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    Britpart brake snail cams frustration

    I've put a set on mine and they were fine, I'm guessing I might of just hit it lucky
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    Insurance Help for new member...

    Lancaster are worth a try. My wife has just done her 90 with them and it was about £150.
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    your land rovers name

    Our Series 3 is Horace, and my wife's 90 is Digby. Don't ask me why, she always picks the names.
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    Tax in post

    You only get 5 days if it already had tax on it. Copied from Directgov website - When you apply for a tax disc online or by using DVLA's phone service you are able to legally continue to drive your vehicle for up to 5 days after the tax disc has expired while you wait for the new tax disc...
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    Paint galvanised chassis or not?

    I painted the one I've bought for my Series 3, personally I don't like the shiney look. Arrived like this. Then applied the mordant solution Primer and finally satin black
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    Disco Alloys on a 90

    Now you're just making work for me. I've got enough on putting my Series 3 back together
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    Disco Alloys on a 90

    I thought that was the case. Not too worry, I prefer the look of a decent set of original steels anyway. I was just tempted by all the cheep Disco alloys which are about
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    Disco Alloys on a 90

    Hi Can anyone confirm for me if the alloys off a Discovery 1 will fit on a 90 with rear drum brakes? Ta muchly
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    head gasket ive never seen this before ..help??

    I didn't have any problems with removing the pushrods when I did mine. If you need a headgasket set I'd recommend these. LAND ROVER 2¼ LITRE PETROL ? HEAD GASKET SET ? VCD 770 | eBay Decent quality part
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    Uprated shocks?

    I ran my old one with parabolics and standard shocks with no problems at all. If you're planning on using it offroad alot it's worth upgrading, but for road use there's no need.
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    well needed restoration of my series 2a

    Looks fantastic :smokin:
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    Series 3 Rebuild

    Little bit more done. Started by changing the exhaust manifold as I found a crack in it, luckily I had a spare knocking about. Then put the new carb on along with the exhaust, and a few bits and bobs that I'd been painting.
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    Series 3 Rebuild

    Making a big pile of scrap ;)
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    Series 3 Rebuild

    I'm off work today, so after a trip out to Paddocks and then a picnic with the wife, I had chance to do a little bit more. I bought the engine as being reconditioned, but let's face it you never know what you're really getting when you buy from Ebay, so I decided to take the head off for a...
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    Series 3 Rebuild

    A bit more done today. In the end I've decided to use a different engine, so that went in today. Although it took several hours to get it to attach to the gearbox.
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    johnnys series 3 resto project

    I really hope that it works out for you. Especially with all the work you've put into it.
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    johnnys series 3 resto project

    Did the seller not have any idea of the reg number?
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    johnnys series 3 resto project

    I hope it all turns out ok for you. Did you get any sort of paperwork when you bought?
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    insurance for old guys

    Just tried Confused.com and it came up at £88 fully comp for my Series 3, that was with Lancaster.
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    fitting snorkel

    You need one of these eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace