Thread: 1974 Series 3 SWB

Originally Posted by Dark61

yes come on Mate - have you picked it up yet ? are you back home with it? did you drive it all the way? Did it survive the trip?
Spill the beans.
cheers,
D

The short answers are - Yes. Yes. No. Yes.

However, I think the long answers will be a better read.

Originally Posted by rangieman

That is a sweet swb
Any thought`s on going back to a LR engine

Not at this stage. I have only recently caught up with the popular consensus that the LR 2.25s are preferred to the Holden 186s and 202s. I was under the (mistaken) impression that it was the other way around (or at least this was the case when I was growing up).

The 202 seems to be running well for the moment, so no plans for any imminent change.

I'm loving first impression number 3.
I drove my 109 on a 40 minute trip home when I first picked it up, only ever having bounced around a paddock in one before and every time I approached a junction I prayed nothing was going to emerge from it that would necessitate me attempting to slow down. It didn't help that it then started to drizzle and I had no rubber in the wipers.
Good fun though!
cheers,
D

Chad,
why does it have two Blue Plates?
Is one for the engine modification and the other for the mod done on the chassis to accommodate the radiator being moved forward, or was it necessary for when it was on LPG?


Cheers, Mick.

Chad,

Hello from Sherwood.

Given that your qualifications include (a) living in Queensland, (b) having a fondness for old Land Rovers and (3) actually now owning a leaf sprung model, you might find some value in joining SLOW (Series Land Rover Owners Inc). SLOW's membership is a small band of folks with an interest in keeping the old trucks going and/or poking about in them from time to time.

The club site is here on AULRO (down the list past the Gold Coast LR Club) including details of membership (a modest $25) etc. SLOW nominally meets every month or so at a pub or club around SEQ and organizes, trips, social outings and get togethers from time to time.

Check it out.

Cheers,

Neil

Acting Secretary (SLOW Inc)

The Landy story continues.....

The next month or so saw us fairly busy as we mapped out our route to circumnavigate Tassie. The Landy proved to be a good tool for this planning phase. We soon realised that doing anymore than a couple of hundred kilometres at a time would be tiresome in the little Landy. This forced us to space out the trip in manageable increments, which in turn had us looking into, and at places, we may have otherwise ignored and planned to drive straight through. After all, up here, we don't think twice about knocking over 500-600kms a day if that is going to get us where we need to be.

With the framework for the trip being finalised, bookings for accommodation progressively being tended to and leave requests approved, my attention returned to the little land rover (hopefully) tucked safely away in the storage shed.

I must have read almost every thread on the interest concerning the operation and adjustment of series' steering boxes (most of which were on this forum) as I was keen to learn what steps I could take to make the steering a little less vague. I also compiled a list of spares I would buy on our return and put together a tool roll to take with me. Twice. The first time the roll weighed more than half our baggage allowance and I was told, quite clearly, that in a foot race between the sidchromes and a full wardrobe for the trip, the sidchromes would not be joining us (it appears my wife's sanity had returned....).

In amongst googling probably every conceivable search term concerning series land rovers, I had a stroke of luck. I came across a photo on the shannons website which looked remarkably like our Landy. The wheel carrier, the small drivers side wing mirror and a South Australian number plate. Could this be the same truck? A quick check with the old registration papers I had received from the previous owner and yep - it's a match. What are the chances of that? Our little Landy's history all laid out. Simply awesome.

[IMG]Shannons Garage 1 by Chad79, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]Shannons Garage 2 by Chad79, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]Shannons Garage 3 by Chad79, on Flickr[/IMG]
[IMG]Shannons Garage 4 by Chad79, on Flickr[/IMG]

Full link to the site is here - 1974 Land Rover Series 111 - CrashGordon - Shannons Club

Originally Posted by mick88

Chad,
why does it have two Blue Plates?
Is one for the engine modification and the other for the mod done on the chassis to accommodate the radiator being moved forward, or was it necessary for when it was on LPG?


Cheers, Mick.

You are half right Mick.

Of the two mod plates under the bonnet, the first is dated March 1994 is for "LA1" which I understand to be engine installation/modification - I assume this is for the 202 (Incidentally that is another match for the history noted above from the shannons website).

The second mod plate is dated May 1994 and is for "LK1" which I understand to be for seat/seat belt installation/modification. It also provides "MOD SEATING CAPACITY: 2" - So this would be for the bucket seats (which I am still yet to identify what car they are originally out of - they are particularly comfortable though). Again this fits with the Landy's history outlined above.

There is also a further mod plate, dated July 2005, in the rear tub adjacent the rear seat for "LK1" as well as "LK2" which I understand is for child restraint installation/modification and provides "MOD SEATING CAPACITY: 4". So we are lawfully able to carry four.

Like I mentioned earlier, I assume that the Landy ran on gas at some stage. However, either it was not complianced or the mod plate has been removed.

Originally Posted by S3ute

Chad,

Hello from Sherwood.

Given that your qualifications include (a) living in Queensland, (b) having a fondness for old Land Rovers and (3) actually now owning a leaf sprung model, you might find some value in joining SLOW (Series Land Rover Owners Inc). SLOW's membership is a small band of folks with an interest in keeping the old trucks going and/or poking about in them from time to time.

The club site is here on AULRO (down the list past the Gold Coast LR Club) including details of membership (a modest $25) etc. SLOW nominally meets every month or so at a pub or club around SEQ and organizes, trips, social outings and get togethers from time to time.

Check it out.

Cheers,

Neil

Acting Secretary (SLOW Inc)

Thanks Neil, that is something I will definitely look into.

I had noticed that section of the forum previously, but was concerned that the holden conversation may have made me ineligible.

Having had a closer look tonight, I see that 'period modifications' are acceptable. I assume the holden conversion would be considered a period modification?