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Greetings from Norway! Jul 17, 2012 21:58:06 GMT

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Post by tommydp on Jul 17, 2012 21:58:06 GMT

Hi all! A bit quiet here at present, so I thought I'd share some pics for you to enjoy! I'm sorry I haven't been very active myself. I've spent some weeks in Costa Blanca, Spain. It was lovely! Needless to say, we enjoyed it massively. The weather up here has been a disaster so far this summer.

Anyway, I'm now enjoying some time with the cars. The blue one is in daily use, and has actually behaved for quite a while- touch wood! It has a new, genuine old stock carb and I now run the original spec 25 D distributor rather than the 45 D. I set the points with feeler gauges only and smacked it in at 7 degrees BTDC statically (9 degrees original, retarded a couple due to unleaded petrol). It's been fine since that and performs very well. Perhaps simple solutions really are the best, as we say here.. We'll see:-)

The white one is put on hold, as I now enjoy the blue one. I will also have the Marina through the "MOT" next week. About time, I've had it for 4 years..

I've also decided to dismantle and scrap the spares car. Too bad perhaps, but I can't save them all. It's almost rust free though..

Hope you're well, all of you! Hope you enjoy the pics!

Tommy.

Recently fitted mudflaps! I have some kind of mudflap fetish, LOL!

Look at that big old Swede trapped by a bunch of British cars:-)

Last Edit: Jul 17, 2012 22:03:47 GMT by tommydp

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Greetings from Norway! Jul 18, 2012 1:29:03 GMT

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Post by dave1800 on Jul 18, 2012 1:29:03 GMT

Nice photos. Strange how the Landcrabs seem to age far more gracefully than the newer cars, maybe I am just a little biased

Good to her you enjoyed your Spanish holiday, the UK has been awash recently so you're not alone.

Regards

David

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Greetings from Norway! Jul 18, 2012 6:22:04 GMT

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Post by tommydp on Jul 18, 2012 6:22:04 GMT

Oh, dear... It's far better than your's for sure. It doesn't seem to have rust on it at all. I will, however, try to sell/ give away the complete chassis as it's very good. We'll see.

It has had a front end damage though. Although it has been fixed,I'm not sure if it's straight. The impact must have been hard, as there are quite deep dents from the driveshafts/ gearbox onto the bulkhead/ displacer tubing.. It's a mystery how it has happened, as the wings appear original.

Regards, Tommy

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Greetings from Norway! Jul 18, 2012 7:42:41 GMT

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Post by dave1800 on Jul 18, 2012 7:42:41 GMT

I saw something vaguely like this damage years ago in a scrap yard. The wings were straight so I wondered why it was there as it looked fine at first glance. Apparently the owner had hit a raised manhole cover or similar at high speed with the sump /gearbox casing which amazingly remained intact but forced the shafts etc up into and dented the crossmember.

Maybe an answer?

Regards

David

Jul 18, 2012 6:22:04 GMT tommydp said:

Oh, dear... It's far better than your's for sure. It doesn't seem to have rust on it at all. I will, however, try to sell/ give away the complete chassis as it's very good. We'll see.

It has had a front end damage though. Although it has been fixed,I'm not sure if it's straight. The impact must have been hard, as there are quite deep dents from the driveshafts/ gearbox onto the bulkhead/ displacer tubing.. It's a mystery how it has happened, as the wings appear original.

Regards, Tommy

tommydp Landcrab Wizard Posts: 910 Attribute: Forum Mystery Mis-fire Specialist.	Greetings from Norway! Jul 18, 2012 10:03:24 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tommydp on Jul 18, 2012 10:03:24 GMT That sounds logical, Dave! Makes me want to fit the sump guard which is somewhere in my spares department... :-)

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