my 1st landy

Hi to all landy lovers.

having only decided last week i wanted a landrover,i managed to find one on ebay for £600 without an mot.

I went and picked it up and drove it back to london some 110 miles,it did'nt miss a beat

It a 1981 grey 109 series 3 with a white hardtop with windows in the side
i think its ex navy?

took it straight for mot and it failed!

so now the fun begins because after trying to source the parts i need to get her through,im met with laughter from so called parts suppliers

then i went to beadles main dealer in sidcup,well they could'nt do enough to help me and can source everything i need

so thats why im here .

Hi mate and :welcome2: to the forum.

what did it fail on?

put some pics up of your landy because :nopics:.

atb lee

hello mate cheers

it failed on ,

1 wiper blade.

2 shock bushes.

handbrake ineffective.

small crack in front leaf spring.

brakes need adjusting.

centre exhaust hanger perished.

osf chassis susp mount needs welding.

ive got a new leaf spring that came with it,and the handbrake drum and shoes are covered in oil because the seal's gone behind the prop flange.
ive ordered the shoes ,seal,4 bushes,which comes to just over £50 and i picked up a wiper and exhaust rubber for £7.50.

so ive just got to find a good welder to sort the chassis rot out and it should pass.

its had four owners,done 42,000 had the 4 pot lump rebuilt.at 30,000,new st box and full service,five exc tyres every thing works the petrol and temp clock has a crack in the glass but the bloke said he's got a new one and he's going to send it on to me .

so im pretty chuffed i havent had time to take any pics yet but i'll try and put the ones
that was on ebay.

if anyone knows of a good welder near eltham se9 that likes landys give us a shout.

Heres my pictures of my landy, took them off ebay as i havent taken any yet, will do tomorow

42,000 miles do ya fink thats genuine for £600

Well mate who knows,the fella i got it off has been genuine so far
and spent a good few quid on the old girl.

The reason he had the lump rebuilt was because the boys he got it
from we're running it with no oil! and it went bang just after he got
it.

And the m.o.t fella said it was'nt bad,and he knows he's way around
landys.