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Cor! Daisy's looking fantastic Andy. I don't like to say I told you so, but I'm in no doubt that Daisy will be on the road before Thor. Guess that means I owe you a pint when you cross the finish line first :cool2: Just need to rebuild the Land rover and half the house then it's back to work on the Scammell :laugh: Will she still be called Daisy when she's all green?

Glad to hear you had a success with that Mike and that Andi hasn't given up on it ....yet! . fingers crossed the rest are ok. It's good to know it's possible to do it in situ. I've plenty of these jobs to look forward to I imagine :undecided: Daz

Thanks for some more great photos Simon. :-D

Thanks for posting these Kevin. As Andy says the 'before' photos are interesting to see. How long has it taken you to get it to it's present condition? Daz

Hi Mike and welcome. I have an Explorer parked only about 12 miles from you undergoing restoration. If you'd like to have a look round sometime you'd be welcome and input from someone with your experience would be great. It's a bit of a mess at the moment as many on here will know! PM me if you like as it would be get to know other members locally. Daz

Welcome to the forum from another person who found Land Rovers just got too small....:cool2:

Lovely photos Nick. Thanks for posting.

Is that the same one before restoration Kevin? If so you've done a fantastic job. Or as Andy says is this another for spares? It would be great to see more photos when you have time. Daz

Thought we might have had a change in the weather yesterday to repanel the cab, but no such luck. Still at least all the tools and bits for the job are ready to go. Next time it stops raining down here I'm determined to get it done :nut:

Thanks Jules and Kevin for the photos. Very nice!

Here's one I don't think we've got on here. Photo taken by my neighbour's son whilst on holiday in (I think) the Western Isles of Scotland. A handsome pair I reckon :-D

Welcome-a few more Scammells won't go amiss. Good luck with the restoration. Daz

Hello Rich. Welcome to the forum. That looks pretty sound to me. Not too far from you as I'm near Launceston. Keep us posted on progress with the restoration and maybe start a blog? All the best. Daz

Hi Tim and welcome to the forum. I didn't know you were into Miliary stuff as well. I bought a LR 90 from you a few years ago and have been back a few times since- looking at Discoverys last time. I live just the other side of the A30 from Launceston, so not a million miles away. Cheers. Darren.

What a great thread and superb restoration. Thanks for posting the photos.

Just been reading Heritage Commercials magazine this month and a Cyprus based reader has sent photos of several old ex- military stuff and others which will be bulldozed away to widen a road if not saved. I can see a Pioneer, Hippo and several Matadors/Militants I think. Anyone interested should contact the editor: Stephen Pullen- www.classicmagazines.co.uk

Thanks for the advice. I think the extra £10 a piece for the 900 cold crank batteries is worth it. The old 630 CC ones did the job, but I think it's a useful extra bit of power to have.

Cheers. Daz

They should definitely join up! Can't recommend it enough. :-D

Thanks for all the replies. I have heard good things about the CTek chargers Graham. My problem was the battery casings had cracked due to age (12 years) and the terminals were very worn. It's a case of the best you can afford I suppose and my budget won't stretch to the CAT ones. I looked in Halfords the other day and couldn't believe the price of the batteries there. (No good for my use anyways).Not competitive at all in my opinion. Happy new year. Daz

i know this is an old post but i am sure that this is a pic of the explorer xsk460 anyone else agree ?

I think so. This photo was from 4x4 magazine several years ago and I think the owner's namw was Paul Thomson from memory. It does appear earlier in the thread.

Thanks mate. Went into the local tractor place today and the 663/4 work out about £50 each. They do a 900 cold crank battery for £60 ish and a MONSTER Caterpillar battery which claims 900 cold crank but has been tested at more like 1200 amps. They can keep this at £100 each though!

Happy birthday Nick. Have a good one mate. :beer: Daz

Cheers Croc. I thought I would replace with similar as they lasted well. Didn't know about the different posts on 663/4 so I'll look into that. Have a good christmas mate. Daz

The batteries on the Explorer finally curled up and died the other day after 12 years. They were big old fashioned 12Volt lorry batteries with TYPE 333 on the side and had a cold crank capacity of 630 amps each. I'm using a couple of land rover batteries temporarily which aren't up to the job without a boost to turn the engine. Question is do I look to replace with the same or are there better things on the market now? I don't want to spend ridiculous money on something like gel type batteries, even though the ones used on land rovers etc have a higher cold crank capacity than my old lorry ones. any suggestions please? Thanks.

Just want to wish everyone a very happy Christmas. Thanks for all the information you've given me over the past year. I now have the time to get stuck in to the restoration again, so it will all be useful. :tup::

All the best. Daz