A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
I have fitted the repainted tools to the tail gate and the refurbished antenna box to the right wing. I'm still waiting for the second antenna and the rubber strip for the tailgate, but the strip is a 60 second job to fit and the antenna is only … [Continue reading]
The Lightweight managed to attend Billing, displayed on the Lightweight Club stand on the Friday. The engine worked well enough, though it didn't seem terribly powerful, struggling to maintain 50 mph on some of the hills, but maybe that's normal - … [Continue reading]
I have just bought a set of 109 diesel front U-bolts for the axle conversion. These are the longest U bolts and the three plain ones fit the 3-leaf parabolics (thinner than standard diesel multi-leaf springs) and taller spring saddles perfectly. … [Continue reading]
I have just received a pair of window meshes for Defender side windows that allow the windows to be left locked in their first open latch position whilst keeping the car secure. They sit inside the window frames' channels and overlap the sliding … [Continue reading]
... well, with us, anyway. The engine is still not perfect, but fitting a standard 12V ignition system has made it entirely usable. I thought the slight cough when pressing the throttle down hard and the mild poppling on the over-run were a … [Continue reading]
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