Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

With the engine bay complete and the cabin interior reassembled, it was time to test drive the 109. The results are very pleasing: no smoke or worrisome noises, good acceleration and higher top speeds. I was able to reach 50 mph in half the distance it normally took on the local stretch [...]

Anyone with a Series Land Rover will be familiar with leaks from the top of their gearbox, running down the sides and dripping from the drain plug. The sources of these leaks are threefold.
The breather in the steel cap on the centre of the selector rod cover tends to let a lot of oil [...]

Well, 500 miles have passed since fitting the Roverdrive, so today I drained the oil from the transfer case, fitted the Rock Mountain transfer box bottom plate and replenished the box with fresh oil. The new bottom plate is thicker and won’t buckle and leak, but it also acts as a radiator to keep [...]

I fitted the Rocky Mountain Roverdrive today. Another knob, another colour! The Superwinch built Fairey unit I had before had a black spherical knob that matched the main gear stick; only the engraved annotation differed. This one is more similar to Land Rover’s PTO control levers. I covered the stainless steel [...]

Well, I ordered it from Martin Hogan on Sunday (UK supplier – I sent him a text and he called me back), and it arrived this morning. I also ordered the Rocky Mountain transfer box plate, which is much better at oil retention than the standard steel plate, and acts as a heat sink [...]