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It required a small amount of 'pressure' applied to it to make it fit as it is too wide, by increasing the curve slightly and adjusting the end plates it fitted in fine. I would have preferred a proper defender one but I had the disco one in my shed and it looks good now it is on

Ha ha no definitely not a Sapper! Well today was the last full day of this leave I can put into the Land Rover, back to work on Monday, so I set about changing the swivel seals and rear hub seals. Being in the job I am, I have lost count of how many Land Rover swivel seals I have changed...

Yep in the background and taking up my land rover space is an engineer bridge layer and a bulldog I am getting to the point where I am running out of quick jobs to do when I get fed up of the big jobs!

Today was another Land Rover day, main focus being finishing the underneath. I managed quite a few jobs off my list today, refilled all boxes and got the props bolted back up, had a bit of a fight with the handbrake shoe springs! Replaced a split exhaust hanger so the exhasut sits fairly...

The main selling point for me was the galv chassis, even if everything else was knackered was worth that alone! just happens it was a bonus that it was the body style that I wanted! the work that has been done on it varies from really well done to a complete bodge, the respray was done...

Well today I went back down the workshop to continue working on the Land Rover, main job being the fitting of the transfer box. After looking through the codes given online I deciphered that the broken box I removed was from a discovery, as was the replacement I was putting on! I managed to...

Well after a holiday I have managed to spend some time on the Land Rover! It didn't look promising when removing the transfer box drain plug revealed this! Removing the transfer box and removing the inspection plate revealed even more horrors! This was a small selection of the...

could just go for clear lenses and led bulbs?

I've also got my eye on the rear, side and indicator led set but that will be an after its on the road purchase!

Hi I was looking for a cheap series project when I was offered a 110 SW for a price I couldn't ignore, I went to have a look and luckily my wife fell for it as well and bought it for me as a birthday present! It had previously been kitted out as an overlander so when I bought it, it had no...

Hi what colour interior and what condition is it in? How much so you want for the two front seats? Where abouts in Hampshire are you?

What gearbox is the v8 adaptor for? How much posted to Woodbridge in Suffolk please Adam

I had same problem in my 1975 series three and it turned out to be bad connection on the back of the ignition switch

I'm with flux as well and these are the highlights of a conversation with them the other day Me: hi I am changing the 2.25 petrol engine in my series three to a 2.0 diesel engine Flux: does it have more power and is it a larger engine? Me: no it has about the same power and is a smaller...

My series three is called Jack, named by the wife as in Army speak someone who is Jack is selfish as in you jack bas**d, as she said the Land Rover was Jack as when I first got it it took all of my spare time

Dzus fastener that's what I was trying to remember! Appears from the photo of bits that the correct mini rivets are there and can't see any other bits that are missing Adam

Done a few at work and a bit of a pain in the bum! The plastic 'u' pieces are the hinges at the bottom, just a case of putting then on the light guard and holding it in place/measuring position perfectly then markin where they go. The top mountings are a little more complicated, need the...

I have been thinking long and hard about weither to sell jack my series three or not so I have decider to list him for sale and test the water There is a fairly lengthy rebuild thread on the projects area showing where I started and where he is now, under the title meet jack, but the bare...

I wish I could say I owned it! I am a mechanic in the army and we are allowed to use the workshop at weekends and afterwork as long as there is no evidence left when it comes to working hours

I bought Jack after selling my Freelander and Bike from a member of my local Land Rover club, I fell in love with him straight away and was slightly blind to the amount of work needed! I saw that the doors were completely rusted out, that there were a couple of spots on the bulkhead and the dumb...