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Mator Is In The Landy this month

By Nicky SmithPosted on Wed, December 09, 2015
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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 […]

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A nice review!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Thu, October 08, 2015
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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 […]

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Something in the pipeline.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, July 06, 2015
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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 […]

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The Final Chapter

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, June 20, 2015
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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 […]

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The Project Has Landed…Book

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, June 06, 2015
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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 […]

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200 plus

By Nicky SmithPosted on Thu, June 04, 2015
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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 […]

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Autokana & The Force

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, May 31, 2015
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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 […]

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Plastic bags & Pipework

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, May 24, 2015
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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 […]

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Tyres & Rims

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, May 22, 2015
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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 […]

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Been Published in a magazine!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, May 16, 2015
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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 […]

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Car Boots and Sunshine

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, May 10, 2015
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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 […]

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I had a spare couple of hours so…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Thu, May 07, 2015
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Well that’s Mator’s transfer box seal done…again. Just got to pop the oil in but that will be tomorrows job.

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Clutch Plates & Seals

By Nicky SmithPosted on Tue, April 28, 2015
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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 […]

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2nd Edition…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, April 25, 2015
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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 […]

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First copy!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, April 25, 2015
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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 […]

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Paperback Published!!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Thu, April 23, 2015
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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!?

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It’s Official!!!!!!!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Tue, April 21, 2015
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I am only bloody publishing “The Project Has Landed…” in paperback!!!! Copies available within the week folks 🙂

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Summer days and Slipping

By Nicky SmithPosted on Tue, April 21, 2015
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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 […]

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Paperback book…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, April 20, 2015
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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 […]

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Best Seller????

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, April 11, 2015
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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 […]

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Umm….

By Nicky SmithPosted on Thu, April 09, 2015
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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 […]

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Playing…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Tue, April 07, 2015
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Just playing with pictures…can you tell I am ill with nothing better to do!

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Mator is up For Sale

By Nicky SmithPosted on Wed, April 01, 2015
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Well Mator is up for sale because we want to buy a house and need some extra money to the deposit 🙁 After all of […]

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Mator is For Sale

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, March 29, 2015
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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 […]

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He knows what I am thinking…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, March 28, 2015
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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 […]

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Times are a changing.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Wed, March 25, 2015
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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 […]

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Transfer box seals & Oil slicks

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, March 22, 2015
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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 […]

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It does go off road…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, March 15, 2015
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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 […]

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Gearbox Bangs

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, March 09, 2015
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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 […]

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Cycling & BBQ

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, March 07, 2015
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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 […]

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Steering Wheels & Carbs

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, February 28, 2015
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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 […]

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Fuel lines & Fine tuning.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, February 20, 2015
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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 […]

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Oil and Radio’s

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, February 15, 2015
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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 […]

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New Carb & Timing

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, February 14, 2015
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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 […]

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Number plates

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, February 08, 2015
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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 […]

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Then there was rough running.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, February 08, 2015
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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 […]

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The First Time

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, February 08, 2015
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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 […]

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Charging and Connections

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, February 06, 2015
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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 […]

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You couldn’t make it up…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, February 01, 2015
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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 […]

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Number Plates & Cleaning

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, January 31, 2015
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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 […]

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