[aux power]

i need some sort of aux power for a lamp and i take it the red and black plugs bottom left of the speedo are for power could someone conferm this and if they are does any one now where to get or what fittings to use to plug into them. The other thing is would it just be easier to put in a cigarette lighter plug?

atb

Dave

[D day finaly arrived]

still working got the doors back on now but still need a bit of lining up and need to put the glass in the new tops any advice for that would be great as the guy in county rovers said it's a pig. put the back back on the roof top and fixed back down heres another pic of her today

[Angle Grinder Accident - Could Have Been Much Worse]

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3. I could probably have done the whole job, albeit more slowly, with my 4 1/2" angle grinder which would have been that much safer.

Funny you should think that a few years ago i did exactly the same thing gutting some ganite with a 4" ginder and dimond blade and ended up with a simalar scar abit longer (and heres the scarey bit) as it ran up my leg and i just nicked my sack yes that right i came mm's from castrating myself it was litteraly a scratch on my b*****ks and 9" off blood poring out of my leg wound.

It a funny story now but at the time i was horrified and if telling it stops and make someone think about safety then it's a good thing

[D day finaly arrived]

Thought i best update this as i haven't for a while, well it was welding welding and you know what comes next ... more welding but i think i have finaly broke the back of it now but i thought that before untill i took the dash out to sort the windscreen washer and found almost nothing behind it

as my weekend project has gone to s**t i have decided to make as good a job on it as i can in the time i have and done more than i was going to inclueding brand new door tops and second hand bottoms

i also took an angle grinder to the roof as the swb roof idea didn't look quite right so cut mine down and will reconect the back it looks far better now (Second of the 2 roof pics is the cut down version) will add some better pics when i can get it out to take them properly

Chassey is getting hammerighted tomorrow and a couple of litres of coke is going in the clutch to fee that up

Second of the 2 roof pics is the cut down version

[wiring loom]

thanks and will do

[wiring loom]

still having problems with the misses freelander it's no started cutting out on her and as you can't stall a desil i'm thinking it has to be electrical some one has mentioned the remodification ecu through to the fuel rail pressure sensor that could be at fault and land rover has modified the loom and a pressure regulator has and one had problems with this or had it done or any more info would be gratefully recieved

atb

Dave

[door and window seals?]

You're in Taunton, have you tried Country Rovers between the railway station and health centre? My Series is almost a rolling restoration and I got everything from there..

i know pete i think i have kept him in business the last week i was just wondering if there were any cheaper places on the net but thanks and good luck with your restoration

[door and window seals?]

do any of you know any good sources for rubber door seals and window kits plus whats the likely cost of doing the doors as i would like to try and get them to at least be something close to water tight

[D day finaly arrived]

thanks guys i needed some good news today. I've been working on the electrics today and what a nightmare but almost there now everything works except the dash light and breaklight which i now know the fault on so can sort in the morning.

The other bad news is date of manifacture is the 19 jan 1973 so i'm not tax excemo by 19 days GUTTED

but thems the breaks

[D day finaly arrived]

was going to put a swb roof on it and have a load area in the back but yes the roof does need sorting. this may sound horendous to you guys but was thinking of just hand painting the hole lot with a small gloss roller but will either be the original colour or a darker grey

[D day finaly arrived]

again thanks for the replies and advice. And i think your right i'm gonna get it thought the mot and then actually drive the thing and see if i like it and it's usable for what i need it for if not then it will be a 90, that was what i originaly wanted but dean me machanic has an 88 and saw this and pursaded me the was the cheap option, i'm not so sure now spend is almost a grand now and it's still not on the road

Dave

[D day finaly arrived]

L reg? There's a chance it was made in 1972 and could be registered 'historic' for tax free status, which could add a fair bit to it's value. I see it was first registered 08/03/1973. Unfortunately you can't tell from the VIN when it was made, but if you get in touch with these guys:

http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/pages/contact/contact.html

they can help.

P.S. looks good!

thanks for the link i was under the impression from the farmer it was tax execmt but i will have to check.

is there any benifit from keeping it all original or will it be worth more cleaned up and painted?

[kangaroo juice]

hello all don't know if any of you can help the misses keeps having problems with her freeland gs x reg desiel it started of as she discribes it as like kangaroo juice or as if it is starved and then not of desiel this only ever seems to happen to her and is very intermitant and when ever me or my mechanic mate have tried it it won't do it the problem has now progressed and when it does it it now stalls even when moving

the engine management light does not come on (but it doesn't when you turn the ignition on, is it surpose to or maybe an old owner has removed the bulb)

we have changed the oil and put cleaners in the desiel for the injectors

any help or advice on what to check would be greatfully recieved as i have no idea when to start

Dave

[D day finaly arrived]

hoping the electric problems are just the earths but you maybe right

heres some more pics of her cleaned up

[D day finaly arrived]

well been working on it all weekend and as ever it's turning out to be a bigger job than first though the chasssis has quite a few holes nothing major yet but they still all need to be sorted the electrics seem to be possesed working as and when they want my brake cyclinders came with no bleed valves and they old ones were seezed solid so cant finish the brakes and basicly every nut and bolt in the thing is holding on for dear life you can see they were built to last

so the weekend turn around was a bit optomistic so mondays mot is being put back a week as i'm having tomorrow off im knackered

Dave

[D day finaly arrived]

Well d day is here. we dragged flakey as she is nick named out of the hedge last night and got to work at 7.30 this morning stripped out the 6" of top soil inside and im not kidding and pressure washed inside and out so we could see the condition, the chassis could have been worse there are a couple of spots that need welding and a new front outrigger was needed the rear cross member was shot but othere than that all was well. we managed to get new brake pads and cylinders alround plus all new brake hoses made and on we also fitted a remote brake servo. The engine was a runner but we changed all the hoses fluids new filters and she played up for a few minutes but soon came to life in a puff of smoke and now runs as sweet as a nut.

Tomorrows jobs are the weilding and cross member put the seats in and generaly tweek the doors and stuff and then booked in for an mot monday moring fingers crossed. here are some pics of flakey this morning will add some more pics tomorrow was a bit slack today with the camera there was so much to do i forgot

any advise and tips gratefully recieved there will still be alot to do once mot'ed just want her road worthy got the body work and paint job to do and i ain't got a clue where to start think it will just be filler and hand paint job but if you got any ideas or know better then please speak up

[D day finaly arrived]

Well d day is here. we dragged flakey as she is nick named out of the hedge last night and got to work at 7.30 this morning stripped out the 6" of top soil inside and im not kidding and pressure washed inside and out so we could see the condition, the chassis could have been worse there are a couple of spots that need welding and a new front outrigger was needed the rear cross member was shot but othere than that all was well. we managed to get new brake pads and cylinders alround plus all new brake hoses made and on we also fitted a remote brake servo. The engine was a runner but we changed all the hoses fluids new filters and she played up for a few minutes but soon came to life in a puff of smoke and now runs as sweet as a nut.

Tomorrows jobs are the weilding and cross member put the seats in and generaly tweek the doors and stuff and then booked in for an mot monday moring fingers crossed. here are some pics of flakey this morning will add some more pics tomorrow was a bit slack today with the camera there was so much to do i forgot

any advise and tips gratefully recieved there will still be alot to do once mot'ed just want her road worthy got the body work and paint job to do and i ain't got a clue where to start think it will just be filler and hand paint job but if you got any ideas or know better then please speak up

Dave

[intro from a new boy]

cheers for the replies lads things are starting to happen it comes out of the hedge thursday night and fingers crossed will be mot'ed monday morning it won't be showroom standard but will be useable. after looking around in here i would love to do a retoration but money and time just don't alow at least another historic landie will be back on the road and driving around the fields

[series 3 wheels and tryes]

thanks for the advise as i have a limited budget will disco wheels fit?

[series 3 wheels and tryes]

taking to my mechanic mate he say i have the old metric wheels and tyres, he thinks 750 15 and as they are persied from being sat it would be better to replace with more standard size, what are your thoughts and what whould be the best size wheels and tyres to get?

will defender and disco wheels fit a 1972 series three with out any modification?

Thanks

Dave

[Hand throttle]

please exquse my ignorance but i am the new boy can someone please explain to me what a hand throttle is used for as there is one in the sesies 3 i have just got and i don't now what it's for or if i realy need it? what are the benifits of it?

Thanks

Dave

[intro from a new boy]

is this split tailgate not standard then? can't say i like it realy

[intro from a new boy]

Good luck, looks like it's sat for a while.

Prepare for rust like you've never seen it before!

Its been sat for about 18 months but cheers for filling me with confidence lol

Dave

[intro from a new boy]

lol as sealed as an old landy can be weather proof it will never be

[intro from a new boy]

i just wanted to keep a sealed section and use the roof as a shooting platform plus i thought it would look cool i dont know it was an idea in my head you know what its like first thing is to get it back on the road

Dave