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1 | lopezba@atnet.at | 25 | Re: Seat belts on SIIa |
2 | lopezba@atnet.at | 21 | Goldmining |
3 | "Brian Cotton" [bcotton@ | 15 | Ford V8 |
4 | AKBLACKLEY@aol.com | 18 | AW-its here! |
5 | Adrian Redmond [channel6 | 27 | moulded mats SIII |
6 | Russell U Wilson [ruwst+ | 25 | Re: Riding in the snow with a AUTO. D90 ? |
7 | car4doc [car4doc@concent | 33 | Re: Ford V8 |
8 | Tom Spoto [tspoto@az.com | 21 | Re: moulded mats SIII |
9 | Olafur =?iso-8859-1?Q?=C | 19 | Weber vs. Solex |
10 | "Ornulf Schomer" [ornulf | 41 | LR ser. 3, engine with no guts |
11 | ASFCO@aol.com | 34 | Re: AW-its here!( Should have been all along ) |
12 | Land_Rovers@learnlink.em | 20 | Holy Diffs, Batman! |
13 | Michael Carradine [cs@cr | 45 | Re2: AW-its here! (Should have been all along) |
14 | Mike Johnson [johnsonm@b | 23 | Re: AW-its here!( Should have been all along ) |
15 | Dixon Kenner [dkenner@NR | 20 | Re: Re2: AW-its here! (Should have been all along) |
16 | brstore@ibm.net | 45 | 4wd Ice-Cube |
17 | ASFCO@aol.com | 69 | Re: Re3: AW-its here! (Should have been all along) |
18 | Michael Carradine [cs@cr | 22 | Re4: AW-its here!( Should have been all along ) |
19 | Michael Carradine [cs@cr | 34 | Re5: AW-its here! (Should have been all along) |
20 | scooper@scooper.seanet.c | 9 | Sightings |
21 | Jon Haskell [kb9cml@worl | 16 | Possible HF Net? |
22 | twakeman@scruznet.com (T | 38 | Re: LR ser. 3, engine with no guts |
23 | Jim Pappas [roverhed@m3. | 12 | BSROA Holiday Party |
24 | Jim Pappas [roverhed@m3. | 55 | RE: Ford V8 |
25 | cyoungso@direct.ca (Chri | 15 | D110 on Seattle news! |
26 | amanda@zeta.org.au (Aman | 23 | Diesel engine conversion |
27 | Solihull@aol.com | 18 | Re: moulded mats SIII |
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 16:05:57 +0100 From: lopezba@atnet.at Subject: Re: Seat belts on SIIa Robert Kelly wrote: >may have; including type, places to purchase and any installation secrets that >I should know. My LR is a daily driver but I like to take off road into the >rough stuff as well. What I did with my SI was put susupender belts in - you know the stuff racer drivers wear, comes over your shoulders and has a belt around your hips. Needless to say I had to drill holes in the body; mine were drilled in the rear bulkhead for the hip belts and in the wheelbox for the suspender part. Since the body is aluminium I got stainless steel bits made, about 4x4 inches with one hole for the suspender part and about 2x15 inches with two holes for the hip belt part. These stainless steel parts sit behind the body panels, spread the strain and will hopefully keep the nuts of the seat belt fastener bolts from ripping through the panels in case of an accident. Hope this helps Peter Hirsch Vienna, Austria Series One 107in Station Wagon (in bits and pieces) ------------------------------[ <- Message 2 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 16:06:00 +0100 From: lopezba@atnet.at Subject: Goldmining Dear all, due to some small health problems in the family we did not manage to get to Venice as planned. Since it is too cold for my taste I don't work on my restoration project either. Instead I sit here, go through old LRO messages and save the interesting bits and pieces to my Technical Archive. Let me tell you that it is really incredible how much good advice has been given just in the last year or so - I haven't started working on the archive yet! BTW, the Christkind (us poor central Europeans don't have a Santa Claus) brought me a soundblaster card for my PC. So now I don't even have to read the mail any more, my PC can read it to me! Better for the eyes, I can tell you. Happy New Year to all of you Peter Hirsch Vienna, Austria Series One 107in Station Wagon (in bits and pieces) ------------------------------[ <- Message 3 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Brian Cotton" <bcotton@lia.lia.net> Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 18:00:08 +0000 Subject: Ford V8 Howdy Folks ! Does ANYONE know ANYTHING about putting a Ford Fairlane V8 into a Series LR ? Of so mail me at bcotton@lia.co.za Cheers Brian Cotton ------------------------------[ <- Message 4 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: AKBLACKLEY@aol.com Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 11:19:37 -0500 Subject: AW-its here! I got my copy of the Aluminium Workhorse Friday and I ve already read every word (almost) in it - just like old times. In the dark days of '92, long before I knew about this list, LROI mag. etc., it was my only link to the world of Land Rovers. I swear my Series IIa was the only LR used daily in Northeast Ohio at that time, and fellow LR owners ( and LRs for sale - it took me four years to find one in htis locale, these days I know where to look) were extremely scarce. Looks like I have to re-up. Thanks to the reconstituted LROA for a job well done. Cheers. Andy Blackley PS The article reprint form the Times concerning the dangers of Range Rovers, IMHO, is a load of rubbish. No criticism of the AW editors meant, and as i remember the editors of LROI took extreme exception to the quotations in the article. ------------------------------[ <- Message 5 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 17:44:28 -0800 From: Adrian Redmond <channel6@post2.tele.dk> Subject: moulded mats SIII I am sure that I've read somewhere (this list) about someone selling preformed heavy rubber mats which can be fitted into the front of a SIII in one peice - as sound deadening and insulation. Is this a mirage - or does it really exist? from where? how much? (I'll take two!) thanks! -- Adrian Redmond --------------------------------------------------- CHANNEL 6 TELEVISION DENMARK (Adrian Redmond) Foerlevvej 6 Mesing DK-8660 Skanderborg Denmark --------------------------------------------------- telephone (office) +45 86 57 22 66 telephone (home) +45 86 57 22 64 telefacsimile / data +45 76 57 24 46 mobile GSM (EFP unit) +45 40 74 75 64 mobile GSM (admin) +45 40 50 22 66 mobile NMT +45 30 86 75 66 e-mail channel6@post2.tele.dk HoTMaiL (www.e-mail) channel6denmark@hotmail.com --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------[ <- Message 6 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 11:39:14 -0500 (EST) From: Russell U Wilson <ruwst+@pitt.edu> Subject: Re: Riding in the snow with a AUTO. D90 ? On Sun, 29 Dec 1996, Paul Snoek wrote: > Hello to you all... > Question....wath's the best tactics to drive in the snow and ice with a [ truncated by lro-digester (was 15 lines)] > the Netherlands, > D90 Auto. V8 1984 Drive it as you would anything else. Don't be one of those pricks that goes blowing by everyone on an icy road just because you have 4X4...just a hint..they don't stop any faster. Everytime I drive on the interstate in the winter months I see a few 4X4 vehicles, every type, in the ditch because they thought that the 4X4 would magically transport them over any icy conditions. As I said it don't help you stop. Deep snow is another matter.....go baby go. My Rover runs like a tank in the snow..best thing I've ever owned. Not to beat a dead horse..but remember anything with a short wheelbase that has good ground clearance is going to be squiggly on the ice. cheers Russ W. ------------------------------[ <- Message 7 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 11:12:19 -0600 From: car4doc <car4doc@concentric.net> Subject: Re: Ford V8 Hi Brain, I have seen a lot of people talk about engine swaps into series LR's. I am working on the engineering to put a 3.8 buick 60% v6 into one now. You don't want to big or to much power or you start breaking the drive train. I wish I knew what conversion was best in the USA for the way I want to use my 109 LR. But it seem we have to break new ground here. About your engine it seems that more the 160 hp is to much for the drive line. So you maybe getting in to changing the trans to an auto box or even a ford 4X4 trans. which is a lot of work moving or making mounts just to use the engine you have around. but anything is possible with enough work but you could be making junk out of you LR. With all of this new power how are you going to stop the LR? You will need to upgrade the brakes somehow as well. Personally I am going with the buick engine besauce it is common & the adaptor will fit several other engines made by GM. I can imagine taking out a 4 cylinder & replacing it with a 4 cylinder for a 4X4 camper. I want a comfortable 70 MPH tops but the ability to haul everything off road as well. Fuel expense is also a factor so I am looking at new diff's & not ovrdrives. Anyone with suggestions about engine swaps jump in. I don't know the best "highway driving conversions" for the series LR's. Personally I like oil burners for their torque & if correctly sized they can be ok on the highway as well. That is my two cents Brian hope it helps. Regards, Rob Davis_Chicago ------------------------------[ <- Message 8 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 10:28:59 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Spoto <tspoto@az.com> Subject: Re: moulded mats SIII Adrian, In my 72 series III I have D90 mats one for the bulk head and one covers the floor. At least that's what I was told they were for when sold to me three years ago by Rovers North here in the States. They are not an exact fit (they require to screws in the center section of the bulkhead piece to keep it from drooping). Hope this helps. Tom Spoto On Sun, 29 Dec 1996, Adrian Redmond wrote: > I am sure that I've read somewhere (this list) about someone selling > preformed heavy rubber mats which can be fitted into the front of a SIII [ truncated by lro-digester (was 26 lines)] > e-mail channel6@post2.tele.dk > HoTMaiL (www.e-mail) channel6denmark@hotmail.com > --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------[ <- Message 9 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 18:59:33 -0500 From: Olafur =?iso-8859-1?Q?=C1g=FAst?= Axelsson <olafura@rhi.hi.is> Subject: Weber vs. Solex Hi Im still trying to solve my S2a=B4s petrol over-consumption - Since I didn= =B4t got any response on my last letter I=B4ve got a new question!!: Would the mileage go down if I swapped my Solex for a new Weber carb.?? - Someone must have some expirence with this :-) Thanx ------- =D3lafur =C1g=FAst Axelsson olafura@rhi.hi.is = http://www.rhi.hi.is/~olafura "88 S2a =B466 petrol ------------------------------[ <- Message 10 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Ornulf Schomer" <ornulfsc@login.eunet.no> Subject: LR ser. 3, engine with no guts Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 19:58:41 +0100 Hello everybody I have a got problem with my LR after a complete engine rebuild. After reboring the cylinders and fitting new oversize pistons, a new timing chain, weber carb, and a rebuilt cylinderhead from AU Enginering giving 9:1 comp. -- plus a whole lot of other things, the "new" engine has turned out to be a lot slower than the old and oily thing I took out of the car 5 months ago. One example to show the difference: Driving on a road nearby where I live, I always managed to keep about 78 km/h when reaching a specific hilltop. With the new engine installed I am now only able to achieve 70 km/h.on the very same hilltop. That is about 10% less!!! All the bits and pieces were put together by a professional engine builder although they were not familiar with Land Rovers,and the timing was set by a Bosch garage. The cylinderhead alone should, according to the producer, give approx. 30% more power! Add to that the anticipated effect of all the other new bits and you will understand why I am disappointed. I have also fitted a external sun visor and I understand that this will have some negative effect on the performance, but surely it can't take all the blame? Someone has suggested to me that the timingchain has been set one or more teeth wrong, is that a reasonable explanation? Can anyone help me with some suggestions as to what might be wrong? The car is a 1976 Model, 4 cyl. petrol. Ørnulf Ornulf Schomer, Gjøvikgata 1, 0470 Oslo, Norway Email: ornulfsc@login.eunet.no / ornulf.schomer@nrk.no Homepage: http://login.eunet.no/~ornulfsc ------------------------------[ <- Message 11 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: ASFCO@aol.com Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 15:05:57 -0500 Subject: Re: AW-its here!( Should have been all along ) Yea I got a copy as well, but has anyone bothered to look at page 2 left hand column under the heading BACK ISSUES?? just in cas4e you missed it here is what it says: We have all 3 issues from 1992; Spring, Fall & Winter of ' 93; and all 4 of 94 & 95 They are now $7 each. Make check to LROA and mail to the walnut Creek address. So now in addition to renewing your membership in this organization?, members are gonna have to pay up to get these back issues which never were mailed out in the first place. Lets see... just one year ...4 copies@ $7 = $28 plus the $ 20 membership comes to $ 48 X 800 members( the pres. estimates 800+) comes to a total of $ 38,400 lets all be sure to rush right out and send them a check for $ 28 and don't forget the $ 20 renewal My membership renewal in the LROA will be going to ROAV and my $28 ?? that will go towards the keg of Guiness I will bring to OVLR Birthday Party # 14 Looks like we all got taken for a ride on this one Eh? Happy Holidays Rgds Steve Bradke 72 S lll 88 ( for sale ) 68 S lla 88 96 Discovery SE-7 ------------------------------[ <- Message 12 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Land_Rovers@learnlink.emory.edu (Sean P. Murphy) Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 15:34:40 -0500 Subject: Holy Diffs, Batman! Well, I went out today to clean up my rear diff casing in preparation to putting it all back together. Once I wiped the oil and metal shavings out of the casing, I noticed a nice little rip about an inch and a half long in the metal of the rear portion of the casing. Funny thing, diff guard's don't work from the inside out. The torn metal isn't too bad, but I've never torn up a diff like this. Is it possible/advisable to weld over the hole and continue to use the casing or must the entire axle be replaced? There are score marks on the inside, but no protrusions which would interfere with operation. The question is, will a weld solve the problem? -- Sean P. Murphy - Project Director - (404)/727-2398 Voice Emory University - ITD/LearnLink - (404)/727-2282 FAX ------------------------------[ <- Message 13 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 13:26:57 -0800 From: Michael Carradine <cs@crl.com> Subject: Re2: AW-its here! (Should have been all along) At 03:05 PM 12/29/96 -0500, Steve Bradke <ASFCO@aol.com> wrote: : Yea I got a copy as well, but has anyone bothered to look at page 2 :left hand column under the heading BACK ISSUES?? just in cas4e you missed :it here is what it says: : : "We have all 3 issues from 1992; Spring, Fall & Winter of '93; and all :4 of '94 & '95. They are now $7 each...." : : So now in addition to renewing your membership in this organization?, :members are gonna have to pay up to get these back issues which never were :mailed out in the first place. Hi Steve, The quoted statement is obviously in error since only 3 issues of the AW were published in '95, not 4. Our apologies!! Actually, I believe all back issues have sold out and are no longer available. Apparently they have become collectible :) To correctly make your argument about "back issues which never were mailed out in the first place", please note that the LROA is a member organization that levies dues and does not sell magazine subscriptions. We endeavor to publish the Aluminum Workhorse (AW) quarterly. We only published 3 issues in 1995 and 1 in 1996, therefore the Board decided to extend members' dues approximately one year to keep pace with the AW's sent out. In the mean time, as members we are looking forward to your submission of Land Rover related articles, photographs, or news items to make this truly a great member driven newsmagazine and a much better club. Kind regards, Michael Carradine VP, LROA ______ Michael Carradine [__[__\== 72-88, 89-RR Land Rovers 510-988-0900 [________] www.crl.com/~cs/rover.html cs@crl.com _________.._(o)__.(o)__..o^^ POBox 494, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 ------------------------------[ <- Message 14 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 16:31:46 -0500 From: Mike Johnson <johnsonm@borg.com> Subject: Re: AW-its here!( Should have been all along ) <snip> > So now in addition to renewing your membership in this organization?, [ truncated by lro-digester (was 10 lines)] >$ 20 renewal </snip> Sorry to hear about you club's problems. I've been a member of OVLR since the June and have nothing but praise for the whole bunch. I get my newsletter every month, by international postal I might add. It's not color, it's not fancy but its has some great articles and DIY tips. They'll get my $20US next year too. Cheers, Sorry for the personal content, NOT! Mike Johnson N7WBO 74 SIII 88 (Chester) 25903561b 73 SIII 88 (Jezebel) ????????? http://www.borg.com/~johnsonm ------------------------------[ <- Message 15 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 17:19:11 -0500 (EST) From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@NRCan.gc.ca> Subject: Re: Re2: AW-its here! (Should have been all along) On Sun, 29 Dec 1996, Michael Carradine wrote: > please note that the LROA is a member organization that levies dues > and does not sell magazine subscriptions. <snip> > ... to make this truly a great member driven newsmagazine ... ??? Isn't this dissembling? You are calling a subscription "dues" here. :-) Rgds for a new year d"semantics patrol"k ------------------------------[ <- Message 16 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: brstore@ibm.net Date: Sun, 29 Dec 96 16:44:53 PST Subject: 4wd Ice-Cube G'day all, Well, I had fun over the holidays. Drove the 88 three hours north of Toronto to visit my folks for a couple of days. Rained/snowed all the way up and the same the next day with the temperature hoovering around +5 C. Muskoka is full of old logging trails which were now covered in mud and wet slushy snow. What more could you ask for so off I go for a couple hours off-roading. Alone and without winch I tried to be careful and luckily only had a couple minor stucks. By time I got back to my folks place, everyting inside and out of the rover was completly soaked, including me. Slush everywhere. It started to cool off in the evenig a bit but I didn't think too much about it. No need to plug in the block heater says I. Goof! Wake up the next morning and checking the temp. I am socked to see the mercury has now dropped down to a cool -24 C. Oh oh. Needless to say the locks and doors and the bonnet and windows and pretty much everything was frozen solid. It took a while, but with the use of lock deicer and boiling water and a hair dryer I finally got into the beast. Of course when I turned the key, the starter would barely turn the engine over (got to change that 20W50 soon). Tried to boost it with my dads car but still would not start so I finally get smart, chip the ice off the block heater plug and stick it into the outlet, then head inside to warm up. About an hour later I give it another go and the engine finally catches and I'm in business. One last problem though. All four tyers are frozen into the ice on the driveway. Give me a break. Into low range and oh so carefully ease the clutch out and I'm free. Boy, when those springs freeze up solid it sure makes for a rough and noisy ride. Ya just got to love winter in the Great White North eh. Brett brstore@ibm.net ------------------------------[ <- Message 17 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: ASFCO@aol.com Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 18:19:46 -0500 Subject: Re: Re3: AW-its here! (Should have been all along) In a message dated 96-12-29 16:33:37 EST, you write: >The quoted statement is obviously in error since only 3 issues of the > AW were published in '95, not 4. Our apologies!! > Actually, I believe all back issues have sold out and are no longer > available. Apparently they have become collectible :) WHAT!!! IF** BACK ISSUES were at some point in time available...they SHOULD have been mailed to the MEMBERS who PAID in GOOD FAITH for the priveledge in obtaining one of them well in advance of them becoming "collectibles" How could the Officers have allowed this to happen? > To correctly make your argument about "back issues which never were > mailed out in the first place", please note that the LROA is a member > organization that levies dues and does not sell magazine subscriptions. > available. Apparently they have become collectible :) you said above they were there..good marketing tactic.. yeah that's the ticket ...hold the issues back, wait till no one has one and sell 'em as back issues??? sheesh!! OK...forget the AW for the moment What do you do with the $$$$ you have collected for dues???? $20 x 800=plus members represents a LOT of cash . Wonder what the balance sheet looks like...now there would be a new bit of hot L-R news for the next issue!! As you strive to increrase the membership rolls what do you tell a prospective applicant to expect for his hard earned cash ?? Nothing?? A membership list?? A singing barbershop quartet?? not even a one page newsletter????? As per the Presidents Message: "However, the more things change the more they stay the same" >>> how very true indeed. >>>After seeing a couple comments posted here on the list re: this great new AW , I was eagerly awaiting a copy myself, when it arrived with its glossy covers ( BTW good job there) I couldn't wait to see what was inside.....same old stuff nothing new... After you open it one quickly realizes that nothing has changed here/// > We endeavor to publish the Aluminum Workhorse (AW) quarterly. We only > published 3 issues in 1995 and 1 in 1996, therefore the Board decided [ truncated by lro-digester (was 15 lines)] > Michael Carradine > VP, LROA >>>Mike; I hope 1997 will see many changes for the LROA and that it does do well. I , Like everyone else who is reading this knows that anything to do with the increasing of our marque and others awareness of it and the Land-Rover Owners as a collective group is good...sharing info, tech tips, Tread lightly ,respect and above all...our friendships What has transpired with the LROA is not your fault. Please in NO WAY accept my comments as anything personal, you're just the one with the computer and the title. It just gets my dutch up when I feel I have received a raw deal. I Know I speak for many others out there as well. Best of the Holidays to you, as well as LR-owners the World over This is the last post you will see from me on this subject :) Rgds J. Steven Bradke ------------------------------[ <- Message 18 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 15:51:52 -0800 From: Michael Carradine <cs@crl.com> Subject: Re4: AW-its here!( Should have been all along ) At 04:31 PM 12/29/96 -0500, Mike Johnson wrote: :Sorry to hear about you club's problems. I've been a member of OVLR since :the June and have nothing but praise for the whole bunch. I get my :newsletter every month, by international postal I might add. It's not :color, it's not fancy but its has some great articles and DIY tips. :They'll get my $20US next year too. You are right, Mike. The OVLR is a great bunch and deserve praise, in fact, I'm applying for membership myself and hope to be accepted in '97. Michael Carradine VP, LROA ______ Michael Carradine [__[__\== 72-88, 89-RR Land Rovers 510-988-0900 [________] www.crl.com/~cs/rover.html cs@crl.com _________.._(o)__.(o)__..o^^ POBox 494, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 ------------------------------[ <- Message 19 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 16:20:54 -0800 From: Michael Carradine <cs@crl.com> Subject: Re5: AW-its here! (Should have been all along) At 06:19 PM 12/29/96 -0500, J. Steven Bradke <ASFCO@aol.com> wrote: :IF** BACK ISSUES were at some point in time available...they SHOULD have been :mailed to the MEMBERS who PAID in GOOD FAITH for the priveledge in obtaining :one of them well in advance of them becoming "collectibles"... good marketing :tactic...hold the issues back, wait till no one has one and sell 'em I think you still have it wrong, Steve. Back issues are/were extra copies left over after all of the then current members have received theirs. Some members may wish to receive extra copies, maybe their article or photo was published or whatever. No AW issues are being held back from the members. :What do you do with the $$$$ you have collected for dues???? $20 x 800=plus :members represents a LOT of cash. Wonder what the balance sheet looks like :...now there would be a new bit of hot L-R news for the next issue!! All of the funds go directly to expenses for the LROA and production of the AW. There is no personal gain, excepting for a token fee to the AW editor. :I hope 1997 will see many changes for the LROA and that it does do well. :This is the last post you will see from me on this subject :) Thanks for your kind sentiments. Please write directly if I can further clarify or answer any questions. Happy New Year everyone! -Michael Carradine VP, LROA <cs@crl.com> ------------------------------[ <- Message 20 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 17:21:46 -0800 (PST) From: scooper@scooper.seanet.com (John & Sandy Cooper) Subject: Sightings Seattle Washinton: On the TV news, nothing getting around except a 109 sw that the wife saw. Moscow, Idaho: 109 Station wagon painted red with "flames" painted on it (YUCK) nice leather interior, Arizona plates on this one (dear old dad saw this). ------------------------------[ <- Message 21 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 20:55:00 -0800 From: Jon Haskell <kb9cml@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Possible HF Net? .. ..-. -.-- --- ..- .... .- ...- . .. -. - . .-. ... - .. -. .... .- ...- .. -. --. .-. --- ...- . .-. -. . - --..-- ... . -. -.. -- . -.-- --- ..- .-. -.-. .- .-.. .-.. .-.-.- --... ...-- .--- --- -. .-. -... ----. -.-. -- .-.. -.. .. ... -.-. --- ...- . .-. -.-- -.. ----. ----- ------------------------------[ <- Message 22 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 19:57:43 -0800 From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman) Subject: Re: LR ser. 3, engine with no guts At 7:58 PM 12/29/96 +0100, Ornulf Schomer wrote: >I have a got problem with my LR after a complete engine rebuild. >After reboring the cylinders and fitting new oversize pistons, a new timing ;chain, weber carb, and a rebuilt cylinderhead from AU Enginering giving 9:1 >comp. -- plus a whole lot of other things, the "new" engine has turned out >to be a lot slower than the old and oily thing I took out of the car 5 ;months ago. ; Your key word is Weber. If you added a single venturi Weber downdraft carb. the new carburator has a significanlty smaller venturi diameter then the original Zenith did. The standard replacement uses less fuel but can not put out the power of the old carb. I suspect your problem is mis matched parts. Your oversize cylinders and larger ports in the head just make the restiction worse. With that head and oversize cylinders, I would have suggested, using the 2.5L cam shaft. the Weber two venturi down draft on a pierce manifold that has the ports matched to the head, a four tube exhaust header and low back pressure muffler. As an alternative carb, I would look into that single SU carb and manifold that has recently been advertized in LROI I think the car would run REALLY bad if you were off a tooth on the chain. Good luck getting it sourted out & don't run it too lean with that tiny carb. TeriAnn twakeman@scruznet.com ------------------------------[ <- Message 23 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Jim Pappas <roverhed@m3.pcix.com> Subject: BSROA Holiday Party Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 00:42:36 -0500 A flyer with directions to AMANO inc. Is in the mail tomorrow to all of those who have RSVP'd thus far... See you Saturday night! Cheers Jim ------------------------------[ <- Message 24 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Jim Pappas <roverhed@m3.pcix.com> Subject: RE: Ford V8 Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 00:52:00 -0500 I drove my S2A for 12 years with a 302 Ford hooked up to ABP's (Advance = Adaptors) plate - stock drivetrain w/Fairey O.D. In that time, not ONE = half shaft broken or busted tranny... If I ever can get my faithful steed back from Mechanicville, I will = finish the currently rolling chassis with a 5.0HO EFI setup and ARB = 4-pinion rear... As with most conversions - yes the LR tranny will take substantially = more than the 2.25/2.5 could deliver - but THINK with your head = (especially on dry roads), not your FOOT!! Cheers JIm ---------- From: car4doc[SMTP:car4doc@concentric.net] Sent: Sunday, December 29, 1996 12:12 PM Subject: Re: Ford V8 Hi Brain, I have seen a lot of people talk about engine swaps into series LR's. I am working on the engineering to put a 3.8 buick 60% v6 into one now. You don't want to big or to much power or you start breaking the drive train. I wish I knew what conversion was best in the USA for the way I want to use my 109 LR. But it seem we have to break new ground here. About your engine it seems that more the 160 hp is to much for the drive line. So you maybe getting in to changing the trans to an auto box or even a ford 4X4 trans. which is a lot of work moving or making mounts just to use the engine you have around. but anything is possible with enough work but you could be making junk out of you LR. With all of this new power how are you going to stop the LR? You will need to upgrade the brakes somehow as well. Personally I am going with the buick engine besauce it is common & the adaptor will fit several other engines made by GM. I can imagine taking out a 4 cylinder & replacing it with a 4 cylinder for a 4X4 camper. I want a comfortable 70 MPH tops but the ability to haul everything off road as well. Fuel expense is also a factor so I am looking at new diff's & not ovrdrives. Anyone with suggestions about engine swaps jump in. I don't know the best "highway driving conversions" for the series LR's. Personally I like oil burners for their torque & if correctly sized they can be ok on the highway as well. That is my two cents Brian hope it helps. Regards, Rob Davis_Chicago ------------------------------[ <- Message 25 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 23:57:29 -0800 From: cyoungso@direct.ca (Chris Youngson) Subject: D110 on Seattle news! Just watching the news from Seattle, and what do I see? A D110 crossing the Evergreen Point floating bridge. This was broadcast on KSTW Channel 11. A list member? The snow was nearly as bad here, I didn't have to go to work! 73, Chris Chris Youngson, VE7CST West Vancouver, BC ------------------------------[ <- Message 26 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 21:40:05 +1100 From: amanda@zeta.org.au (Amanda Carkagis) Subject: Diesel engine conversion John Dillingham asked recently: >where did you get the bits to bolt the the Nissan transmission to the LR >transfer case? Enquiring minds want to know! Well John, the plain truth is that the Ni**an gearbox bolts straight on to the LR transfer case. No adapter plates required, no leaks (from the gearbox) and easy to use! The transmission is an overhauled *Cabstar* light truck unit which is readily available here in Australia. My apologies to the purists out there that may be turning a vivid shade of purple, but then again the machine was anything but standard or original when I bought it. Regards, Phil Carkagis. S III 109 5-door 101 FC. ------------------------------[ <- Message 27 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Solihull@aol.com Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 06:34:00 -0500 Subject: Re: moulded mats SIII I have the one piece 'county' floor mat for my s3 and it fits fine. I think RN carries them and the price went up last year. Here's hoping this is one of the part numbers that will take a nose dive! The part number is MTC3336. I still need a bulkhead cover- MTC3338 to match, but not till the price comes down or I find one used. Cheers!! John Dillingham in Woodstock, GA KF4NAS 73 s3 swb 25902676b DD engine rebuild under way! 72 s3 swb 25900502a rusted, in suspended animation Looking for a P5 project Vintage Rover Service--Since 1994, over half a dozen satisfied customers!! ------------------------------[ <- Message 28 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 961230 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
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