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if its what i think you mean ie the 3 rails from one side to the other then yes there still there but dont touch the chassis atall
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Not been her for a while but as the series111 project is on again i feel it may be more regular . My problem is i am now refitting the body panels which was going well front wings no problem tub no problem ( or so i thought ) then offered the doors up and the shut lines and door top levels are about 1 inch out . After much adjustment its now only about half but the problem seams to be the tub, it is fixed on the rear x member and sits sweet up to the seat box yet in the middle its about an inch away from the chassis . When i striped her down all seamed well but i have been at it around 3 years now so im wondering if the chassis has bowed or perhaps the tub which was lent against a wall ? im lost baffeld and completly stuck so please offer any pointers or solutions many thanks
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sorted now thanks guys like a proper pratt i had put the insulating washer on the points on the wrong side so no spark was ever going to get across d,oh
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Assuming negative earth for the vehicle.
The battery will be earthed to the chassis and or engine. The Low tension ignition circuit will be battery + to coil (+ terminal), coil (-) to distributor - then the distributor is earthed in turn to the engine - return to battery by earth strap. Offhand I can't be sure if the coil body should be earthed - it normally is by its mountings onto the bulkhead - its only for HT purposes so if its loose then resting it on metal will probably do. If its mounted normally on the bulkhead and the engine AND chassis are earthed (as normal) you can forget this point.
A switch somewhere is a good idea so you can turn the thing off.
If you have an alternator it MUST not run without a load - it will destroy itself. Either connect it properly or take the belt off. A dynamo shouldn't come to any harm if the control box is functioning properly.
Are the points opening to a proper gap?
not got to setting the correct gap on the points yet but they are opening
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hi everyone so the 1975 series 111 petrol engine has been striped restored and now refited done all the lubricants ect and turned her over plugless and all seams well my question is though how can i just fire her up. As i am yet to rewire the ignition and stuff. obviously i have a battery installed but cant get a spark from the coil (the big one bolted to the bulk head) do i need to run any tempory connections or is this pointing to a knackerd coil also due to my lack of a wiring loom i am also arching out the solinoid to turn her over any help much appriciated cheers
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ok thank you i will give it a try
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hello everyone would some one be kind enough to put a link to my land rover on ebay (item number is 190542276675) as i have no idea how to do it many thanks this will be much appriciated
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Nick W landy.
many thanks for that mate a great help cheers
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PM me for pics and further details cheers
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Pic's please
sorry mate i have no idea how to send pics from here pm me your email and i will try that way
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still not decided yet but am seriously considering which of the above to do After 2 or 3 years of slow but concice restoration i am just not finding enough time now to complete the series 111 project .It would make a lovely resto project for someone as most of the horible work is done unfortunatly though i think she is worth more and easier to shift as parts
anyway if there is anyone out there who would like to purchase the series to complete the job please please let me know other wise she may become an ebay whore. basicly shes a 1975 bronze green swb lots of history very straight all parts there and much restoration already done and she was a runner before the strip down -
as long as it fits tightly and lets air through i think anything will do my complete unit was only £65
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i am pleased to anounce its still up and running paul the new owner emailed me last night from the mail i sent him by clicking on his email address on the web page dont think anyone has been killed and the next event is this sunday shame i cant attend due to the mot falier of the landy
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wow must have been the boxing day event then as i was at most others before that one although a have not heard anything or read anything in the local papers i have to say things had improved greatly since it was taken over around august it was bad but i am more than happy to go there with the wife and kids now . Hope there was no fatalitys and we find out that it is still up and runnin as foxham ect are just a bit far from me and defenders on muds really dont mix well with motorways
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I beleive from what i have heard it has changed its name, and is still being run once a month if i remember correctly.
ill try and find out for you and let you know.
cool look foward to finding out
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does anyone know whats happened to dundry 4 x 4 or if it still exists used to get a text from the new owner anouncing dates of next event but not any more and the phone number no longer seams to exist also the web site has not been updated for ages look foward to finding out as this is a good local pay and play site
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Been rebuilding a 1972 S3. When I stripped it down I took numerous photos to help with the rebuild. Computer fault means I've lost the photos. Wondering if someone in the Hertford/Ware area would mind me having a look at their vehicle to refresh the old memory about what went where.
Thanks in anticipation.
got plenty although mine is 1975 much the same let me know if i can help they may not be what you need but can but try
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a & d 4 x 4 winscombe are very good proper landy fans not just money merchants 01934 841122
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205 gti preferably the 1.9 go like f..k and handle amazingly could go for its bigger brother which i think is the 305 or six as there not as desirable but basicly the same but with a boot
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I'm kind of in shock.... after rebuilding my Land Rover I was thinking I would need special insurance, that it would be expensive, that if I wanted an agreed value, they would rip me off.
Well after reading the latest threads about insurance on here and that many people were being charged through the nose, I thought I'd start ringing the suggested insurers.
First one on the list was Footman James...
So to back track a little, I am 25, had my license for 7 years.. No claims or convictions. I live in a smallish town in Wiltshire and park the car on my driveway...
I have now taken out fully comp cover with them (the first I rang), with unlimited milage, Third party cover on other cars, agreed £9000 value, legal cover, breakdown cover, euro cover, and all mods listed...
£135.52
Daylight robbery (but the good kind)
dont know your uses for the vehicle but worth checkin your insured off road too. recently insured my range rover and adrain flux was one of the only ones who covered it off road and as the wife uses it for pony club ect i recon its worth being insured in a field full of women trying to reverse horse boxes .the defender is also insured through adrain flux giving cover green laning and when we are pay and playin
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thanks for the advice guys was hoping to show her so perhaps not the black waxoil got the defender for a work horse thanks again
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think you are ment to disconnect the altanator due to the diods or something
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Yeah, I'd say something like Wurth is your best bet. It will give a more uniform finish than hot-dip, so it won't look 100% right, but it will provide some protection (just not as much as re-hot-dipping).
How bad are they? If they were painted over, it's possible you can just strip off the paint and buff them up with a scotch-brite pad.
Jeff
to be honest there pretty good just gone a bit of a rusty orange colour in places
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after much pondering and an ever decresing money pot i have decided not to remove and re galvanize the cappings wind screen and bumper so my question is whats best can i rebuff the existing with something can you get a galvanize paint which looks authentic or do i just revert to spraying with silver spray if so can anyone recomens a good colour silver all info greatfully recieved
anyway if there is anyone out there who would like to purchase the series to complete the job please please let me know other wise she may become an ebay whore. basicly shes a 1975 bronze green swb lots of history very straight all parts there and much restoration already done and she was a runner before the strip down
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yes woop the front bolts line up as do the 2 beside the seat box
fridge frezzer thanks i will have to try it do i need to have it on a level surface first though ?