Nick's Land Rover - Series III Rebuild

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.

Please note, I am not a trader in vehicles or parts, and am not a garage providing repair services. This site is to offer inspiration, technical information and ideas to other Land Rover enthusiasts, helping others learn from my experiences. If you come across any sales of vehicles, parts, tools or even non-LR related items using NicksLandRover as a trading name or web address, and there have been a few, it has nothing to do with me and could be a scam, so be cautious. If you do come across any, please contact me.  I write about what has worked for me – I cannot promise that the same ideas will work for your vehicle.

Thanks for reading – I hope you find the information on this site useful!

Recent Posts:

Lucky to get away with it…

Friday, January 13th, 2012

The 109 had its MoT recently and sailed through without any defects, even though the brake pedal is slightly softer than it was (this is because the front brakes haven’t been adjusted since replacing the leaking cylinders, but I thought that having the brakes a little less sensitive might be a good idea for the [...]

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Defender Side Window Seal Replacement

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

The off-side sliding side window developped an annoying occasional knock from the upper forward corner (in other words, the piece of glazing closest to my ears – typical).  It was the sliding glass pane rattling against the curved corner of the frame.  The cause is the thinning of the felt in the glass’ track, due [...]

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New Engine Mounts Cure Vibration

Sunday, December 4th, 2011

I have mentioned on here and on the Land Rover web forums that I frequent that I have suffered significant engine vibration throughout the vehicle, especially at idle.  Those of you who have followed the engine section of this blog may remember my previous attempts at reducing the issue, including trying a few different mountings, [...]

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