Hi Nice to see her being loved. The checkerplate was to save the wings when putting things in the rack and yes the handle on the bonnet was to pull me up. Enjoy
Dave dpaz

DSCF0101.JPG For those with a good memory from 6pot days, ' Old Original' needs a new home. A Ser 111 K reg Tax free. Searle Continental Ultimate with a 2.5 N/A diesel that is past its best. Crank case back pressure. Drives OK, MOT OCT16th. Recent brake M/cyl, Brake linings Clutch M/cl Rear Parabol...

I put parabolics on the back of mine (posts about it somewhere here) mine when the back springs turned the other way. It raised it 10"! The old springs were bad. The first time went round a roundabout I thought it was turning over. It didn't. The tow hitch had to be extended down and it needed ...

Yea, fair do's it took me nearly a minute to log in! Can't find 'Tongue in cheek'

My '72 S3 Carawagon has a 2.5 N/A diesel . A good plodder. .Remembering back to 2009 when I removed the LDV 2.5 and fitted the 12J the front engine mounts had to be modified . The N/A has a horizontal injector pump which clears the battery tray. Plumbing for diesel is different needing a fuel filter...

Sorry about your loss, it's not like some repmobile, more like a member of the family. Good luck with the insurance though I feel you have a long haul , what with others being involved. I have noticed, with 2 series Land-Rovers and 2 kit cars that there are some incredibly thick people in some insur...

Just a quickie, KPE 614K my Continental Ultimate is still chugging around . Looking the worse for wear. I replaced the roof hinges and wood last year after the 'brassed' steel hinges unzipped.

Yes it is. Done it. Now replacing roof hinges and timber.

I have a problem, the ply side pieces at the front of the roof are rotten. The previous owner had replaced them with cheap ply. Is it possible to replace these without removing the whole lifting bit? Also the cheap brassed steel piano hinges are rusting away, this looks a pig of a job. I am looking ...

400 mls on it has settled at 6" higher . I lengthened the shocks with extensions on the bottom bolts, seems to work Ok. The only problem is getting in. I have some defender steps so they will be modified and fitted.I'm a bit concerned by the angle between the diff and propshaft it looks a bit s...