Just a quick howdy to y'all! I've really enjoyed the forum and have already learned a lot from you -- I'm in the US, in Texas but originally from Idaho in the NW US and thus the log in name, and I think there is more expertise here than any other LR forums I've seen. I've just purchased a 1973 series III SWB, 35K miles, from original owner (have owner and shop manuals, purchasing paperwork, receipts for parts replaced, etc). Rig has not been started for 9 years so I am not sure what all I'll be facing but it is rust-free below in spite of its intense Texas sunburn above! Trailered the rig home on Xmas eve. Excited about getting started on this project and am sure that I'll be back on the forum with my questions! Thx in advance and Happy New Year to all!
G'day Idaho living in Texas. I hope you enjoy the site. Lots of good helpfull people here. Hmmm...I went looking for a Yellow Rose emoticon to add here but couldn't find one.....
Looks like you go yourself a good basis for a project. I have been looking in here since I picked up my LWB 6 months ago and I have gotten some really good help and good ideas for my restoration. Not far to go for me now and I'll be looking to get a Historical registration when it's finalized.
Hope to see your progress shots soon... spent some time in Texas and really loved the place....
Thanks for the warm welcome! Very much want to get started on this project ASAP but will be working in Ethiopia all of January. More Toyota Land Cruisers there than Land Rovers but do run across some older ones every once in a while. Maybe I'll try to snag some snaps to post -- if only those vehicles could talk!
Back from HOT Ethiopia -- 45+ degrees C along the border with Sudan! Ran across a LWB ute in the city of Gondar (site of big WWII battle that ended the Italian occupation of Ethiopia). No engine but body is in fair shape even as it is covered by the doors from a minibus. Told the mechanic that I would buy it from him next year and he just laughed. Never did settle on a price...
Have gotten next to nothing done on my new rig since my return but did think that folks would enjoy this find: its equipment list, still in its original location under the trays of the front seats. 2nd image shows how much of it I was able to recover -- still pretty complete after only 37 years of sitting there!
Only fits and starts here but we're finally out of the chute. Drained the fuel tank. Goods news: it was nearly full with 10 gallons of gas; bad news: the gas sat in there for 9 years. Lots of sludge in the tank and the fuel lines. Has anyone had any luck cleaning a tank with muriatic acid followed by the POR 15 tank treatment? This rig also has the PCV system and nearly all of the elbows along this long and winding line are split and broken and will have to be replaced.
Also pulled the other filters and cleaned out the oil bath air cleaner. System seems to have worked nicely because the oil was dirty including a few bugs but I also found a little friend, a scorpion, who had somehow made it down into the oil bath! I always do my best to avoid these guys on the ground but now I find them IN the LR, ha ha!
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