January 2021

Land Rover Monthly

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Stay Strong
WHO would’ve thought in March that we would be going into regional lockdowns at the start of winter? At the time of writing that means no greenlaning for now in Wales. Even as I type this the rules are changing for everyone everywhere. Last week was
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Landrover Monthly
Editor Patrick Cruywagen Art Editor Sam McMurray Technical Editor Ed Evans Sub Editors Louise Woodhams, Dave Phillips Louise Woodhams, Dave Phillips, Richard Hall, Trevor Cuthbert, Gary Pusey, Steve Miller, Dave Barker, Thom Westcott, Jack Dobson, Ia
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Letters
I just read the latest edition of LRM and noticed a photo from Emilio Folegnani in the Your Pictures section and the silver 110 (reg RYO2 GJE). It’s my old works vehicle that I had from brand new in 2002-2010 when I worked for the Scottish & Southern
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Products
PRICE: £7.99 CONTACT: Britpart stockists ARE you an ARB groupie? Then you need their silver and black durable anodised aluminium valve caps. Five in a pack. PRICE: £26.50 CONTACT: Britpart stockists GOT ARB lockers? Then you need the ARB air locker h
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Shaken and Stirred
SINCE 1983 Land Rovers have featured prominently in James Bond movies. That was the year a Range Rover convertible appeared in Octopussy. One of my favourite Bond Land Rover scenes was the crazy chase scene in Skyfall when they bashed up a grey old D
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Jaguar Land Rover To Use Plastic Waste In Its Interiors
IN a bid to offer a wider choice of responsibly sourced materials with the same luxurious feel but with a reduced environmental impact, next-generation Land Rover models will feature floor mats and trims made from plastic waste. Working with econyl®
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How The Latest Noise Cancellation Tech Helps Reduce Driver Fatigue, According To JLR
I DON’T know about you, but when I’m really tired, there’s nothing like opening the windows and blasting some heavy rock music to wake up your senses. Not so, according to the boffins at JLR, who say Active Road Noise Cancellation, which basically he
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The Show Must Go On
THE coronavirus pandemic has disrupted – and is still disrupting – all of our lives. Obviously the biggest tragedy has been the human casualties, but everyone has been affected to some degree. For many green oval fans, the cancellation of the big Lan
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£70k Defender from Kahn
IF you’ve got a spare £70k burning a hole in your pocket and you’re a big fan of Afzal Kahn’s work then you could bag yourself this distinctive Chelsea Truck Company 110 Defender Vesuvius edition – with a pound change. The Kahn Automobile Company tak
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Your Pictures
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Free Sealey
when you subscribe • Set contains - slotted; 3 x 75, 4 x 100, 6 x 150, 8 x 200mm, Phillips; #0 x 75, #1 x 75, #2 x 100mm• Part of a comprehensive range of Premier Hand Tools, suitable for daily professional use.• Includes hanging hole for alternative
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My Series Woes Sorted
SINCE coronavirus has changed the world, at least for the foreseeable future, I seem very much stuck in England. One of my greatest consolations should be spending more time with my lovely Lightweight, but that particular boon is tinged with having t
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A Happy Customer!
LAST month I mentioned that I’d replaced my L322 Range Rover with a 2014 Defender 90 Station Wagon, and I’m delighted with it. I should have done it ages ago. When I decided to make the change, I thought I’d see if I could find a competitively-priced
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Not A Simple Repair After All
ONE of the hazards of writing this column is that sometimes a job that I write about comes back to bite me hard, after my piece on it has gone to press. Last month I described how I had saved the owner of a Defender 200Tdi the cost of the engine rebu
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Rebuilds, New Defender And Neglects
LUCKY me, I am currently restoring two Land Rovers (Build 01 and Build 02) the deadline for each is drawing close. I would be lying if I said I was not beginning to feel anxious. Build 02 is, in fact, a surprise Christmas present for someone (who als
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Scotland Coast To Coast
EVERY so often in life the opportunity for a grand adventure presents itself that cannot be passed by. What’s more, you know if you don’t jump at it, the chance will not arise again in the future. That’s exactly how Jonny Stage, founder of Sandgrouse
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Lightning Can Strike Twice …
RICHARD HALL bought his first Land Rover, a Series III, just after his 18th birthday and has since owned, maintained and restored these vehicles for over 30 years now. He runs a small Land Rover repair and restoration business in Norfolk and every mo
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Rovers On The Rubicon
THE Sierra Nevada offers a plethora of adventure-based opportunities for any offroader looking to explore; it is just one of the many incredible wilderness areas that the Northern California Land Rover Club call home. Located within these soaring mou
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Classics
WELCOME to LRM Classics. This month, Editor Patrick reports on JLR’s Range Rover 50th anniversary parade at the Goodwood SpeedWeek, which could well be the only motoring event this year to have celebrated the Range Rover’s golden jubilee. Although th
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Solihull Stretch
THERE really is nothing quite like a good Land Rover mystery! This 120 inch wheelbase Range Rover first came to the attention of Philip Bashall of the Dunsfold Collection earlier this year when owner Jeffrey Lee got in touch offering it for sale. Man
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A Luxurious Gathering
THERE has not been much to celebrate in 2020 except maybe if you are a Liverpool FC fan or if you started mass producing PPE at the beginning of the year. For Land Rover fans at least it was the 50th anniversary of the Range Rover, and massive kudos
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Patience Is A Virtue!
IT HAD to be true love! Why else would a Lancashire lad desert his newly-restored Lightweight Land Rover, to say nothing of his family and his hometown, and emigrate 3750 miles from Belmont, Lancashire, to Oshkosh, Wisconsin? Steve Owen grew up on th
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Defending with Defender
FROM its earliest days serving with the British Army, the Land Rover has been pictured stripped down and bristling with machines guns in the mould of the wartime jeeps. In this guise, it has proved to be the ideal light reconnaissance vehicle and the
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Much Ado About Nothing?
MUCH has been written about the new Defender, by ourselves too, of course. All my drives of the new Defender have been quick affairs, like a thief in the night. The first was as a passenger ride and then, just before the lockdown, I was given a tar r
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Legendary Patina
YOU just knew it was going to be a good day for the fifth Patina National when you saw the line-up of motors. The site for this year’s event on the North Yorkshire Moors was thankfully still clear of any local lockdowns and with a full entry of 30 le
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Keeping It Simple
DEFENDER NINETY YEAR: 1984 MILEAGE: 169,360 MPG: 30 POWER: 111 bhp TORQUE 195 lb-ft MHILE my old and mucha-bused Discovery is now enjoying retirement by the sea in Bridlington, awaiting restoration by its eager new owner, for the first time in a few
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Events
RALLY GREECE OFFROAD Argos Orestiko, Greece https://atlasteamgr.wixsite.com/rallygreeceoffroad 4X4 TRIAL Haggate, Burnley https://www.scor4x4.co.uk/ LAKE DISTRICT 4X4 TOUR https://offthebeatentrack4x4.co.uk/ 4X4 PROMOTIONAL EVENT Baswell Ash, Bury St
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Run To The Hills
LAND ROVER SERIES I YEAR: 1957 MILEAGE: 27,120 MPG: 21 POWER: 52bhp TORQUE: 101lb-ft RANGE ROVER CLASSIC YEAR: 1995 MILEAGE: 93,700 MPG: 19 POWER: 182bhp TORQUE: 230lb-ft MOST of this year, the one thing I’d been longing to do was to get in a great d
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Why I bought a Freelander 2
FREELANDER 2 XS TD4 YEAR: 2007 MILEAGE: 60,000 MPG: Around 40 POWER: 148 bhp TORQUE: 310 lb-ft I am a Defender owner and my 2003 Td5 90 does sterling service as a general workhorse and camera ship for my photographic projects. It is also my ticket to
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Defender Negotiations
DEFENDER 90 Tdci COUNTY HARD TOP YEAR: 2010 MILEAGE: 49,000 miles MPG: low 20’s around the hilly farm POWER: 122 hp TORQUE: 265 lb-ft A few years ago I had the opportunity to purchase a Defender 90 Tdci (Puma) at a good price and was quite taken with
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Replacing Front Wheel Bearings
TIME: 1 hour COST: £40 DIFFICULTY: MODELS: Defender, Td5 onward. TOOLS: General workshop tools, 52 mm impact socket, impact wrench/gun, circlip pliers, torque wrench. PARTS & COSTS: Wheel bearing kit, Britpart DA2381G, £40. WORK SAFELY: • Wear protec
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Replacing The Bearing Tracks
BEFORE fitting the new bearing races, the inner and outer bearing tracks need to be changed. The tracks are an interference fit inside the hub, but the old tracks are easily tapped out and, after thoroughly cleaning the hub surfaces, the new tracks a
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Replacing Steering Knuckle Ball Joints
TIME: 3 hours COST: See below DIFFICULTY: MODELS: Range Rover P38, Disco 2. TOOLS: General workshop tools, including 12, 13, 15, 22 and 24 mm spanners and sockets, ball joint splitter, and a good quality ball joint removal tool and a torque wrench. P
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Back In Action
TIME & COST: Not applicable DIFFICULTY: (excluding air con work) TOOLS: General workshop tools. WORK SAFELY: • Wear safety boots when working with heavy parts.• Wear protective gloves.• When running an engine in the workshop, ensure exhaust fumes are
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Freelander Beats The Freeze
CORONAVIRUS has dominated the news headlines for most of this year. Politicians can talk of little else. They love nothing better than the sound of their own voices and can usually be relied upon to spout forth on any subject – regardless of whether
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1988 Range Rover Vogue Se
How did you find this project? The same as most people I guess, which is word of mouth. Though it has to be said that I waited over three years to acquire this specific Range Rover, so it did take a wee while before it officially became mine! The own

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