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Standard Springs Or Parabolics?
FITTING parabolic springs to Series I, II and III models has always been a controversial issue. A recently important part of the controversy is that because they were never fitted as standard, they detract from originality. And in addition to obvious
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Risk Reduction
lrmtechnical@gmail.com 17 PAGES OF TOP LRM EXPERT ADVICE THIS month we explain a couple of common and worthwhile jobs: removing the transmission from a Td5 to effect essential routine repair work between the gearbox and engine, and replacing tired le
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Staying With Standard Springs
What goes wrong with standard springs? Overloading and long-term use can cause spring leaves (including parabolics) to crack, often close to or around the forward mounting points. Because standard-type leaves are closely packed, their surfaces need t
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Events
TIME, TYRO, RTV AND CCV TRIALS Newnham, Devon cdlrc.com COAST TO COAST ADVENTURE TOUR Ravenglass, West Cumbria trailsandtracks.co.uk PEAK DISTRICT LAND ROVER TOUR Ringinglow, Sheffield, South Yorkshire uklandroverevents.com COMP SAFARI Dumfries & Gal
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Torque Back
LRM READER BRIAN GEORGE REPORTS: “After experiencing this loss of acceleration while the engine was warming up several times, eventually the engine light came on while this was happening. I was able to drive to my local garage right away and left the
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Ageing Gracefully
Mileage: 56,827 Power: 80bhp Torque: 129lb-ft MPG: 21mpg DESPITE having had this Ninety hovering around in my life for six years I’ve never actually formally introduced it to these pages, possibly because I’m a little embarrassed about the lack of ex
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Range Rover Burford Edition Limited To Ten Units
Rather than being named after an exotic foreign location, the latest limited edition Range Rover pays homage to the quaint – and exceptionally wealthy – small town of Burford in the Cotswolds. Just ten examples of the Range Rover SV Burford Edition w
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Norfolk Garage
IT is nearly a quarter of a century since I started working on Land Rovers for a living, and one of the first pieces of equipment I bought was an engine crane. Remarkably, this red-painted old beast still works as well as it ever did, and I cannot ev
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New Octa Most Powerful Defender Yet
Land Rover has announced a new flagship Defender which it says will be the toughest, most capable and luxurious model in the line-up. Called the Octa, it’s also the most powerful Defender ever, its twin-turbo petrol V8 twin-turbo mild-hybrid possibly
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Products
€24 (£22) Contact: landroverpassion.com This simple bracket allows you to fit a CB antenna to your Discovery 3 or 4 or Range Rover L322 without any fuss. Manufactured from 2mm-thick stainless steel, it sandwiches between the upper tailgate striker an
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Is The EV Market Powering Down?
HARRY Metcalfe (the YouTuber) and my good pal Tim both had a decision to make recently, because they have Range Rovers that are coming to the end of their leases. I suspect it was Harry who influenced Tim’s thinking, rather than the other way round,
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2024 Spares Day Events
ALL EVENTS KINDLY SUPPORTED BY Book your 2024 events now to SAVE 6 Oct Newbury Showground 13 Oct Ripon Racecourse 27 Oct Malvern, Three Counties Showground To book tickets or for more details, visit bit.ly/lrmevents1
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Happy campers
LIKE anything in life, experience counts for a lot. You can research, read, scour the internet in search of answers to questions on any subject, but nothing beats getting out there and doing whatever it is you want to be good at for yourself, learnin
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Little Trip To The Big Smoke
MY Lightweight is gloriously, and finally, back on the road. It’s not perfect – the dash lights now don’t work and (very annoyingly) neither does the choke light, for which I brokered a discount – but I was as happy to get it out of the Hemel Hempste
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Gone Logging
Mileage: 32,991 Power: 135bhp Torque: 260lb-ft MPG: 21 (fully loaded) INDING my own business in the workshop one rainy morning, a man kitted out in logging gear arrived at my door. He was working on felling a big oak tree in my neighbour’s garden and
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Good Lanes‚ Great Cause
THE day that rolled around for our UK 4x4 Fundraisers event was one of those mild, balmy days, the kind on which you regret wearing a jumper, and wish you had bought a vehicle with air conditioning that delivered cold air with more vigour than a slot
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Birst And Last
IF you had the choice, which would you like to own? An early Stage 2 One Ten powered by a 3.5 V8, or a unique V8 BIRST MWP Fast Strike Vehicle? They are, of course, actually one and the same, because it was the One Ten that was turned into the MWP. I
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Camp Out At Lrm Live!
WITH the stunning backdrop of the Malvern Hills behind an action-packed event rammed with Land Rover goodness, it’s the ideal opportunity to dust off your camping gear, get a barbecue going and have an amazing time with friends and family. Camping fo
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REPLACE Td5 CLUTCH, FLYWHEEL AND SPIGOT BUSH
EVER heard a Td5-powered Land Rover start from cold, and instantly fill the air with a loud wailing, screeching noise? If you’ve encountered a Defender or Discovery 2 with a failing spigot bush, you’ll know exactly the sound we’re talking about. The
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UK Delivers 60 Tonnes Of Land Rover Spare Parts To The Lebanese Army
The UK reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) with the handover of 60 tonnes of Land Rover spare parts and tyres. This contribution, comprising 225 engines, 737 new tyres and essential Land Rover spare parts is worth
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Land Rover Life
landroverlifemag The great NEW magazine everyone is talking about! Written by Land Rover enthusiasts who live the Land Rover Life Every issue is packed with: great Land Rover builds, adventure stories, greenlaning, new vehicle reviews, new products,
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Product Showcase
If you’re searching for a top-notch fridge for your next adventure, National Luna is a renowned market-leading brand, offering a range of products to suit everyone. Originally used as vaccine refrigerators in remote locations, the National Luna range
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Lights, Camera, Action!
SOME of the most interesting stories about Land Rovers often come to light by chance, just like this one, although in this case it was my wife Fiona who made the connection, spotting what she thought was an interesting vehicle in the gym car park. “I
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Replace Leaf Springs With Parabolics
LEAF springs were fitted to utility Land Rovers until the launch of the coil-sprung Ninety and One Ten in the early 1980s. They were the most common type of suspension on cars until the late 1970s and are still fitted on many 4x4s today. However, som
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1991 Defender 90
SEND YOUR SHOTS TO MARTIN@LRM.CO.UK How long have you owned it? I bought the Defender in October 2022. What made you want to buy this particular Land Rover? I have always wanted a red Defender 90 since I was a kid because my grandad had one on the fa
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Land Rover Monthly
Contact our Associate Publisher, Steve Miller. Tel: 01778 391106 or 07586 023248 Email: stevemiller@lrm.co.uk Warners Group Publications, The Maltings, West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire, PE10 9PH Tel: 01778 391000 Fax: 01778 392422 Email: editorial@l
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Time For Adventure
WHAT does adventure mean to you? It’s one of those evocative words that definitely differs from person to person. Personally, I haven’t travelled a huge amount in my life, and that’s something I plan to change over the coming years. But while discove
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FIT A DOUBLE DIN HEAD UNIT TO A DEFENDER TDCi
IN-CAR technology has moved on from medium and long wave radios, tapes and CDs, to now incorporate sat nav, hands-free calls, music streaming and more. We’ve all got used to instant connectivity in modern cars, but is there a way to get that into a D
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Mr Worldwide
OFTEN when we at Land Rover Monthly go to photograph a Land Rover for an article, we turn up to find it freshly washed and polished, with the glass gleaming, seats and floors vacuumed and cleaned and any items inside taken out or tucked away in the c
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No Such Thing As A Bargain…
AFTER over 20 years of faultless operation, the gearbox in my Series IIA V8 has finally broken. I don’t begrudge it one bit, it has done incredibly well and I have always enjoyed telling the naysayers that yes, you can indeed run a Rover V8 with an o
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