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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Joined: 06 May 2005
Location: Earth
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Just got back home
OW my head hurts For use of a 4x4 site and driver training pm me 
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blue meanie
Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: nfi !
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why, were you driving the Defender then ?  global warming my ars...!!!
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Joined: 06 May 2005
Location: Earth
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blue meanie wrote:why, were you driving the Defender then ?
because they are better off road.
Oh and the fact that the Red Pearl was ill (again) For use of a 4x4 site and driver training pm me
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| Sat Jul 19 2008 10:53pm |
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blue meanie
Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: nfi !
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ok right  , what's wrong with TRP ? global warming my ars...!!!
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| Sat Jul 19 2008 10:56pm |
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AndrewS
Tarquin of the Desert
Joined: 06 May 2005
Location: Earth
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Fuel Rail Temp sensor, Rear wheel bearing. Damaged CV boot on rear driveshaft  this will require a new CV joint I expect. The latter would be my fault for not checking and/or cleaning the mud that collects around the rear driveshaft where it exists the diff and goes through a hole chassis. When I finally cleaned the mud I found that the CV Boots 'high points' had worn away  a result from rotating in a mud encrusted environment. For use of a 4x4 site and driver training pm me
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| Sat Jul 19 2008 11:05pm |
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blue meanie
Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: nfi !
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booger! I'm guessing the CV stuff won't be warranty then...  ever thought of a job in LR R & D product testing global warming my ars...!!!
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gilmore
Joined: 16 Jan 2005
Location: In my smoking jacket & cravat
Posts: 1378
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blue meanie wrote:booger! I'm guessing the CV stuff won't be warranty then... ever thought of a job in LR R & D product testing
They read this forum anyway.  All opinions expressed in this posting are my own and are not necessarily those of someone who knows what they are talking about.
TDV6 S Auto, Silver with bramble finish, Cooper STTs & plenty of Stihl countryside control...
GLASS member since 2007
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blue meanie
Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: nfi !
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well I should hope so  there isn't a better source of D3 related info is there global warming my ars...!!!
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DiscoDunc
Joined: 08 May 2006
Location: Bristol
Posts: 2586
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Been back a while now. Great weekend, except for this afternoon when I had a small electrical fire under the car
video here of "Bodsy Does Billing"
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=meGpP5jD6Pw
I also have a vid to demonstrate the sheer incompetency of the LRM marshals !!!
watch this space Duncan
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mick
Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: All over
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can't get any video had a great weekend a bit tiring though not enough sleep i think
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catweasel
Joined: 05 May 2006
Location: LONDON
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DiscoDunc wrote:I had a small electrical fire under the car
I saw the pic. can you expand on this a little.
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Bodsy
Joined: 06 Nov 2006
Location: Home, home on the range........
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blue meanie wrote:think you posted the link to your yootoob home Dunc...
is this the one?
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bNSj4hFozIQ
I think that vid was the first run through the Mud Run. I left the Terrain Response settings in std (off road height) & forgot to take traction control off, you can see it bog down at one point before all the electrickery kicked in & pulled it through.
At the next run through, they'd been pumping half of the river into the mud run! So was a bit gloopier, still nowhere near the levels of last year.
I set Mud & ruts with DSC off & it went through as smooth as a baby's bum! Kept the momentum & didn't bog down at all.
Was fully loaded, 5 up +bootfull of stuff.
Only bit I didn't do were the side slopes as the banks were a little too close (as the series LR found out in front of us!) I also heard of one RRS (07 plate) that had a nice new wrinkled metal effect from bonnet to boot along one side......
Kids loved it & I have to say, it's much more fun when there's a car full of people.
Thanks Reggieb & Manchester! Dunc & Jane & Everyone else, great weekend
EDIT Oh forgot to add, JohnFair's D3 setup looked amazing. Great reg plate too TDV6 HSE Black, Black Wheels /MTR's(in the shed!), Black RRS front/rear LR badge (tbf) Black Leather, Black Glass, Black TowB, Shiny Tasmods, Dull Mantec, White (& Orange) Reflective D3 Sticker, Black steering wheel badge, black air intake. Optima & Traxide dual battery setup.
Need black RRS wheel centre caps.
Now with added Engel.....
We D3, therefore we are..........
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Reggieb
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Watford, Herts.
Posts: 149
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Just like to say thanks to everyone for making it a splendid weekend.
Special thanks to Bodsy and Max for the ride round the offroad course, Manchester thought it was great. Pictures and vids on the way once I work out how to 
Dunc and Jane for the hospitality, (that Cider is something else) and the help with the flat on the caravan, all ok on the way home.
Chris T, Disco3fm was brilliant.
Had a a most enjoyable weekend, looking forward to the next gathering.
All the best
Ian & Chester (+ Reg) TDV6 HSE - Light Guards - White Reflective Sticker & that something extra
No Jetboil (yet) Edit: Jetboil now arrived, whoopie!!
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Rob B
Joined: 23 Dec 2007
Location: East Sussex
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Also had a great time although next time will book with you guys. I was camped 100yds from the Devon 4x4 tent in the main camping field.
Bodsy wrote:Only bit I didn't do were the side slopes as the banks were a little too close (as the series LR found out in front of us!)
On directions of my 7 year old  I did do the side slopes without a scratch and received cheers from the marshals stationed at the exit. Seems a few tried to drive up the left hand bank instead of keeping down at the bottom of the slope.
A 90 got stuck in the mud section 2 cars infront of me (3:30pm Saturday) and had to be towed out. A 110 directly infront stalled in the 2nd section of water and had to be towed completely off the course (petrol V8 ).
Just shows that a completely standard D3 on road tyres makes a novice look quite good 
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