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Post by Nick RS on Jan 21, 2013 17:11:12 GMT
Thanks all for the warm welcome, I've started a thread on the car in the Your Cars, Restorations and Rebuilds section.
Nick
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Post by Nick RS on Jan 21, 2013 17:07:51 GMT
Having difficulty adding more than one picture at a time. Here is another Attachments:
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Post by Nick RS on Jan 21, 2013 17:04:06 GMT
OK here goes. To introduce my car properly to this forum it's probably best described as an ordinary looking 18/85 MkII until you start to look a bit closer. I bought it as my introduction to Landcrabs and knew it had some modifications but I didn't really take note of how extensive they are. For a novice like me it makes following stuff in the car manuals a bit more difficult because mine isn't as described. The pictures will give you some idea but what follows is my best description of the main points. There may be more things that I have yet to discover. It looks as though rallying may have been under consideration by previous owners. Oil Cooler - This sits behind the Wolseley grille and takes its feed from just above the oil filter (itself updated to spin-off modern type) Water Pump - An electric one mounted underneath the radiator housing. I can hear it operating as soon as I turn the ignition and it continues to run for a minute or so after I have turned it off. The plumbing around the radiator is also different to normal. There is a control unit in the passenger footwell that flashes lights all the time but I've yet to take a close look. Electric Fan - Lives in the standard housing. I think it may have been done at the same time as the water pump. One may have made doing the other necessary. Fuel Flow Regulator - This may be standard, I don't know. Rear Bump Stop Kit - I think this was obtained via the Landcrab club Front telescopic dampers - done at the same time. You may just be able to see the shiny bolt behind the red live battery cable in the engine bay picture New Interior switch gear - When the sidelights are put on the switches light up in their entirety which I don't like so I am searching for originals to revert to standard. There are also some extra gauges and hazard lamps. You may also just be able to see a large fusebox in the driver's footwell. Adjustable steering column - topped off by a Mota-Lita steering wheel which is nice to look at but makes the steering heavier - oh yes, the PAS has gone and a manual rack is there instead. 175/70/R14 tyres - I took a look at the spare wheel but couldn't see any identifying marks on it to tell me it is a 4.5J (is that right?) but in any case the wider tyres won't be helping with the steering which is heavy and doesn't want to self centre very much. Also, Electronic ignition, reinforced steel braided brake hoses, a towbar There was a sumpguard, lamp grilles and Vanden Plas 1300 picnic trays all of which I have removed. I'll also get rid of the modern but retro looking stereo at some point. That said I really like my car and will leave much of it alone because it all works Nick Attachments:
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Post by Nick RS on Jan 20, 2013 21:14:30 GMT
Greetings from Leicestershire I recently took over ownership of a 1970 Wolseley 18/85 MkII manual. Some of you may have already read about it over on the Wolseley forum. It took me quite a long on and off search to get one that I wanted but I am so glad I did. I have only done a few miles in it so far but i am amazed at the number of people in the streets who turn their heads as it goes by. I guess it must be something to do with seeing an old car out of context. There were Landcrabs in my family many years ago. Between my father and me we are trying to work out how many my Grandpa had. It was either two or three between mid sixties and about 1974 (Austin & Morris 1800s). If he were still alive he would be able to join the debate on this forum over which was best Mk1,2 or 3 and also throw auto and manual into the debate as he had both. I don't really remember his 1800s as I was only about five or six years old when he moved on to something else. However something must have rubbed off on me to want one now. Looking forward to sharing the Landcrab experience on this forum Nick (I used Nick RS as my identifier based on my name on another site. Looks a bit odd here though as 'nickrs' hey-ho ) Attachments:
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