Headliner..

OBVS is saggier than a witches Tit...

Brother remarked it looked shit..

And I agree..

So..

Magic spray adhesive to the rescue again!!

Ta da!!

Brother still thinks it looks shit..

But in my defence for an adhesive that, as i later found out, main purpose is sticking construction materials together..

Bricks and so forth..

It turned out better..

ish..

Certainly better and less annoying than..

Less of that "fap fap fap" noise which drove me nuts.

Rear Load space cover..

Is falling apart.

Soooo

£10 at B&Q later and,..

Which turned into..

That is an 84ltr tank for anyone wondering ;)

Had to rob a few clothes pegs off me Dad, wasn't happy..

Ahh so much better!!

Looks less neglected!!

I've contacted the BIG GUY in the SKY and even he doesn't know what this orange gunge is!

Smells Vile..

Kind of like

eh..

And after more cleaner and scrubbing!

Better, not brilliant.

Still better!!

And smells better.

Dunno..

The REAR!!

What I was up against..

And after,,

Weird after the clean there is less of a crispy and slippy feel to them..

If anything they're a tad softer!

Hmm..

Much fresher and smells less like a pair of old knickers.

Carpet next!! ;)

And..

I noticed when I bought this old Bus that the interior had that old cigarette/110yr old granny smell to it..

AKA Pish..

And TBF

I can't really think of a combo worse than Fags and Pish, So i decided to do something about it..

The seats and it makes my skin crawl just looking at them were filthy..

Covered in old Oils and fag ash..

Now I thought Lightstone was a Creamy Gold colour "gag" it is infact an Off white!!

AFTER a rather vigorous clean this was a do or die approach as they are quite worn and I really can't make them any worse.

A stiff shoe brush and Autoglym Leather cleaner got all the gunge off.

Makes my skin crawl thinking I was sitting on all that filth..

Done the rears too but thats a separate post!

Well

One fookin' year on?

Where am I?

Well

A Nice Big Box is finding it's way to MartyUK's mansion as we (I) speak..

My issue was staring me in the face all this time FFS.

A tad Crispy.

Prolly water damage from the rear quarter window that is ready to fall the fook out..

This car also after the initial incident smelt like an old burnt out Packard bell computer - if there is such a thing?

Wonder why?

..

Yep I'm a chump..

Oh good news is.. .

"cough"

It MIGHT run when the BeCM wings its way back - along with the latch!!

If it dunt..

well..

I'll cut the bastard thing up ;)

Phew I tell ya don't shoot too much Metallica through it ;)

Gave her some love..

Amazing the dirt a car will pick up when sitting!

Shiny;;

Lol

'ello!

Well..

"cough"

'Twas busy stripping my old motor to check all the wiring..

I have and all is well..

Until i got to the rear Amplifier....

I'll let the photos do the talking,

The Plug....

The Amp itself...

Oh but wait it gets better!!!

Got a bit trigger happy with dismantling.

And...........

A tad crispy..

Pfft a year and 1/2 looking and it was staring at me all along.... ;)

Thanks Martin.

He's gonna recieve my BeCM - Latch and other fings to go through..

Anyway thats all Gents..

Phew

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh

lol

If your a total P38 nerd like me, even have a special shirt "cough". you will love it.

A very good book documenting the history of the P38..

A great read.

Not too doom and gloom I did smear some on paper and it seemed "brown" rather than Black..

In two minds whether to keep the unit in, change the oil etc or rebuild the donor I have and throw that in?

She did shift ok, however on the return journey around 1 1/2 years ago now whe did tend to hold in high gear until the engine really struggled.indicative of old fluid i suppose.

Oh and ford is usually

Fixed
Or
Repaired
Daily

lol

Really Always Nicely Generously Equipped - Rides Over virtually anything reluctantly..

in my particular case ;)

This September we will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of our beloved P38..

A model maligned for being "too complicated" the old duchess after a long while is finally being appreciated, a model often bypassed for the L322 and classic.

Often completely ignored, the limelight has finally been passed.

Looking at the iconic bodywork it may not seem like 25 years since the first Range Rover P38a was launched. Taking its unusual name from the number of the building where it was developed at Solihull, the P38a had big boots to fill thanks to its role as successor to the Range Rover Classic.

With its angular bodywork, it looked rather classic from the start, while the front headlamps had become rectangular and housed within an imposing grille, it still looked "classic"

The P38a received mixed reviews, it was a remarkable off-road as we know despite its hefty dimensions and emphasis on refined luxury. The P38a defied the age-old thinking that in order to successfully traverse difficult topography you somehow had to compromise on comfort and features that make day-to-day driving more pleasurable.

Comfort and performance

With the P38a, you could literally climb mountains while kicking back in comfort on the best seats the motoring industry had to offer. Pair that up with air conditioning, an expensive stereo and premium trim you had the perfect off-road vehicle!

The motoring press eagerly lapped up the chance to test the new Range Rover whenever they could. Advertisements showed the P38a driving through a brick wall as if it simply wasn’t there and Land Rover keenly demonstrated their new height-adjustable air suspension, which now came as standard.

Sales were strong, but every now and then, there was a grumble that it wasn’t the original Range Rover, now commonly referred to as the Classic – Land Rover simply took the fact that their initial offering had stolen hearts so effectively, as a compliment, as this affection temporarily blinded some to the technological advances in the P38a.

Unfortunately, the P38a hit some bad press with some electrical niggles, resulting in the model temporarily carrying a somewhat undeserved reputation for poor reliability. However, with some time and patience, the vast majority of those issues are now understood and are able to be remedied with relative ease.

As the P38a gains its classic status, there is a renewed appreciation for its impressive capabilities on and off-road, as well as its remarkable comfort levels and that perceivably charismatic persona.

Now of course I could of posted this in september, but chances are I would of forgotten..

Anyway an early Birthday to our P38's the Best RR by Far ;)

Just a 'fred dedicated to tracking the price and sale of P38s all over.

Anyone fancy a cheap VSE?

'tis in Lancs.

https://i.imgur.com/W22iorUl.jpg

Been run on a shoestring though, COILS!!

Nice colour this one.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Range-Rover-p38-vogue/383014547186?hash=item592d722ef2:g:XbIAAOSwFsBdCop4

Repainted my Mirrors.

Before,

Masked up lol and 3 coats of paint

Lacquer and wetsand = a pretty good finish.

What ya fink chaps?

Robbo1 wrote:

StrangeRover wrote:

Robbo1 wrote:

How do you rate the poor boys. I was thinking of trying the black on mine .
Rob.

It's Great stuff Rob, easy on easy off and lasts well too!!

Poorboys Blackhole would go well with your dark paint, it also has fillers in it that mask swirls and scratches not that yours has any..

The Wax in my case is Nattys Blue they also do white not really any difference apart from the smell, both smell edible..

Henry,..

My son said he has some Black Hole I can have so I will just have to get the Nattys Black wax. Looking forward to having a go with is lot. I don’t know if it will make much difference. I will post a picture when it’s done.
Rob.

Its great stuff will add a real depth and gloss to the paintwork,

Robbo1 wrote:

How do you rate the poor boys. I was thinking of trying the black on mine .
Rob.

It's Great stuff Rob, easy on easy off and lasts well too!!

Poorboys Blackhole would go well with your dark paint, it also has fillers in it that mask swirls and scratches not that yours has any..

The Wax in my case is Nattys Blue they also do white not really any difference apart from the smell, both smell edible..

Henry,..

Robbo1 wrote:

Well done that’s looking very nice. What wax etc did you use on your car.
Rob.

Hiya Rob.

It was Megs ulimate compound on a DA followed up by Meguires Gold class wax + a layer of poorboys Blue wax