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:

General Update

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

I haven’t added any posts for a while, so here is a general update.
Work on the front axle is progressing slowly, but I have not done enough to be worth a specific post.  the Range Rover’s poor performance has been cured with a new exhaust – the catalytic converter was badly clogged by the carbon [...]

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Stripping the Discovery Front Axle

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

I have finally started work on the Discovery front axle in preparation for the axle swap. The axle needed a good clean and inspection, rectifying any defects found.
The first job was to remove and strip each end of the axle.  This was done one end at a time, cleaning and sorting each piece as it [...]

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Wheels: More Dithering and a Final Decision

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

It can get very frustrating, trying to do everything to my best ability.  Making plans and choices in good time is imperative, but some choices, usually about the less important items like cosmetics and aesthetics can be difficult to envisage.  The trouble is, I’ll spend ages deliberating about something to eventually come to a decision, [...]

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