A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
Today I finished bleeding the brakes, adding the Discovery reservoir cap and level sensor to the existing brake failure warning circuit, and took the 109 for an inspection at my local MoT station for a thorough check of all the work. The result was … [Continue reading]
Stating the obvious, the first thing to do was jack up the vehicle, remove the front wheels and then disconnect and remove the front axle. A bit more complex than the rear axle, this means disconnecting the prop shaft (in this case completely … [Continue reading]
The 109 has TI Console (Heystee) parabolic springs. The rear springs are 4-leaf heavy duty spec, and always have been. The front springs, however, are only available in standard duty 2-leaf spec. The extra weight of the 109's fittings, … [Continue reading]
The new rear springs have eliminated most of the lean and have transformed the vehicle's ride - it's immeasurably more comfortable over bumps in the road, not far off the 109's HD parabolics and HD gas dampers. The clunk from the back end when taking … [Continue reading]
Yep - I have finally made that leap. I chose now to do the axle swap because the kids are on school holidays, so I can use the RR for work and if Helena needs to go out while I'm working, she has the now more drivable Lightweight. It means I can … [Continue reading]
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