Thread: DISSION TIME

Remove the old lines as carefully as you can to keep the length that is needed, along with the flare fittings and take them into ABS or a similar brake repair place.
They can make you a line while you wait and your out of their place in well under a hour.

The reason the lines were disconnected probably means the master and wheel cylinders need repairing or replacing.

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If the vehicle has been operated seriously without service brakes as yoou indicate, then there are probably other examples of seriously neglected maintenance - worn swivel bearings, tie rod ends, spring bushes etc. While none of these, nor the brakes are either difficult or particularly expensive to restore, they add up! However, provided the chassis and bulkhead are free of serious rust, as a project it is almost certainly viable.

Parts are available, although some are expensive and/or hard to find, and the end result is likely to be rewarding. I suggest read all you can of the Series pages here, just so you get a good idea of what you would be taking on.

It is unlikely that the real value of the vehicle is much above scrap value except perhaps as parts, unless it is a special or rare model.

Hope this helps,

John

Theres a few ways you can go to get the brakes sorted, Go see you local brake specialist take what is left of your old brake lines and get new ones made up, more then likely you will need the master cylinder over hauled too along with new flexiable brake lines as well as getting all 6 wheel cylinders over hauled or replaced. that's at a guess would be around $400 to $600 depending where you go.
Or you can try ordering throu one of the Land Rover stockest that specialise in series one's parts, you can buy just about every thing new but at a price heres a kit thou its for a 88" for example Automec Copper Brake Pipe Set Kit Land Rover Series 1 8 | eBay

New series 1 LWB master cylinders are very hard to come by and go for a lot of $$$

Be worth while to check out your brake shoes and drums as well while your at it.

Any ways keep us all posted on your progress and a few pics would be great to see too

Thankyou for that Arthur it is a good starting point.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

If the vehicle has been operated seriously without service brakes as yoou indicate, then there are probably other examples of seriously neglected maintenance - worn swivel bearings, tie rod ends, spring bushes etc. While none of these, nor the brakes are either difficult or particularly expensive to restore, they add up! However, provided the chassis and bulkhead are free of serious rust, as a project it is almost certainly viable.

Parts are available, although some are expensive and/or hard to find, and the end result is likely to be rewarding. I suggest read all you can of the Series pages here, just so you get a good idea of what you would be taking on.

It is unlikely that the real value of the vehicle is much above scrap value except perhaps as parts, unless it is a special or rare model.

Hope this helps,

John

Yes John thanks for that info it is something to think about how much work do you do on an old car.
Gouldy1

Originally Posted by Lost Landy

Theres a few ways you can go to get the brakes sorted, Go see you local brake specialist take what is left of your old brake lines and get new ones made up, more then likely you will need the master cylinder over hauled too along with new flexiable brake lines as well as getting all 6 wheel cylinders over hauled or replaced. that's at a guess would be around $400 to $600 depending where you go.
Or you can try ordering throu one of the Land Rover stockest that specialise in series one's parts, you can buy just about every thing new but at a price heres a kit thou its for a 88" for example Automec Copper Brake Pipe Set Kit Land Rover Series 1 8 | eBay

New series 1 LWB master cylinders are very hard to come by and go for a lot of $$$

Be worth while to check out your brake shoes and drums as well while your at it.

Any ways keep us all posted on your progress and a few pics would be great to see too

Thanks for that info much appreciated , i will try to get some pictures up soon.
gouldy1

hi good to see another landy coming out of the shed lost landy is not far off the mark welcome the site jim

Originally Posted by russellrovers

hi good to see another landy coming out of the shed lost landy is not far off the mark welcome the site jim

Thankyou for that where are you located at you might be the man to speak to.
Gouldy1