Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

Bleeding is always a problem on these twin leading shoe systems.  I tried bleeding conventionally with the units in place, but predictably it didn’t work, so I had to go through my usual and long winded bleeding method using an Ezibleed (a bottle pressurised by tyre pressure) and a draining jar [...]

A common question asked on internet forums and occasionally be email to me is how to wire up a Tdi fitted to a Series vehicle.  In short, it’s simpler than you might think. If starting with a petrol powered vehicle, you have it especially easy.
Petrol:
The battery cable needs to be run directly to the starter [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]