the new mirrors are now fitted ( yes defender ones )
head lights ae fitted as are the all important flashing led's
the bottom end of the v8 is back togather and the front axle is almost ready
for sure we wont be in a slow series 2a with crappy brakes that over heat !
its still got the smooth lines and classic look aswell as a classic growl from a v8 thats the same age as it, but just alittle more comfy ( to drive ) and more practical
hopefully the arrival of a auto box this weekend will help get us on the road

cheers kieran

its been a pretty epic few days, the radator is now fitted, ( came a littller further forward than expected pics the follow.
weve been working in heavy rain, blizards and strong wind, great stuff
my hands are red raw, and black
but the custom exaust is done which i cant wait to hear and one of the reasons for toms blue rangies death has been uncovered, " they said its tuning over slowly " we said starter motor, having done the clever thing of leaving a good starter motor on an engine we sold we had to raid the blue rangie sat in the car park for a few bits, and fitted them all only to find the starter moter turned the v8 over very slowly hhmmmm
thanks to tom suggesting some plumbing tricks the oil filter is now fitted.
abit more welding, and a few more electrics and hopefully we will have noise,
to date have only upset the neighbours grandad so not bad

we have to say a big thanks to tom for the help, incredible ideas, towing the ambulance to mansfield and moral support he offered last week,

cheers


kieran

the good news, the v8 is roaring, sounds ace,
the bad news, no oil flow, so we have got to take off the pump an re prime it.
the auto box is all plumbed in ( cheers tom ) and the radiator with its interesting pipework is in, the fuel just needs a return pipe fitting
and pinky's bonnet will be donated for the mac and mot on wednesday now instead of tomorow due to the fact we still have no prop

when flo is on the road pinky will be coming off the road for its well over waited re-build

anyone have a good defender bonnet to donate?
cheers kieran

There are some for sale over here. Do you want me to get one? Whats you max price?

Taking it on the MAC Challenge this coming weekend? You're barking mad ... nothing new there then.

GOOD LUCK FOR WEDNESDAY'S MOT.

down to the wire i would say,
we have acheived a propshaft from wilsons in nottingham
the engine still isnt running properly, the brakes are almost there as is the welding, and the iterior, we havnt started on the elctrics yet, at least we have a day

cheers kieran

its official, flo is flowed out, we are going in a 110, which we spent today making adjustments, using fiesta roof bars and a welder we made a smart looking roof bar and inside we fitted beds and storage sytems, and also my mud plugger tyres to the bottom it certainly looks a differant beast now

the nail in the coffing for flo was discovering the time cog had worked loose and disturbed the timing cover and basically endd up with water in the oil, it simply took too long to repair

Shame lads, I feel for you. All that work!

On the plus side, the entire project has moved on a tremendous amount since the New Year, so much so that Flo will be on the road and looking good when the shows start up in earnest in Easter.

You never know, it may even be 'Landy Rally ready' by September - or is that pushing the boundries too far? Still far in advance of mine though, you've done really well to get this far. Hope you go out and win the MAcC in the Yellow Peril ... go for it!

haha, ive only just finnished the stickers, i still need to do my washing and we set off at 7 in themorning, the road runners are already there

oh well

cheers tom,


kieran

just finnished packing at 2.37 am,
up and driving by 6, i think the only chance of waking up is sleeping in the 110 outside james house

Come on then, you've slept most of today - or at least you should have done - now tell us how you and your parents got on in the Mac 4x4 Challenge over the weekend.

We're dying to know. Weighed down with prizes were we?

haha, well we left the bar in the hotel this morning when they where setting up the breakfast area
didnt wake up untill 1 and thats when the check out time was 11,
i will do a small storey of the weekend with pictures later on,
all i can say is it was brilliant, we didnt win anything, but we had a brilliant time, did some interesting driving ( interestingly fast cornerage on hairpins )
pictures are on
www.mac4x4.freespirit4x4.co.uk

cheers kieran

Team Piss Head

Look forward to the story - warts 'n' all of course!