Recent content by mannythehippo

Ooo, G4 Edition - that's nearly a proper Land Rover!!! (I'm just kidding, lovely motor )

Howdy folks, quick introductory post for my current project - my 1975 Series 3 109 aka The Biggun (mainly so named as my other S3 is an 88). Bought it last September from Richard Hall aka Glencoyne Engineering, he was selling on behalf of a customer and at £2.5k with a set of One Ton rims -...

Hi Frustrated - your mechanic's not wrong but he's probably being a bit of an arse by not explaining properly!! Yes you do need the IRD to drive the front wheels, but if you only want 2wd you can blank off the output pinion on the IRD where the propshaft to the rear wheels normally bolts - you...

Hi weemac, as far as I know the steelies are just big standard modulars - I picked up the set of 5 from eBay for £50. Tyres are Toyo Open Country AT+ in 205/80r16

Looks pukka mate! My advice for servicing would be stay away from everyone and do it yourself, it'll cost you a (not exactly) small fortune if you get garages to do the work on it every time!!

Thanks all for the welcome! Since joining I'm now up to 2 working Landies, having replaced the faulty line pressure duty solenoid (and 2-4 brake duty while I was in there) in the Hippo's gearbox - who knew gearboxes had so many electronics?!!

Howdy folks, thought I'd better finally join this forum since whenever I Google any of the many, many problems I encounter as the keeper of three Land Rovers, most of the results seem to be from LandyZone!! I've owned Land Rovers since 2015, but loved them since I was a kid bouncing across a...