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.303fan

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  1. i will ask if he can produce the ones i need, including the 1962 military plate on the bulkhead. there might be a market for them, and if needed a option to bulk buy as a group.

    and yes i have seen the defender being destroyed, did less to me then seeing the mk1 militant die.

  2. in holland the only id it needs is the bit on the chassis, load capacity and axle loads are on the registration papers. the 109 has it id tag missing, same as the military plate with the repairs on it.

    not an issue legally, i like to get it complete again.

     

    the wife's 109 has the wrong tag on the seatbox, it gives issues with the mot, i like to have one made to match chassis number, v5c number and id tag under the bonnet.

     

    the civilian series 2 88 has one missing in the uk, i am looking to buy the vehicle but again, i like to have it complete.

     

    my dutch lightweight (not much original) has got all tags same as the 101's and my 2a diesel has got all tags and is being restored on a new chassis.

  3. most kindle owners have 3 legged tables, live in a area where mammoths are under control and like to have 800 books, manuals etc to read while no trees got used. downside is: who owns the digital books you buy? resale option?

    why that huge amount for a digital book? and why vat on a digital book while there ain't vat on paper books?

  4. the air in my tyres is older then 70 years. it was hard to find, but it is NOS ... it states on

    the can ;)

    not a lot of options i have, perhaps a bodge with a sliding piece from a propshaft will work. as for reap pto, i don't dare to say what i plan. i found a bearing block from a lorry on the road, i plan to have that spinning on tick over with a shaft.

  5. i know it, same as re manufacturing of winch parts for a aeroparts capstan winch,

    i got the winch and the flange that goes on the engine pulley, there was a offer to have it re manufactured for 1500 pounds,

    just the drive shaft bits. i can buy 4 complete winches for that money.

    so, original is nice, but not above what i can spend.

  6. with road tax rules changes they threaten in the netherlands,

    a lot of diesel land rovers are converted or scrapped.

    they plan, 40 years is tax exempt, 25 to 40 years on petrol there is a rule that bans em off the roads in winter time, diesel and lpg that currently are tax eccept will pay full amount if plans are pushed through.

    also the zones in cities makes it near impossible to keep them...

    glad i moved away from it all.

  7. I can get a letter from the dutch police to state they are dutch standard deacts,

    if my friend can mill the barrel out and weld a rod in place it should do. Bolt is fused to the rifle so its permanent deact that way.

    I might want to know what is needed for a certivicate to own a .38 as blank fire gun.

  8. "'has been rendered incapable of discharging any shot, bullet or other weapon and has consequently ceased to be a firearm within the meaning of the Act"

    That is a interesting bit of text.

    if a rifle is welded shut (holes in the barrel that are welded too) and welded trigger and bolt so nothing moves,it should be deacts in the letter of the law,but without any proofmarks or letter to go with.

    I am looking forward to the results.

     

  9. in my kleeneze catalog travels i meet wonderful people,

    i met a man who served just after the war at RAF Manby, he had the diagrams of a lancaster bomber in his possession, and wonderful classified stories to tell if i kept it secret.

     

    i also met a old man who was a child age 14 during the London blitz, i pulled up in a ex raf Land Rover and started to talk,

    after half an hour he dipped in the sensitive parts of friends he lost , he cried on my shoulder for half an hour like a lost child.

    i left after an hour that was needed to calm him, and left a card with a phone number so he can reach me.

    he calls he his dutch friend, i am proud to help out.

  10. with disability, military landies , civvy landies a disabled wife i have plenty to do. big guns ain't on my wish list, but a AEC Militant is. i like big stuff i can drive, enjoy and help friends with. my biggest issue is language barrier and getting sorted after my emigration in to the uk. fuel prices do affect what i can do, but if i am honest.... it won't stop me completely. i save up for war and peace, parts and pieces and try to have time for work on vehicles. cheers, Arjan

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