Pass the T-Cut.....
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As the Land Rover's MoT expires today, yesterday I tought i'd go for a play down at Baldhu nr. Truro......
This hill.....
plus my Land Rover.....
equals.....
And a mangled Landy:
Neck and back are really sore - X-rays show no damage fortunately.
Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the Landy - drove it back from Baldhu and due to it's inability to hold a straight line i've got to assume the chassis is twisted. The rear cross-member is bent, and the door is caved in from the initial impact (it landed on the spare wheel which itself is undamaged - the rear door took the brunt of the impact) - the rear end then bounced up allowing the front to drop into the gulley and pop the o/s/f tyre off the rim. The n/s hard top side has shifted back about quarter of an inch, the instrument pod fell out (loads of shock damage all over), the steering wheel is bent (presumably from how hard I was holding on to it), the power steering has failed although i'm not yet sure why.
The accident was totally my fault - my first attempt on the hill I ran out of grip half way up and slid back down with no problems - so I took a run up in 2nd/low range (without difflock), got within 5 foot of the crest, ran out of revs, tried to change to 1st and immediately rolled out of control. I would guess I was going about 25-30mph backwards when I hit the bottom.
Annoyingly, all it needed for it's MoT was a patch on the exhaust, handbrake tightening and the n/s door inside handle adjusting. Now i'm guessing I need a new PAS rack or pipework, if the chassis is straight the rear crossmember either replacing or power-pushing out, new shock absorbers (the Pro-Comps appear ok but after the impact they've had i'd rather shell out £130 on a new set of four), new rear door, new 10x15" 8-spoke wheel, rear brakes looking at........
Arse.
This hill.....
plus my Land Rover.....
equals.....
And a mangled Landy:
Neck and back are really sore - X-rays show no damage fortunately.
Unfortunately the same cannot be said for the Landy - drove it back from Baldhu and due to it's inability to hold a straight line i've got to assume the chassis is twisted. The rear cross-member is bent, and the door is caved in from the initial impact (it landed on the spare wheel which itself is undamaged - the rear door took the brunt of the impact) - the rear end then bounced up allowing the front to drop into the gulley and pop the o/s/f tyre off the rim. The n/s hard top side has shifted back about quarter of an inch, the instrument pod fell out (loads of shock damage all over), the steering wheel is bent (presumably from how hard I was holding on to it), the power steering has failed although i'm not yet sure why.
The accident was totally my fault - my first attempt on the hill I ran out of grip half way up and slid back down with no problems - so I took a run up in 2nd/low range (without difflock), got within 5 foot of the crest, ran out of revs, tried to change to 1st and immediately rolled out of control. I would guess I was going about 25-30mph backwards when I hit the bottom.
Annoyingly, all it needed for it's MoT was a patch on the exhaust, handbrake tightening and the n/s door inside handle adjusting. Now i'm guessing I need a new PAS rack or pipework, if the chassis is straight the rear crossmember either replacing or power-pushing out, new shock absorbers (the Pro-Comps appear ok but after the impact they've had i'd rather shell out £130 on a new set of four), new rear door, new 10x15" 8-spoke wheel, rear brakes looking at........
Arse.
Got out after the impact and actually laughed about it - after all, you don't go to a pay & play site and expect to come away without any extra scratches.... just unfortunate that it has wrecked the arse end of the Landy. Still, it's all experience, something that yesterday showed I have far too little of when it comes to off roading.
Been mulling over my options today, do I scrap, sell or rebuild? If I scrap or sell, I won't lose anything, it I rebuild it'll cost me plenty but i'll have a good off-road toy at the end of it. Hopefully i'm buying a Range Rover Classic this week to run around in, so maybe fit a truck cab to the 90, along with new suspension and steering, then keep as a toy.
Been mulling over my options today, do I scrap, sell or rebuild? If I scrap or sell, I won't lose anything, it I rebuild it'll cost me plenty but i'll have a good off-road toy at the end of it. Hopefully i'm buying a Range Rover Classic this week to run around in, so maybe fit a truck cab to the 90, along with new suspension and steering, then keep as a toy.
really sorry to hear of your accident- hope you improve
Might be worth getting some off roading lessons though- i drove that site just 3 weekends ago in a landcruiser with my brother in a 110 hi cap. That slops is a first gear difflock low revving job- some momentum at the bottom and then use the torque to pop you over the top. And you NEVER slide back down a steep slope. Failed hill climbs mean you always come back down in reverse.
Having said that i did manage to put a big dent in the door of the car driving in and out of the mud pond just the other side of that hill.
Might be worth getting some off roading lessons though- i drove that site just 3 weekends ago in a landcruiser with my brother in a 110 hi cap. That slops is a first gear difflock low revving job- some momentum at the bottom and then use the torque to pop you over the top. And you NEVER slide back down a steep slope. Failed hill climbs mean you always come back down in reverse.
Having said that i did manage to put a big dent in the door of the car driving in and out of the mud pond just the other side of that hill.
pugwash4x4 said:
really sorry to hear of your accident- hope you improve
Might be worth getting some off roading lessons though- i drove that site just 3 weekends ago in a landcruiser with my brother in a 110 hi cap. That slops is a first gear difflock low revving job- some momentum at the bottom and then use the torque to pop you over the top. And you NEVER slide back down a steep slope. Failed hill climbs mean you always come back down in reverse.
Having said that i did manage to put a big dent in the door of the car driving in and out of the mud pond just the other side of that hill.
Didn't even have chance to stick it in reverse - brakes wouldn't hold it still on the incline and it slid all the way down at a fair old rate Might be worth getting some off roading lessons though- i drove that site just 3 weekends ago in a landcruiser with my brother in a 110 hi cap. That slops is a first gear difflock low revving job- some momentum at the bottom and then use the torque to pop you over the top. And you NEVER slide back down a steep slope. Failed hill climbs mean you always come back down in reverse.
Having said that i did manage to put a big dent in the door of the car driving in and out of the mud pond just the other side of that hill.
Definitely my f
k-up though - shouldn't have attacked the hill after the first failed attempt ended with me sliding down with all 4 wheels locked up. Lessons - good idea 
new pants time! glad to hear your ok.
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