As ever, many thanks for the responses. Decision made to go for the high torque. It won't be a daily driver and will stand outside so I think that any advantage I can gain is worth it.

It has been suggested that I replace my buggered starter solenoid with a high torque starter thingy (my technical vocabulary hasn’t improved!) Any thoughts or comments?

Long time no see!! The old girl is back on the drive! Needs cooling system sorting next. Need this sun to keep shining!

Big pause would suggest problems!! However, taken the opportunity to get body work sorted. I do have one problem: lost the timing pointer bracket!! Does anyone have one kicking about a workshop I could buy because Craddock want to charge a fortune and then add stupid postage!!

Big moment tomorrow. The old girl is coming home! Engines running, gears are fine and brakes are all working. Now I need to get a new wiring loom and get the electrics sorted......

Does anyone have a paper template for a door card I could borrow? Could sort my own but would speed the process up!

Just had a text “Should be running properly by tomorrow” The excitement is building!

OK the decision has been made to keep her!!! The compromise is that a local mechanic is going to get her running as a rolling chassis and then I can finish off the body work and the peripheral bits. So as of today she is moving off my drive (4 years to the day since she arrived on it!) and...

OK. Let's be honest. I couldn't let her go! A few offers, a couple of suggestions and a family heart to heart resulted in the decision to keep the old girl. So, exactly 4 years after starting I am restarting the resto process. As usual, much help will be required!

Due to a change of circumstances I can no longer continue with my 1983, Ex Military, 6 bearing, 109 LWB restoration project. She has been stripped completely to the last nut/bolt and has been lovingly cleaned, fixed , painted and some bits have gone back on. Over the past 4 years she has gone...

Sad news. After all the trials and tribulations detailed in this thread my Landy journey is coming to an end. Due to various unforeseen circumstances and further changes anticipated soon I am having to give up the restoration. I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone on this...

I can only find serial numbers/part numbers. Does anywhere exist that gives measurements so I can source them myself without needing to find specific part numbers?

Getting to the point of putting all the bits back together but finding that I've either lost the nuts and bolts over the past 3 years or maybe they sheared off or were unrecognisable. Is there anywhere that details the sizes of all the nuts and bolts required to put a Series 3 LWB back together??

When putting the bonnet on realised that I'd got over enthusiastic with the rivet gun and rivetted through the bolt holes!!!

Everythings on a go slow now due to work and other stuff. So decided to put some bodywork loosely on to protect for the winter and wrap it up until Spring. But..... now that I've put bits on and she's looking alive I'm feeling the urge to keep going in the cold??!!##**#

Tiger Seal was suggested to me three years ago when I started this long winded affair....... Thanks for the suggestions.

What is the black gunk that insulates/fills the gaps between the different parts of the bulkhead/seatbox/floor/gear box shroud etc? Is it something specific or could I just use silicon/earwax/bubblegum?

Started to sort the seat box out this weekend. First job, clean up that grim looking fuel transfer switch. A bit of swearing and scrubbing with a toothbrush. I'll sort the electrics out later. Then to make it look a bit more presentable. Stripped everything back until I was left with just the...

Yep, front drivers bracket. Going back on at the weekend.

Yep, drivers side engine mount. Explains why the rubber mounting is under great stress at an uncomfortable angle. Guess I need to get the engine hoist out again and fit my missing bit!