the bottom of the tub on mine was a bit naff and i managed to pick up a bit of checker plate from my local scrappy for a tenner ,it was easier to change whilst tub is off well done by the way

i put a defender heater in my series and it made absolutely fook all difference ,i think insulation is the way to go

when i did my bulkhead they shot blasted it and primed it straight away while it was still hot so the primer stuck better aparently luckily my boy is a welder so i got some payback for a change

looks good ,i like it, its not like the middle seats are much good anyway

by the way i am using 50/50 tyres and do regularly check pressures to 29 .the worst part is i cant let the tank run down to 1/3 full as the pick up is short and i run out of fuel ,they are such a small tank that i do 60 miles and have to fill up again ,about £35

its not a webber carb its a zenith and it was sold to me on net as a landy one so i assume it has been correctly jetted, i set up timing with a strobe and idle to 750 then wound out mix screw 2.5 turns from in . i have found however that winding in or out half a turn makes little difference to...

its an 88 series and the carb was one of the cheap ones off ebay so i cant expect too much but i wondered if the mph i was getting was about right .obviously not then would be the answer. admittedly i do have a bit of a heavy foot and i think it needs a bit more tweeking,thanks for the info

fitted new carb to the series 3 a little while ago and i now get about 12 to the gallon ,this does seem a bit low to me what are you lot getting out of your 2.25 petrol

this exact thing happened to me too ,wondered what the hell was going on:)

sorry to say isold my td5 and bought a 55 plate d3 ,biggest mistake i ever made ,td5 no probs ,d3 4500 quid in a year ,i hope you are looking at a later one mate

series 3 £80 fully comp bargin

well done ,you have been lucky with the chassis my 76 s3 chassis was way beyond repair and i had to fit a new galv one .keep it coming you are doing great ,check the inside of the fuel tank before refitting i didnt and ended up with all kinds of probs

Got the solex /zenith copy seems OK for 45 quid

Thanks ronsealdeath ,that answered my question and I have got a timing light,it did end up at 6 btdc and mix screw 2 1/2 turns out ,the pont gap was .017 With the mix screw does it get richer or leaner the more you wind it out Thanks monster

Treating the 2 1/4 petrol to a new carb and dizzy ,delivered today and gonna fit in morn what's the best setting for the timing have you found and is 2 turns and a quarter from full in the best setting for the mix