Page 2 of 8 FirstFirst 1234 ... LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 78

Thread: Anybody got a Lightweight?

  1. 19th May 2013, 03:02 PM #11
    Jondavball
    Jondavball is offline Master
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    160
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Sure do, a 1973 SIII 12v (10FM08). It did start life as a 24v FFR but at some time in its distant past was converted.

    I picked it up a couple of years ago and started a top to bottom restoration about 8 months ago. Probably about half way through.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 19th May 2013, 07:30 PM #12
    UncleHo's Avatar
    UncleHo
    UncleHo is offline AT REST
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Godwin Beach Qld
    Posts
    8,688
    Total Downloaded
    0
    G'day Jondavball

    That would be a Rover1 being an early Series 3, mine is an 1980 I have not got it's full MOD rego yet but I know what contract it came from,and the first and middle 16 HG from 40 to 84 I have somebody in the UK checking for me,I think it may be 57.




    cheers
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 19th May 2013, 09:02 PM #13
    Jondavball
    Jondavball is offline Master
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    160
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I am looking forward to getting 'Nelson' on the road by next Easter with the intent, although unlikely, of taking him to Melrose. His body work is pretty beat up but I am hoping a hammer will fix it.

    As you can see he spent his service life in Hong Kong but I don't know when he came to Australia.

    Jonathan
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 20th May 2013, 06:09 AM #14
    123rover50's Avatar
    123rover50
    123rover50 is offline YarnMaster Supporter
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Queensland
    Posts
    3,434
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Well done Unk.

    BUT





    Keith
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 20th May 2013, 06:49 AM #15
    UncleHo's Avatar
    UncleHo
    UncleHo is offline AT REST
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    Godwin Beach Qld
    Posts
    8,688
    Total Downloaded
    0
    G'day Keith

    Haven't got around to taking pics of it yet,worked hard to get it clean enough to take to Land & Air show at "Emu Gully" near Helidon as part of the Jeep Club display,I will endeavour to get pics after I fit the radio tuning boxes back on the front wings (guards) it runs well a very different ride to a LWB quite choppy, but love it!!


    Kevin
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 20th May 2013, 08:35 AM #16
    Jondavball
    Jondavball is offline Master
    Join Date
    Nov 2010
    Location
    Canberra
    Posts
    160
    Total Downloaded
    0
    I have never driven mine as the clutch and brakes weren't working when I got it. Engine does run nicely though, or so it sounded in the 5 minutes I had it going before I started stripping him down.

    My desire for a lightweight far outweighed the practicalities of it needing to be running or the cost of replcement parts. It will turn out to be a very expensive desire and frankly I should have stuck to a standard SWB but I am sure it will be worth it in the end.

    It will be deseret coloured when its finished.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 20th May 2013, 08:42 AM #17
    incisor's Avatar
    incisor
    incisor is offline SysAdmin (Owner) Vendor
    Join Date
    Apr 2002
    Location
    Godwin Beach 4511
    Posts
    20,688
    Total Downloaded
    32.38 MB
    Quote Originally Posted by UncleHo View Post
    a very different ride to a LWB quite choppy, but love it!!
    says he who was all cramped up, on top of a hill overlooking helidon

    now you know why i like my parabolics
    2007 Discovery 3 SE7 TDV6 2.7
    2012 SZ Territory TX 2.7 TDCi

    "Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it." -- a warning from Adolf Hitler
    "If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all!" -- a wise observation by someone else
    'If everyone colludes in believing that war is the norm, nobody will recognize the imperative of peace." -- Anne Deveson
    “What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles
    "We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality.” – Ayn Rand
    "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts." Marcus Aurelius
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 20th May 2013, 09:39 PM #18
    RobHay's Avatar
    RobHay
    RobHay is offline ChatterBox
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Caboolture.Qld
    Posts
    2,382
    Total Downloaded
    0
    Oh....is that a lightweight that you have stashed up in the corner, on the right........near the road.

    I thought that you might have been wrecking a landy...
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 21st May 2013, 05:08 AM #19
    3toes
    3toes is offline Wizard
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Knaresborough North Yorkshire UK
    Posts
    1,922
    Total Downloaded
    0
    For those who are not in on this a 'file' copy photo of a light weight. These will have to do until the photos of the actual vehicle are posted.
    Attached Images Attached Images
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 21st May 2013, 05:42 AM #20
    123rover50's Avatar
    123rover50
    123rover50 is offline YarnMaster Supporter
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Queensland
    Posts
    3,434
    Total Downloaded
    0
    [QUOTE=RobHay;1915264]Oh....is that a lightweight that you have stashed up in the corner, on the right........near the road.

    I thought that you might have been wrecking a landy...[/QUOTE.

    I was going to ask Ho where you were.
    Been missing your humerous stories
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Page 2 of 8 FirstFirst 1234 ... LastLast
« 1966 2a FFR - 24v system with 12 volt starter motor - help! | double row alternator pulley? »

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules

Search AULRO.com ONLY!
 Search All the Web!