Thanks for that steve, I will have a look see tomorrow. You are quite right though......it does improve your concentration lol!

Hi All, Picked up a series 3 SWB this weekend, which is a little battered but a lot of fun! I drove it 250 miles back from where I picked it up and can only discribe the steering as 'interesting'! There is a fair amount of freeplay in the steering when you turn it, before the wheels...

Thanks for the heads up on that guys, I will have a good nose around the engine when I pick her up this weekend.

Thanks for the replys :) So from that I gather it should have a nice amount of oomph, but may be a tad thisty :rolleyes: Really looking forward to collecting it but gotta long drive back in it to see what she is like! Gotta drive it from Chester to Southampton :)

Hi all, Due to collect a series III SWB this weekend, that has had an engine conversion. The new engine is the Essex 3.0L V6 (petrol) from a Scimitar, with a Webber twin carb fitted. Conversion was done by a company called Grease Monkeys. Has anyone had this conversion? Just after a...

Hi all, just a quick hello befoe I start posting :D Due to pick up a series III SWB Landy with a 3.0L V6 Essex engine conversion! This is my first 4x4, excluding a previously owned Impreza lol! Will look forward to chatting! Regards Chris :)