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When I rebuilt my Series 3, the mouting holes at the front of the tub were corroded similar to the ones in this photo. I cut some lengths of flat steel strip, if I remember correctly 3 x 40mm and drilled holes through them to match the tub mounting holes. I also drilled some extra holes in the...

When I rebuilt my Series, the old chassis didn't look too bad on the oustside apart from a few holes. It did have some repairs with very badly done welds. There was also one patch that had been tack welded in place with the rest of the "weld" made from silicone sealant then painted over. That...

I posted a thread a year or two back about a Series 3 that had been restored to as new condition and was on sale with an asking price of £35,000. I said that I didn't think Series 3s were that sought after, but they must have thought there were potential buyers out there. I would also say that...

As far as I know, the originals were made with the twist. Both of mine had the twist when I stripped my Series down. I bought two newly made galvanised replacements which didn't fit right as they were flat. One of my originals was usable, but the other had badly rusted and flaked away to...

I have found in the past that putting a smear of red rubber grease around the the bleed screw threads stops air leaking around them when bleeding the brakes. It should also help stop the bleed screw seizing up through corrosion. This can be a problem with alloy cylinders and steel bleed...

This site gives details of a few eqivalents for the same part number. They seem to all say 3/8" UNF. https://www.onlinecarparts.co.uk/oenumber/rtc3386.html

As far as I know, the cylinder threads are 3/8" x 24 UNF. Everything on the brakes on my 1972 Series 3 was UNF. The replacement cylinders I bought were also UNF. M10 x 1 metric Is very close in size to this, and they can be difficult to tell apart visually. 3/8" UNF male will screw loosely...

I assume that the fan is cast aluminium or another non-ferrous metal. Is that correct? In that case it may be stuck onto the shaft through dissimilar metal corrosion and may be difficult to remove. Be careful heating it as some of these types of alloys can melt easily. Heating it gently and...

Have just seen your other thread. It appears that your fan is metal. Mine was plastic and held on with a spring clip. I was able to simply pull it off the motor spindle. Sorry I can't offer any more advice.

3/8" Whitworth or 7/16" BSF use a spanner which is equivalent to 18.03mm AF Something else to rembmer with Whitworth spanners is that the size stamped on the spanner is the thread diameter, not the distance across the flats of the bolt head. This page is a useful guide to explain it all...

I used a 3/8 BSP male to male brass elbow fitting. 3/8 BSP is the thread size. The hose tail was 3/8 BSP female thread by 9/16" OD at the hose tail end. I am unsure of the internal diameter of the elbow, but the system seems to work fine. No noticable heat comes through into the cab when the...

Thanks for the replies. The vehicle I have been seeing has rear seats and windows. It is not a commercial type. I had read that the two door models with rear seats were discontinued in 1990. Is that incorrect?

Recently, I have seen a white R Reg 2 door discovery 1 around locally in London a few times. It is a left hand drive type so presumably an export model originally. From what I have read, the 2 doors were only made for the first few years. Were they produced later for export markets? It...

What year is your Land Rover, and what engine do you have fitted? I just checked the listing for that test kit on amazon. If the engine has the original paper element type filter holder fitted, that kit does not have the correct adaptor to connect it in place of the oil pressure switch. The...

Be aware that the oil pressure switch on the paper filter holder fitted to the Series Engines has a Whitworth thread. I seem to remember that it is 3/8" x 16TPI Whitworth but am not 100% certain. A modern oil pressure gauge will likely not include a suitable sized fitting to connect it to the...

I replaced the grease gun fitting with a better quality type and that didn't help. I use a pistol grip grese gun with a flexible hose so I can hold the fitting in place with one hand and operate the gun with the other. The way that particular UJ is cast makes it impossible to get a good...

Has anyone else found that some of them can be impossible to get the grease gun fitting onto the nipple when the UJ is fitted? I have to unbolt one of mine (front, gearbox output end) to be able to swivel the UJ far enough to get the grease fitting onto it.

I saw someone else mention that the P38s are not known for corrosion problems. Is that because most of them never saw much offroad use in their early days compared to the Discoverys? The V8 D2 would ideally be my preferred choice out of the two types. The problem is that V8 D2s seem to be...

It sounds like a useful feature when working properly but a pain when it isn't. From what I have read it is one of the most likely sources of problems on these vehicles.

I have seen one advertised for sale with an LPG conversion and coil springs for sale online for a good price. The only problem is that I am in London and it is in Glasgow or I may have gone to have a look at it. I have seen several posts advising against coil spring conversions. Does it reduce...