driving on the wrong side of the road

You need deflectors short term, new lights in the long term (the 'dip' goes the wrong way).

I had the same problem with my old SIII in Germany some years ago. A mate found me some 'straight up and down dipping' headlights - something I'd never heard of before or since. It did, however, mean that my Landie was street-legal on both sides of the channel. Like a clown, I let them go when I sold the wagon. Don't know if they're still available. If not, it's new lights I'm afraid.

Both my 101s have a centre dip...

Are they the same as the military no pattern ones for use with IR lights ?

If so there are MOT issues with them if I recall correctly.

Lee D

I'm going to guess so.

Nope - quite legal under construction and use regs :-)

Leave my shorts alone, what have they ever done to you? Badger.

Sounds a little bit of a 'tender' issue ;-)

Could you please settle an argument, does a 12 seat 110 need a tacho in France if used as a permanent resident. I know LR got a special dispensation for them when joining the EU so that we can use them without if on holiday. ?

Yeah so did mine. That was quickly changed.....

Alex

Although some idiot testers think the pattern is wrong. Refer them to the testers manual under the heading "British American Pattern"

Alex

What about this Martyn. Legal? Just a thought for my six-leg project.

Alex

That looks like it'll be.... interesting to drive.

P.

Yeah, saw it above - I prefer it to the standard stretched idea. Keeping the overall length the same makes it look very sexy IMO.

Which overall length? I rekon that I'd have to stretch the disco bodywork by about 14-18" to get a 109" chassis underneath.

Trouble is that it requires a lot of bodywork. My approach to bodywork is flat ally panels and pop rivets. If I have to get things like DA sanders, etc out I don't bother.

Alex

If you're going to register it over there, you may have to switch over the reversing and fog lights. I was told to when I registered mine in Luxembourg.

Guy

On or around Fri, 27 Feb 2004 05:56:07 +0000, Alex enlightened us thusly:

the new disco is gonna be 113"...

but hang on a bit... 88/109 wheelbase... I don't think that works. You need a minimum of about 33" between wheel centres if you're going o fit LWB-sized tyres (7.50R16) or 235/85R16), which'll give you 88/121.

The one I was thinking of doing was going to be a 90/130. Or possibly a

100/140 Range Rover.

It will be an 88/109. Except the wheelbase will be neither. The chassis will be the same length as a 109", meaning a 109" rear tub will fit.

I calculate the wheelbases will be 80" for the middle axle, and 112" for the rear axle, although I may keep the rear axle wheelbase at

109", I'm not 100% sure yet. I reckon I can also get 9.00x16 tyres to fit, but that will be tight.

Anyway, work won't start till at least July time.

Alex

On or around Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:19:05 +0000, Alex enlightened us thusly:

80/112 will give you 32" between centres, which will *just* allow you to run 7.50 tyres - you'll only have about 1" between the 2 tyres. I'd not like to put 235/85s on it, as they're almost 32" diameter. It'd work fine with 205R16 or 235/70R16. Or of course 31x10.5R15s...

9.00x16 are big feckers, you'd need at least 35" between centres for that, and that's close, at that, 36" would be better.

'course, mine was going to have a counter-steering rear axle, so needs a bit more clearance than a fixed axle; although it'll only steer to less than half the angle of the front one. Should result in a 130"-length vehicle with the turning circle of a 90. Mind, at that, the 90 is in fact 93", so having the rear axle at 130 only gives me 37" between centres. That's more than enough for fixed axles, but only just enough if one's going to steer. More conventional approach would be to same-steer the middle one, but that still gives you an oiltanker-sized turning circle.