lolanyways trundling home and BOOM!!! the radius arm snapped! just like that! its nearly flipped the car by all accounts. i haven't seen the damage yet but dam!
needless to say he wont be getting another disco!
steve
bang goes the landy!
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suzukisteve
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bang goes the landy!
the old man was driving home from walkin the dogs last nite, he's got an old 200tdi disco. it was mine at one point lol
anyways trundling home and BOOM!!! the radius arm snapped! just like that! its nearly flipped the car by all accounts. i haven't seen the damage yet but dam!
needless to say he wont be getting another disco!
steve
lolanyways trundling home and BOOM!!! the radius arm snapped! just like that! its nearly flipped the car by all accounts. i haven't seen the damage yet but dam!
needless to say he wont be getting another disco!
steve
pickle power!
Re: bang goes the landy!
The radius arm snapped 
good old landrover quality steel 
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Re: bang goes the landy!
Wow, we never had that happen to any of ours, and we've had four, plus three Range Rover classics. That said, all of ours were 300s, not 200s. The 200s had a less powerful engine, crap headlights and rubbish suspension.
There's three ways of doing things:
The right way,
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And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
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Re: bang goes the landy!
Yeah my first car was an old 200 and it just rusted away. the one that went bang was mine before me dad had it. done a fair amount of work on it and it never saw any hardcore stuff.
but yeah ive never herd of em doin that i must admit, should ave got a suzuki
but yeah ive never herd of em doin that i must admit, should ave got a suzuki
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Re: bang goes the landy!
As Suzuki owners maybe we shouldn't be commenting on steel qualityScottieJ wrote:The radius arm snapped
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Re: bang goes the landy!
Hahahaha! Good point.Highlander wrote:As Suzuki owners maybe we shouldn't be commenting on steel qualityScottieJ wrote:The radius arm snapped
Though generally it's just bodywork for us.
There's three ways of doing things:
The right way,
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And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
The right way,
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And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
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Re: bang goes the landy!
Thinking about it.... I've broken several springs, a shackle, shock mounts, etc... 
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'93 Suzuki Samurai Sport 1.6 16v SU. Virtual lift, spring under, 31s
'93 Maruti Gypsy MG410
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Re: bang goes the landy!
Oh. I've broken.......A fence........that's about it, apart from shearing a few bolts.twiss wrote:Thinking about it.... I've broken several springs, a shackle, shock mounts, etc...
There's three ways of doing things:
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
