definately i have 1 on my lightweight if you were closer i would do you a dealas i have a full canvas to go on

Land Rover Bulkheads

personally i rip the crap out and bang in an electronic conversion from powerspark

p and s landrovers in broadway are reasonable they actually use a series as everyday transport

or you could just buy the correct socket they arent dear

Land Rover Bulkheads

polarity is irrelevant for the ignition switch im running the original on my series 1 wtih neg earth and an alternator fitted

might be worth a shout on the series 1 club forum

pinking is the petrol igniting early which can make the engine run hot i dont run mine at 500 rpm i run it at 750 and yes i set it using the 6 degree mark on the bottom pulley with vac off i am aslo running a powerspark ignition kit from simon bbc and the thing pulls like a train in as much as a...

i have mine set to 6 btdc and it runs sweet if it pinks back it off a little but you should be ok and that is with a strobe

i got a drill case thats got storage in the top for bits i dont use anymore in glos think you may e close by

welding can cost from a couple of hundred upwards a new chassis around 1500 new bulkhead 1000 upwards as for buying a pickup doesnt matter buy a full hardtop and retrofit a pickup top from around £80 upwards or a full tilt around £300 for the tilt and the same for the hoops or just buy 1 with a...

its ok to adjust the timing as long as your points gap is correct an incorrect points gap affects ignition timing i.e 1 degree of dwell equals 1 degree of timing

carb cleaner wont do a thing mate you need to split the top off the carb and remove all the grit and sand from the float chamber just spraying cleaner down the top does nothing although it will help you find air leaks if sprayed around the carb base with the engine running

shouldnt have to spend hours playing with the carb if you can make it idle look for an air leak i find a can of brake cleaner used to spray around the base of the carb best it will make the engine cut out if there is 1 which carb do you have on it webers have a little filter on the inlet pipe...

plus 1 for electronic conversion its nearly impossible to get good quality points and condensors now i have converted mine and all my mates series to powerspark kits

i have fitted a series door to a defender so no reason it wont work the other way around

i have been using the halfords classic oil for years with no issues dont like halfords but dont mind when the classic oil is on offer

are the return springs on properly ie not pulled across both shoes seem to have had a run on this in the last year had never seen it before until then and took me ages to work out first time i came across it

where are you im in gloucester and have a dual circuit cyl in my garage you can try if close obviously not much use if your miles away