daz76

Yeah.I definitely think my winch frame needs to come off to get round it properly. So much rust trapped in there. Shame about the DBG. Hope they can get a match. It certainly affects the finished job. That's the trouble with a long term restoration though isn't it? i'm actually looking forward to being out in the cold just to get some work done for a change. As Nick says, it's gonna look great when you've finished.

Aha. Very observant! Yes the hoses in the photo are the wrong way round. But have been changed back since. Thanks for letting me know though. Serves me right for chatting rather than concentrating on the job :n00b:

Blimey Andy! You've been busy. Looking fantastic. I'd have to take you to task on the 'slowest restoration' bit though. :-D Thor moves but I now need to tackle all the stuff you've just done. :sweat:Where do you get your DBG as a matter of interest? Did you have to replace any of the rear body metalwork cos it looks in good condition. Keep the photos coming mate. cheers. Daz

I finally got round to fitting the new front brake hoses today too. The old ones were badly perished and not pretty. Thanks to Clive at Protruck for supplying the new ones at a very reasonable cost, which now make the rest of the lorry look a bit second hand. I'm determined to do more work over Christmas to get the restoration rolling again. :sweat:

One to make mr Fowler jealous. :-D Started Thor up today for a bit of a play before doing some more work in the next few weeks. We were expecting some lorries delivering hens to the farm to get stuck, so thought it would be a good idea to have him mobile just in case. My dad is having a test drive and declared the steering to be 'a bit heavy..' I'm terrible with a video so apologies for the ground shots whilst walking backwards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPv0cpcDZ8M

Well done mate. Keep us up to date with any restoration.

I was surprised to find it to be honest. Les- I don't know if the plan is to restore it as in the photo. The good news is that despite flaky paint , the structure of the cab etc is actually very sound. The driver's door which is missing in the photo is actually there, so I think it's a fairly straightforward job...:sweat:

Well I picked up the wheels on Saturday. The mud and rain made them a little tricky to pick up on my own, especially as one seems to be partially full of water :sweat:, but it was worth it. The one underneath had sunk into the bank and hedge and I had to resort to towing it out with the car. The underneath one had decent tread-better than anything on my Explorer and the rims will clean up nicely. Thanks Bodge for the info about these. Daz

One more!

Good news Les! I was staying with friends near Thirsk over the weekend so I asked about Metcalfe's. They took me to their yard and lurking in the corner was this Scammell. I spoke to Mr Metcalfe and he gave me some of the history of the company back to his Grandfather. The black and white photo is taken from one in their office. It shows the Pioneer in all it's glory when in regular use. The colour shots show it now. I only had my phone to take photos and space was limited, so sorry they're not great quality. I must stress that it is definitely not for sale and is awaiting restoration. :yay: Mr Metcalfe is clearly attched to it and told me they bought it in 1962 and it did have concrete on the back for ballast. They built their own crane on the back as can be seen in the photos. It is still a runner, although the starter motor is a little dodgy. It was sold in the early 80's to Wise's of Carlton Miniott. It then went to Mansell Lane garage at Knaresborough and later to Wells of Otley. Mr Metcalfe looked for it for a long time and had a chance conversation with someone who saw the photo in the office and said " I know where that is". It was on a farm owned by Norman Harrison at Askwith near Otley and Mr Metcalfe had to track it down and negotiate for more than four years to buy it back. A lot of it's history is unknown and Mr Metcalfe would love to find out more about it. I have photographed the chassis plate, but it reads: Veh. No. 71 YY 54 Chassis No. 4527 Overhaul 1254 B394 V3/145(or 6?) Please can anyone help fill in it's history and let me know? I told Mr Metcalfe about HMVF, so hopefully he'll be able to find out more here. Cheers. Daz

Sounds fair to me. As always it depends on the preference of the driver/owner and intended use. Also there's been no mention of purchase price verses LPG conversion costs. diesels seem to be more expensive to buy in the first place and if mileage is low then the petrol (even unconverted) seems more attractive given quieter smoother running.

The 200 is by far the easier of the two to fit to a Series as you can use the original mounts and flywheel housing. The ancilliaries are also mounted in different places. I just got a bargain 300 so went with that. Are you doing the whole TDI conversion or leaving the turbo and intercooler off? I'm leaving it as it is, but people say the Di is good in the Series land rover as it's not going to chew the transmission up. All the best with the conversion. Daz Have a look here: www.nickslandrover.co.uk www.glencoyne.co.uk.

Sad to see it in that state now. I remember it in the condition it was in being delivered as I used to travel that way a lot as a boy.

Welcome Carl. I'm dead jealous as I've always fancied having a Stolly. Would love to see photos if you have some. Like you say the forum is invaluable to those of us restoring vehicles. Daz

:rofl::rofl:

Mary had a little lamb, she also had a bear I never saw her little lamb, but loved to see her bear :sweat:

OHDEAROHDEAROHDEAR.....:n00b::rofl:

Thanks for posting the great photos Hanno

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:rofl::rofl::rofl: Is now the time to mention also that my beloved 2.25 diesel lump has been binned and a lovely 300Tdi awaits transplant...... As the 109 will be my everyday driver when restored I couldn't face my reasonably regular trip from Cornwall to London with the old engine. Reliable as it's been it's no motorway cruiser. :cry:

I went to my first GDSF this year and was amazed by the size of the show and the variety of vehicles on display. It must surely take a special kind of person to organise something like this and I'm sure he will be missed by all who new him.

I think choice of carb fitted to the engine seems to make a difference. That's great MPG for a 109. No wonder your happy! I think mine suffered from a heavy right foot and a permanently fitted steel roofrack.

That's great! Bet you thought you'd got away with it too. :-D

I'll try, but it might fall out of my pocket when I'm dangling upside down from the jib...............:-D

I've run both in 109's and agree that the petrol (especially 5 bearing) is a very nice engine. However it cost me a fortune in fuel as I like to drive it to it's full potential. The petrols have always disliked the damp. Yes the diesel is agricultural, dated, noisy and slow, but I've got a soft spot for it. Well looked after they are reliable and cheap to run but won't be hurried anywhere.