Thread: Looking for Australian Owner of my Series III 109

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Hi Stone

Your vehicle is a FFR (fitted for radio), these vehicles were dual voltage having a 12Volt vehicle system and a secondary 24volt system with a large 100amp CAV alternator sitting low down on the RHS of the engine just above the engine mount. In civilian (post military) service these alternators were usually removed, as was the 24V distribution box behind the LHS front seat.

Most people find the engine lacking in power, but a member here (cookey) has recently been improving the performance of the vehicle using the original engine, he significantly improved the horse power and torque merely by fitting a properly designed extractor/header system (which he manufactures and sells) and is now working on porting the inlet and exhaust sides of the engine. (2.6 Engine Improvements, 2.6 Engine Improvements and 2.6 Engine Improvements)



He also sells disk brake conversions that can be fitted to both front and rear wheels without having to change the wheels. (Series disc brake conversion --- I did it my way)

If you're looking to replace the front door tops, I'd avoid the original leaky ones that rust and go for the made in the US "Rocky Mountain Products" door tops RMG010 http://www.parabolicsprings.com/products.html

Diana

Originally Posted by Surf109

Could anyone lend some insight as to what this tag means? ImageUploadedByTapatalk1431317251.898117.jpg

It's a Mod Plate.
It tells what modifications were done to it whilst in service. I think the info is on REMLR somewhere.
Post it up on REMLR. Someone there will point you in the right direction.

Originally Posted by Surf109

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Nobody here converts anything to LPG. I've actually got a few questions about the conversion but I see there is a section here on the forum for that so I will do some searching. Cheers!
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There were two reasons for the LPG conversions in Oz, firstly they pollute less and so are good for use in cities for things like taxis. However the main reason was that the LPG was originally excise (tax) free, so the cost of the fuel was about 1/3 the cost of petrol (gasoline). Excise is now being increased on LPG so the reason to convert is less cost efficient.

Okay I have more questions. So sorry in advance! You all have been so helpful.

Can anyone tell me what these switches do? I googled "blackout mode" and learned a bit about thats. Any ideas about the other three toggles?

And another ... what about this switch?

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

welcome mate.

I think you find you will need more than the better part of your weekend.

congratulations on your find......I spent thousands of km behind the wheel of those.....usually at an average speed of about 3kmh.....hahaha

Thanks! I wish I could buy you a beer and pick your brain on this thing. Even within the LR community here this truck is a bit of an oddity.

So Stone,
have you named the car yet?

I'd think there'd be a mob of options for an English designed Aussie built and in service car in the US!

Eg "bruce" ��

heres something to print and put on your shed wall!

http://www.remlr.com/documents/Adverts/adv1976_p3.jpg

Re the "mod" plate, they were fitted to vehicles and trailers and if a modification was deemed necessary
then it was givena number (this was done veh type by veh type as I understand it- eg no1 on a series 3 wont be same as no1 on a trailer)

When the mod was complete by workshops they defaced the corresponding number thereby marking it for quick check etc...

Anyway thats as i understand it, i believe these only started during s3 someone will pop in andcorrect me if I'm wrong I'm sure