Recent content by mick dodd

just a thought !

also if the lower leafs are cracked i could weld them up .springs on the cultivators weld up fine .

Ps thanks gentlemen !

some on ebay dsl or dls says for lightweight . they dont have to be parabolic .wont make a difference where this one goes . the spring is probably shot. But i did wonder if the springs were handed to compensate for portly pilots & fuel & possibly put back other way before i had it !

the next question ,do lightweight land rover have the same springs as regular 88" series 3 ?

well very likely ! i could swap them over & see if they balance up after a while , this spending money doesunt sound to good to me . thanks

my old lightweight sits lower on rear off side spring ,do i loosen both sides & re set both or try & adjust one ?

i supose the new calipers must stick out futher ! i didunt realise the wolf rims were a different profile ,i will look out for some as i am reluctant to loose the real landy look by using modular wheels . many thans for the reply ! reg mick

James , I have posted a thread on series disc brake conversion .Please take read ! reg mick

help anyone know , looking at putting zeus type disc kit on my 3 lightweight . The advice is to not use ordinary land rover rims to ensure space for the callipers .the rims on now are off my defender 90 which has discs . so will they fit ? The reason for the search is that the drums dont like...

got it today looks to be well made & comes with spring clips for the push rod & thrust bearing cw spigot . thanks to simon at lof who kindly answered the phone & made sure i got the right parts .

today i ordered a new front gearbox cover from craddock's & a new clutch from lof engineering ,something to keep busy with .

1/2 ton lightweight with 2.5 di transit conversion . the thrust mechanism has melted & scored the turret on the gearbox housing whitch it sits . its a borg & beck clutch this rover had a v8 at one point .the gearbox cover housing has seven bolts to fix & a ball for the fork . the fork is good...

ide say the horn but it doesunt , not at least always or obviously ! ill look into the interior light because i cut it out a few years ago to rag top & probably didunt deal with it ! thaks for the help its mutch appreciated blue dog . reg mick

horn fuse keeps blowing too ! the indicators i can understand but not the fuel sender unless its sharing ! thanks blue dog