What did you do to your Rover today?

[willincalgary]

Installed the cooker on my back door, finished with the externally filled, driver's side gas tank installation and finished my split charge system and auxiliary battery installation. Also upgraded my alternator wiring including setting up a sense wire.

Read all about it on my blog:
cambrianadventures.blogspot.ca

[pjsank]

Drove out to RN and picked up some consumables today. Got home and did a oil change. Managed to NOT seal the oil filter canister correctly and burped out a quart or two of oil onto the driveway when I started the truck up. I hate that canister! Stupid me removed the tarp from underneath the rover before I started her up. I am just going to carry a bucket of kitty litter with me all the time. Can't wait to hear from RM about the new spin-on filter adapter.

[willincalgary]

I modified my tool box to fit atop the wheel well and take advantage of the space created by the flare in the body around the waistline. Bent up some sheet metal and riveted it into place.

Photos at:

http://cambrianadventures.blogspot.ca

[rwollschlager]

yesterday I took my 88 for a trail ride with its new BFG's and they performed flawlessly. Water up to the doors and slick boulders were no challenge and not once did they spin, just crawled up and over and through every obstacle. Later on I took a normal car out to RI to help Omar with the brakes on his 88, ground down the new pads significantly and snapped a bleeder screw, ending progress for the night.

Today I took my 109 out to East greenwich from mystic (about an hour drive) back to Omar's with a spare wheel cylinder and other misc parts to see if we could get his truck rolling. After many hours of wrenching and rigging, his truck (affectionately referred to as the "blue waffle" by the end of the night) sat on all fours and went for a test drive. There was still air in the system, but thats not a big deal... the real problem is that even after grinding down the new shoes a lot, they still rub and the brakes are perpetually applied if you will, after the test drive the wheels were hot to the touch. We're at a loss and don't know whats going on, the problem definitely seems to be the shoes, so its going off to a reputable british car shop in the area to get sorted and it should be back on the road soon enough. My friend and I hit the road home in the 109 a little after midnight with a nice heavy mist/light rain and no wipers, (they work, just no blade on the drivers side), and made it home around 1. Even with the poor visibility, the 109 clipped right along with its roverdrive and got us home unscathed and in a timely fashion, every drive truly is an adventure.

Also I traded my friend the old brush guard from my 109 for an old warn winch (either a 8k or a 9k), its in pieces, but I'm looking forward to getting that sorted through and in working order so I can put it on my 88 in the near future.

-Rob

[giftshopduane]

I modified my tool box to fit atop the wheel well and take advantage of the space created by the flare in the body around the waistline. Bent up some sheet metal and riveted it into place.

Photos at:

http://cambrianadventures.blogspot.ca

Good luck Will..if you can, keep us posted. If not be sure to fill us in upon your return.

[LH Drive]

Got my chassis back home from the welder and finished cutting/drilling the four steel plates to fit the new front bumper to the newly welded front horn sections. Going for the older Series 1 narrow front bumper look. Still need to add the starter handle slot and have the bumper galvanized. The four steel plates will be painted black along with the chassis.

[Jim-ME]

I went to visit mine which is now in pieces in Union ME.
Jim

[4flattires]

I made a sacrificial offering to the 109 of new parts and a box of used parts that arrived this week. I quickly ran away, fearing I had to put them all in that day......

I heard a small groan of acceptance. I'll check back in a day or two to see if a stranger had installed them without me knowing.

[1971Series88]

Wire wheeled and wire brushed the chassis yesterday and today on the 88". Then treated any rust that was still evident and rattle canned it all....what a bloddy mess! Good thing was what was left was an awesome looking SOLID frame I am very happy with. There is some cancer in the front right horn, I have a new one to put on one day. But basically the rover gods were smiling at me when I found this one....she is a beauty. I am very happy with the way it looks now.

My issues how much more I should do...I could leave it as is...you know... A "unmolested all original" or repaint the panels. After taking care of the breakfast panel and reprinting that I am tempted to repaint the whole thing......decisions decisions....but it is now my daily driver so I don't want to do too much. S

She is quite happy looking now though!

[Broadstone]

I took the series III out for the first time in about 2-3 months. I was quite surprised to come home after only being out a half hour to find that my wife took a phone call from a fellow enthusiast. The message he left was quite simple "I see the red Land Rover is not parked in the driveway and I am making sure he did not sell it because he knows I am interested". Quite flattering really.

[Alaskan Rover]

Took all the paint off the rover...

Well NOT just today...started 3 days ago. Now polishing the birmabright with 0000 steel wool.

[giftshopduane]

Picked up some new springs, OE deluxe font seats, and rear jumps for my Series, Overfinch 3rd row seat for my P38 and a few small bits for the D2 from a fellow enthusiast.

[SafeAirOne]

Took all the paint off the rover...

Well NOT just today...started 3 days ago. Now polishing the birmabright with 0000 steel wool.

Watch out for that steel wool on aluminum.

[Partsman]

Drove a little over 500 miles round trip to pick up some rims! Thanks Paul!

[73series88]

replaced a broken half shaft today.
it sucked
aaron