A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
The swap to later axles is raising the diff ratios from 4.71: to 3.54:1. It would be quite possible to fit the 4.71 crown wheels and pinions from the SIII axles to the new units, but since the Tdi should cope with the 35% gearing increase fairly … [Continue reading]
Helena bought me an iPhone for my birthday last month (my old phone was on its last legs, crackling, freezing up and cutting out). Â It's a great piece of kit (it must be - it's electronic but I still like it, and that's no mean feat). Â Of its … [Continue reading]
Several years ago, during the intitial rebuild, I bought a heated fuel filter for a pound at Old Sodbury. It is made for the Bosch filter units used on Tdi engines and is used by Land Rover on Artctic spec vehicles, and is just a sandwich plate … [Continue reading]
It appears that the CB I bought is probably faulty. I will be taking it for testing and repair by Thunderpole (Northampton) early next week. On the plus side, that means that my antenna system is almost certainly good to go. The dash is all … [Continue reading]
The axle is now basically complete. I still need to clean out the insides of the brake callipers and add new seals and pistons, having cleaned their exteriors of all the rust and grime and having found that the pistons were rusted beyond … [Continue reading]
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