[greg_davey]

Hi everybody,

I own a 2002 D22 Generally in good condition (crosses fingers ) 105,000 miles , upgraded bearings from Billcar. I have just fitted new tyres and a new clutch. I have plans to fit a steering damper, clean off the chassis, and done or two other small things


It is my first Navara and I am impressed with the power although not the fuel consumption !

Greg
:grin2:

 

[mrw27]

Hello, Greg, welcome.

A few nice big jobs out of the way there, nice.

 

[greg_davey]

Yep quite expensive too- rusted bolts seriously held up the clutch fitment!
Fortunately I have a brilliant mechanic of the old school whom I have known for 24 years
Also have to fix a sloppy gear stick and new shockers fore and aft!
Its my first Nissan I have had Series Landrovers , a number of excellent Frontera Bs and a Musso ( yes I will admit to it - very comfortable and the most fantastic heater!)
Greg

 

[mrw27]

...Fortunately I have a brilliant mechanic of the old school whom I have known for 24 years...

All the mechanical knowledge I have, I learned from an old Mechanical Fitter nicknamed "Black Harry". He's been running engineering business' for sixty years, and rolling with the times too. He's nothing short of a mechanical genius.

You got lucky there.

(oh, and he owns around 30, yes around 30 series Landrovers, in varying conditions of course!)

 

[greg_davey]

The sad thing is these guys are getting on. Frank is really good and a good bloke too- I recently bought a Toyota Avensis which had not been upgraded with new aluminium injector seals and was burning tons of oil - rather like a battleship making smoke!- It didn't start until 200 miles after I got it He sorted the whole thing at trade through another mate who was a diesel specialist and fitted me in within a few hours of the trouble occurring.
He also has a good sense of humour I will never forget his face when I presented him with a UMM Alter (Peugeot underpinnings and jeep axles and transfer case) rapidly followed by a County 4x4 Transit .
I ran across another guy like this recently too- Cyril -over his career he had rebuilt /restored 22 fire engines and built 4 miniatures from scratch!
National treasures and so sad few people feel the need to learn from them

 

[landmannnn]

I like series landies, shame they stopped making them in 1953.

 

[mrw27]

Indeed, Greg, the entire auto trade is constantly evolving, and the these guys are thin on the ground in the auto repair business. There are a good few in my trade (Mechanical Fitter), but changes in automated systems and production line design, and as time goes on, they're disappearing too.

I've seen a few of these fully working miniatures, absolutely incredible. Some are worth tens of thousands, and it's no wonder with the hours and skill which goes into them.

Yeah, you've got to own a series Landy. I have a series 3 lightweight, it needs a chassis, maybe I'll get to it one of these days, make a nice coil spring conversion on it, drop in a modern diesel! Nissan made a nice in line six, LD28TDi, that was a popular engine for Landy conversions.

 

[greg_davey]

I always wanted a lightweight although the one tonne version produced by Santana would have been even nicer !

I was in the Australian Army and I have to say the Perentie 110 with the four cylinder, 4 litre Isuzu diesel was probably the best Landrover built although five speeds rather than four would have been good. I say that after experience with petrol Series 2As and 3s. The 3 was the worst the version used by the army had a six cylinder petrol which always ran very, very, hot. I also owned a short wheel base 2 A with a Holden 6 cylinder petrol fitted- a common conversion in the day.

I suddenly remember that I have driven a D21- again army, 2 wheel drive, and 6 cylinder petrol and I had a civilian D21/2(?) with a 2.7 normally aspirated diesel with the pace and power of a constipated snail! Must be suffering from dementia!

The 2.7 brake master cylinder failed in the Blue Mountains on a particularly steep grade- ever after it had a boot shaped hollow in the firewall.l:surprise::grin2: I then drove it about a hundred miles without brakes before finding a garage where I stopped it by driving it into a tree and they had a master cylinder in stock at 4pm on a Friday! Took them an hour to fit it and I got farmer's discount