Happy birthday Alison! 21 years old today! 
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Might be worth letting Audi UK know, they may wish to do a little publicity around it. 21 years 280k miles single owner is pretty impressive.
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Yes, I might tell them, although I’ve only had Alison for 10 years. I bought her at 125,000 miles.
Unseen. Miles away from where I live! 
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I really enjoy these videos. Looks like a good firm:
I remember a car engine machine shop on the London Road in Bath that would do work like this. Crank regrinds, bore outs, honing, chemical cleaning, valve seat machining etc. I was a regular customer with A Series engines from AH Sprites and Minis . When being a diy engine tuner meant more than a trip to halfords.
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The new oak and stainless threshold fitted, the oak is my own minor flourish. Invites across it best avoided after midnight. 
Just need to find some garish shagpile offcuts for the carpet, now who do we think the likeliest candidate for having some? 
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Looks great, fingers crossed that VOSA don’t pop you on the weighbridge. 
Lol, i had 900kg to play with after fuel and people. Once the columbian marching powder is out of the spare I’ll be golden
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Plenty of room for records then.
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Time to fix the hi lo selector that had been stuck in high since i bought it. Strip down, de rust and grease up, sorted. Will get some de greaser on the gearbox casing in the morning and clear 20 years of crud off.
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Well some progress over the last few weeks (and a weeks holiday away):
New rear brake cylinders (inc clips, Gaiter etc) and a new set of pads
New engine various breather hoses and Vacuum hose/elbows
Fuel tank breather pipe (half installed)
New Suppressor, Condenser & Spark Plugs
Ctek MXS5.0 charger
Rear Securon 254 seatbelt kit
Couple of bits I have bought but not fitted, a few fuel hoses and a new thermostat & gasket. Also some trim including new window waist seals.
After doing all the rear drums and bleeding the system, brakes working fine but handbrake did not click on unless you manually pulled the lever on the back of the drum, cable already at the end of its adjustment on both sides so ordered a pair of new cables as well. Took far longer to remove the old ones, a full morning compared to the same time to strip, clean and refit both rear drum assemblies.
Also stripped out the old non-connected electric fuel pump in the boot, the positive lead was ‘nibbled’ which I did not like the look of so all taped up and safe.
Also a few little bits like removing the old stickers including the front ‘Triumph’ Roundel which I am not a fan of.
Once the handbrake is working again, I can get it out of the garage and have a little drive around to see what’s up with the poor running. One other job I have found is the Hazard lights don’t come on (light up or flash) and indicators do not flash (but do illuminate), so guess its a relay behind the dash!
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Probably the thermal switcher, possibly in conjunction with a low alternator voltage. Unless you want to keep completely stock, get an electronic replacement (there was a Daihatsu unit that was the right spec for my Midget that just needed an earth wire attaching).
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Ready for the skip. 
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Skipception.
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Suspect this is some of the best finished woodwork any Landy has ever received.
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That went from discs and pads to doing the lot including all oil seals, hub bearings, sub axle and bearing, shit shield, brake hoses and other odds and sods.
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If you haven’t named the disco bus yet you might consider Trigger ('s broom)
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