A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
The rear axle is now fully assembled with the retro-fit disc brake system. The callipers needed rebuilding with new pistons and seals due to the corrosion of the originals pistons. Stripping, which involved separating the calliper halves before … [Continue reading]
My Range Rover Classic has been chosen to represent the model-year in the official 40th Anniversary Heritage Run from the factory at Solihull to the LR headquarters and British Motor heritage centre at Gaydon, just like the 109 did in the LR 60th … [Continue reading]
As you know, I have all but finished the Salisbury rear axle for the conversion, with just the callipers to rebuild with stainless steel pistons. With a little help, I have removed the Discovery 200Tdi front axle from my Sankey trailer ready for … [Continue reading]
The standard Series steering system is often maligned for being sloppy, but well maintained, this should not be the case. However, there are a few inherent weaknesses where steering input motion is lost, and the steering relay is one of them. The … [Continue reading]
The CB transceiver came back from Thunderpole (Northampton), having needed to new transistors. The SWR meter that I had previously been using was tested by Thunderpole when I took the transceiver there last week and was found to be serviceable but … [Continue reading]
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