Dippypud

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Fed up with lying in the mud trying to get the oil filter off?
Getting tired hanging by your toes from the fender struggling with the starter?
Worried about adjusting your master cylinders but you just can't face removing the fenders...again?​

There IS a better way.
A weekend's work can give you a neat system where the entire front body of the Land Rover swings out of the way to reveal unhindered access to all those nasty little bits that have been hiding away for years.​

The approach is simple...mount the rad separately to the frame, bolt the bonnet, fenders and grille panel together and use the existing bonnet hinges to swing the whole assembly up and out of the way.
For really severe engine work, you simply unplug the electrics to the front and slide the entire assembly off the hinges...takes 10 seconds.
The system has been used for years on large commercial vehicles, sports cars and competition machines...things that require a lot of maintenance.. like most Land Rovers.​

Land Rover FAQ - Repair & Maintenance - Series - Body & Chassis
 
A friend bought one over here similar to that idea, but this one was hinged at the front, onto the chassis. Think the PO had done this as the landy had an engine transplant of a Chrysler 245 Valiant, so prob made it easier to access around the engine.
 
You get them at the shows every year - also flipping the other way, so, off the bumper.
 
You could always have the snorkel on a pivot so you can fold it flat against the wings before lifting it up? Would only work if it was hinged on the bulkhead I suppose
 
Seen this done a few times,problems come with getting the set up to stand up to the thumps and bumps of off road and not rattle too much.
 
I've seen that truck - the Canadians like that setup for some reason. Mike's a good gent, and his engineering is sound.

Personally, I've never liked that setup. The front wings solidly mounted to the rad panel is a nice tight assembly - the setup Mike had just seemed too floppy to me. I don't spend enough time wrestling assemblies in and out of my engine bay (and i have a spin-on oil filter modification) to need to do this.

Removing the front end of a Series LR is not all that hard a task if you need to - but even on an engine swap all I pull is the centre panel.
 

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