Thread: And so the restoration begins...

Originally Posted by Landy Smurf

It is really good and I think it will run.
It is very complete and has some really good parts on it.
As stated before the centre horn is a bugger to get but depends how original you want it, you could put a horn button on the side of the steering column.

the button itself works. just no badge on it I guess. hoping I can get it fired up in the coming week. then time to check on brakes!


any of you canberrans wanna come by and have a squizz feel free. need all the help i get! lol

Nice original car, good find. Its pretty straight with just a few battle scars from its past life. Be carefull when repairing the horn button as drifter said they are rare to find but he left out the expensive part.(ebay and credit cards are a nessary evil) The center is attached to a tube and clamped at the bottom of the steering box inside the engine bay. Also look after the tail lights ,nice to have the originals, lens can be found.
We will all be watching to so how bad the landroveritis gets.

Cheers Steve

Thank you. yes, was told they had original tail lights etc.


what does the little switch under the horn button do?

also, I may as well get new battery cables but where do I hook them up to?

Originally Posted by klonk

Nice original car, good find. Its pretty straight with just a few battle scars from its past life. Be carefull when repairing the horn button as drifter said they are rare to find but he left out the expensive part.(ebay and credit cards are a nessary evil) The center is attached to a tube and clamped at the bottom of the steering box inside the engine bay. Also look after the tail lights ,nice to have the originals, lens can be found.
We will all be watching to so how bad the landroveritis gets.

Cheers Steve

hi very nice the little switch is the high and low beam good find

There we go. Another random switch whose purpose I didnt know ticked off the list!

Remember that starter switch under the dash?

Check it out in the engine bay side of things. It should have 2 big fat wires on it - one going to the starter motor and one going to the battery.

The other battery wire goes to a bolt on either the battery frame or the chassis which also has a cable that connects the earth to the engine.

you can find youre engine number on the block at the front running down alongside the exhaust manifold.
ill dig oot a link to parts and workshop pdfs in a bit
a bit older than mine ....{55}

must gets..........elastroplast , crc, whitworth spanners{check under the pasanger seat}..tetanus booster,more crc ,more elastroplast, zip lock bags and marker to name each bolt\bit removed
{if you have children you might need to pop into a sex shop and get a ball gag}
regards mark
Series I Manuals | Carolina Rover Owners Club

Once again thank you! I'll have a look at the cable tomorrow.

and no, no children so I think I'm alright for now. hahaha. Will look for engine number tomorrow then post it up. still unsure whether 1600 or 2000