scruff Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Our adventure began at 08.30 by taking my chumrade Munkie's shat Disco van in for some repair in downtown Peterborough: We then booted my Rangie south, down the A1, round the M25 and onto the A24 to meet up with Jon and our transport for the journey ahead. Then West... To pick this up... Now on the A303 heading for Pompey and a 5pm boat... garethj, Coprolalia, richardthestag and 21 others 24
scruff Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 Caught in a accident on the A34/M3. Boat missed by a few minutes... The fucker hasn't left yet. Now on the 7pm Caen boat with a long day ahead... nacho man 1
dollywobbler Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 It's leaving the UK? Noooo! They're ace!
scruff Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 If you want one Ian just ask...! anonymous user 1
Tayne Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Caught in a accident on the A34/M3. I hope you're ok?
drum Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 Is this heading off to join some other FCs in warmer climes?
scruff Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 Just the one I think Drum We have hit the paege south so zero chod spots so far. Currently just south of Tours Cavcraft 1
scruff Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 Defender is going well, nothing exciting to report... The aftermarket overdrive smells a bit oily though. richardthestag, TagoraSX, Sigmund Fraud and 9 others 12
twosmoke300 Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 11b ! Always wanted one of those .Whose is the very early 90 ?
scruff Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 It's actually a 2a so added shite points, it really is inferior to a 2b!The 90 is at Avenger 4x4 in Peterborough and is absolutely banjaxed
scruff Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 Devastating lack of spots. Stopped for lunch at a pals near Ruffec. spike60, Six-cylinder, TagoraSX and 4 others 7
scruff Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 The weather has been flipping beautiful here. Just stopped for dinner in Biarrtz and now heading for the Spanish border. Sigmund Fraud, Jerzy Woking, richardthestag and 13 others 16
dollywobbler Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Crikey. It really is an adventure and a half. Buenos noches!
Coprolalia Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Hit the rock of Gibraltar yet? I expect an amphibious landing in one of the colonies.
scruff Posted December 13, 2015 Author Posted December 13, 2015 Now making our way through Spain driving in shifts. Just tanked up at Palencia and got accousted by a pair of Spanish bobbies wanting to know why the number plate on the trailer matched the landrover!! They didn't accept that British trailers don't have separate plates and log books so radioed the traffic cops who laughed at them and told em to let us go!! Phew spike60, Sigmund Fraud, nacho man and 5 others 8
scruff Posted December 13, 2015 Author Posted December 13, 2015 5am steam engine fix Jerzy Woking, Sigmund Fraud, brickwall and 2 others 5
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Flippin Spanish coppers are right bandits. Don't think I would try A-framing on their patch. scruff 1
scruff Posted December 13, 2015 Author Posted December 13, 2015 PORTUGAL WE ARE IN YOU Made our way to the drop off point in the Lisbon suburbs. The buyer lives in a flat in the background, unsurprisingly he isn't keeping the FOrward Control there so we went round the corner to his mate's who has a old RR which sounded sweet as then followed about fifteen minutes of stress as the FC wouldn't start, the fuel pump sounded like a needle gun leading us to think there was piss all petrol in it and the truck is so light on the arse end it wouldn't reverse itself off the trailer in 2wd. Not normally a problem but 4wd wouldn't engage!! We got it off eventually and that Does sound nice, Rover 2.6 six cylinder, mmmm We are now about to head off to acquire our prize for the way home, however we have a slight problem as the defender appears to be shitting it's lay shaft bearings. Optimistically we are going to try and see if it just needs oil, however we can't get the filler plug out so the buyer dudes are taking us to a Portuguese halfords affair to get the right torx fitting. Bloody Land rovers are right shit you know. TagoraSX, Jon, The Moog and 17 others 20
Alexg Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 There are some proper missions on here at the moment, and this is right up there.
anonymous user Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 It's a great thread, I'm just glad someone else is doing it, I can't drive for more than an hour anymore without getting completely fed up, knackered or both. scruff 1
scruff Posted December 13, 2015 Author Posted December 13, 2015 Gearbox is hanging in there, howling in all except forth - the overdrive makes it the same ratio as top so not too bad Collection one was a pre purchased 6 cylinder Santana 3.5 Diesel engine which we loaded using five blokes and a few straps to drag it up the ramps... On the road again Ah ha In a shed in a small town... We found our prize: One retired teacher owner, garaged from new... Lovely!! Minimad5, Angrydicky, Jim Bergerac and 22 others 25
brownnova Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 The word epic is overused these days... But this one is truly an epic journey!! Hope the journey back goes well!!
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 I'm expecting the next post to show the Rangie pulling the Duffender home. scruff, chaseracer, anonymous user and 2 others 5
Guest Lord Sward Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Devastating lack of spots. Stopped for lunch at a pals near Ruffec. image.jpeg Thoroughly great thread. Incidentally, I once drove from Ruffec to Newcastle none-stop in a 1993 416GSi. A trip made possible by the Hovercraft, but made difficult by no air-con. We owned a house there. A big regret not having that in the family now.
drum Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Monsieur Brun de Ruffec perchance? I miss his postings.
scruff Posted December 13, 2015 Author Posted December 13, 2015 Sure was!! We are now back in Spain having dinner and laying up at a hotel for the night. The Rangie is flipping class!!! Defender is hanging in there I am having to pull away in low box forth and change into high once rolling and let the shite "torque" of the Td5 pull it up to speed. The RR has no tow bar otherwise it would be on the front of the trailer.
Jon Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 I passed a late RR Classic towing some farming equipment yesterday and had a double take, as it looked like a CSK, which made me wonder why LR stopped selling the 3 dr RR in the UK market when the grille slats went horizontal, yet carried on elsewhere? Gentrification, perhaps? Then weirdly I saw an actual CSK 3dr half an hour later! in NZ! Anyway, that looks amazing, the Rostyles, fewer doors and fantastic shade are right up my alley. Is this a keeper, a seller or someone else's? What a trip! scruff 1
dollywobbler Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 Good luck for the run back. Anywhere in Spain selling Rangie tow bars?
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