Show us your Series

[South Larry]

Larry
I took pictures almost daily. I found parts on 3 continents and restored it to as close to orig. as possible. Every nut and bolt was replaced. The engine was rebuilt 15k miles prior to my project so I left that alone.

[Correus]

Sweet!!

[Nill]

Beautiful rig mate!

[CdnSeries2a]

First one is as arrived...actually an ex Rovers North vehicle some might recognize. Was black with a yellow hardtop and known as "Guiness".
More pics to follow, as it is now all flat green.
Well not quite as arrived as I had already started powersanding finish.

[weatherm]

1980

[TSR53]

First one is as arrived...actually an ex Rovers North vehicle some might recognize. Was black with a yellow hardtop and known as "Guiness".
More pics to follow, as it is now all flat green.
Well not quite as arrived as I had already started powersanding finish.
Nice! Guiness is back - with big gnarly BFG mud-terrains to boot. WOW, you'd never know it was him. Keep the photos coming in, looks good.

[TSR53]

1980 I presume that was a good location to turn around? Looks good and dialed in.

[HybridIIA]

My Rover, a 1962 IIA....
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Mogly406/DSC07297.jpg
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Mogly406/DSC07296.jpg

[wooday]

I posted some pictures before, but it's evolved and looks a bit different today.
http://www.landroversonly.com/gallery/file.php?n=883&w=o
http://www.landroversonly.com/gallery/file.php?n=882&w=o
http://www.landroversonly.com/gallery/file.php?n=881&w=o
http://www.landroversonly.com/gallery/file.php?n=868&w=o

[siii8873]

heres my 1973 SIII 88" loaded up for vacation. Guess what I like to do.
Not sure I loaded picture OK.

[Correus]

Mine's coming along rather well!

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l236/Correus/Landy9028.jpg

[yank]

I had one of those little red things in the back ground. Lots of fun!

[Correus]

That one is the 'parts car' for the other one.

[weatherm]

I presume that was a good location to turn around? Looks good and dialed in.


Yes it was the perfect place. A 110 and a FJ40 got stuck in the same place. I just putted right through in 2wd :) I felt special.

[yank]

Looks good for a parts car. I had a 75 1.8. When I bought it I was single. Decided to sell it when baby three was born. The 88" is like a minivan.

[DGG]

This is how I kept out of trouble last summer....

What Land Rover color is your 88"?

[Tim Smith]

My Rover, a 1962 IIA....
Okay, I have to ask Mogly. What axles are you running under that loveley 109 and how did you manage the steering?

EDIT: Doh! I just saw your signature. You cheated and went coils.

[South Larry]

What Land Rover color is your 88"?
Pastel Green- Here are the codes and web site:--Larry
Description Rover No. DuPont Glasurit RM-Supermax

Pastel Green RTC4041A 38504* ROV-605 RV-028
http://www.landrover.net/paint/

[Rineheitzgabot]

I hate to go off the wall, but this question is for Yank:

Is that who I think it is in your avatar?:sly:

-Gary

[DGG]

Pastel Green- Here are the codes and web site:--Larry
Description Rover No. DuPont Glasurit RM-Supermax

Pastel Green RTC4041A 38504* ROV-605 RV-028
http://www.landrover.net/paint/

Thank you. I was set on painting my 109 Bronze Green, but seeing your truck reminded my of what a great color the Pastel Green is.

[yank]

I hate to go off the wall, but this question is for Yank:

Is that who I think it is in your avatar?:sly:

-Gary

Who do you think it is? Its amazing with all the albums sold most people don't have a clue.

Hint- The greatest bass player ever.

[Rineheitzgabot]

Sorry to hi-jack the thread.

Yep. I knew it was Les Claypool.

Just kidding. GL is who I thought it was.

You play?

[yank]

No don't play, just a fan. They always put on a great show.http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/images/icons/icon15.gif

[NickDawson]

primus sucks!

[Rineheitzgabot]

primus sucks!


That is a pretty strong opinion. :(

[Tim Smith]

That is a pretty strong opinion. :(
Well my hoover blows.

---
Sorry. I couldn't help it.
:p

[Santana]

Nice looking Technical. So tell me, is roadrage ever a problem?:nono:



The 1975 Land Rover Air Portable. I use it for my business running airsoft events and just for fun!
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/TEAM%2020%20SUPPORT%20ROVER/100_0640.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/TEAM%2020%20SUPPORT%20ROVER/100_0644.jpg
Lots of trunk space for GMSOG GEAR!
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/TEAM%2020%20SUPPORT%20ROVER/100_0652.jpg
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/TEAM%2020%20SUPPORT%20ROVER/100_0655.jpg
Car phone
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/TEAM%2020%20SUPPORT%20ROVER/100_0656.jpg
Desert rat
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/TEAM%2020%20SUPPORT%20ROVER/100_0658.jpg
Tail gateing is no longer a problem
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/TEAM%2020%20SUPPORT%20ROVER/100_0660.jpg

[HeadlinerExpress]

Hi Guys and Gals, I do own a P38 but prefer to drive my Unimog. I thought you would like to see a picture of it, even though its not a Landrover Picture.

http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/43775/2827457860043791304S425x425Q85.jpg

You can find it at all the Floridalandroverclub.com Rally's each year, we play just as hard and have as much fun too.

Bill

[HybridIIA]

Bill - nice Mog! Don't see too many hardtop 404's especially on 12.5's. They are fun... here's a photo of my old one.

[CdnSeries2a]

More pics of "Guiness" now with a coat of Willys green 100% flat. Waiting for a new frame to come in as it has some pretty terminal rust.

It's used primarily for off roading so it's well used but also treated very well.

[Rich Lambert]

Intro & pics

My name is Rich Lambert and I live in Granite Falls, WA. I picked up my first Land Rover off CL last week. It's a '58 Series II 88". I've always wanted an old Land Rover and this one seems like a good starting point. I say starting point because it sat outside under trees for 10 years, doesn't run, and has some frame rot issues, but I went into this looking for a project.

When I first brought it home, after a wash.

http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/630436452_4UGxN-M.jpg

http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/630436390_T7oB2-M.jpg



http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/630436531_CynPa-M.jpg

Petrol engine & rat's nest wiring. I spent about 6 hours sorting out the wiring mess. When I started I had right blinkers and one wiper. Now, everything works but the one wiper. The AC Delco alternator threw me for a loop as my schematic had some other model with different wiring.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/630437419_Fh2jR-M.jpg

Inside...after about 3 hours of cleaning and removing the brown fabric bucket seats
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/631461574_Pp7Xu-M.jpg

3 more hours of cleaning and the back looks like this
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/632313397_ibUau-M.jpg



I'm looking forward to getting deeper into this project and I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions for you guys.

Rich

[Andrew IIA]

I'm looking forward to getting deeper into this project and I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions for you guys.

Rich

She a beauty ! Enjoy and keep us posted :thumb-up:

Regards, Andrew
'63 SIIA 88" SW

[Correus]

Looks like you got a great one there!

[Nium]

My name is Rich Lambert and I live in Granite Falls, WA. I picked up my first Land Rover off CL last week. It's a '58 Series II 88". I've always wanted an old Land Rover and this one seems like a good starting point. I say starting point because it sat outside under trees for 10 years, doesn't run, and has some frame rot issues, but I went into this looking for a project.

Congrats! Looks like a typical rover.:D

Since you wrote that it currently is in a no run condition. I'd recommend starting with the ignition. Make sure the points, condenser, distributor cap, rotor button, spark plugs, spark plug wires, and (very importantly) the low tension lead are all in good condition before doing any other service. the timing should be set or checked too.

Replace all the fluids. Oil and oil filter and radiator coolant. Make sure the engine will turn over by hand.

The ignition is the most important system of the engine to have working soundly it will stop the rig before anything else. Don't do anything to the carb till the ignition is solid. The most overlooked thing is always the low tension lead. That little 2" piece of wire IS the most important wire on the whole truck. Seeing by your pictures that you have the early style distributor I strongly recommend making sure that little wire is in good condition.

If you already know all this then...

HAPPY ROVERING!

[greenmeanie]

Congrats! Looks like a typical rover.:D
The ignition is the most important system of the engine to have working soundly it will stop the rig before anything else.
HAPPY ROVERING!

I'd argue that oil pump is the most important system on the engine. Before you get carried away making sparks and trying to start it you want to make sure you have oil flowing where it should. Starting an engine after that length of time without priming the oil system is going to lead to some nasty wear at least and terminal destruction at worst.

Pull the valve cover and dizzy, buy or make a tool that runs on a drill and turns the oil pump shaft. Look for oil coming out the rocker shaft.

If you feel adventurous it doesn't hurt to pull the sump which is probably leaking anyway and then inspect the bearings.

There's plenty of info out there about bringing an engine back from extended hibernation but, of course, if you already know it....

[Nium]

I'd argue that oil pump is the most important system on the engine. Before you get carried away making sparks and trying to start it you want to make sure you have oil flowing where it should. Starting an engine after that length of time without priming the oil system is going to lead to some nasty wear at least and terminal destruction at worst.

Pull the valve cover and dizzy, buy or make a tool that runs on a drill and turns the oil pump shaft. Look for oil coming out the rocker shaft.

If you feel adventurous it doesn't hurt to pull the sump which is probably leaking anyway and then inspect the bearings.

There's plenty of info out there about bringing an engine back from extended hibernation but, of course, if you already know it....

Yeah, that would be more important good point.

[NickDawson]

Great looking rig Rich - congrats! Looking forward to updates as you get deeper into the project.

[Rich Lambert]

Thanks for the input, but I should have been more specific. The PO said the throttle stuck wide open while his his daughter was driving it and the engine started making metallic sounds. He said it's probably just bent valves, pushrods, and maybe the timing chain skipped a tooth. If I was the optimistic type, I'd believe him. When I delve into that, the first thing I'm going to do is to drain the oil and see if there's any important looking things in there. I'll also pull the pan and the head and see what's going on. I'm hoping for the best, but...

When I bought my last project, the owner said it ran good one minute and bad the next. I hoped for the best that time too, but found a big hole in the #5 piston caused by the valve head breaking off and banging around between the head and the CC about a thousand times. I think the PO failed to mention he pulled a money shift from 3rd to 2nd and over-rev'd the engine.

I did find why the throttle on the LR stuck open:
One of the bolts on the many pinch clamps was turned the wrong way and the nut was wedging itself into a bracket at WOT.

That would have been okay, but one end of the return spring was connected to the wrong place, so that when the nut was wedged into the bracket, the fully extended spring pulled one of the many rods into a binding position.

None of that would have happened if the clamp that connects to the pedal hadn't been adjusted so that the linkage could reach that binding position. At WOT the throttle plate in the carb was opening about half way. No wonder she floored it.

Could they have made that linkage any more complicated? I suppose once it's set-up you never have to touch it again, but some PO touched it.

[South Larry]

Beautiful starting point for a restoration!! My first sat outside for close to 20 years. We had to cut down some big trees that grew around it just to move it!! Heck it was hard to move it in one piece onto the trailer!

Congratulations on reaching a new mental state. We Rover fanatics believe we are whimsical, luminary, aloof, intuitive, curious, perplexing, sultry, scholarly, amorous, rabblerousing dreamers.......what we really are is just plain crazy.

Welcome aboard.

Larry

[Rich Lambert]

Beautiful starting point for a restoration!! My first sat outside for close to 20 years. We had to cut down some big trees that grew around it just to move it!! Heck it was hard to move it in one piece onto the trailer!

Congratulations on reaching a new mental state. We Rover fanatics believe we are whimsical, luminary, aloof, intuitive, curious, perplexing, sultry, scholarly, amorous, rabblerousing dreamers.......what we really are is just plain crazy.

Welcome aboard.

Larry

Thanks Larry...I don't know, it's going to be a stretch to see myself as "sultry".

[GaryBaxter]

Finally got things to where I want them. This one has some interesting features like the bumpers with outriggers and d-shackles, screw on glass beehive lamps, and convoy light receptacles. I added sliders from Ike Goss, a tailgate from Rocky Mountain, some old badges from the UK, and had it painted bronze green.

You will notice there's no fuel filler tube and I was quite embarrassed to call Matt Browne and ask him how to fuel it up. This was after I attempted to pick it up one night and didn't know how to start it with the choke, starter button, etc. And to top it off, my wife had to drive it home since I'd never driven a standard and she learned to drive on a Series III.

It's been fun poking around with it and I have since taught my son to drive it. Not sure what to do with it now. It wants to be driven but there's not a lot of time for that.

[crankin]

A little update on the rebuild...
This is a few months old...pictures not seen (yet) painted panels...will post those soon....

1972 SIII Album (http://picasaweb.google.com/clint.rankin/1972SeriesIII88LAndRover?feat=directlink)

[LaneRover]

Finally got things to where I want them. This one has some interesting features like the bumpers with outriggers and d-shackles, screw on glass beehive lamps, and convoy light receptacles. I added sliders from Ike Goss, a tailgate from Rocky Mountain, some old badges from the UK, and had it painted bronze green.

You will notice there's no fuel filler tube and I was quite embarrassed to call Matt Browne and ask him how to fuel it up. This was after I attempted to pick it up one night and didn't know how to start it with the choke, starter button, etc. And to top it off, my wife had to drive it home since I'd never driven a standard and she learned to drive on a Series III.

It's been fun poking around with it and I have since taught my son to drive it. Not sure what to do with it now. It wants to be driven but there's not a lot of time for that.

Very nice! Don't worry about the learning curve, no one here knows everything by any means.

[RoverTrails]

New to the Rover World but I do know that a "little wax on wax off" can make a big difference. :-)

Sure enjoy Rovers North.

http://www.britchenbustintrails.com/LandRover_Gallery.htm

[KevinNY]

What color is that?

[crankin]

Is that not just "brown?"

[Moose]

Same colour as my 88... Sand.

Brett

[TeriAnn]

I still love my truck and sometimes like a proud Mom, I just gotta show pictures. Even though my baby is 49 years old and has been in my care for over 30 years.


The Green Rover
1961 Dormobile


http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/snapshots/snaps/MATTtwWater%20copy.jpg


http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/snapshots/snaps/TWgrCampThurs%20copy.jpg


http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/Dormobile/pictures/Moj072Dormies.jpg


http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/snapshots/snaps/PortlandBeach09.jpg
Sept 2009

[crankin]

I love your truck, too. I wouldn't mind dating her...

[bmohan55]

TeriAnn, just wondering, how many miles do you think you've put on your truck in 30 years?
BTW, it's beautiful, your pride is justified.

[Dino]

I still love my truck and sometimes like a proud Mom, I just gotta show pictures. Even though my baby is 49 years old and has been in my care for over 30 years.


The Green Rover
1961 Dormobile



http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/snapshots/snaps/MATTtwWater%20copy.jpg



http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/snapshots/snaps/TWgrCampThurs%20copy.jpg



http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/Dormobile/pictures/Moj072Dormies.jpg



http://www.expeditionlandrover.info/snapshots/snaps/PortlandBeach09.jpg
Sept 2009





Very cool rover!

[vansdonk]

This is mine, '69 IIA. We were at our command summer picnic and carshow. Probibly the only show she's ever been in. Just family fun. The dog's name is Bleu.

[RoverTrails]

(If this isn't the appropriate thread for this post feel free to redirect me)

My husband is in the process of pulling the motor in our 1971 Series IIa. My concern is what color should the motor be? Did I read somewhere that the stock color is the tan color? My husband said it couldn't be red :(.

We were also curious about the carburetor. The single barrel carb was replaced with a double barrel. Does anyone know if there was a benefit to having the dbl barrel vs. the single?

Thank you
........... Love My Rover

[Andrew IIA]

(If this isn't the appropriate thread for this post feel free to redirect me)

My husband is in the process of pulling the motor in our 1971 Series IIa. My concern is what color should the motor be? Did I read somewhere that the stock color is the tan color? My husband said it couldn't be red :(.

We were also curious about the carburetor. The single barrel carb was replaced with a double barrel. Does anyone know if there was a benefit to having the dbl barrel vs. the single?

Thank you
........... Love My Rover
Welcome aboard. Yes, this is the 'Show me a nice pic of your truck' thread.

There was a busy thread on engine paint color a little while ago:

http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3720

I'm sure someone here would be happy to talk carbs as well (short story: more barrels in the carb = more and better fuel/air mixture = more get-up-and-go. Also, the intake manifold would have been changed along with the carb.).

Best regards, Andrew
'63 SIIA 88" SW

[Nium]

(If this isn't the appropriate thread for this post feel free to redirect me)

If in reading through the Land Rover Series I, II, IIA & III forum you don't find an applicable thread to the issue you have feel free to start a new one. Go to the main page for the afore mentioned forum and there should be a "New Thread" button in the upper left corner. Click on that and start typing away. Course you can always start a new thread jus for the heck of it!

Post some pics too always like seeing a new rig!

Welcome aboard! :D
Cheers

[TeriAnn]

My husband is in the process of pulling the motor in our 1971 Series IIa. My concern is what color should the motor be? Did I read somewhere that the stock color is the tan color? My husband said it couldn't be red :(.

We were also curious about the carburetor. The single barrel carb was replaced with a double barrel. Does anyone know if there was a benefit to having the dbl barrel vs. the single?


Your message let me with questions. Does this engine have a spin on oil filter or a canister type and does the top of the intake manifold say Pierce?

The 2 barrel carb should have an ID molded to the top. Is it labeled Weber 32/36 DGV, Weber 32/34 DMTL or something else?

The reason I ask is that the Land Rover 2.5L petrol engine is red and comes with a 2 barrel Weber. There is the possibility that someone upgraded the engine in the past.

And yes this is probably not the best place to put this question, but its here and I'll play it as it lays. :D

[RoverTrails]

Hello TeriAnn, thank you for your reply.

Our Rover has the canister type oil filter and yes the top of the manifold does say pierce. We purchased the Rover from a friend who purchased it brand new and at some point changed out the carburetor to the current one which is a Weber 711 F FB A-2F-16. The motor is the original 2.25L, can't tell exactly what color it was, maybe black or maybe it wasn't painted at all?? Now as of today....... the accessories are black and the block is soon to be RED, I got my way :-). May not be the color most Rover owners would choose but for some reason I wanted the block red.

By the way, a while back I ran across your website and drooled over your Dormobile :thumb-up: and envied your adventures, today I am actually conversing with you - how cool is that!

Thanks again!

[utahseries]

bear crawl, how do you like your RM parabolics? I can't tell from your picture if you have the 2 leaf rears or the 3 leaf. Everyone else, This has to definitely be the best looking group of vehicles on the planet!

[greasyhandsagain]

Ive had this old girl since 1998, she was in LROI shortly thereafter, when the previous owners story was published. Originally imported into Canada in 1958, this S2 spent years on a farm....and was rescued and restored in the mid 90s.

Cool thing is, this is an early S2 and still has the original 2 liter IOE engine!!

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg204/ambro51/002-6.jpghttp://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg204/ambro51/005-5.jpg

[Mud&Rox]

still under construction but makes a great boat hauler!
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee279/Mud_and_Rox_D1/ETA%20Gathering/DSC_2357.jpg
and I had always heard about using the roof as a boat....works like a charm in class 5 rapids!

[badvibes]

mud&rox-

I thought my roof top tent was pretty neat but I'll have to give the coolest roof top accessory award to you hands down!http://i37.tinypic.com/6sgrp4.jpg

[crankin]

Mud,
Where in East TN are you?

[Mud&Rox]

lol thanks badvibes....crankin in Kpt. but now i dont wanna put the top and doors back on.....booo cold wether

[willincalgary]

Well I finally took the plunge and got myself a Series IIa. Purchased it on Friday from a gentleman who used it as a work truck on a farm for 20 years before he retired. He then restored it and build it up for overlanding with all the bells and whistles. New high performance engine, full syncro gearbox, locking differentials, coil conversion and safari rack.
Fuel economy is phenomenal and reliability has been very unlike a Landrover.
My wife and I hope to get this out on a trip soon to see how it performs.
Thanks,
Will

2185

2186

2187

[bmohan55]

Looks very solid!

[LaneRover]

I hate to burst your bubble, but from the looks of the slab sides and the way those door tops come off my guess is a Series I.

I just don't understand why folks complain about the amount of plastic in new cars! Just look at this one!!

Brent

[Rich Lambert]

Update on my '58 S2. I introduced my truck a few pages back...it looked like this.



http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/630436452_4UGxN-L.jpg

Topless
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/677697556_CtnDz-L.jpg

Present state, in order to deal with the frame rot. I think the rust is limited to the rear of the frame (both sides), but I'm going to pressure wash it tomorrow to see for sure. I'm hoping to get away with the 18" rear repair piece.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/682964784_y3Tuj-L.jpg

http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/682964739_3iV66-L.jpg

Both sides look pretty much like this.
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/photos/682964678_DEwQE-L.jpg

[Bostonian1976]

I spy a 912 ^

[Rich Lambert]

I spy a 912 ^

A '66 911 actually.

I got the pressure washing done and although it still looks like crap, there were no nasty surprises and I can see what I'm dealing with now.

Frame
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/Trucks/1958-Land-Rover/Power-wash/692356141_sGDcq-L.jpg

Before
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/Trucks/1958-Land-Rover/Before-power-wash1/692355401_WdscE-L.jpg

After, with a bit of scraping
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/Trucks/1958-Land-Rover/Power-wash2/692356657_beqhK-L.jpg

Another before
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/Trucks/1958-Land-Rover/Before-power-wash2/692355698_cNELc-L.jpg

After
http://granitehead.smugmug.com/Trucks/1958-Land-Rover/Power-wash1/692356452_fgasF-L.jpg

Next, I ordered some rust converter and rust encapsulator from Eastwood that I'll apply back to the point where the frame will be cut off for the replacement piece and after that's in, I'll finish it. I've never used this stuff before, so we'll see what happens.

[jac04]

I have been very happy with the Rust Encapsulator from Eastwood. The Converter works well, but only on actual rust. From the looks of the chassis, you have a nice consistent surface rust, so the Converter should work well. See if you can use a wand to spray the inside of the chassis as well.
For the Encapsulator, the spray cans are very convenient, but expensive. I found that buying a quart and using Preval sprayers is the way to go.

[Tim Smith]

There are only a few things you can do on a series truck which return that instant gratification, like cleaning the transfercase. Watching the dirt and grime peel away like a bananna is great, right?

Hard part is keeping it that way. ;)

Nice work. Go ahead and start a thread on your rebuild.

[tweaked]

Here's my 1958 Series I 'PATINA'

[TSR53]

Looks nice! Welcome to the RN forum.

[redmondrover]

Here are a couple of shots of my wife's 109
2251

[LC_rover]

1972 Series III 88"
LHD
2.25 Petrol
Weber ICH
VIN 25900980A

I have the hard and soft tops, tailgate and full rear door.
She's got a lot of little dings on the body, but not too much rust.

The decals are from some rally that she participated in, at least two previous owners back. Maybe it was for the 50th anniversary of Land Rover?

Not running all that well currently. I really think the engine has had it, so I'll be doing a rebuild (my first.) I'll be sure to post pics of the project. She's sporting a new hi-range gearbox from RN though. :thumb-up:

[rwollschlager]

Here's my 1958 Series I 'PATINA'

correct me if i'm wrong, but is that a CT plate a spy? If so you should check out the Deer Lake rally in the events section, taking place in killingworth the weekend after thanksgiving. Nothing burns off that extra stuffing and pie like powerless steering.:thumb-up:

-Rob

[brunomacarto]

Well, Here she is... a work in progress. I've had this Rover for years, but am just now getting around to giving her proper treatment. 1964, IIA located in Albuquerque, NM. I just finished up the Front Suspension (RN parabolics, OME, Polybusings) and am getting ready to remove the rear tub and tackle the rear springs as well. I'm sure I'll get grief from you guys, but I'm deathly afraid of removing the bulkhead and going all the way down to the frame (too many I/Os to mess with, electrical, hydraulic, gauges, linkages...). So, I rebuilt the front end and gave it a fresh coat of high gloss black. It's not a Councours restoration, but I don't plan to drive it in a Pebble Beach kind of way! The members of this forum have made this project a joy for me. Thanks to all of you for your continued advice and feedback. -Brian

[Lalo88DK]

Hey

[weatherm]

Heres me reversing into a ATM.. my friend took the pic with his phone. Only thing missing is cigar smoke coming out of the rig :) Ohh and the oblivious HEEP makes it even greater. I had to pull two people out later that night.

[McQ01]

My new-to-me 1965 Series IIa.. came home last week.

[amcordo]

Congrats!! I always liked the tan color...




My new-to-me 1965 Series IIa.. came home last week.

[lovely09]

A 1975 Land Rover Series own by my dad.

[McQ01]

Thanks!
Now I just need to sort out the clutch, n Ill be a rovin.....

[Rineheitzgabot]

A 1975 Land Rover Series own by my dad.

I really like this unit.

What military is that from? Singapore? Taiwan?

Very, very nice.

-Gary

[greenmeanie]

I

What military is that from? Singapore? Taiwan?



-Gary

Belgian.

[Tim Smith]

Belgian.
That couldn't be one of the infamous 2wd Belgians, could it? Seeing that it has front hubcaps I'm not too sure.

[greenmeanie]

That couldn't be one of the infamous 2wd Belgians, could it? Seeing that it has front hubcaps I'm not too sure.


From that picture you cannot tell. The 2wd drive axle was pretty much the same as the stock front from the swivel ball flange on out. They actually had a funky little shaft in the swivel to act as an oil thrower to keep the king pins lubed so they still used the stock hub caps.

[HybridIIA]

I just dragged this Rover home last weekend. It is a completely unmolested 1964 IIA complete with Koenig winch and rear PTO. It is a one owner Rover that has sat untouched for the past 25 years. The inspection sticker on the window is from 1982.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Mogly406/DSC07762.jpghttp://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Mogly406/DSC07802.jpg

[rwollschlager]

Congrats!!!
I have always been jealous of your 109 but now this?? where abouts did you find it?

-Rob

[HybridIIA]

Thanks Rob. I found this one near Camden, ME. After sitting for 25 years, it was a real pain to move. The front end had sunk into the ground up to the diff. It took about 4-5 hours of digging & winching to get it on the trailer.

[Cutter]

Wow nice trucks! Where in RI are you?


I just dragged this Rover home last weekend. It is a completely unmolested 1964 IIA complete with Koenig winch and rear PTO. It is a one owner Rover that has sat untouched for the past 25 years. The inspection sticker on the window is from 1982.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Mogly406/DSC07762.jpghttp://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Mogly406/DSC07802.jpg

[czenkov]

From the looks of the bushes you needed not only a shovel but pruning shears as well. I am envious - you just don't see these sitting around out here in Utah. Really nice 109" - do you have the same plans for the 88"?

[McQ01]

Nice! I am always on the lookout for series now....

[mrdoiron]

Having just built my fist series, It really helps to see what other people have done with their Rovers. Some ideas I loved and went for , others I thought I would love, but didn't after seeing done.
1966 2a Wolf Wheels 235 85 r16. RM Parabolics. Rovers North Sliders, Pertronix, Turner 8:1

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/rldahllof/IMG_2100.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/rldahllof/IMG_2102.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/rldahllof/IMG_2105.jpg

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q163/rldahllof/IMG_2107.jpg

What a beauty , great looking rig.

mike

[mrdoiron]

I have the official color number at home. I tried to get as close to Land Rover green as I could. I call it "grass green"

Can you tell me about your wheels, size and source. Do they fit std on the free spinning hubs , I have a 69.

thx

[mrdoiron]

can I ask where you got the mini cab top, and I take the rear cover is custom ?


looks great

[illianaHC]

Well, here is one of my rigs. It's a 1967 LW109 SIIA. I'm the 3rd owner & has been restored over 15 years ago. I'm looking to possibly sell soon...anyone interested? :D

Mark

[brucejohn]

Well, here is one of my rigs. It's a 1967 LW109 SIIA. I'm the 3rd owner & has been restored over 15 years ago. I'm looking to possibly sell soon...anyone interested? :D

Mark

What a beauty, some of us can only dream. Thanks for sharing.

[series 3 guy]

Here's my series III 109. I have just moved to washington State from London and brought her back with me.

[series 3 guy]

Here's a few more.... I realy am in Love with my Land Rover.

[TSR53]

Welcome to the states. Very nice and well represented 109, more photos please!

[series 3 guy]

Welcome to the states. Very nice and well represented 109, more photos please!

O.K No problem...........:D

[Tim Smith]

Here's a few more.... I realy am in Love with my Land Rover.I think I'm quite smitten too.

What is the door decal?

[series 3 guy]

Some more. I'll try to find some ofroading ones as well.

[series 3 guy]

I think I'm quite smitten too.

What is the door decal?

Drive the Globe Vintage Rovers across Africa expedition. Thank You for your comment. I have owned her for 12 years. She has 699,431 miles on her.

[crankin]

Hey Andrew! Welcome to the board!
When did you move back to the states?
-Clint

[series 3 guy]

Hey Andrew! Welcome to the board!
When did you move back to the states?
-Clint
Hey Brother! I moved back in March. The truck arrived from southhampton in april. ALOT has happened!! I got married bought a house and have a Baby on the way.......man life rules! Glad to see you around.

[Tim Smith]

After seeing series 3 guy pictures, I figured it's well time to toss another picture up to the board. Just a taster from a trip down south. Not such a great picture of the truck but it's the friends, event and location that really count with this one even if they aren't pictured.

[SafeAirOne]

Drive the Globe Vintage Rovers across Africa expedition.


I thought it looked familiar...I just watched the youtube videos of the trip a few days ago. Looks like a great time. I'm amazed at how the relatively enormous vehicles tend to do quite well on those trips. I'm less than amazed at how poorly BMW sedans do, however.

Back on topic (well, closer anyway):

Tim, Why is it that fairly stock airportables look so much more bad-arse than any other fairly stock series rovers?? My rover is getting very nervous and requests that you and everyone else with one, stop posting pics of your airportables! :nono:



;)

[Tim Smith]

...Tim, Why is it that fairly stock airportables look so much more bad-arse than any other fairly stock series rovers?? My rover is getting very nervous and requests that you and everyone else with one, stop posting pics of your airportables! :nono:
;)
Not completely stock but it does the job.

Just so you folks know, my truck is actually in serious need of repair. More to come on that later and in another post. But true to the series truck nature, it still gets me where I want to be and I'm happy for it. Even if I'm whiffing blue smoke from the dash and floorboards.

[NepentheSea]

I just dragged this Rover home last weekend. It is a completely unmolested 1964 IIA complete with Koenig winch and rear PTO. It is a one owner Rover that has sat untouched for the past 25 years. The inspection sticker on the window is from 1982.


What I'd like to know is HOW did you find it? Man that looks like fun pulling that out of the muck and going through it!

[HybridIIA]

What I'd like to know is HOW did you find it? Man that looks like fun pulling that out of the muck and going through it!
I found it on craigslist. The Rover was well hidden behind the house, so not visible at all from the road, which is why I think it sat un-noticed for 25 yrs. But believe me, it really wasn't fun getting it out. I hadn't used my hi-lift jack for a while and found out it was seized, so my only jack was a little hydraulic jack w/ very little lift. It took forever jacking the front end up a few inches at a time and blocking to get under the sunk front end. And once I was finally able to drag it rearward a few feet, I found that the left front wheel was frozen. I struggled with it for a while, but in the end the only way I could free it was taking the wheel off and breaking the drum in half with a sledge hammer.

[TCapelle]

Happy Holidays Rover Fans

Will santa bring you your favorite rover parts?

Now who wants to go winter camping???

[Santanarover]

Attached are pics of my landi in Nicaragua. Maybe the first on this forum. Cost me 600.00 bucks Looking for a toyota engine to add more hp.

[brucejohn]

Capelle- Is your exhaust distributed under the passenger compartment or am I looking at the picture wrong?

[JackIIA]

Thanks Rob. I found this one near Camden, ME. After sitting for 25 years, it was a real pain to move. The front end had sunk into the ground up to the diff. It took about 4-5 hours of digging & winching to get it on the trailer.


Mogly - great find. any chance you can post some interior shots? just curious, and always enjoy people's picts of their trucks.

[Nanoose]

Almost daily driver...

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/1955%20Series%201%20Land%20Rover/IMGP0745.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/1955%20Series%201%20Land%20Rover/IMGP0747.jpg

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/1955%20Series%201%20Land%20Rover/IMGP0752.jpg

Dave

[Bostonian1976]

I just dragged this Rover home last weekend. It is a completely unmolested 1964 IIA complete with Koenig winch and rear PTO. It is a one owner Rover that has sat untouched for the past 25 years. The inspection sticker on the window is from 1982.
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Mogly406/DSC07762.jpghttp://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t315/Mogly406/DSC07802.jpg

Mogly - I have that truck's twin :)

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/gallery/data/516/DSC00316.JPG

[HybridIIA]

Mogly - great find. any chance you can post some interior shots? just curious, and always enjoy people's picts of their trucks.
Sure, below are two shots of the inside. The thing in the back is the PTO that mounts off of the rear crossmember. This thread should probably be moved to the "waiting to be rescued" area.

[HybridIIA]

Mogly - I have that truck's twin :)


Very nice! Its always fun to find your long lost twin. What's the story behind yours?

[Rover 67]

I hope that my 67 will survive the indignity of being a Christmas decoration--Perhaps he (or she) will think that it is an honor.

[Bostonian1976]

Very nice! Its always fun to find your long lost twin. What's the story behind yours?

yeah I'll post a few more pics. My interior looks identical to yours. I'm pretty sure mine was also parked very early on in its life - it was found out in a field. Someone bought it, thought they could tackle it, but didn't - threw it up on Ebay, I got it as a present as a parts truck....but I can't part it :)

So it sits, waiting to be restored. It'll happen to both of mine in the next few years, once things settle down a bit.

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/gallery/data/516/medium/DSC00295.JPG
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/gallery/data/516/DSC00293.JPG
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/gallery/data/516/DSC00298.JPG
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/gallery/data/516/DSC00321.JPG

[Bostonian1976]

one more that's pretty much identical to your 'rearward' shot.

The gray is pretty rare from what I understand..

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/gallery/data/516/medium/Picture_008.jpg

[brucejohn]

My 82 Series III RHD 3door 109 is finally back on the road. There may be all kinds of items left to bring her all the way back, but today she took me to work and to visit some of our projects. Life is good...http://brucejohn.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83455a10869e20120a77789ff970b-pi
Happy Christmas everyone - have a great holiday!

[frans]

My 82 Series III RHD 3door 109 is finally back on the road. There may be all kinds of items left to bring her all the way back, but today she took me to work and to visit some of our projects. Life is good...http://brucejohn.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83455a10869e20120a77789ff970b-pi
Happy Christmas everyone - have a great holiday!

I like your 109! I have the same body type on mine, except that my windows do not open.
Could you post a close up of one of them? Any idea who made them or if they are Land Rover parts?
Thanks

[siiirhd88]

Here is the latest pic of my 109 with its newly installed pickup cab. I removed the soft top for the winter.

Bob
'96 Disco SE7
'80 SIII 109
'75 SIII 88 V8
'68 SIIA 109 V8

[KevinNY]

What tires are those? Nice looking pickup.

[siiirhd88]

Thanks KevinNY,

The tires on the 109 are 235-85-16 Federal Couragia M/T on Disco steelies. I don't have any real data on how well they perform in mud or soft terrain. Link to Federal's web site:

http://www.federaltire.com/en/html/pdetail.php?DB=suv&pdline=2&ID=28

Bob

[bmohan55]

Got the same tire, been very pleased with them so far. Great in the mud & snow http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/5mYWyYS1vaeo24UNQvtASg?authkey=Gv1sRgCIrL47_t1MLpf Q&feat=directlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/rEUZQCbq_QwQpIsPgBMsJA?authkey=Gv1sRgCOK29IOHxNClj wE&feat=directlink

[JackIIA]

Sure, below are two shots of the inside. The thing in the back is the PTO that mounts off of the rear crossmember. This thread should probably be moved to the "waiting to be rescued" area.


Thanks.

What are the spheres on shafts in the right dash area? Never seen anything like that.

[HybridIIA]

Thanks.

What are the spheres on shafts in the right dash area? Never seen anything like that.
Those are the Koenig winch controls.

[Les Parker]

Happy New Year to all.
Here's the Airportable, gently resting next to the 90.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23292765@N07/?savedsettings=3504856110#photo3504856110


:)

[rbonnett]

We finally got our first big snow of the year - only about 10" here though. Going out tomorrow to plow through some back roads.

[cwagner]

Hello this is my first post, but I have been a quiet observer for a while ;) Just thought I would post a couple recent pics of my newly painted '79 109 here in the Mystic area of CT....Thanks for all the good tips over the year, this forum is a valuable resource!

Clay

[KevinNY]

To me, nothing says "Land Rover" more than a 109 5 door.

[kbar-04]

Taken Yesterday, 6 inches of snow and about zero degrees. At least she starts right away. This one has a fairey overdrive, locking hubs, etc. My only issue at the moment is the windscreen wipers will not work. 1973 Series III.

http://i49.tinypic.com/ayq2i1.jpg

[LaneRover]

My only issue at the moment is the windscreen wipers will not work. 1973 Series III.



Get em on welfare then!

[crankin]

Get em on welfare then!
Hehe

[weatherm]

Finally after about 8 months and a lot of money and more time than I should have in anything its fully worked over, 100% operational, and 100% mechanically restored... Its perfect. Frame is in good nic also :)

Thanks for the people on the forum and RN for supplying good quality parts.

1980 w/ RN parabolics,full safari setup, way to much money in parts and fantastic.

[TCapelle]

Capelle- Is your exhaust distributed under the passenger compartment or am I looking at the picture wrong?

BruceJohn- Yup you saw it correctly-I have since added a pipe to the rear of the vehicle..A little less fumes..

[greasyhandsagain]

http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg204/ambro51/003-7.jpg

[brucejohn]

BruceJohn- Yup you saw it correctly-I have since added a pipe to the rear of the vehicle..A little less fumes..

That sounds better, especially for winter camping. =)

[J.McKelvey]

Hey,

My name is John McKelvey. I'm new to this forum so I thought I would post some pictures of my rovers.

[LaneRover]

Very nice! Love the picture of the Series I in the grass! Welcome!

Brent

[Nanoose]

Saturday was forecast for NO RAIN!!! That's a big deal here these days. So I headed up the west coast of the island to catch the sun rise. It was EARLY when I got on the road but it was worth it.

I liked this shot...

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/Jan%2016%2010%20Morning/IMGP1297.jpg

And the sunrise was pretty nice too...

http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc175/SVNanoose/Jan%2016%2010%20Morning/IMGP1330.jpg

Dave

[crankin]

Dave, I've seen someone's flickr account of some of the rover events in Vancouver Island...Very Jealous!

I'm trying to talk the fiancee into spending the honeymoon there...

[cwagner]

I personally love the sillouette of a Landrover in nature during a sunset...It just seems right ;)

[rovers2a]

a few pictures

[rovers2a]

dormi project

[rovers2a]

109 before and after

[rovers2a]

88 diesel project

[rovers2a]

FFR ... all my series land rovers are sold. now im having major roveritious, and coming down hard, but looking for another series to take their place.

[Hawaii_SIII]

These are from when I was stationed in Hawaii. I loved going topless. Even with a Mansfield under the hood, I don't think i could go topless here in CT.

[rwollschlager]

nice series III. do you work in Groton? I have seen your rig coming over the gold star bridge in the morning (7-ish), I was going the opposite direction on my way to school. The next day on my return home i saw your rig again... also going the opposite direction hahaha.

I take my top off from march till late october early november. We have nice summers here in CT.

-Rob

[Hawaii_SIII]

I do work in Groton and around 7 is usually the time I'm going over the gold star. I was stationed here for 3 years prior to this 6 month stint so I knew what kind of weather to expect. I actually lived in Mystic back in '03-'05 but didn't have the rover sickness at the time.

[Cutter]

I actually lived in Mystic back in '03-'05 but didn't have the rover sickness at the time.

Science has yet to create the cure... I'm sorry

[fishguy]

Now in the midst of her second rebuild:

http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs152.snc1/5654_1186298383440_1407702837_30518500_5204181_n.j pg

[Nium]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/4316680064_3e764b4160_b.jpg

I was digging thru the picture folder trying to free up some room on the HD and found this pic of Ronnie. Used Ronnie to pull over the tree to make room for a shed in the backyard. It went well. I had cut all the roots around the base of the tree and pulled the tree right over but there was still one root left that I had to cut through once the tree was down before I could fully remove the stump.

[Wander]

Here's my 1964 IIa. Note-the G4 and CT110 in the background are not mine-they belong to the guy I bought her from.

[GPx]

Here are some pics: Towing it to it's new home, after having sat for 23 years in a garage. The NADA 6 cyl engine...and No, that is not a muffler sitting on top of the carb ;) And a close up of the Land Rover Overseas Owner's Club badge in the breakfast.

[kevin-ct]

Here are some pics: Towing it to it's new home, after having sat for 23 years in a garage. The NADA 6 cyl engine...and No, that is not a muffler sitting on top of the carb ;) And a close up of the Land Rover Overseas Owner's Club badge in the breakfast.

You need to tell us more about your truck. barn find! WOW. CA truck! :thumb-up:

Post more!!! I love story's about finding old cars/truck in barns.

Cheers,
Kevin

[JackIIA]

definitely. what's the scoop??????

[Melissa Rose]

Hello my name is Melissa I'm from Michigan and This is my series 3, got him last February. I named him Harrison Ford because of his Rugged good looks.
The poor guy is very needy but I haven't had to walk home yet. :thumb-up:


http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2750&d=1267378275
(http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2750&d=1267378275)

[Cutter]

Hello my name is Melissa I'm from Michigan and This is my series 3, got him last February. I named him Harrison Ford because of his Rugged good looks.
The poor guy is very needy but I haven't had to walk home yet. :thumb-up:


http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2750&d=1267378275
(http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2750&d=1267378275)


Good looking truck!

[kevin-ct]

Hello my name is Melissa I'm from Michigan and This is my series 3, got him last February. I named him Harrison Ford because of his Rugged good looks.
The poor guy is very needy but I haven't had to walk home yet. :thumb-up:


http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2750&d=1267378275
(http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2750&d=1267378275)

Nice truck. what is the yellow rope for that goes to the roof?

[Melissa Rose]

Nice truck. what is the yellow rope for that goes to the roof?
That was to hold the drivers door open while I was working on something, the door closed on my ankle a couple of times and so I tied a rope to the bumper and the door to hold it open. I left it there for a while, its gone now. My boyfriends Mom thought it was to hold the bumper up:)

[Andrew IIA]

My boyfriends Mom thought it was to hold the bumper up:)
That's what I thought :p Then I thought it was to hold the safari roof panel down... ;)

[Melissa Rose]

That's what I thought :p Then I thought it was to hold the safari roof panel down... ;)
Thats not a bad idea, something is rattling up there & its making me crazy. I'm in need of window seals on the front window , maybe after I get that other hub seal done. It is suposed to be nice this weekend.

[GPx]

Actually, it was in a "parking garage find"...here are some more pics...still haven't had much time to delve into the mechanical issues, have been sorting spare parts and cleaning things up. The first two pics were taken the day I towed it home, the last pic is at it's new home.

[GPx]

Here are a few pics after going over the body with One Grand Paint Restorer...seeing the original Marine Blue paint after removing the oxidation has really motivated me!!

Lot's of misc dents, bent up front bumper, grease/oil residue everywhere, most rubber parts totally dried out, but luckily the past owners never cut or drilled any holes and most importantly relatively rust free:)

[kevin-ct]

Here are a few pics after going over the body with One Grand Paint Restorer...seeing the original Marine Blue paint after removing the oxidation has really motivated me!!

Lot's of misc dents, bent up front bumper, grease/oil residue everywhere, most rubber parts totally dried out, but luckily the past owners never cut or drilled any holes and most importantly relatively rust free:)

WOW, That is nice truck, did you get it running yet? take more pic's! I love reading story's about "finds" I wish I could find one.

Good luck with it and keep us posted.

Cheers,

[cwagner]

...That antioxidizing stuff worked wonders....I can see why your excited to move forward...

[grill]

Hi, my name is daniel
im from jakarata, Indonesia.
since i watched the video "Land Rover Across America", I'm instantly falling in love with the american spec of land rover specially on the series II, IIa, n III...
so i hope you dont mind if i join this forum..so i can have a better information and input to pimp up my land rover series III in a better details..
well, here is my series III 88 (actually its a series II 1960, but exterior, interior and the engine+gearbox were already turned to series III models n spec)..
i called him "blue suede shoes" also know as "blues" :)
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/himynameisdaniel/blog%20word/DSC09394_resize.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/himynameisdaniel/blog%20word/DSC09424_resize.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/himynameisdaniel/blog%20word/DSC09336_resize.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/himynameisdaniel/blog%20word/DSC09376_resize.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/himynameisdaniel/blog%20word/DSC09402_resize.jpg
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/himynameisdaniel/blog%20word/DSC_1259.jpg

enjoi,

thx before,
and im sorry if my english was bad. :)

regards,
daniel pm

[scott]

don't apologize for your english, my bahasa is non-existent. nice ride, welcome aboard, funny you'd like to take a series across america and my dream would be driving in your part of the world

[grill]

don't apologize for your english, my bahasa is non-existent. nice ride, welcome aboard, funny you'd like to take a series across america and my dream would be driving in your part of the world

hi..thanks :)
glad that i can join this forum...
yeps sometimes i just wonder how it feels to drive my series across america (just like the movie i saw "LRAA")...
but still, in my local part of the world i always enjoy every trip that i did with my series...

cheers, :)
dpm

[LaneRover]

hi..thanks :)
glad that i can join this forum...
yeps sometimes i just wonder how it feels to drive my series across america (just like the movie i saw "LRAA")...
but still, in my local part of the world i always enjoy every trip that i did with my series...

cheers, :)
dpm

Very nice truck! Interesting grill too, I haven't seen one like that before. Also the plaque on the back of your truck looks rounder than usual. It looks like you have a lot of fun with it!

[grill]

Very nice truck! Interesting grill too, I haven't seen one like that before. Also the plaque on the back of your truck looks rounder than usual. It looks like you have a lot of fun with it!

hi, thanks..
its an aussie 6cyl late series IIa model...
here is a reference picture that i got from the internet
http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w297/himynameisdaniel/blog%20word/9106-01.jpg
i got this grill from a friend of my dad..
a very long time a go..
and the rover badge in the rear is from the early 90/110 models

cheers,
dpm

[mrdoiron]

A few more upgrades for stage 2 complete... will keep you posted

mike

[Wander]

Well I didn't get any wrench time in today as I'm on the road for work but I did get a call from a photographer friend to use my IIa in an upcoming outdoor catalog.

[LaneRover]

A few more upgrades for stage 2 complete... will keep you posted

mike

Very nice! If you aren't already you should list your Rover in the 'Bugeye' section.

[Santana]

Very nice truck! Interesting grill too, I haven't seen one like that before. Also the plaque on the back of your truck looks rounder than usual. It looks like you have a lot of fun with it!


I heard about the Australian grills from another Rover enthusiast. Apparently, when the series III came out in Australia there was a problem selling them because of the new plastic grill. The series II had the metal grill which could be taken off to use over a campfire. We all know how important the barbie (barbeque) is to the Australians.:thumb-up: I wonder if this grill was their answer?



Is it metal?

[nicklediemme]

Well, I just got her home last night.... I drove her 24 miles in 37 degree F with no top. My kid said it was like being in a Indiana Jones movie. lol.
It is 1966 series 11a RHD with 39000 original miles. All the reciepts since new. It was bought from the original owner and has yet to be registered in the States. It got here to the states in 2000 and has been sitting in the gentlemans warehouse who shipped it here since. He started to clean her up a little with a few mechanical parts and paint etc. It came with the soft top bows and a hard top . She runs and sounds like a dream. Everything works except the wahers system....I have a bunch of parts in boxes still I need to go through. Everything is there and then some.

Look forward to pciking your brains for info and thaks for the site...

http://inlinethumb63.webshots.com/19070/2238933660102419670S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2238933660102419670xerBEQ)
http://inlinethumb21.webshots.com/26324/2868797930102419670S500x500Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2868797930102419670VuNHVf)

http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/44566/2656184840102419670S500x500Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2656184840102419670ltctBp)
http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/43734/2374336220102419670S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2374336220102419670HPTglM)
http://inlinethumb41.webshots.com/6824/2657446400102419670S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2657446400102419670tpRnYt)
http://inlinethumb28.webshots.com/47003/2606469920102419670S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2606469920102419670GSfPwP)

[stomper]

washer system? you mean like a windshield washer system? My 66 doesn't have one of those! Would be nice to have though.

[Jim-ME]

Very,very nice looking rig.
Jim

[nicklediemme]

Thanks for the compliments. I was sort of hesitant to buy it since it had been re-sprayed. I like to know what I am getting into..but after looking it over....I could tell what it needed fairly quick. It is sort of hard to hide anything on these rigs. It is far form perfect but a good driver and future candidate for restore from what I can tell. The frame has had some repair work at one point in its life, at the rear spring mounting point. There is a doubler and it was re-welded in the wrong location. I hope it is not to hard to re-do.

Our Dog is liking it.

http://inlinethumb25.webshots.com/45720/2553711210102419670S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2553711210102419670nutmhg)

[cwagner]

Its been nothing but a great time since I bought my first 109...The ladies love it! :thumb-up:

[Terrys]

Great B&W shot.

[Firemanshort]

My girl puts here feet on the dash, too. But my girl is 6 years old :lol

Nice rover and photos!

[crankin]

Who to make my new hero...amcordo or cwagner...:confused:

[badvibes]

Nice rear end and a great rack.

W a i t a minute.....

There's a girl in the picture!

[cwagner]

....You guys crack me up! Yeah I liked how the b&w pic came out as well...Thanks for compliments on the truck and the lady friend :)

[bmohan55]

well if we're posing our Rovers with girls, I like miine dirty!

[NC_Mule]

Hello,
Picked up a 1970 Series 2A RHD about 6 weeks ago. The prev owner bought it in the UK back in 2002. He shipped it to the states and drove it in Fl till 2004, in 04 he moved to Boone Nc and parked it till I picked it up. So it sat in a garage untouched for 5 years. He's moving to Seattle so I was able to pick it up cheap.
Got the truck, hard top, tail gate, wagon door and 4 boxes of misc parts. Some new parts like head light guards, 4 static seat belts and misc filters, gaskets and a fan belt. Also some old parts like all the stuff he took off but never reinstalled....mostly trim stuff but I did get a 2nd hood with the spare tire mount.

The motor was not locked up but all the brake fluid had drained out of the MC via the front brake cylinders. I spent 10-12 hours cleaning all the electrical connections, points, plugs, cap/rotor, drained 7 gallons of bad gas out of the tank, changed the oil/ filter and it fired up. Only spent 31 bucks, most of which was oil and gas, to get it running. It was so awesome to hear it run, purred like a kitten. Having heard it run I didn't mind sinking in a bunch of money to get the brakes working. Replaced all the cylinders, rubber hoses and rebuilt the MC.

It's been on the road the past 2 weeks and has been so much fun to drive. We have a very steep and twisty driveway, the day I finished the brakes we got 6" of snow. Figured what the hell, lets take it out. Very impressed with the 4x4, it tackled my driveway with ease both going up and down.

It's going to be my daily driver, we have a little land so it's also going to help around the house hauling wood. I have a whole list of stuff I want to do so I'll be posting for advise. Let me know if any of you guys are in NC.

pb

[JimCT]

Last years British Cars by the Sea

[cwagner]

Nice pic, I like the trailer and all the toys attached, I think I saw that in Essex last summer?

[txffjim]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsPiNG28sLA/S2JCWnVjBqI/AAAAAAAAAAU/FCKTQ-1BuQs/s320/73+rover+(8).jpg (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zsPiNG28sLA/S2JCWnVjBqI/AAAAAAAAAAU/FCKTQ-1BuQs/s1600-h/73+rover+(8).jpg):eek: a little miskept at first

[JackIIA]

It's got potential! Dash looks abit funky though.

[J.McKelvey]

Love the trailer. I have the same one and their great.



Txffjim,


Looks like you got a good project there. Nice and straight.

[ivarra]

Who to make my new hero...amcordo or cwagner...:confused:

Actually, I think thats the same lady in both Amcordo's and Cwagner's pics! Maybe she travels from series to series ... a series groupie?? Watch out, before you know it she will be sitting in yours!

[nicklediemme]

Alright...I received the top from Rovers North this week. Thought I would post a more recent pic.

http://inlinethumb24.webshots.com/45527/2144153580102419670S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2144153580102419670RXfdtc)
http://inlinethumb01.webshots.com/46400/2220427530102419670S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2220427530102419670ohXWsm)
http://inlinethumb04.webshots.com/46915/2275154630102419670S600x600Q85.jpg (http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2275154630102419670iFtBBu)

[weatherm]

A few more upgrades for stage 2 complete... will keep you posted

mike


This is sooo awesome!

[kels]

G'day All,

my first post on this board - you have a great site going here, heaps of great info. It's great to see so many landy's getting such good treatment.

Here's mine - a previous owner has done a great job of refurbishing but there are plenty of non-standard bits that will eventually go away. I've been collecting parts for about 3 years and will soon start on reversing some of the mods. It's a ute (pickup I think you would say) but I really like the full canvas tilt option - I'm about to fit that up and see how it goes.

3009

Cheers,

Adam

[mrdoiron]

these ones from Pangolin 4x4, pretty heavy duty

Got to tackle the soft top soon...

cheers, mike

[kels]

Sweet ride Mike - thats the look I'm heading for with mine. What colour canvas are you going for with the roof?

Cheers,

Adam

[mrdoiron]

Thanks,
the top I got is from All Wheel Trim Ltd in the Uk, and it tan.. canvas extended Bikini-Cab with tonneau cover, a little different than a typical soft top.

cheers

[crankin]

Wow...look how straight the panels are. Jealous.

[gallf1]

Cummins 4bt (4cylinder turbo diesel) 1971 SIIA, Salisbury front and rear axles, 9.00x16lt tires on NATO rims. Dual tanks (600 mile range), Ashcroft high-ratio transfer case, homemade roof rack, homemade rear tire carrier. Best mileage to date 21.7mpg at 65mph3044

[TSR53]

Sweet Land Rover, more photos please ;)

http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3044&d=1271101178

[derekchace]

Having fun with the Rover this weekend.
http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/th_52368fc0.jpg (http://s251.photobucket.com/albums/gg298/steeltiger22/?action=view&current=52368fc0.flv)

[Nanoose]

A photographer friend of mine snapped a photo while I had the Landy at work - she's a 1955 SWB...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/t_a_g/4504738964/

I just liked the look...

Dave

[Hawaii_SIII]

After watching Zombieland last year, I had to get this sticker off eBay!

[badvibes]

cardio, seat belts, double tap.....

[singingcamel]

Heres a few more , Just got the doormobile and haven't had time to restore..
www.singingcamel.com (http://www.singingcamel.com)

[roverlandpark]

Just thought I would throw a few pics up of my Lightweight. Since I bought it this winter, I've stripped the military paint and resprayed in Etch primer. I'll be taking the Lightweight apart this winter to begin it's frame-off restoration. In the meantime, I'm enjoying it immensely.

[jrd51ox]

Here's some few recent shots from this weekend. I'm pretty much done for now with appearance / accessory upgrades. Only thing left is a roof rack, back bench seats, & parapolics. She's running strong now after a new carb.....and even stops safely afer new cylinders and lines two weeks ago.

[kels]

Great looking rig!

[usadventureracing]

Here is my work in progress 1968 88 IIa

[bmohan55]

Your "work in progress" looks better than my finished product!

[txffjim]

Almost road ready...
http://jims73rover.blogspot.com/

[tweaked]

out over the weekend and took a few pics

[LaneRover]

out over the weekend and took a few pics

Very nice!

[utahseries]

Tweaked.. That is absolutely beautiful! What tires are those?

[tweaked]

Tweaked.. That is absolutely beautiful! What tires are those?

I will have to get back to you on that. The truck is across town in a rented garage. I know they're BF Goodrich that came with the truck. I will report back.

Kyle

[mrdoiron]

out over the weekend and took a few pics

It would be a real shame to ever paint this beaut...

mike

[printjunky]

My 3rd Series III.

First one: '74, marine blue/limestone 88" hard top, Bought from a guy who ran the camera shop (who'd bought it from an RAF pilot that had brought it from his station in Iceland to the states) in North Conway in '91, for $1,500. Beautiful condition, except the engine. Tore the engine all the way down and back up.

Second one: Just about the time I got #1 put back together ('92), I heard about another Marine Blue, '74, 88" trop top - no joke, Behind a Barn. A guy I knew (had been my boss at my first job as a bagboy at Shaw's) had done some work on it for a guy, but never got paid, and the Rover got left. I got it for $50! Cosmetically it was rougher, and had no reverse, but after about 8 hours of work (mostly on clutch master/slave rebuild and disengaging a rusted clutch/flywheel) it ran great. I put off finishing #1, while I drove #2 to college 4 hours away (UMaine, Orono).

Alas, small Rover tragedies ensued: #1 was stored at buddy's radiator shop and he sold the shop. I was stuck at school (no time to get home, and a busted half-shaft), so eventually the first rover (with - seriously - thousands of dollars in three years of collected spares loaded into the back) was towed to a small JUNK(!) yard near Conway. I wonder if it's still there. Doubtful.

And #2 came with me as I followed a girl to North Dakota (damn redheads!) and 3 years later, when I moved to Illinois/Iowa, I had no way to bring it down with me, so it's probably still sitting where I left it in a tiny town south of Minot BEHIND A BARN!

Anyway, after having to let go of two Rovers, hopefully (pictured) is the happy ending to me finally ending up with some version of my dream car. A '73 nicely faded poppy red "hybrid" SIII with SIIa breakfast. Found this rare Midwestern specimen in Northwestern Wisconsin, up by Eau Claire. Land of cheese and beer. PO said this was the shop truck when he owned a British/foreign car shop in the area. They'd been in the process of doing a thorough (non-restoration-level) update, when he closed up shop. He sold the Rover to a friend of his, and it sat in his barn (with a ton of spares and two parts trucks) for 8 years before he sold it to me. He said the top was fabricated from the front half of a rover top and a ford (bronco?) liftgate. Said he hated the Rover bubble-top pickup cab. It looks like all the work was very well done. Oh, and it came with a Bellevue (pre-warn) Winch! (off the truck, on the list to be restored) A good bunch of wring is left to finish, and I've installed the ignition, the new gas tank it came with, the carb (now removed - see my other posts, maybe you can help!). and have added a few other parts that didn't come with. Hoping it's on the road by July. Still haven't sussed out the hydraulics, so we'll see.

Btw, to add to the drama, the sticker on the windshield is from the city of Davenport, IA, telling me to remove my "nuisance vehicle!" The city said a neighbor complained! One man's treasure .... Anyway, apparently shade-tree mechanic-ing is illegal in this town. Lame. Taken care of for now - no flat tires, and it's registered - they say they'll lay off unless someone else complains. We'll see.

[LaneRover]

Be careful of those 'nuisance vehicle' complaints. I had my '65 parked in my side yard for a number of years so that I wouldn't take up parking on the street. Tires full, registered and everything. Someone around the corner complained and if I hadn't taken care of it, once it was towed I could NEVER get it back and it would have been crushed.

To be fair to the people that complained, the guy who used to own this house was a huge jerk and they thought they were getting back at him.

[scott]

get to know your nieghbors, engage their little rug rats in the wrenching. i live in a nice nieghborhood and had no issues when i stripped my 88 back to the seat box and painted the frame. whole process took over 5 months and included two days with a plastic paint tent over the front and all of this in the driveway.
http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1812&d=1244906209

[mongoswede]

My 71 SIII before I tore it down to the frame. Hope to be driving it this summer.

http://crazyswede.smugmug.com/Trucks/Land-Rover/IMG0565/292630389_xV7Rf-L.jpg

http://crazyswede.smugmug.com/Trucks/Land-Rover/IMG0562/292630430_FjiL3-L.jpg

this was where I rescued it from

http://crazyswede.smugmug.com/Trucks/Land-Rover/IMG0554/280148758_oiTyh-L.jpg

[crankin]

Look at those 4" ambers! I have developed an unhealthy fixation for 4" amber lights. :)

[mrdoiron]

Look at those 4" ambers! I have developed an unhealthy fixation for 4" amber lights. :)

Are those 4" ambers actually powered, or just reflective?

[bmohan55]

Are those 4" ambers actually powered, or just reflective?

Lucus electrics....what do YOU think?

[mrdoiron]

Lucus electrics....what do YOU think?
I asked since I didn't know, that's what I think pal.

[mongoswede]

never checked to see if they were powered. Picked up the truck and dove right into the tear down. Pretty sure they have power (in theory) because they sure as hell don't reflect :) When its back together it won't be so much Lucas anymore.

[martindktm]

Yes they are powered.

[bmohan55]

Geez, just trying to make a joke about Lucus...guess i need to use this :D when I do. To fully answer your question, Those are the turn signals and are also activated when the 4-way flashers come on. Of course with Lucus electrics there is a chance that won't happen :D

[crankin]

Geez, just trying to make a joke about Lucus...guess i need to use this :D when I do. To fully answer your question, Those are the turn signals and are also activated when the 4-way flashers come on. Of course with Lucus electrics there is a chance that won't happen :D

We've all read them...but to go along with the joke (we don't have to insert anymore)...here is my favorite one.

Back in the 70's, Lucas decided to diversify its product line and began manufacturing vacuum cleaners. It was the only product they offered which did not suck.

[SafeAirOne]

QUESTION: "Are those 4" ambers actually powered, or just reflective?"

ANSWER: "Lucus electrics....what do YOU think?"

That's funny! :D As bmohan suggests, anyone who has been around Rovers for a while knows the answer is often "neither." :D:D

[mongoswede]

Lucus electrics....what do YOU think?

off, flicker, dim, smoke, spark.....

[mrdoiron]

I saw this pic online of this pair of Lightweights (not mine), I love both colors... and I am trying to pick a new color for a lightweight. Currently Jac04's is my favorite, but am wondering if anyone can tell what these two official colors may be by any chance ??

thanks

[crankin]

I saw this pic online of this pair of Lightweights (not mine), I love both colors... and I am trying to pick a new color for a lightweight. Currently Jac04's is my favorite, but am wondering if anyone can tell what these two official colors may be by any chance ??

thanks

Here you go....
http://emlra.org/articles/painting_marking_postwar1of4.html

[mrdoiron]

Thanks Clive, I'll need to dive deeper on that ref page, as first blush its not obvious what the spec on the light tan/cream vehicle may be in the pic shown here... assuming it is even one of the original colors itself.

appreciated, mike

[siii8873]

I have sold my 73 SIII that I restored. I did such a good job that I did not want to drive it in the snow / salt / rain ect yet loved to drive it. I decided to buy another, 1974 SIII, and this one is now may daily driver. I really like driving it every day. I'm also real close to buying another one, I'll post pics if, hopefully when, I get it. As my friend says I have an obsession, can't argue you get addicted to these "THINGS" as my wife calls them.
I have replaced a rotted rear door w/ a tailgate / liftgate (thanks Ike)
and have some RM door tops to install after I replace the windscreen which I have. It has a galv frame, 8:1 head, Weber DGV carb, electronic ignition, mechanically very tidy, runs great.

3261

[mrdoiron]

Thought this was interesting off a military history site, this pic was entitled "misc vet. pic01 Air delivery of a Series 2 CR with a bad 'chute..."

... aptly titled....

[mrdoiron]

Here is a little history of the old girl so far... I got the orig pic of the 1stage conversion from the orig Cream color from a previous owner, and added that in as well.

(http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/152/m_45f566d162c64e69b7967de603a142e1.png)

[mrdoiron]

1980 Ser III Lightweight...

like I didn't have enough oil on my garage floor already.

let the new games begin...

[Tim Smith]

1980 Ser III Lightweight...

like I didn't have enough oil on my garage floor already.

let the new games begin...What color is that? The color has to be the spitting image of mine and I was told it was a Mazda color. Or something to that effect.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_Mw8MF8Gu0DU/SqcNGneSzLI/AAAAAAAAD58/FgnSig9E-fQ/s144/DSC00837.JPG (http://picasaweb.google.com/smithco1/BumbaFlysAgain?authkey=Gv1sRgCNuGz8i8oOje6AE&feat=directlink)

Looking good at any rate! :thumb-up:

[mrdoiron]

1980 Ser III Lightweight...

like I didn't have enough oil on my garage floor already.

let the new games begin...
Not really sure what the color is officially. It is a RHD and has only been in the US a little over 1 yr, and it is not a great paint job. I plan to get stripping soon, and possibly go for Desert Sand...

cheers, mike

[CLynn85]

Here's my first Rover, it's a 74 Diesel RHD, imported ~6 years ago. Has a Fairey Overdrive (afraid to try it out), had a hard top w/ safari rack. Just removed it and installed a bikini top from a CJ7.

To do:
-Have starter/solenoid rebuilt - to eliminate bypass switches
-Rebuild spare rear axle - to get rid of leaky axle tube
-Locate or build a rear tail gate
-Have a 4-point roll bar built and add mounts for retractable shoulder belts
-Remove top halves of doors (bolts rusted solid)

Think that's about it for now. Doesn't look anywhere near as good in person as the photos. Rippled body panels, runs in the paint, hood that is no where near straight, cracked seals, etc etc. But it's fun to drive around and gets TONS of attention. We took it to the local concert series Friday night and had 5 people piled in it.


This weekend after removing the top:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/4635324118_227754b872_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4635324218_f38885a9a2_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4634722963_bedd7abc1c_o.jpg


If anyone has a spare tailgate around in the DC/MD/VA area please drop me a line!

[gzarembo]

Here is my Series III '72
New Hampshire- Live Free or Die.

[NC_Mule]

Here's my first Rover, it's a 74 Diesel RHD, imported ~6 years ago. Has a Fairey Overdrive (afraid to try it out), had a hard top w/ safari rack. Just removed it and installed a bikini top from a CJ7.

To do:
-Have starter/solenoid rebuilt - to eliminate bypass switches
-Rebuild spare rear axle - to get rid of leaky axle tube
-Locate or build a rear tail gate
-Have a 4-point roll bar built and add mounts for retractable shoulder belts
-Remove top halves of doors (bolts rusted solid)

Think that's about it for now. Doesn't look anywhere near as good in person as the photos. Rippled body panels, runs in the paint, hood that is no where near straight, cracked seals, etc etc. But it's fun to drive around and gets TONS of attention. We took it to the local concert series Friday night and had 5 people piled in it.


This weekend after removing the top:


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3413/4635324118_227754b872_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4635324218_f38885a9a2_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4634722963_bedd7abc1c_o.jpg


If anyone has a spare tailgate around in the DC/MD/VA area please drop me a line!

I have a tail gate, im in Boone NC very close to the VA/NC line. What are your plans with the roof rack you took off? I'll also send you a PM in case you don't check back on this thread.
pb