Last question for tonight ....does anybody have any idea of what sort of front mounted winch would have been used back in the day .Would it have been a 12volt motor or a pro? ???

This thread is now in the series section

On another note does anybody have any pics of the crane set up on an car ready for towing or any form of instructions for use/setup ...I'm sure it's more simple than I'm making it .I assume the chains would go around the lower arms an lock off some how then I'm not sure??????? Food for thought

I did reply to last pic but as a post not a reply as I should of still getting the hang of the site hahaha

That last pic the old garage is not far from where I used to work in cradly Bromyard I used to be the mechanic for reliant spares.com few years back .I'm surprised the A A haven't tried to buy it back they did restore a few .also don't seem to see a lot of the 109s going makes me more...

Thanks for the info and pics rustystuff it's all well appreciated I think I seen the name Barnes garage on another truck may be just a coincidence I'm sure it was cream/ off White it's hard to tell if I'm awake half the time all I see is landrovers haha haha day and night

I thi Thank you for pics I think these trucks are amazing work horses and have more than proven there ruggedness please keep them coming folks I love the replies and all the interest

Would any body be interested in new repair patchs for there series if they were available in 3m sections for the 109 or maybe smaller if they had a good chassis with bad patches?????

Blimey that much .....;)

What an amazing story and a lifetime memory thank you for sharing .so they were a common good working truck .... I just hope I can pull off the restoration and do the ol girl proud

Hi guys so we have spent a few days away so now back to it .....We need to get the correct s shape in the stasis template so we clamped th wooden template to the shassis remains to see how far out we were as we made sure we made template slightly larger than the actual size so if mistakes are...

Cheers for all your help guys well appreciated

I heard classic insurance was cheaper I'm also looking into the work insurance route too

Hi any ideas if it could go on classic insurance

Anybody any ideas ?

I'm fond of a challenge and I believe that you can learn more on the job than letting someone else do all the work and the positive point is you then know your vehicle inside and out. ...good and bad....

Ho there ya shassis is being binned it's all templates at moment we refabrocating the lot out of 3mm new steel but it still has to be built in sections so when finished it will all be new and I will be putting the disco 2 v8 on the back to test the strength the beauty is save on fabrication...

More pics of template

I must admit this nice weather Is holding me back I try to give 110% to the landys but my bike is calling me sorry guys more pics to follow I'm off out for some sun therapy. .......;)

Hi guys another helpfull tip is make templates out of card board or if you can source some mdf sheet it makes a better template and it's less costly if you make mistakes in this case it's always best to measure mark measure mark measure mark an when you are finally happy with your drawings then...