1969 Series IIA Ex Army project

G'day Jameshuelin :)


Hi, James well it is a 3/4 ton GS and from the same contract as mine and Rob Hays, mine is 4/68, Robs is 7/68 from memory,and yours is 10/68, so that was a large contract for 109 GS trucks, probably for 150 vehicles,possibly after the 68 TET offensive in SVN,the small plate is the into service plate, 23rd Oct 68, into Sth (Southern Command) @11miles, and would have been in condition 1A (new) the small PMC plate gives the body No and the type of body,19454 body 10919454 type (109) the service instruction plate give the military terms for the oils, engine SAE 40, gear/transfer EP 80w90 diffs the same,just go by what the haynes workshop manual states,(4 cylinder Landy owners bible) Haynes "Landrover 2/2a/3 4cylinder petrol normal control)catalogue No 314 :D

Is there any sign of a dipstick on the RH tank ? if not it would be a civilian tank, same except the D/stick, I have a gallon dipstick in one tank and a litre one in the other,10 gallons=45 litres:) the difference in drain bungs would be that one has been repaired possibly with a sump or diff plug in place of the large bung, the tube coming from the O/drive is a rather quaint oil breather useing a fuel filter bowl:) (good way to carry a spare fuel pump bowl and gasket) ;) the freewheel hubs are AVM metal ones the same as mine but that wheel is later Series 3 109 (AYG-81080 with the large stud holes and the ridge around the holes, wrong type for a 2a as the nuts do not go on far enough on the shorter & smaller 2a studs I also note that it has extractors fitted, similar to mine, so it may also have had them fitted whilst in service as ther was at one stage a lack of exhaust manifolds available in Aust, and locally built extractors were fitted, I have seen some 20+ ex army 2a fitted with them, so it could have been a local(base w/shop) procurement item.

hope that is of help


cheers

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Originally Posted by UncleHo

G'day Jameshuelin :)


Hi, James well it is a 3/4 ton GS and from the same contract as mine and Rob Hays, mine is 4/68, Robs is 7/68 from memory,and yours is 10/68, so that was a large contract for 109 GS trucks, probably for 150 vehicles,possibly after the 68 TET offensive in SVN,

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Mine's in the same contract too. 172-404

Hi guys
thanks very much for the feedback, i'll give the cleaning another crack over the weekend.
And also thanks for the threads on the dipsticks!
Uncleho
do you know where i might find the haynes workshop manual? i have the original owners manual up in cairns but i suspect it will not be of great use.
also do you think it will matter much with the series 3 rims? it has 2 series IIA rims 2 series III rims and t more IIA rims spare.
And with the extractors, you might be able to tell if mine or yours were from the start is that mine run through the rear PTO holes in the chassis with muffler between the rear 2 xmembers.
thanks once again for the great help fellas!
James

G'day Jameshuelin :)

You maybe able to get a Haynes from British Off Road at Forest Glen near Nambour,Paxton would be able to tell you,and or order one for you, if not try the Caboolture Sunday Markets as there is a bloke there that specialises in 2nd hand motor manuals, or you maybe able to get one from Evil bay or one of the city motor bookshops, but I think I saw a series haynes up at BOR when I was there last week,won't be going up until next week to get some tailgate struts for the Rangie :)

the exhaust comes from the extractors,down under the front chassis rail, then up over the next one by the gearbox, then through the PTO holes and then across at the rear with the muffler,as per original, (but mine has the muffler in the centre between the X-members) then out on the right rear, same as original


BTW. James, your vehicle's army rego No was 174-246 date of disposal at Brisbane auction,it was noted as spotted in 2008 alive but in need of work.



G'day Korg20000bc ;)

My GS is 172-484 :D

Hi mate
thanks again, i might swing by british offroad on saturday if i can.
cheers
James
P.S. how do you know the info about the sighting of my car :D andis there any more, i.e. owner location etc? thanks again

g'day Jameshuelin :)

I got that info from the REMLR.com (Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers) it is in the army registration numbers section, where the vehicles ARN's are listed by chassis no. ( that sighting was noted by a member in 08 and was passed on to the administrator for inclusion with the rego no) that is why somebody recommended that you join REMLR :) it is a free website and the REMLR forum is hosted by AULRO, where the members chat the same as here, you will see the REMLR forum in the forums list on the front page of this forum.


cheers

ohk
sounds great
i'll do that
thanks once again
James

Hello once again,
I'm sure using up all my questions, but this one's fairly important.
To do with roadworthy
my car has no seatbelts, but technically has 11 seat positions, it has been unregistered since 2006, at that time i t was registered with 3 seats.
Is there any chance i can register it with 11 seats, and also with no canopy or door tops? (just windscreen) manufacture 10-68
i'm really stumped on this one and is quite a large problem.
cheers once again :p
James

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Hi guys
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Uncleho
do you know where i might find the haynes workshop manual? i have the original owners manual up in cairns but i suspect it will not be of great use.
also do you think it will matter much with the series 3 rims? it has 2 series IIA rims 2 series III rims and t more IIA rims spare.
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James

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James

I'm assuming when you suggest SIII rims and SIIa rims you are talking about the late SIII rims with the raised band around the PCD?

So long as the rims are the same width and offset, it makes no difference.

On the reference manuals, the Haynes books are merely summaries of the OEM manuals with a few added images. I prefer the real thing which are available from the bay or on CD from Dave's interesting things on this site.