Thread: SERIES 111 SWB

Wow, nice buy. She looks pretty good, nice and straight and original even. 1500km drive in a shorty! how did that go? has it been soundproofed a little? You'll have to post some more pics so we can see all round/inside

nice find!

Here a few more pics. The top has been put back on her now just had to put new seals in windscreen and check for rust. So far I have removed floor and cleaned chassis and applied a protective coating all over it to give her a few more years. slowly going all over it and adding a few mods with out ruining the original aspect of the series 111. Plans are to go back to the original drive hubs, going for wider tyres, electronic ignition and so on.
The car is for my daughter who will get her license in a couple of years (but till then its mine) so will try to give it that tuff shorty look .I have installed a stereo in it which works brilliant in a little cab. Oh and a radiator for it as it has a series2a one and its starting to leak and have been told that the new radiators you buy today aren't as good as the rigidig ones.

Looks like a good buy. I would not be inclined to fit wider tyres - they will give no practical advantage, and will make the steering heavier. May also increase fuel consumption, although tread style is more important than width for this.

Larger diameter tyres may be an advantage (effectively higher gearing), but watch speedo calibration. Original tyres would probably have been 6.50x16, but may have optionally had 7.50x16 or 7.00x16. Check the rim widths - 7.50 (is that what it has?) should have 5.5 (lwb) rims and a lwb speedo. 7.00 is the widest advised for the standard 5" rims.

John

So true. Thanks for that I will check what size rims I have. Curious now. Larger diameter might Be a better option.
Any one have ideas on electronic ignition, is it the norm to replace the whole distributor or just replace the internals
Cheers

Originally Posted by ADAMSY

<snip> .... Oh and a radiator for it as it has a series2a one and its starting to leak and have been told that the new radiators you buy today aren't as good as the rigidig ones.

Nice little shorty.

Australian spec radiators were 4 row core, which was the diesel spec in the UK. UK spec for petrol were only 3 row cores, so didn't cope as well with our Aussie heat as as the 4 row ones. Many of the cheapie Landy radiators you can buy are 3 row core.

Also, aluminium cores are more efficient heat exchangers, but they don't last as long as the copper or brass core.

My advice would be to get a dead one of the round top SIII radiators and have it re-cored with an Aussie made 4 row core.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Looks like a good buy. I would not be inclined to fit wider tyres - they will give no practical advantage, and will make the steering heavier. May also increase fuel consumption, although tread style is more important than width for this.

Larger diameter tyres may be an advantage (effectively higher gearing), but watch speedo calibration. Original tyres would probably have been 6.50x16, but may have optionally had 7.50x16 or 7.00x16. Check the rim widths - 7.50 (is that what it has?) should have 5.5 (lwb) <Part Number 272309 or 569690 and various later ones which have a rib around the PCD and the size stamped in the rim> rims and a lwb speedo. 7.00 is the widest advised for the standard 5" rims <Part number 231601>.

John

The part number should be stamped on the rim.

The original 5" rims on the early SIII 88" were the same as those on the S1 and SII/SIIA.

Normal wheels and tyres on a Series III 88" were 5.00F x 16 wheels and 6.00 x 16 x 6 ply tyres. At Leyland T&B Brisbane we regularly changed them at predelivery for the 109" equipment, 5.50F x 16 wheels and 7.50 x 16 x 6 ply tyres.

Check that little car thoroughly for rust. The tyres in the photo were often fitted for sand use.