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Hello, Ive used a company at Cambridge area called Bailey Morris , they have made me custom props for my Froader and a DAF truck, they make all sorts of props, ( commercial, marine etc) it might be worth a call, they are suppliers of wide angle props for froaders . They can cut and modify/...

Thanks , I’ll give the LED emplacements a go, I appreciate your response , best regards,Bill Westley

Apologies if this has already been dealt with, my question is has anyone been successful in “ brightening up” the front side lights on an 80 series, I have replacement units and standard bulbs, and I feel they could be a lot better, it’s something I’ve been meaning to address but it’s only the...

She is indeed beautiful, I would be interested in being the owner is this magnificent machine, will you pm me please, Bill Westley

I had occasion to be in the Tilbury Dock ( Essex) area in a company that receives/ exports vehicles. There was an amazing array of vehicles “ on their way out” and some nice ones “ on their way in”. Whilst there I spotted this beauty, To be honest I’m not a fan of the 40 series, but after...

I need advice or the benefit of somebody’s experience. I am planning a trip for October, it’s European trip, I would like to record it all for my own use on a video type camera, a Go Pro maybe? Some hand held footage, some maybe from the vehicle, Has anyone here bought that type of camera and...

Shayne, just re-read your post, oops! fantasy, mine too! When we have been away ( some good trips) I view the bikes with a tad of envy, especially when we were on the NC 500 and Corsica, beautiful winding roads………

The froading was pretty tame, greenlaning with the odd one slung in to give it some seasoning and keep you on your toes, however, on one of the days there is a long arduous climb on and off road to what’s known as “ the shepherds houses, well, the route down, is a very long descent down steep...

The Trip is an organised tour, lots of froading, good food, good accommodations all inclusive price, that’s about it really. The excursion starts by meeting on the dockside at Toulon for a 6pm sail. We had left home 6 days previous and had a 2day meander down to Provence where we spent 4 days...

well done, you’ve joined a lovely community of like minded enthusiast! welcome and I hope you get to enjoy your adventures in your vehicle. The information here is priceless, and free! Best Regards, Billy Westley ( local to you at Canvey)

Whilst driving in Germany recently, I had reason to stop and buy diesel, yep that’s usually the situation, so at the fuel pump I happened to look at the plastic holster where the nozzle sits on the pump. On closer investigation I saw that where a tiny drop of diesel had dripped from the nozzle...

I used a company who built me a “ tucked up” for overland exhaust in stainless, I also upsized to 3” dia, beautiful job, yep it was plenty of £loadsa I can’t remember but under a grand and I must have had it for nearly 10 years, they specialise in Etypes and such and the work is 1st class. the...

continued…….. For anyone thinking of making this excursion it’s worth doing a lot of research, it is a long way, the splatnav gave us about 7+ hours on the road, but when stops and ”roadworks” are added we came out at about 9+ although we didn’t keep a log, ( yes they have the same amount of...

Our trip to the Allrad was amazing, we are on our way home in Belgium now( ( Saturday ) the last time we were here ( 9 years ago) we camped. It was a wonderful experience This time we decided to amalgamate the trip with a holiday as this time the Duchess came along, also another froader and his...

Final update, Merlin Diesel ( Preston) has supplied me with the correct part for my car. J80 1994 12 valve. the part number for the unit I needed is:- 096030-0520 “ ECD Fuel Cut ASSY , FINAL COST, £78.60 inc vat and postage. Great service from this company. I am not connected to this company...

UPDATE, THE DURITE product I’ve shown above is NOT suitable for the Denso pump, apologies to all, I have discovered that a Denso specific product is needed. More information to follow.

Been doing a bit of “tidying up” in the engine bay and discovered amongst lots of others a diesel leak from the stop valve solenoid. This item was not playing up but it showed a dribble of diesel when running, not gallons but a constant every three seconds a large drip, annoying yes, so a new...

Hello again , I have had the pleasure of enjoying several really good events in this area. this one, Hivernale, another one by Michel called “ Shepherds track” different hotel every night, about 100+ km every day, another by a different club called The Bouclier Auverne and another called “ Rond...

Hello this is his email [email protected] His company is called Espace decouvert based in StPoncy near StFlour , very nice man, I met him a few years ago on a 4x4 event in Corsica, best regards, Bill Westley

My wife and I had a recent trip to France curtesy of “Espace” Cantal. The organisation’s proprietor is Michel Couret. he does a number of trips usually 3-4 days, hotels and food included. This one is called “Hivernale” or “winter” I suppose. The theme is “driving in the snow”, well there was no...