Dropped off for the brake hoses, and happily managed to tie in with its service & brake fluid change.

Feeling quite excited as I've ordered some new mats to spruce up the inside a bit, and got some of the illuminated tread plates turning up next week. That should keep me busy for the afternoon! Spent a very dangerous day perusing powerful UK's website thinking about their steering wheels and changing the wood trim…..

Got mine back after getting some ding and scratches tidied up , I have been in a Toyota Corolla with a CVT gearbox for a week and and my back is not since a mid 90's Vauxhall Nova have I experienced such bad seats  2008 MY Supercharged
Rimini Red / Jet
four zone climate
remote park heater
and no ugly kid windows.
magnus satis quod turpis satis

Over the last week or so I've replaced the metal brake pipes running front to rear and over the rear axle on my TD6. I also replaced the flexible brake hoses both sides at the rear.

I had problems bleeding the brakes and traced it down to one of the new (genuine) brake flexible hoses, it was blocked, I couldn't even blow air through it. That caused a few hours of head scratching as I double checked everything I'd done.

The part was exchanged by the supplier and I now have working brakes.

I expect it's a rare occurrence but will be something I check before fitting brake hoses in future, at least make sure air can be blown through.



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If you were presenting Wheeler Dealers you would call that a 'top tip'.  405 AB exec seats Baltic and Cirrus
93 RR Classic efi

Remember it's easier to get forgiveness than permission!

Gone in order:
4.4 TDV8 SE - gone to a good home
93 Classic hard dash Plymouth Blue
03 L322 Oslo Blue
2000 Disco TD5 ES Epsom Green
98 P38 Rioja Red
89 Classic Cairngorm Brown

Put my FF sticker on and took the muts out for a run, First spin for them.

After wrestling with the airbag yesterday I painted the spokes and fitted my new wheel today.

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Today, I was laying under it in a lay by alongside the A30.

Pulling the caravan to Cornwall, we noticed a flapping noise at 60 mph.

All but one brake line under tray fixings were missing and it was dancing under the car.

Had the brake lines replaced last week at the main dealers, what a coincidence!!

Shocking! l=Oo\________/oO=l l:OolΞΞΞΞΞΞΞloO:l

Current
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L SDV8 - 2013 - Indus Silver, on Almond.
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L V8 - 2002 - ex-2003 G4 Challenge Event Vehicle, Stage 3: Australia
RANGE ROVER HSE 4.4L V8 - 2004 - one-of-one Overfinch
RANGE ROVER P38a 4.0L V8 - 1999 - ex-2000 TReK Event Vehicle: South Africa

Previous:
RANGE ROVER Vogue 4.4L TDV8 - 2012 - RANGE ROVER 3.6L TDV8 x3 - RANGE ROVER Td6 x1 - RANGE ROVER Classic 3.5L V8 x1

Well i had the enviable task of fitting a new cable to the exterior door handle, not something i want to do again in a hurry, had to drill the end of the cable out, took about 2 hours in the end !!!!!

 Semper in merda sumus, solum altum variat !!

Current: 2011 4.4 TDV8 Vogue SE
Last one: 2003 3.0 TD6 Vogue

[img]2 Day Update
Day 1 - Brake Hose Recall done - but why 6 hours thanks Farnell Bury - and a clean bill of health
Followed by a trip Bury - St Helens - Darlington
Day 2 - Client conference in Darlington with shopping by SHMBO
Finished by 1pm and then some spectacular sightseening up to Lindisfarn & home - 400 mile round trip & not a beat missed
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Got soaked at lunch time taping up my split turbo hose.

It lasted about 2 miles.

I forgot and booted it

On the up side did order a new set of silicone turbo hoses
Delivery tomorrow

Well thats the drivers side rocker cover gasket done on my 4.4 V8. Two of the spark plug holes where full of oil. What a pain in the arris job. Now have the passenger side to do... the side where all the lpg gubbins are !!

Yesterday, went to see Birch motors in Liverpool about having my gearbox rebuilt. As suggested by people on the feedback thread, the place looks like a bomb has hit it, but the staff seem extremely knowledgeable and helpful. £1400 for a full rebuild with new clutches, oil, filter, refurb'd TC and new oil cooler seems very reasonable but it's still going to sting
Fingers crossed it will all go as smoothly as suggested when I hand it over in a few weeks time for the work to be done!

Today, my sticker came in the post so I joined the "Bottom Right" club

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Decided to give the old girl a good clean, can't believe that 13 year old FFRR paintwork can look this good


Started with the engine bay

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