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 […]
Brian’s For Sale Advert
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 […]
Got me a 110.
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 […]
Damn it I have been recognised!
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 […]
He’s Back!!
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 […]
Money Pit…
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 […]
It’s Too Painful…
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 […]
First Bar
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 […]
I Win!
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 […]
Round 3…let’s call it a draw!
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 […]
Round 2 to me.
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 […]
I’m going to burn it…
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 […]
Propshafts & Diffs…
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 […]
Climbing High…
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 […]
Costs so far…
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 […]
Just Four Bolts…
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 […]
First Tow.
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 […]
A Change of Plan…
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 […]
Welded Box…
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 […]
Box Section Bought
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 […]
New Rubber & Rust
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 […]
Slip Sliding Away.
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 […]
Hot Air!
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 […]
Cutting up & CB’s
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 […]
Steering & Lights
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 […]
Bars & Blinkers
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 […]
Height & Heat
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 […]
Caravans & Sunshine
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 […]
Really not playing…
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 […]
Sucks & Snorkels
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 […]
Sunshine & Snorkels
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 […]
Rough & Rubber
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 […]
Diff Guards & Dust Bowls
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 […]
No Blowers…
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 […]
Rusty Bolts and Spray Cans
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 […]
Derbyshire green lane.
“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 […]
A Few More Pictures
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 […]
Mud Mud Mud & Water
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 […]
The Grinder came out again…
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 […]