I recently picked up my ‘71 Series IIA 2.25ltr Diesel and absolutely love it; I’ve always wanted a Series and although I do not plan to do a full original restoration project, I would like to keep it period correct in appearance. I will add some modern reliability and performance in some areas such as the RoamerDrive, wiring reliability (its in pretty good shape, but has some add-ons that don’t go anywhere), and maybe get a set of steelies that I can put some AT Tires on for daily driving to and from my beach runs and hangar.
It has new brakes, new suspension, appears to be nearly rust free, but does have character dings/dents that I love about it. Partially new interior components that are all aftermarket repops and appears to have all come from Rovers North. I do have the center seat as well but it currently has a center console that works perfectly for some small storage.
On that note, I am completely new to Series Rovers; I have a ton of experience in more modern Rovers such as Discos and LR3/4 but almost zero in Series; I feel I am in the right place to learn.
One place I would Iike to start is to get a bit of history behind it, starting with the ID Tag Number so I can see what I have and what is going to fit. I believe it is a prior military IIA so it has some of the IIA and some of the III parts which makes it complicated for me to ensure what to order when I do repairs and upgrades. I have two hard tops for it (one Safari), door tops without sliders (would like sliders), and rear sides w/sliders that I want to rebuild and reseal as we get ready for the cooler winter months. I do not have a rear door and would like the top for my tail-gate and maybe get a full rear door at some point.
Here is the ID Number: 323014266
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Any help for ID/VIN search spots and recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
~Eric
’71 Series IIA
Southern CommiFornia
It has new brakes, new suspension, appears to be nearly rust free, but does have character dings/dents that I love about it. Partially new interior components that are all aftermarket repops and appears to have all come from Rovers North. I do have the center seat as well but it currently has a center console that works perfectly for some small storage.
On that note, I am completely new to Series Rovers; I have a ton of experience in more modern Rovers such as Discos and LR3/4 but almost zero in Series; I feel I am in the right place to learn.
One place I would Iike to start is to get a bit of history behind it, starting with the ID Tag Number so I can see what I have and what is going to fit. I believe it is a prior military IIA so it has some of the IIA and some of the III parts which makes it complicated for me to ensure what to order when I do repairs and upgrades. I have two hard tops for it (one Safari), door tops without sliders (would like sliders), and rear sides w/sliders that I want to rebuild and reseal as we get ready for the cooler winter months. I do not have a rear door and would like the top for my tail-gate and maybe get a full rear door at some point.
Here is the ID Number: 323014266
Any help for ID/VIN search spots and recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
~Eric
’71 Series IIA
Southern CommiFornia
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