1. Roadkill77

    My first dumb question

    :confused: Sit in a back garden when you have a Landy!?!?!? The whole world is your back garden when you have a Landy isnt it?:D
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    My first landrover - What should I know?

    Congrat's on buying your first Landy! I too have just bought my first one and am just stripping her down to put her back in order. By rule of thumb the most important tool is a big hammer! lol
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    SIII 109 Safari Restoration of Bessie

    Thats it for now i will probably upload some more piccies in a few days! If someone could help by telling me where i can get the cross members and runners from in the boot floor area that would be great and also the center posts!?!?!? Cheers Jess :)
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    SIII 109 Safari Restoration of Bessie

    I am now waiting for the wife to release further funds so i can go shopping for sheet allie so in the mean time i decided to se how she is going to look tarted up! (Bessie not the wife!):D
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    SIII 109 Safari Restoration of Bessie

    After letting a little light in it was clear that the boot floor had gone so out it came..
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    SIII 109 Safari Restoration of Bessie

    Then i stripped her down a little to see what i had bought!:doh:
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    SIII 109 Safari Restoration of Bessie

    Ok well here it is being as Sean's SIII rebuild has no pictures anymore (which im gutted about as they may have helped me alot!) I have decided to put my own restoration piccies up but please be aware i am no mechanic and dont know a prop shaft from a half shaft etc i am simply doin as my...
  8. Roadkill77

    My first dumb question

    Here's the worst! the chassis is rock solid never been welded ex mod!
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    My first dumb question

    Engine is the old 2.6 straight six so i wont be changing it although it would be nice to fit an lpg but im not sure if the engine would take it what with needing a lead supplement already!? My main aim is to keep her as standard series as possible! I have spent all day on her again and im sure...
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    My first dumb question

    :doh: This could be true! Is it natural that the more i strip it down the more i want to strip!? :D Back doors roof and rear quarters removed and back seats to get at the rot and corrosion on the sill and rear seat mounting area aswell as the boot floor! Any idea where to buy a new boot floor or...
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    My first dumb question

    Yippeeeeeee.... No need for this question now!!! I never saw this coming but i was lucky enough to get my new series! Im still getting over the insurance cost of £170 for the year as opposed to my Evolution 5 i had last year which was £1200:eek: Many thanks to Disco Stu for keeping me in...
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    Hello Folks

    The speed difference is much needed (quickest way to lose your licence buy an Evo! lol) And yes naturally it's going to need a lift for a start!? Maybe!? lol With the amount of times you break down Stu who's who's gate bitch????:D
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    Hello Folks

    Dewin: You obviously wasnt reading prop! My last car was an Evo 5 and was a recent import so for 6 months tax alone it was £220!! Add quite a bit of fuel clutch tyres and wheels (Lets not even get started on the insurance!! :doh: ) lol... Im reckoning it should balance just nicely with a 109 tax...
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    My first dumb question

    Cheer's for that i wasnt wanting to jump to any immediate expense if i dont have to (and may not want to either) It all started with wanting a 90 but once the tax free bit got me it was series all the way! I was planning to make it look like a 90 but now that has changed as the looks of series...
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    My first dumb question

    Hi Guy's (And Girl's! Its always better to be safe!:D) I am looking at buying a landy 2a/3 soon and i am not sure what the crack is with the kid's car seat situation!?!? My little lad is 4 next week and is over 3 and a half foot so thats not the problem its the new one on its way im thinking...
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    Hello Folks

    Hi there all... Just thought i would introduce myself as i have been bitten by the all things landy bug! lol My Dad had an air portable one when i was younger so it goes without saying he is delighted that i have grown out of sporty Japanese crap and decided to go for a real vehicle! Dont have...