Recent content by johnboymac

Took my rebuilt s3 diesel for a pre-mot on friday. not too bad a result, the engine would fail on being to smoky (I knew that), there is an oil leak from the top of the filter housing and a bold missing from one of the seal holder thingies on one of the front wheels. added to that, the...

Im in the office earning money to feed my LR habit at the mo;) , but will post some pics when I get home. J

just a quick question what sort of pressure should I have in the tyres of a SIII diesel? J

Im getting close to the end of my rebuild now, just a couple of things to do, and they are stinkers so I wonder if any one can offer advice:- brakes - (or perhaps that should be 'what brakes') shoes, drums, cylinders and copper are all new components. the brakes are utterly crap though - I...

I used nitromors and wirewool to strip my SIII back to bare ali. took about a day per section (door, wing, bonnet) and 2 for the tub - and cost about £40 for two big tins of nitromors and a few more for steel wool. dab the stuff on, give it 10 mins then a fair bit of elbow grease and...

heh, yes I meant the drums, I guess the hubs would be a bit of overkill... J

does anyone know where I can get some black n silver plates for my sIII made up? (its old enough to be allowed them). paddocks don't do them anymore so Im looking for a supplier at a reasonable cost. J

will get the hubs off at the weekend and check the springs. J

Nope no servo, which is a bit of a worry as Ive never had a vehicle without one. the brakes just appear to be very soft - despite bleeding. Im putting it down to it being all new drums and shoes and them not having bedded in yet. I think amongst my next upgrades, a brake servo and a steering...

Well, this saga is nearly at an end. I ordered a new steering relay last thursday on next day delivery. it didn't arrive on the friday though so i phoned anc - their reason this time was that the lorry had overturned on the motorway and all the parcels had gotten covered in paint, so they...

just a quick update. I finally got my wife to take an interest in the landrover - so got her to turn the steering wheel while I kept an eye on what was happening along the components. when she turned the wheel, there was instant reaction all the way along to the top of the steering relay...

thanks for the advice guys. have set the drag link and track rod. it now seems much better (far from perfect but I think im on the right track). the steering relay doesnt seem to have any play (nor does the steering box). I think the quarter turn from the steering wheel is just the movement...

cheers slob, will give that a try. alternatively, I could just drive around roundabouts as it seems pretty well set up for that at the moment.... J

wonder if anyone has any advice. took my almost ready siii for a quick run up and down the road, steering doesnt self centre and has about a quarter turn of play. once you think you are going straight ahead, you suddenly end up going left, so you correct and end up going right etc. steering...

I have an SIII swb (nearing the end of a complete ground up rebuild now) it came with a hardtop, I managed to get a cab roof and full set up bodywork for £100, but really wanted a full ragtop, so Im awaiting delivery of a full SIII refurb kit from exmoor trim, so my vote would be...