1974 Land Rover SIII 109\"

[rejeep]

Not so much a build thread, more or less a maintenance and slow rolling restoration.

Picked this sucker up for my 30th birthday.  It’s a 1974 Land Rover series III RHD..
2.25L petrol engine (slow as anything)
The day I got it I already installed a PTO overdrive unit to help the engine @ cruising speeds.
It needed some wiring help when I got it, but as of right now everything works, lights gages, etc.

I will be shooting to make this a bit more comfortable over the next few weeks, mats, dynamat, stereo..  And possibly over the winter I will address some of the issues with the driver sides door frames.  But it’s a good, solid, drivable truck…  I’m not fixing what’s not broken..

[gCracker]

wow that is a beast..

[Wingman]

Safari cool!

[ollllllo]

That is so sweet!
it has a face only a mother could love, but I still cant wait for a ride!
Happy Birthday!

[MrMindless]

plain awesome.  and happy 30th!

[rejeep]

im just sorry it didnt arrive in time for 101...
its more than capable out of the box..

[CoraC143]

Looks awesome! Super clean, I didn\'t see a speck of rust on it!

[Wingman]

Don\'t those have aluminum bodies?

[carchameleon]

i stopped by to take a look today, it looks sweet, really big too

[rejeep]

So just to keep an up to date tab of things I have done, aside from keeping receipts….

I already have installed the Roverdrive, I can no cruise on the HWY at a blistering 60 MPH..
I replaced various switches and relays, English wiring just plain SUCKS…
Did the rear output seal on the trasnferbox this weekend.. 1 of the three leaks SOLVED!!
Got a stereo installed.. I will post up pictures of that, way cool in this old truck..
Sound deadening and rubber floor system are next, aside from the gearbox leak..

[ollllllo]

60mph?
Be careful Speed racer lol!

[MrMindless]

Lucas Electrics, the prince of darkness!

[bear555]

HAHA!

Transmission leak? wasn\'t it on top of the mustang on the car carrier?

[rejeep]

prob got worse since Ive been really driving it..  and put synth in..
but yeah.. when you ship a car they are not liable for leaks or whatnot form other vehicles...

[rejeep]

So just a quick update on how this has been going...

I installed a 100 lb rubber acoustic Mat system fom overseas to reduce noise, heat, and generally clean up thenlook of the interior.

I also bit the bullet and installed a set of rocky mountain parabolic springs with new hyd shocks.

Started replacing some of the doors due to the galonic corrosion factor and am looking to pain it in a couple months...

Will post pics of all the above.... But pig project working on right now is I am swapping out the gearbox and transfer box for a recon unit from Ascroft in the UK...  My old one has been leaking like a well land rover and is showing signs of loosing 1st and 2nd gear syncros.  
Once that gets under way I will have pictures posted for certain...