series3100 Posted January 7, 2010 Share Posted January 7, 2010 Hi all, Thought I'd introduce myself and land rover(s). Im Brian, 17 and just finishing off the 18 month rebuild of my series 3 88 bought as a bent, rotten, non running shed for £100. I started off quickly but was held up by money because in order to get parts to progress i had to work in all my free time but this also meant no time on the build but im finally getting there . The vague spec is: galv chassis, parabolics, 200'di' (just getting parts together for Tdi), 3.51 diffs and a converted Td5 bulkhead... obviously that's just the big stuff - Now its just a case of sorting a few little bits, tidying things and some sound proofing seems an idea too. To finish the series I think I'll try and get hold of some wolf or 1 ton rims with some 7.50s or 235s because the 205s look a little lost after the lift of the paras. I also bought my dads '86 90 for the next project because i don't want to take the series 3 much further in fear of just building a replica defender. The whole running gear on the 90 is pooped so I'm going to semi strip the 90 down, fit 24 spline disco axles, rebuilt LT77/LT230 and either a 200 or 300tdi(still deciding), fit a mild lift (springs and shocks need replacing anyway), give the chassis, bulkhead and steering a once over then just paint a few things and generally tidy up the mess the PO masked with the nice paint job. I haven't properly started on the 90 yet but just through swapping parts have ended up with a nice set of 33's, truck cab and roll hoop . I'm on another forum (some of you may know) but the technical knowledge here seems much better so here I am . Cheers, Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_P Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hello again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Sweet series, nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
series3100 Posted January 8, 2010 Author Share Posted January 8, 2010 Hello again. Hello again to you too Sweet series, nicely done. Thanks, photos do it more justice than it deserves though... Cheers, Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted January 8, 2010 Share Posted January 8, 2010 Looking good! You definitely have your work cut out for you there, but a great bit of learning the Series is, and you will absolutely adore it when you get it finished. Crack on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingdong2 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Hi brian its graham saying happy newyear and all the best oh and welcome to the forum. graham ______________________ 1962 2a swb 200 tdi. 1997 disco 1 300 tdi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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