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Gear sticks fall apart for fun, they break just at the pivot ball, Right as your on a busy intersection or on a roundabout!!. ive repaired mine with a welder and its strong as ever... How is your gear stick repaired?

I use two of these, i welded a bit of plate to the bumper just for a bit more strength..then they simply bolt on, you can use them upside down as they have a spring retaining clip for your recovery strop.

Cheers, that would be great!

Thrust bearings worn? Also are you sure its not your diff?, sometimes the nut on the pinion(youll have to undo your rear propshaft) comes loose and make a terrific noise on deceleration/engine braking.

Planning on making an aluminium exterior sun visor, i know i could buy one from craddocks ect ect... but postage just makes it a tad expensive...:( So, has anyone got one fitted that i could see how it fits around the windscreen, ive searched the internet and only found pictures of them from...

Erm, hammer and a lump of wood? that stuff can stick pretty good!

Another good tip - make sure your axle breather is clear, could be blocked, pressurising the axle casing forcing oil out of the flange gasket, or even into the wheel hubs... ect ect...

Did you see if the engine turns over? you might get away with it if it turns over, If it dont turn over dont forget it could be hydrolocked - you cant compress water. Hope ya get it sorted!

Yeah its quite normal, gets warm from the heat givven off the gearbox/engine under there, just like the backseat on the old busses used to.

Mine are also shagged out, I dont want paribollicks either, Might try out some 'British atlantic' springs, anybody rate these?

Coming along pretty fast now, like to see how you repair your bulk head, Be a good motor when youve finnished, keep up the good work mate!

Fanks griff!. fiddle brakes, ive never really seen them, only on tratters?.

Just seen this on Trade me (Nz's localized version of Fleabay). The two levers next to the steering column are steering brakes....Anybody seen these before?? Land Rover Series IIA 1965 for sale - TradeMe.co.nz - New Zealand

How does he know it performs as well as a V8 with less fuel consumption, he aint had it running?!:confused:

Im really liking this thread, Making me want to dash out and get another rust bucket to re-build!:rolleyes:. Ill be interested to see your next installment! Keep up the good work!

Have you adjusted the brake shoes properly?? - do you need to pump them to get them to work? Try adjusting the little square headed screw on the back of the brake plates, first adjust them tight till the you can feel them grab when you turn the drum, then just back off a bit till you can turn...

Tecalemit make good grease guns and fittings, i have a Groz gun tho, it has a cartridge fill, so no mess when filling, real good nozzle that grips the nipple, Around 10-15 quid on ebay.

Forgot to mention about the "o" ring, it just slips over the stub of the venturi, when you have the carb in half. you can get a special tool to stretch them, but there quite east just to roll down the stub, they are essential also to the carb, as it will pull in air from the carb bowl with out...

A basic crimp terminal kit and some lenths of wire, comes in handy for all the toasted wires. And gallons of WD-40!

Yer spring look like new, Check these bad boys out; T'other sides snapped 'cos of all the rust swelling it up!