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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: June 2010
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010. I've always been slightly concerned Bitsa's rebuilt 200 wasn't quite timed spot on, mostly because it always took a bit of cranking before she woke up at a cold start, and this was inevitably followed by some really rough running and white smoke till she was several hundred yards down the road. Monday, 28 June 2010. Bitsa racked up just over 500 miles this weekend, thanks to a quick jaunt round Wales. Blogging with remain very light, as I've a million things to do. Its hard to be...
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: Rolling again...
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Wednesday, 20 April 2011. To this, in 3 hours:. The rest of today was spent rebuilding the gearbox, which is now more or less ready to run - I just need to fit a transfer-box. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sorry, your browser does not support iframes. The new back tub. The rapid rechassis project. NOG - tales of six cylinders. Land Rover Series 2 Rebuild Project. Stockport, United Kingdom. View my complete profile. C) John Eastwood 2010.
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: July 2010
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Thursday, 29 July 2010. I'd forgotten just how strong that chip van smell is when running on veg oil. talk about pungent. Still, cold starts at 2:1 diesel:SVO seen more than fine, so I'll try adding a little more, and see how it goes. Wednesday, 28 July 2010. Last time I played with Straight Veg Oil the supermarket price rose to the point that it became un-economic. Coupled with my desire to run on oil that's really free, and not just cheap, I went for waste mineral oil instead. Sunday, 25 July 2010.
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: October 2009
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Saturday, 31 October 2009. The fanbelt went today. I think it had been slipping a little for a while, as I've seen occasional flickers from the warning lights for a couple of weeks. After a certain amount of head scratching, I piggybacked a pile of cable ties, to keep the water pump in motion. which worked better than I expected. Thursday, 29 October 2009. A parcel has arrived. And in it is a shiney new facet pump and a door top. Monday, 26 October 2009. I nicked NOG's facet electric fuel pump as a short...
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: August 2009
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Friday, 28 August 2009. The pile of bits for the waste oil conversion is growing. This little lot, plus a large quantity of fuel grade rubber pipe should form the basis of the changover and purge systems. In an ideal world, I would have had two way valves, but two single valves seems cheeper. Turning them all off would probably be a pretty good anti theft device. Thursday, 27 August 2009. Waste oil - nearly there. I've finally actually got as far as makeing payment for a batch oil oil to HMRC. the ch...
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: April 2010
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Thursday, 29 April 2010. Monday, 26 April 2010. That shiney new feeling doesn't last long. Under two weeks ago, I presented my MOT man with a Landrover that worked perfectly in almost every respect. The brakes worked, the clutch worked, the headlights worked etc. Of course, fixing one thing merely provokes another, and I now have issues with a leaking clutch hydraulics. Don't know what's leaking yet - will have to look tomorrow lunchtime. Saturday, 17 April 2010. Now with a nice new MOT. Wizz'd down to L...
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: November 2009
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Tuesday, 3 November 2009. On Tow. latest project. I spent a few moments on Saturday sorting out my tow hitch and trailer electrics, which I've been meaning to do for ages. This is because I had a special missions on tonight, a transpenine bit of LR chassis haulage. A SWB Bitsa is in the works, although I'm not intending on keeping it longterm. more a project to make a quid or two from my assembled collection of spare bits. Sunday, 1 November 2009. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). On Tow. latest project.
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: October 2010
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Monday, 11 October 2010. On a go slow. Looks like I've fuel issues. It takes time to realise, but she has definitely become more sluggish, and really down on top end power, particularly cold, and on veg oil. I switched the tank from near 100% SVO to about 70% DERV, and a lot of the go came back, which makes me feel fairly sure I know the culprit. A new fuel filter will be fitted shortly. Thursday, 7 October 2010. The downside to playing in mud. Monday, 4 October 2010. Sunday, 3 October 2010. The warning ...
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: Now fully dismembered...
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Sunday, 17 April 2011. First job this morning was to head off and collect the new chassis from storage. The tow motor is on loan, I've not gone to the dark side, despite the luxury 90's opulence of the Vogue SE 4 door I've borrowed. Big thanks to Adam, who came across to help me today. I've now got two gearbox in bits, and enough good parts that with some new bearings (on order now) I should be able to build a pretty sound box up. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The new back tub. View my complete pro...
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Bitsa - the Reincarnation: September 2010
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Monday, 27 September 2010. Big Wheels keep on Turnin. Its been a hard couple of weeks for Bitsa. well over 1300 miles in just over two weeks. This weekend, it was Carlisle, two weekends before it was Oxford. I can't honestly say she's done well in the reliability stakes - I've had to replace:. Bottom cam sprocket and woodruff key. For some reason, I've done a lot more motorway than normal this month, including travel on:. Wednesday, 22 September 2010. The late Front Crank Pulley. I spent a good chunk of ...