Series 3 rebuild

nice to see, only just looked at this thread.
cheers for taking the time to share it.

not done much the last few days after school, been painting a lot so not much to show for a lot of the time,

i have painted and fitted the front panel thought , with the radiator that i bought brand new middle of last year so that should be ok

i have also finished clipping all the brake pipes on, and tightened them all up, so now the clutch and brakes need to be blead, and coolant put in the radiator, add in some wires to the starter and a battery and she should start!!

so a few pics of whats been going on:

















i will try and get a video of when (if) i start it

Good Lad, keep it up and you will get there. Looking forward to the vid of it running.

Thanks crashbox , neither can i !!


right, ad a good few hours on the landy tonight, finished off the front panel with the bonnet rubber, negative earth warning plate and radiator expansion bottle

i have also blead the clutch and brake systems and they are working, the fuel system is all tight and ready to go, just some coolant and some wires and it will be the big moment!

a few pics , but its hard to take photos of brake fluid in the pipes

nice progress.

man that series is starting to look **** hot now matey im gettin jealous i am and ive also nearley got enough reddies to get me own series beater to build on

i just hope yer dont think im being cheeky if i paint mine the same shade of blue as yours

tis such a pretty colour .....pretty landy

just one quick question are you haveing it van back or truck cab

some inspiration. ive just finished the rebuild of this after an accident.
this is a pre rebuild photo as im still waiting for weather to spray the front end up but it looks the same if not a bit smarter

johnny curt 1 said:

man that series is starting to look **** hot now matey im gettin jealous i am and ive also nearley got enough reddies to get me own series beater to build on

i just hope yer dont think im being cheeky if i paint mine the same shade of blue as yours

tis such a pretty colour .....pretty landy

just one quick question are you haveing it van back or truck cab

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thanks mate im so proud of it! there better be picks of whatever you get!!

haha no its not cheeky it shows you have good taste i think the colour is amazing

and i am having it van back, i have defender 110 station wagon side panels as the windows dont leak quite as much and i think im gonna have the roof white, because the white looks great against the blue and it keeps it looking atleast a little bit original

ieuandavies said:

thanks mate im so proud of it! there better be picks of whatever you get!!

haha no its not cheeky it shows you have good taste i think the colour is amazing

and i am having it van back, i have defender 110 station wagon side panels as the windows dont leak quite as much and i think im gonna have the roof white, because the white looks great against the blue and it keeps it looking atleast a little bit original

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in that case im gonna truck cab whatever i get just to make sure its not totaly the same lol

oh, and welcome to the club, young drivers in propper land rovers

just got back from picking up my new tub, its a bit rotten but its much better than the old one (and only £10) , ive got to replace the floor and floor struts, which isnt the end of the world because i have the galv floor struts and a new floor then i can finish stripping it down and paint it

cant wait to get it on , it will suddenly look like a proper land rover

i will get some pics tommorow

well done mate looking good

nice choice of colors , i really appreciate a lot

had a full day on the landy today and have made good progress

have done another couple of hours or so on the wiring and it is about 3/4 of the way there

rebuilt the wiper system and put it onto the bulkhead

and have changed the floor in the new tub, have almost finished it, just a few more rivets on the last beam and bits of rubber and i will test fit it
it doesnt look as bad as i thought now it has been jet washed, there is a little bit of bashing to do on the panels but nothing to bad



















will do another couple of hours on the tub tommorow night, will hopefully test fit it

You are definately making progress, keep it going and thanks again for the pics.

Well in and keep the photos coming please.

only had about an hour on the landy tonight, but some progress

i finished up the tub and it is now on, just sat on but its all lined up and fits ive just got to sort out and prep the panels and i will paint it

also did a little more wiring so a little progress on that

and im almost ready to fit the drivers wing

so its really moving on now











i have got to pull down and tighten up the suspension ..........but even with just extended shackles i might need a step ladder to get in it

It's coming together at a rate of knots! Makes a really good read. That will be a truck you won't want to part with!

Out of curiosity, what make of galvy chassis is it? I noticed that the rear cross member doesn't have the PTO hole

Land Raver said:

It's coming together at a rate of knots! Makes a really good read. That will be a truck you won't want to part with!

Out of curiosity, what make of galvy chassis is it? I noticed that the rear cross member doesn't have the PTO hole

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i have been wondering that myself, the cross member is a military one that has been welded on in the past as a repair (why i dont know because everything else is solid, like new, i think someone wanted the military look )

so i think its a real land rover one ....but...... it only has one hole for the steering relay, the other side has a blank over it and i thought land rover ones had both LHD and RHD holes, so im not sure

but if anyone could share any light on this i would be gratefull

i have only just realised from that photo that that replacement tub is from the same year as my original vehicle!!

what are the chances!!