Nothing like a deadline to get you in an inventive mood

[Pumpy]

Trying to get the Argo ready for the UK Billing Land Rover Show on Friday, where she will be the star of the Northants 4x4 Response team stand, had to rivet the hull back together on me own... sat there scratching me head about how I was going to get the seams to line up with no-one to give it a nudge here n there while I drill the rivets...

Came up with a workable solution, I'd like to personally thank the bloke who invented ratchet straps (and lets face it, it had to be a bloke )

Note the bits of wood to stop the wrong bits deforming!







And here she is ready for the show... Just short of few response team stickers that'll go on last miinuite



Now all I've got to do is sort this little bit of wiring out...



Then put the truck back together, and maybe wash a few tons of mud off it

[hydromike]

Now all I've got to do is sort this little bit of wiring out...

I'd absolutely cut the red wire.....

[rodp]

Hmm, nothing major then, 5 minute job. Oh, it's the blue wire you need to cut, but it could be the red,..... blue, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red,................Oh I give up, cut the lot and have done

[john swenson]

pumpy, love your creativity with the ratchet straps and blocks. when no one is around to help, it's amazing how inventive we get. especially when we are not willing to wait for some body to come along. good job. someone will use that idea someday !! johnboy va.

[anotheramature]

I want to see how inventive you can be with that blue and red wire, you made need a few more pieces of lumber and a roll or two of 88 tape

[Pumpy]

The wiring looks worse than it is

You wouldn't want to be the bloke who installed the alarm when I get hold of him tho The truck konked out on me miles from anywhere, I eventually worked out there was no power to the fuel stop solenoid, so I bypassed it to get me home, in the dark with only side lights

I rang the alarm fitter next day and described the symptoms "no way it can be the alarm if the starter is working when deactivated" he was conviniently on holliday (yeah right, answering his work messages!)

If it wasn't the alarm it had to be an open circuit on the loom, so I dismantled the whole dash, fusebox, loom in the engine compartment, and chased every bit of wiring. 3 days later I'm still scratching my head so I went back to basics and followed the live from the battery right through the ignition switch and onward, guess what? It was the bloody Alarm

I don't think a full refund will cut it, I want BLOOD

At least I know what it was now, it's been doing my head in for days

[Rory_mcw]

Man after my own heart

Defender and an Argo

[rodp]

Make the most of it Rory, one day your knees will be too buggered to sit in one for too long and you'll have to sell your beloved Defender, like I did.
Tears in my eyes as it trundled down the road, gone for ever. Have to make do with a Disco now, more leg room.

[Rory_mcw]

That is luxurious compared to my 1955 series 1.

Defender is just an awesome all round vehicle

[rodp]

Last of the 80" or an 86"?

[Rory_mcw]

86" galv chassis, not been on the road for last 3 years...... I must get round to it.

[rodp]

Me being old have had 80, 86, 88 (ser 1), 88 (ser 2 and 3) , 109, 110, forward control, range rover, disco, mog, cj5, champ, and loads of others I can't remember now. But out of all of them the 86" is running very, very high on the list of favourites. It's got all you need, a dash to put stuff in, doors with seals, opening vents, nimble enough to get anywhere. If it's got the 2 ltr in still a rover 60 head is a great improvement (if you can still get one ??)

I'll give you £50 for it .......and don't mind collecting

[Pumpy]

Nice n shiney that one Rory! Mine has a few battle scars from the local green lanes, a tad scratchy to say the least!

I know what you mean about leg room rod, my 90 had the bulkhead cut down and a bar put in during the rebuild so the seat can go right back, at least I can stretch me legs

I'll grab some pics of the Argo & me 90 on the stand at Billing over the weekend, I might polish her up but I don't expect her to look as siney as Rorys