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I didn't want that method. But if it works for you all good. I use my series daily in Kenya so wanted a system that is robust. Design Development could have made one like what Forbyn Bros offer which would have addressed the issues you mention. I also wanted the option of keeping the series...

After months of deliberation I decided enough was enough! I tried a heat gun and that worked but the process was slow and painful (because I burnt my fingers!). So I got paint stripper! The glue used to stick interior panels and cushion must have been made to hold elephants down for good. I...

Disc Brakes for my Series 3. After a lot of thinking and then researching I manage to source a decent and reputable source for the disc brakes I need for the conversion I want. Forbyn Bros (California) have them! Fitted to a Series 1 This setup is compatible with defender calipers...

Update.... God Lord!! If you have the time to scrap a bit of paint off your series and bother with a bit of touch up paint, new seats, upgrade to a V16 engine with independent suspension, triple disc rotors and calipers off the NASA shuttle you then become a millionaire overnight. I have...

Forums!! The above is the correct situation regarding the series body to 110 chassis. Series 2 body fitted to a Defender chassis. The tyres stick out a little due to the wider axles. Also if you look closely the series wheel arches are less than of a defender and therefore are closer to the...

This is epic!! Land Rover Series lives on.

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PERFORMANCE PARTS - Air Filtration. I thought I'd give this a go and see/feel the difference. They stated '15% fuel saving and increased performance.' So be it! I parted with my cash. Now, before I go any further I'd like to explain why we get stuffed! The good folk who designed and built the...

I decided to give it a go today. Move that spring inwards as far as possible without making a special tool for it. I managed to compress the coil spring enough to see the retention clip but not enough to remove it. Bugger me!! That spring is one tough one! 5mm flat bar was no match for it...

I ordered new ones from a local supplier which I fitted. They did not fit and were out of shape! New or old!? Because of this I sent them back. They had obviously had something done to them. Whatever, I wasn't going to keep them. The existing drums worked perfectly even despite the scoring...

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1. Is a turn signal stalk not a throttle. These were on the series II's, Good ones are very expensive to buy. How it was. Simple! High beam switch next to the clutch (you can just about see it) in this phot. Inexplicable!! I know the original stalk works so why do this!?? On a series III yes...

I was tired of looking at it. The plans I have for the series IIA at times look bleek because the work I wanted done to it needs positive minds rather than a money making saga. My experience in life tells me where there is saga there is drama! I hate both so rather than wait for whichever would...

The starter motor in the series III packed up! The spring jammed up as you can see - motor on the left. I took it to a starter motor only shop but all they did was advise me to buy a new one from a shop down from them. Rubbish!! In the meantime I pinched the one from the series IIA for a...

The pin hole and where fluid kept flowing from was where at the neck of the horizontal and vertical section. It held but leaked for a while before it stopped. I had the view that I must revisit the brakes so kept in on to see how good of a plan that was. Sometimes just take in it. See what...

Brakes and unusual nipples!! The vertical T and nipple apparently was the way to go. It was made locally by a brake and hydraulic shop. It leaked from a minute pin hole! After having spent a lot of time figuring things out and talking to a bunch of ex - series owners I decided enough was...

I get it! I have to check my layshaft to ensure it's the latest type. I have never rebuilt a gearbox before. The manual is great and thanks for the link Steve. My biggest concern in owning equipment etc in Kenya is how to get it fixed. It's a ball ache scenario and I guess another blessing in...

I’d rather frett but have a smile at the end of it. It was 50/50 dirt and road. The cops stopping us just to ask a stupid question was the worst part of the adventure. Seems series LR’s are a poor man’s vehicle and quickly related to no insurance policy. But you see because it’s such an old...

Mount Suswa. Went to get my goats for breeding etc. I did trip after I'd replaced the engine coolant, shock rubbers, wheel cylinders, engine oil, gearbox oil and that was it. A round trip of 200 miles in the most inhospitable terrain. We drove like kings, passing stranded cars of all makes...