#2074 Friday 18th March

 Eureka! Success.  The old landrover drives again after what appears to be a thirty year sleep.   It's history seems to be .....

1961  - new vehicle as a Series 2A Landrover with a 6 cylinder engine. It was probably this owner who devoted huge attention to it.  It was stripped to the bare chassis and the chassis was galvanised to prevent the chassis from ever rusting.  The interior of the cab was lined with felt to reduce noise.  Dual fuel tanks and dual batteries were fitted.  Many extra instruments were added.  All the brakes etc were in good condition at this time.

Maybe 1975?  The Rover 6 cylinder engine was removed and a Holden 173 engine fitted.

Sometime after that it looks as though it was parked  in a shed and left.  Many parts such as the brakes, the clutch, the gearbox .... all just gradually froze into position and it didn't move till I bought it in November 2021. 

I've just been for a drive down the track at the rear of our place .... everything works as it should.  High and low range, the handbrake, the new braking system.....  the motor is running well.

Now I can prepare an advert on Marketplace and Ebay.  Since the buyer can actually drive it home (with a movement permit) it should find a new home soon.

#2073 Thursday 17th March

Aahhhh!  Cooler weather. It's so good to not be in the constant heatwave.  Hopefully we might have seen the last of the hot days till next summer. .... and maybe we'll get some rain once more. Naomi's garden has perished in the dry heat.  We're not allowed to use the amount of water that would have been needed to keep the garden alive.

It's 4pm and Kaylia is home from school and she's in the bath.  She has been much happier since the bullying has been identified and dealt with. 

The landrover in the shed is now running and the brakes are renewed.  I've diagnosed and fixed the ignition problems and today I rebuilt the carby.... it's now running properly. I'll now try to sell it to someone who is looking for a vehicle to restore.  It's a good one for that and if the Rangerover had not come along, I'd have been very happy with the landrover as my "baby".

The chooks are being their usual delightful selves.  Unfortunately they discovered the neighbour's garden..... so we can't allow them to free range any more.  They now have a night time coop and a daytime yard.....  when I let the out of the coop in the morning, they follow me over to the other yard..... running round my feet the whole way.