Well the tank is fitted and I’ve put in 40litres of fuel to see if we have any leaks. None yet !We’re going to put in another 30 or so litres and then go to the garage to top it…

The cooking shelf is finally finished thanks to the farm shop. They came up with the idea of using a sash window fitch (yes its called a fitch, google it) to hold the shelf closed. I had no idea what…

Just got my arch fuel tank from Maverick4x4. We’ve had a few items off Andy at Maverick, Roof Rack and Steps, Shocks and now the Tank. Not the easiest thing to fit but took the opportunity to check the main…

Ordered the new bushes for the suspension. Going to get them fitted because i can’t be bothered. I’ve been quoted an hour a corner which i’d say is OK.

Spotlights fitted and wired in. Not sure they are in the best place so might need to weld something onto the bull bar. We shall see (or not!). Need to go out to test them out tonight. Might be able…

Fitted a cooking shelf to the back door and I am rather proud of it. We’ve seem one at Billing for £90 and this cost me about £30 and its custom fitted. I’ll post some pictures in later on. Still…

Had our first Rabies jab and all is well. Still got two more of those to go.

We’ve sort of decided to change the main tank on the defender from 80 ish litres to 120 litres. This is an expensive item coming in at £410 plus VAT, Ouch ! It will also mean moving the anti roll…

Ordered some needles and stuff today for the ever growing First Aid Kit. Also we’re both off for the second round of injections today. We’re starting to look like pin cushions.

Called the RAC again today and managed to get some great news. Valued the vehicle at £1500 which means i don’t have to bother with the bank guarantee. I can just lodge the money with the RAC and forget about…

Web site domain finally registered.www.overlandbirds.com

Fitted the wheel to the bonnet and the steering damper. Took a few hours as the damn steering damper fouled on the steering guard. The only way i could get it to fit was with lots of manual sawing !…

Bought a new steering damper today and a mount to put one of the spare wheels on the bonnet. Another sunday job to fit them. The Britpart damper i have on has very poor quality rubber bushes which are split…

Created the web site today. Still lots of planning proper to do but i’m going to try not to neglect it and get it finished before we set off.