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1997 LDV Pilot KOLLEKTED


Lankytim

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Lack of revs could be air in the fuel, blocked filter, dodgy lift pump etc. Or just a combination of them all & lack of use.

 

Oh & the best way to sort the sticky residue is to put the stickers back!

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I found T-cut and plenty of elbow greases eventually removes the remnants of lettering, made easier if you spray WD40 onto a cloth which you then use to remove the T-cut. Jet wash can help too.  

 

Aren't these quite well known for steering issues and a new (steering) box or adjustment does the trick?

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I used "sticky stuff remover" on some crappy stickers on an old Polo, it got the sticky stuff off but also fucked the paint, just like when you get suncream on it and you never get rid of the mark. It went all chalky.

 

Personally I'd have left the stickers on and called it "patina" but it's yours, not mine :-)

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Sounds like a GR14 family day out, shame my family wouldn't agree.

 

I'm glad you didn't frame it all the way as that rig doesn't look great even by shite standards.

 

I've had great success getting very sticky stuff off windows with WD40 and a scraper, would probably work here if you use a credit card or something to scrape with.

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I think a tin of pound shop lighter fluid will get it off a treat. I got some fabric glue on the interior of my car and looked up online and used the stuff and it didn't damage any of the trim in the slightest and got a bit on the paint and it didn't do it any harm.

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I love it! Yes steering issues and noisy axle is representitive of the breed, they all do that. Steering box can be adjusted, it's also worth checking the kingpins as these need regular greasing.

 

Didn't cavcraft have a cheap 306 turbo diesel? That engine would go lovely in this. Just planting the seed, like!

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I've thought about that too. I'm not sure how different the front structure is under the outer panels but I bet it's doable. One big difference that you can't get around is the B pillars lean forwards above the waist line on the older Sherpas, meaning the front doors have a funny shape. Weirdly this Pilot has a modern straight Pillar on the passenger side and the older "leaning" pillar on the drivers side with the sliding door.

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R??? COG's were all part of a fleet in white supplied to an offshoot of Parcelforce for multi-drop Home deliveries. All of them had the Royal Mail inspired single, slam-lock, front door (not funny when you leave the keys in the ignition !)

 

I made a study of this fleet when I had two R??? COG's that I converted to campers using rotten Sherpa campers as donors of the roofs and domestic stuff.

 

The fleet was supplied with a de-tuned version of the Peuguot engine, as fitted to Royal Mail Vans, making them even slower than standard.

 

I seem to remember there were two versions of this engine, one had round inlet tracts in the head, the other had square inlet tracts, one replaced the other as the early one was prone to cracked Cylinder heads.

 

Apart from the above I have very little Knowledge of Pilots  :-D

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