Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

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A Few Jobs Done

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

chock bracket fixing

I have finally polished the rear door, leaving only the front edge of the left wing and a few blemishes on the bonnet and bulkhead to do. It’s a job that I’ve been putting off, partly due to the weather, but mainly due to the hatred I have now for working or even thinking [...]

Fitting a Defender Heater

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

heater

This entry is largely in response to frequently asked questions on Land Rover forums about fitting later heaters to SIIIs in an effort to improve airflow and heating capacity. Defender heater units are vastly superior to the SIII units, and are an upgrade that should be high on most peoples’ list.
The Defender unit differs [...]

Quiet Bulkhead

Sunday, October 10th, 2004

bulkhead Noise Killer

After making cardboard templates, I cut and fit shapes made from the blank sheet of Noise Killer’s barrier mat to the engine side of the bulkhead. the underside of the bonnet and inner wings will also be covered. I also fitted the cleaned and repainted TD5 heater assembly, which uses the same top [...]