Got it all up and running now, thanks guys. Note: might be For Sale soon :)

Had to move the fuel pump to get it out :) Took an hour and a half, but its completely new territory for us. Here's the pictures. The Bendix looks fine, and brushes of course. Hey, ho.

First of all. I'm sorry for wasting your time everyone! When I started undoing the bottom bolt i noticed the hole joint around the bolt was cracked! So, we assume that when we tried turning the Starter on, it just didn't engage properly, hence the grinding noise :( Even if that wasn't the...

Hi, slightly off-topic. Does anyone know the wiring route for the left-hand side of the dashboard? The Fuel Gauge / Temperature / Windscreen wipers have been hit and miss for a while. They stopped working completely a while back. The Speed / odometer still works, and heaters. Thanks. Will.B

Yes very, barely a KG of rust inside, outside or underneath :D

Here's a few.

OK, here's the selected photos / videos from our fun times green laning etc. :) The Suzuki (horrible thing) is my other brothers, we send him in first :) https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8mxg20kxsb8p8uz/AADzf2cKd8XpFFM_XOQNtGP_a?dl=0 Sorry the photos are in a random order. Thanks again everyone...

Hehe, Thanks misterriceman. I'll put a couple of pics on here, but mostly on a dropbox account. Thanks :)

The more i listen to that sound the more i suspect its the cogs / gears that are worn or broken in the starter motor. Anything to watch out for when removing the starter motor?

Here's the link to the youtube videos. We didn't want to do it too much, as it sounds damaging :/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFmDBP2FZnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6hIKXxbBho The constant vibration noise is the fuel pump, slightly loose, the other noise at the end is my coat zip :D...

Thanks for the fast responses! I'll make a recording this evening with a torch : ) The missing teeth / bendix thing sounds likely. If the solenoid was at fault would the starter motor still power-up? (turning / spinning) WOW i forgot it had the hand-start on the front. just need a handle now^^...

My brother owns a 1969 series IIa lightweight, over the past year or so we've replaced the distributor cap and head gasket + radiator. Hector(yes we named it) started 'slipping' when we tried starting it about 2months ago, but always started on 2nd or 3rd try without any slipping(grinding /...