Recent content by keith wainwright

10 degrees at most . I think thats ok but i have no experiance of salisbury,s

So i have got a salisbury axle that fits a series 3 but its got huge brakes. My brake setup is disks on the front and 10 inch drums on the rear as is normal. Can i put 10 inch brakes on the salisbury axle . I dont want to lock the rear brakes up when braking hard . The disks realy do work very...

How much rotation on the drive shaft should a saisbury axle have thanks

This is where the alternator is Like this

So has anybody got any idea what pump i could use thanks

I moved the alternator to allow the fiting of all the pipes for a full width intercooler at the front of a series 3 rad with the air fillter high up to the left. It all works very well but under the bonnet is now a bit full what with servo,power steering tank. oil cooler etc.

Has anyone fitted an electric coolant pump to a 200tdi in a series 3. My alternator sits above the engine to the left on a custom bracket as it wont fit in its original position because of all the pipework. The fan belt drives the coolant pump but only just touches the pulley for about 15...

Caster correction plates ?Some off these have 12 mm holes and some have 16 mm holes .which ones for 1973 series 3 thanks . Simple question but hard to find answer.

I fitted some disk brakes to the front of my series 3 and they work very well but the pedal travels a lot to brake hard. I think its the increased volume of fluid the callipers need . Can i fit a bigger bore master cylinder . Thoughts please single line brakes

Well this got a bit off topic ? Happy with wot i have its quick enough in standard state of tune. dont drink juice, no smoke at all at any revs. also the gearbox may last a while. I only meant to reassure people that DVLA will be nice if you try to be honest with what you say you have done.

Insurance company says it makes no difference to risk. Didn't even ask for more money. Its not that noisy as the pump is tuned to standard spec ,its still got a series box so i don't want lots of torque very pleased with how it goes starts on the button with no heat even when very cold. Drive it...

Dvla did the engine change from 2.25 to 200dti today no problems at all . I simply wrote them a letter and sent log book with changes required . Took 5 weeks though.

My battery is bellow seat as well in a stainless box welded in .the seats are now in and fit well. The seats have a piece off 50 X 50 box section to support the rear mounting as i have used the Mazda runners . The box section makes the seat sit at a sensible position on landy seat box which...

Got a big van for carrying stuff. A panda for asda. A yamaha for some fun and A SWB LANDROVER for even more fun. Only asked for a bit of help !

Short I've had both and much prefer S W B