A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
Well, 500 miles have passed since fitting the Roverdrive, so today I drained the oil from the transfer case, fitted the Rock Mountain transfer box bottom plate and replenished the box with fresh oil. The new bottom plate is thicker and won't buckle … [Continue reading]
You will all know by now that I built the 109 with an eye to future expeditions. I had a good look at some of the expedition equipment at Billing, and Helena had a good look when we all went the next day. She's now even keener than me to go on … [Continue reading]
I spent a very wet Friday at the Billing show, and took Helena and the kids again today as the weather was better. It was good to meet several members of a Land Rover forum I use a lot - www.landrovernet.com - a couple of whom came back to the car … [Continue reading]
I have now fitted the fuel heater to enable the engine to run on vegoil (SVO). It's fitted between the fuel filter and Kenlowe Hotstart, and uses engine coolant running to the cabin heater matrix to heat the fuel to over 80oC. This means I can … [Continue reading]
I took the RRC on the holiday to Yorkshire. We stayed on the southern edge of the North York Moors (Wass). It's a great area, and York not only lived up to my fond memories, but exceeded them. Everyone has their favourite place, and I reckon … [Continue reading]
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