I have joined the series II club!

[Shamo]

Hello all,

Over the weekend i picked up a nice little series II shorty (not sure whether its just a II or a IIa?) from a mate of my dads who i have been pushing to sell to me for a while now. All it needs is a new distributer cap and a battery and just a bit of general maintenance (flushing of oils and water) and a bit with the steering... but other than that its bloody good! It has some rust in the upper door panels and only minor surface rust in places. Although i havnt had a close look at the chassis just yet... I hope to get it running by the end of the week and just tidy it up from there slowly and maybe in the future get it to a stage where it can register it. For the moment i just want to get it running though and trailer it to our local 4wding area (murphys creek near Toowoomba) for a bit of a play to see how it goes.

I have a few quick questions with it also.. Will the rims from a Discovery 1 fit it? and if so how big can i go with tyres. I have a spare discovery for my current discovery that is my daily driver and i plan on flogging the wheels off the spare and putting them on the series... if they fit that is. The tyres on the rims are 235/70/r16 and i have the oppurtunity to buy some cheap 235/85/r16 but im not sure if they would be too tall for it... also, where can i get some second hand door upper things to replace for the rust, because they are too far gone to try and repair ive decided...

Anyway here are some pics and any advice would be awesome!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/07/1235.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/07/1236.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/07/1237.jpg

(sorry about the picture quality, they were taken on my phone, i will try and get some better ones on my camera tomorrow)

Thanks,
Shamo

[MickS]

Congratulations mate, well done. Let the fun begin. :)

[d@rk51d3]

Good times :)

[JDNSW]

More Series owners always welcomed! Easy to tell if it is a 2 or 2a - if it has a chassis number (plate in cab in front of gearlever and LHS rear back spring hanger) which is numbers only, it is Series 2, if there is a letter suffix (A - G) it is a 2a.

The Discovery 1 wheels, if steel, will fit the 2/2a, but before going for the biggest tyres you can fit, consider the fact that it does not have power steering and the none too good turning circle will be further limited by fitting wider than standard tyres. Also check the rules on tyre width and track modifications allowed in your state.

John

[Jock The Rock]

I have a few quick questions with it also.. Will the rims from a Discovery 1 fit it? and if so how big can i go with tyres. I have a spare discovery for my current discovery that is my daily driver and i plan on flogging the wheels off the spare and putting them on the series... if they fit that is. The tyres on the rims are 235/70/r16 and i have the oppurtunity to buy some cheap 235/85/r16 but im not sure if they would be too tall for it... also, where can i get some second hand door upper things to replace for the rust, because they are too far gone to try and repair ive decided...


Looks good mate :)

The rims should fit

My Series IIA is sitting on a set of 32x11.5 Mickey Thompson MTXs at the moment. You should be able to run the 235s easy, maybe even 33s or 7.50R16s

Most of the Landrover Parts suppliers will have door tops. They cost a bit though from memory. It might be easier to pick up a set off eBay or off Dullbird if she is still wrecking that IIA. Check out the markets section

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[Shamo]

Thanks guys! i will definitely chuck on the disco rims then with just the 235/70 for now, they are steel rims too btw. Its just the tyres on it atm are absolutely stuffed haha. Does anyone have a distributer cap they wish to part with? :) also theres something with the steering but i havnt had a chance just yet to pin point whats going on... after i get my disco back together tomorrow i can start on the series... (i drowned my disco last weekend at cruiser haha) but yeah i will give it a good stripping and clean and no doubt ill have plenty more to ask you all!!

Shamo

[Outlaw]

Looking good... get it ready for a run :D

[Shamo]

most certainly will outlaw! trying to get her running asap, need to buy a car trailer too, on the lookout at the moment, want a dual axle with winch and preferably tilting, if anyone knows of anyone selling them please tell me!

Shamo

[HBWC]

wont be long and you have another one thier adictive these series things

[Shamo]

Haha yeah well we have 5 landies in the family at the moment :P Dad has a series 1 that he is doing a full resto on, its nearly done, just needs wiring, also i have two disco 1's and dad drives a disco 3, and hopefully, if i can talk him into it, will have a disco 4 when they come out :P

[Newbs-IIA]

congrats mate :D

go to your local repco or supercheap auto to get the dizzy cap. They may not have it in stock (repco might... but supercheap wont) but both will be able to order in. Repco should be able to have it to you withing 2 days - Supercheap within the week. Alternativly give the blokes at MR automotive a call and they will send one to you straight away :) (my reccomendation PH: 3284 6688)

No point go 2nd hand, they are only like $30 new... while you are at it I would replace the points, condensor and rotor button. All these parts are cheap and well worth buying new if you want a relyable engine.

[Lotz-A-Landies]

I have joined the series II club.

And I thought you were going to say

"If your hinges stand proud, then you're one of our crowd!"

http://www.series2club.co.uk/forum/Themes/green_theme/images/S2C_anim_logo.gif

Congratulations.

Diana :)

[jameshuelin]

Thats awesome
I'm hoping to buy a II or IIA before the years out and get it ready for camping and 4x4 when i come to brissy next year.
Good luck with the roadworthy, took Tom Dad and I a long slog to do the same with ours.
Cheers
James

[The ho har's]

welcome to the series 2 club ..... they are addictive :D well Landy's are in general really:D


Mrs ho har:angel:

[Shamo]

Sure are, hey james bro how you been? Roadworthy is looking to be a fair way away at this point.

I have been working on my disco all week to try and get it running, ive decided it hates me for some reason, as the gearbox stuffed itself today, oh joy. So now i have to change that, but will be straight onto the series after that!

Shamo

[jameshuelin]

yeah not too bad hey, i'm taking dad's ex army IIA out to the mitchell this weekend, for a bit of 4x4, should be great.
and your not wrong i guess, it'll take you a fair while to roadworthy the sucker, but it'll be well worth it.
What's the deal with the disco?

James

[Shamo]

Ok guys, this thread has been dead for a while but i have just started my annual holidays and its time to start on this old girl, plan at the moment is to get it running then fix things from there, hoping to get it road worthy, and i have decided to keep it mostly original.

I got some numbers off the car last night and was just wondering if anyone could tell me what year it would be, because i couldnt find it anywhere!

Vehicle # 24302925a
Body # LRS6229
Serial # 886229

I know that its definitely a 2a but just wanted to know the year...

I have some pictures of it that i'll put up soon, just need to work out my camera card thing...

Shamo

[Psimpson7]

From Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands (http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html)

Model: Land Rover, Series IIA
Body type: Basic or Station wagon
Wheel base: 88in
Engine: petrol
Model years: 1962-1971
Destination: Completely knocked down (CKD), right-hand drive (RHD)
Serial number
Design: Unmodified
Suffix used on SIIA from October 1961 till March 1963, and on SIII from 1971 till 1973

[Shamo]

Thanks for that pete... but not entirely sure where the year model is? is that the 61-63 bit maybe?

Shamo

[isuzutoo-eh]

Hey Shamo,
Yours is 290 units younger than mine :-)
Pretty sure I worked mine out to be a 1963 model but can't remember how I ascertained it wasn't a 1962 build date.
-Mark

[Shamo]

Sounds good, i just need a key for it now haha, the barrel seems new but the guy i got it from didnt know where the key was... and i think i may need a distributor cap also, im going out to have a play with it now :D

[Outlaw]

Does it need a key?

[isuzutoo-eh]

:twisted:Course it needs a key! Okay, to be fair, it doesn't matter which key, hell it just needs something that looks similar in shape to a key be it knife, screwdriver, cable tie, bread tag, watch band or otherwise:cool:
I turn mine off by pressing my thumb on the barrel and turning :D

[Killer]

Shamo, the Ho Hars picked up some door tops from the UK recently, cheaper than what you can get them here, it might be worth giving them a yell.

Cheers, Mick.

[Shamo]

Ok i lied yesterday when i said i was going to have a play with the car, i ended up watching my first ebay sale finish haha, but now im going out to have a go at it and to grab the lights that i sold so i can post them :D (the car and all my crap is on a block of land half an hour out of town, hence why i can only really go in bits rather than spend all day on it here at home)


:twisted:Course it needs a key! Okay, to be fair, it doesn't matter which key, hell it just needs something that looks similar in shape to a key be it knife, screwdriver, cable tie, bread tag, watch band or otherwise:cool:
I turn mine off by pressing my thumb on the barrel and turning :D

I'm going to try a knife because i'm a tighty :) I was thinking of just hot wiring it if that doesnt work :) doesn't look too complex.


Shamo, the Ho Hars picked up some door tops from the UK recently, cheaper than what you can get them here, it might be worth giving them a yell.

Cheers, Mick.

Thanks for that mick, me and the ho hars don't have the best past but i might try talking to them at the next gold coast meeting about it haha. Otherwise i have something lined up for the weekend where i may be able to get new door uppers+quarters (because someone in the past thought it was fun to run along side it with a hammer and bang in the front quarters...:mad:) and a new roof of some sort, i want to get a top that i can't really explain well with words... i'm sure there is a name for it but its like the front of the roof is hard and then goes into the canvas top in the rear and you can roll up the sides? not sure if anyone knows what its called...

I'll head out now and take millions of photo's for all, its such a tidy unit, can't wait to get into it properly.

Shamo

[Killer]

I think they got the door tops from Craddocks in the UK if that helps.

Cheers, Mick.

[Shamo]

Thanks for that Mick mate, i'll have a look.

Well i went out and looked at the car today... and i have decided i really need a wiring diagram of some sort or even just a picture of someones engine bay that is in one piece! haha I am usually fine with pulling things apart, fixing them, and then putting together, but in my cars case, everything electrical is all over the place and i have no idea what goes where!

So if anyone has a picture of the wiring diagram or of their engine bay would i please be able to have a peep at it with a pic on here? :angel:

I also found I need a fanbelt and a wire for the earth on the battery.

Still sorting out pics, my stupid sony card to sd converter has stopped working :mad:

Shamo

[JDNSW]

.......
So if anyone has a picture of the wiring diagram or of their engine bay would i please be able to have a peep at it with a pic on here? :angel:
.......
Shamo

If you look at the top of this page, on the top bar, go to "Shop", and in "Dave's interesting things" you will find a workshop manual on CD. This contains the information you are after - and a lot more you will be looking for. The purchase price will help to keep this forum going.

John

[Shamo]

If you look at the top of this page, on the top bar, go to "Shop", and in "Dave's interesting things" you will find a workshop manual on CD. This contains the information you are after - and a lot more you will be looking for. The purchase price will help to keep this forum going.

John

Sounds good mate i might order myself one right now!

Shamo

[Shamo]

Does anyone know what dizzy i would have on it without looking at the car, i need to order one and it's too far to drive atm...

Is lucas the standard one? i have a bosch gt40 coil on it atm but the dizzy base looks to be standard, i just need the cap atm....

Shamo

[JDNSW]

Lucas distributor is standard on the Series 2, but I think later Series 3 had Bosch - and since they are interchangeable, it is a bit hard to be sure which you have. If it has a sort of semicircular cutout in the cap where the low tension wire comes in, I think that identifies it as Lucas.

John

[relick62au]

If you go into any decent parts shop, and a mean decent like not supercheap or autobahn, you should be able to order a cap from Bosch. They still make them, be aware there are 2 types, one for a standard push in lead and the other for the old screw in type.

Relick.