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the bottom of the tub on mine was a bit naff and i managed to pick up a bit of checker plate from my local scrappy for a tenner ,it was easier to change whilst tub is off well done by the way

i put a defender heater in my series and it made absolutely fook all difference ,i think insulation is the way to go

when i did my bulkhead they shot blasted it and primed it straight away while it was still hot so the primer stuck better aparently luckily my boy is a welder so i got some payback for a change

looks good ,i like it, its not like the middle seats are much good anyway

by the way i am using 50/50 tyres and do regularly check pressures to 29 .the worst part is i cant let the tank run down to 1/3 full as the pick up is short and i run out of fuel ,they are such a small tank that i do 60 miles and have to fill up again ,about £35

its not a webber carb its a zenith and it was sold to me on net as a landy one so i assume it has been correctly jetted, i set up timing with a strobe and idle to 750 then wound out mix screw 2.5 turns from in . i have found however that winding in or out half a turn makes little difference to...

its an 88 series and the carb was one of the cheap ones off ebay so i cant expect too much but i wondered if the mph i was getting was about right .obviously not then would be the answer. admittedly i do have a bit of a heavy foot and i think it needs a bit more tweeking,thanks for the info

fitted new carb to the series 3 a little while ago and i now get about 12 to the gallon ,this does seem a bit low to me what are you lot getting out of your 2.25 petrol

this exact thing happened to me too ,wondered what the hell was going on:)

sorry to say isold my td5 and bought a 55 plate d3 ,biggest mistake i ever made ,td5 no probs ,d3 4500 quid in a year ,i hope you are looking at a later one mate

series 3 £80 fully comp bargin

well done ,you have been lucky with the chassis my 76 s3 chassis was way beyond repair and i had to fit a new galv one .keep it coming you are doing great ,check the inside of the fuel tank before refitting i didnt and ended up with all kinds of probs

Got the solex /zenith copy seems OK for 45 quid

Thanks ronsealdeath ,that answered my question and I have got a timing light,it did end up at 6 btdc and mix screw 2 1/2 turns out ,the pont gap was .017 With the mix screw does it get richer or leaner the more you wind it out Thanks monster

Treating the 2 1/4 petrol to a new carb and dizzy ,delivered today and gonna fit in morn what's the best setting for the timing have you found and is 2 turns and a quarter from full in the best setting for the mix

Drive a series three 76 I'm in oulton so.not far away

I have a series three 1976 which I rebuilt in 2010 Galvanized chassis Re spray Completely new brakes Lots of engine parts replaced on original 2.25 petrol engine Station wagon and truck cab parts New doors on front Its so hard to value these things as they vary so much on evil eBay so...

I got one but I am a long way from you

Hey all :)