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I'm a fiddler. I made this ages ago, I was always a little concerned about how hot the overdrives run so I thought I would replace the tin cover with an extended alloy cover to help get rid of some of the heat. The intention was to measure the temperatures to see if it made a difference then...

Having a bit of a clear out, was going to throw this out https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/quicker-steering.350293/ but thought it might be of some use to someone. Not really suitable for a road going vehicle. You get the arms and adaptor, think I've already taken the ball joints off...

When I grease my UJ's I always find it next to impossible to get a good purge on all four of the bearings, invariably the grease takes the path of least resistance and at best I can get two of the four done. I brought an air powered gun in the hope that it may be able to force it through the...

I've had nothing but trouble with my pinion seal on my rear diff. When I originally got the vehicle there was a lot of play in the pinion and I discovered that the nut was loose. The seal was replaced a new Corteco one but this only lasted a couple of months but this was long enough for me to...

Been thinking about ways to reduce the number of turns lock to lock on my Series 3. I know I could probably use the adaptor made by Steve Parker that allows you to tie the drag link into the tie bar but are there any other alternatives. I had thought I might be able to use a left...

So, drum brakes, I have them on the front, I have them on the back. Nothing wrong with them most of the time but I do enjoy a bit of gentle green laning which will inevitably end up with me dipping on or more wheels into water. Sunday was just two wheels on the same side. Until the drying out...

At this my time of year my preference is no door tops and the back rolled up but it can get a little chilly, especially later on in the evening. There are several solutions to this, put on something warm, carry the door tops in the back and bolt them back on, come home from the pub before it...

Not so long ago I managed to extract all my old metalastic chassis bushes. Not a job I was looking forward to but I had planned ahead and brought in some Britpart poly bushes. I figured that I would struggle to get the old ones out but moving over to poly bushes would mean this was a once only...

For the past few years I've been running a total loss lubrication system for the transmission, the gearbox leaked out of the front, back and top. The transfer case leaked out of the font and back and the over drive just leaked everywhere. Something had to be done and few weeks ago 2nd gear was...

I have a small amount of play in the main shaft of the transfer box, if I grab the rear prop just near the hand brake drum I can feel some movement and you can just about see the drum moving relative to the backing plate so I guess that I have wear in the taper roller bearings that support the...

I've been reading through some of the DVSA documentation about the forthcoming MOT exemption criteria. I have a Land Rover Series 3 manufactured on the 12 January 1978, so I just missed out on getting it declared as a Vehicles of Historical Interest (VHI) and therefore I dont qualify for tax...

I knew they needed doing and I'd been putting it off for several months but some light green lanes at the weekend persuaded me to just get on with it. Not a job I was looking forward to. This wasn't my first attempt, I had made a bush puller for changing out the spring bushes, in theory it...

I'm looking for recommendations for a hood with side windows for a Series 3 88. The attached image gives you an idea of what I'm hoping to purchase. I'm pretty sure this is from All Wheel Trim, the price is good and I like the size of the windows. The Exmoore Trim hood seems to have quite...

Toying with the idea of a soft top for the summer on my Series 3 and I'm looking for options for refitting the front seat belts. I currently have inertia reel belts fitted to a hard top, the top mount of the belt attaches to the standard pressed steel panel that bolts to the hard top but these...

4 Defender tubeless type steel wheels and 7.50 Michelin Latitude Cross tyres. These were factory fit wheels and tyres, no cuts or side wall damage, some very light rust on the rims. Rims run true and are balanced. The most worn tyre has a minimum tread depth of around 3mm. Pickup only from...

I've bought this Corsa B electric power steering system, the intention is the graft it into the existing Series 3 column, any one done it before or have any useful links to successful Series conversions.

I'm in the process of striping a gearbox I brought some time ago. Its a series 3 suffix D box with no known history. So it could be from, 1- A Land Rover that was parked up 30 years ago in perfect working order, only 30K miles on the clock, the owner lost the keys and just left it around the...

The lower dash / heater distribution box on my Series 3 was so rotten I never even considered trying to repair it so I set about trying build my own and upgrade a few other parts along the way. This is the current heater box. It has a rotary valve that controls a 3 port output. 2 ports go to...

I've put a Defender 200TDi engine in my SWB series 3. I'd already read about possible issues with the front prop shaft touching the oil drain pipe from the cyclone but I must admit that when I looked it seemed unlikely, that was before a set of parabolic springs. I seems that at some point the...

I have a Series 3 SWB with 10" single leading shoe drums all round. I've fitted a servo with a dual line master cylinder and I'm happy with the power but feel that I could do with the balance shifted a bit towards the front as the rears lock up first. I have a set of LWB TLS brakes that could...