Series 3 Possibly Photos & nearly 2 year ownership progress update

After a year of ownership a large mot bill and another on pending i have finally managed to get cooperation and time from the powers at be to upload photos to the internet.







wok to date:
new passenger side outrigger, footwell repair not the best but passes the mot, two new insta turbo sahara front tyres, seat box temporary plate and repair, under from floor on the passenger side support rail replaced, gearbox tunnel patch repaired full repair will come at a date i remove the gear box for over haul was for the last mot, fixed rear brake lights, fitted new rocker cover gasket to cure engine oil leaks (engine no longer leaks from rocker cover but rocker cover cracked when retightening so to buy new one on the to do list). new ball joint and track rod ends on drivers side, defender door seals for all doors, new diesel tank and new glow plugs.

repairs in progress:

drivers side footwell, new back quarter exhaust and brake master cylinder and wheel cylinders,

the too do list:

replace rear floor under structure, fix seat box properly, install passenger side 3 point seat belt and sort divers side, remove diesel engine and rebuild to attempt to cure slight oil consumption and emissions, overhaul over drive, possibly covert to soft top, add two more rear seats with retractible belts, fix rust on from radiator panel, swap series headlights for defender items, DOO THE SERVICE I HAVE been trying to do since i bought it, put on spin on oil filter adapter, replace rear number plate lamp, do passenger side ball joint and track rod ends, do a full strip down and rebuild on galvanised chassis with galvanised bulkhead and any other steel part, put in all stainless steel bolts and when battery are avalible that provide decent range convert to electric possibly or lpg v8. and fix the bottom of the drivers side door pillar. put sun visors back in and repair various holes that have been drilled in roof over the years but no rush as water tight ish for now.

nice looking truck, i would get stuck into the bulkhead before it gets worse

honolulujoe said:

nice looking truck, i would get stuck into the bulkhead before it gets worse

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Yeah what he said.

Not bad condition at all for a Landy that age!
Keep us posted

When I look at series now, it breaks my heart to think what I did to the ones I owned in the 80s, when they were so cheap, they were almost disposable , you could pick up a series 2 for around £500.

Avoid stainless steel bolts with the body work they react badly with the alloy.
Is it a 2.25 if so how does the overdrive cope.

Hi guys thanks for the pointers. It is a 2.25 diesel with fairly overdrive. When I first got it I'd did well about 55 in forth with over drive and about 33mpg though top speed seem to have slacked off a bit since then down to 50 mph I think the injectors may be the main culprit but also the engine consumes some oil so maybe loss of compression as there is a slight blow past coming from the engine sump. Doesn't win any drag races but she gets up and going supprisingly quickly. Coughs out a load of white smoke on starting but steels to clear after a minuet. I'm pretty sure it is the later 5 main bearing engine.

Don't feel too bad...
In the early eighties you could buy a....
Aston Martin DBs v8
For about 5000 pounds!
Now!!
Its ......
95000 pounds

timmay said:

When I look at series now, it breaks my heart to think what I did to the ones I owned in the 80s, when they were so cheap, they were almost disposable , you could pick up a series 2 for around £500.

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Like your battery retaining strap! See you do not have servo brakes. Looks not bad for the age and being kept oot side. Like your tyres and safari roof. What are the high level lights; brake lights?

John S said:

Like your battery retaining strap! See you do not have servo brakes. Looks not bad for the age and being kept oot side. Like your tyres and safari roof. What are the high level lights; brake lights?

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the high level light are just a pair of red reflectors. the battery strap came like that if it ain't broke don't fix it. major problem is i haven't got time to do the work myself so i have now racked up about as much in garage bills as i payed for it but, then i drive it a bit and forgive it.