A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
SIII gear sticks are notorious for rattling, and mine was no exception. The bottom ball of the stick, which engages in the selector shaft cups, has a groove with a runner o-ring to prevent rattles, but these o-rings quickly wear flat spots and … [Continue reading]
Until now, I have been using the front cubby box to store all my winching kit: the strop, three shackles, the rope sail, gloves, remote control and the battery isolator switch key for the winch wiring. That all took up a lot of space in the cubby … [Continue reading]
I have the modified half shafts and stub axles back from Hogarth Engineering (aka Patriot roof racks).  They have been fitted to the hubs and a test fit of a wheel shows that they clear the centre cap, allowing full fitting of the wheel. The cap … [Continue reading]
Not much to report, really. The refurb will have to be delayed again due to a house move, but the car is generally running well. It's still down on power and torque since the new injection pump was fitted, and I think it's because the pump's … [Continue reading]
Not much has been done of late. I have replaced the front seat base cushion foams with new from Exmoor Trim, but other than that, it's all running as normal. I have collected the custom U-bolts and modified half shafts for the axle swap, but I … [Continue reading]
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