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#Post#: 1232--------------------------------------------------
Series 3 Lightwieght Restoration/Rebuild (Its going to take a wh
ile....)
By: dbarrow257 Date: March 23, 2015, 2:57 pm
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Well the challenge really has been set now...
As some of you may know I was interested in a series 3
lightwieght that had been residing/abandoned in a hedge for the
best part of 2 decades (Last tax disc was '95). I had been
contemplating it for a while and finally found the courage to
try and salvage what I could from the hedge and build a
'monster'.
After releasing the locked-on rear brakes and handbrake, and
with the use of my own landy, we dragged what was left out of
the hedge, back to our garage. This is what we recieved...
From prior inspection we knew that the chassis was in rough,
rough shape... I.E. We tried towing it with the rear tow ball
and the rear cross member fell off. So we knew it was going to
be a challenge. After locking it up for a couple of weeks, I set
to and started pulling what I could of it. My first thought
would be the bulkhead being riddled with rust but shockingly the
structure of the bulkhead is sound, as is the drivers footwell.
The passengers footwell hadn't faired as well but these are
easily replacable, but this is an after-thought as you will find
out. After removing the wings, the full-extent of the rust that
runs rampant through the chassis was seen. Holes, holes and more
holes is all I can say.. I can easily get my arm into the main
chassis rail in several different places.
A few weeks later again, progess has been made at pulling
'Scrappy' apart (Named due to the fact that any scrapyard would
reject it).
The windscreen section of the bulkead is in okay condition and
will be able to be rescued. The wings can be kept (although the
checker-plating will be removed) but inner wings will be
required. The seat base maybe fixable but there has been many
bodged attempts at fixing it with various bits of angle cut to
fit, but I will endevour to fix it. Radiator grill had NO
rust... I nearly fell over with shock and as for the HUGE! winch
that was on the front, it is being fixed and will be fitted to
my series 2A landy so I can pull you all out... of course I mean
pull me out of deep snow when I envitably get stuck.
Todays progress has been remarkable really... The bulkhead has
been removed and on closer inspection will have to have some
welding done to the bits that attach to the chassis, they have
been bent at somepoint and have nearly rusted through. The
petrol tank is in okay condition although it didn't want to be
removed at all... The back tub is in need of serious repair, the
tie down hooks have completely rusted through, there is no
evidence of any under-floor cross members and it has had an
impact on the rear left of the car that has bent the floor.
That was around lunchtime today and the gearbox has now been
removed. The axles are in servicable condition and will be kept
as will diffs and props. The engine will be either scrapped or
sold depending on eBay but I have no really idea if it runs, it
turns over but thats all I can tell. The wiring loom has been
altered by the local butcher to the extent that it is no longer
usable, cut wires all over the shop, most of it missing and ALL
of it was just 'gaffa-taped' together.
And the engine.. well that has been the easiest option of the
project so far. Range Rover 3.5 v8 EFi, although I will be
running carbs (probably SU's or Weber's when I can get my mits
on them).
#Post#: 1233--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 Lightwieght Restoration/Rebuild (Its going to take
a while....)
By: ccladmin Date: March 24, 2015, 12:53 am
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Great work :)
From a (boring) dvla point of view you may have problems keeping
it's original id
It works on a points system and I think you are changing too
much to get away with it
I would look into this if I was you
But jealous, I like lightweights
#Post#: 1234--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 Lightwieght Restoration/Rebuild (Its going to take
a while....)
By: Serious Series Date: March 24, 2015, 4:59 am
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To get it road legal you will need to use the chassis ID ie the
vehicle it came off.
#Post#: 1235--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 Lightwieght Restoration/Rebuild (Its going to take
a while....)
By: Serious Series Date: March 24, 2015, 5:00 am
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To get it road legal you will need to use the chassis ID ie the
vehicle it came off.
#Post#: 1236--------------------------------------------------
Re: Series 3 Lightwieght Restoration/Rebuild (Its going to take
a while....)
By: dbarrow257 Date: March 24, 2015, 5:56 am
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I'm not sure entirely how it works, but I had a trip down to the
dvla center near Kendal last week and from what I describe and
what I could make out of them it 'should' be okay. They said if
the chassis is an identical replica it won't affect the Q
points, but I will end up with about 6 through engine,
suspension and gearbox. The limit they said was 8 points so
hopefully it wont but you never know.
I am using the original chassis number which was found
fortunately, it still has the original plates to match.
You guys might have a better knowledge of the history of Land
rovers. The vehicle originally had a petrol engine, I know this
from the plates and the chassis number when I looked it up
online, but now has a diesel engine. Using your best guess,
would this have been done by someone much later, or for some
reason shortly after it was made?
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Re: Series 3 Lightwieght Restoration/Rebuild (Its going to take
a while....)
By: Serious Series Date: March 24, 2015, 1:42 pm
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Surely the original was a leaf sprung chassis and changing to a
coil sprung chassis is a no no since the points system was
introduced.
What vehicle is the chassis from ie range rover defender or
Designa series
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