Happy story

Good on you! I was converted to Auto's from a crash box IIa by a dodgie Knee... now all the manual vehicles I have have their days as manual numbered.

Funny thing is my knee has now settled down...probably due to changing from driving 500 miles of constant urban gear changing a week to a desk job.

One of my fleet, Percy has a Ashcroft adapter to allow the fitment of an auto box and I have to say I'm very happy with it... the Jag lump I had fitted gave up first.. Now in the middle of a V8 refit amoungst several other projects... you can never have enough projects on the go.

If you run out of things to Polish I've a Classic rangie on the drive that could do with another once over... I've promised my self an Air polisher after my holidays.

I think there is an equal place for shinny Landies at shows and would like to see more. Sadly none of ours are up to the standard.

Lee D

Shiny is (I hope) a purely temporary state. It's OK for other cars, but feels slightly unnatural for a Landy, even if it is a new one. We are rural though, so it shouldn't take too long for nature to do its stuff. If not I might have to look in to that spray-on mud stuff :0) I am in the process of persuading my beloved that I really need to learn how to take an auto off-road, through puddles, and sideways across hills. I hear Rockingham castle calling again. He likes shiny stuff, so it could be a long fight.

jermec

There is at the ARC Nationals - though green body warmer and beard are, seemingly, entry requirements ;-)

Richard

I can just about see the body warmer, but where do you fit the beard? Just under the bumper?

:-)

so Tim Hobbs was, like...

Wouldn't go well with the "Disco Bra" I saw mentioned on a US board a while back. Unless it was a Barbour special in olive green with nice chunky press-studs, I spose.

Could you tell me how much it all cost?

Regards JJ

I might find a green body warmer somewhere in the back of the garage. I'll have to wait for the menopause for the beard though. :0)

jermec

£3500 + VAT. I thought I might be VAT exempt as it was an adaptation for a disability, but no. You're only entitled to exemption if the adaptation is for a leg /walking impairment.

jermec

On or around Sun, 3 Jul 2005 00:19:07 +0100, "jermec" enlightened us thusly:

You can do it a good bit cheaper than that by DIY (into a 90 or 110 - series are more tricky) and using secondhand parts - granting that by doing so you get no guarantees, and mat or may not get such a neat job. You need a donor vehicle to get the bits from, or a good breakers.

Cue hysterical laughter. The very thought of *me* doing something mechanical.......I consider it quite an achievement filling the bloody thing with the correct fuel.

jermec