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The Discovery’s Dying.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, October 24, 2016
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Today I found myself running the Dad errand of taking my youngest daughter to her first job interview. Seeing as the old Disco that has […]

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Brian’s For Sale Advert

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, October 17, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

Welcome to the sale of Brian my off road ready 300tdi Discovery 1 on an L plate. Brian was completely standard when I bought him […]

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Got me a 110.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, October 16, 2015
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I sat on my coffee break at work a couple of days ago drinking a cup of brown something that the machine throws out for […]

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Damn it I have been recognised!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, October 11, 2015
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Well I had a surprising start to the day this morning and no to the perverts among you the Wife did not wake up early […]

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He’s Back!!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Tue, October 06, 2015
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I was surprised to get a phone call at lunchtime whilst I was just getting stuck into my beef burrito after walking away from another […]

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Money Pit…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, October 05, 2015
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There was a tale of a man who bought an old Discovery, it was Grey in colour and it was a happy little truck that […]

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It’s Too Painful…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, October 03, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

I should fill you all in on the fun I have had over the last couple of weeks fixing Brian’s track rod ends ready for […]

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First Bar

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, September 27, 2015
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It hadn’t been going too badly if I am honest. The other evening I decided to tackle the rear wheel bearings and it all went […]

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I Win!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Wed, September 23, 2015
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A little brown package was waiting for me when I got home last night from work full of all sorts of shiny things along with […]

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Round 3…let’s call it a draw!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, September 20, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

After a pleasant morning meandering around a car boot sale in Tansley then a cheeky relaxed lunch in the sunshine at Matlock park we arrived […]

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Round 2 to me.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, September 19, 2015
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After a really nice day out at the LRO Show in Peterborough meeting up with a good friend and his Dad as well as taking […]

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I’m going to burn it…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, September 18, 2015
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Seriously I am going to go and buy a gallon of petrol then I am going to go and take one of my Zippo lighters […]

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Propshafts & Diffs…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, September 13, 2015
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Today is a good day. I went to a car boot sale with Wifey this morning and managed to pick up a spare wheel for […]

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Climbing High…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, September 07, 2015
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A friend is breaking an old Discovery so I of course started sniffing around to see what was available. I came away with a few […]

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Costs so far…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, September 05, 2015
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It has been pointed out to me that I started to keep the costs of my Discovery project at the begging but now that seems […]

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Just Four Bolts…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, September 04, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

After playing off road with Brian last weekend a few things have come up that need looking at including a rear Diff replacement bypassing the […]

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Carrying on!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, August 28, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

Yet another use for Brian. Bloody love my Land Rover!!!

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First Tow.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, August 24, 2015
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Brian got to tow the old caravan we bought a couple of months back for the first time this weekend. I have to say he […]

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A Change of Plan…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Thu, August 06, 2015
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It has been a great week off so far with us seeing old friends and then popping off over to the Cromer area for a […]

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Welded Box…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, August 02, 2015
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This weekend marks the start of a well earned week off of work and seeing as I had a few hours to myself this morning […]

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Box Section Bought

By Nicky SmithPosted on Wed, July 29, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

I collected the box section and welding wire for my sill replacements on the old Discovery last week and just need to find some time […]

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New Rubber & Rust

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, July 18, 2015
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The day started early with me jumping onto the motorbike to take it to get some new boots because the ones it had on were […]

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Slip Sliding Away.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, July 06, 2015
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Brian has been happily plodding along in the back ground here at Smith Manor with only one big bug bear left to fix that being […]

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Hot Air!

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, June 26, 2015
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Finally there is hot air in Brian! I don’t need any now of course because it is bloody muggy as hell but when the winter […]

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Cutting up & CB’s

By Nicky SmithPosted on Wed, June 24, 2015
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It’s been a funny old week in the life of Brian. A lot done but it looks like bugger all as usual but hey I […]

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Steering & Lights

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, June 14, 2015
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The weather has been crap. Not just a bit pants on a weekend day but pouring down get sodden within minutes when you go out […]

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Bars & Blinkers

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, June 12, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

I have just had to read back through my own blog to see what the last post was about because it has been that sort […]

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Height & Heat

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, June 07, 2015
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Well the day has finally arrived to put Brian a big step toward being a grown up off roader, it was time to fit the […]

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Caravans & Sunshine

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, June 06, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

Today we took a step further towards achieving our Old Git status…we bought a caravan. Now it’s a nice little two berth thing from 1983 […]

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Really not playing…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, June 01, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

Brian is quite frankly getting right on my tits. Whatever I set out to do to him he fights it every last step of the […]

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Sucks & Snorkels

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, May 23, 2015
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Just been pottering around on Brian the Discovery wanting to change his steering pump but he doesn’t want to give up his old one so […]

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Sunshine & Snorkels

By Nicky SmithPosted on Fri, May 15, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

It has been a long week. I have been covering 12 hour night shifts at work to grab the night drivers for training and I […]

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Rough & Rubber

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, May 03, 2015
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I skimmed over on yesterdays blog the fact that I jumped into a mates Series Landy while he jumped into my Discovery to teach Wifey […]

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Diff Guards & Dust Bowls

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, May 02, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

It has been a hell of a week work wise. There have been loads of drivers coming through needing training so the hours were long […]

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No Blowers…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, April 25, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

The first job on Brian should really be his steering pump but that’s £80 I don’t have this week so I thought I would have […]

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Rusty Bolts and Spray Cans

By Nicky SmithPosted on Tue, April 21, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

We all now know I am a Sunday driver and the mickey taking has commenced in earnest but hey I can live with it I […]

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Derbyshire green lane.

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, April 12, 2015
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“Shall we go green laning on Sunday?” I said online well it seemed like such a good idea at the time sat in my armchair […]

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A Few More Pictures

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sun, April 05, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

Here are a few extra pics I have received from yesterdays off roading at Frickley.Yes that is my Wife looking like she is wiping something […]

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Mud Mud Mud & Water

By Nicky SmithPosted on Sat, April 04, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

Well the big day had arrived I awoke with a great big grin on my face today was the first day I would be going […]

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The Grinder came out again…

By Nicky SmithPosted on Mon, March 30, 2015
  • The Discovery Project...

The weather has sucked in a big way all weekend with high winds and heavy rain just the ticket for when you have four days […]

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