Blackwood bloke, '76 Series 3 109" Tow Truck

Hi all, first time Land Rover owner checking in from South Wales.

I have a 1976 109, 2.25 petrol Series 3 with a tow hook on the back. Loving the experience, it's somewhere between my 84 Mini and 77 Silver Shadow II, but boy oh boy, what a ride!

Mine's a working vehicle for me, so the hook is off (and stored) and I've been lugging logs, it's superb! The vague steering, rough idle, slipping clutch and rich mixture are all future challenges

Welcome...pics we like pics of all your vehicles..

Shippers said:

Welcome...pics we like pics of all your vehicles..

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Of course! Here's my lot:

Nice very nice...didnt realise it was a recovery lift you took off thought it was a trailer hitch...lol

Shippers said:

Nice very nice...didnt realise it was a recovery lift you took off thought it was a trailer hitch...lol

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Yeh, it's a pretty serious thing, made the driving experience even more vague. Will keep it and pop it back on now and again, if I attend meets etc.

Shippers said:

Nice very nice...didnt realise it was a recovery lift you took off thought it was a trailer hitch...lol

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When I first read it I thought Harvey Frost

All lovely motors, luv the mini & the landy

kevstar said:

All lovely motors, luv the mini & the landy

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Thanks, they're very similar and yet so far apart. Love the pair of them, really good fun

After seeing your other vehicles what you think is vague is normal in a series steering...my 101 on Algarve roads is challenging to say the least but you get used to it although not driven it for a while...

plinthadenoid said:

Thanks, they're very similar and yet so far apart. Love the pair of them, really good fun

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Minis were my first cars built loads, worked on rolls when I was a lad (body work) passion for old fords
& landys. Think im not right in the head.

Welcome to lz btw

Shippers said:

After seeing your other vehicles what you think is vague is normal in a series steering...my 101 on Algarve roads is challenging to say the least but you get used to it although not driven it for a while...

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Yeh, must admit, I'm getting used to it. The Mini is so direct it's frightening, whereas the Rolls and the Jag waft (the Jag is pretty fast, unlike all the others).

Landy needs some work on timing/carb/choke - very rich, lots of black smoke, terrible idle. Will step through fixing it over the next week or two (subject to twin rotator cuff injuries) with the help of Geoffrey Croker and his similar experience with a 78 89"

kevstar said:

When I first read it I thought Harvey Frost

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Smart arse...you waited for pic...got your heating on yet...still lovely temp down here priming the S2 bulkhead this week after finishing nightmare fabrication/welding..outside of course...

kevstar said:

Minis were my first cars built loads, worked on rolls when I was a lad (body work) passion for old fords
& landys. Think im not right in the head.

Welcome to lz btw

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Thanks! Always loved Minis, had one since aged 19 (a long time ago).. The Rolls is recent, and always wanted a Jag since my Grandad had an XJ12 in 1975. Finally got mine in 2016 after a series of diesel boring boxes

plinthadenoid said:

The Mini is so direct it's frightening,

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Had a hillclimb Imp that I built superb handling bought one of the first 205gti in Scotland was superb...but the one I missed more was my XR4x4 I built from a crash damaged and a low life stole it and wrote it off in a police chase...

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my XR4x4 I built from a crash damaged and a low life stole it and wrote it off in a police chase...

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Oh! That's terrible. So far, touch wood, never had a car nicked or wrecked.. maybe I haven't lived?!

Shippers said:

Smart arse...you waited for pic...got your heating on yet...still lovely temp down here priming the S2 bulkhead this week after finishing nightmare fabrication/welding..outside of course...

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Na I didnt ive got a 109 stashed away Yer the misses wanted the fire lit
Im not jealous at all

plinthadenoid said:

Oh! That's terrible. So far, touch wood, never had a car nicked or wrecked.. maybe I haven't lived?!

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kevstar said:

Na I didnt ive got a 109 stashed away Yer the misses wanted the fire lit
Im not jealous at all

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Lol..owner of the S2 was here from UK last month to look at chassis refurb Iv'e done...now wants body done to same standard in gloss light green which is a complete colour change and the tub is knackered will chuck some photos up on a thread tomorrow as dont know how I'm going to sort it...advice needed...he also wants a Moke an S3 109 also RRC and a D1 for me to sort for him...

Shippers said:

Lol..owner of the S2 was here from UK last month to look at chassis refurb Iv'e done...now wants body done to same standard in gloss light green which is a complete colour change and the tub is knackered will chuck some photos up on a thread tomorrow as dont know how I'm going to sort it...advice needed...he also wants a Moke an S3 109 also RRC and a D1 for me to sort for him...

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Ye tag me in for a looky, good work for you tho any room for me

kevstar said:

Ye tag me in for a looky, good work for you tho any room for me

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will do...got to source vehicles for him D1 is lying 5mins from house and know owner for 30yrs when he was about 14 but cant find him at the mo...will tag you mate...
Sorry OP for hijacking your thread...

Hello and welcome

Lovely collection of motors