Series 3 Series 3 1972 Restore

Malc1 · Oct 17, 2016

RyanDay1 said:
Yeah wish my rear 1/2 was like the front, looks like some good grinding work! Galvies are the dream i just cant afford em, but you know itll never need work ever again!
@Malc1

I'm saving now ready for next year

RyanDay1 · Jan 11, 2017

After a long while I'm nearly back to working on the ol girl, everything is ready to go and my daily discovery is up to standard so can get going again on the series soon.
I've just taken the full gearbox into Cambridge where I did a course as a friend is going to be stripping and rebuilding it for his work experience, guided by the instructors, who know much more than me!!
I gave him new gaskets, bearings and oil seals etc. to fit as he goes and if anything else comes up I'll supply it. Will save me some time later on, and hopefully he's gonna take some piccies.
It took 2 hours worth of degreasing and pressure washing the box to get it to an acceptably clean state to work on, the bell housing was filth from the oil leaks and most crud didn't even come off with a wire brush, all those new seals should sort that out!
Be back soon!

Only pic I have right now before I cleaned it

RyanDay1 · Jan 19, 2017

Little news on the gearbox, he said it took half a day just to fully drain it and in exact words...
"It smelt pretty bad, and was a horrid orange colour. The main gear box drain bung had a load of metal pieces stuck in it which could be slightly worrying", they were small bits of copper and metal plates less than 1cm, but not swarf, it probably hasn't ever been changed!!

LordOWar · Jan 19, 2017

Get Mr fancy pants with oil in his gearbox

I had about a thimble full of black and grey paste!

RyanDay1 · Jan 19, 2017

LordOWar said:
Get Mr fancy pants with them"in his gearbox I had about a thimble full of black and grey paste!

"It had a slight orange, more black tbf. It was full with fluid on all of them"... Check me out

the fluid was more likely mushy gear parts than oil

RyanDay1 · Feb 16, 2017

Had an update from the box last week just a few pics...

"overdrive unit off and top set of gears out ready to take transfer box off"

Have bought another series with my old man as an investment, was a steal for he wanted for it, making space in his garage so asked if we wanted it, will give me a lot of inspiration on the olden! Tis an 81 full resto with a 300tdi conversion

Stretch · Feb 16, 2017

That looks very pretty

John S · Feb 17, 2017

Very original looking landy (apart from the engine). My favourite colour. Has it got a half tilt frame and canvas?

RyanDay1 · Feb 17, 2017

John S said:
Very original looking landy (apart from the engine). My favourite colour. Has it got a half tilt frame and canvas?

Thanks yeah one of mine too! I was looking to paint the 72 this color eventually but will stick with Marine blue now I think! Theres no lacquer on it, so 70s look, i like that with this colour. No canvas on this one, but we're looking to get one at some point, not sure what colour though! Its got a few little quirks, NATO hitch, winch bumper that needs the radiator lip behind it, 2 seats for the Gearstick space and galv cheq plate in places, its not totally finished needs a few tiny bits doing for road use but apart from the odd road run and show its going to sit in my garage under sheet and appreciate! Sitting in the cab with the engine running sounds and feels like you're sitting in the engine bay

Smaller steering wheel

John S · Feb 17, 2017

The truck cabs are noisy. You can get the bumper plates new from various suppliers. Lucky to have a garage to dry store. It'll have good value in ten years time.

RyanDay1 · Feb 17, 2017

John S said:
The truck cabs are noisy. You can get the bumper plates new from various suppliers. Lucky to have a garage to dry store. It'll have good value in ten years time.

What are those bumper plates then? Quick Google didn't bring much up... Might be a consideration for the future, yeah I'm moving to a bigger unit on the farm this weekend, with enough space for a 4 post ramp and storage for all 3 landys at a push! Will be interesting to see the values climb over the years, who knows what we'll do with it! Maybe even swap the 2.25 if its worth doing for value increase, in many years though!

John S · Feb 17, 2017

I'll look up the part manual and get back to you.

Citizen Kane · Feb 17, 2017

How long, or should I say short is the rear prop an that.

RyanDay1 · Feb 22, 2017

Looking further into the project, ive been pondering the future of the 2.25 engine as its always had this hairline crack on the head, right at the front on the coolant port beneath the top hose mounting point

Hopefully that's visible, my fear is if I were to undo those long bolts I'd never get em back in again and it would crack right through somewhere, its not leaking but I know it'll cause trouble. Being the head that's the problem, does anyone think this is repairable to any extent or should I be looking at getting something like this
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Series-3-2-25-diesel-cylinder-head-/162379790286?nav=SEARCH
I'm not sure what the options are with it, just know I can break it..
Although that particular one has 'hotspots' etc. I'd wanna hurry up and grab it before it goes. Though I'm also conscious of the originality of my engine, but I don't have any idea what damage my current cylinder head will have underneath until I strip it. Any thoughts?
Cheers,
Ryno

RyanDay1 · Feb 22, 2017

And I've nearly finished moving into the new workshop/garage, will have a ramp in there soon and plenty of space for everything I'll ever do plus storage for the series'

Fair way till its complete yet but its getting there, once I finish the niggly problems on my discovery I'll finally get that chassis welded on

neilly · Feb 22, 2017

Looking good.

But I think you need a bigger vice in your garage................

Cheers

RyanDay1 · Feb 22, 2017

neilly said:
Looking good.

But I think you need a bigger vice in your garage................

Cheers

Twas a free one me grandad didn't want

Its never let me down!! I've used it loads

LincolnSteve · Feb 22, 2017

RyanDay1 said:
And I've nearly finished moving into the new workshop/garage, will have a ramp in there soon and plenty of space for everything I'll ever do plus storage for the series'
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Fair way till its complete yet but its getting there, once I finish the niggly problems on my discovery I'll finally get that chassis welded on

That's a great work space. Very jealous of that.

RyanDay1 · Feb 22, 2017

LincolnSteve said:
That's a great work space. Very jealous of that.

Cheers matey, moved across the yard and now renting it off me old man, had my eyes on for a long while, its been a sports business HQ, a gym, a store, a hobby room, and now a landy house

RyanDay1 · Feb 25, 2017

Any ideas/tips on measuring the exact places to cut for the rear chassis? Hoping to get going on it next week, off laning tomorrow, I still need to learn to weld so hopefully I can get someone I know to help, but gotta cut it up first, it wouldn't be very difficult if the cross member was proper, but that's coming out too, and the replacement chassis has brackets mounting the cross member. So having to replace both X member and rear 1/2 leaves me blind with no easy guide point

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