That sounds straight forward enough then, I'm currently in Hospital but when I get back home I'll have a prowl about and see if I can find any donor bonnets in my area and I'll get back to you! Thanks gemsdad, I don't know how many hours I've spent going through the threads so far and I've...

I would quite like to make it look authentic again admittedly, would it just be a case of bolting on the Series 3 front panel then finding a Series 3 bonnet or would I need to find any other donor parts? Also how much would you want for it? Cheers Sean

I don't know if these are of interest to anyone but for the sake of completeness I'll upload them anyway. Thanks for the warm welcomes so far! Cheers Sean

I spent ages trawling through various pictures and websites trying to work out why I couldn't find any other 1981 Series 3 with that front end so that makes sense now! That's good to know Chris, I'm certainly not aware of a big land rover scene up here so hopefully parts aren't in high...

Hi Bigeee, I'm based on the Isle of Skye which on one hand is great but sourcing parts, especially anything big is potentially going to be a pain. In what way does it look modded Paskman? Cheers Sean

Hi everyone, due to being diagnosed with lung cancer I am going to be unable to work for the next while as I go through my treatment so I decided I needed something to occupy my time while I'm out of hospital. Having no knowledge of mechanics or auto repair I couldn't think of a better way to...