mat_the_cat Posted May 26, 2017 Author Share Posted May 26, 2017 I took the day off work today, as it was a real scorcher of a day so good to collect some nice dry firewood. I'd not been up this particular track for year or so, and was in danger of becoming overgrown: Quite an enjoyable way to spend an hour or so, away from it all in the sunshine Turning round again was a bit tight though! The Moog, Fabergé Greggs, alcyonecorporation and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Reminds me of weekends in Wales when I had mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 Hows the Zinga holding up on the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Pretty well really - there's still no sign of any rust coming through, even though it has started to flake away from some areas where it's on top of existing paint (it's designed to only go over metal, not paint) I may scratch one of the areas down to bare metal to see if that allows any rusting to take place. Skut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 Another nice day here after a couple of weeks of rain, so out collecting again! This is all still wood left lying around since the last logging was carried out around 5 years ago. It's very well seasoned now, but don't think it'll last more than another couple of years before starting to rot so needs collecting now. Fabergé Greggs, CGSB, Lacquer Peel and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted August 13, 2017 Share Posted August 13, 2017 How bizarre - I was sat in traffic on the way back from Blackpool tonight looking at 7 seaters (and I keep gravitating back to a S2 Disco when I need to replace Mrs Wombles car) and I was only just thinking about this one and wondering how its doing. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Hi Mat - I only know you from BX land but I've thoroughly enjoyed this thread. Keep up the good work... mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 14, 2017 Author Share Posted August 14, 2017 Yeah, I saw you had joined so welcome along! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Pretty well really - there's still no sign of any rust coming through, even though it has started to flake away from some areas where it's on top of existing paint (it's designed to only go over metal, not paint) 20170527_172346.jpg I may scratch one of the areas down to bare metal to see if that allows any rusting to take place. The top scratch is my first attempt, but I didn't manage to get through to the steel underneath. So the shiny metal you can see is the zinc particles, which appears visibly as a solid layer. Scratch harder, and you get through to the rust underneath. Note that it has not 'cured' the rust (not that it is designed to) but seems to have halted any worsening. I would *expect* the sacrificial effect of the zinc to stop the rust in the scratch from worsening under the coating, but let's give it a year or so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 a V8, glorious countryside, epic fixing bodging and even a bit of market research thrown in.......... good read.Is all the area you're lugging around in yours or are you renting etc..? Always wondered about renting on firestry or national trust land.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 24, 2017 Author Share Posted August 24, 2017 Part of it is ours, but we don't have that much. The rest is ex Forestry Commission, which was sold off in the 60s and is now privately managed. At the time the house was sold separately, and the land which came with it seemingly determined by drawing a rough circle around it on the map - so we're not *entirely* sure where the boundaries are! We've owned it around 10 years now, and have marked out and fenced maybe 50% so far. I think legally after a certain period of time, the land becomes yours after you've 'claimed' it, even if not originally so. The wood we are collecting is a mixture of our trees which we've felled, and those left lying on the ground the last time they harvested timber. There's so much wastage that it will rot down before we can collect it all I have a week off coming up where I plan to hire a hydraulic splitter and bring in a good haul though Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 Part of it is ours, but we don't have that much. The rest is ex Forestry Commission, which was sold off in the 60s and is now privately managed. At the time the house was sold separately, and the land which came with it seemingly determined by drawing a rough circle around it on the map - so we're not *entirely* sure where the boundaries are! We've owned it around 10 years now, and have marked out and fenced maybe 50% so far. I think legally after a certain period of time, the land becomes yours after you've 'claimed' it, even if not originally so. Adverse posessionGoogle it - there is LOTS of stuff on itThen perhaps look at your boundaries and sort out a proper boundary with the land registry using your land and whatever you have adversely possessed over the last 12 years. Get it done before even thinking about selling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted August 25, 2017 Author Share Posted August 25, 2017 I don't *think* we've taken more than is rightfully ours - just that where the boundary was drawn on the map, the thickness of the pen line corresponds to maybe 10 feet on the ground! So we superimposed this over a Google Earth shot, and marked out roughly where we think it is, so I think we stand as good a chance as anyone of being correct. Good point about sorting it out before selling - the next owners may be less relaxed about such things. UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 I keep the battery on this topped up with a solar panel, but it was fairly elderly and undersized, so no surprise that it failed a few weeks ago. The puzzling thing was that it wouldn't even start with a jump pack - a quick check showed no voltage present at the coil. A quick bypass wire straight from the battery, but still no spark, and a check of the other coil terminal showed no trigger either I've bought a new battery to make fault-finding whilst cranking easier, but as yet haven't been able to spend time on it. Fortunately I collected all the wood we will need during the warm weather earlier this year, so not a top priority. Have a photo anyway! anonymous user, AMC Rebel and Lacquer Peel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Cor a V8 Discovery, fully approve !! Minimad5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted November 10, 2018 Author Share Posted November 10, 2018 Update to this - with the new battery on all seemed absolutely fine! So I can only think that there was a fault with my meter (I really need to buy a new one - my main one has failed, and I'm relying on one I need to squeeze to register any reading!) or possibly the tool who was using it... I've even re-piped the rear brakes, seeing as the pipe had rusted through and I'd been having to rely on the transmission brake Still a very long way from any chance of an MOT though! UltraWomble and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 I've been out in this again during the week, and to my surprise (most of) the HRW still works! This weekend we went out into the forest to collect a Christmas tree - managed to find a decent one, if a little on the large side. I've been getting sick of the green slime coating this, every time I get into it in the rain it gets all over me. So for the first time in 8 years I gave it a wash! timolloyd, DVee8, UltraWomble and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Blimey it’s still alive! Epic! LightBulbFun and mat_the_cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 If I was ever going to have a Discovery it would have to be this one. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Tease! You can't show it all foamed up then not give us the "after" shot! Glad to see the old thing still rolling along. LightBulbFun and mat_the_cat 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Oh, go on then! Not exactly pristine, but a hell of a lot better DVee8, UltraWomble and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Now then, that's looking rather presentable! Plastic bumper, indicator and then MOT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 Problem is the exhaust system. With it being a 1994 model, it needs cats, so that's a few hundred quid straight away. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 Looks worse clean, as do most landrovers. I hate cleaning mine, shows up every single scratch, dent and broken part possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 If this was a 3 door, I would be beating your door down.Well done for keeping it running and used Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I hope this is still trundling around, @mat_the_cat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Of course, although I've probably finished the log collecting for this year, so I've parked it up out of the way, and taken the battery out. Coprolalia, Tayne and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat_the_cat Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 We've been using this to shunt the Airstream around, so no rest for the winter. Until... A couple of weeks ago the engine just cut out. It would restart, just, but only run for a few seconds before dying again. I managed to lurch it out of the way by starting it at full throttle, and before it cut out shifting it into Drive. Diagnosis was a failed vaporizer, which seemed to be dumping huge quantities of LPG into the inlet manifold. This was a brand I'd never heard of (Groot) and I couldn't find a rebuild kit anywhere. Fortunately, a new one was under £50 delivered, and of an improved design too, having two-stage regulation for more consistent pressure control. Half an hour's work saw it in place and plumbed in: Getting it to fire took quite a bit of cranking, but once running quickly settled down to a fairly smooth idle. I still need to adjust the high speed running, but happy with the result! Tepper, Coprolalia, catsinthewelder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rusty998 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I'm really happy to see this pop back up, I remember reading about it a couple of years ago, amazing vehicle mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 Sounds very sweet! Glad to hear it is still in service. mat_the_cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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