73 Landy

Started out co driving for a mate in a series 2a in a few comps at the local 4WD club about 20ish years ago.
After a 20 year break and several kids, time for a mid life crisis. Stumbled onto this site and got planning.
About a year of watching a Series 3 turned up in a workmates fathers barn.
Chassis rotten, Engine going, Bulkhead stuffed, Cool PTO, Only 36000 miles

With dreams beyond my skill and knowledge level started fixing her up. It soon became apparent that possibly a different approach was needed.
From a local auction site and after a few glasses of port picked this up late one night site unseen. 73 SWB Petrol Full Canvas soft top


After an interesting drive 100km home found
Carb spilling petrol out front, Brakes almost non existant, Running hot, 2nd gear hard to engage, Drops out of third, But all electrics work!

So far
- New Zenith look alike carb installed
- Radiator swapped from donor
- Aquire Truck Cab
- Aquire Bikini top
- Aquire Bull bars
- Replace Radiator and heater hoses
- Replace points plugs leads
- Aquire Roll cage
- Attach roll cage to chassis
- Replace window channel
- Replace random burnt wiring
- Install amp meter from donor
- New thernostat
- New brake cylinders master and shoes
- Replace leaking hub seals
- Aquire complete frount and rear axles
- Aqire spare motor
- Aquire spare gearbox

To do
- Refurbish truck cab before winter
- Rebuild gearbox
- Electronic ignition
- Replace door tops and replace/repair door bottoms
- Parabolics
- Diff locker of some type
- Dual battery
- Winch
- Mud tyres
- Qualify as a Grade 2 truck at local landy club!

So thats the story so far with the aim of spending time off the couch with my 7 year old boy over the comming years!

Ps Now that I have properly intoduced myself expect a few questions

Sorry cameras playing up will endevour to get better more photos

Gidday, looks like you've been busy with the stuff you've done so far! Where are you buying your parts from - importing from UK or paying top dollar over here?

thats a serious bull bar on the first one

good luck with the projects, are you still going to carry on with the first after the second is done?

mo_sizlac said:

Gidday, looks like you've been busy with the stuff you've done so far! Where are you buying your parts from - importing from UK or paying top dollar over here?

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Almost all the smaller parts and consumables from Landrover Spares in Dury - Britpart agent and 10 min down the road. Reasonably priced
A few bits from BJ autos off trade me.
Tried Rimmer or Paddocks for brake hoses but they got lost in the post so am a bit wary. The zenith was from one of the above but postage was as much as the carb
Bigger bits Engine, Roll cage, bull bars etc have been from trade me.
$1 for the roll cage I was the only bidder.

honolulujoe said:

thats a serious bull bar on the first one

good luck with the projects, are you still going to carry on with the first after the second is done?

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I'd love to do a complete rebuild to factory spec if the misus would let me.
Maybee a second midlife crisis at 50