Thread: A well used 80''called Klonk

Or the wiring is incorrect, and the current is not going through the meter. Anything is possible on a vehicle this age!

Ah forgot about the old burnt out and bypassed amp meter trick. Both wires on one terminal Might have been guilty of that one in the past.

Originally Posted by klonk

Roverparts (SW Macintyre) but they are just the horrible plastic ones. Don't like them either.

Steve

Hi Steve after a couple of more hours searching I managed to find some in the US were the seller doesn't double the freight when I order two . Have two coming for $50 They look like they will do the job have metal back with metal ball socket.

This Weekend I took Klonk for another run. Family arrived from over east and we had our local cars and coffee meet. Its a casual met for a couple hours on a sunday morning once a month. All sorts of cars turn up.
Managed to clock up 70miles over the weekend and didnt miss a beat, including a 28 mile return trip to a mates place, left the return trip abit late, got caught in the dark and rain with no door tops but made it home with everything working and reasonably dry.
Now its running better it was easier to check how other bits of it were performing. The gearbox and diffs are running well no noises or whines but I think the drive shafts need to be balanced as the interior rear view mirror vibrates badly above 40 mph. The suspension is working well. My step father has a steel rod in his back but was happy to ride around in it without being in too much more pain. The engine is now performing well. Im surprised how well it pulls, on the run to my mates place it has some good up hill pulls and is an 80km speed limit, I threw caution out the window and let it run to 50mph up hill, didnt have to try too hard, did it easy.
The clutch isnt the nicest, has abit of a shudder on an uphill take off, on the flat it is fine so hopefully it will improve with use.
98 miles on the clock now.

Cheers Steve

Most cars of that vintage tended to have a fair bit of vibration - but the issue with the mirror is more likely to be the mirror and windscreen shaking, probably more due to airflow than transmission vibration. Neither the windscreen nor the mirror mount are particularly rigid on the 80".

The clutch shudder on uphill starts is almost certainly due to the engine moving and affecting the throttle opening - this is the result of the rigid throttle linkage with a rubber mounted engine. Check that the engine (and gearbox) mounts are in good condition and nothing is loose. The effect can be largely avoided in driving by using the engine inertia - rev a little higher and ease off on the throttle as the clutch is engaged.

IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH ATTENTION AN OLD LAND ROVER CAN GET AT THESE THINGS . EVERY ONE HAS OWNED ONE , LERNT TO DRIVE IN ONE OR FATHER HAD ONE.
IT'S LOOKING VERY NICE CANT WAIT TO GET LANDY TO SAMFORD SHOW SATURDAY WEEK WITH THE SLOWS , TWO DAYS PUMPING WATER , SHE LOVES IT.

Originally Posted by 1950landy

IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH ATTENTION AN OLD LAND ROVER CAN GET

The next show I go to I'm not going to lift the bonnet. The first comment was " What's wrong with it". Smart ar$e!

Also had a couple of drivers come in for a close look. One sat on my left side for too long so I couldn't change lanes and missed the turn. The other was way too close behind me at 80kph I was starting to look for something to throw out the back. Both were cruiser drivers.

John

I think you are right on both comments.Thinking about it the vibrations aren't in the gear stick or the side mirrors. Also I did a crawl under inspection and noticed a fresh rub mark on the underside of the floor above the 4wd selectors.Looks like the tin cover over the selector shafts has been hitting the floor, it has 1/2" clearance standing. So need to shorten the tubes inside the mounts to tighten the rubbers.

Cheers Steve

Originally Posted by 1950landy

IT IS AMAZING HOW MUCH ATTENTION AN OLD LAND ROVER CAN GET AT THESE THINGS . EVERY ONE HAS OWNED ONE , LERNT TO DRIVE IN ONE OR FATHER HAD ONE.

Yes, I noticed this when I bought a pair of tyres for the County last week - even though I don't regard it as an "OLD" Landrover! The manager was very interested - "My father had a couple of these".