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I totally agree w.r.t. all the new Land Rover offerings, but my interest dried up at the end of the old Defender line and when the MK1 Discos stopped. If the new motor keeps them in business, keeps the marque alive and sells more to the school run brigade - more power to them. It's just not for me. Jags? I like the older cars, but never been in a position to own or run one, probably never will. No family or historical association with them.

To be honest I don't get all the fuss. A struggling car brand tries to do something different? Maybe it's because I don't really have any nostalgia/affiliation for the brand or the cars? The F-Pace was a good step towards surviving as a company, but let's face it, the sort of market they had to e-types, xk8, f-types isn't really a growth area any more. I was sadder when Land Rover stopped making Defenders - but it made commercial sense.

And before anyone starts with "that's not a 1974 Spitfire", that's MY Spitfire and I'm from 1974! Cake by my mum, decorated by her talented artist neighbour.

Took our kids many many years ago - they loved it!

@Escadrille Ecosse If I remember that Billy Connolly joke I seem to remember the dole office characters concluding that the person in question had a speech impediment and he was a tobacconist?

My 1500 has the full width rad but with the earlier fix fan. No issues overheating with "spirited" usage and a fast-road spec. engine.

I think the lower position is correct. On mine the rad-cap could vibrate/rub against the under side of the bonnet with it in the upper position. I threw the viscous fan out on mine and went back to the earlier fixed fan. I know in theory that's a backward step, I just wanted something more reliable on runs like the RBRR/10CR. What's the colour on the commission plate? Looks like it could be one of the jubilee only year Flamenco Red (CAD) but on a T that would mean a gat between build ('77 only for Flamenco) and registration. More probably Vermillion Red (CAE '77 - onwards) From the pics "she" looks like a solid starting point to improve on. Hope you aren't the only one doing the work and your son is helping!

Sounds familiar.

Fitted the bushes after an advisory on an MoT and by the next MoT the new bushes were a failure. They just fell apart. I bought direct from FloFlex and they didn't want to know. Like I say though, long time ago and could be totally different now.

I had a bad experience with FloFlex bushes a LONG LONG LONG time ago. I hope they've improved. These days I save up my pennies until I can afford SuperFlex (Triumph) or SuperPro (Land Rover). Eye watering prices these days though!

Noisy run was roof up John - to be honest the car was just too loud all round. The Jetex doesn't make a huge different, but takes the worst of the noise off at sustained speed running.

My 1500 was on a Bell or S&S (Bell I think, but not sure) wheelbarrow system when we got it. Standard manifold, straight through to the Y pipe and then 2 little back boxes. It was a bit lairy round town but the thing that made me 100% certain it needed to change was getting out of the car after an autobahn run on the 2015 10CR and realising my ears hurt and I couldn't hear properly. Now it's a "cheapy" James Paddock 4:2:1 straight pipe down the middle has been cut and a Jetex (U404500) resonator between the bent-down rails of the chassis and then the Y pipe and tiny boxes still on the back. It's not much quieter, but it tones it down just enough.

Not sure why it's on that YouTube channel, I saw it years ago and I'm pretty sure it was a French enthusiast doing it (or maybe Belgian?)

Not many... but they do exist. :-) I'm more on-board with things like the triode vac-tube as a way of keeping old kit alive though. Sorry... (sideways) thread drift!

I'll see your locknut and raise you a triode vac tube https://youtu.be/vsBhMw7Xlr0?si=fahW6ahN5T1p_FPw