Thread: Saw a series 3 LR for sale.........

$10k It'd wanna be pretty good, or come with another one & a trailer

10k I it platnium plated?


I picked mine up for $500.00 last month

I only want $5K for mine, & it's got all the following features :

Colour : Bronze Green with Ivory Roof

Bullbar - Zinc plated with parkers & indicators
Hella Fog Lights
Capstan Winch (later type) - still allows car to be crank started
H4 Halogen Headlights with clear lens (freeform reflectors)
LED globes on Front parkers
Deluxe Bonnet with spare tyre holder
4 Core Radiator (had coolant/inhibitor all its life)
Thermo Fan (less than 1 yr old)
4way steering stabiliser (about 3 months old)
Alloy Bash Plate
H/Duty Tow bar
Military strengthened front diff housing from 2A
WARN Free Wheeling Hubs
Low line custom made roof rack
LED Submersible Park / Brake / Indicator assembly under each jerry can holder
Original rear lights moved to roof (to clear jerry cans) and enclosed in military oval shaped light protectors.
Rear work lamp.
Defender Doors & mirrors (convex mirrors)
Rear Sliding side windows from Toyota troopy
Sound Proofing (10mm closed cell foam under bonnet, on fire wall & under seat box)
Pioneer Tool Holders on front wings (shovel / axe / pick) zinc plated.
Snorkel
Chequer plate on wing tops, door & panel bottoms, tail gate, rear cargo area




Fuel

LPG (twin 35 litre tanks under car - no lower than chassis)
ULP station wagon rear fuel tank
2 jerry can holders (rear) from Perentie army Land Rover
double jerry can holder (removable) on tailgate - tail gate top opens with cans in place and the bottom opens flat with jerry cans in place.

Engine

cam regrind - all valves open 5 degrees sooner & close 5 degrees later
8:1 head fitted for LPG
extractors
Weber 32/36 double barrell carby
Bosch 65amp alternator
Pirhana Electronic Ignition
Distributor re-done to suit ULP & LPG
Spin on oild filter adaptor (takes standard car filters)
electric & mechanical fuel pumps

Transmission

Suffix C gearbox
Fairey Over Drive
Removable cross member (easier gearbox removal)
new clutch

Suspension

British Springs Parabolic springs 4 leaf rears & 2 leaf fronts
Koni Rear shocks
Rancho Front shocks
Rear axle straps

Gauges

Speedo in km with odometer from 6 cyl SIII
Tacho
Oil Pressure
Vaccuum
Volts

Interior

County Seats x 3 front
under front middle seat there's a removable storage tray
Inertia reel seat belts (front)
County 4 spoke Steering wheel with Land Rover emblem
8 rear seats (six with seatbelts) car registered as 11 seater
overhead console with aircraft type reading lights
flexible map light on passenger side
grab handles on passanger side
zinc plated cargo barrier with access to back
2nd spare tyre mount behind cargo barrier
interior fluro light
rear cargo area lined in chequer plate
rear floor area has 10mm closed cell foam cover with heavy rubber mat on top
4 x twin removable seats for rear (registered as 11 seater)

Damage
This vehicle has seen a lot of off road use. It has just returned from a Simpson desert crossing and the following items need attention - I can fix them, or sell the car as is : engine needs rings (probably pisons too) and rear main seal (using too much oil), front (L) spring is broken and has been welded & strapped - I'm waiting on a reply from British springs before deciding whether to replace with parabolics or standard springs. On over run 1st gear sometimes jumps out. The overdrive is a bit worn, but it just did a 6,000km trip and kept engine revs at 3000rpm at 100kph - we were able to talk without yelling at that speed. The cross member under the engine is dented though still structurally sound. The Land Rover was stolen a few years ago and found the next day. The thieves had rammed a gate and driven over a bollard, which dented the bull bar (repaired), bent the sump (replaced) and dented the crossmember (left as is).

I haven't advertised it yet - I was going to fix it first, but for interests sake, there it is. (located in Melbourne). $5K is as is price.

Low mileage (if it's genuine) but, as the others said, waaay too expensive. Or is it in showroom-nick?