asking for advice on 1980 series3

the normally aspirated diesel 110's are pretty gutless, but the 110 itself is a great truck, I sorely regret selling mine even though it was diesel, If you want a lwb I would get it in petrol or maybe with a more modern turbo diesel in it like a 200 or 300 tdi.

how about finding one in Australia and making an adventure driving it home via papua and the phillipines - no idea if there are ferries between those places and japan - or the longer route through Malaysia Vietnam etc.

I went to dealer auction and prices are very high here. 1990 Defender with 110,000 km went for 10,500 pounds - looked like already rust started...

So, i think i will get the series 3 but will try to lower the price to around 1,000 pounds.

Anyone has a list of parts that would be needed for a complete restoration (wearable parts) - like bushings,bearings,gaskets,seals,rubber etc - that would be a standard thing to replaced on original 1980 series3 during complete restoration. It would help me with estimating the cost.
Thanks for help.

hi,
since some of the members contacted seller about buying the car - i deleted link to the images.
little disappointed...

ok, yesterday i became proud owner of 1980 S3 Landrover (with a lot of rust )

ok, yesterday i became proud owner of 1980 S3 Landrover (with a lot of rust )

excellent, looks like it moves at least, is anything seized?

not sure yet, bought it based on pictures and description....
owner said:
- original 27,000 km
- carburator is missing (he will get it next week)
- turns over but did not run for 10 years

i will see once i get towed to my place.

Looks grand - not that rusty. Any pictures of the chassis / bulkhead. Rust elsewhere is fairly easy to fix or ignore!

hakuch said:

not sure yet, bought it based on pictures and description....
owner said:
- original 27,000 km
- carburator is missing (he will get it next week)
- turns over but did not run for 10 years

i will see once i get towed to my place.

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I see, I had mistakenly assumed you had got it home and taken some fresh pics

hakuch said:

ok, yesterday i became proud owner of 1980 S3 Landrover (with a lot of rust )

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Congratulations, a lot of smiles and much joy during restoration.

...... and most importantly, make a lot of pictures of the restoration process.

Haste slowly.

Peter

Hi,
finaly yesterday i picked up the landy...
The car can not even push it - maybe brakes or handbreak is frozen stuck. Hope i can solve this before i will start taking everything apart.
Another problem - the carburator is missing so i will need to find one. Since i need get replacement - which carb would be better:
original Zenith or Weber ?
should i look for used one or better to buy new?

thanks,
stan