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.
Hopefully this site will be of use to people attempting the same tasks and will provide evidence of just how much money I’ve actually spent on the vehicle (this last was written by the Mrs!).
Recent Posts:
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
I have aquired and refurbished a pair of MoD/Camel trophy spec bonnet hasps to replace the cable operated bonnet catch. The existing catch seems to become very stiff to release, despite regular oiling of the mechanism, and I’m worried that it may eventually seize. For the moment, the cable operated catch is working [...]
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
I have recently bought a pair of custom stroage boxes for the back end of the 109. They were made by a member of the Land Rover UK internet forum that I frequent (www.landrovernet.com), who goes under the tag of se7enup.
They’re made of galvanised steel, with a sturdy hinge along the back. He [...]
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Wednesday, November 12th, 2008
I had two recent problems with the 109’s electrics - the horn and the driver’s seat heater stopped working (not simultaneously).
The seat took a lot of tracking down with an electrical probe and continuity tester to find the fault - a problem in the earth part of the seat’s back pad. Each seat [...]
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