Having rebuilt the Fairey overdrive, this post shows how to fit the overdrive to a standard transmission. It shows the whole procedure except for the installation of the selector lever and bracket, but I’ll try to explain that further on. This guide is applicable to refitting an overdrive or fitting one to a vehicle for […]
Fairey Overdrive Overhaul
Annoyingly, the overdrive sprung a leak somewhere, dumping its oil into the transfer box. I suspect it was the smaller seal between the input and output shafts – I didn’t know where to locate it within the output shaft on the initial rebuild at the start of the 109 project as there is no obvious […]
Fitting Defender Front Seatbelts to 109s
Another occasional question that has become more frequent due to the new child seat/restraint legislation is how to fit seatbelts to the front of SII/SIII 109s. In some cases, this is as a replacement for the old inferior static line belts, but it also applies to earlier SIIs where belts were never fitted. The complete […]
Fitting Forward Facing Rear Seats & Belts
This seems to be a very topical issue at the moment, given the European regulations changing this month, outlawing the use of sideways facing seatbelts for children under 12 years/135cm height and bringing in other new requirements for children’s seating. There are a lot of discussions on the Land Rover forums about this, so here’s […]
Fitting a Defender 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 […]
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