[d9022]

How do I tell the difference if it's a late series 111 and an eairly 110 defender, It's a station wagon has leaf springs an the instrument cluster on the left
(left hooker) Ahh, no papers so no help thier, Remember I'm new to the wonderful world of Landys

 

[Lazy Landy]

its a series 3 as it has leaf sprangs ware as the 110 has coil springs.

 

[yella]

ah yer there again lazy, the stage 1, which is technically a defender was on leafs. does the front gril sit level with the fronts of the wings or is it sunk back about a foot

 

[d9022]

The front grill is level with the wings an the grill is plastic but some one put a 6 pot in it so the grill could of been moved forward,
Any difference in the chassis between a series 111 an a stage 1? Also it has no movable vents under the windscreen

 

[Lazy Landy]

The series III chassis was modified by moving the grille, radiator and first cross-member forward, deleting cross-member number two, making the cross-member under the gearbox removal, and cutting away the cross-member behind the transmission to clear the prop' shaft.

Axles are standard series III but with 3.54:1 differentials and with Range Rover style constant velocity joints in the steering swivels, on account of the constant four wheel drive.

 

[d9022]

Yup I can see now it's a stage 1, with a six pot instead of the V8
also it's not a constant 4WD any more as it has a Nissan box I imagine the
transfer is nissan too, on a closer inspection looks like the rear axel has been
cut an shut to give to prop shaft a straight run, here's a few pic's

 

[Lazy Landy]

That does not look like a land rover Axel to me, it looks like you have more Nissan than land rover

 

[d9022]

So if thats not a Land rover fear axel I imagine this isnt a Land rover
front axel, what do you think. the gearbox cross member dosent look original either

I have no history for this landy, the last owner died a year ago an his wife is no help. I'm going to have to identify the parts sooner or later or buying spares will be impossible.

 

[yella]

check the axle deain plug. if it has a huge srewdriver slot in it then its a lr axle. neither axles look lr to me but you never know.seems you have a bitsa

 

[slob]

mm! that axle looks the same as mine and thats a landy axle

 

[Lazy Landy]

The front one looks landy to me but not the back.

 

[slob]

dunnit?

 

[Lazy Landy]

Year

 

[yella]

yup, im having a rethink on the front un, its landy, but the back un aint

 

[Lazy Landy]

So what do you call a half Nissan half land rover such as this?

 

[pariah]

Reliable?

 

[Lazy Landy]

how about sacrilege.

 

[d9022]

Reliable?

That made me chuckle,

 

[d9022]

how about sacrilege.

I'm going to call her Verity, clean her up an give her a coat of pink paint.

 

[GRUNT]

Look like Landy axles to me to