Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

Archive for the ‘FAQ’ Category

Wiring up a Tdi Conversion

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

With Tdi conversions to SIIIs becoming ever more popular, it makes sense to give a dedicated guide as to how I wired mine up. It’s not the only way, but it works perfectly and reliably, and uses the standard loom.
My vehicle was originally a petrol model, and this affects a few bits of the [...]

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 [...]

Fitting Reversing Sensors

Thursday, March 26th, 2009

Since I have had to replace the complete reversing sensor and alarm system due to damage to the old system during the February 2009 accident, I decided to make a guide of what’s involved in fitting a system to a Series vehicle. They’re good accessories, helping with parking or manoeuvring in tight spaces, increasing [...]

Fitting Reverse Lights

Friday, March 13th, 2009

I have been asked to show how to fit reverse lights to a Series Land Rover, such that they illuminate automatically, not needing the driver to operate any switches.
Provision was made for this on all later SIIIs, with suffix D and later gear boxes, but it is a simple job to fit a similar system [...]

How the Gearbox Selectors and Detents Work

Monday, June 9th, 2008

For the benefit of those who suffer gear selection or jumping issues, this is a quick post with some photos of the selector mechanisms.
The gear stick sits in a pivot level with the gearbox tunnel cover. The stick extends a little further through this ball, where it sits in a row of three steel [...]