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November 2009 www.ovlr.org Volume XXVI, Number 11 OTTAWA VALLEY LAND ROVERS Last Dip of the Season Found a power line cut just outside of St. Marys—Al Carthew and I ran it after oiling our trucks for the winter … which likely wasn’t the best way to get the undercoating to “set” … but you know how these things go … PHOTO CREDIT: RORY MCDONNELL
Transcript of November 2009 Volume XXVI, Number 11 Last Dip … · 2018-12-27 · Ottawa Valley land ROVeRs —...
November 2009 www.ovlr.org Volume XXVI, Number 11
OTTAWA VALLEY LANDROVERS
Last Dip of the Season
Found a power line cut just outside of St. Marys—Al Carthew and I ran it after oiling our trucks for the winter … which likely wasn’t the best way to get the undercoating to “set” … but you know how these things go …photo credit: rory mcdonnell
Ottawa Valley land ROVeRs — nOVembeR 20092
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Ottawa Valley land ROVeRs — nOVembeR 2009 �
Beneath the Bonnet
Hey man, what’s going on?OVLR Calendar of Events
Socials:
SocialsareheldatthePrescottHotelonPrestonSt.,Ottawa,thethirdMondayofeverymonthat7:00p.m.
Executive Meeting:
ExecutivemeetingsareheldonthefirstMondayofthemonth.PleasecontactPeterMcGoughforlocation.emailmcgou@msn.com
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Dec.5 ChristmasPartyattheMasonicLodge.Moreinformationtocome.Jan.27 2010AGM(moreinfotocome)Jun.24-27 2010OVLRBirthdayParty.–markyourcalendarfornextyear!
OVLRCalendarofEvents.......................................................................................................3
President’sMessageby peter mcgough..................................................................................... 4-5
2009OilerandSwapMeetarticle and photos by t. king........................................................... 6-7
DormobileConversionsubmitted by murray jackson.....................................................................8
FranktownExpeditionarticle and photos by r. parsons...........................................................9-10
Classified...............................................................................................................................11
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Ottawa Valley land ROVeRs — nOVembeR 20094
President Peter McGough
by peter mcgough
A ll for the sake of Rovers. My past two
weekends have been taken up by clearing an area in the forest, laying a gravel road, taking delivery of another 40 foot shipping container and hiring the largest tractor in the neighborhood to haul said container to said cleared space. Phew!
DoneanddustedwithminutestosparefromourrelentlesswinterandSundayeveningsawtheDiscoandRangeRoverensconcedintheirnewwinterquarters,freefromthedampofexteriorquartersandthetenderministrationofourlovelyrodent(androdentlike)friends.Notbadforacostofabout$3000.
President’s Message
continued on page 5
No, it’s not a hill-billy camp.
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Theclearingofafewtreeswasaccomplishedtheweekendbeforelastandassomeofthetreeswereperilouslyclosetosomeofmyotherstructures(alsohousingRovers!)IstartedusingthenewishChampionwinchtoassistinthefalldirection.It,howeverpackedupafteritsfirstpull,withtheforwardandreverseleverfailingtoholdthepull-in.Iguessyougetwhatyoupayfor.
ThisneatlybringsmetotheDiscovery3featuredonarecent(tome)episodeofTop-Gear.ItwasfilmedasthefirstvehicletoclimbaparticularMountaininScotland,andClarkson,whousuallyscornsLoadLaneproducts,wasfullofpraise.IhopetobeabletoshowthisattheChristmasPartyandIreallylookforwardtoseeingagreatturnoutthisyear.Ihavebeenaskedandyes,ofcourse,childrenarewelcome.
Cheers,
President’s Message (continued from page 4)
The Ghost in the Darkness (the sequel)
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article and photos by t. king
A n unseasonably warm Sunday in November brought out a few members
to the Oiler and Swap Meet, held for the last time at Riverglen Farm, hosted by J-L.
IfIhavethefactsstraight,J-L,DaveandperhapsPeterM.gatheredbitsandpiecesofsalvageableroversandluggedordraggedthemtothesite.IknowAndrewF.showedupwith
atubfullofstufftoo.Therewasatrailerfullofeverythingfromnutsandboltstodriveshafts.Theideawastoraisealittlemoneyfortheclubthroughsalesandhaultheresttoascrapyardforrecyclingpurposes.
SeveralSeriesvehiclesmadeanappearance,aswellasothers.BrianScottisseensprayinghisDiscoandlookingveryresplendentinhisformerlywhitecoveralls.
2009 Oiler and Swap Meet
(continued on page 7)
A sample of the goods that showed up for swapping
Amazing weather attracted some Series to the Oiler
Say “Awwwwoooooiiiiiiilllll ”.
Asmentioned,thesitewasRiverglenFarm,andwehadtheuseofabarnfortheoilspraying.Thisbarniscompletewithnaturalflowthoughventilation,amustforthiskindofwork,youcanseetheopeningsintheupperhalfofthephoto.
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GeoffBurdandMatthewwereonhandtolookforpartsfortheEnglishPatient’srebuildproject.I’mnotsurewhattheyfoundbutI’msuretheygotsomefreeadvice,alwaysavailableatthesegatherings.
Allinallitwasagooddayandmanythankstotheorganizers.
The owners gather around the lawn ornament.
J-L’s second home and site of this year’s Oiler.
2009 Oiler and Swap Meet (continued from page 6)
Hithere,
IsawyourhomepagebrowsingtheinternetandasIamaLandRoverownerIenjoyedit.Verygoodhomepage.IfanyofyourclubmembersdotraveltoIceland,sendmeane-mail.ItisalwaysnicetomeetwithfellowRoverowners.
Haveaniceday,
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An Invitation from Iceland
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submitted by murray jackson
I thought this might be of interest. I spotted it in the Holiday 2009 issue of the ORVIS — Gifts for Men catalog.
ThepriceinthecatalogueisUS$65,000.
IfIremembercorrectly,therestorerLannyClarkusedtoworkatRoversNorth.Iwasn’tawarethathenowhashisownrestorationbusiness:http://www.lannyclarkrovers.com/index.html
Land Rover Tyres Down Under
from the australian defence organisation
GoodDay,
Ourorganisationisregularychargedwithdisposingoflandrovertyres.GenerallyspeakingtheyareingoodconditionbutgiventhelackofdemandinTownsvilletheyhavenotbeensellingatauction.
ThepurposeofthisemailistomakeyouawarethatthesetyresaregoingtoauctionandtoManhiemFowlesinTownsvilleonaregularbasis,andalsotoaskifyoucanmakethisknowntothewiderLandRovercommunity.
Ifanyofyourmembersareinterested,pleasegivetheauctioneersacallat0747748777orvisittheirwebsite:www.manheimfowles.com.au
Kindregards
MarkLuckingLEUT,RANOPsOfficerJLU(NQ)0744117578
Dormobile ConversionLand Rover 109 Dormobile Conversion complete with Orvis Accessories.
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(continued on page 10)
article and photos by r. parsons
H ere are a few photos from an unmaintained road I investigated just east of Franktown. Turn south off Hwy #10 onto Davis Side
Road, then west onto Whipoorwill Road – after a short distance it becomes the unmaintained road.
Thefirst2/3oftheroadisaneasydrive.Ittraversesamarshyareabuttherewasjustasmallamountofwaterflowingovertheroad.Eveniftherewasmorewater–possiblyinthespring–itwouldlikelystillbeeasyasthereisarockysurfacetotheroadatthislocation.
Franktown Exploration
Thelast1/3oftherouteisdifferent.Theroadcrossesanothermarshthatisalmost1/2kmwideandcompletelyunderwater.ThroughthecentreofthemarshflowstheJockRiver.AsIwasaloneonthistripandmydestinationwasLanarkandIwaspressedfortime,tryingtodriveitwouldhave
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Franktown Exploration (continued from page 9)
beenfoolish.ThefarsideofthemarshistheedgeofdowntownFranktown.
Justbeforethesecondmarshisanothertrackthatturnsoffandheadssouth,soIwillbebacktoinvestigate.
Allthephotosaretakenfromtheeastsideexceptthelastimagewhichisthewestsideofthelargemarsh.
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1995RangeRoverClassic,4.2LV8,softdash,LWBCounty,Green,Automatic,Taninterior.Asking$6,800Thistruckisinverygoodconditionforitsage.Truckunderwentayear-and-ahalfofrestoration:firewallreplaced,newsheetmetalfromfirewall,tunnel,floors,totailgate,thenprotectedwithstoneguard.Inaddition,anewCatalyticconverter,exhaustsystemfronttoback,OMEsprings(replacedairsuspension),tierodendsx4,newrearrightstabilizinglink,Hellaheadlights,newOxygensensors,Bremboreardisks,newbrakelinesfromfronttoback,newrearpads,newfrontlampguards,caliperrebuilt,afterMarketFogLaps,NewWintertires.TLCisneededatthefollowingplaces:Stickyseatswitches,driverssiderearwindowwon’tgodown,passengersiderearwindowdropsoccasionally,mildlysaggingrearpartofheadliner.FormoreinformationcallGaro:450-458-4501
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1991LandRoverDefender110StationWagonRHD200TDIwithsunroof,swingawaytirecarrier,snorkel,wingtopandsillchequerplate.Tireshavelessthan2,000milesonthem.Solidchassis(welloiled)andnewTD5bulkheadandnewerdoorsallaround.Runs
perfectlyandeverythingworksexcepttherearwindowdefroster.Ihaveagalvanizedroofracktogowithit.Sadlyitdoesn’tsuitmydailydriverneeds.Asking$24,000orsensibleoffers.
FOR sale
1968series2A109stationwagon6cyl,completebut,asusual,badframe.IwouldliketosellitcompletebutifIhaveto,Icouldsellparts.IliveinGatineau.ContactDanat819-663-3877bigdancars@lycos.com
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