Sod's Law Of Land Rovers http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ 2026-04-14T21:59:04+00:00 http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/ http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2019-05-15T23:34:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:chase_driving&rev=1557963240&do=diff Chase Driving Or “the story of my favourite photo ever” This was taken by Mikko, leaning out the back of James' SJ, the official HOFS Chase Car for Mouse, at Trophy Raid Ladoga 2008. The 109 was the official technical support car, being the only other vehicle we had with portals. text/html 2026-03-10T15:16:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:notes&rev=1773155765&do=diff Notes Paint colour The colour scheme was inspired by a British Railways 109 I saw on the London To Brighton run, it's known in trainspotting circles as “Blood and Custard”: * <http://www.bloodandcustard.org/> It looks like the paint codes are: * Blood: RAL3005 - Paintman link * text/html 2019-11-25T00:09:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:random_photos&rev=1574640591&do=diff Random Photos Size comparison: Standard 110, Eddie, Unimog: Testing the theory that V8's can't run in water - thanks to the Megasquirt I was driving round quite happily here, although my lower half was cold & wet: OK, the car was already dead, but text/html 2024-03-26T10:40:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:start&rev=1711449630&do=diff Eddie: Series III 109 A leaf-sprung 4.6 V8 109 Series on Portals, you know it makes sense! * Rebuilds - how it got like this, and yes, there's been more than one rebuild! * The Big Rebuild - probably the one you're interested in * Adventures - Because driving to Russia in a V8 Series 3 is a text/html 2019-05-15T23:34:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:volvo_portals&rev=1557963240&do=diff Volvo Portal Axle Info Work In Progress Factory ratios These are stamped on a brass plate on the diff: * 9×33 = 3.666666 (x 2.06 = 7.553333:1 overall) * 9×31 = 3.444444 (x 2.06 = 7.095555:1 overall) * 11×32 = 2.90909 (x 2.06 = 5.992727:1 overall) text/html 2020-01-05T21:24:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://fuddymuckers.co.uk/wiki/doku.php?id=eddie:why_eddie&rev=1578259480&do=diff Why "Eddie"?