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They did suggest a bead of bathroom silicone if necessary 👀

Whilst I’m here…anyone fitted canvas door cards? I’m thinking self tapping screws and small pilot holes through both canvas and door frame?

That’sa good point- I ignored the riveting point as wasnt part of their fitting instructions video. I did speak with them earlier today though and it seems to be an optional element- original was riveted but you see so many that aren’t. I think a strip of neoprene tape for extra peace of mind

Thanks anaconda. Useful pointers. Would a foam seal be waterproof though? I was thinking of getting some to stop my seat box cover from rattling in any event 😂

Hi all Just fitted a set of Exmoor trim hood sticks. Was previously a hard top which I removed. There was no seal on the top of the windscreen itself and as such the sharks tooth header rail has bolted directly to the top of the windscreen - this doesn’t seem right to me and seems an obvious...

Ha yes I don’t fancy doing that to mine to be honest. I’m too precious about it as it is 🤣. I’m surprised no one has made a one piece seal specifically for the series landys - much easier to swap over roof between hardtop and canvas etc for summer than drilling out rivets everytime

Hi all Slowly working my way around all the bits and pieces I need to change/replace/improve/burn/bin etc on my S3 but one of the items recently replaced by a local garage (door seals) I’m really unhappy with. The standard one piece seals seem to actually be more for 90/Defender and do not fit...

Ah ok that’s great. Means one less thing to try to paint 🤣

Evening all. I have a late (1982) Series 3. I understand that the correct headlight bezel colour is silver on these latter models and not body coloured. I have bought and some replacement bezels which are bare aluminium but I assume these should be painted? Any idea on the correct silver colour...

Thanks Tottot. Series 3 1982.

Morning all Happy Bank Holiday Weekend! In the hope that we may have some sunshine over the summer months I want to convert my hardtop to a canvas tilt. However I need a tailgate - ideally already in marine blue to try to match the patina of my existing paintwork. Does anyone have a spare...

Not that this is a job I’ve yet done on mine, but I’m told that a hub spanner works really well to get these on without damaging the cone. It is the right diameter to fit all around the lip so can then be tapped on equally around the hub

Thanks for the pointers. Found out that one of them is for the interior light 🫤. Randomly the one that blinks amber when it’s on as if I wouldn’t know that interior light was switched on 🤣. Still working on the other one though

That could be a good point-door tops aren’t the best and I’m planning on replacing them later this summer. I’ll do as you suggest and remove the striker plate and look at the hinges etc.

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Thanks Dorset Dumpling. Some really useful pointers there. According to the manual the cold start was for a petrol engine But I’ll try to see if it does anything at all. Bulkhead and chassis is good…I think- was rebuilt on a Richards galv chassis in 2016 I’m told. Think I’ll look at replacing...

Hi guys Was on here a few months back looking at potential purchase of a S3. Thanks to everyone who helped back then as I’ve finally taken the plunge down the deep dark rabbit hole and bought a 1982 S3 88” 2.25 petrol. Might have bitten off a bit more than I can chew already 😬 but seems to be...

Thanks Palagius. TBH either a 2a or a 3 would suit be fine. The only reason I’m erring towards a S3 is they seem slightly cheaper in price, better electrics I’m told and servo assisted brakes etc. I’m ideally after a bit of a rolling project. Will be my first classic landy so will be learning...

Ha thanks all for your insight and good humour. Agree that it will most definitely be a labour of love and spent most of the time chasing oil leaks around the place like the proverbial finger in the dyke. Some useful pointers regarding LRM/LRO. I also caught a Series Land Rover magazine about...

Hi Guys Still on the search for a suitable S3. Out of interest where can I find a suitable gauge for current market values of different series so I know roughly what is a good deal etc? I’ve got Maurice Thurman’s excellent buyers guide which talks in % of station wagon values with 109’s less...