WHAT YOU DID TO YOUR TRUCK TODAY!

Fitted CB into centre console
Wired aux ciggy lighter socket into boot to charge one of those million candle Torch things
Straightened out and sealed the transmission tunnel that numbnut had decided to do a hatchet job on. Road noise reduced and less fumes :thumbup:

Need to sort out my gearbox tunnel in the trooper as well boxy. Mine is much the same after some Redneck Engineer and a lunatic Landy driver attacked it during the body lift !!

They know who they are

Sold it

was a really sad, but a hmm yeah feeling as it drove out of the road, roaring with its straight thru exhaust and rear wheels lit up :twisted:

just wish the 2.8 could light up the rears...don't think I've had a noticeable wheel spin out of it yet

even on roundabouts in the wet with muds on and trying :/

Put a thermostat into the Sport, someone had removed it :roll:

, been running without one for six months, nice and warm now. Also fitted a middle and back box exhaust with all new rubbers ( new off ebay, not bad all delivered for £55 ) sounds better now and more power

. Radiator gave up on Peugeot 307

will have to do a botch as it at last goes on Thurs, adding to the Vauxhall clan, a Signum being collected on Thurs

Dropped the tank, straightened (well nearly straightened) the tank guard. Pushed the tank back to the correct shape so should be able to get specified 80 litres in it rather than modified 60 litres.
Removed the suspension lift spring spacers - much prefered it being pushed up higher, but I want to go through the process of elimination to find what is causing the back end UJ's to go prematurely.
Done a bit of investigating delving into the non functioning fuel guage whilst the tank is out of the way. Being a diesel, only 2 wires connect to the tank level guage, pushed a straightened paper wire clip into the feed and return connections. Done this so that I could get the multi-meter onto something to get a reading. Bingo, got a reading of 10.75 volts. Disconnected and cleaned up the earth terminal then connected both the feed and return connectors with the single paper clip and checked the guage in the dashboard. Fuel low level warning light off and guage read full tank so all looks promising. Removed the paper clip and low level light comes back on and tank reads empty. So any issues after this as got to be the fuel level float/circuit in the tank giving the grief.
Got beaten by the clock going back early darkness so reconnecting the tank as got to wait for the next available day light hours.

Found that my sport has a nasty petrol leak so il be looking into that at some point this week, think its the rubber pipe above the rear axle thats let go as it only leaks when the pumps engaged :roll:

Fitted some "new" tyres on the BGL...they are wicked...
but...
with no lift, it cant steer at all, cant flex at the rear, and one of the front wheels wont turn at all due to the "re sculptured" front bumper. :lol:

Need the forklift out tomorrow anyway, so will stretch the rear archs a bit by lifting the car (and shaking it) by them with the forks if I get chance, front might involve forklift doing some stretching and maybe a modicum of gas axe, and sledge hammer.

35"ish x 11"ish tyres were going to be a challenge on an unlifted LWB A, but I want to keep the low centre of gravity, and cant be assed to lift it, so some "minor" trimming and fettling will be required. :wink:

Used it to drag the caravan down to Devon for a spot of recreational grockling for a few days...

Managed to break it while there. Ended up driving 230 miles home with caravan on the back and a knacked alternator. Odd thing was the dash light never came on at all all the way home, I only noticed it when the window wouldnt work and then voltage gauge had dropped a bit, pulled over and checked the battery with the multi-meter only to find 11.8 volts with the engine running. A quick 'poke' of the alternator with the 2ft breaker bar didnt do anything for it so as it was daylight we set off for home...

230 miles later with no stops (car would not have re-started) got home, lined the van up to back it into the yard and stuck the truck into reverse... And it cut out with the combo blocking the road, the volt drop from the reversing lights had been enough to drop the solonoide on the fuel pump.

Lucky, the friendly RAC bod from the bottom of the road was on the way home and we got the truck running enough to get the van into the yard and truck parked.

Battery is now on charge for the trip to work in the morning and a new alternator will be getting ordered in the morning.

we need pics of the bgl with them on greg....35"'s on a stock fronty has got to look comical lol

Will do tommorow mate,
I am pretty sure they are around abouts the 35" mark, certainly look bigger than a 33"...
They are a bit cheeky though aint they, and will come in handy dragging you out Dan! :lol:

Somehow I think traction on the BGL is no longer going to be an issue...turning might be admittedly, and CV joint survival might be limited...in fact the CV's are almost dead in it already, they are even clicking when going straight now, so I might need to change them before its next outing (or fill the boots with expanding foam so I cant hear them!) :lol:

Si thanks for my next trick for my shorty!!! :thumbup:

Have to say that is a really good idea Si for the cup holder,

where did you see it??? :lol:

*cough* p1ss off *cough*

That cup comes with me everywhere and the piddly little box thing is designed to hold tape cassettes

Was a no brainer really.

You really do need to upgrade that 8-track Si, and move into the 70's... :lol:

only just seen the black screw keeping it shut??? is that so no one can see what music cassettes u listen to :lol:

Shakin Stevens is now well and truly secured down to that little self tapper...I am thinking his kids put that screw in... :lol:

If I gave a crap about the car I would have glued it down, but as the dewalt and the screws were nearer and meant i didnt have to walk to the shed for the glue - guess what happened

So Shakey is now covered with plastic swarf and a disc of offcut plastic :lol: