The FlyingSpanners party bus

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Jez said you might like to see my car - this is the tow-truck / workshop / kitchen/ party bus for getting Jez and his tractor from England to Russia.

Playing in the UK:


An old picture - XZL tyres and no wheel arches


Testing the V8 in water:

It runs great but I ran out of grip and had to be winched out, we are returning to this site in September and I hope the new tyres will get me through the pond this time

This is what it used to look like:

We did a little bit of work on it

There is some video of me playing about here (check all videos from Ryan, he is a friend and has lots of cool videos of us playing about!)

[FridgeFreezer]

Some technical details:
Land Rover Series 3, 109" wheelbase, made in 1978
Engine: Rover V8, 4.6 litres, MegaSquirt'n'EDIS fuel injection and distributorless ignition (Ford coil packs instead of distributor)
Transmission: Land Rover / TVR R380 5-speed gearbox, LT230 transfer case 1:1 ratio with 2x4 conversion to give rear-wheel-drive on the road like a real Series 3.
Axles: Volvo C303 with PortalTek disc brake conversion
Suspension: TIC parabolic springs with anti-wrap bars.
Steering: Discovery 2 power steering box, ZF pump.