Land Rover Monthly - November 2023

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 51 ¼CLASSICSPERFECTION PASSION FOR Restored to better-than-new condition in Cheshire and Hungary, Darren Ashcroft’s Series I is finally back home…

the Series I was brilliant. He is an absolute perfectionist. But in 2019, after seven years of living and working in the UK, he had to return to Hungary for family reasons. “Simon’s very special Lister-Jaguar XJS V12 was also partway through a rebuild in Laz’s workskop, so he was in the same boat as me. We decided that we were so impressed with the work Laz was doing that we would let him take the Jag and the Series I back to Hungary, where he planned to re-establish his business and carry on. So that’s what we did. “In fact, Simon liked what Laszlo was doing so much that he offered to help when Laz had to return to Hungary, and he ended up investing in The Classic Mechanic. Simon is now the director responsible for the UK end of the operation. “When I waved goodbye to the Series I it was well on the way to completion. The biggest job still to be tackled was assembling the engine, which had been stripped and painted in the UK, and all parts vapour-blasted and prepared for rebuild. The cylinder head had been sent off for skimming and we’d sourced all the parts we needed, but there were plenty of other things that needed to be attended to as well. “The crankshaft wasn’t worn but we wanted to replace the bearings. We could only get +10 aftermarket parts, so we had to source a NOS set as we didn’t want to grind a perfectly good shaft. “The front nearside wing had to be replaced but the panels that required welding were a challenge, as the grade of aluminium is different today. Ʊ1§òĺ§úÝĝÝúÓĻ§ĝ§ĖħòēĖă¶òÄùƕĻÝĦÙăĬĖŌĖĝĦ attempts just not looking the same as the original 1950s ŌúÝĝÙƚ;ĦĦăăïĝÄĺÄĖ§òÓăÄĝĻÝĦÙ½ÝÒÒÄĖÄúĦÓ§òĺ§úÝĝÝúÓ specialists in Hungary and the UK before we had something we were happy with. 52 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK N the February 2023 issue of LRM, we told the story of how Darren Ashcroft’s 1954 Series I ĖÄĝĦăēĖăìÄ·ĦÄú½Ä½ĬēƕÙ§òÒƪŌúÝĝÙĽƕ¶ÄÝúÓ ĝÙÝēēĽÒĖăùU§··òÄĝŌÄò½ĦăĦÙÄĺÝòò§ÓÄăÒ Nagyszénás, which is about 100 miles southeast of Budapest, when its restorer, Laszlo Izso, had to return home to his native Hungary. “Hungary certainly wasn’t part of my restoration plan,” Darren tells me with a chuckle. “Having bought the Series I in Ireland and shipped it back to Stockport, I’d used it for over ten years as a workhorse before deciding to consign it to Laszlo’s engineering business in U§··òÄĝŌÄò½ƕ called The Classic Mechanic, to be rebuilt properly. “Laszlo came highly recommended by my good friend of many years, Simon Spurrell, and all the work Laz did on HUNGARIAN SI RESTORATION Each individual nut bolt and washer on every part has been restored, zinc-coated, anodised or painted The door cards are not standard but practical additions

Missing copper matrix heater pipes fabricated LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 53 “Simon and I did all the parts sourcing to ensure we got genuine NOS components. I love sourcing parts. I’ve worked on Series Landys since I was a lad, but there’s still loads to learn. Laz and I spent many hours looking through the workshop manuals and then tracking down what was ĖÄĕĬÝĖĽƕŌú½ÝúÓĦÙÝúÓĝÝúĺ§ĖÝăĬĝ·ăĬúĦĖÝÄĝÝú·òĬ½ÝúÓ Belgium and Cyprus as well as the UK, although we never found any in Hungary. “Simon and Laz were brilliant at providing me with regular updates, with photographs and videos, but it was important to visit from time to time as well. The rebuild started in 2018 and probably should have taken two years to complete, but obviously there were delays caused by Laz’s return to Hungary and having to set up his workshop there. And then we had the pandemic… “Most decisions during lockdown were easily resolved ĖÄùăĦÄòŁƚUŁŌĖĝĦĺÝĝÝĦĻăĬò½Ù§ĺĶÄÄúħĖòÝÄĖ¶ĬĦÒăĖ Covid, so the project had advanced considerably by the ĦÝùÄ;Ļ§ĝ§¶òÄĦăōŁĦă7ĬúÓ§ĖŁĦăĝÄÄÝĦƚ;ĦĻ§ĝ§ memorable and exciting trip: visiting a beautiful city, driving out to parts of Hungary you would never normally venture to, and visiting a great workshop. Oh, and ĻÝĦúÄĝĝÝúÓŌĖĝĦÙ§ú½ĦÙÄòÄĺÄòăÒ½ÄĦ§Ýò§ú½ŌúÝĝÙĦÙ§ĦMaz had applied to the Landy certainly left me speechless with admiration for his skills. I made a second visit when the restoration was nearing completion, really just to sign everything off before the vehicle came back to the UK. “I had toyed with the idea of driving the Series I back to the UK, but discretion became the better part of valour and Simon and I decided to bring it back on a trailer instead. Nevertheless, it would be an interesting road trip and there would be opportunities to drive the Series I §òăúÓĦÙÄĻ§ŁƚÙÄŌĖĝĦ½ĖÝĺÄĻ§ĝìĬĝĦĝĦĬúúÝúÓƗ Somewhat familiar, the smell, the sound, but much tighter (especially the steering). It’s always been a joy to drive but I have to admit that I drive it with more respect and care now. ƱÙÄŌĖĝĦ½ĖÝĺÄăúĖÝĦÝĝÙĝăÝòĻ§ĝ§·ĦĬ§òòŁù§½Ä¶ŁùŁ friend Gavin, who came with us on the trip, with Simon in the passenger seat. What’s funny is that they missed the Folkstone junction and had to drive on for 16 miles before they could turn around. I think Gavin was very aware that he was driving a newly completed, nut and bolt restoration on the motorway at 42mph as the artics thundered past. He was visibly relieved to get the Landy back on the trailer after his little detour adventure. “I’ve been out and about in the Series I since it returned to the UK, including a 50-mile drive around the Hope Valley in the High Peak, in glorious weather. We made sure we found a pub for lunch that had a car park next to the beer garden. The Land Rover certainly drew a crowd, §ú½ÝĦÝĝĺÄĖŁō§ĦĦÄĖÝúÓĻÙÄúēÄăēòħĝïÝÒĦÙÄŁ·§úĦ§ïÄ pictures. We even took a chap with his two young sons for a drive in the back, which they thought was wonderful. “There have been plenty of local trips as well and wherever I go, people come up to me and say how amazed they are by its appearance. It would be fair to say that one or two have commented on it almost looking too good and suggesting that it’s probably in better condition than when it left the factory, and they could well be right. In fact, it is going to be displayed at this September’s Goodwood Revival on The Classic Mechanic’s stand; I’m determined to keep it pristine until after the event.” I’m interested in Darren’s comment about displaying the Series I at Goodwood and turn to Simon to hear his views on where The Classic Mechanic is going. “Since we spoke earlier this year,” he tells me, “Laszla and I have concluded that the business will focus on premium, high-end Land Rover and Jaguar restorations. The Lister XJS is probably the most highly restored ¼ Three supplier attempts at galvanising to get the right results! A safety inspired retromod designed and fabricated by Laz The odometer reset ĦăŇÄĖăĦăĖÄōÄ·ĦĦÙÄ nut and bolt engine restoration

HUNGARIAN SI RESTORATION Watch the video YOUTUBE.COM/ LAND ROVER MONTHLY If you are planning to visit the Goodwood Revival in September, go and see Darren’s beautiful Series I on The ò§ĝĝÝ·UÄ·Ù§úÝ·ĝĦ§ú½ƚ;½ăĬ¶ĦŁăĬƴòòŌú½§ĝÙÝúÝÄĖ example anywhere. And would Darren do an offshore restoration project again? He doesn’t even have to think about his answer. “I’d do it again at the drop of a hat. In fact, I’ve already sent my AFS Ėă·ïÙăĬĝÄĦĖ§ÝòÄĖĦăM§ŇƚĝÙÄĻ§ĝ§ŌĖÄ ŌÓÙĦÄĖħĖòÝÄĖÝúÙÝĝ·§ĖÄÄĖƕÙÄƴĝĕĬÝĦÄÄŀ·ÝĦĽ to be rebuilding it. “At the end of the day, the most important aspect of a project like this is that you trust the person doing the work, §ú½ŁăĬÙ§ĺÄ·ăúŌ½Äú·ÄÝúĦÙÄÝĖĝïÝòòĝ and expertise. I trust Laszlo implicitly. Perfection takes time and the journey is a big part of the enjoyment.” example in existence, with over 4000 hours of labour spent on it, and I refer to it as our proof-of-concept vehicle. The Lister XJS and the Series I allow us to show the world what Laszlo can achieve thanks to his passion ÒăĖēÄĖÒÄ·ĦÝăúƚƶ “We have accumulated so much experience and knowledge as a result of these projects, to say nothing of the contacts we have made, that it seems sensible for us to concentrate on expanding our business around these ĦĻăÄŀÄùēò§ĖŁō§ÓĝÙÝēĖÄĝĦăĖ§ĦÝăúĝƚM§ŇÙ§ĝ§òĝăĦ§ïÄú ăú§ú§ēēĖÄúĦÝ·Äƕ§ŁăĬúÓò§½ĻÙăƴĝìĬĝĦŌúÝĝÙĽ·ăòòÄÓÄ in Hungary. “We’ll have the Series I and the Lister XJS on our stand §ĦĦÙÄ1ăă½Ļăă½rÄĺÝĺ§òĦăĝÙăĻ·§ĝÄĦÙÄĕĬ§òÝĦŁăÒ Laszlo’s work, and we want to offer an intimate, close-up 360-degree view of both vehicles. I’ve even chosen Stand Number 360 to reinforce the point, and we are located in the Revival’s renowned ‘Over the Road’ area. I’ve also noticed that we will be very close to JLR’s stand, and it will be interesting to see if any of their people come to see what we do. “I’ve managed to twist Laz’s arm and persuade him to come to Goodwood, too, which is no mean feat given that ÙÄÙ§ĦÄĝ¶ăĦÙōŁÝúÓ§ú½ĦÙÄÙ§úúÄòĬúúÄòÝúÄĕĬ§ò measure. It will be a lengthy 2500-mile round-trip for him by road and ferry. “The Classic Mechanic is a UK-registered business with a wholly-owned Hungarian subsidiary, which allows our clients to take advantage of the lower cost of carrying out restoration work there rather than in the UK. It also means that anyone consigning their vehicle to us can be reassured that they are dealing with a British company. We are already picking up new projects in the UK and Continental Europe, primarily by word-of-mouth recommendations and from owners who have ĝÄÄúĦÙÄĕĬ§òÝĦŁ§ú½ēÄĖÒÄ·ĦÝăúÝĝùăÒM§ĝŇòăƴĝ work on our social media channels.” Seats reupholstered ÒăĖĦÙÄŌúÝĝÙÝúÓĦăĬ·Ù "ĺÄĖŁ§ĝēÄ·ĦăÒĦÙÄy; ĝù§·ïĝăÒÝú·ĖĽݶòÄ §ĦĦÄúĦÝăúĦă½ÄĦ§Ýò _ĻúÄĖ§ĖĖÄúĻÝĦÙ restorer Laszlo, who ĻÝòò¶Ä§Ħ1ăă½Ļăă½ ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄyÄĖÝÄĝ;

Classic 4x4 Insurance for your pride & joy Cherished Vehicle Insurance Services www.cherishedvehicleinsurance.co.uk 0345 250 8282 Calls to 0345 numbers are charged at ‘normal’ rates from landlines. Cherished Vehicle Insurance Services is a trading name of A-Plan Holdings who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct $XWKRULW\5HJLVWHUHG2IÀFHffl'HV5RFKHV6TXDUH:LWQH\2;fl/(5HJLVWHUHGLQ(QJODQG5HJLVWUDWLRQ1XPEHUfl &9,fl Cherished Vehicle Insurance Services nds a policy that ts, where others can’t Free and simple Agreed Value service Salvage Retention – Subject to qualifying Criteria 90 Days European Cover Modi cation vehicles covered Multi Vehicle Cover - We can put all your cars including moderns on the same policy Laid Up Cover Business Use – can be arranged Limited Mileage discounts Cover for club arranged O – Road open days or club arrange Green lane Events *Subject to minimum premium and normal underwriting criteria. Terms and conditions may apply. Please ask for details.

GARY PUSEY CRAIG PUSEY The Range Rover Sport has been one of JLR’s best sellers since it was launched in 2005, when the car you see here took centre stage at the Detroit Motor Show… The Range Stormer was the undoubted star of the 2004 Detroit Auto Show Oldest surviving Sport was the star at the same show the following year

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 57 CLASSICSN JLR’s new ‘House of Brands’, the Range Rover is at the top of the pile. It is the ·ăùē§úŁƴĝō§ÓĝÙÝēĺÄÙÝ·òħú½Ù§ĝ¶ÄÄúĝÝú·Ä the model was launched to the world in 1970. VăĻ§½§ŁĝƕăÒ·ăĬĖĝÄƕĦÙĶĖ§ú½Ýĝ§Ò§ùÝòŁăÒ four vehicles, although in my view JLR still has ĝăùĶĖ§ú½ÝúÓ·ăúÒĬĝÝăúĦăĝăĖĦăĬĦƚ At the pinnacle is the Range Rover Range răĺÄĖƕĻÙÝ·ÙÝĝă¶ĺÝăĬĝòŁĻÙÄĖÄĦÙĶĖ§ú½ÝúÓÝĝ ĝĦÝòò§òÝĦĦòĶÝĦō§ïŁƕ§ú½ĦÙÄò§·ïăÒ§ĝÄúĝݶòÄ ú§ùÄÝĝēĖ㶧¶òŁĻÙŁĦÙÄĺÄÙÝ·òÄÝĝ·ăùùăúòŁ Ʀ§ú½úăĦĺÄĖŁō§ĦĦÄĖÝúÓòŁƧĖÄÒÄĖĖĽĦă§ĝĦÙÄ ‘full-fat Range Rover’ as a way of differentiating it from the lesser models in the Range Rover family. Below it, we have the Range Rover Sport, the Range Rover Velar, and the Range Rover Evoque. The Vogue name was associated with the Range Rover for many years, and I’ve always ĦÙăĬÓÙĦÝĦĻăĬò½¶ÄēÄĖÒÄ·ĦÒăĖĦÙÄĦăēƪăÒƪĦÙÄƪ Ė§úÓÄùă½Äòƕ¶ĬĦ§òòÄÓĽòŁĦÙÄù§Ó§ŇÝúÄ ĻÙăĝÄĦÝĦòÄÝĦĻ§ĝ¶ăĖĖăĻĽÒĖăùÙ§½§ÒÄĻ ĻăĖ½ĝĦăĝ§Ł§¶ăĬĦĦÙ§ĦƕĝăÒăĖúăĻĦÙÄÒĬòòƪÒ§Ħ model remains the Range Rover Range Rover. So good they ú§ùĽÝĦĦĻÝ·Äƕ§ĝ0Ė§úïyÝú§ĦĖ§ĬĝĽĦăĝÝúÓƖ It’s easy to forget that as recently as 2005 there was only ăúÄr§úÓÄrăĺÄĖùă½Äòƕ¶ĬĦÝúĦÙ§ĦŁÄ§ĖĻÄĻÄĖÄÝúĦĖă½Ĭ·Ä½ ĦăĦÙÄr§úÓÄrăĺÄĖyēăĖĦƚÙħēÄĖĦÙ§úÝĦĝ¶ÝÓÓÄĖ¶ĖăĦÙÄĖƕ; ·§úĖÄùÄù¶ÄĖĦÙÄùĬĦĦÄĖÝúÓĝ§ĦĦÙÄĦÝùÄĦÙ§ĦÝĦĻ§ĝƳ§ēăăĖ ù§úƴĝr§úÓÄrăĺÄĖƴĦÙ§ĦĻăĬò½Ƴ½ÝòĬĦÄĦÙĶĖ§ú½ƴƚăĦÙ ăēÝúÝăúĝēĖăĺĽĦă¶ÄĻݽÄăÒĦÙÄù§Ėïƕ§ú½ĦÙÄyēăĖĦÙ§ĝ ¶ÄÄúăúÄăÒĦÙÄ·ăùē§úŁƴĝĦăēĝÄòòÄĖĝÄĺÄĖĝÝú·Äƚ òĦÙăĬÓÙÝĦĻ§ĝƦ§ú½ÝĝƧ§ùăĖÄĦÙ§ú·§ē§¶òÄŘŀŘƕ;ƴĺÄ §òĻ§ŁĝĝÄÄúÝĦ§ĝĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄĦÙÄ·ăùē§úŁ·ăúĝ·ÝăĬĝòŁ placed on-road style and performance ahead of off-road ·§ē§¶ÝòÝĦŁƕĻÙÄĖÄĦÙÄò§ĦĦÄĖēăÝúĦĻ§ĝĖħòòŁ§¶ăŀƪĦÝ·ïÝúÓ ÄŀÄĖ·ÝĝĶķ§ĬĝÄúăăúÄĖħòòŁÄŀēÄ·ĦĽù§úŁăÒĦÙĶĬŁÄĖĝ ĦăĦ§ïÄĦÙÄÝĖyēăĖĦ§úŁĻÙÄĖÄúħĖĝÄĖÝăĬĝăÒÒƪĖă§½ÝúÓƚ ÙÄŌĖĝĦÙÝúĦăÒĻÙÄĖÄĦÙÝúÓĝĻÄĖÄÓăÝúÓ·§ùÄÝúI§úĬ§ĖŁ ŖŔŔاĦĦÙÄVăĖĦÙùÄĖÝ·§ú;úĦÄĖú§ĦÝăú§òĬĦăyÙăĻÝú ÄĦĖăÝĦƕĻÙÄúM§ú½răĺÄĖēĖÄĝÄúĦĽÝĦĝŌĖĝĦƪÄĺÄĖ ¼

58 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK FIRST RANGE ROVER SPORT test the public reaction to a smaller, sportier Range Rover. As Matthew Taylor, who was MD at the time, said at the Frankfurt Motor Show in late 2003: “It is the Range Rover, even more than the original Land Rover, that is now the inspiration for the company’s future.” Those words certainly ring true today, as JLR tries to position the Defender brand in the same way as Range Rover, while trying to get the Discovery brand to stand on its own feet. At the same time, the Land Rover title is being relegated to a supporting role as a ‘trust mark’. The response to the Range Stormer was ăĺÄĖĻÙÄòùÝúÓòŁēăĝÝĦÝĺÄƕĻÙÝ·ÙĻ§ĝ½ÄŌúÝĦÄòŁĺÄĖŁ helpful, because development of the vehicle that would become the Range Rover Sport had begun as far back as 2000 and was within months of being ready to launch. In fact, when the Range Stormer was unveiled in January 2004, the press release stated that it ‘previews a new production model, one that will enter a fresh market segment for the company and will be an additional model line in the Land Rover portfolio’. Matthew Taylor said: “The supercharged V8 Range Stormer gives a taste of our forthcoming new entrant in the booming high performance SUV segment. The production vehicle that follows will share many of its styling and technical innovations. It is very much conceived to be an on-road, high performance machine, as well as class-leading off-road like all Land Rovers.” The new L320 Range Rover Sport was announced in November 2004 and dealers opened their order books immediately. Exactly one year after the Range Stormer had shown what the future looked like, and that it was orange, the new Range Rover Sport debuted at the Detroit Show in January 2005. The vehicle you see here, chassis number SALLSAA345A900034, was on Land Rover’s stand at the launch in Detroit and is believed to be the oldest surviving Range Rover Sport in the world. It is a concept vehicle, the Range Stormer. It was a bold and futuristic design, created by Richard Woolley and his colleagues Sean Henstridge, Paul Hanstock, Mark Butler and Ayline Koning. Their design can still hold its head ÙÝÓÙĦă½§Łƕ§ú½Ýúù§úŁĻ§ŁĝÝĦĖÄōÄ·ĦĽM§ú½răĺÄĖƴĝ ÓĖăĻÝúÓ·ăúŌ½Äú·Ä§Ħ§ĦÝùÄăÒĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦ·Ù§úÓÄĻÝĦÙÝú the company. It was very well received by the motoring press and the public alike. The Range Stormer was designed and built in just eight months and, unlike many concept cars, it had a working engine: a rip-snorting supercharged V8. It had electrically operated two-part scissor doors, with the upper half hinging up and forwards, followed by the lower half dropping down to form a step into the cabin. Those doors were pure theatre and totally impractical but on show day, when they were opened amidst a billowing cloud of dry ice, they delivered the desired effect. There were rear-facing cameras in the door mirrors, bonnet vents that gave a hint of hot-rod, and wheelarch contours that made it look lower and meaner than anything Land Rover had ever made before. An orange paint job certainly made it stand out, and the interior was very futuristic with minimalist, skeletal seats made of sculpted saddle leather, a screen mounted on the centre ăÒĦÙĽ§ĝÙƕ§ÒĬòòƪòÄúÓĦÙĝĬúĖăăÒƕ§ú½ŌĦĦĽòħĦÙÄĖƳÙÝĝ and hers’ bags neatly incorporated into the side walls. Another important engineering advance was also debuted, the now familiar Terrain Response with its rotary aluminium switch and six different terrain settings. There was plenty of recognisable Range Rover DNA ÄĺÄĖŁĻÙÄĖÄƩ§ōă§ĦÝúÓĖăăÒƕĦÙÄĬúÝúĦÄĖĖĬēĦĽĻ§ÝĝĦòÝúÄƕ a clamshell bonnet with castellated corners, a split tailgate, and a short front overhang, to name just a few. Rather boringly, underneath there was a 4.6-litre P38A chassis, but it was obvious to any observer that this concept vehicle was meant to be a Range Rover. And that was the point, because the intention was to Range Stormer doors were very theatrical but unsurprisingly did not appear on the production Range Rover Sport

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 59 ¼ pre-production vehicle that was actually completed ¶ÄÒăĖÄĦÙÄr§úÓÄyĦăĖùÄĖĻ§ĝŌúÝĝÙĽƕ§ú½ÝĦĻ§ĝŌĖĝĦ registered on 1 November 2004. It appeared in all the Range Rover Sport promotional and marketing material at the time. It started life as a Chawton White supercharged ŘƚŖƪòÝĦĖĕŜ¶ĬÝòĦĦă1ÄĖù§úù§ĖïÄĦĝēÄ·ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúƕ§ú½ was upgraded and re-painted in Vesuvius Orange ĝēÄ·ÝŌ·§òòŁÒăĖÝĦĝĖăòÄÝúĦÙÄÓò㶧òò§Ĭú·ÙăÒĦÙÄMŗŖŔƚ The vibrant orange paint job was initially available for ·ĬĝĦăùÄĖăĖ½ÄĖăúĦÙÄ0ÝĖĝĦ"½ÝĦÝăúùă½ÄòƕĻÙÝ·ÙĻ§ĝ available for the 2005 Model Year only. ÙÄĝĬēÄĖ·Ù§ĖÓĽ•Ŝùă½ÄòƕĻÝĦÙ§ĦăēĝēÄĽăÒ ŕŘŔùēÙ§ú½§ŔƪŚŔùēÙĦÝùÄăÒìĬĝĦśƚŖĝÄ·ăú½ĝƕĻ§ĝ the most expensive Range Rover Sport option at ǃřŝƕŔŔŔ§ú½ÝĦĻ§ĝĬú½ăĬ¶ĦĽòŁĦÙÄÙħ½òÝúÄÓĖ§¶¶ÄĖƕ even though the vast majority of customers bought the more humble versions. The entry-level car was powered ¶Ł§ŖƚśƪòÝĦĖā•ŚĦĬĖ¶ă½ÝÄĝÄò·ÙĬĖúÝúÓăĬĦìĬĝĦŕŝŔ¶Ùēƕ ¶ĬĦĦÙÝĝĻăĬò½¶Ä·ăùÄĦÙĶÄĝĦƪĝÄòòÄĖ§·Ėăĝĝ"ĬĖăēÄƕ ·òħĖòŁùÄÄĦÝúÓ§ù§ĖïÄĦ½Äù§ú½ÒăĖ§ĝĦŁòÝĝÙƕ·§ē§¶òÄƕ ‘sportier’ SUV. M§ú½răĺÄĖÙ§½Ļ§úĦĽĦă§ĦĦĖ§·Ħ§úÄĻĦŁēÄăÒ ·ĬĝĦăùÄĖĻÝĦÙÝĦĝúÄĻŌÒĦÙƳú§ùÄēò§ĦÄƴƕ§ú½ĦÙÝĝÝĝ exactly what it achieved. Sales were nothing short of ēÙÄúăùÄú§òƔÝúĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĝÝŀùăúĦÙĝ§òăúÄƕăĺÄĖŗŔƕŔŔŔ ĻÄĖÄĝăò½Óò㶧òòŁƕ§ú½ÝúŖŔŔŚĦÙÄyēăĖĦĻ§ĝĦÙÄ ·ăùē§úŁƴĝ¶ÄĝĦƪĝÄòòÄĖ¶ŁÒ§Ėƕ§òĦÙăĬÓÙĦÙÄĖÄĻÄĖÄĦÙÄ ŌĖĝĦĝÝÓúĝăÒĦÙÄ·ăùē§úŁƴĝēĖă½Ĭ·Ħĝ·ăùēÄĦÝúÓĻÝĦ٠ħ·ÙăĦÙÄĖĻÙÄúÝĦ¶Ä·§ùÄ·òħĖĦÙ§ĦÝĝ·ăĺÄĖŁŗĝ§òÄĝ were losing out to the Range Rover Sport. In 2007 the úÄĻ0ĖÄÄò§ú½ÄĖŖĦăăïĦÙĶÄĝĦƪĝÄòòÄĖ·ĖăĻúƕ¶ĬĦyēăĖĦ ĝ§òÄĝĖÄù§ÝúĽĝĦĖăúÓƕ§ú½Ù§ĺÄĖÄù§ÝúĽĝăĦăĦÙÝĝ½§Łƚ VÄĽòÄĝĝĦăĝ§ŁƕúăĦÄĺÄĖŁĦÙÝúÓÒĖăùĦÙÄr§úÓÄ Stormer concept was going to be found on the ēĖă½Ĭ·ĦÝăúyēăĖĦƕúăĦòħĝĦ¶Ä·§ĬĝÄĦÙÄŌú§ò ·ăúŌÓĬĖ§ĦÝăúÒăĖĦÙÄyēăĖĦÙ§½¶ÄÄúĝÝÓúĽƪăÒÒ “The vehicle you see here is thought to be the oldest surviving Range Rover Sport in the world” Beautiful from every angle. Hardly a surprise that it quickly became the company’s best seller Supercharged badge told you all you needed to know about the top-of-the-range Sport’s performance The Sport's impressive styling still feels modern today

60 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK months before the Stormer began to take shape. There would never be any electrically-powered scissor doors, and the plan to make the Sport a two-door coupe had also fallen by the wayside early on, which is a shame. The Ōú§ò½ÄĝÝÓúăÒĦÙÄÝúĦÄĖÝăĖĻ§ĝùĬ·ÙùăĖÄ·ăúĺÄúĦÝăú§ò as well, but the Stormer had served its purpose to excite interest and stimulate demand, even if there were grumblings in some quarters about the disparity between the excitement of the concept vehicle and the rather more staid production model. When it was less than a year old, the company decided that the Detroit Motor Show Range Rover Sport was now ĝĬēÄĖōĬăĬĝĦăĖÄĕĬÝĖÄùÄúĦĝƕ§ú½ÝĦĻ§ĝ½ÄòÝĺÄĖĽĦăĦÙÄ factory scrapyard pending disposal. Luckily it was saved, and eventually found its way into the Dunsfold Collection in December 2005 with negligible mileage on the clock, and nearly two years of warranty still to run. Initially it was used as a tow vehicle to take Collection vehicles to Land Rover shows around the country, and it proved to be exceptionally reliable. Even today, one year short of its 20th birthday, it has driven less than 25,000 miles. It is a popular attraction at events and many people are drawn to it by the Vesuvius Orange paintwork, which suits the car perfectly and undoubtedly provides a visual link to the Range Stormer. The reality is that the vast ù§ìăĖÝĦŁăÒŌĖĝĦƪÓÄúÄĖ§ĦÝăúyēăĖĦĝĻÄĖÄăĖ½ÄĖĽÝúĖ§ĦÙÄĖ sober, conservative shades such as black, grey, silver, and dark blue and green, as buyers struggled to come to terms with the fact that a Range Rover could look cool in trendy, bright colours. When the third-generation Range Rover Sport was launched on 10 May last year, JLR continued the red-orange theme with the launch vehicles, although this time the global reveal was on JLR’s YouTube channel rather than at a motor show. Earlier this year, Jason Barlow of Top Gear magazine interviewed JLR’s Chief Designer, Andy Wheel, to discuss the design and evolution of the new Range Rover Sport, and JLR wanted to be able to provide the complete FIRST RANGE ROVER SPORT line-up: Range Stormer, original Range Rover Sport, secondgeneration Sport, and the new vehicle, to show exactly how and why the vehicle had developed in the manner it had. The Range Stormer usually sits on public display in the British Motor Museum at Gaydon, so that was relatively easily obtained, and JLR obviously had examples of the second- and thirdgenerations to hand. What it didn’t have was an early example of the original Sport, so JLR hired the 2005 Detroit Motor Show star from the Dunsfold Collection. ÙÄĖÄĝĬòĦÝúÓŌòùƕĝÙăĦ§ĦIMrò§ĝĝÝ·ƴĝrŁĦăúÒ§·ÝòÝĦŁƕÝĝ available on YouTube and is fascinating to watch, offering an insight into the company’s current design ethos, and how ‘reimagined luxury’ translates into the way a vehicle looks, and the emotions and reactions it engenders from us. Visit: youtube.com/watch?v=1xrJDsOVzBw. The Range Rover Sport will be on display at The Dunsfold Collection Museum Open Days on 23-24 September. Tickets available at dunsfoldcollection.co.uk. There is a very impressive 4.2-litre supercharged V8 under the uninspiring covers Chassis 900034 is the oldest surviving Range Rover Sport in the world Top Gear’s YouTube video is well worth watching

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 61 Range Stormer and all three generations of the Range Rover Sport came together at Ryton for Top GearƴĝŌòù rÄŌúĽ§ú½Ĭú½ÄĖĝĦ§ĦĽ cabin was a comfortable place to watch the world pass by at 140mph

Brand new Land Rover magazine out now! Find us on landroverlifemag landroverlifemag Written by Land Rover enthusiasts who live the Land Rover life 9 Travel features – Land Rover adventures from around the world 9 Classics – the backbone of the Land Rover brand 9 New vehicle reviews – honest reviews of the latest Land Rovers and Range Rovers 9 Workshop – helping you keep your Land Rover running smoothly 9 Greenlaning – get away from it all by following our routes along roads less travelled 9 Market News – buying & selling advice from our expert team Enjoy all this and more in every issue: 9 Products – Upgrades, parts and new accessories to buy now, plus tried & tested reviews 9 Great Land Rover builds – from concours rebuilds to outrageously modifi ed and much much more! Subscribe Now! Best O er – Just £19.99 by annual direct debit Visit bit.ly/lrlflÝmÇÍøǥ3 or Call 01778 392081 quoting – LRLF/LRM/CItǥ3 Available digitally from pocketmags.com/land-rover-life-magazine Scan me to subscribe ISSUE 1 ON-SALE NOW He’s back! Neil Watterson, formerly from Land Rover Owner International, is the editor of Land Rover Life.

HERE to begin? Having been Rhino Charging in Car 9 since 1997, the results are just the beginning of the story. You know you are somewhere truly special when you drive to an event past rhinos, elephants, giraffe and zebras; when friends lend you their 4x4 at the drop of a hat just so you can get your camp to the venue; and when the vast horizons of Kenya’s Northern Rangelands provide a location that is both stunningly beautiful and truly challenging at the same time. However, when you also learn that the 2023 Rhino Charge raised just over £1 million once again in support of the conservation charity Rhino Ark, few can fail to be impressed. Because the annual Rhino Charge involves going to a different, vast and top-secret venue miles from anywhere and only being given the locations of the 13 checkpoints scattered over up to 100 square kilometres the evening before the start, it is pretty unique. These checkpoints are to be visited simply by travelling to them in the shortest distance possible within ten hours, but no one will have done so before, so you’re very much on your own. In fact, this year, Don White, the amazing clerk ăÒĦÙÄ·ăĬĖĝÄƕ§½ùÝĦĦĽ§ĦĦÙĽĖÝĺÄĖĝƴ¶ĖÝÄŌúÓĦÙ§ĦÙÄ had only managed to reach a couple of checkpoints to inspect them three days before the event because of the extreme terrain and bad weather. Ä§ùĝÙ§ĺÄĦăŌú½ĦÙÄÝĖăĻúĻ§ŁĬē§ú½½ăĻú·òÝÒÒĝƕ across washed-out erosion gulleys (luggas), along dry river beds blocked by giant boulders and through thick bush full of the descriptively named Wait-a-Bit thorn tree using GPS and Google Earth to navigate. To record the distances travelled, each competing vehicle has a ĬúÝĕĬÄ1oyĦĖ§·ïÝúÓ½ÄĺÝ·ÄŌĦĦĽƚ ÙÄ1ĬùĦĖÄÄŘŀŘM§ú½răĺÄĖŝŔƦ§ï§§ĖŝƧĻ§ĝōăĻú out to Kenya by BA World Cargo as a charitable gesture in 2000, and has now competed in 21 Rhino Charges there, as well as three earlier ones back in the UK. This year’s event was at the very scenic Nkoteyia Community Conservancy in Samburu County, with the overall winner being Mark Glen in his well-prepared and trusty Range Rover-based Car 48. They covered only 26.7km to reach all 13 checkpoints – an impressive 3.16km better than second placed Sean Avery and Team Bundufundi. Graham McKittrick and Ian Duncan came in third and fourth and these top four experienced teams and previous winners were the only ones to reach all 13 JOHN BOWDEN RHINO CHARGE ¼ The epic 2023 Rhino Charge yielded fantastic results for Team Gumtree 4x4, winning the Unmodified class for the third year running. John Bowden reports

LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 67

68 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK RHINO CHARGE 2023 checkpoints out of 52 starters, indicating just how tough this Charge was. Gurmeet Mehta and Ajitesh Kapoor were taking some good, direct routes to reach 12 ·ÙÄ·ïēăÝúĦĝ§ú½·§ùÄÝúřĦÙ§ú½ŚĦÙƚÙÄŌĖĝĦĝÝŀĦħùĝ ĻÄĖħòòÝúĦÙÄyĬēÄĖƪùă½ÝŌĽ·ò§ĝĝƕēĖÝù§ĖÝòŁùħúÝúÓ ĦÙÄŁ§ĖħòòăĻĽĬúòÝùÝĦĽ¶ă½ŁĻăĖïùă½ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúĝƕ ēăĖĦ§ò§ŀòÄĝ§ú½ÙÝÓÙƪĝēÄĽĻÝú·ÙÄĝƚÙÄúƕùĬ·ÙĦăăĬĖ great surprise and delight, little old Car 9 popped up in śĦÙēò§·ÄăĺÄĖ§òòƕ§ú½ŕĝĦÝúĦÙćúùă½ÝŌĽ·ò§ĝĝĻÝĦÙ 32.1km covered. Ä§ùĝĻÄĖÄÒ§·Ä½ĻÝĦÙĝÄĺÄĖ§òĝĦÄÄēƪĝݽĽĺ§òòÄŁĝ ĦÙÝĝŁÄ§Ė§ú½Ù§½Ħăù§ïÄĝăùÄĝÄĖÝăĬĝú§ĺÝÓ§ĦÝăú§ò judgement calls. Each crew has up to four runners as well §ĝĦÙĽĖÝĺÄĖ§ú½ú§ĺÝÓ§ĦăĖƕ§ú½ÝĦÝĝĦÙÄÝĖìă¶Ħăĝ·ăĬĦăĬĦ ĦÙĶÄĝĦēăĝĝݶòÄĖăĬĦÄĝĦă§ĺăݽĦÙÄ·§ĖĝĦĖ§ĺÄòòÝúÓ§úŁ ÒĬĖĦÙÄĖĦÙ§úĦÙÄŁÙ§ĺÄĦăƕ§ĝòÝĦÄĖ§òòŁÄĺÄĖŁùÄĦĖÄ·ăĬúĦĝ §ĦĦÙÄÄú½ăÒĦÙĽ§ŁƚÙÝĝŁÄ§ĖăĬĖŌĖĝĦĝÄ·ĦÝăúÝúĺăòĺĽ §ĦĖÝ·ïŁ¶ĬĦēăĝĝݶòĽăĻúÙÝòòĝĦ§ĖĦÒăĖĻÙÝ·ÙĻÄ ½ÄēòăŁÄ½ăĬĖĖħĖĻÝú·ÙĦăĦĖŁïÄÄēÝúÓĦÙÄĻÙÄÄòĝ planted. As we were lowering the 90 down, the winch drive jammed as the mounting had twisted, leaving us ½§úÓòÝúÓĻÝĦÙĦÙÄòă§½ăúĦÙÄĻÝú·Ù¶ĬĦúăĻ§ŁăÒ ĖÄòħĝÝúÓÝĦƚÒĦÄĖ§¶ÝĦăÒÙħ½ĝ·Ė§Ħ·ÙÝúÓƕĻÄĖÝÓÓĽĦÙÄ plasma rope from the front winch up to run over the top of the roll cage and roof and take the weight of the car while we unhooked the rear winch rope. Then we had to òÄĦÝĦ½ăĻúĦÙĶăĬò½ÄĖƪĝĦĖÄĻúÙÝòòĝݽÄÝúĝĦ§ÓÄĝĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ ÒĖăúĦĻÙÄÄòĝÙ§Ė½òŁĦăĬ·ÙÝúÓĦÙÄÓĖăĬú½§ú½ĦÙĬĝ ēĖÄ·ÝăĬĝòÝĦĦòÄĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓ·ăúĦĖăòƚ_ú·Ä½ăĻúĻĶ§ĦĦòĽ ăúĻ§Ė½ĝ§ú½Ėħ·ÙĽăĬĖŌĖĝĦ·ÙÄ·ïēăÝúĦƕĝēăúĝăĖĽ¶Ł Slater and Whittaker, after taking three hours to cover ìĬĝĦŕƚŗśŘïùƖĦĦÙÝĝĝĦ§ÓÄÝĦòăăïĽ§ĝÝÒĻÄÙ§½¶òăĻú ăĬĖ·Ù§ú·Äĝ§òĖħ½Łƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄĦħùēĬĝÙĽĦÙÄùĝÄòĺÄĝ §ú½ăĬĖM§ú½răĺÄĖÙ§Ė½ƕ§ú½MăĖݧú§ùē¶Äòòò§ĬĝÄ ú§ĺÝÓ§ĦĽĬĝÄÒŌ·ÝÄúĦòŁ§ú½·§òùòŁƚ Driver error and a late puncture put us on our side a couple of times. The Britpart 12,000IR front winch was used far more on this Charge than normal, showing how Ù§Ė½ÝĦĻ§ĝĦăĦ§ïħ½Ä·ÄúĦòÝúÄƚēē§ĖÄúĦòŁƕĦÙÄĖÄĻÄĖÄ ĦÝùÄĝĻÙÄú§òòÒăĬĖ1ÄúÄĖ§ò1Ė§¶¶ÄĖĝĻÄĖÄúăĦăúĦÙÄ ÓĖăĬú½§ĝĻĶăĬú·Ä½½ăĻúÙÝòòĝݽÄĝƕ§ú½ĦÙĕŜ powered us up the slopes. –ÙÄúĦÙÄĖÄĝĬòĦĝĻÄĖÄēĬ¶òÝĝÙĽĦÙÄùăĖúÝúÓ§ÒĦÄĖ ĦÙÄÙ§ĖÓÄƕĻÄĻÄĖÄÄĺÄúùăĖÄĝĬĖēĖÝĝĽĦăŌú½ĦÙ§ĦĻÄ ·§ùÄĝÄ·ăú½ăúĦÙÄƳÝÓÄĖMÝúÄƴ¶ÄĦĻÄÄúĦÙÄ_·Ä§úÓĖÝ and Sandstorm checkpoints, with a distance of 2.743km, ¶ÄÙÝú½1Ė§ŁĬòòÄúĻÙă½Ý½§ú§ù§ŇÝúÓŕƚŗŝŕĖăĬĦÄÝúÙÝĝ úÄĻ§ĖŖŖƚ_ú·ÄĦÙÄúÝÓÓòÄĝ§ĖÄĝăĖĦĽƕĦÙÄŁĻÝòò¶Ä§ team to watch. ăÄŀēò§Ýúƕ§ÝÓÄĖMÝúÄÝĝ§ĖăĬĦÄ·ÙăݷĽÄÄùĽ¶Ł ĦÙÄ·òÄĖïăÒĦÙÄ·ăĬĖĝÄĦă¶Ä§ĦăĬÓÙÄĖĦÙ§ú§ĺÄĖ§ÓÄăúÄ to straight-line, and as the third placed team on this ĝÄ·ĦÝăú½Ý½ŗƚŔŝśïùĻÄÙ§½Äŀ·ÄòòĽăĬĖĝÄòĺÄĝƚÙ§úïĝ should go to all our sponsors and supporters for helping ĬĝĦăĻÝúĦÙćúùă½ÝŌĽ·ò§ĝĝÒăĖĦÙÄĦÙÝĖ½ŁÄ§ĖĖĬúúÝúÓƕ §ú½ēĖ㶧¶òŁùăĖÄĖÄĻ§Ė½ÝúÓòŁĦă¶Ä§Ħù§úŁăÒĦÙÄ Uă½ÝŌĽ§ú½yĬēÄĖùă½ÝŌĽĦħùĝƚ Massive thorn got wedged in tread, but General X3 ĝĦ§ŁÄ½Ýúō§ĦĽ Noisy steering needed a check; team’s runners needed a rest

Goodwinch Limited Tel: +44 (0)1363 82666 [email protected] 1 Oakleaf Way, Tree Beech Rural Enterprise Park, Gunn, Barnstaple, Devon. England. EX32 7NZ WWW.GOODWINCH.COM

SAVE £s when you pre-book. To book your visitor or trade tickets or any of our events scan the QR code or visit bit.ly/lrmnewburyoct23. For more information call trade 07586 023248; visitors 01778 395155. THESE EVENTS ARE KINDLY SUPPORTED BY Returning this Autumn is our agship Land Rover, 4x4 and Vintage Spares Day. The biggest of its kind in Europe and spread over 25 acres of rolling Berkshire countryside, this event really is huge and a great opportunity to come along to buy or sell your Land Rover, 4x4 spares and accessories. Among the aractions are Land Rovers, 4x4s and a vintage section – expect new, used, old and obsolete! You'll discover classics parts, spares, Sunday 1 October, 9:30am to 2:00pm, Newbury Showground, RG18 9QZ. Just o Junction 13 of the M4/A34 interchange. Trade entry 7:00am to 9:00am. BIGGEST OF ITS KIND IN EUROPE! Can’t make Newbury? Don’t worry, we still have two more great events this year... accessories and motoring antiques, together with old tools, ex-army surplus and equipment, yard and shed clear-outs, stationary engines, autojumble, tractor parts, barn nds, agri-jumble, camping gear, rooop tents and vehicle sales. Pre-booked admission is just £7.50 and trade booked in advance is from £30. To nd out more, visit our website – details below. 15 Oct, Ripon Racecourse NEW 29 Oct, Malvern, Three Counties Showground

72 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 2002 DEFENDER 90 Td5 Mileage: 74,949 Power: 122bhp Torque: 221lb-ft MPG: 28 PHOTOS: STEVE MILLER Y OU may have read a couple of months back that I was celebrating two years of owning my Td5 Defender 90. I mentioned a few jobs that needed doing, namely the tired suspension and noisy spigot bush, which in turn would necessitate the removal of the gearbox. Well, there’ll be more on that in future issues of LRM, so keep an eye on the tech pages. But in the meantime, what can I do to improve my 90 at home? It is no secret that a base-spec 90 such as this is, well, basic. The spartan, no-nonsense interior is all part of the ‘charm’. That said, day to day – and I do like to use it – it gets a bit wearing; the constant drumming from bare alloy panels, the sloshing from under the rear wheelarches on wet roads. All in all, it is not that pleasant. Besides, my ‘farm-spec’ motor doesn’t even have a radio – and if it did, I would need some decent speakers to hear ÝĦƗ;ĦÝĝĦÝùÄƕ;ÒÄÄòƕĦăŌú§òòŁùă½ÄĖúÝĝÄ things a tad. It all kicks off with sound insulation. A quick search online gets me on to Dodo Mat. My mate, Pete, had used the same in his 110 and he said it has made a real difference. Dodo Mat supplies loads of different kits; I opt for its 4x4 kit, made up of an initial ‘Deadn’ layer – a synthetic Butyl core with a diamond foil-like outer, which is supplied on a cut-to-shape, self-adhesive sheet. This layer is followed by a 6mm thick dense foam rubber, which further enhances STEVE MILLER LRM ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Steve adds sound deadening and storage to his Defender Trim and proper WRITERS’ ROVERS sound insulation and helps keep heat out. The kit I bought, which is a suitable size for the 90, comes in at £169.99 delivered, which seems reasonable to me. Fitting it is straightforward; measure the area you’d like to cover, mark the shape of what you want to cut and follow the lines that are pre-printed on the backing paper. I used an old pair of kitchen scissors rather ĦÙ§ú§·Ė§ÒĦïúÝÒÄƕ¶ĬĦÄÝĦÙÄĖĻăĬò½ĝĬÒŌ·Äƚ; know you don’t necessarily need to cover ĦÙÄÄúĦÝĖÄē§úÄòĦă¶ÄúÄŌĦÒĖăùĦÙÄĝăĬú½ deadening, but as the kit included enough for the project, I thought I may as well go to the edges. It was rather interesting to see, when ŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄŌĖĝĦħ½úò§ŁÄĖĦăĦÙÄÝúĝݽÄăÒ the van sides, how much heat built up as the sun was directly shining on the outside. So much so, it was almost too hot to touch. òòĦÙÝĝĻ§ĝĖÄĝăòĺĽĻÙÄú;ŌĦĦĽĦÙÄ second layer – the foam sheet. Foam boosts sound insulation and helps keep heat out Dodo Mat’s 4x4 kit is supplied on cut-to-shape self-adhesive sheet yĦÄĺÄÓÄĦĝ¶ĬĝŁŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄ Mud UK side panels

www.britpart.com LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 73 I’m expecting the Defender to be cooler in the summer, and warmer in the winter having now lined the entire rear section. I’ll leave the roof panels for now, as I need to ĻăĖïăĬĦÝÒ;·§úŌĦ§Ùħ½òÝúÄĖÝúĦÙÄĖħĖ half without Alpine light windows – all the headliners I’ve seen come pre-cut with these window apertures, which my 90 doesn’t have. The test, for me, was tapping the van sides on the outside before and after the ŌĦĦÝúÓƩ§ÒĦÄĖĻ§Ė½ĝŁăĬÓÄĦ§ĖħĝĝĬĖÝúÓ thud and no vibration. I had downloaded an app on my phone which records decibels, and on a drive I was getting an average of śŜ½Ä·Ý¶Äòĝ¶ÄÒăĖÄĦÙÄĝăĬú½ēĖăăŌúÓĻăĖï commenced, so will update you in the future when everything is all back together §ú½ĦÙÄÝúĦÄĖÝăĖĬēÓĖ§½ÄÝĝŌúÝĝÙĽƚ Following on with the interior refurb, I wanted to line the insides of the van panels with some quality trim. I soon found myself on mudstuff.co.uk. Perusing its interior trim section, I ordered a pair of side panel trims with the optional extra side nets, a pair of rear quarter panels and two speaker pods ĻÙÝ·ÙŌĦ½ÝĖÄ·ĦòŁ¶ÄòăĻƦ;½ăÝúĦÄú½ŌĦĦÝúÓ§ radio in the future – especially now I might actually hear it). Lastly, I removed the battered old grey rear door trim panel, which was long past its best, and replaced this with a new one, again with storage net. You can never have too much interior storage in a Defender… There is little point in me showing you ÙăĻĦăŌĦ§òòĦÙÄĦĖÝùĝÙÄĖÄƟĦÙÄ·ăòăĬĖ instructions supplied in the kit by Mud UK are so comprehensive, they make the task at hand very straightforward. You just need ĦăĦ§ïÄŁăĬĖĦÝùÄÄúĝĬĖÝúÓÄĺÄĖŁĦÙÝúÓŌĦĝ ōĬĝÙ¶ÄÒăĖĽĖÝòòÝúÓ§úŁÙăòÄĝƕĦÙÄúÝĦƴĝ§ ù§ĦĦÄĖăÒĬĝÝúÓĦÙÄŌĦĦÝúÓïÝĦĦăĝÄ·ĬĖÄÝĦ§òò in place. It’s a very rewarding job – and an oil-free one at that. I think the interior transformation speaks for itself and, topped off with a genuine Land Rover rear load mat, that’s the rear section of the 90 completed. I have more than enough Dodo Mat left over for the front half of the cabin which I will tackle next, and I look forward to an even quieter drive afterwards. Well, until I buy a stereo system, that is! ¼ Sound insulation ·ăĺÄĖĝĦÙÄōăăĖ§ĝ well as the sides of the 90’s loadspace Before... After: new rear door trim that includes extra net 1ÄúĬÝúÄM§ú½răĺÄĖĖħĖōăăĖù§Ħ alongside Mud UK trim panels complete the rear section nicely

74 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK WRITERS’ ROVERS I S it a sign of age when annual reunions start to come round more quickly each year? For me, the only annual reunion I go to is my year group from school. It’s always great to catch up with old school friends, and not living near many of them anymore it’s the only time we all catch up. But this time, rather than me having a reunion, it was my Series I’s turn. It all started with a letter to Land Rover Monthly – after seeing it in the magazine, reader Paul Withers wrote in saying his father had owned SXF 733, and he had learned to drive in it. Paul and I chatted 1958 SERIES I V8 Mileage: Unknown Power: 156bhp Torque: 210lb-ft MPG: Poor Dave’s Series I gets together with some important characters from its past Friends reunited PHOTOS: DAVE BARKER catches. John and Anne sold 733 around 1986, and I bought it in February 1987 from an engineering business in Selby, with the log book showing only two previous owners. From Paul I learned that 733 had some interesting history as the Withers’ family vehicle. It had sustained some accident damage at some point in its life and a new wing had been bought, he thinks from Jackson’s at The Rocket Site near Doncaster; a long-established dealer in ex-military vehicles. This must have been ĻÙÄú§ĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦŜŚÝúĻÝúÓĻ§ĝŌĦĦĽƕ rather than the correct 88in wing when I bought it. Both wings still had the tyre pressure written on them in white paint as they did in service with the Civil Defender, so the wing must have been off an earlier 86in military or civil defence SI. And it was John, along with a friend, who replaced the original 2.0-litre engine with a V8 from a Rover P5 Coupe, which was one of the reasons I bought it as I’d been looking for a V8 SI to use for trialling. John had found that the original 2.0-litre engine was underpowered, especially when taking all the family to Scotland towing a caravan. 733 had also been used on a number of Pennie LRC and Yorkshire ROC events and trials and even entered the trials at a couple of ARC Nationals. After a few emails and phone calls between myself and Paul, we arranged to meet up at the LRM Land Rover, 4x4 and Vintage Spares Day at ¶§·ï§ú½ÒăĖĦÙ§ú½ÙÄŌòòĽùÄÝúĻÝĦÙ some of SXF 733’s early history as the family’s car. Paul’s father, John, had bought it back in 1976. I have a copy of a letter to them from HM Customs and Excise saying they didn’t need pay car tax for a conversion, which I believe refers to when they removed the original canvas soft top §ú½ŌĦĦĽ§Ù§Ė½ĦăēÝúÝĦĝ place, which it still had on when I bought it in 1987. Trying to discover the history of SXF during its time ÝúĦÙÄÝĺÝòÄÒÄú·ÄÝĝ½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦƚ I believe SXF 733 was a Field Cable Party vehicle, which would have been a soft top, and it still has the two pairs of holes in the back tub sides which the Civil Defence would have used to secure wooden signs to the sides of the Land Rover with turnbuckle DAVE BARKER LRM CONTRIBUTOR Simon Whitaker with SXF 732 and Dave Barker with SXF 733 One of the reasons Dave bought 733 was because he wanted a V8 SI to use in trials

www.britpart.com LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 75 Ripon. Paul would bring his father, now in his late 80s, along to see his old Land Rover ÒăĖĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄÝú§òùăĝĦŗŜŁÄ§Ėĝƚ; Ļ§Ħ·ÙĽĦÙÄù§ĖĖÝĺħĦĦÙÄÄúĦĖ§ú·Ä§ú½; ïúÄĻĝĦĖ§ÝÓÙĦ§Ļ§ŁÝĦĻ§ĝĦÙÄù¶ŁĦÙÄ ĝùÝòÄăúIăÙúƴĝÒ§·Ä§ĝÙÄĝ§Ļy›0śŗŗƚ;Ħ Ļ§ĝÓĖħĦĦăùÄÄĦĦÙÄù¶ăĦÙ§ú½ÙħĖ ĝăùÄăÒĦÙÄĝĦăĖÝÄĝăÒĦÙÄÒ§ùÝòŁìăĬĖúÄŁĝ ĦÙÄŁ½Ý½ƟœăĖïĝÙÝĖÄĦăy·ăĦò§ú½ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ Ò§ùÝòŁăú¶ă§Ė½§ú½ĦăĻÝúÓ§·§Ė§ĺ§úĻÝĦÙ§ ¶ă§ĦăúĦÙÄĖăăÒăÒĦÙĕŜyÄĖÝÄĝ;ƕĦÙ§Ħ ĻăĬò½Ù§ĺĶÄÄúĝăùÄìăĬĖúÄŁ¶§·ïÝúĦÙÄ ò§ĦÄƴśŔĝ§ú½ĻăĬò½Ù§ĺÄÝúĺăòĺĽĖÄÓĬò§Ė ĝĦăēĝ§ĦÓ§Ė§ÓÄĝĦăĖÄÒĬÄòƚy›0śŗŗÙ§½ řŝƕŘŝŘùÝòÄĝăúÝĦĻÙÄú;¶ăĬÓÙĦÝĦƕ§ú½;ƴù guessing it would not have been driven far ÝúĦÙÄÝĺÝòÄÒÄú·ÄƕĝăIăÙú§ú½Ò§ùÝòŁ ·ăĺÄĖĽ§ÓĖħĦù§úŁùÝòÄĝÝúÝĦƚ –ÝĦÙĦÙĶăúúÄĦĬēƕIăÙúÙ§½§Óăă½ ēăïħĖăĬú½§ú½;ĦÙÝúïĻ§ĝēòħĝĽĦÙ§Ħ ĦÙÄÄúÓÝúĶ§ŁĻ§ĝùăĝĦòŁĬú·Ù§úÓĽÒĖăù ĻÙÄúÙÄƴ½ŌĦĦĽĦÙÄŌĖĝĦ•ŜÄúÓÝúÄƟśŗŗÝĝ now on its third. He looked at the carbs ĻÙÝ·Ù§ĖÄĝĦÝòòĦÙÄăĖÝÓÝú§òăúÄĝĦÙ§Ħ·§ùÄ ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄoř•ŜÄúÓÝúħòòĦÙăĝģħĖĝ§Óăƕ §ú½ÙÄĖÄùÄù¶ÄĖĝĝēÄú½ÝúÓĦÝùÄĦĬúÝúÓ ĦÙÄùùăĖÄĦÙ§úăú·ÄƚÙÄÝúĝݽÄăÒśŗŗ Ù§ĝ·Ù§úÓĽ§¶ÝĦƕ¶ĬĦ§ÒĦÄĖ·òÝù¶ÝúÓÝú ¶ÄÙÝú½ĦÙÄĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓĻÙÄÄòÙÄĖÄùÄù¶ÄĖĽ the dash and speedo, which are still the ăĖÝÓÝú§òăúÄĝƚ;úÒ§·ĦƕÙÄÒÄòĦĖÝÓÙĦ§ĦÙăùÄ again sitting behind the wheel of the yÄĖÝÄĝ;ƕÄĝēķݧòòŁŌĖÝúÓĬēĦÙÄÒ§ùÝòݧĖ ĝăĬú½ăÒ§ĖĬù¶òÝúӕŜƚ;ĦĻ§ĝÓĖħĦĦă ùÄÄĦĦÙÄù¶ăĦÙ§ú½ĖÄĬúÝĦÄIăÙúĻÝĦÙ y›0śŗŗƕÝÒăúòŁÒăĖ§ÒÄĻÙăĬĖĝƚ;½ăúƴĦ ĦÙÝúïĦÙÄĖÄĻ§ĝ§ĦħĖÝúÙÝĝÄŁÄĻÙÄúÙÄ Ļ§òïĽ§Ļ§Łƕ¶ĬĦ;¶ÄĦĦÙÄùÄùăĖÝÄĝăÒ Ò§ùÝòŁÙăòݽ§Łĝ§ú½M§ú½răĺÄĖ§½ĺÄúĦĬĖÄĝ ĻÄĖÄōăă½ÝúÓ¶§·ïĦăÙÝùƚ ÙÄúÄŀĦĖÄĬúÝăúÒăĖy›0śŗŗ·§ùħ ùăúĦÙò§ĦÄĖ§ĦĦÙħúúĬ§òăòĦăú¶¶ÄŁ yĦ§ĦÝăúÝúÒăĖù§òyÄĖÝÄĝ_úÄùÄÄĦƚ;ƴĺÄ ïúăĻúyÝùăú–ÙÝĦ§ïÄĖ§ĝ§0§·Ä¶ăăï ÒĖÝÄú½ÒăĖ§úĬù¶ÄĖăÒŁÄ§Ėĝ§ú½òħĖúĦ§òò §¶ăĬĦÙÝĝĺÄĖŁĦݽŁyÄĖÝÄĝ;ƕ¶ĬĦĻÄÙ§½ úÄĺÄĖùÄĦÝúēÄĖĝăúĬúĦÝòĦÙ§Ħ½§ŁƚyăƕÝĦĻ§ĝ ÓĖħĦĦăŌú§òòŁùÄÄĦ§ú½Ħăē§ĖïùŁ y›0śŗŗúÄŀĦĦăÙÝĝy›0śŗŖƚĕĬÝ·ï·ÙÄ·ï Ĭú½ÄĖĦÙĶăúúÄĦĝ·ăúŌĖùĽĦÙ§ĦúăĦăúòŁ ĻÄĖÄĦÙÄŁ·ăúĝÄ·ĬĦÝĺÄĖÄÓÝĝĦĖ§ĦÝăú úĬù¶ÄĖĝƕĦÙÄŁ§òĝăÙ§½·ăúĝÄ·ĬĦÝĺÄ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝ úĬù¶ÄĖĝƚy›0śŗŖÝĝĺÄĖŁùĬ·ÙĝĦÝòò§ú ăĖÝÓÝú§òƕÝÒĝòÝÓÙĦòŁĖÄĝĦăĖĽƕŜŜÝúy;§ú½Ù§ĝ òăĝĦùăĝĦăÒÝĦĝÝĺÝòÄÒÄú·Äē§ĦÝú§ƕ ĻÙÄĖħĝśŗŗÙ§ĝÙ§½§ÒÄĻ·Ù§úÓÄĝù§½Ä ăĺÄĖĦÙģħĖĝƚĬĦÝĦĻ§ĝÓĖħĦĦăĝÄÄĦÙÄù ē§ĖïĽúÄŀĦĦăħ·ÙăĦÙÄĖĻÙÝ·ÙùĬĝĦÙ§ĺÄ ¶ÄÄúĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄĦÙÄŁÙ§½¶ÄÄúĦăÓÄĦÙÄĖ ÒăĖù§Ł¶ÄřŔŁÄ§Ėĝƚ ;Ħ§òĝă·§ĬĝĽĝăùÄÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦÝúĦÙÄy; òÝúÄƪĬēƚÙÄÙÝÓÙòÝÓÙĦƕÙăĻÄĺÄĖƕĻ§ĝĻÙÄú 1ĬŁ•§òò§òŁĻ§òïĽĬē§ú½ĝ§Ý½ĦÙ§ĦÙÄ ăĻúĽy›0śŗŘƕĻÙÝ·ÙĻ§ĝ·ĬĖĖÄúĦòŁÝú¶ÝĦĝ §Ļ§ÝĦÝúÓ§ĖĶĬÝò½ƚ1ĬŁƕĻÙăòÝĺÄĝÝúĦÙÄ north-east, went on to tell us he believed ĦÙ§Ħy›0śŗŘÙ§½¶ÄÄúĻÝĦÙĦÙÄĬĖÙ§ù Civil Defence division which got us Ļăú½ÄĖÝúÓÝÒśŗŖ§ú½śŗŗÙ§½¶ÄÄúĬē ĦÙÄĖÄĻÝĦÙÝĦƚĬĦŌú½ÝúÓÝúÒăĖù§ĦÝăúăÒĦÙÄ ÙÝĝĦăĖŁăÒĦÙÄÝĺÝòÄÒÄú·ÄM§ú½răĺÄĖ ĝÄÄùĝ§òùăĝĦÝùēăĝĝݶòÄƚ;Ò§úŁăÒLRMƴĝ Ėħ½ÄĖĝïúăĻĻÙÄĖÄĻÄùÝÓÙĦĬúħĖĦÙ ĝăùÄÝúÒăĖù§ĦÝăúƕēòħĝÄòÄĦùÄïúăĻ ƦÄù§ÝòĦăĦÙÄĽÝĦăĖēòħĝÄƧƚyÝú·ÄĦÙÄúƕ ¶ăĦÙyÝùăú§ú½ùŁĝÄòÒÙ§ĺÄùÄĦ§ē§ĝĦ ăĻúÄĖăÒy›0śŗřƕĻÙÝ·ÙÙÄĝ§ŁĝĻ§ĝÝú§ North Wales civil defence corp. 0ăĖùăĖÄÝúÒăĖù§ĦÝăúăúy›0M§ú½ răĺÄĖĝƕăĖÝÒŁăĬăĻú§úy›0§ú½·§ú update the records, then please look up the "ĺÄĖŁĦÙÝúÓy›00§·Ä¶ăăïē§Óħú½ ĦÄħŌĦƚ·ăƚĬïƠĝŀÒƠ½§Ħ§¶§ĝÄƚÙĦùƚ ¼ Family reunion: John and Paul Withers with SXF 733 The reunion: John Withers back behind the steering wheel of his old Land Rover after nearly 40 years

76 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK WRITERS’ ROVERS I spend all my time looking at adverts for Land Rovers and helping friends buy or sell them, but it’s only something really special which will make me crack open the piggy bank and risk the wrath of Mrs B with another purchase. Such a car presented itself to me recently from an unusual online source – Twitter. Browsing through the usual depressing items of news and people ranting was a post from a chap I follow called John Bradbury, who is a whizz with Apple computers and supplied the machine I’m currently typing into. His post asked if anyone would be interested in buying a 2002 Freelander Td4 which had been owned by his neighbour Alan since it was six-months old, having been a demo car at Gordon Lamb Land răĺÄĖÝúÙÄĝĦÄĖŌÄò½ƚò§úÙ§½ïÄēĦÝĦÝúÙÝĝ car port and rarely used it. He had now sadly died and his family were wanting to move it on. Any car which has been owned by one person for more than 20 years is rare enough, but what really made me do a double-take was the mileage – just 28,000, backed up by meticulous receipts. The family were looking for £1250. ;Ļ§ĝ¶Ä§ĦÄúĦăƳŌĖĝĦ½Ý¶ĝƴ¶Ł§ĻÄòòƪ 2002 FREELANDER TD4 S Mileage: 28,595 Power: 110bhp Torque: 191lb-ft MPG: 42 mpg Tom bags himself a bargain base-spec Freelander 1 Too good to miss PHOTOS: TOM BARNARD driven in many years. ÙÄŌĖĝĦìă¶Ļ§ĝĦăĦăēĬēĻÝĦÙ½ÝÄĝÄò§ú½ check the levels, so the tank was brimmed at a garage around the corner and sticks dipped. The coolant was pink, and all the ăĦÙÄĖòÄĺÄòĝĻÄĖÄŌúÄƚ;ƴòò·Ù§úÓÄĦÙÄăÝò though, for while an inspection of the receipts showed it was done less than 800 miles ago, that was in 2018… George and I got a good chance to listen out for nasty noises on the journey home too as the original radio cassette needs a ïúăĻúŌÓĬĖÄÝú·ò§ĝĝÝ··§Ė·ÝĖ·òÄĝ¶ĬĦÙÝĝ wife wasn’t quite as convinced as Mrs Barnard, perhaps because he has an unfortunate habit of buying old Protons. I was second in line and the car was mine. ;¶ăăïĽăúÄƪĻ§ŁĦÝ·ïÄĦĝĦăÙÄĝĦÄĖŌÄò½ for me and my son George and we set off to collect it. East Midlands Railway did its best to keep us away by delaying us for two hours, but eventually we arrived and saw ĦÙÄ·§ĖÒăĖĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄƚ;ĦĻ§ĝÄĺÄĖŁĦÙÝúÓ I’d expected. There is the odd polishable scratch and Alan had applied some personal touches in the form of stickers and decals, but otherwise it looked like a two- or three-year old car. The paint shines, the bumpers and window rubbers are black, and the interior looks like it has never been sat in. Even the alarm key fobs haven’t disintegrated. Alan’s daughter Fay had kindly put the battery on charge and the Freelander sprung to life, ready for the 180-mile drive home – the furthest the car had been TOM BARNARD LRM MARKET EXPERT Tom’s new steed was sourced from, of all places, Twitter… Key handover with Fay

www.britpart.com LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 77 Interior untouched security code, presumably prompted by the ō§Ħ¶§ĦĦÄĖŁƚoăăĖ0§ŁÙ§½òăăïĽ everywhere for the number but hadn’t been §¶òÄĦăŌú½ÝĦƕĝăĻÄēăĖĽĦÙĖăĬÓÙĦÙÄ ē§ēÄĖĝ§ú½¶ăăïĝòăăïÝúÓÒăĖòÝïÄòŁĝÄĦĝăÒ ÒăĬĖ½ÝÓÝĦĝƕ¶ĬĦĦăúă§ĺ§Ýòƚ There are various online sites and businesses that offer to source a radio code for just a few quid, but I need to slide ăĬĦĦÙÄĬúÝĦĦăŌú½ĦÙÄĝÄĖݧòúĬù¶ÄĖƚ;Ò;ƴù ½ăÝúÓĦÙ§ĦÝĦƴĝĦÄùēĦÝúÓĦăìĬĝĦĝòݽħùăĖÄ ùă½ÄĖúĬúÝĦ¶§·ïÝú§ú½ïÄÄēĦÙÄăò½Ė§½Ýă ĝăùÄĻÙÄĖÄĝ§ÒÄƚÒĦÄĖ§òòƕùŁ·§ĝĝÄĦĦÄ collection isn’t quite as extensive as it used Ħă¶Ä¶§·ïÝúĦÙĽ§Łƚ That cassette player is also an indication ăÒĦÙÝĝ0ĖÄÄò§ú½ÄĖƴĝòăĻòŁƳyƴĝĦ§ĦĬĝƩÝĦÝĝ ĦÙÄĖħò¶§ĝÄùă½ÄòăÒĦÙÄĖ§úÓÄƚÙ§Ħ ùħúĝĦÙÄĖÄÝĝúă§ÝĖ·ăú½ÝĦÝăúÝúÓăĖ ĝĬúĖăăÒĝƕ§ēò§ĝĦÝ·ĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓĻÙÄÄò§ú½ ēòÄúĦŁăÒ¶ò§úïÝúÓēò§ĦÄĝĻÙÄĖÄēăĝÙÄĖ ùă½ÄòĝĻăĬò½Ù§ĺÄĝĻÝĦ·ÙÄĝƚ The lowly spec also means it has tiny ŕřƪÝú·ÙĻÙÄÄòĝ§ú½ĝĕĬÝĝÙŁŜŔƪēĖăŌòÄĦŁĖÄĝ ĻÙÝ·ÙÓÝĺħҧ¶ĬòăĬĝòŁĝùăăĦÙĖݽÄăĺÄĖ ĦÙÄēăĦÙăòÄĝ§ĖăĬú½ĻÙÄĖÄ;òÝĺÄƚò§úŌĦĦĽ §ĝÄĦăÒĺăúUǘyĦŁĖÄĝĻÙÝ·Ù;ƴùĝĬĖÄĻÝòò ¶ÄÓĖħĦÝúĻÝúĦÄĖƕ¶ĬĦ·ĖħĦħĝòÝÓÙĦÙĬù ăúĝùăăĦÙĦ§Ėù§·ƚ _ú·ÄÙăùÄ;·ÙĬ·ïòĽĦăĝÄÄĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄ ÒĬÄòÓ§ĬÓÄÙ§½ùăĺĽÒĖăùĦÙÄƳùăĖÄĦÙ§ú ÒĬòòƴēăĝÝĦÝăúĦăùÄĖÄòŁƳÒĬòòƴƚĝĝăùÄăúÄ ĬĝĽĦăŖŔùēÓÒĖăùùŁŖƚřƪòÝĦĖÄēÄĦĖăò VÝúÄĦŁƕĦÙÝĝÝĝ§ĻÄò·ăùÄ·Ù§úÓÄƚ ÙÄĖÄÝĝ§ĝù§òòòÝĝĦăÒìă¶ĝĦăïÄÄēùÄ ¶ĬĝŁƚ0ÝĖĝĦÝĝ§ē§ÝĖăÒúÄĻĦ§ÝòòÝÓÙĦĝÝúĦÙÄ ĖħĖ¶ĬùēÄĖƕ§ĝ¶ăĦÙÙ§½¶ÄÄú·Ė§·ïĽ§ú½ ·ĬúúÝúÓòŁĖÄē§ÝĖĽĬĝÝúÓ¶ÝĦĝăÒòÝÓÙĦÒĖăù §úăĦÙÄĖ·§Ė§ú½¶§ĦÙĖăăùĝħò§úĦƚò§ú presumably didn’t want to pay main dealer ēĖÝ·Äĝƕ¶ĬĦ;ÒăĬú½§Óăă½ĬĝĽē§ÝĖăúħŁ ÒăĖǃŗřƚ0ÝĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄùĻ§ĝ§ÓÄúĬÝúÄ ĦÙĖÄÄƪùÝúĬĦÄìă¶ƚ ÙÄúÄŀĦĦ§ĝïÝĝĦă·Ù§úÓÄĦÙÄĖÄÓĬò§ĦăĖ ÒăĖĦÙÄăÒÒĝݽÄĖħĖĻÝú½ăĻƚ;Ħƴĝ§òÝĦĦòÄ ìĬ½½ÄĖŁ§ú½·§úòħĺħӧē§ĦĦÙÄĦăēÝÒúăĦ ÙÄòēĽ§òăúÓ§ĻÝĦ٧٧ú½ē§òùăúĦÙÄ Óò§ĝĝƚMăăïÝúÓăúòÝúÄÝĦĝÄÄùĝĦă¶Ä§ common fault and a new mechanism Ýú·òĬ½ÝúÓĦÙÄùăĦăĖÝĝìĬĝĦǃŖŜ½ÄòÝĺÄĖĽƚ ÙĶăŀÝĝĝĦ§ĖÝúÓ§ĦùÄúăĻƕĝă;ƴ½¶ÄĦĦÄĖ Óă§ú½Ħ§·ïòÄÝĦƚ ÒĦÄĖĦÙ§Ħƕ;ƴùúăĦĝĬĖÄĻÙ§ĦĦă½ăĻÝĦÙ œřŖ1–oƚ;Ħƴĝ§¶ÝĦĦăăÓăă½ĦăĬĝħĝ§ ½ăÓĻ§òïÝúÓ·§Ė§ú½ĻÝúĦÄĖÙ§·ï§ĝ intended, so I was tempted to move it on to §¶ÄĦĦÄĖÙăùÄĻÙÄĖÄÝĦĻÝòò¶ÄēĖÄĝÄĖĺĽƚ;Ħ ĝÄÄùĝĦăùÄĦÙÝĝ·§ĖÝĝ§Ħ§ĦÝēēÝúÓēăÝúĦÝú ÝĦĝòÝÒħú½ĻÝòòÄÝĦÙÄĖÓăăúĦă¶ÄĬĝĽ§ĝ§ ƳúăĖù§òƴ·§Ė§ú½ú§ĦĬĖ§òòŁ½Ä·òÝúÄƕăĖĻÝòò¶Ä ēĖÄĝÄĖ弧ú½ĻÝúēĖÝŇÄĝ§ĦM§ú½răĺÄĖ ĝÙăĻĝÝú§úăĦÙÄĖŖŔŁÄ§Ėĝƚ I have already had a couple of offers to ¶ĬŁĦÙÄ·§ĖƚĬĦÝĦƴĝĻăĖùÝúÓÝĦĝĻ§ŁÝúĦăùŁ affections as it’s just so nice to drive on ĖĬĖ§òĖă§½ĝƕĬĝÄÒĬò§ú½Ä·ăúăùÝ·§òƚ;·§ú ĝÄÄĻÙŁò§úïÄēĦÝĦĝăòăúÓƩù§Ł¶Ä; ĝÙăĬò½Ħăăƚ Window slip is on the list of repairs Silent stereo until a code is acquired New lenses from eBay With one owner and 28,000 miles, barely anything needs doing to the Freelander

www.automotivecomp.com [email protected] ENGINES 01244 539196 • ACR V8 remanufactured engines: Range Rover, Discovery, RR Sport • ACR 4-cyl remanufactured engines: Series and Defender, petrol and diesel • Turnkey, stripped, 3/4, short • Road and competition • CNC ported cylinder heads • Capacity increases • Engine management systems • Dynamometer testing • Electronic gearbox control systems • Wildcat Engineering racing cylinder heads for Rover V8 • ACR Power Plus components for improved power and efficiency • Delivery world wide Put ACR’s race-winning experience in your Land Rover 0776 933 6099 [email protected] www.4x4adventuretours.co.uk @4x4AdventureOverland 4x4adventuretours OVERLAND TOURS Morocco Portugal Pyrenees UK TOURS Wales, Devon Lakes & Yorkshire Salisbury Plain And Many More PREPARED TO GO FURTHER www.THUNDERPOLE.co.uk For the complete range of ALL CB Radios & Accessories visit Call us NOW 01604 402403 NOW 01604 402403 Only CB Radio £66.99 +A The Starter Pack CB Radio NO LICENCE REQUIRED CB RADIO C B R A D I O

PART OF THE FAMILY We arrange specialist Land Rover insurance for your pride and joy Lancaster Insurance Services is a trading name of Insurance Factory Limited who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority 01480 484 803 Sharing your passion for over 35 years June 2023 Headline Sponsor

Yorkshire Tales Red Rose Land Rover Club’s annual greenlane runs are a favourite with members and raise funds for charity CLUBS  G REENLANING is a great way for outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy exploring the countryside to do so in their own 4x4. For those who may not be familiar, greenlaning refers to driving along unsealed, unsurfaced tracks or trails all of which are ‘roads’ that you can legally drive. At the start of summer, the Red Rose Land Rover Club organised one of its multiple annual greenlane runs. It was a great day out for all the family, with club members volunteering to lead their fellow members through the stunning countryside of North Yorkshire. From steep hills to narrow tracks and rocky terrain, the day was only made better by blue skies and warming temperatures. There was a great diversity of Land Rovers participating, including Defender 90s, 110s, Discoverys, a couple of Series and a Range Rover Sport. The day’s proceedings kicked off in Skipton, where the vehicles were split into four groups. Each group was given a pre-planned route, devised by the Red Rose club’s Green Lane _ÒŌ·ÄĖĦăĝÙăĻăÒÒĦÙÄò§úÄĝăÒVăĖĦÙ Yorkshire to best effect. One group in particular clocked up an impressive 170 miles over the course of the day, heading off towards Settle initially, then driving through breathtaking villages such as Kettlewell and making the most of the various greenlanes Yorkshire has to offer. The most northerly point reached during this intrepid group’s trip was the wonderful market town of Leyburn. Their route back south again involved several more greenlanes, the last of which started in Lofthouse, the renowned Deadman’s Lane. It is important to note that greenlaning should always be done responsibly and with respect for the environment, following GLASS (Green Lane Association) recommendations, ÒĬòò½ÄĦ§ÝòĝăÒĻÙÝ·ÙŁăĬ·§úŌú½ăúòÝúÄ at glass-uk.org. Always stay on designated trails and avoid disturbing COMPILED BY DAVE BARKER CONNOR HARWOOD RED ROSE LRC Defenders on the descent towards the reservoir and Deadman’s Lane

RED ROSE LAND ROVER CLUB.. The Red Rose Land Rover Club is aimed at Land Rover enthusiasts based in the úăĖĦÙƪĻÄĝĦƕÙăĻÄĺÄĖÝĦ§òĝă¶ă§ĝĦĝùÄù¶ÄĖĝÒĖăù§ĝÒ§Ė§ŌÄò½§ĝy·ăĦò§ú½§òòĦÙÄĻ§Ł ½ăĻúĦăVÄĻ¢Ä§ò§ú½ƚ;ĦĻ§ĝÒăĖùĽÝúŕŝŜŖĻÝĦÙĦÙÄÝúĦÄúĦÝăúăÒÓÝĺÝúÓòă·§òÓĖÄÄúăĺ§ò Ò§úĝ§·Ù§ú·ÄăÒùÄÄĦÝúÓĬēÒăĖ§·Ù§ĦƟÝĦĕĬÝ·ïòŁÓĖÄĻ§ú½ÝúŕŝŜŚìăÝúĦòŁĖ§úĦÙÄr V§ĦÝăú§òr§òòŁĻÝĦÙĬù¶Ėݧr_ƚ ă½§ŁĦÙÄ·òĬ¶Ùăò½ĝĖÄÓĬò§ĖÄĺÄúĦĝƕĝĬ·Ù§ĝÓĖÄÄúò§úÝúÓĖĬúĝƕM§ú½răĺÄĖĦĖݧòĝƕ ·§ùēÝúÓĻÄÄïÄú½ĝ§ú½ĝă·Ý§òùÄÄĦĝƚ;úIĬòŁÄ§·ÙŁÄ§ĖĦÙÄ·òĬ¶ÙăĝĦĝĦÙÄÒ§ùăĬĝ–§ĖăÒ ĦÙÄrăĝÄĝƕĻÙÄĖÄM§ú½răĺÄĖ·òĬ¶ĝÒĖăù§ĖăĬú½ĦÙÄ·ăĬúĦĖŁÄúĦÄĖĦħùĝĦă·ăùēòÄĦÄÝú ră§½§ŀĽ•ÄÙÝ·òħú½ĖăĝĝăĬúĦĖŁ•ÄÙÝ·òÄĦĖݧòĝƕ§ĝĻÄòò§ĝĺ§ĖÝăĬĝăĦÙÄĖĦ§ĝïĝ§ú½ ·Ù§òòÄúÓÄĝƕÝúĦÙÄÒ§ĝĦÄĝĦĦÝùÄƚÙĖ§ĖăÒĦÙÄrăĝÄĝÝĝ§ÒĬòòĻÄÄïÄú½ăÒ§·ĦÝĺÝĦÝÄĝƕĻÝĦÙ ·§ùēÝúÓƕÄúĦÄĖĦ§ÝúùÄúĦ§ú½Ó§ùÄĝƕĝăÝĝ§ÒĬúă··§ĝÝăúÒăĖ§òòĦÙÄÒ§ùÝòŁƚ ;ÒŁăĬ§ĖÄÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦĽÝúĦĖݧòòÝúÓŁăĬĖĺÄÙÝ·òÄăĖìĬĝĦòăĺÄM§ú½răĺÄĖĝƕúÝē§òăúÓĦăăúÄ ăÒrĽrăĝÄƴĝÄĺÄúĦĝăĖĦăăúÄăÒĦÙÄ·òĬ¶úÝÓÙĦĝÙÄò½ÄĺÄĖŁùăúĦÙƚ1ÄĦÝúĦăĬ·ÙĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ ·òĬ¶ĺݧăúÄăÒÝĦĝĝă·Ý§òùĽݧēò§ĦÒăĖùĝƚÙÄĝÄÝú·òĬ½Ä§ĻĶĝÝĦħĦò§ú½ĖăĺÄĖ·òĬ¶ƚ ·ăƚĬïƟ0§·Ä¶ăăïƕrĽrăĝÄM§ú½răĺÄĖòĬ¶ƟăĖ;úĝĦ§ÓĖ§ùƕǠĖĽĖăĝÄò§ú½ĖăĺÄĖ·òĬ¶ƚ ĻÝò½òÝÒħĝĦÙÝĝĻÝòòÄúĝĬĖÄĻÄ·§ú·ăúĦÝúĬÄ ĦăÄúìăŁÓĖÄÄúò§úÝúÓÝúĦÙÄÒĬĦĬĖÄƚ The Red Rose Land Rover Club’s ùÄù¶ÄĖĝĻÄĖħĝïĽĦăē§Ł§ǃřÒÄÄĦă Ħ§ïÄē§ĖĦÝúĦÙÄÄĺÄúĦƕăÒĻÙÝ·ÙřŔēÄĖ·ÄúĦ was donated towards the Bolton Mountain rÄĝ·ĬÄ·Ù§ĖÝĦŁƕ§ĺăòĬúĦÄÄĖƪòĽ ăĖÓ§úÝĝ§ĦÝăúĦÙ§ĦēĖăĺݽÄĝ§ĝĝÝĝĦ§ú·ÄĦă ēÄăēòÄÝúúÄĽĻÙÄúĝĦĬ·ïÝú½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦĦă §··Äĝĝ§Ėħĝ§ĖăĬú½M§ú·§ĝÙÝĖÄƚ ÙÄ·Ù§ĖÝĦŁ§·ĦÝĺÄòŁĬĝÄĝM§ú½răĺÄĖĝĦă ĦĖ§úĝēăĖĦĦÙÄÝĖĺăòĬúĦÄÄĖĝ§ú½ÄĕĬÝēùÄúĦ ĦăĖÄĝ·ĬÄĝÝĦÄĝĕĬÝ·ïòŁ§ú½ÄÒŌ·ÝÄúĦòŁƕ§ú½Ýĝ ĖÄÓĬò§ĖòŁĝĬēēăĖĦĽ¶ŁĦÙÄ·òĬ¶ƚ òòÝú§òòƕ·òĬ¶ùÄù¶ÄĖĝÄúìăŁÄ½§ ·Ė§·ïÝúÓ½§ŁăĬĦ§ú½Ė§ÝĝĽùăúÄŁÒăĖ§ú ÄŀĦĖÄùÄòŁĻăĖĦÙĻÙÝòÄòă·§ò·§ĬĝÄƚ Steep hills and narrow rocky tracks along the route add excitement between the breathtaking views LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 81 Across the open Dales with views of the stunning North Yorkshire countryside

Call us today on 0800 587 5479 Our bespoke 4x4 insurance can include: ºáÈʼn›ºÈʼn´º‹¡Ăʼn‹ĝʼn¡´ÅºÈҏ‹ and classic 4x4s Off-road and green laning cover Agreed value cover ¡Ì†ºÖµÒÌʼn›ºÈʼn†yÈʼn†®Ö…ʼn´´…ÈÌ There aren’t many vehicles as versatile as the 4x4. From general day use to off-roading adventures, your 4WD needs an insurance policy that protects it in every situation. That’s why we offer 4x4 insurance that’s tailored to your needs. Plus, save money with us - our customers have saved an average of 27% when taking out a 4x4 policy with us.* adrianflux.co.uk Authorised & regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Trustpilot rating checked on 14th August 2023. *Based on customer premium data from 2021 Based on over 25,000 reviews

PHOTO: PATRICK CRUYWAGEN Join the ultimate Land where voices unite and 84 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK

Get 3 issues for just £3, then £10.99 quarterly Or 13 issues for £49.99 The BEST buying advice, reviews, restorations, overlanding, tech advice and more, only in the world’s best-selling Land Rover magazine. Offer is open to UK residents and closes on 30 November 2023 Subscribe now – bit.ly/lrmnov23 or call 01778 392033 quoting LRM/NOV23 SCAN ME¼ Trusted and loved by 1000s THE WORLD'S BEST-SELLING LAND ROVER MAGAZINE Rover community experiences are shared LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 85

www.britpart.com Find your nearest stockist - www.britpart.com/stockist Free Wheeling Hubs AVM free wheeling hubs serve as a robust, reliable, and superior substitute for the hubs originally installed on your vehicle. They’re utilized to either connect or disconnect the front drive shaft assembly on part-time 4WD vehicles, but can also be retrofitted to permanent 4WD models with stationary hubs to prevent unnecessary dierential spinning and the subsequent wear it incurs. They are also a very useful in the event that you break a front drive shaft on a Series vehicle. Simply disengage the front hubs, put your transfer box back in the 2WD position and you can then drive home. Each front driveshaft’s outermost point has a splined section over which the new hubs inner drive member is fixed. Surrounding this is an outer drive member, which is linked to the wheel, with a clutch functioning as a separator. The clutch engagement is facilitated by slanted grooves cut within the free wheeling hub control knob on the exterior. By shifting the knob from ‘4x2’ to ‘4x4’, the clutch is mobilized, causing the inner and outer drive member to interlock. For regular road use or driving on firm surfaces, activating 4WD is unnecessary, and the hubs should remain in the free state. However, if 4WD becomes necessary or is anticipated, the hubs should be switched to the ‘lock’ position. Installing AVM hubs is straight forward and they come with a heattreated steel clutch ring that guarantees flawless torque transmission. Made from materials resistant to corrosion, they ensure proper clutch ring positioning, with fully independent engage/disengage springs. AVM oers a comprehensive assortment of hubs and service kits compatible with most vehicle brands and models. Robust, reliable & superior substitute for the original hubs. DA4541 Series 1, 2, 2A & 3 10 Spline DA4542 Series 1, 2, 2A & 3 24 Spline DA4543 Defender 90, 110 & 130 - 300Tdi onwards Discovery 1 - 300Tdi onwards (Not compatible with alloy wheels that do not fit around the drive flange). DA4544 90, 110 & 130 - up to and including 200Tdi (Not compatible with alloy wheels that do not fit around the drive flange).

LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK 87 PAGES OF EXPERT ADVICE 17 Projects, repairs, modifications and advice ED EVANS TECH EDITOR LRM technical lead, drives 90 V8, RR Sport TREVOR CUTHBERT CONTRIBUTOR Pro re-chassis and total rebuild specialist MARTIN DOMONEY EDITOR Drives a 1975 Series III 109 ALISDAIR CUSICK CONTRIBUTOR Patina expert, drives Series I, Range Rover Classic JAKE SHOOLHEIFER CONTRIBUTOR Pro restorer, drives Minerva (SI) Playing safe ED EVANS TECHNICAL EDITOR [email protected]  I’VE said this stuff before, but I can’t repeat it often enough given the deaths and injuries from vehicles falling onto people working underneath them. A recent incident involved a hydraulic trolley jack that tipped over, bringing the vehicle down. The guy was lucky because he’d placed a car ramp under the chassis which stopped the vehicle crushing him and he managed to squeeze out from under, very shaken, with only a dented chassis to worry about. It’s why, at LRM, we always remind readers that a jack should be used only for initial lifting of the vehicle, after which strong and stable structural supports such as axle stands should be placed under the chassis (or structural parts of the underbody on a monocoque) to provide stable support without reliance on the jack. And that’s before even reaching underneath. I was once asked, “how can you place axle stands without going underneath?” Simple: the workshop sweeping brush is ideal for pushing and pulling axle stands into position safely on a Ó§Ė§ÓÄōăăĖƚ_ú·ÄĦÙÄĺÄÙÝ·òÄÝĝĝĦ§¶òÄĻÝĦÙÝĦĝĻÄÝÓÙĦăú the stands, consider placing other equipment underneath (such as the ramp mentioned above) as a failsafe. The failsafe shouldn’t be supporting or touching the underside, but be placed ready to catch it. That way, the weight remains stabilised fully on the axle stands. Axle stands have a tripod base which is the most stable footing possible, but they can still be toppled when using levers and breaker bars to pull on bolts and nuts underneath. Look at the supports and consider how the direction of pull might affect stability, mindful that it’s easy to lose your orientation when rolling and turning underneath a vehicle and thus not realise the true direction of the pull you’re making. òòĦÙÝĝúÄĽĝĦă¶Ä½ăúÄăú§ō§ĦƕòÄĺÄò§ú½ĝăòݽĝĬĖÒ§·Ä with no chance of a support sinking into gravel or earth, which brings us to the most risky scenario – an off-road breakdown. Always carry and use a pair of axle stands, and preferably a couple of rigid base plates to put them on. If ĦÙÄÓĖăĬú½ÝĝúƴĦŌĖùƕòÝùēăĖĦăĻĦÙÄĺÄÙÝ·òÄĦă§ĝăòݽ surface, jack it up, lower it to the axle stands and slide something under as a failsafe, such as a couple of spare wheels. Park brake on, in gear, grounded wheels chocked. _úÄòÝÒÄƔù§ïÄĝĬĖÄŁăĬòÝĺÄÝĦƚ 3 GREAT EVENTS 3 TERRIFIC LOCATIONS To book visitor or trade tickets scan the QR code or visit bit.ly/lrmevents23m or call trade 07586 023248; visitors 01778 395155. 1 Oct Newbury Showground 15 Oct Ripon Racecourse BRAND-NEW! 29 Oct Malvern, Three Counties Showground BOOK A 2023 EVENT BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE! clips, when opening ōĬݽòÝúÄĝ§ú½ĻăĖïÝúÓ on overhead parts. Ɠ–ħĖ§ē§ĖĦÝ·òÄŌòĦÄĖ when removing rust and cleaning off ¶Ė§ïÄē§ĖĦĝƚ ï Wear steel toecap ĻăĖïĝÙăÄĝĦăēĖăĦÄ·Ħ against falling objects and ensure better grip ăúĝòÝēēÄĖŁōăăĖĝƚ ï When welding, wear specialist welding THESE EVENTS ARE KINDLY SUPPORTED BY gloves, clothing and ù§ĝïƕ§ú½ÄúĝĬĖÄ §ēēĖăēĖݧĦÄŌĖÄ ŌÓÙĦÝúÓÄĕĬÝēùÄúĦ is available and close by. ƓVÄĺÄĖĻăĖïăú§ cooling system, nor ĖÄùăĺÄĦÙÄŌòòÄĖ·§ēƕ until the engine and coolant have fully cooled down. Always ĖÄùăĺÄĦÙÄŌòòÄĖ·§ē slowly in case of residual pressure. WORK SAFELY ï Wear protective gloves ĻÙÄúĻăĖïÝúÓĻÝĦÙ sharp edges, grinding, cutting and using an angle grinder. ï Hold the angle grinder with two hands to ·ăúĦĖăòĦăĖĕĬÄƪĦĻÝĝĦ §ú½ïݷﶧ·ïƚ ï Wear eye protection when grinding, cutting, wire-brushing, sanding, releasing springs and

88 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK NEED TO KNOW DIFFICULTY: MODELS: Defender 90, 110, 130. TOOLS NEEDED: General workshop tools, wire cutters, 3/8in drive socket set including Allen keys, screw extractor tool, steering wheel puller. WORK SAFELY: ï Use axle stands to support a raised vehicle. ï Disconnect the battery before major dismantling work. ï Safely secure raised bonnet to prevent it falling closed. TREVOR CUTHBERT LRM CONTRIBUTOR Trevor details a methodical system for removing the components and disconnecting systems from the old bulkhead STRIPPING THE OLD BULKHEAD way to take one out, if working alone. My preferred method shown here allows me to carry out the job completely alone by careful manoeuvring. Another reason for totally stripping the bulkhead before removal is that all serviceable components will be reused on the new bulkhead, so they need to be removed in any case. I remove the complete dash and other cab-side components from the bulkhead Clevis pin out 2 For proper access to the cab side of the bulkhead, the doors need to be ĖÄùăĺĽŌĖĝĦƕĝĦ§ĖĦÝúÓĻÝĦÙ½Ýĝ·ăúúÄ·ĦÝúÓ each of the door check-straps. Worn out 3 The door hinges need to be replaced, so the doors are unbolted from them, leaving the old hinges in place on the bulkhead. Electrics and switches 1 Inside the cab, the bulkhead is equally well kitted out, including the dashboard, instruments, controls, cabin heating and ventilation. ŌĖĝĦƚ7ăĻÄĺÄĖƕĦÙÄĖÄÝĝúăĦÙÝúÓĦăĝ§ŁĦÙÄ parts on the engine bay side cannot be dealt ĻÝĦÙŌĖĝĦƚÙÄĖħĖħòĝăĝăùÄē§ĖĦĝĦÙ§Ħ require work on both sides of the structure – for example, the steering column and the wiring loom. The key to any dismantling task, is a methodical and careful approach, so that as many expensive parts as possible can be reused during the rebuild. o7__yƔr"•_r‡7"r  T7"r" are several different approaches to removing a bulkhead ÒĖăù§M§ú½răĺÄĖ¶ă½Łƚ;Ù§ĺÄ ¶ÄÄúĦăM§ú½răĺÄĖĝÙăĻĝĻÙÄĖÄ fully dressed bulkheads are offered for sale with almost every part still attached to them – complete dash, steering column (and steering wheel), heater, pedals – the lot. In fully dressed state, a bulkhead is heavy and cumbersome, and it’s certainly not the REPLACING A DEFENDER BULKHEAD: PART 2 Working from inside the cab

www.britpart.com LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 89 IN ASSOCIATION WITH Ten quid on eBay 5 The early-type steering wheel will not come off with a tap or wiggle and needs a proper puller to ease it off the steering column. Rat’s nest 8 The instrument binnacle has been unplugged and removed, revealing a bigger mess of cables than expected, due to various added electrical systems. Ease it off 11 –ÝĦÙ§òòăÒĦÙÄŌŀÝúÓĝ·ĖÄĻĝ removed the dash top will come off with a little gentle manoeuvring to free it from the middle section. There is a way 12 The grey plastic section is tricky to remove but, by rolling it back from the top, it will easily pop out of the recess without damage. To be re-fitted 4 The door check-strap slider assembly is in good condition on each side. These often are worn or damaged through constant use. Slide it free 7 The assembly that houses the steering column stalks and switches is removed by loosening the pinch screw and separating the electrical plugs. Room for a small one 10 The screws at the top of the dash are ½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦ¶Ä·§ĬĝÄăÒĦÙÄĖÄĝĦĖÝ·ĦÝăúăÒ the windscreen, but this ratchet-operated screwdriver bit works well. Exposing the metal 6 There are seven screws under the steering column shroud that need to be removed in order to separate the two halves and extract them. Concealed 9 At the left side of the upper dash, the grab handle is removed by loosening this screw (behind the Land Rover badge), and removing the lower securing screw. ¼

90 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK PART 2: STRIPPING THE OLD BULKHEAD Freeing it up 15 Before the inner steel section can be removed, the steering column support bracket is unbolted, using a 17mm spanner on the M10 bolts. Getting lighter 18 The inside of the bulkhead is now becoming more exposed and accessible as the dashboard is slowly being dismantled and removed from the cabin. Wipers removed 21 The wiper arms and spindle nuts are removed, then the wiper motor and cable is eased out after removing the securing bracket and loosening the large nut. Good reach 14 The middle steel assembly of the dash is held along the bottom by a series of ŌĺÄĝÄòÒƪĦ§ēēÄĖĝ·ĖÄĻĝƚòăúÓƪÙ§ú½òĽ ēăŇÝƪ½ĖÝĺÄƙŖĝ·ĖÄĻ½ĖÝĺÄĖĖÄùăĺÄĝĦÙÄùƚ Thread out the cable 17 The middle assembly can now be withdrawn from the bulkhead, taking with it one of the heater unit control cables that was detached from the heater. Gently does it 20 With the screws removed, the lower dash will come away from the bulkhead, with gentle levering to break the seal and adhesive around the heater intake. From outside 13 ÙÄĺÄúĦō§ēÝĝ§ĦĦ§·ÙĽĦăĦÙÄòÄĺÄĖ ùÄ·Ù§úÝĝù¶ŁĦĻăUřĝÄĦƪĝ·ĖÄĻĝƚ úŜùùĖ§Ħ·ÙÄĦĝē§úúÄĖÝĝĦÙÄùăĝĦ ÄÒŌ·ÝÄúĦĻ§ŁăÒĖÄùăĺÝúÓĦÙÄĝ·ĖÄĻĝƚ Little short ones 16 The top of the assembly is held to the ¶ĬòïÙħ½¶ŁĦÙĖÄÄĝù§òòĝÄòÒƪĦ§ēēÄĖ ĝ·ĖÄĻĝƚMăúÓƪÙ§ú½òĽĝ·ĖÄĻ½ĖÝĺÄĖēĖăĺݽÄĝ good reach for the restricted centre one. 8mm spanner 19 ÙÄŌú§òù§ìăĖ§ĝĝÄù¶òŁĦă¶Ä removed from the inside is the lower ½§ĝÙƚĻăĬēēÄĖUřĝÄĦƪĝ·ĖÄĻĝÙăò½ÝĦƕ§òăúÓ ĻÝĦÙĝÄòÒƪĦ§ēēÄĖĝ·ĖÄĻĝ§òăúÓĦÙĶăĦĦăùƚ

www.britpart.com IN ASSOCIATION WITH LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 91 Heater pipes 24 It is not necessary to drain the coolant from the Land Rover, so after they are detached from the heater, the heater hoses are plugged to prevent leakage. Minimise mess 27 ĝùĬ·ÙăÒĦÙĶĖ§ïÄōĬݽ§ĝ possible is sucked out using a syringe ĝăĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄĖÄÝĝòÄĝĝĦă½ĖÝēăúĦÙÄōăăĖ when the brake pipes are undone. Six more bolts 30 In a very similar way to the braking assembly, the clutch pedal housing is released from the bulkhead after the clutch pipe is detached. Rusty heads, seized 23 ÙÄōăăĖē§úÄòĝ§ĖÄăÒĦÄúÙÄò½Ýú place by a variety of aftermarket ŌŀÝúÓĝăĺÄĖĦÙģħĖĝƚUăĝĦăÒĦÙÄĝÄĻÄĖÄ cut with a small angle grinder. Not shown 26 The heater has been removed after Ĭú¶ăòĦÝúÓ§ÒĬĖĦÙÄĖĦĻăUŚŌŀÝúÓĝƕ which had been holding the bottom of the unit to the top of the footwell. Resting on the tyre 29 The brake pedal housing assembly has been lifted off the footwell after ĖÄùăĺÝúÓĦÙÄĝÝŀUŜ¶ăòĦĝÒĖăùĦÙÄÝúĝÝ½Ä with a 13mm ratchet spanner. GRP structure 22 The transmission tunnel is held in place by a series of large self-tapper screws which are removed using a pozi-drive #3 screwdriver. Tight spot 25 ÙÄĦăēăÒĦÙÄÙħĦÄĖĬúÝĦÝĝŌŀĽĦă ĦÙĶĬòïÙħ½ĻÝĦÙ§ē§ÝĖăÒUŜ¶ăòĦĝ into threaded holes. These are loosened with a 13mm spanner. Dual-circuit brakes 28 There are three of these brake pipes to detach from the brake master cylinder – one to the rear and two to the front brakes. Stripping the engine bay side of the bulkhead ¼

92 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK PART 2: STRIPPING THE OLD BULKHEAD Now that the old bulkhead is considerably lighter, it is time to detach it from the Land Rover’s chassis and body. There are hardware ŌŀÝúÓĝ§ĦĦÙÄĻÝú½ĝ·ĖÄÄúÒĖ§ùÄƕĦÙÄ sills, the bulkhead outriggers and support brackets to the chassis, which all need to be detached. We will also show how the bulkhead can come out without need to remove the windscreen and its frame. The new bulkhead will be prepared §ú½ĝħùƪĝħòĽ¶ÄÒăĖÄÝĦÝĝŌĦĦĽ with new seals and gaskets. Then ĻăĖï·§ú·ăùùÄú·ÄĦăĖÄŌĦĦÙÄ components and systems that have just been removed. Next month Turn 180 degrees 33 The security bolts that hold the ignition lock assembly to the steering column are centre-punched at their centre using a hammer and centre punch. Through the aperture 36 Now that the ignition lock assembly has been removed, the steering column is withdrawn through the bulkhead and set aside. Rusty at the lower end 32 With the lower bolts removed, the steering column separates from the ŌŀÝúÓ¶Ė§·ïÄĦ§ú½ÝĝĖ§ÝĝĽĬēƕĦăĻăĖïăú the other end inside the cab. Not so tight 35 The security bolts do not need a large amount of torque on the bolt ÄŀĦĖ§·ĦăĖĦăăòĦăÓÄĦĦÙÄùùăĺÝúÓƕ§ú½ are pretty easily removed. Gently does it 38 Wiring loom progressively pulled ĦÙĖăĬÓÙĦă·§¶ƚÄÒăĖÄĖÄŌĦĦÝúÓĦă replacement bulkhead, much of aftermarket wiring may be removed to simplify things. Clean at the top 31 To begin removing the steering ·ăòĬùúƕĦÙÄĝÄòăĻÄĖ§ú½ĬēēÄĖŌŀÝúÓ bolts are removed. All are M8 bolts loosened with 13mm spanner and socket. Easily drilled 34 The centres of the security bolts are now drilled using a 5mm drill bit, to a depth of between 8mm to 10mm ÒăĖ§¶ăòĦÄŀĦĖ§·ĦăĖĦăĻăĖïăúƚ Wiring out 37 From the engine bay side, the plastic cover is removed to allow the wiring loom to be pushed through to the cabin, easing the grommet with a screwdriver.

Future Proof Your Land Rover Review 17/02/2023 It's that good, we're thinking of adding one to the workshop wall to show folk the quality and attention to detail - Jedi 4x4: Richards Chassis New 200 TDi Bulkhead Land Rover Chassis Land Rover Bulkheads Custom Build Chassis High quality chassis manufactured in the UK to fit most variants of Land Rover from 1948 to 2016. Popular chassis held in stock for immediate collection. Our new range of fully pressed Defender bulkheads are now available to order to fit v8, 2.5NA/TD, 200tdi, 300tdi and Td5 (early and late). Whether you are looking to build a challenge car, or even an expedition 6x6, we can support you through the design and build of a chassis to create your dream. Call Us Now on:01709 577 477 Visit our website: www.richardschassis.co.uk

94 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK NEED TO KNOW TIME: 6 hours plus DIFFICULTY: MODELS: All Series I models, through to Series IIA. TOOLS NEEDED: Vice, grips/pliers, hacksaw, press and tooling, craft blade, ceramic blade, spanner and wedge to remove, wire brush, heated press. PARTS USED: Charlesworth Mouldings wheel restoration, £374.40. Owner-supplied steering wheel. WORK SAFELY: ï Take care when removing the steering wheel to avoid it releasing suddenly and hitting you in the face. ï Use the right tool, for the right job. ï If in doubt, get an expert to do the job. ï Never take risks with heat or pressure. ï Wear breathing protection when cutting or handling aged materials which may create a dust hazard. THANKS TO: Charlesworth Mouldings for its help with this feature. Tel: 01675 470382, charlesworthmouldings.co.uk. ALISDAIR CUSICK LRM CONTRIBUTOR Not all restoration processes are high-tech. Alisdair Cusick shows one method that relies on old materials and tooling RESTORING A SERIES I STEERING WHEEL on the rim wears off with use, exposing the rim material which is hygroscopic, meaning it absorbs water. That water, from hand sweat, grease or oils, is absorbed into the rim which then slowly blows apart from the inside. That usually occurs around the spoke to rim joints, which then promotes corrosion to the steel rim, assuming lumps of failing rim material haven’t begun to break off by then. Have you ever had black, sticky hands from handling one of those rims? That’s the material coming away, and your hands probably putting moisture back into the rim, hastening the process. _ĺÄĖĦÙģħĖĝƕŌŀÄĝ·ÄúĦĖĽ§ĖăĬú½ being cheap and easy, usually involving ŌòòÝúÓ·Ė§·ïĝĻÝĦÙÄēăŀŁƕĖĬ¶¶ÝúÓĦÙ§Ħ½ăĻúƕ I N LRM Technical we often show processes or repairs that incorporate the latest technology for an improved result. This time, we’re highlighting a restoration process that hasn’t changed in nearly 80 years. Rather than rely on electronic advancements, it relies on traditional materials and mechanical presses, as Land Rover suppliers would have used in-period, because that gives the best result. How the steering wheel deteriorates The 17in banjo-style steering wheels used on Series I and Series IIA all tend to suffer the same fate in time. Namely, the lacquer

www.britpart.com IN ASSOCIATION WITH LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 95 Extreme example 2 A typically cracked rim, but note the warp. Excessively warped rims like this can fail after restoration. Beware if sourcing §ĖÝùĦăĖÄĝĦăĖÄƔō§ĦÝĝ¶ÄĝĦƚ Stripdown 3 Ian puts the wheel in a vice and begins breaking off the old rim material. Using a pair of grips, he pinches it and twists, breaking it off. The problem 1 This is the typical cracking issue that presents on banjo wheels. The cracks permit moisture in, which the rim material wicks in and traps, slowly blowing it apart. ¼ §ú½ĖÄē§ÝúĦÝúÓĻÝĦÙēò§ĝĦÝ·ƪĦŁēÄŌúÝĝÙÄĝƚ That did the job, but was more of a repair than a restoration, as the issues would likely return. Thankfully, these steering wheels can úăĻ¶ÄĖÄŌúÝĝÙĽĦă§úÝú·ĖĽݶòŁÙÝÓÙ standard by Charlesworth Mouldings, in the Midlands. Based a long stone’s throw from the factory, it has been in business since the 1890s, but started making moulded products in 1924. The company still uses the equivalent processes (and indeed machinery) that was used when the cars were new in the 1950s and 1960s. Removing the steering wheel for restoration Steering wheels can be stubborn to remove, complicated by 80in and 86in Series I models having horn pushes that are housed inside the steering wheel. On those early cars, remove the wiring at the junction box, and straighten the ends so they will pass up the steering column. Undo the control tube (also known as the stator tube) at the bottom of the steering box, which should allow the control tube to be then removed upwards through the steering wheel. How the wheel is restored With thanks to Ian and Sue Cummings at Charlesworth Mouldings, we’re able to show exactly how the steering wheel restoration is achieved, as Ian demonstrates the process ÒĖăùĝĦ§ĖĦĦăŌúÝĝÙƚú½ĦÙÝĝÝĝúăĦĦÙÄăúòŁ service they supply, as we’ll see later. Old repair 5 It can be common to encounter hard material around the spokes, which is likely an epoxy repair. A small saw blade breaks into it, to encourage it off. Stubborn bits 4 Any stubborn bits may need help. He saws laterally around the rim, to make a score mark, taking care not to touch the metal core, just the ebonite. Stripped 6 The bare wheel. Slight twists may be straightened, Ian says, but the metal usually wants to spring back over time. The ÙħĦĽēĖÄĝĝĻÝòò·ÄĖĦ§ÝúòŁō§ĦĦÄúÝĦò§ĦÄĖƚ ÒĦÄĖĖÄòħĝÝúÓĦÙÄēÝú·Ù¶ăòĦƕ§ĻݽÄō§Ħ lever can be carefully inserted here to gently ease the boss at the steering shaft (inner column) splines To remove the wheel itself, on all models there is a pinch bolt. Having sprayed ĖÄòħĝÝúÓōĬݽ§ĖăĬú½ĦÙÄĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓĻÙÄÄò splines, release the bolt and carefully prise open the split on the side of the steering boss. Use gentle force, and as wide a lever as you can, to spread the load across the boss. With patient wiggling, the wheel should work off. Do not pull excessively towards yourself, as this can result in the wheel hitting you in the face.

96 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK RESTORE A STEERING WHEEL Ready to press 11 The wheel now has a nice, even wrap of ebonite. Note the excess material in the spoke joints, which creates the short return up the spokes. Prep work 13 Previous wheel is removed and the ēĖÄĝĝĦăăòÝĝĝ·Ė§ēĽăÒƳō§ĝÙƴƦÄŀ·Äĝĝ material from moulding process), then painted with carnauba wax release agent. Sections 10 The wheel is wrapped in three runs, between each of the spokes. Each loose end of ebonite length is tucked into a spoke to hold it in position. Aged machine 12 The press dates from the late 1950s ăĖħĖòŁƴŚŔĝƚ;ĦēĖÄĝĝÄĝĦăŕŔŔ tonnes force, and is heated to 140 degrees Celsius. No touchscreens, just dial gauges. Rustproofing 8 A special rustproofer is used on any corrosion, chosen so as not to react with the rim ebonite. Usual zinc-based treatments react, causing the rim to fail. Rim prep 7 ;§úĦÙÄúĬĝÄĝ§ĻÝĖĶĖĬĝÙĦă·òħúăÒÒ any corrosion on the steel rim. The spokes, incidentally, are stainless steel not chromed steel, so will polish up. Replacement begins 9 ;§úĦÙĖħ½ĝĦÙÄĶăúÝĦÄĦÙăĬÓÙ§ spoke, then wraps it around the rim, as on a tennis racket handle. Note how even the material is around the rim. Ebonite is a rubber-based product made from a compound of zinc and sulphur that became popular in the 1800s when a process was devised to harden the material, curing it to a solid. The new hardened material was used in Victorian times as a substitute for jet, the gemstone, where it became popular for jewellery, but also was used to replace ebony wood. Hence the name, ebonite. Many steering wheels used wooden rims, which took time and skill to fashion to shape. Thanks to advances in moulding techniques, ebonite was eventually used in its place as it could be mass-produced more quickly in What is ebonite? factories. The material is still used by moulding specialist Charlesworth, in preference to more contemporary media. “We could use a modern material for the rim,” explains Sue, “and though it would look nice, it wouldn’t give the correct feel in the hands, as ebonite.”

www.britpart.com IN ASSOCIATION WITH LANDROVERMONTHLY.CO.UK 97 In the press 14 The wrapped wheel is placed in the press. The spokes locate in the press tool to ensure accurate positioning when the press closes and the curing process begins. Trim and proper 17 ÙÄò§ĖÓÄħĖĝăÒō§ĝÙ·Ė§·ïăÒÒƕĦÙÄú the smaller ends are loosely trimmed off using a sharp blade. Ian trims off as much as he can now. Gloss finish 20 A painted rim gives a smooth surface ÝúĦÙÄÙ§ú½ĝƕēòĬĝ§½ÄÄēƕòĬĝĦĖăĬĝ ÓòăĝĝƚÙ§ĦÓòăĝĝ§òĝăĝħòĝĦÙÄĖÝùĝĬĖÒ§·Äƕ in addition to its cosmetic purpose. Cooking time is over 16 ;§úăēÄúĝĦÙÄēĖÄĝĝƕ§ú½ĖÄòħĝÄĝĦÙÄ rim from the tool. We can see the ĖÄ·ăÓúÝĝ§¶òÄĝÙ§ēÄăÒĦÙÄĖÝùƕ¶ĬĦ§òĝăĦÙÄ Äŀ·Äĝĝō§ĝÙĝĕĬÄÄŇĽÒĖăùùăĬò½ÝúÓƚ Ready for paint 19 ÙÄŌúÝĝÙĽùăĬò½ÝúÓÝĝÒĖÄÄÒĖăù §úŁ¶ĬĖĖĝƕ§ú½ÝĝĦĖÝùùĽúħĦòŁĦă ĦÙÄĝēăïÄÄú½ĝƚ;ĦòăăïĝĝĬēÄĖ¶ƕ¶ĬĦúÄĽĝ ĝħòÝúÓƕĻÙÝ·ÙÝĝĦÙÄúÄŀĦĝĦÄēƔē§ÝúĦƚ Cure time 15 It sits at 100 tonnes and 140 degrees for roughly three hours. The press ùăĬò½ĝĦÙÄĖÝùƕ§ú½ĦÙÄÙħĦ·ĬĖÄĝĦÙÄ Ä¶ăúÝĦÄƕù§ïÝúÓÝĦ¶Ä·ăùÄĖÝÓݽƚ Feel, trim, feel, trim 18 _úĦÙĶÄú·Ùƕ;§úĦĖÝùĝĖÄù§ÝúÝúÓ ō§ĝÙĬĝÝúÓ§·ÄĖ§ùÝ·¶ò§½ÄƚÙÝĝ·ĬĦĝ ĦÙÄō§ĝÙăÒÒƕ¶ĬĦ½ăÄĝúƴĦ½§ù§ÓÄĦÙÄ ebonite surface. ¼ Which design? 21 •§ĖÝăĬĝĻÙÄÄòĦŁēÄĝƕ·òă·ïĻÝĝÄÒĖăùĦăē òÄÒĦƔō§ĦÒăĬĖƪĝēăïÄƕ½ÝĝÙĽÒăĬĖƪĝēăïÄ §ú½ō§ĦĦĻăƪĝēăïÄƚăĝĝÄĝĦÄú½Ħă¶ÄòÄÒĦƕ½ĬÄ to the wide variety in preferences.

98 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK Press 26 The press tool closes to a force of 20 tonnes, and is heated to 140 degrees Celsius, where the knob cures in eight minutes. Unchanged since the 1950s. Not only wheels... 23 It isn’t just steering wheels that rely on old processes. Charlesworth also manufactures gearknobs using compression moulding like Land Rover did in the 1950s. Measured 25 Melamine is used for coloured knobs, phenolic bakelite for black. Powdered material is measured out on balance scales, then poured into a compression mould. Final result 28 ÙÄŌú§òĖÄĝĬòĦƕ§ÒĦÄĖĦÙÄēĖÄĝĝĦăăò locator peg is unscrewed. One brand new gearknob, ready to have gear change gate cut and painted, then proudly polished. Injection moulding 22 A similar moulding process can be used with rubber, to make injection- moulded parts like this Series model high/low lever boot. Starts with the mount 24 ÙÄÓħĖòÄĺÄĖĝ·ĖÄĻùăĬúĦÝĝŌĦĦĽĦă a mould locator peg, which then drops into the press tool. Unlike the steering wheel, ĦÙÄù§ĦÄĖݧòÝĝúƴĦōÄŀݶòÄĖĬ¶¶ÄĖƚ Moulding complete 27 Eight minutes later, the press opens, and we have a gearknob, plus an §ùăĬúĦăÒÄŀĦĖĬ½Ä½ō§ĝÙƚÙÝĝĦÝùÄÝĦÝĝúƴĦ attached to the item as before. RESTORING A STEERING WHEEL Other moulding processes – boots and knobs LOOKING FOR MORE GREAT TECH ADVICE? You can find exactly what you’re looking for in Land Rover Monthly’s fully searchable digital library for less than 12p a day. Visit bit.ly/lrmdigi22 and start your search now. Less than 12p per day

EXPERIENCE SUPERIOR QUALITY WITH SUPERLINE PRO® DURABILITY, MOBILITY, STRENGTH, SECURITY AND STYLE COMBINED! VIEW THE RANGE @sealeytools www.sealey.co.uk

100 LAND ROVER MONTHLY.CO.UK NEED TO KNOW TIME: 3-4 hours DIFFICULTY: MODELS: All Rover V8-engined Land Rovers; Range Rover Classic, P38A and Discovery and Discovery II. TOOLS NEEDED: Ž/Šin and ƅ/şŤin six-sided socket, extensions, ratchet, ō§Ħĝ·ĖÄĻ½ĖÝĺÄĖƠēĬú·ÙÄĝƕĝĦÄÄòĖĬòÄƕ ĻÝĖĶĖĬĝÙƕĦăĖĕĬÄĻĖÄú·ÙƕÙ§ùùÄĖƚ PARTS USED: ERR6733 x 2, £1.37; ¶ăòĦĝŀŚƕy7řŔŚŔŝřMƕŚŕēħ·ÙƟ òă·ïĦ§¶ĝŀŖƕ"rśŗŖŕƕŚŚēħ·Ùƚ WORK SAFELY: Ɠ"úĝĬĖÄĦÙÄÄúÓÝúħú½ù§úÝÒăò½ĝÙ§ĺÄ ÒĬòòŁ·ăăòĽ¶ÄÒăĖÄĝĦ§ĖĦÝúÓĻăĖïƚ Ɠ–ħĖÄŁÄēĖăĦÄ·ĦÝăúĻÙÄúĻÝĖÄ ¶ĖĬĝÙÝúÓ§ú½·òħĖÝúÓ½ĬĝĦƚ Ɠ‡ĝÄĦÙÄĖÝÓÙĦĦăăòƕÒăĖĦÙÄĖÝÓÙĦìă¶ƚ Ɠ;ÒÝú½ăĬ¶ĦƕÓÄĦ§úÄŀēÄĖĦĦă½ăĦÙÄìă¶ƚ ƓVÄĺÄĖĦ§ïÄĖÝĝïĝĻÝĦÙÙħĦăĖēĖÄĝĝĬĖÄƚ THANKS TO: U§ĖĦÝúăùăúÄŁÒăĖ ÙÝĝÙÄòēĻÝĦÙĦÙÝĝÒħĦĬĖÄƚ ALISDAIR CUSICK LRM CONTRIBUTOR Changing exhaust manifold gaskets should be straightforward, but there are issues to look out for, as Alisdair Cusick explains HOW TO CHANGE ROVER V8 EXHAUST GASKETS W E §òò½Ėħ½úăÝĝÄĝÒĖăù§ú ÄúÓÝúħú½ƕĻÙÄúĻÄÙħĖ§ ĖÙŁĦÙùÝ·ĦÝ·ïƕÝĦ·§ú¶ÄħĝŁĦă ĦÙÝúïĦÙÄĻăĖĝĦƚrÄÓĬò§ĖòŁ ĖÄēħĦÝúÓĦÝ·ïÝúÓúăÝĝÄĝÒĖăù§răĺÄĖ•Ŝ ·§ú¶Ä§úŁĦÙÝúÓÒĖăùÄúÓÝúÄïúă·ïƕòÝÒĦÄĖ ÝĝĝĬÄĝƕăĖÄĺÄúĝòÝēēĽòÝúÄĖĝƚVăúÄăÒĦÙăĝÄ ÝĝĝĬÄĝ§ĖÄĝÝùēòÄĦă·ăĖĖÄ·ĦƚĬĦĦÙÄĖÄÝĝ ăúÄ·§ĬĝÄĦÙ§ĦÝĝƔ§¶òăĻÝúÓÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦ ù§úÝÒăò½Ó§ĝïÄĦƚ 0§ÝòĽÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦù§úÝÒăò½Ó§ĝïÄĦĝēĖÄĝÄúĦ §ĝ§ĖÄÓĬò§ĖĦÝ·ïÝúÓăĖ¶òăĻÝúÓĝăĬú½ĦÙ§Ħ ù§ŁÝú·ĖħĝÄĬú½ÄĖ§··ÄòÄĖ§ĦÝăúƕăĖÓă §Ļ§ŁĻÙÄúĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄÒĬòòŁĻ§ĖùĝĬēƩ§ Ó§ē·§ú·òăĝÄĬē§Ó§Ýú½ĬÄĦăĦÙÄùÄĦ§ò Äŀē§ú½ÝúÓ§ĝÝĦÙħĦĝƚ;Òē§ĖĦÝ·Ĭò§ĖòŁ¶§½ƕĻÄ ù§ŁĝēăĦ¶ò§·ïù§Ėïĝ§ĖăĬú½§ù§úÝÒăò½Ħă ·ŁòÝú½ÄĖÙħ½ìăÝúĦƕĻÙÄĖÄĦÙÄÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦ Ó§ĝÄĝ§ĖĶòăĻÝúÓ¶ŁƚĬĦÄĺÄúĻÙÄú§òħï ĝĦ§ĖĦĝƕĻÄĝÙăĬò½¶Ä§¶òÄĦăĝùÄòòÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦ Ó§ĝĬú½ÄĖĦÙ§ĦĝݽÄăÒĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄƚúŁ ĦÝ·ïÝúÓúăÝĝÄĝĦÙ§Ħ¶ÄÙ§ĺÄÝúĦÙÝĝÒ§ĝÙÝăú ·§ú¶Ä·ăúŌ½ÄúĦòŁ½Ý§ÓúăĝĽ§ĝ§úÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦ ù§úÝÒăò½ĦăÙħ½Ó§ĝïÄĦÙ§ĺÝúÓÒ§ÝòĽƕ Ė§ĦÙÄĖĦÙ§úùăĖÄĝÄĖÝăĬĝÝĝĝĬÄĝƚ Why exhaust gasket condition is important "ŀÙ§ĬĝĦù§úÝÒăò½Ó§ĝïÄĦĝ½ă§ĺÝĦ§òìă¶Ýú ăúÄăÒĦÙÄÙăĦĦÄĝĦē§ĖĦĝăÒĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄƔĖÝÓÙĦ ÝúĦÙÄòÝúÄăÒĦÙÄÙăĦÓ§ĝÒĖăùĦÙÄ·ŁòÝú½ÄĖĝƚ They ensure toxic exhaust gas is directed §Ļ§ŁÒĖăùĦÙÄ·§¶Ýúƕ§ú½ēĖÄĺÄúĦ§ÝĖ¶ÄÝúÓ sucked into the exhaust. Note that EFI ÄúÓÝúÄĝĬĝÝúÓĦÙÄMĬ·§ĝŕ؇›ăúĻ§Ė½ĝ ÒħĦĬĖÄò§ù¶½§ĝÄúĝăĖĝÝúĦÙÄÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦƚ ÙÄĝÄĝÄúĝăĖĝĝ§ùēòÄĦÙÄÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦÓ§ĝÒăĖ ăŀŁÓÄúƕ§ú½ĦÙÄú§½ìĬĝĦĦÙħÝĖƪÒĬÄòĖ§ĦÝă ¶§ĝĽăúĦÙ§ĦĖħ½ÝúÓƚÒĬòòŁĝħòĽ ÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦù§úÝÒăò½ìăÝúĦÝĝĺÝĦ§òăúĝĬ·Ù ĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝƕ§ĝÒĖÄĝÙ§ÝĖĝĬ·ïĽÝúĦăĦÙÄ ÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦ·ăĬò½ĬēĝÄĦĦÙÄò§ù¶½§Ėħ½ÝúÓƕ ēăĦÄúĦݧòòŁù§ïÝúÓĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄĖĬúĖÝ·Ùƚ Renewing the gaskets ÙÄrăĺÄĖ•ŜÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦù§úÝÒăò½Ýĝù§½ÄăÒ ·§ĝĦÝĖăúƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄÝĝăÒ§òĬùÝúÝĬù §òòăŁƚăÓ§ÝúÝú·ĖħĝĽēĬĖ·Ù§ĝÄÝúĦÙ§Ħ ĝăÒĦÄĖù§ĦÄĖݧòƕĦÙÄù§úÝÒăò½¶ăòĦĝÙ§ĺħ ůÝú‡VĦÙĖħ½ĻÝĦÙƅ/şŤÝúÙħ½ĝƚ0Ėăù Ýĝ·ăĺÄĖŁ;;§ú½oŗŜƕĦÙăĝÄŌŀÝúÓĝ§ĖÄĝĦÝòò ůÝú‡Vƕ¶ĬĦĻÝĦÙ§ŕŖùù¶ÝƪÙÄŀÙħ½ƚ ÙÄìă¶ÝĝĖÄò§ĦÝĺÄòŁĝĦĖ§ÝÓÙĦÒăĖĻ§Ė½ƕĻÝĦÙ ÄÝÓÙĦŌŀÝúÓĝēÄĖĝݽÄƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄĖħĖÄÝĝĝĬÄĝ Ħă¶Ä§Ļ§ĖÄăÒƕÒăĖĦÙÄ·ăúĝÄĕĬÄú·Äĝ·§ú ù§ïÄĦÙÄìă¶§Ù§Ė½ăúÄƚ;ÒŁăĬĝú§ē§¶ăòĦ Ùħ½ăÒÒƕăĖĝĦĖÝē§ĦÙĖħ½ƕŁăĬƴòò¶ÄÙ§ĺÝúÓ Ħă½Ä§òĻÝĦÙĖÄùăĺÝúÓĦÙ§ĦĖÄù§ÝúÝúÓ¶ăòĦ ƦĻÝĦÙăĬĦ·§ĬĝÝúÓÒĬĖĦÙÄĖ½§ù§ÓÄƧƚ răĬú½ÝúÓĦÙÄÙħ½ĝăú¶ăòĦĝÝĝùăĖÄ ·ăùùăúƕÄĝēķݧòòŁĻÝĦÙĦÙĶÝƪÙÄŀ¶ăòĦĝƚ o7__yƔM;y;r‡y;K "½ÝĦăĖU§ĖĦÝúĝÙăĻĝĬĝÙăĻĦă½ăĦÙÄìă¶