Twice my age, crosseyed and can't hold her fluids in but ain't she sweet

G'day mark. My advice is that 'the proof is in the pudding'. You won't know until you open her up and have a bit of a captain cook.

spend some time and take the head off; that way, you can look at the condition of the bore, pistons and gasket. It's not hard to do, but you will need to torque it back down properly afterwards. It's also interesting to glean a bit of history from the internals.

I have probably almost definately missed something important here in terms of head removal, my experience in all of this is limited. It isn't as major as it sounds though.

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I had no problem getting Shannon's to insure Olute. Not too expensive.

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No one will insure my Series III :( My subaru and health cover is with HBF but they wont do it because it's too old, Shannon's wont do it because I'm too young, RAC couldn't find any old Land Rovers on their database of cars that exist, Real insurance cracked a sad because it has a Holden engine, Alianz say I'm too young also...list goes on. All I asked for was third party...for the inevitably glorious day when my beast plows through some hairdresser in a MX-5 or some ricerboy in an Excel.

Shonks, yes, I was talking about third-party property, not the injury insurance you get with your registration fees.

Last time I bought it was a few years ago but it was only a hundred bucks per year. Absolute bargain, I thought. But I am over forty, so I don't know what attitude they have to younger people. :)

Here's a link to one insurer ($151.25 per year): Third Party Car Insurance - Third Party Property Damage

I'm with Allianz. Best insurer I've ever seen. I've just called and bought this over the phone for my Series III.

I can't even get a quote from them lane - try and do an quote online and see what happens when you type in 1965 and try to select Land Rover! ;)

Quite apart from that, Allianz wont insure me for two reasons:

a) car is too old
b) driver is too young

:(

Mark, try GIO...I have Basil comprehensively insured with them...the guy didn't blink when I told him it was a 1959 series Land Rover.

Cheap to insure (but I suppose it helps that I'm old enough to NOT remember the 60's :D ).

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I can't even get a quote from them lane - try and do an quote online and see what happens when you type in 1965 and try to select Land Rover! ;)

Quite apart from that, Allianz wont insure me for two reasons:

a) car is too old
b) driver is too young

:(

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It is my mission in life to steer anyone I can away from a certain insurance company...cough cough :angel:

From:
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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/505.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/506.jpg

via some cutting, grinding and a visit by a proficient welding expert, I now have:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/507.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/508.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/509.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/510.jpg
and i'm thoroughly happy with the rear crossmember now.
There was also a few small holes in the door pillars, which have been plugged too:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/511.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/512.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...009/09/513.jpg

Today I planned to do a lot of grinding and rustproofing, but I think i'll leave it because of the dust.

So thats all the welding done, the fellow that welded it, Ben, did a remarkable job, explained how to make it easier if ever it has to be done again, and made sure there was no skimping involved, and it was done while a mutual friend (who thrashed Landies on the Snowy Mountains Scheme) was paying Ben's wage :D

Ben is also pretty good with engines and reckons all cylinders have compresion from when we hand cranked it, so recommended I look closer at sparks and leads and maybe the dizzy as well.

As for insurance, I'm going to wait till i'm 25 to get Dirty Mary registered so it'll be cheaper and I'll have a lot more brands to choose from. Means I miss out on the Stockton run in October :( but there'll be more and some time to get recovery points fitted and some road driving experience up first.

Lane, if there was $100 third party cover available in NSW, that would be awesome, but no such luck its $650 odd for both Shonky and I no matter who the CTP policy is held with.

My Corolla has been CTP'd with allianz and nrma and whilst I haven't had to test either, I think allianz was slightly easier to deal with, and sent me little stickers used to prevent windscreen cracks spreading. Its about the only thing I gained from either policy. I'll be shopping carefully when im ready to pay my money though.
Cheers,
Mark

Don't Mention GIO Mick. Us younguns may have to cry. :(

Top stuff Mark! :D Chassis will look great after a grind and a coat of GMH black! :D

Why not just chuck it on Third Party Property for now? (Thats all Ambrose has! :o)

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Don't Mention GIO Mick. Us younguns may have to cry. :(

Top stuff Mark! :D Chassis will look great after a grind and a coat of GMH black! :D

Why not just chuck it on Third Party Property for now? (Thats all Ambrose has! :o)

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yeah, GIO was the answer but, well, they suck now. The cake was a lie.

If I chuck it on third party now then i'll be rushing to get it ready for Sunday, which could well be achievable...but would put my bank balance in the red and I have some expensive weeks coming up.

I meant rather than waiting till you hit 25, but I suppose that depends when that is! When is your birthday? (goes to check FB ) :angel: