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Many thanks Clearly I need to improve my skills on the website, Will not get to AO this time as we will be in deepest Wales with friends Green Laning, June is very promising, I did enjoy Lincoln despite my embarrassment, have been in a similar situation twice since then, still not got the...

Hi, Yes I am guilty of not looking on here very often but does anyone have a get together or event of any sort planned for this year. It seems that the forums are the only way people communicate and there is no social or off road meetings. If that is what everyone wants thats fine but I for one...

Hi Karl Can you confirm that Lincomb will be on for September Need my fix as have had to behave in the last six weeks ( not allowed to play in the mud) Any issues with booking this site for the future, let me know & I will try my contacts All the best Roger

Many thanks for the tip

Hello Nick We are at the Big Outdoors all that weekend, several friends joining us Tiverton just off Junc.27 M5 if that's not too far for you, excellent off roading & green laning all weekend. Tom King also hoping to be there,We would be delighted if you would join us

Hi to all viewing this page, We went to our first proper Cruiser meet over the last weekend & were planning on joining this trip later in the year, However now we,ve met Nick........decided not to go!! No, only kidding Nick :grinning: What a smashing bunch of people, all of you. Sadly the trip...

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New to this event, I presume we need to book & send payment to someone? Advice please

Having been to Overland a few times, it's a great show but with no chance of using the Cruiser off road & a very disturbed night last time by some drunks arguing has really put me off going again.

Also know of a good site near Welshpool in mid Wales if anyone is interested.

Lambs lair is an excellent venue, 3 campsites from basic to excellent in the village of Priddy just a few miles away, also good pub with very good food & beer in the village centre, walking distance from the campsite,s. Cheddar Gorge and Wells are also worth a visit too Have been here many...

Aah What a chore trying to find this thread, I am new to this forum but do find it difficult to navigate some times. Anyhow now it's found and we will be going to both events. Thanks for sorting it Karl

Decided to join 4x4 Adventures on one of their events in Devon on 22nd January Anyone fancy joining me? Also planning my own outing sometime in February, let me know if you are interested

Well indeed thanks again everyone for all your advice, have decided to stick with the Auto after hours perusing websites to find a good manual alternative in the same condition for a similar price. I will be fitting an oil & transmission cooler though. Previously have had 3 Automatic cars...

Hi again Clive I enquired about a visit just after joining on here At the time you were not sure if 2017 would be happening? Just picked up the thread again, can anyone suggest a ball park figure for travelling to your planet & if we were to join you all, do you all meet for a convoy trip from...

That's it, I need to have an 80 & a 100 now, 1 auto, 1 manual,, the Wife will not be pleased !!

Waow, I didnt realise I stirred the passions in you two, excellent debate from both sides, Hell! ..... I,ll just buy a manual as well!!

The truck itself is a gem, this is my dilemma I love driving it,so don't think it's likely that would work but thanks for the thought

Oops should I talk to Chas!, I am guilty of drowning two VW Syncro & a G-Wagen engine in years gone by My truck does seem to slow quite dramatically on hills I thought it was the box zapping the power out of it

Ok guys Thankyou all for your comments, very helpful indeed and most appreciated The reason is to most I guess a bit illogical but I have never been lucky with autos This truck though was ideal in every other sense and in far better condition than anything available at that price

Even though it's the same 4.2 in both? I thought the auto box bell housing would be the main difference where it bolts onto the box itself. If the only difference between the 100 4.2 are the later electronic gizmos attached, then it might work to swap an engine & box complete Apparently the...

Aah !!! still getting to grips with this site, just lost all I had written Trying to ask you possible cost of manual box flywheel pedal arrangement + any other bits needed for a swop auto to manual on my 92 4.2TD. Other option is a 2000 w plate 100 same engine, manual box fitted Will cost me...

Thanks for the reply Karl I Will be in touch after Christmas Have been considering going from auto to manual on my 80, what are the parts likely to cost me?

Hi This has probably been asked many times before but as I am still learning how the website works I,ll ask it again!! Will the 100 series 4.2TD manual gearbox fit straight into a 92 reg. 80 4.2TD are there any unforeseen challenges. Secondly, anybody done a auto to manual swop on an 80 4.2TD I...

Ok thankyou both, been running an old Pajero up to a few weeks ago that I borrowed from my daughter, anything over 45 on that and you would think the prop was coming through the floor, that was the rear diff pinion bearing but the noise was there all the time,

Ok thankyou both, been running an old Pajero up to a few weeks ago that I borrowed from my daughter, anything over 45 on that and you would think the prop was coming through the floor, that was the rear diff pinion bearing but the noise was there all the t No idea Julian It was just a short on...

Hi Karl Could be interested in this if it's still available at the right price

Aha, you have all confirmed my own thoughts on running big Mud Terrain tyres on the road, I realised a long time back the difference in mpg after I fitted lovely big M/T,s on a 4x4 many years ago, trouble is, as you get older you forget all that you have learned !! When I bought my 80 earlier in...

Hi Went to test drive a W plate 100 4.2TD manual today. On overrun it sounds dreadful, with a real grumble coming from somewhere in the transmission, though when pulling it was perfectly quiet. It was a reasonable price from a used car dealer with no experience of these vehicles, mileage is 200k...

Have been laning/off reading for 30 years with a real selection of 4x4 vehicles, the last ten very rarely mostly because those I meet never get back to me even after joining local clubs, ( I think they believe me to be too old) they say they aren't doing much now or I hear about it after its...

We would be dead keen to join you or anyone doing the Welsh lanes or any other for that matter.

Hi Just to add, excellent write up, we live locally to these lanes, anyone interested in coming down or want to go out and about in Devon or anywhere in the West Country or Wales, please get in touch Roger & Julia

Hi to everyone going, We will have split loyalties over the weekend, previous to getting my first Cruiser six months ago now, my previous vehicle for the last ten years was a VW Syncro 4x4 & the Syncro Club being a very social club are attending in similar numbers again this year, we are...

Hi Not to do with tickets sorry Need to ask if anyone attending might have a couple of parts that I need for my 80VX I'm in need of a left handed passenger sun visor, also need the plastic steering column switch gear cover. Hopefully somebody out there has one or both that they can bring along...

Hi Clive and thankyou for your advice, funny enough I also have a friend in the VW Syncro Club that has lots of knowledge about those vehicles. Anyhow since my last reply, I have now tried as Chris suggested & nothing, no buzzer no lights other than the CDL engaged light, cant hear any relays...

Will have to take it onto some soft ground now and see what happens

Aha, Funny you should say that, I wondered why there was a factory fitted switch next to the two electrical ariel switches with CDL on it, I presumed it was so that you could also lock the centre diff in high range, as I was in low box anyway with the light on, didn't think I needed to touch it...

Yes, already planned on spacers anyway but agree with you on width, have this conversation with the wife you can imagine the answer Whats wrong with your present wheels, they are round, aren,t they :)

Ok, had the vehicle stuck in a bomb hole, using low box, turned das switch to select rear diff only, no warning light on the dash came on, despite both showing on start up, tried turning switch to front as well but nothing, returned selector to neutral tried again, turned the engine off the on...

Thankyou for the very prompt reply Chris, Already sourced some 16" wheels, have a spare set of new 235/85 x16 Goodyear MTRs in the garage from my previous vehicle, a little narrower than planned as would prefer 285/70s but they haven't sold so will probably use them. I was considering Pedders...

Hi After taking my recently acquired 1992 80 off road for the first time recently, to check the lockers, found neither were working, I suspect that they have never been used in anger. Having no knowledge of these trucks, Where do I start?

Hi again, Many thanks for your comments, I already know what I want, its just that experience has led me to understand, after spending several hundred pounds on parts, someone will say, You should have bought "this" instead, if it looks like the picture on Chris,s profile, that is about right...

Hi, I have just acquired my first Cruiser & it needs some tlc, Soggy springs,No difflocks working etc. It doesn't look as though its ever seen mud before , so I think the locks are probably seized, how easy are they to strip?. Which Spring kit do I go for?, can anyone on the forum sell me a lift...

Hi, New to this forum, so apologies if I have misplaced this message, I have just acquired a #92 80 series Cruiser in pretty good order & will be attending the Overlander Show with it this year, hope to see you all there, Will be using it off road in the meantime, so hope to see how capable...