72 S3,,,,On the Road again

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  • LH Drive
    2nd Gear
    • Oct 2006
    • 253

    72 S3,,,,On the Road again

    It's been 2 years since I purchased my 1972 NAS Series3,,,She's no show room queen and came with the usual rust. I made sure the frame was solid before I bought her but the passenger footwell is shot. She had not seen the road for two years since the PO passed away then I park her for another two while I raise the funds to get her going. One of the good things she came equiped with was an old Rovers North decal, that's how I found this place and got the parts to get her back on the road again. Even she knew where to find good Series parts.
    Now all I have to do is get the lights and turn signals to work and off to get my state inspection sticker we go.
    Last edited by LH Drive; 08-26-2007, 11:10 AM.
    1972 NAS Series 88 SW
  • Tim Smith
    Overdrive
    • Nov 2006
    • 1504

    #2
    Congratulations! She's a looker.

    What are those clips on the front bumper? Plow mountings?

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    • LH Drive
      2nd Gear
      • Oct 2006
      • 253

      #3
      Living in the mid-west it does look like a mounting point for a plow. They are mounting tabs for the removable tow bar the PO installed. He used to tow it from his home in Dallas to his beach house in South Padre Island, Texas. I used to live in South Texas and flat towed the Rover to Wisconsin when I moved here in July. It also has a front skid plate to protect the steering linkage and diff.
      At first I was confused if I had a IIA or III because it came with an SIIA metal grill/badge. After reading more about the differences and later decoding the vin, the plastic in the dash should had gave it away(rookie). It has the Fairley overdrive and Warn locking hubs. I like the dual master cylinder/brake booster set up but I did'nt like paying for a new system since the old one was not working. New clutch MC, slave cylinder, clutch disk, PP, throwout bearing, fuel sending unit, fuel pump, 34ich Webber carb. speedometer cable, tires,,,,,,,,,,,all this had to be replaced.
      Can't wait to start using this as my daily driver.
      Last edited by LH Drive; 04-08-2007, 04:30 PM.
      1972 NAS Series 88 SW

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      • LH Drive
        2nd Gear
        • Oct 2006
        • 253

        #4
        New clutch parts installed, I cleaned the transmission/t-case/OD while I had it removed. Replaced the rear t-case seal, it was leaking all over the E-brake, now it's dry and best of all ....it works. I also drilled/tapped some extended breathers on the t-case and OD. Will have to do the tranny later.
        Last edited by LH Drive; 08-26-2007, 11:10 AM.
        1972 NAS Series 88 SW

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        • J!m
          2nd Gear
          • Nov 2006
          • 295

          #5
          Looks good!

          It brings back memories of when I did mine over...
          Owner: James Leach Global Expedition Services.

          1995 110 Regular

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          • Bostonian1976
            5th Gear
            • Nov 2006
            • 750

            #6
            reverse lights

            looks great! you may want to strip the paint off the reversing lights (if I'm seeing that correctly)
            '67 sort of station wagon (limestone), '65 gray hardtop, '63 blue Station Wagon, '64 limestone station wagon in pieces

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            • jp-
              5th Gear
              • Oct 2006
              • 981

              #7
              LH,

              Where did you get that gas tank? I got one with a welded seam that doesn't seem to do very well.
              61 II 109" Pickup (Restomod, 350 small block, TR4050)
              66 IIA 88" Station Wagon (sold)
              66 IIA 109" Pickup (Restomod, 5MGE, R380)
              67 IIA 109" NADA Wagon (sold)
              88, 2.5TD 110 RHD non-hicap pickup

              -I used to know everything there was to know about Land Rovers; then I joined the RN Bulletin Board.

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              • KevinNY
                4th Gear
                • Oct 2006
                • 484

                #8
                Nice job on those breathers, maybe that would help my OD from spewing oil on long highway runs
                The Goat, 2.8 Daihatsu Td, '73 coil conversion

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                • LH Drive
                  2nd Gear
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 253

                  #9
                  Originally posted by jp-
                  LH,

                  Where did you get that gas tank? I got one with a welded seam that doesn't seem to do very well.
                  The stainless steel gas tank came with the Rover. At first I thought it was a stock item. After I remove it to clean the gunk that was inside( acetone and a new chane link did the trick) I noticed that the filler neck hole behind the seat base had been hacked in order to fit this newer gas tank. It cleaned up well and even looks new inside.
                  I just filled it up with gas and it does'nt leak any fuel. If I decide to park the Series for a while I'll just empty the tank via drain plug under the tank.
                  1972 NAS Series 88 SW

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                  • LH Drive
                    2nd Gear
                    • Oct 2006
                    • 253

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Bostonian1976
                    looks great! you may want to strip the paint off the reversing lights (if I'm seeing that correctly)
                    Yeah they do have a coat of paint on them. This thing looks like it got the Golden Maco paint job. Even the galvanized trim and rubber seals got some. Just mask and paint!!!!!
                    1972 NAS Series 88 SW

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                    • Tim Smith
                      Overdrive
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 1504

                      #11
                      Originally posted by LH Drive
                      If I decide to park the Series for a while I'll just empty the tank via drain plug under the tank.
                      This should probably be on another post but wouldn't you want to fill the tank before parking it for a long time? Perhaps add some fuel stabilizer?

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                      • Bostonian1976
                        5th Gear
                        • Nov 2006
                        • 750

                        #12
                        Originally posted by Tim Smith
                        This should probably be on another post but wouldn't you want to fill the tank before parking it for a long time? Perhaps add some fuel stabilizer?
                        sounds correct to me. It'll save you from rust and frozen fuel guage senders.

                        I parked my IIa for well over a year (when the points were burnt out and I couldn't get it right) with a full tank and stabilizer. It was fine
                        '67 sort of station wagon (limestone), '65 gray hardtop, '63 blue Station Wagon, '64 limestone station wagon in pieces

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                        • LH Drive
                          2nd Gear
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 253

                          #13
                          Thanks for that information about the fuel. Hopefully I'll never park my Series for that long but if I do I'll be sure to add Fuel stabilzer.
                          1972 NAS Series 88 SW

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                          • singingcamel
                            4th Gear
                            • Oct 2006
                            • 398

                            #14
                            you've done well.LOOKS good!

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                            • FREEMAN
                              Low Range
                              • Apr 2007
                              • 6

                              #15
                              I want one!! exacly like it.
                              hi, im new here, my name is Luis, from texas,great forum!

                              now someone please tell me were can i get one of this .
                              Last edited by FREEMAN; 04-16-2007, 03:27 AM.

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