wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Mar 2, 2009

• #1

right folowing on from chassis fred,this series 3 has been sat in a barn for 6 years,we put a new battery on,took apart the carb and cleaned it,disconnected fuel lines and put some fuel to the carb via a bottle,after 5 mins of turning over and a bit of spluttering the bloomin thing sprung into life and ticks over lovely,couldnt bloody belive it.

heres a couple of piccys

wot do you reckon are we in for a long hard slog its our first go at a series

 

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discomania

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2009

• #2

Good luck, looks like you will have plenty to do this summer.

 

wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Mar 2, 2009

• #3

dont know why he done it between us we already have a disco 2 v8,a 200 tdi defender,a 300 tdi defender and a disco 200 tdi bobtail,more than enough to keep us busy,we must be mad

 

109party

Well-Known Member

• Mar 2, 2009

• #4

beacause taking landys apart and changing and fixing them is a addiction

 

wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Mar 2, 2009

• #5

tis true:5bcheers2:

 

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Smilemon

Member

• Mar 3, 2009

• #6

Thats a super hot truck. I'm liking the 88 with the roll bar.

 

DISCOV8

New Member

• Mar 3, 2009

• #7

:jaw: wow looks good 2 me njoy :crazy_driver:

 

wiltshire landyman

I’m back

• Mar 3, 2009

• #8

the best bit was the price,he wanted offers around £600 we went along offerd him £275 left him with it for a couple of days and then he accepted it..

 

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Sean

Banned

• Mar 3, 2009

• #9

wiltshire landyman said:

wot do you reckon are we in for a long hard slog its our first go at a series

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seeing as the bonnet strengh members and the top of the air filter are rusty i suspect the chassis isnt going to be mint - do the right thing, strip it down fully to the chassis and rebuild it properly so it lasts another 25 years

that's your summer sorted

 

wiltshire landyman

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• Mar 3, 2009

• #10

thats the plan we are hoping to get a galvanised chassis,its gonna be a long term thing,the other landys still keep us busy

 

rustyrhinos

Well-Known Member

• Mar 3, 2009

• #11

Excellent stuff

 

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edorc

New Member

• Mar 3, 2009

• #12

very tasty!

 

sypher

Well-Known Member

• Mar 7, 2009

• #13

Sweet , have you got a shot blaster to give them parts a clean when you strp/ rebuild her ?