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[Lucky]

Well... That's a 1969 late IIa imported from England I believe: right hand drive. We can't see clearly on the pic... But it's not a bugeye.

[Andrew IIA]

Well... That's a 1969 late IIa imported from England I believe: right hand drive. We can't see clearly on the pic... But it's not a bugeye.

Looks like that to me too. Nice looking rig. Do I see unlockable hubs on the rear as well as the front ?

[Lucky]

Yup!

Free hubs on all 4 wheels. That way the front diff never turns when I don't need it... + Easy to set-up for towing; just unlock everything...

Last year my gearbox jammed while goin up a looooong sandy climb. All we had to do was pull the truck up a little to release pressure, unlock the hubs so we could work and investigate on flat ground.

But the most important feature is I can drive the truck as a front wheel drive if I want to. (just kiddin...)

[SafeAirOne]

If there is an increase in fuel economy with the front hubs unlocked, then you must get at least 30 miles per gallon with all 4 hubs unlocked!

[Ncrover725]

NC

Here are some pics of the 109. And yes that is duct tape holding the front hub together. It started to come apart a bit on Hwy 95. The Soft top photo was taken using an IPHONE app to make it look vintage.

[Cutter]

Looks great, tell me about the hard top windows in back- did you add those or were they on the truck? I really need to add some opening windows back there.

[Ncrover725]

Windows

The windows came on the top and I believe were from a defender. They are tinted plexi glass which slide to open and the windows are fitted with screens for summer time use. I have been extremely happy with the hard top.

[mearstrae]

Here's my '76 Series III 109 Hi-Cap. I brought it over from England a few years back. It's a hybrid (shudder...LOL, accent bleeding over into spellings...) running a 1980 Range Rover 3.5 with LT95 and overdrive, so it's now full time 4WD.

[Firemanshort]

MEARSTRAE - Did you swap the front axle, too?

[mongoswede]

Here's my '76 Series III 109 Hi-Cap. I brought it over from England a few years back. It's a hybrid (shutter...) running a 1980 Range Rover 3.5 with LT95 and overdrive, so it's now full time 4WD.

Shutter? you mean shudder?

[mearstrae]

Using the stock front (it was a 6 pot before the V-8 conversion, with huge lining and dual wheel cylinders) and a Salisbury rear (Dana 60). OK, here's the changes made: Procomp shocks and parabolics, Dual master cylinder, High performance FSR (Nova) aluminum radiator, Stainless steel rad. hoses (flex pipes actually), Carter electric fuel pump, Pertronics conversion for the Lucas Dizzy, JWR (Offy) intake with Edelbrock 4bbl, and Dual exhaust. Mileage isn't much to brag about, but it will go alot faster than is practical (thanks to the Super winch overdrive), and drag along anything hooked to it.

[Firemanshort]

re: the axle...

You axles were designed with part time 4 wheel drive in mind. That gear box puts full time 4 wheel drive on the axles. The Stage One (and later Defednders) has different axles with a more CV Joint like linkage to allow for the constant drive under power. I would be curious to see how the traditional axles hold up.

[Dietersrover]

Like the look of the photos, are you using Instagram?

[Ncrover725]

Instagram

Dietersrover,
I was using instagram. It makes the rover look a bit old school which I like.

[mearstrae]

Sorry, not techy enough to know which photo program is which. (Instagram???) If it weren't for having online capabilities I'd be Amish, frankly. Just pot luck with my HP digital and HP program. Hmmmm...