Buy of the century

[willvine]

2995

Look what I Just bought. ser111 81 model It goes great with 6 months rego. 860 bucks.

I will be driving it from the gold coast to sydney to fix it up then returning to our property in noosa. what should i replace and check before the the drive south. I have seen in 4wd monthly the diesle service fluid which can claim to save 800 odd bucks. but i am after a real opinion. it is a 2.4 diesle original but reconditiond 3000kaks ago.

open to all advice and info on the car.

thanks.

Thanks. yea could not belive the price. but a deat is a deal. would like to know how to stick a #bay page onto the forum so you guys can see the whole add.

[p38arover]

Jeez, that looks straight!

Noice!

Mongrel! :D


Ron

[Defender=1st]

Bloody Nice lookin Unit ! Better Lookin Price !
Regards

[Mick-Kelly]

Very nice, almost identical to my old girl. All I would do is drop the oil and replace with a new filter. Check diff oil levels and transfer case etc. make sure wheel bearings are ok and cruise on down at about 90kph. Hope you like humming to yourself because that is all you will hear at cruising speed in an old diesel. :D

[UncleHo]

G'day Willvine :)

Congratulations on your new purchase, looks very good, send Incisor a PM re the CEM treatment for the Diesel :) Before you go check the condition of the following.

Top and Bottom Radiator hoses,Fan Belt Condition, Condition of Radiator water and Cap,Brake and Clutch fluid (take a 500ml bottle with you, castrol Dot4 $8 aprox)

check condition of the tyres, including the walls inner and outer, check flexible brake hoses, brake adjustment (if in doubt how to do it, just post your questions ;))

Check:
Engine oil 20-40 (Delo 400)
G'box oil (EP-90)
Transfer case (EP-90)
Both Diffs (EP-90)
Swivel Hubs (EP-90)
Taking spare oil with you would be wise if you know you have a leak

The diesel is no speed machine so 85-90 would be tops.

If you have any questions PM me:)

cheers
Uncle Ho

[DiscoTDI]

Congratulations, nice find. I hope she serves you well:cool:

[willvine]

g,DAY GUYS AND GIRLS. I would like to know how to post the ebay add onto this forum so you can see the whole add and give your oppinion wheather i have got a bargan or a money pit either way i love the old landies and dont realy care if she needs lots. shees mine. she has now got a younger sister ( 99 V8 disco ) to keep up with. hahaha.

[OLR-067]

should be able to just open the ebay page...right click to highlight http address....cntrl c to copy..then paste in thread...cntrl v....

did you get it from along the Cooroy/Tewantin Rd at all?

cheers
paul

[abaddonxi]

Here (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Land-Rover-1981-Ser-III-4-Cyl-DIESEL-LWB-Landrover_W0QQitemZ170124192493QQihZ007QQcategoryZ 102341QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

Cheers
Simon

[OLR-067]

Yep, top buy that...how can you go wrong...starting to get rarer and rarer good S3's particularly diesels....well done mate

[CraigE]

Nice buy.
Was following that one and another ex army unit. Shame they are all east, would like an ex army series.

[DiscoTDI]

Your lucky I missed that one, I would have grabbed that;)

[Mick-Kelly]

Nice buy.
Was following that one and another ex army unit. Shame they are all east, would like an ex army series.

Let Tommy K know, he finds a new beasty every week over there :p

[UncleHo]

G'day willvine :)

The floor isn't too bad, and you can buy replacement floor (footwell) panels from Landrovers.com.au in Melbourne and they arn't that expensive, the rest of the vehicle, particulary the engine bay is very neat and original looking:)

cheers

[willvine]

2995

Look what I Just bought. ser111 81 model It goes great with 6 months rego. 860 bucks.

I will be driving it from the gold coast to sydney to fix it up then returning to our property in noosa. what should i replace and check before the the drive south. I have seen in 4wd monthly the diesle service fluid which can claim to save 800 odd bucks. but i am after a real opinion. it is a 2.4 diesle original but reconditiond 3000kaks ago.

open to all advice and info on the car.

thanks.

Thanks. yea could not belive the price. but a deat is a deal. would like to know how to stick a #bay page onto the forum so you guys can see the whole add.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=007&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=170124192493&rd=1&rd=1

I Think this is the ebay link to the sale. ave a look.

[p38arover]

Your lucky I missed that one, I would have grabbed that;)

I watched it on evilBay but it was too far for me to collect - especially without a tow vehicle.

Ron

[Dinty]

G'day All, I was nearly going to email the seller and ask if he wanted to sell the manifold vacuum device for boosted brakes, but I thought I better not, my Series 3 109 diesel is a 1982 model (well was, as I wrecked the whole vehicle about 3 weeks ago), still looking for the manifold vacuum device, got a body but no butterfly spindle etc, anyway it was a good buy at that price (mine was $0.00). Is your engine a 3 or 5 main bearing, mine is a 5, you can tell the difference by looking at the block on the lhs lower if it's a plain casting it's a 3 main bearing, if it has ribs it's a 5m/bearing, anyway cheers Dennis:wasntme:

[DeeJay]

I watched it on evilBay but it was too far for me to collect - especially without a tow vehicle.

Ron

Exactly the same with me, and I have a tow vehicle, but I would have flown up there. I share Ebay with the missus and occasionally put one -as with that LWB- under watched items. This time she arked up as to why bother looking at a Landie so far away ( at least she's mellowing, as it would normally be why look at all?) so I took it off watched items as I figured it would go for around $2500. -DOH, oh well now I'm saying its probably got this wrong and that wrong with it - as you do.
Too many hills here, too underpowered, the Couny will get jealous. I dont have a passport, etc etc
I made the right decision..., GRRR:mad::mad::D

[p38arover]

I made the right decision..., GRRR:mad::mad::D


Same here!

I keep looking at them even though I sold my County which is, really, a better driving car than a Series.

I keep kicking myself for selling the County which was being set up to be my 4WDing/camping vehicle.

My wife won't let me go to see the bloke across the road (whom I've never met) and ask what he's doing with the SIII (or Stage 1) traytop in his front yard. It's been there for months and has never moved. I think it would look good in my yard. I'd like a traytop for various jobs around the place.

He must have noticed by now the number of different LRs that are in my front yard at various times (my own, those owned by fellow forumites, and ones I borrow from or store for my local specialists) and he's never asked where he might get LR spares locally.

Ron

[Mick-Kelly]

Go on knock on that door, just remember its easier to ask forgiveness than permission :twisted:

[Outlaw]

a great buy you have there... had been watching it myself... i think that was the third he's sold and supposedly has a couple more.

trying to get him along to a GCLRO meeting so i can find out what else he has :D

[abaddonxi]

Same here!

I keep looking at them even though I sold my County which is, really, a better driving car than a Series.

I keep kicking myself for selling the County which was being set up to be my 4WDing/camping vehicle.

My wife won't let me go to see the bloke across the road (whom I've never met) and ask what he's doing with the SIII (or Stage 1) traytop in his front yard. It's been there for months and has never moved. I think it would look good in my yard. I'd like a traytop for various jobs around the place.

He must have noticed by now the number of different LRs that are in my front yard at various times (my own, those owned by fellow forumites, and ones I borrow from or store for my local specialists) and he's never asked where he might get LR spares locally.

Ron

Well he really doesn't deserve to keep it then, does he.

Cheers
Simon

[DiscoTDI]

a great buy you have there... had been watching it myself... i think that was the third he's sold and supposedly has a couple more.

trying to get him along to a GCLRO meeting so i can find out what else he has :D

When you have done sleuthing, let me know what else he has:D

[Blknight.aus]

G'day All, I was nearly going to email the seller and ask if he wanted to sell the manifold vacuum device for boosted brakes, but I thought I better not, my Series 3 109 diesel is a 1982 model (well was, as I wrecked the whole vehicle about 3 weeks ago), still looking for the manifold vacuum device, got a body but no butterfly spindle etc, anyway it was a good buy at that price (mine was $0.00). Is your engine a 3 or 5 main bearing, mine is a 5, you can tell the difference by looking at the block on the lhs lower if it's a plain casting it's a 3 main bearing, if it has ribs it's a 5m/bearing, anyway cheers Dennis:wasntme:

and this 5 main bearing diesel you speak of, what would its 10 figure grid reference be just so I can come and make sure someone doesnt steal it












Before I get chance to.:angel:

[incisor]

they may be more rigid and rev better but they transfer the stress elsewhere way to often for me ..... way to prone to putting exit points in castings, and getting bypass/blowbye/pistonslap/chatter on the rings etc ...