Did any of you make it to Donnington last week? The Landy free newspaper put on a great show again but the best bit of […]
A nice review!
Well I just popped onto Amazon to check to see if I had missed anything lately there and a nice review had been left about […]
Something in the pipeline.
Even though Mator has now moved on to a new owner his presence here is still felt and there is indeed something in the pipeline […]
The Final Chapter
Over the last year or so I have got great enjoyment from rebuilding Mator my Series 3 FFR Land Rover. There have been tears there […]
The Project Has Landed…Book
The book “The Project Has Landed…” written by yours truly is doing well so far sales wise I must have sold at least two to […]
200 plus
I finished work at a reasonable hour this afternoon and seeing as Wifey and the kids were off out this evening to her sisters I […]
Autokana & The Force
Well Mator got a good run put today to display at the Autokana show in Wollaton Hall Nottingham with the NLRC. Typically when ever you […]
Plastic bags & Pipework
Mator has been true to Land Rover form he has run faultlessly for two drives out and now is demanding more of my attention for […]
Tyres & Rims
After getting the old wheels off of Mator during his rebuild I was happy to fit the big chunky mud wheels to him but I […]
Been Published in a magazine!
Isn’t it amazing what a year can bring to you. I have quit smoking, built a Landy, published a book and the cherry on the […]
Car Boots and Sunshine
Seeing as I have a long week ahead and probably should have had a relaxing lie in this morning I awoke bright and breezy at […]
I had a spare couple of hours so…
Well that’s Mator’s transfer box seal done…again. Just got to pop the oil in but that will be tomorrows job.
Clutch Plates & Seals
It has taken me two days to get around to writing up the blog about changing the clutch in Mator solely because it was such […]
2nd Edition…
Right then the proof has come back on the changes I have made to the paperback book and I have approved them so the hard […]
First copy!
Well I came home today after a fun filled meeting at the bank about mortgages and the such to find a brown parcel on my […]
Paperback Published!!
Well here it is folks the paperback version of “The Project Has Landed…” Who would have thought an ape like me would publish a book!?
It’s Official!!!!!!!
I am only bloody publishing “The Project Has Landed…” in paperback!!!! Copies available within the week folks 🙂
Summer days and Slipping
If I am honest I have not done a great deal with Mator of late. I put him up for sale of course but after […]
Paperback book…
Again I have been a bit quiet but with good reason! After publishing “The project has landed…” as an ebook I have had lots of […]
Best Seller????
If you search for “The Project Has Landed” on amazon somehow it says it’s the number on best seller in “Automotive”…don’t know how because it […]
Umm….
Umm I kind of published a book about the Land Rover rebuild and all the responses I got taking the mickey warts and all so […]
Playing…
Just playing with pictures…can you tell I am ill with nothing better to do!
Mator is up For Sale
Well Mator is up for sale because we want to buy a house and need some extra money to the deposit 🙁 After all of […]
Mator is For Sale
First things first I am only selling “Mator” my series 3 landy because we are buying a house and need the money for a deposit […]
He knows what I am thinking…
My vehicle collection is getting bigger and all of this without the added extra motors that will turn up when the kids start driving heaven […]
Times are a changing.
Things seem to be changing at the moment and quite drastically to boot! I have started my new job which will hopefully send me off […]
Transfer box seals & Oil slicks
I have been quite lucky with Mator my old Series 3 Landy where oil leaks are concerned most people who own Land Rovers constantly joke […]
It does go off road…
I sat staring at Mator this morning and thought bugger it I am off to the local car boot just so I can have a […]
Gearbox Bangs
Seeing as its the last day of my annual leave and there were chores to be run I decided what better way to do it […]
Cycling & BBQ
You all know I don’t sleep a great deal but my limits have been pushed even for me. Complain I cant really because the cause […]
Steering Wheels & Carbs
I have been a bit quiet of late I know but I do have a good excuse and a letter from my Mum so if […]
Fuel lines & Fine tuning.
Today has been a good day it started well enough with Wifey bringing me a brew in bed so I sat there enjoying a relaxing […]
Oil and Radio’s
Off we went to the first 4×4 show of our season this morning at Donington and it was nice to be out and about staring […]
New Carb & Timing
It has been a hell of a week so far one of my daughters got most unwell and ended up in hospital so my place […]
Number plates
After fitting the rear number plate last week it became apparent that the ladder does indeed block a lot of it off but just in […]
Then there was rough running.
I apprehensively jumped into the Landy with Wifey joining me on teh passenger side and fired him up. He started well enough of course but […]
The First Time
Well I sit here working up the bravery to take Mator out for his first run. We wont be going far just around the city […]
Charging and Connections
Mator has decided that even though he has been loved and lavished attention on over the last ten months he did not want to play […]
You couldn’t make it up…
Well the sun was shining I only had a couple of chores to do and Wifey was off out so today was the day Mator […]
Number Plates & Cleaning
I awoke to the sight if snow falling yet again and it was pretty bloody old to boot. The cough that my eldest daughter had […]