New Project. 1983 110 truck cab

After moving house and uping my commute to 90 miles the 2004 DC wasn't going to cut it as a daily so it had to go. But I still wanted a weekend workhorse that'll hopefully be tax and mot exempt in a couple of years. This turned up cheap needing a load of work so I'm kicking off this tread. Will probably need loads of help, its a sort of cross over year I guess?

Good luck.
What does it need doing to it/what are your plans?
Looking forward to watching your project.

I'll need luck! Chassis is see through but maybe a rear half will do it.
Aim is to have it mechanically spot on. Super solid painted chassis. 6 new tyres on freshly painted rims. All new painted out interior, dash and seats. Body and paint stays how it is. Looks its age gracefully

What a great un-molested Land Rover, glad you are going to keep it looking like it does at the moment.

Interesting truck, not many of theses left now. What engine does it have ? Is the transmission the standard 90/110 permanent 4 wheel drive ? Only ask as some came with a series type part time system that was dropped early on. Good luck with getting it sorted, at least the body capping's were still galved at that time.

Yep that’s a swap over.. early 110.
You can tell by no indicator repeaters on the wing sides

So what engine?

Looks like a great project. Keep us posted!

It’s permanent 4 wheel drive with a 2.25 na engine. Is that a J series?
Interior is caviar I think, what’s left of it.

A 2.5 N/A is unbelievably slow, good luck with the 2.25!

Rougharse Racing said:

A 2.5 N/A is unbelievably slow, good luck with the 2.25!

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So I’m told but it’s the original engine so I’m happy to stick with it.

Rougharse Racing said:

A 2.5 N/A is unbelievably slow, good luck with the 2.25!

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^^ UNDERSTATEMENT of the year

well the 2.5d in our '86 Ninety is a complete slug, I'm just too lazy to tdi it

Mudstyler said:

So I’m told but it’s the original engine so I’m happy to stick with it.

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so you've not driven it yet




Rich.

It may be awfully gutless, but it’s original.

Looks like a 2-1/4 to me, most of the oil is on the inside of the engine rather than the outside, which is a good sign.
It would be a shame to replace it, but it will be very very very slow. However slow you are thinking right now, it will be even slower!
I had a 2.5 N/A 110 with a decent re-con engine and you had to wring its neck to keep up with traffic, think 55mph on the motorway and even slower when there is a hill.

Rougharse Racing said:

Looks like a 2-1/4 to me, most of the oil is on the inside of the engine rather than the outside, which is a good sign.

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must be empty

Rougharse Racing said:

would be a shame to replace it, but it will be very very very slow. However slow you are thinking right now, it will be even slower!

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+1

Rougharse Racing said:

had a 2.5 N/A 110 with a decent re-con engine and you had to wring its neck to keep up with traffic, think 55mph on the motorway and even slower when there is a hill.

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55mph

speedo telling porkies there I think

think ours got to 50mph once BUT that was on a long flat bit of local M4 and then there was a slight incline



BUT, they do keep going

Rich.

They do teach you to anticipate traffic though in an effort to keep rolling.