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[Dave69]

and the kitchen near the sink and dishwasher

[Dutch]

Seriously happy bunny, received my half doors from ooooop norf.  Thanks WillCJ for the logistics 

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Building up quite a spec now : Full soft top, Bikini top, Rear Deck cover, full soft doors, half soft doors 

.....and hopefully somewhere in the future my safari stainless tube 1/2 doors 

The magpying continues 

[Bulldog67]

I wonder how much you will be selling in a years time 

[MOCAJ]

i wonder how much mud you will be applying in just over a weeks time

[Nosebolt]

lots even if he don't remember doing it by sunday blue will be brown

[Dutch]

Reading Chris's preparations reminded me to grease up the whirly bits underneath.

Got this gucchi blue goldplated JCB grease from WillCJ.

Found nipples on the main drive shaft couplings (are they what you lot call UJ's?) goin aft.

Are there any other nipples under there?

[MOCAJ]

you should be able to grease your front suspension too, top ball joint and all the track rod ends including the one on the pitman arm

not sure if you have greasable uj's, if you have do them 

[Dutch]

Thanks for that......so went next door to Steve (landy lover extraordinaire   ) to ask if he had a nipple grease gun...... gave me some piddly
bycicle pump style gizmo ....... which did not work....... now why isn't that surprising  

Fortunately big car boot around the corner and picked up the beez neez of nipple grease guns for ......... 3 quid  

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Drive shaft UJ's outer OK.....but who put a nipple IN the UJ and I cant get my nozzle on it no matter which way I turn the blooming thing  

Front wheel UJ's I cannot detect a nipple but will check the steering gear and front suspension.

[MOCAJ]

aah, some grease nipples you will need a needle adaptor for, most of my fronts are like that, just look like a dimple with a ball bearing in. Clear the shit out then
Press the needle adaptor in and give it loads 

[WillCJ]

Hey!, good to see a pic with the doors on.
For the grease , I may have mentioned it, but you need a cartridge-style gun, but you can transfer to a smaller one , bit messy.
Ah, grease nipples, should be already in the propshafts uj's (maybe awkward at any angle,try lifting the chassis to increase prop angle, then turn prop to most 'open' point) and slides, not always in the half shaft uj's(front), but you should find some little bungs screwed in to them,in the corner same as you see on the props. I think if nipples are in they could get knocked off. Put it on full lock with the front jacked up. I screw the caps out and a nipple in and grease them if been in mud /water, till grease comes out of each cap. In fact i made an extension with a 1/4 unc bolt, drilled down the middle and tapped for a nipple in the head end as they are a bit fiddly! most might think thats going a bit far, but I am happy!
don't forget your steer joints while you have the grease gun out!

[Dutch]

Filled up today after cleaning, first time since Harptree and no use of the truck this week.

Well pretty surprised really : did 335 miles round trip incl froading and burned 70 litres of juice.

By my reckoning that gives me a combined mpg of 21.6

Filled up just before hitting M5 and drove home 160 miles (at roughly 57/58 miles on the clock) and this afternoon put 30 litres in which
translates into 24 mpg 

All not as dire as expected.....good truck.....good truck 

[Bubba]

sweet i always go for the worst figures so that you know the worst case costs

[Bulldog67]

I cant get that downhill 

[Panic mechanic!]

don't think you could ever achieve that even on idle! lol

[Dave69]

Thats a good return on a long run. now do the same calculation for town use which shoild be lower. BD your v8s will never give good mpg unless you by the diesel

[Dutch]

Thats a good return on a long run. now do the same calculation for town use which should be lower.

Yep...... 16-17 at best, stop,start,stop start  4.2 don't like that.