A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
The chassis has been delivered four weeks after ordering. It took four of us to lift it off the flat bed and carry it into the front garden, where the rebuild will take place. It's sitting on axle stands waiting for painting. I'll leave it month … [Continue reading]
The stripdown revealed the extent of the bulkhead's rot. While repairable, a good replacement was a tidier, quicker and stronger alternative. I have bought a replacement from WWSpares, who import mint bulkheads and chassis from Australia and South … [Continue reading]
A new chassis was required due to advancing corrosion in the main rails. There were two main options - find an unused MoD surplus chassis, or order a new chassis outright. The MoD chassis had the advantage of being half the price of new, but … [Continue reading]
This Blog is dedicated to my 1982 Series III 109. It rolled out of Lode Lane as a Marine Blue and Limestone 2.25 petrol hard top, and I believe it spent its first ten years in the hands of a the National Rivers Authority. The second owner was a … [Continue reading]
This site is dedicated to my eternal fiddling and tweaking of my 1972 Series III 109 inch Land Rover. I bought it in February 1992 and immediately set about a few repairs and a bit of tidying up and all these years later I’m still working on it! … [Continue reading]
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