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thats amazing! thank you! Yeah, hoping to do as much as I can, and I've been blown away by kind and helpful everyone is on here, so I'm sure I'll be asking many a question : )

Manuals here that will help apart from engine and other mods different on the lightweight http://smithies.co.nz/land_rover/ I would try not to farm out too much work as you will miss out on the learning and understanding of how bits work best...

So first you need to confirm how your batteries are wired. Cos it will make alot of difference when you need new elctrical bits. J

Just a little note to say thank you both for all your help - fuses bought and fitted and we have life!! indicators, windscreen wipers, lights (but one spot needs a bulb, and by the looks at what bulb came out (24v 70w) I guess its a 24v : /

Or try gentle persuasion with a soft faced mallet 🙄

I'm going to use the vice on my fingers each time I decide to buy something for it :)

Thank you Marjon! 😍 It's had power steering add, which is good, but yeah on full lock its not a happy bunny. Good shout on the hoses!

As you have a non standard engine and made up hoses, by the looks of it. Take the hose off and go to your frendly motor factor, go through his hoses and find 1 that is the right size and has the right bend. then cut off the bit you need. You may...

Not really sure yet... I think it's been converted to 12 - the batteries don't seem to be connected, and it has a winch. Another question I didn't ask when I was going gooey eyed looking at, rather than thinking with my head! (that approach might...

Thank you everyone for your kind words! Means a lot 😍 I'm currently going through the 'wtaf have i done / i utterly love it' stage! 🤣 That air filters weird isn't it! Pizza over/ coffee machine! It seems dry and ok - I'm replacing the filter -...

Welcome, Nice looking motor, the vice could come in handy , do you lose much oil out the air filter 🤔

Absolutely ace 😎👍

Looks very smart. Don’t worry about the non-original engine, all landies are different!

Wow, not what I was expecting! The genius thing would be to sell one of their kidneys. You’ll get a better price they can see it as a down payment on the inheritance. They only need one each afterall 🤷‍♂️

I can well imagine the tracker incident, got the mission impossible theme in my head now 🤣

That's a good shout about starting a thread about it - the kids could use it as evidence when they begin their intervention 🤣😭Have shared a pic on the welcoming thread - it's not for the purists, but I love it!

In (what I thought was a genius move) bought it as it's ULEZ exempt! (unlike my old mazda bongo!) well. done. me! But, just realising that the money I'm probably/ excitedly going to spend on it is going to out weigh that! not. so. well. done...

Hi and welcome! Selling the kidney will probably be to pay the ULEZ. But until then, we need pics of the new Landy. We like pics… 😁

Welcome in, pictures or your a fibbing😜

Have ordered 10 of the 8 and 25 amps from the link you shared, so will replace them all. I have a sneaky feeling I might have blown the fuses in a friendly fire incident - tapping around the dial panel with a screw driver - i tapped the hole in...

Thank you both for your help today, really appreciate it - looks like 3 have blown - 2 x 8 amp and 1 x 25 amp - have attached (hopefully) better pics - did you say they look continental? It was in the Dutch Army a long time back Also had another...

The fact you can run up to bed is a win as far as I'm concerned - even if you don't beat the dog it's pretty impressive :)

I have to run up and beat the dog to my space..........

That's all most of us do at bed time now.. :vb-lol:

thats brilliant! more bed time reading :)

https://forum.militarylightweight.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=42 These are the workshop manuals for the Lightweight...... well worth looking at...

Thats great, thank you - first will get on this after work today :) thank you

That type fuse and fuse holders are notorious for making a bad contact. I would replace the blown one after disconnecting the batteries, removing all the fuses and cleaning up the fuse holders and fuse contact ends with some wire wool or...

Thank you so much! It has a winch, so maybe thats the same as yours. Will read the above, and have a look at the fuses again :)

Hello all, I'm in West London, just bought a Series 3 1972 Lightweight, just wondering where's best to sell a kidney to fund it! I love this place :)