Archives for January 2010
Series IIA Owners Manual
Courtesy of errol209 on the LR4x4 forums, here is the Land Rover Series IIA/2A Owners Manual in PDF form: Series IIA Owners Manual (PDF, 6.4MB)
Bodywork Deconstruction
The last couple of days in the workshop have been spent mainly just removing bodywork from the vehicle. This can be a very time-consuming job on a vehicle of this age due to the inevitable presence of rusted bolts/fixings. Nearly every bolt we undid was corroded, and a lot of them simply sheared off after [...]
Getting the Engine Running
So the first job was to get the engine to show some signs of life. Once I knew it was healthy and a runner I could progress more with the dissasembly. I believe the engine is the original 2.25 litre, 3 main bearing, four cylinder petrol, however it appears to have had a Weber 34ICH [...]
Finally Moved In
After having had the truck for a while now, I have finally managed to get the thing into the workshop so I can get started on it. Unfortunately we have had some very heavy snow over the past week, and this delayed things slightly, but with much digging and effort we managed to pull the [...]
So it begins…
I was recently made an offer I couldn’t refuse. I enquired about an early Land Rover Series III which I had seen whilst driving home, and I was told that if I wanted it I could have it for scrap value…ie. not a lot. After about 30 seconds of thought I bought it and a [...]
