when I left, good job I fitted the heavy duty rear springs with the helper leaves

the guys at the scrap yard always get a joy out of seeing it, rather than a tipper van every day...gassed the guy on the weighbridge though, he sits right where the exhaust is on the way out, I need to remember to turn it off once I'm on there

Finally, after 13 months, I got a few hours to visit my SW in storage. I went through all the parts boxes and checked what was there and what might be needed for the rebuild. All looking good. My "to buy" list looks much smaller than I thought so less worried about cost than I was.

2 big decisions - chassis and bulkhead... Something to mull over during the Christmas chaos.

Refitted the transfer case cover (Roamerdrive aluminium one) with new gasket and a light smear of compound as it leaked a bit. Likely it wasn't clean enough when I fitted it on my back 2 years ago. Easier when on the bench.

Refitted the layshaft and bell housing. Layshaft nut to 75lbs - not loose as I found it.

Reassembled the clutch release mechanism with a new shaft and seal.

Ended up on Boxing Day doing a mini service, all fluids checked and topped up, tyres checked, ready for our group Twixtmas trip out on Friday.

After refuelling the Land Rover was on dog walking duties. A very pleasant hour's walk and a 15 mile round trip today.
The former BOAT where I walked the dogs is now a restricted byway. I think this came about through local pressure as the track is an easy drive, not prone to deep ruts in wet weather. Tree trunks block off vehicular access from one end and a notice banning all except authorised vehicles (farm vehicles) at the other.
Another one bites the dust!!

Got the knackered donor Saab for my "decent" Saab running and back together and finally shifted from infront of the 109 that it was blocking in its spot behind the workshop. One stage closer to getting it IN the workshop!

Went out in the kayak and took the scenic route home. Nice to have the heater working again.

went to collect a load of sand, sand is currently sat in the tub for emptying tomorrow, pretty cold and wet all day, so the smiths heater was nice to have. like an oven in the truck cab.

land rover looks nice and level with a load of weight in the back, drove nicely too

Took Legless the diesel IIA on a road run, in a convoy of at least ten other local Series II/III's.

Sadly, many of them have left this Club lately (but I'd better not go there..... )

Quote from: Exile on Dec 29, 2023, 05:32 PMTook Legless the diesel IIA on a road run, in a convoy of at least ten other local Series II/III's.

Saw photos of that on Facebook, looked like a good run out. I was particularly fond of the yellow lightweight. That looked very smart!

Physically, not a great deal. Just getting over an operation so not able to drive at the moment, but I can still shop!

Used the club discount for paddocks to order a new powerlite hi torque starter motor for my project. It was already discounted and the club discount on top made it well worth it. Now I can return the starter motor I was kindly lent by a friend once I feel up to fitting it