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    Battery help, Repair ?

    What a t*t i am, my uncle has said i can have a battery off him for betty. So i have been up to collect it and my cousin has bodged on the terminals. The pos terminal came off fine but i have snapped the neg terminal. Is it game over or can i bring it back to life. Normal terminal Broken terminal
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    Bettys alive !

    First time running in 6 years. Good battery, jumpstarter earthed to chassis and live on glow plug. First turn of the key, no hammer required. As you will be able to tell with the video, after comeing of the revs she has a limp and pics back up. Hopeing its a fuel fault as the fuel line is...
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    Starter motor

    Did not get round to it today, went gliding instead. Will look at doing it tomorrow when i have been and got the right bolts from a local landy parts yard, Also got to do dads Transit breaks first :mad:
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    Starter motor

    Ok, So have had to settle for some metric bolts which screw on ok. Will be fitting the starter on Sunday. Just a quick recap on the wiring. The haynes says that the brown from the altenator and brown from the ignition go with the red from the battery, Red and white wire from the ignition go...
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    Footwells

    Yes, looking at getting one of them. I have a normal blacked out one.
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    Footwells

    But can the post man deliver you here ;)
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    Footwells

    Just found this Changing the footwells in the Series 3 - Land Rover repair Just carnt seem to get my head round it all.
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    Footwells

    Fancy doing some more :D
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    Footwells

    Thanks for the advise. I suppose its hard to know were and how to chop out the old ones with out having the replacements at hand. I have never done welding before. I am going to try and weld bits of my old wheel barrow first. Also my diy skills are like 2 of of 10 so i guess i have a task on...
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    Footwells

    Not sure about removing the bulk head, I have no garage to do it in. So it will all have to be done on the drive, were now in September and in the UK so not looking forward to doing it full stop never mind the extra work with the full bulk head. Definatly a option i will consider though. I...
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    Footwells

    That would be great, thanks.
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    Footwells

    Thanks, Think ill get them from Paddocks £13.95ex vat, But found out a chap down the road from me works there and says he will fetch them home and pay him when he delivers:).
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    Footwells

    I was planning to buy some replacements because my diy skills are well crap. Anything for a easy life. I have a old wheel barrow to do some test welding on :) Was hoping Buster had done a walk through :D to help with the steps. Wow, you know i love this site much more then another site...
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    Hello from Sheffield

    Its just bits really, Some welding on the chassies and http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f6/footwells-117268.html#post1187848, But other then that its just tidying and replaceing little bits that the last bloke nicked off it for his.
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    Footwells

    Hi all, Looking for a little advice on replaceing my S3 footwells. Photos attached are mine at the moment, Just wondering what the best course of action is in regards to replacing them is and were to start. It will be my first time welding, I have a arc (for some chassies work) and have...
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    What engine do i have ? were would i find my numbers ?

    Thanks very much for your help. Spyderman, Do you have any idea what size nuts hold the starter on ?
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    Starter motor

    Yes, new solinoid, long bolts to hold on the case and grease the cog.
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    What engine do i have ? were would i find my numbers ?

    Long story short. Bought a engine a looooong time ago and put in my SIII, drove it on the road for a few month before parking her up. Never changed the log book for the new engine :o, Any way sold the landrover about 6 years ago to my uncle who then sold it again. That person registed the...
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    Starter motor

    Thanks will do.
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    Starter motor

    Thanks for you promt reply, I have nothing laying around at the moment so would need to make a trip some were to buy them. Just getting back in to landys after a 7 year break.