NjHall

Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #1

Hi All,

I'm the proud new owner of an inherited Series 3 109 Military! I'm a park Ranger, living in Cumbria ,so have extensive experience driving Defenders on and off-road. I'm looking to completely restore it over time so will be asking plenty of questions! Don't worry the paint job isn't going to stay!

Cheers,
Nick

 

Brown

Well-Known Member

Full Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #2

Nice vehicle. And a nice bit of stonework in the background too.
What kind of winch is that? I don't recognise it. Any makers name or numbers on it?

 

NjHall

Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #3

Hi Brown, Cheers! I believe it's a Fairey PTO Drum winch. Something like: http://landroverseries.name/land_ro..._mechanical_drum_winch_superwinch_fairey.html

 

steve2286w

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #4

Welcome
Looks a good project ,look forward to the pics coming, those deestones extra traction are well noisy on the road

 

Knappster

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Full Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #5

Hi and welcome!

What a great looking Landy! And one that works for a living. Looking forward to seeing more pics!

 

R

resto_d1

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #6

Congrats and enjoy

 

NjHall

Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #7

Thanks for the welcome folks! It certainly is a noisy beast but that's half the charm

 

Huddy84

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #8

Nice Landy, welcome.

 

brianp38dse

Well-Known Member

• Apr 12, 2020

• #9

Hello and welcome
Nice project

 

Brown

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Full Member

• Apr 13, 2020

• #10

NjHall said:

Hi Brown, Cheers! I believe it's a Fairey PTO Drum winch. Something like: http://landroverseries.name/land_ro..._mechanical_drum_winch_superwinch_fairey.html

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Well worth restoring then!

 

J

John S

Well-Known Member

• Apr 13, 2020

• #11

It’s very different from a Defender; basic 1950’s era engineering and all fixable. As ex MoD it’s a wee bit non standard but that’s not a problem. My first landy aged 23 was LWB S2. What a tank. I kept it for a year before buying an S3 SWB . Bought the 109 for £450, put new spark plugs in and sold it after a year for £450. Good luck with the project.

 

NjHall

Member

• Apr 13, 2020

• #12

Cheers John! I’ve definitely come to understand the differences haha. Can’t wait to get to work on it

 

Hippo

Lord Hippo

• Apr 16, 2020

• #13

Welcome to the forum