Right, I've started scanning.
The first issue (6 pages) is here for download
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tayne/sets ... 546125615/
When you click on each picture there should be an "all sizes" tab above it, click on that to get the big size. Let me know if you can't.
I'm just about to do issue 2 and will probably do the rest tomorrow night.

 

All done

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tayne/sets ... 546125615/

 

Tim,

Thanks a million for those scans ! They are of great help, even though my car is a ‘ 74 first series classic. If started collecting parts, and today another batch will be coming in.

Some other nice story about my Rangie? Well, after it had been standing for some 5 months I decided to take her for a spin. I noticed the clutch pedal was on the floor…. Air in the system I presumed. So, I bled the system, checked fluid level and of I went, straight to France, witch is only 400 miles :mrgreen:

Well… driving past Luxemburg the taillights died on me, so a quick repair was made with help of a wire straight from the licence plate lights. Going on, the engine was starting to misfire and pull less and less :? . Finally, when hitting some heavy fog, the right front low beam died as well… :evil: Just great…in the end I made it.

The next morning I fixed all the electrical gremlins, adjusted the ignition dwell and timing and she was up and running again as she should . For the next two days all was very well, until the moment I left, heading back to Holland. Pressed down the clutch…. Nothing. Well, a lot of noise from the gearbox, and a nice well of clutch fluid on the road. O bloody hell! :evil: The slave cylinder just died… As it was Sunday 17.00hrs, and I had to back at the office on Monday a 08.00hrs, I decided to head back without a working clutch. Now, I can tell you, this is quite an adventure, aspecially because I had to go straight to the town centre’s of Liege and Maastricht… Lot’s of traffic lights, lot’s of traffic. I finally came home to Amsterdam at midnight :mrgreen: .

Yesterday I got a new slave cylinder, fixed the bloody car and I’ m running her to the office today!

 

Good to hear the car's getting used.

I may start uploading more vintage RR articles.

 

YES!!! WE DID IT!! :dance: :dance:

It's got a new MOT! As it's a classic ( over 30 years old in Holland) the MOT is valid for 2 years! :mrgreen:
Only remark from the MOT guy: "ya better get new rear tyres, and ya gon'na have a hole in one of the sills"

So I've got 2 years to have the sills done, and I'm going to have the rear tyres changed soon.

 

You have to post pictures now.

 

You want pics? Ok, but I must warn you... :mrgreen:

As you may see, the Rangie is used for my main hobby: Hunting...Ok, some people can disagree, I know..I know...

 

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This could almost be a 35 year old picture.

Are you sure its a 74? I thought they started covering the C pillar in vinyl in 73.

 

Well, it was registerd first on october 24th 1974, it's got powersteering and carpets on the transmissiontunnel so I think it must be a 74. I must say: it was restored some 10 years ago, including a respray. Maybe that's why the C-pillar is green? I do prefer it this way though

 

I'm sure Spen would be proud that it's still getting used as intended.

 

G'day,

Looks like I got the scans too late.... anyway, alls good waterdud - go sick !!!

Cheers
Rod

 

Errrrrrr - dude even !
Sorry about that chief...........

 

Not only could this be a 35 year old photo, it could be Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA. Nice car, nice dog, nice scenery, nice life.

 

Well, it's France actually :mrgreen: and it's the good life indeed 8) Last weekend we went to east-germany to do some wild pig hunting. Great car, great hunt. Just bought her some new michelin tyres, some new sparkplug leads and all most all parts for the conversion to LHD are in my garage now! When the hun ting season ends ( end of january) I'll start the project

 

Some pictures of the work I’ve been doing, prior to moving from RHD to LHD..
Out with the old swivelhouse:

Changing the oilseal

Time to fit the “new” swivelhouse, with the steering arm

And re-fitting all the parts..

Done!

 

Well...

Job done!

Before:

After:

Woehahahahahhahahaa

YES WE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After all a 16 hour 3-man job. We did not change the wipers, nore the handbrake. Why not? Well: I just don't care enough :lol:
It will work this way too!

The rest of the pics can be seen:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11b1949/se ... 044748892/

Have fun reading/watching!

 

WELL DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


dave

 

Beautiful, my faith in Classic owners has once again been restored. One question though . Who'se the short guy with the blue jump suit ?

 

Haha! The realy short "guy" is my friends 6 months old daughter :lol:

Just did the first 200 LHD kilometers. She runs great, everything works fine. Just some details to work out. 8) 8)

 

You guys are just not asking the right question.

Is she SIZZLING HOT??? The Rangie? The GF? Of course we need pics of both to be sure how best to proceed. :mrgreen: :lol: :mrgreen:

Can you get a "doner" vehicle? A LHD, preferably one that was nice then got hit in the back by a big truck? Then you have the parts and the manual, in 3D. Of course, there will be wear items you may wish to replace, but I would definitely want a 2nd vehicle to get parts from.

 

Well..... If the GF is hot will always be a question for you guys :mrgreen: The Rangie how ever: The coolest car I've had so far :dance:

About getting a donor-car: I could have done this. Problem is, I have no space where I can rip it in pieces. So, I just made a list of what I needed, found some guy thru internet who had a donor he used for the body and engine, and from that car I got all the parts. I must say: converting a Range Rover from RHD to LHD is no problem at all. Even without a propor donorcar as a 3-D manual it can be done. Now, I must be honest.... I used to work as a mechanic for 10 years 8)

 

Great to hear it went well!

 

Congratulations on a job done !

Many hands to do the job is a bonus & you have 10 years in the trade as well !!!
Won't be long now til you're talking, living & breathing Range Rovers....... all aboard !

Someone say something about a girlfriend...... hurrrhummmm ahh yes your worship, this man does indeed have one!... as strange as this may sound... :clap:

Cheers
Rod

 

What a great car. NOT :evil: ! This morning there was a pond of fluid on the street.... brake fluid it turned out to be. Soon I found what was leaking: the brake master cylinder. O boy... Well, the Land Rover specialist some 15 miles from me had a nice overhaul kit that was mine for $15, so I ripped apart the unit, checked the inside cleaned it and punt in a nice new set of rubbers. Problem solved. Now bleeding the system... I've got an "eezy-bleed" kit, that works on tyre pressure. Never used it before, and I must say: Great tool! Bleeding the bloody thing was an easy job.

Only thing is: It's freak'in cold outside for Dutchmen. For the first time in let say 10 years we're having snow and daytime temperatures are a healthy - 2 tot -5 celcius, combined with the famous Dutch winds. I think I've earned my glass of Scotch now, don't I :dance:

 

Just a small update for now: This week I finaly got to changing the rear springs. As the car is running on LPG and there is a hefty LPG tank in the rear, it started to "Hang Over" a bit.. So, I nice set of HD-rear coilsprings did the trick. Also I changed the bushes from the rear trailingarms. The handling has realy improved with a 100%!