Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

Welcome to my Series III Restoration Site

This site is dedicated to my eternal fiddling and tweaking of my 1972 Series III 109 inch Land Rover.

I bought it in February 1992 and immediately set about a few repairs and a bit of tidying up and 15 years later I’m still working on it! After years of minor rebuilds, in 2004 the discovery of some major corrosion led to a full ground-up rebuild. As this started, the specification started to creep, and many new features have being incorporated.

Please note, I am not a trader in vehicles or parts, and am not a garage providing repair services. This site is to offer inspiration, technical information and ideas to other Land Rover enthusiasts, helping others learn from my experiences. If you come across any sales of vehicles, parts, tools or even non-LR related items using NicksLandRover as a trading name or web address, and there have been a few, it has nothing to do with me and could be a scam, so be cautious. If you do come across any, please contact me.

Thanks for reading - I hope you find the information on this site useful!

Recent Posts:

Anti-roll Bar Fitted

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

I finally got the opportunity to fit the anti-roll bar to the back end. I had previously bought a near-complete SIIA military ambulance unit from Dunsfold Land Rover, missing only the brackets on the chassis. Since those brackets are welded in place, they obviously weren’t going to be available, so I had some [...]

Preparing for a Holiday

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

My family and I are going to France for a camping holiday this summer - nothing as adventurous as last year’s trip, but it’ll be a fun and relaxing break. We’ll be taking the 109, so I’m doing a few little jobs to make sure it’s ready.
It have given it a service, and while [...]

Driving Training

Friday, May 29th, 2009

For our tenth wedding anniversary, Helena bought me a day’s training at The Land Rover Experience training centre near Milton Keynes (she got me the winch course last anniversary - apparently I’m easy to choose gifts for).
I had an excellent day, starting with a short briefing, followed by five hours of of road driving, shared [...]