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Steve and Martin
with the REVS
Restore SIII looking
dapper at the Royal
Automobile Club
Scrubbing up
know what you’re thinking – who on
earth are these dapper gentlemen I see
before me? Believe it or not, that’s LRM’s
Associate Publisher, Steve Miller, and I at
the Royal Automobile Club – it’s just hard
to tell it’s us because we’re wearing suits.
The reason for the unusual attire is
that we were kindly invited to London to
see the REVS Restore Series III on
display at the RAC’s rotunda in its
prestigious building; an honour that’s usually
reserved for far more exotic and expensive
machinery. It was a fantastic evening and all part
of the humble 109in’s amazing story that we’ve
been covering in Land Rover Monthly – you can
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rebuild on page 66.
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34 Young at heart
A meticulously rebuilt Series IIA blends
classic looks with Ford EcoBoost power

42 Wish you were here?

LRM takes on Cumbria’s best greenlanes,
including the epic Gatescarth Pass

66 Stanley lives again

The REVS Restore Series III nears
completion and goes on a special trip

CL ASSICS
50 Where there’s smoke...
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92 Spring time
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98 Skin care
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VEHICLES IN THIS ISSUE:

34 1967 SERIES IIA TRUCK CAB
42 DISCOVERY 2, DEFENDER 90
50 1955 SERIES I FIRE ENGINE
56 1950 SERIES I 80IN,
1977 SERIES III 88IN HARD TOP,
1998 DEFENDER 110 300Tdi CSW
66 1975 SERIES III 109IN
76 1959 SERIES II 88IN
78 2021 DISCOVERY SPORT D200
80 1978 SERIES III 109IN SW
84 2008 FREELANDER 2
92 ALL DEFENDER MODELS
98 CLASSIC RANGE ROVER
114 2004 DEFENDER 110 CREW CAB

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Even novice drivers
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Defender Rally Series
Defender Rally Series launches biggest
and most competitive season yet
DEFENDER (not Land Rover…) has revealed
a bold new livery and the driver line-up for
the 2024 Rally Series UK. Each of the
specially prepared Defender 90s in this
year’s championship will feature a
distinctive version of the exterior design,
with a signature colour chosen by the
teams. The seven-event season comprises
gravel and hill rallies in Wales, Scotland,
2024 Defender Rally Series UK Championship Calendar
Round 2 Rally Nuts Severn Valley Stages, Builth Wells
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JLR drops
agency model
JAGUAR Land Rover has dropped
plans to switch its dealers to an
agency model – instead it will
oversee the buying process and
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vehicle sold. It is the same
traditional franchised sales format
that JLR currently employs, but the
company intends to make tweaks by
providing ‘elevated concierge levels
of client care’.
JLR announced its plans to switch
to controversial agency sales a year
ago alongside showroom changes
that would see a move to a ‘House
of Brands’ ethos with Defender,
Discovery, Jaguar and Range Rover
having their own identities and
marketing strategies. These plans
still stand – for now – and it’s been
reported that dealer partners have
welcomed the decision, praising JLR
for reacting to changing conditions
in the UK automotive retail market.
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New Fusilier offers two
electric powertrain
options to ‘meet global
consumer needs’
New smaller Ineos
WHILE Land Rover (or should that be
Defender, Discovery, Jaguar and Range
Rover) is deliberating how to retail its
models and what a ‘House of Brands’
might look like, Ineos Automotive has
been busy announcing a new smaller,
all-electric model, the Fusilier.
The more compact 4x4 will offer two
powertrain options, one all-electric and the
other a low-emission range-extender
option, comprising a small petrol engine
that powers a generator to maintain the
Vintage Tyres helps
Avon to live on
FOLLOWING the closure of Avon
Tyres’ Melksham factory, Vintage
Tyres has announced it will continue
to produce some Avon tyre lines,
including the Traction Mileage and
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the battery’s charge level when external
charging isn’t available. Further powertrain
details and launch timings are expected by
autumn 2024.
Despite adopting electric powertrains,
Ineos insists that the Fusilier will still offer
the same ‘world-class’ on- and off-road
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remains public cynicism about how EVs
cope away from tarmac. The Fusilier sits
on a bespoke platform and is shorter and
lower than the Grenadier.
EU-based factory, although there may
be a short disruption to supply while the
production ramps up. The company
promises that every type of Avon tyre it
previously sold (not just for Land
Rovers) will continue to be available in
the future.
This is good news for anyone who
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rubber for their old Land Rover – call
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Range Rover and
Discovery models
make a warranty
firm’s top 10 of most
unreliable used cars
IT’SăÒŌ·Ý§òƔÝÒŁăĬòăăï§Ħ§ú§òŁĝÝĝăÒ
more than 200,000 warranties over an
eight-year period, the Range Rover is
the second most likely to experience
problems, while the Discovery
languishes in eighth position.
Whilst the now defunct Chrysler
Voyager was the UK’s most
problematic car, the average claim
cost for Range Rovers was the
highest, standing at £6165, coupled
with an ‘above-average frequency’ in
the number of repairs needed.
The data – compiled by warranty
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at claims numbers from policyholders
between January 2016 and December
2023 – combined all Range Rover
models into one group, so accounts for
the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport
and Evoque.
The cars included in the lists were
between three and 15-years old.
However, the data did not include the
number of warranty claims per car –
Car Dealer, which originally reported
this story, has requested that
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bar being installed on the roof. (registration R*** BAC). The
Sadly, however, the person intention was to sell it after the
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owner) did not have any that I ended up selling the
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of the car? Would Land Rover £800 a year, so the intention is
keep Special Purpose Vehicle to keep using it. However, since
records? Is there anywhere else 2015 I no longer used it as my
we could try? main vehicle due to a change in
Looking forward to hearing jobs which involved a lot of
from you – I’m a massive fan of travel, the relatively low miles
the magazine. The March to the gallon it delivers and the
issue’s Defender buying guide cost of fuel! It now tends to be
was incredibly helpful. our weekend vehicle of choice.
Luke Breenƶ Earlier this year I started to
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All set for another adventure:

Richard Neild’s very cool 110

Greg, Jack and Charlotte Charles

at Danby Beacon in their smart D4

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This pic of Defenders Brutus and Dennis taking in the
Coniston sunset was sent in by Ed Young

LRM’s own Brett Fraser spotted this cool Series I

(and Range Rover Sport) in Healesville, Victoria
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Family outing – Liam Eyre’s smart Freelander 2 and Marc Spring’s Wolf TUL 90
his dad’s very tidy Discovery 1 and 6x6 Perentie in the
High Country, Australia

Paul Garrett’s 2011 Hi-Cap

helps with his job of
environmental monitoring

Petar Dimitrov’s Discovery 2 high in

the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria

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SPRING PRODUCT SHOWCASE
Autoglym Car Care
With spring’s arrival, now is
the right time to spruce up
your Land Rover’s exterior
for that perfect showroom
ŌúÝĝÙƚĬĦăÓòŁùƴĝĦĻăúÄĻ
exterior car care products
are designed to do just that…
Autoglym Ceramic Wash & Protect
RRP: £24.99 CONTACT: autoglym.com
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Autoglym Advanced All Wheel Cleaner
RRP: £19.99 for 1-litre spray CONTACT: autoglym.com
Autoglym Advanced All
Wheel Cleaner safely and
effectively removes
contaminants from all
lacquered wheel types. It
contains active ingredients
that react with any
ingrained metal particles
and lifts them from the
surface so they can be
easily rinsed away.
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Inverter
Welder
PRICE: £179.98
CONTACT:
machinemart.co.uk
The Clarke IMIG100NG
is a great all-rounder for
the workshop producing
quality welds, with or without gas.
Weighing in at only
5.85kg and priced
at just £149.98
ex. VAT, the
IMIG100NG
Inverter Welder
is a very handy piece
of kit to have around the
workshop, especially when
body panels need repairing or the rear inner door shuts need
attention to get you through your MOT.
When repairing visible panels like these, discreet welds are
crucial for a complete job. An inverter welder uses less power
than a traditional MIG Welder and delivers a higher standard
ăÒĻÄò½ùħúÝúÓòÄĝĝĖÄĻăĖï§ú½§·òħúÄĖŌúÝĝÙƕÄĺÄĖŁĦÝùÄƚ
Because they need less power to run, inverter welders have a
longer lifespan than traditional welders. RRP £179.98
To get hold of yours, visit your local store, call or order
online from machinemart.co.uk
Tredz windscreen steps
PRICE: £226.80 CONTACT: empiretuning.co.uk
ENHANCE the accessibility to the front of your Defender’s
roof rack and roof tent effortlessly with TREDZ, from
Empire Tuning.
Stop perching on the edge of your windscreen or denting
your bonnet while setting up your roof tent. TREDZ give the
perfect boost up to reach your roof without breaking anything
on the front of your Defender.
Use them as an extra tie down location, or the perfect place
to stow your winch hook above the waterline while wading.
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mud and grit do not phase them, with no anodising to scratch
or cast aluminium to corrode. They’re built to be tough,
rugged, and practical, just like your Land Rover.
There is method in the material too. These have been
engineered with load in mind, and then completely tested to
destruction, withstanding over 3200kg of downward
pressure. They’ll certainly outperform the bulkhead! Look at
our tech specs too.
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Whichever you prefer! They’re
also available in gloss black and
gloss red. Supplied as a pair,
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ĝÄòÒƪ§½ÙÄĝÝĺÄúÄăēĖÄúÄÓ§ĝïÄĦĝ
to seal your bulkhead at the
same time.
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PRODUCTS

HERITAGE BADGE
AND MOUNT
£120 Contact: masai4x4.com

Celebrate Land Rover’s Series and classic

WHEEL NUT EXTRACTOR
£20.40 Contact: lasertools.co.uk
If the wheel nuts on your Freelander or
Range Rover Evoque have seen better days
and have been chewed up by the rattle guns
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has a protective sleeve to avoid damage to
alloy wheels and a spiral thread to grip the
nut. Three sizes are available, with the
largest, 21mm (part no. 8766), being suitable
for the Land Rovers listed.
Defender heritage with this heritage badge.
Measuring 153 x 63 x 13mm, the badge has
ĦĻăŌŀÝúÓÙăòÄĝ§òòăĻÝúÓÝĦĦă¶ÄŌĦĦĽĦă
grilles or body panels. The badge is cast
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¶ĖĬĝÙĽƪŌúÝĝÙĝÝòĺÄĖƕĻÙÝòÄĦÙÄùăĬúĦÝĝ
constructed from matte black plastic.
INTERIOR TRIM PANELS
From £72 Contact: mudstuff.co.uk
If the interior trim of your classic Defender is
a bit battered, bin it and restore its good
looks with this new replacement trim. Made
from thermoformed polypropylene sheet
·§ēēĽĻÝĦÙ§ĝăÒĦƪĦăĬ·ÙŌúÝĝÙĦăùÝĖĖăĖĦÙÄ
look and feel of the original panels, the
colour is a darker colour, closer to the
Granite Grey found on the later models
(check the website for the colour
difference). Of course, you could just opt for
a complete new set and make savings on
buying them individually.

MIRROR ARMS WITH

PUDDLE LIGHTS
£280 Contact: optimill-uk.com
The latest incarnation of machined
aerospace-grade aluminium mirror arms are
ŌĦĦĽĻÝĦÙ§ĝħòĽĖăĻăÒM"ĝĦăÝòòĬùÝú§ĦÄ
the ground when entering and leaving your
classic Defender. They’re best used on
ÄÒÄú½ÄĖĝŌĦĦĽĻÝĦÙĖÄùăĦÄòă·ïÝúÓƩŁăĬ
wire them to the interior light circuit so when
you blip the plipper the puddle lamps will
light the ground. They’re 20mm longer than
standard, allowing you a better view of the
road behind.
RUGGED TERRAIN TYRE
From £170 Contact: 4site4x4tyres.co.uk
Slightly chunkier than a normal all-terrain
tyre, the Falken Wildpeak R/T 01 will be of
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more frequently than before. It has a hybrid
tread design incorporating the best of A/T
and M/T patterns, rugged sidewalls and
outstanding mileage. It’s a Professional
Off-Road (POR) tyre and it’s available for
17-inch and larger wheel sizes.

SWEEPING INDICATORS
DASHBOARD TOP PANEL £63.62 Contact: brookwell.co.uk
£930 Contact: exmoortrim.co.uk
Dynamic sweeping, or scrolling, indicators
A working Defender tends to be adapted for its intended use, even if that means drilling ĝÄÄùĦă¶Ä§òòĦÙÄĖ§ÓÄƩ§ú½ŁăĬ·§ú§½½
ÙăòÄĝÝúĦăĦÙĽ§ĝÙĦăŌĦ§··ÄĝĝăĖÝÄĝƩ§ú½ÄŀēăĝĬĖÄĦăĝĬúòÝÓÙĦ·§ú·§ĬĝÄÝĦĦă·Ė§·ïƚ some to your Defender L663. The units are
This dashboard top panel is a straight replacement for the standard one and uses ħĝŁĦăŌĦ§ú½Ù§ĺÄĝùăïĽŌúÝĝÙòÄúĝÄĝĦă
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Land Rover you look at every time you drive it, why put up with a shabby one? LEDs sweep from top to bottom and the
units are E-marked so are fully road-legal.

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JUMP STARTER
AND TYRE INFLATOR DEFENDER WINCH BUMPER
£143.94 Contact: sealey.co.uk £1980 Contact: novawinch.uk

A real jack-of-all-trades, this compact unit
includes a power-pack capable of
jump-starting any factory Land Rover
engine (600A – up to 5.0-litre diesel), a tyre
Ýúō§ĦăĖĻÝĦÙ§ù§ŀÝùĬùēĖÄĝĝĬĖÄăÒŕŖŔēĝÝƕ
USB and USB-C outlets and LED torch. It’s
an emergency tool which cold prove
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Made in two sections – the reinforced front crossmember mount and the front
bumper section, – the Defender L663 winch bumper has been carefully designed to
incorporate crash and parking sensors, radar and cameras without any issues. A 3D
scan of the vehicle was made to get this right and the bumper is designed to take
most standard winch mounts. As standard, it comes with driving lights and fog
òÝÓÙĦĝƕ§ú½ŁăĬ·§úĬēÓĖ§½ÄĦăÝú·òĬ½Ä§Văĺ§ĻÝú·ÙyĦÝúÓÄĖŕŖƕŔŔŔò¶ĻÝú·ÙĻÝĦÙ
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QUICK STEERING
DROP ARM
£120 Contact: Britpart stockists

If you want to increase the speed of your

TT-SCALE SERIES II
£7.95ăúĦ§·ĦƔăŀÒăĖ½½ÝÄ·§ĝĦƚ·ăƚĬï
ÙĽÄù§ú½ÒăĖĝ·§òÄƦŕƔŕŖŔƧùă½ÄòĝÙ§ĝ
been increasing since Hornby reintroduced
ĦĖ§ÝúĝĦăĦÙÄÙ㶶Łù§ĖïÄĦÝúŖŔŖŖƚÙÝĝ
bronze green Series II soft top follows in the
tracks (no pun intended) of the British
r§ÝòĻ§ŁĝƪòÝĺÄĖÝĽŕŔŝÝú§ú½ĻÝòòÙÄòēŁăĬ
build a more realistic railway layout. Or you
could just display it on your shelf – it
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ROLL CAGE
ACCESSORY CLAMP
£59.99 Contact: rst-landrovers.co.uk
Suitable for attaching accessories to Safety
Devices roll cages and any cage that uses
ŘřùùĦĬ¶ÝúÓƕĦÙÝĝ§úă½ÝĝĽĦĻăƪēÝÄ·Ä
clamp securely clamps to the bar using M8
bolts. Rubber inserts protect the bar and the
heavy-duty design will handle heavier loads,
such as roof tents, with ease.
classic Defender’s steering, this steering
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½ĻÄĝĦĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓ¶ăŀÄĝ§ú½ÝĝòăúÓÄĖĦÙ§ú
standard, so it will move the wheels more for
fewer turns of the steering wheel. It’s
designed for on-road use as well as trialling,
but isn’t really suitable for racers or those
with oversize tyres. It won’t improve
steering lock and lock stops should be
correctly adjusted

SOUND-DEADENING
SQUARES
£145ăúĦ§·ĦƔùùƪŘŀŘƚ·ăù

ÙÄĝÄŘřśùùĝĕĬ§ĖÄēÝÄ·ÄĝăÒ CALIPER REPAIR KIT

Dynamat sound-deadening
material are a convenient size to
work with when reducing the din in
your Land Rover. They feature a
mouldable aluminium layer and
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stop resonance and vibrations and
reduce buzzes and rattles.
L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
£40 Contact: Britpart stockists
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it seems daft to bin the big chunks of metal
when all it needs are new seals and pistons.
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PRODUCTS

MODULAR ROOF RACK

From £1129.20 Contact: devon4x4.com
Rival’s new range of modular roof racks
allows it to be compatible with any
accessory you like. Featuring an aluminium
platform, and holders and brackets made
from aluminium and stainless steel, the
roof rack has a static load capacity of
360kg (check manual for your model’s
dynamic load), has a top and bottom T-slot
for attaching accessories and a matt
black coating.
DUAL-COLOUR LANTERN
£185 Contact: 4x4obsession.co.uk
This stylish lantern from Stedi gives an
adjustable bright white light for working and
§òÄĝĝ¶ĖÝÓÙĦ§ù¶ÄĖòÝÓÙĦÒăĖĖÄò§ŀÝúÓƩĦÙÄ
colour is less likely to attract unwanted
insects. It’s weatherproof to IPX5 has a
maximum output of 600 lumens and will run
for up to 23 hours on low power with the
white light, or a whopping 237 hours on
amber. It’s USB rechargeable and
can be used as a power bank.
CAMPING DUVET
From £70.99 Contact: outwell.com
Not everyone likes using a sleeping bag
when camping, and if you’re in a roof tent, a
duvet makes more sense anyway. The
Constellation Duvet Lux has a super-soft
ăĬĦÄĖ§ú½ĦÙÄ;ĝăŌòòŌòòÝúÓÓÝĺÄĝĝĬēÄĖÝăĖ
warmth. It can be washed at up to 60°C and
comes in a bag with compression straps to
reduce bulk.

BRAAI GRID COVER
From £17 Contact: lrsoffroad.co.uk
No matter how well you clean it, you never
seem to remove all the grease from a braai
or barbecue grill. This large ripstop bag
allows you to store it away from other items
once you’ve cleaned and dried it. The large
size is 580 x 450 x 40mm allowing you to
also store cooking utensils with it, and
ÝĦÙ§ĝ§ēă·ïÄĦÒăĖŌĖÄòÝÓÙĦÄĖĝƚ
SHACKLE HOLDER
From £15.00 Contact: gigglepin4x4.net
How often have you scrabbled around in a
box, locker or drawer looking for a shackle
to attach a rope to your Land Rover? This
3D-printed Shackle Safe can be screwed
ăĖ¶ăòĦĽĦăō§ĦĝĬĖÒ§·ÄĝăĖ§ĦĦ§·ÙĽĦă§
roll cage, and the spring mechanism keeps
the shackle in place. Available in three sizes
for 2-tonne, 3.25t and 4.75t shackles,
the holder can quickly be dismantled
for cleaning.
PURIFIER JERRYCAN
£299.99 Contact: iconlifesaver.com
LifeSaver has expanded its offering of water
purifying jerrycans with the introduction of a
black version. The jerrycan holds up to 18.5
litres of water at any time and removes 99.9
per cent of viruses, bacteria and cysts from
water, allowing you to drink safe water
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of purifying 20,000 litres of water and the
jerrycan is also available in blue (pictured),
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will work with you Land rover.

BELL TENT
£1192.99 Contact: robens.de

Sleeping up to six, the Settler Field tent from

Robens has curtain-backed huge front windows
and mesh side panels allowing you to be at one
with your surroundings. The groundsheet unzips
ĦăĦÙÄ·ÄúĦĖÄÝÒŁăĬÒ§ú·ŁŌĦĦÝúÓ§ĝĦăĺÄƕ§ú½§
stovepipe port/chimney protector is available as
an accessory, so you’ll be able to stay cosy even
into the cooler weather. Its shape means you
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withstand gusts of 133mph.
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FREE-WHEELING HUB
SERVICE KIT
£36.07 Contact: ribblevalley4x4.com
When was the last time you serviced your
AVM free-wheeling hubs? These sets
include everything you need to give your
hubs a once-over, including replacement
tapered screws which will soon let you know
if you forgot to slather them with copper
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8274 PAWL UPGRADES
From £10 Contact: gigglepin4x4.net
The brake on the classic Warn 8274 winch is
a fairly simple piece of engineering, but that
doesn’t mean it can’t be improved. The
ħĝŁƪĦăƪŌĦúŁòăúÄŀĦĖÄùÄƪ½ĬĦŁ¶Ė§ïÄē§Ļò
cap prevents premature spring wear by
reducing metal-to-metal contact. And if
you’re winching at high speeds, the brake
pawl can over-rotate – the pawl stop
(£16.80) bolts to the casing and stops that
from happening.
LT230
GASKET AND
FLANGE KIT
£180 Contact:
Britpart stockists
Rebuilding an LT230
transfer ’box? This
new kit (part no.
DA3205) includes all
you need, including
bearings, seals,
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CROSSOVER TYRE
From £125 Contact: 4site4x4tyres.co.uk
The second of Falken’s new releases, the
Wildpeak A/T Trail is more of a road-biased
all-terrain for those who spend most of the
time on-road and only occasionally venture
off-tarmac. They’re all-weather tyres and
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symbol indicating that they’re winter-ready,
while the chunky sidewalls will shrug off
kerb rash around town. Designed for SUVs,
sizes start with 215/65 R16 – Freelander 1
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WINCH CHOCK
£420 Contact: novawinch.uk
If you’ve ever had to winch recover another
vehicle, you may have sat in your Land Rover
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prevent you from dragging yourself towards
them. These winch chocks are designed to
work on all surfaces and have teeth to grip
the ground, while chains are provided to
attach to the front bumper to prevent the
wheel riding up and over the chock.
LIGHT COVER PANELS
£23.94 Contact: yrmit.co.uk
Land Rover rear tubs are fairly resilient, but
the panels in the rear lights and electrics can
be vulnerable when stuff moves about. They
should be covered by a panel, but many get
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that’s a fate that has befallen your Defender,
these replacement panels (part numbers
471 and 472) will beef up the protection.
Similar panels are also available for Series
Land Rovers.
RECIPROCATING
AIR SAW
£289.56 Contact: lasertools.co.uk
With two speeds you’ll be able to select the
appropriate speed to extend blade lifespan
with this reciprocating air saw (part no.
8788). It has a low-vibration design,
reducing user fatigue, rear exhaust with low
noise and 5000 strokes per minute. It takes
standard air saw blades and 150mm
reciprocating saw blades.
CORRECTION
Last issue we said that the Clarke
1000A jump start was available from
Britpart stockists, and while some may
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them at machinemart.co.uk. We
apologise for the error, and would take
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don’t reckon we’d get much for them.
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Ruination of the
Range Rover?
ORE or less
since the day it
was launched
in 1970, the
original Range
Rover was a
very desirable
thing to own.
Whether you
were royalty,
an aristocratic blue blood, a rock star, a
successful businessman, or an ordinary
hardworking man or woman, everyone
wanted one.
Even if it meant buying an older model
and making it look younger than it really
was, as I seem to recall Quentin Willson
once recommending in an episode of Top
Gear. Having just re-read that last
sentence, I thought I’d better check that
my memory isn’t failing me and yes, go
online and have a look at Top Gear 1991,
season 14, episode 12, to discover all you’ll
ever need to know about how the Range
Rover was perceived back in the day.
But not anymore, according to the Daily
Telegraph, which has declared that owning
a modern Range Rover ‘has become a bit
tacky’ and that only the really rich can
afford one. There are a lot on the road
nowadays – 415,000 in the UK comprising
all four models, compared with just 50,000
at the turn of the century, all of which were
either classic or P38A models.
The Daily Telegraph has suggested that
while the full-fat Range Rover has become
inexorably more expensive, the
introduction of cheaper siblings – the
Sport, the Evoque, and then the Velar – has
diluted the Range Rover brand’s perceived
exclusivity. Possibly, but 415,000 Range
Rovers is clear evidence that JLR has
ridden the ‘everyone wants one’ wave very
successfully so far.
But is the bubble about to burst? The
Telegraph argues that rocketing insurance
costs will kill off the dream of Range Rover
ownership for all but the richest, and even
they may start to baulk at the cost of
buying, insuring and maintaining one.
Ever heard of ‘sticker shock’? Me neither,
until recently. It’s the phenomenon of
buyers reacting negatively to price tags for
luxury goods, sensing that manufacturers
Ù§ĺÄÙÝïĽĦÙÄÝĖēĖÝ·ÄĝĻ§Ł§¶ăĺÄÝúō§ĦÝăú
T H E
because they believe demand for their
products among the wealthy is
unstoppable. Buyers develop a sense of
being taken for granted and ‘ripped off’. It’s
caused problems for quite a few luxury
goods companies, and it’s turning items
that were ‘must-haves’ a few years ago into
‘no thanks’ today.
I experienced it myself just before
Christmas when I received my renewal
letter from the Goodwood Road Racing
Club. I’ve been a member for years and
ÄúìăŁÄ½ĦÙĶÄúÄŌĦĝÝĦ¶ĖăĬÓÙĦƔĦÙÄ·Ù§ú·Ä
to buy tickets to Goodwood events early,
before they went on general sale; access to
members-only areas; being able to get into
the paddock; special parking and less
walking to get in. And a sense of being a
member of an exclusive club.
But this year I cancelled my membership.
I looked at the subscription I was being
asked to pay and calculated that it had
gone up by over 40 per cent since Covid.
An immediate sense of being taken for
“Could the Range Rover lose its lustre? Is
JLR’s relentless pursuit of bling dressed up
as reimagined luxury making the Range Rover
a bit, well, naff?”
granted and ripped off. Sticker shock. I bet
I’m not alone.
Could the Range Rover lose its lustre? Is
JLR’s relentless pursuit of bling dressed up
as reimagined luxury making the Range
Rover a bit, well, naff? Do the ever-
increasing prices really mean that the
Range Rover is the preserve of the very
wealthy, or as one LRM reader put it to me
recently, the people with more money than
sense? Are the recent issues regarding
parts availability, problems obtaining
insurance, and perceived theft risk having
an impact? And more to the point, is the
Range Rover becoming something you
really don’t want to be seen in? After all,
the car you drive says more about you than
pretty much anything else.
In the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, the Range
Rover was undoubtedly supercool. Prince
Philip was pictured standing on the tailgate
L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
E N T H U S I A S T
Award-winning journalist Gary Pusey is
co-author of Range Rover The First Fifty,
trustee of The Dunsfold Collection and a
lifelong Land Rover enthusiast
of one at a polo match. John Steed was
seen driving one in The New Avengers.
Lady Jane Felsham drove one in Lovejoy.
Cream drummer Ginger Baker famously
drove his from London across the Sahara to
set up a recording studio in Nigeria. It was
the car to be seen in, whether you were
driving through town, having a picnic at a
sporting event, attending a point-to-point,
or going shooting. It really was the ‘car for
all reasons’, as the company described it in
1970. You could even go off-roading and
overlanding in it, and many did.
òùăĝĦÝùēÄĖ·ÄēĦݶòŁ§ĦŌĖĝĦƕĦÙÝúÓĝ
changed. Gentleman farmers and country
sports people deserted it. Go to a shoot
today, and it’s very unlikely anyone will
arrive in a new Range Rover. Farmers wised
up to the fact that pick-ups made far more
ĝÄúĝħú½ăÒÒÄĖĽÝúŌúÝĦÄòŁ¶ÄĦĦÄĖĺ§òĬÄƚ
For the past ten or more years, if you saw
§r§úÓÄrăĺÄĖÝú§ŌòùÝĦĻ§ĝùăĖÄòÝïÄòŁĦă
be being driven by the baddies than the
goodies. JLR’s very own product placement
with the James BondŌòùÒĖ§ú·ÙÝĝÄĝÄÄùĽ
if anything to be reinforcing that
perception, which is something I always felt
was a very odd commercial decision.
The Telegraph quoted one reader who
ĝ§Ý½ƔƱúÄĻr§úÓÄrăĺÄĖĝ§ĖĶķăùÝúÓ
ridiculous – the originals looked as good on
a grouse moor or farmhouse drive as they
did outside The Ritz, but the new ones are
pure urban bling and look ridiculous in the
countryside.” One thing is certain. Range
Rovers and new Defenders are now fashion
accessories and lifestyle statements,
and fashions come and go.
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Light at the end
of the tunnel
’VE been told by the Hemel
Hempstead garage that a Weber
carb is the only way forward and
ĦÙ§ĦƕÝÒ;ĝăĬĖ·ÄăúÄƕĦÙÄŁĻÝòòŌĦÝĦ
for free – a gesture which, after
the hassle of the last couple of
months, is appreciated.
I have long been resistant to the
idea of a Weber as I prefer to keep
my Lightweight’s engine as
original as possible. And, although
a cruise around a few online Land Rover
chat rooms seems to suggest a Weber is
not actually the dream solution I have
perhaps been led to believe, the sorry truth
is that I’m struggling to see how else I’m
going to get my vehicle back on the road.
ĖăăïĻÄòòĝÝĝ§òĻ§ŁĝùŁŌĖĝĦ·ÙăÝ·Ä
when it comes to ordering Land Rover
parts, not only because it is a Devonian
ăĬĦŌĦƦ§ú½;ƴùò㣧òĦăùŁĖăăĦĝƧ¶ĬĦ
because the staff there have always been
extremely helpful with advice and trouble-
shooting, rather than just selling me a part
as fast as possible. It’s a rarity in this day
and age where, at least in England,
customer service seems to be very much a
thing of the past.
As even those manning the phone lines
are often extremely knowledgeable about
Land Rovers, I phone them up to talk carbs,
with the full intention of ordering one then
and there. The Weber carb has increased in
ēĖÝ·ÄƦòÝïÄÄĺÄĖŁĦÙÝúÓÄòĝÄƧĝÝú·Ä;ò§ĝĦ
enquired about it which, along with the
doom-laden chat room comments, is
off-putting. I chew the fat with the nice lad
on the other end of the phone, describing
the ongoing saga, and mentioning that it
seems the Weber is also not without issues.
He mentions that, with a Weber carb, my
choke light won’t work – something to do
with a cable length – but that otherwise its
appearance, although not original, is
relatively inoffensive. Appalled at the idea
of being without a choke light because, as
with any older vehicle, there’s often quite a
bit to think about when setting off on a
journey and the last thing one wants is to
accidentally leave the choke out, I ask
about other options.
ēē§ĖÄúĦòŁƕ§úy‡·§Ė¶ƦĻÙÝ·Ù;½ăúƴĦ
ĖÄ·§òòÙħĖÝúÓ§¶ăĬĦ¶ÄÒăĖÄƧĻăĬò½òħĺÄùÄ
with a functioning choke light but this is an
ROVING REPORTER
even pricier option, costing around £400
for some kind of necessary conversion kit
and similar for a reconditioned SU carb.
This leaves me with so much to think
about that I just buy new bonnet catches
for the Fella’s Discovery and exit the
conversation carb-less.
I message my London Land Rover friend
Leo on the off-chance that he’s in the
market for a coffee and a chat about
engines, hoping he may have some
thoughts to add. It’s been so long since we
last spoke that he has left London, alas, but
readily shares his carb experiences.
“Well, the 110 came with twin SUs which
never worked. I changed the needle and
seat on one of them but gave up and ran on
LPG for years,” he replies. “I can rebuild an
SU but can’t tune them for the perfect fuel/
air and idle, etc. If it were me, I probably
“This is the kind of comprehensive carb
assessment about which I have been
dreaming. No Weber for me, that’s for sure”
wouldn’t be buying a brand new carb as
ĦÙÄŁ§ĖÄĖݽݷĬòăĬĝòŁēĖݷĽƚ;ƴ½ĦĖŁĦăŌú½§
decent eBay one, although it’s a bit of a
punt, I know.”
eBay hadn’t really occurred to me for a
carb, but anything’s worth a look. The most
interesting result of the search is not a
second-hand carb but a particular seller
specialising in Land Rover parts and selling
fully refurbished carburettors for Series
vehicles – both Solex and Zenith. The
refurbished parts look superb in the
pictures and the seller has some fantastic
feedback from those who have already
purchased them. “I believe this gentleman
is the go-to guy in the country for
carburettors,” gushes one. “Excellent,
beautifully restored,” writes another, about
a Solex, with someone else describing their
refurbished Zenith as: “Looks like a quality
ÝĦÄùƕŌĦĦĽ§òòÓăă½§ú½ĖĬúúÝúÓĻÄòòƚƲ
I drop seller David a message outlining
ĦÙÄMÝÓÙĦĻÄÝÓÙĦƴĝ½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦÝÄĝƕ§ú½ÓÄĦ§
fantastic swift response, assuring me such
issues are all too common.
L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Thom Westcott is a British freelance
journalist who has written for The Times and
The Guardian, and now mostly spends her
time reporting from Libya
“The 361V Zenith after a while is beyond
just a gasket/0-ring rebuild, they need
professional help,” he writes, which raises a
smile from me. “The issue is worn-out
throttle spindles which need rebushing,
beyond most people, and the internal
mating surfaces become warped and need
surface grinding, particularly the emulsion
block. The Chinese option is just no good
and, despite what people say, the Weber is
not either, runs too lean and the engine runs
too hot.”
Now this is the kind of comprehensive
carb assessment about which I have been
dreaming. No Weber for me, that’s for sure.
The message also brings a sense of relief
with regards to the Lightweight’s current
plight, with the ongoing issues starting to
make a lot more sense. It’s not that my
M§ú½răĺÄĖÝĝē§ĖĦÝ·Ĭò§ĖòŁĝÝ·ïăĖ½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦƕăĖ
that the garage work hasn’t been up to
scratch. To those in the know, it’s a simple
·§ĝÄăÒ§ŘŔƪă½½ƪŁÄ§Ėƪăò½ē§ĖĦƦ§ĝĝĬùÝúÓÝĦ
Ù§ĝúƴĦ¶ÄÄú·Ù§úÓĽÝúĦÙÄē§ĝĦƧ¶ÄÝúÓìĬĝĦ
completely worn-out, beyond repair and –
to quote that lovely phrase – in need of
‘professional help’.
The refurbished carbs are not cheap but,
David says, they are rebuilt by Dave Osborn
at Carburettor Exchange and come with a
cast iron guarantee.
It feels like a potential solution may
Ōú§òòŁ¶ÄĻÝĦÙÝúĖħ·Ùƚ;ēÙăúÄĦÙÄ7ÄùÄò
guys to double-check whether the original
is a Solex or a Zenith – it’s a Zenith which,
meaning as it does ‘the time at which
something is most powerful or successful’,
is a funny name under the circumstances
– and place my order.
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The fine art of
painting cars
OW many times
have you seen
on Facebook
someone
asking about
painting their
Land Rover? It
seems to come
up time and
time again.
Often people
are told it would
be sacrilege to paint their dilapidated Land
Rover and they should preserve the patina.
Where did this obsession with patina
come from? I feel that many people
confuse patina with neglect. A couple of
years back my 109in rolled down a hill and
smacked into a tree. The rear body was
buckled and beyond my ability to repair, so I
ù§ú§ÓĽĦăŌú½§úÝ·ÄĝĦĖ§ÝÓÙĦƕĝÄ·ăú½ƪ
hand replacement. The challenge was that
it came in multiple different shades of
peeling green paint and made my Land
Rover look like something spawned from
Scrapheap Challenge. With no spare time, I
drove it around like that for many months.
Rupturing my Achille’s tendon gave me
some down time (nearly six months, in fact)
and so I set about stripping off all the paint
and repainting in one, consistent shade of
green. I was delighted but not everyone
shared my enthusiasm because, apparently,
I had destroyed the patina.
A car that had suffered body damage and
found itself wearing a mismatched rear
end? Is that really patina? Come on now.
For me, patina is an old Land Rover
wearing its original faded paintwork. In
some places the paint or galvanised trim
may have rubbed through to expose bare
metal (I’m thinking from decades of sheep
squeezing past, or perhaps the farmer’s
elbow resting on the door, etc). There may
be the occasional ding or dent, but no
ĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦú§ĝĦŁĦħĖĝăĖĝÝÓúĝăÒ§¶ĬĝÄƚ
The vehicle should present well and not
look abandoned.
DOBBO DOWN UNDER
Anyway, you see these Land Rovers that
have had most of their paint sanded or
chemically stripped and the owner bravely
asks about repainting. After the initial wave
of people telling them not to paint it, you
ĦÙÄúÓÄĦĦÙÄĝÄ·ăú½ōĬĖĖŁăÒēÄăēòÄĝÙ§ĖÝúÓ
low-resolution images of their Land Rovers
that, “I painted with a broom and it came
out brilliantly.’’ Soon followed by comments
such as, “that looks mint,’’and “love it, what
colour is that?’’
Now, I’m going to let you into a few little
secrets here. Number one: almost all
newly-painted Land Rovers will look quite
presentable on a photo uploaded to
Facebook. Number two: painting your Land
“Where did this obsession with patina
come from? I feel that many people
confuse patina with neglect”
Rover with a paintbrush (or broomstick for
that matter) does not give a quality level of
ŌúÝĝÙƚVĬù¶ÄĖĦÙĖÄÄƔē§ÝúĦÝúÓŁăĬĖM§ú½
Rover using a roller will also not give you a
ĕĬ§òÝĦŁŌúÝĝÙƚVĬù¶ÄĖÒăĬĖƔŁăĬ·§úúăĦÓÄĦ
an accurate idea of colour from a Facebook
image. I am sorry to be the one to dispel
these myths, but someone needs to say it.
Paintwork is something I hold very close
to my heart having now painted quite a few
Land Rovers. If you want what I would
describe as a quality job, this is what I’ve
found. First, you need to strip off all the
paintwork and start from bare metal.
Modern paints will often react chemically
with old paint and how well do you think it’s
adhering to the aluminium after 40-plus
years? Remove all trim, lights and other
ŌĦĦÝúÓĝƩē§ÝúĦÝúÓĻÝĦÙĦÙÝúÓĝÝúƪĝÝĦĬòăăïĝ
terrible. Ideally you should also remove as
many body panels as possible to ensure a
complete and comprehensive job. When it
L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
When Brit Jack Dobson emigrated to
Australia in 2010 he took his passion for
Land Rovers along with him
comes to applying the paint, you need a
compressor (a good one that you’ve
bought, not a rental), a decent paint gun
and quality paints. You also need plenty of
time, so trying to paint an entire car over a
weekend whilst you have your rented
compressor is not going to work.
Here’s the other painful truth, if someone
tells you they can paint your Land Rover to
a decent standard for just a few hundred
pounds/dollars, they are lying. Here in
Australia, you can expect to pay in excess
of £15,000 for a quality job. Easily more for
something concourse.
Why am I talking about paint so much
this month? Well, I have just returned from
a solid day in a professional paint booth.
ÙÝĝĻ§ĝùŁŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄÝú§ēĖăēÄĖÒ§·ÝòÝĦŁ
§ú½ĻÙ§Ħ§ĖÄĺÄò§ĦÝăúƚVă½ĬĝĦăĖ¶ĬÓĝƩĦÙÄ
booth is completely sealed and the
environment carefully controlled by an
extraction and climate control system. It
was not a particularly cheap exercise and I
ĝĦÝòòù§ú§ÓĽĦăÓÄĦē§ÝúĦĖĬúĝăúùŁŌĖĝĦ
batch of panels, though when it came to my
80-inch I was more familiar with the set-up
§ú½ù§ú§ÓĽĦ㧷ÙÝÄĺħŌúÝĝÙ;§ùĖħòòŁ
proud of.
The major stress came with getting the
panels back to my workshop unscathed. I
was reluctant to wrap everything for fear
the paint might still be slightly tacky, so as a
consequence I had everything loose and
spread out across the deck of my trayback.
It took me a couple of agonising trips, and
thank goodness it wasn’t raining.
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My advice? Get
down and dirty
’D like to think I have a decent
grasp on the market for Land
Rovers of all ages, but this month I
ùĬĝĦ§½ùÝĦ;ƴĺĶÄÄú¶§ÒōĽƚ;ƴĺÄ
been losing badly in the ‘guess the
value’ game I play in my head while
watching auctions, and it’s been
quite unnerving.
It started with a classic sale
where a lovely-looking early
three-door Discovery failed to
meet its reserve of £4000 and a
very tidy refurbished Series III Lightweight
sold for £1800 below its lower estimate of
£8000. I had to exercise considerable
restraint, despite going into the sale with
no intention to buy either of them as I
hadn’t done enough research to raise the
bidding paddle. I’ve learned the hard way
that there’s usually a reason for cars being
cheap, but after retrospectively doing a
little digging, these seemed like genuine
bargains. Nice Lightweights in particular
ĝÄÄùĦă¶ÄĝÄòòÝúÓÒăĖŌĺÄŌÓĬĖÄĝăúăĦÙÄĖ
sites these days.
At the other end of the scale were a
couple of middle-aged Range Rovers which
seemed to do unusually well in the sale.
One, a P38, tickled my fancy and I put in a
£2500 proxy bid. I really liked the car – one
of the very last 2002 registered Vogues in
Bonatti Grey with cream leather and
ĝÙăĻÝúÓìĬĝĦśŖƕŔŔŔùÝòÄĝƕĻÝĦÙ§ŌòÄăÒ
paperwork to back it up.
Everything on the car seemed to work,
but the auction’s mechanical report
mentioned an ABS warning light. I hoped
this might be enough to throw some buyers
off the scent as, on most cars, this could be
an expensive nightmare to sort out. The
oŗŜÙ§ĝĦÙÄħĝÝÄĝĦ§ú½·ÙħēÄĝĦŌŀăÒ§òò
though – you simply drive it a few feet until
the electronics have run a check and
calibrated themselves, whereupon the light
MARKET NEWS
magically extinguishes itself.
With that geeky knowledge banked, my
bid represented a level where I would be
happy to win the car, but I wasn’t going to
empty out the piggy bank and pay all the
money to own it. The hammer fell at £4750
plus the fees, and I can only assume it was
bought by a dealer who will give it a
machine polish and slap on a £2000
mark-up soon.
The grey theme continued with an L322
Range Rover which was identical to the
P38 in what posher adverts have started
calling its ‘colourway’, but eight years
younger. The 3.6 TDV8 looked lovely and
also had a mileage in the low 70s. I threw a
£4500 proxy bid at the website and was
thinking I might be lucky, so raised an
eyebrow when the auctioneer banged the
“I had assumed the days of being able to
buy a running, MoT’d Land Rover for £500
were over, when I heard of another bargain
purchase by a friend in the trade”
hammer at £9800, especially when a
newer shape L405 Range Rover went for
£100 less a few lots later.
I was discussing this phenomenon with a
friend of mine who likes to dabble with a bit
of trading and he spotted another P38 at
the auction. It wasn’t quite so desirable, not
least because the odometer had clicked
ÝúĦăĝÝŀŌÓĬĖÄĝ§ú½ĦÙħĬ·ĦÝăú·ÙÄ·ïòÝĝĦ
ùÄúĦÝăúĽ§ùÝĝŌĖÄƚ;ĦĻ§ĝ§òÄĝĝ
interesting shade of blue too, had some
duct tape holding the bumpers together
and the rear cabin had crude-looking
screens wired to a PS1 games console. He
reckoned it was worth putting a £500
L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Tom Barnard is an author, veteran motoring
journalist and LRM’s market guru
proxy on it, just to have another go on Ridge
Racer in the back. He wasn’t really
expecting to win though, so he swallowed
hard when he got an email with an invoice
attached. I’m going to witness it coming off
the low loader to see how bad a £500
Range Rover is.
I had assumed the days of being able to
buy a running, MoT’d Land Rover for £500
were over, when I heard of another bargain
purchase by a friend in the trade. This one
was a Freelander 2, which needed a new
steering rack. The owner winced at the cost
of replacement and the long waiting time
for new parts, so jumped at his £500 offer.
My chum sourced a good used part, got out
his socket set and is now looking quite
smug with himself.
I’ve always liked the Freelander 2 and
they generally seem to be reliable too. So
the thought of them being below a grand
spurred me on to dig around. The cheapest
;·ăĬò½Ōú½Ļ§ĝ§ŖƚŖ½ÝÄĝÄò7y"ĻÝĦÙ
190,500 miles and a short MoT, but 11
service receipts. It sold for £825, and with a
bit of fettling will probably make a nice car.
My month of observation has clearly
taught me that the cars I like are always too
expensive, because everyone else seems to
like them too. If you want the bargains, be
ēĖÄē§ĖĽĦăÓÄĦŁăĬĖÙ§ú½ĝ½ÝĖĦŁ§ú½Ōŀ
stuff which other buyers think sounds
like a hassle.
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 Thinking inside the box
think I mentioned before that the
type of work I do seems to come in
random, unpredictable waves. I can
go a year or more without changing
a single starter motor, then have
three or four faulty starters back to
back. There is no reason why that
should happen, just chance. This
month’s theme has been power
steering boxes, with three vehicles
in a row needing attention in this
safety-critical area.
First up was a Ninety which had dumped
§òòÝĦĝēăĻÄĖĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓōĬݽăúĦÙÄÓĖăĬú½ƚ
power steering system should not be run
ĻÝĦÙăĬĦōĬݽÒăĖ§úŁòÄúÓĦÙăÒĦÝùÄƚUăĝĦ
pre-1994 Defenders have the pump driven
off its own belt: if you remove (or just cut
through) the belt the vehicle will be safe to
drive to a nearby workshop (albeit with very
heavy steering). This particular Ninety had
¶ÄÄúĖÄĦĖăŌĦĦĽĻÝĦÙ§Ýĝ·ăĺÄĖŁŖŔŔ½Ý
engine, on which the power steering pump
ĝÙ§ĖÄĝÝĦĝ¶ÄòĦĻÝĦÙĦÙÄĻ§ĦÄĖēĬùēƚĝ§
result it could not be driven in and had to
be trailered.
It didn’t take long to work out where the
ōĬݽÙ§½ÓăúÄƚÙÄĖÄÝĝ§ĝħò§ĦĦÙĶăĦĦăù
of the main steering shaft which is held in
place with a circlip. On this box the circlip
had come adrift, resulting in the seal being
ĝē§ĦăĬĦăÒÝĦĝÙăĬĝÝúÓĬú½ÄĖēĖÄĝĝĬĖÄƚ
ĝÝùēòÄŌŀƕăĖĝă;ĦÙăĬÓÙĦƔ;ēăēēĽÝú§úÄĻ
seal and circlip, ensured that the circlip was
ēĖăēÄĖòŁĝħĦĽÝúÝĦĝÓĖăăĺÄƕĖÄŌĦĦĽĦÙÄ
drop arm and started the engine so that I
ILLUSTRATION: IAN WEST PHOTOS: RICHARD HALL
Circlip caused a lot of trouble for
a component that costs pennies
30 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
·ăĬò½¶òÄĽĦÙħÝĖăĬĦăÒĦÙĶăŀƚĝĝăăú
as I turned the steering wheel the bottom
seal came adrift again.
On close inspection I found that the
metal around the circlip groove was badly
worn. There’s not really enough clearance
between the shaft and groove to get a
Dremel in there and deepen the groove
without completely stripping the steering
box, so it seemed to me that the easiest
course of action would be to replace the
box. I have a small pile of good boxes
removed from engine donor Discoverys so I
extracted one of these from the parts store
§ú½ĝÄĦ§¶ăĬĦŌĦĦÝúÓÝĦƚ
Land Rover used three different steering
boxes on the older coil-sprung vehicles,
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bolts securing the top cover. Early Nineties
§ú½_úāÄúĝĬĝĽĦÙĽĻÄĝĦ
Heavyweight (three-bolt) box taken from
the original Range Rover. This was
superseded by the Gemmer six-bolt box
§ú½Ōú§òòŁĦÙÄÒăĬĖƪ¶ăòĦ½ĻÄĝĦ
Lightweight which was also used on the
ŌĖĝĦÓÄúÄĖ§ĦÝăúÝĝ·ăĺÄĖŁƚÙĶăŀÄĝ§ĖÄ
interchangeable up to a point – they have
the same mounting points and column
shaft splines. The three-bolt box has
different pipe unions to the other two – the
six-bolt box has a different spline size on
the drop arm.
This particular Ninety had a six-bolt box,
so all I needed to acquire (apart from new
nuts and locking tabs for the mountings)
was a three/four-bolt drop arm. The
Drop arms compared:
Defender above, Discovery below
Defender has the drag link ball joint built
into the drop arm, whereas the Discovery
uses a standard track rod end in a plain arm.
The two systems are not really
interchangeable. To use the Discovery drop
arm on a Defender you need to change the
drag link (which links the drop arm to the
nearside hub), track rod (which connects
the two hubs so that both wheels turn
together), steering damper and bracket. On
a Discovery the steering damper sits
behind the axle and operates on the track
rod. Defenders have the damper in front of
the axle, attached to a cast mount which
screws into the drag link tube.
úŁăúÄĻÙăÙ§ĝ½ăúÄĦÙÝĝìă¶ĻÝòòïúăĻ
what is coming next. The drop arm is on a
tapered splined shaft, secured with a nut
ĻÙÝ·ÙÝĝ½ăúÄĬēĝĬēÄĖƪĦÝÓÙĦƦŕŗŔò¶ƪÒĦƧ§ú½
if the drop arm comes off the shaft without
§ŌÓÙĦƕÝĦĻ§ĝúƴĦăúēĖăēÄĖòŁÝúĦÙÄŌĖĝĦ
place. The Discovery solid drop arm is
rather more substantial than the Defender
version, and I have always found these very
½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦÝú½ÄĽĦăĖÄùăĺÄƚÒÄĻŁÄ§Ėĝ§Óă;
bought a very hefty puller which will shift
Defender drop arms with no problem, but it
½ăÄĝúăĦŌĦÝĝ·ăĺÄĖŁ§Ėùĝƚyă;Ù§½ĦăÓÄĦ
out the big hydraulic puller. Before applying
§úŁÒăĖ·Ä;ĖÄŌĦĦĽĦÙĽĖăē§ĖùúĬĦòħĺÝúÓ
it a few turns loose – this was a wise
ēĖÄ·§ĬĦÝăú§ĝĦÙĽĖăē§ĖùŌú§òòŁòÄĦÓă
ĻÝĦÙ§ú§òùÝÓÙĦŁ¶§úÓƚyăùÄÙħĦÒĖăùĦÙÄ
oxyacetylene torch might have helped but
ĦÙÝĝĻăĬò½ēĖ㶧¶òŁÙ§ĺÄĝÄĦŌĖÄĦăĦÙÄ
shaft seal.
ÙÄúÄĻòŁŌĦĦĽ¶ăŀ¶òĽĬēĻÝĦÙúă
problems, operated smoothly and didn’t
leak, so on to the next one, a One Ten
ŗŔŔ½ÝÙ§Ė½ĦăēăúĻÙÝ·Ùƕ§ùăúÓù§úŁ
other faults, the power steering only
started to work (and intermittently at that)
after the engine had been running for a
·ăĬēòÄăÒùÝúĬĦÄĝƚÙÄĖÄĻ§ĝēòÄúĦŁăÒōĬݽ
in the system, but when I cracked open the
bleed screw on top of the steering box no

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Spring seat was past its use by date
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L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Richard Hall runs a small Land Rover repair
and restoration business in Norfolk and
every month he lets off steam in LRM.
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NORFOLK GARAGE
Until 2018 the exemption applied only to
vehicles built before 1960, and if we are
honest, you would have to be moderately
brave, or have a good sense of humour, to
use a Series I as the work vehicle for a
landscape gardening business. Yet there
are now many vehicles from the early
1980s which are still very usable as
everyday transport, but are no longer
required to have any kind of safety
inspection at all.
Shackle sort-out
S
PEAKING of rebuilds, I had a
gorgeous grey Series IIA 88-inch
ÝúĦă¶ÄĝÄĖĺݷĽ§ú½ŌĦĦĽĻÝĦÙ§
brake servo. For these vehicles I
use the servo from an MGB
sports car – this is an inline Girling
Powerstop unit which plumbs in between
the master cylinder and the T-piece which
½ÝĝĦĖݶĬĦÄĝōĬݽĦăĦÙÄÒĖăúĦ§ú½ĖħĖ
wheels. These servos are available as a
good quality reproduction, complete with a
¶Ė§·ïÄĦĻÙÝ·Ù§òòăĻĝĦÙÄùĦăŌĦúħĦòŁăú
top of the passenger side footwell. The only
point to note is that the valve on the servo
body must face downwards. If the valve
points upwards it will trap air and you will be
unable to bleed your brakes.
The vehicle had very recently been
rebuilt around a new galvanised chassis and
bulkhead. The owner (who had only just
bought it) asked me to give it a thorough
checkover for possible assembly faults. In
general it was very nicely put together, but
one thing leapt out at me – the shackle
plates which attach the rear of each spring
to the chassis were not parallel to each
other when viewed from behind. The fronts
Ready to rumble
ƶW
HEEL bearings on the older
Land Rovers are big,
substantial taper roller
bearings and usually have a
very long life. They are
adjustable for play via a large nut on the
end of the stub axle, but should not
normally need adjusting in service. I had a
rather muddy One Ten in for a service. One
ăÒĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÙÝúÓĝ;§òĻ§Łĝ½ăÝĝ짷ïĬēħ·Ù
end in turn, rock the wheels (side to side, up
and down) to check for movement, then
spin each wheel by hand to see if it turns
smoothly. One of the rear wheels on this
vehicle had a bit of play in it – still within
MoT test limits but only just. It also felt
32 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
An annual service by a decent garage
should pick up safety-related faults, but
what if you choose to do all your own
maintenance? Some faults creep up on you
slowly – I’ve had vehicles come in with
almost no brakes at all, where the owner
was blissfully unaware of just how far short
of an acceptable standard of safety his
cherished and much-polished old Land
Rover fell. On the other hand, I see vehicles
which the owner has rebuilt from a bare
bowed inwards towards the bottom, the
rears outward.
It was not hard to work out why, and this
ÝĝúăĦĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄ;Ù§ĺÄĝÄÄúĝăùÄăúÄ
make this mistake. The shackle bushes
for the front springs pass through the
entire width of the chassis; the rear mounts
are much narrower. Front and rear springs
are both the same width. To compensate
for the difference, the front shackles have
spacers welded to them – a narrow spacer
on the outer shackle and a wide one on
the inner. The rear shackles are plain,
without spacers.
Just to make things more complicated,
the bolts that attach the front of each
spring to the chassis are the same length as
the ones which pass through the rear
shackles, but the latter have a greater
depth of thread. If you use front bolts on
the rear shackles they will bottom out
before tightening fully. On this vehicle the
bushed front outer shackle plates had been
ŌĦĦĽĦăĦÙÄĖħĖƕĻÝĦÙĝÙăĖĦƪĦÙĖħ½Ä½¶ăòĦĝ
at the bushed end of each shackle. It
worked after a fashion, but the bushes
would probably have had a fairly short life.
slightly rough when rotated, but not
dramatically so.
I thought it prudent to remove the
halfshaft and take a look at the bearing. It
was truly horrible. Some vehicles have the
wheel bearings lubricated with axle oil,
others have seals on both the inner and
outer bearings, which rely on grease for
lubrication. On the latter type the grease
can dry out with age which is exactly what
had happened with this one. It would
probably not have run much further before
it overheated and seized.
Hub bearings are cheap enough and easy
to replace – the hardest part is knocking
the old outer race for which you will need a
chassis upwards, where the standard of
workmanship makes me want to offer the
owner a job. I’m fully in favour of people
being allowed to work on their own vehicles
– all I would suggest is that if you are doing
all your own maintenance, it’s probably not
a bad idea to continue having your vehicle
MoT tested annually. Very few people have
the facilities at home to carry out
MoT-standard brake testing – that bit of the
test alone is worth the £50 asking price.
Spring shackle plates
should be parallel –
these aren’t
Luckily I had two new rear outer shackle
plates and plenty of bolts on the shelf, so I
was able to swap the shackle plates one at
a time. This involved putting stands under
the chassis, dropping the axle to take the
weight off the springs, then using a tyre
lever to manipulate the rear end of each
spring so that I could extract the bolts from
the bushes. Once all the shackles and bolts
were correct I left them slightly loose,
dropped the vehicle onto its wheels and
bounced it up and down a few times before
tightening the shackle bolts and locknuts.
The bolts should only be tightened when
the vehicle is sitting level, to avoid placing
undue stress on the rubber bushes and
possibly breaking the bond between the
rubber and the steel bolt tube.
Failing hub bearing
was caught just in time
chisel with a good square end on it. This
vehicle needed a new stub axle as the
surface for the inner hub seal was badly
scored and rusted. With the new bearings
packed with fresh grease and some good
quality seals, it should now be good for a
few years.
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34 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
This meticulously rebuilt
Series IIA blends classic
looks with just enough
modern tech to bring a
smile to anyone who
jumps behind the wheel
OMETIMES, you come across a
Land Rover that completely
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L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K 35
H A Y W A R D R E V I V E S E R I E S I I A

Purists might have a

thing or two to say
about some of the
details, but this IIA
is pure joy to drive

“I bet purists will have something to say about the

door hinges, for a start,” he smiles, gesturing at the
late-model Defender parts that now adorn the 88in.
While the original proud hinges might look right to the
trained eye and make the quaint Series IIA ticking noise
as the doors swing open and shut, the more precise
round-corner Defender units, combined with anti-burst
latches and one-piece seals, hold the doors in place far
better and completely eliminate the chattering and
squeaking that the traditional Series set-up is known for.
They also provide mounting points for the retro-style
door mirrors, which are much more in keeping with the
IIA’s styling than Defender ones, but also a massive
improvement in visibility over the diddy wing-mounted
round mirrors this Land Rover would have left Solihull
with. As far as Terry’s vision of ultimate user-friendliness
goes, though, door furniture is just the tip of the
engineering iceberg.
“This particular Land Rover started as a donor we had
in stock,” explains Terry. “It was rough but complete, and
the panels were straight, which was the most important
thing. From the outset we had no intentions of using the
ăĖÝÓÝú§ò·Ù§ĝĝÝĝ§ú½¶ĬòïÙħ½ƕĝăĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÙÝúÓ;½Ý½Ļ§ĝ
ring Richards Chassis and order a standard,
ungalvanised 88-inch Series IIA frame. With the
ùă½ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúĝĻÄƴ½úÄĽĦă½ăĦăŌĦĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄ;Ù§½Ýú
mind, I didn’t want to start with a galvanised one straight
away – we’d do the adaptions needed for the engine and
gearbox, then have it galvanised afterwards.”
Ah yes, that engine. The original 2.25 petrol is long
gone, and a 1.6-litre Ecoboost from a 2012-2016 Ford
Terry Hayward is the Fiesta ST sits in its place. But with so many different
gentleman behind
Hayward Revive, an
options available, why did Terry decide that this
independent Land particular turbo’d four-cylinder was the right unit for the
Rover specialist job? “There are loads of Land Rovers around these days
based in Norfolk
that are way overpowered. Having hundreds and
hundreds of horsepower under your foot is fun at the ¼
36 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Ecoboost engine
installation is
exceptionally well
executed

L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K 37
H A Y W A R D R E V I V E S E R I E S I I A
start, but when the novelty wears off, it’s not usable and
becomes more irritating than anything. The Ecoboost
has plenty of torque from low down, it’s quiet, and it’s
fairly frugal. It’s got brilliant driveability, but still enough
go to raise a smile when you want to,” Terry enthuses.
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front-wheel drive hot hatch into a ladder-frame 4x4
·Ù§ĝĝÝĝĻ§ĝúƴĦÓăÝúÓĦă¶Ä§ŌĺÄƪùÝúĬĦÄìă¶ƕ¶ĬĦÄĖĖŁ
and his team have made it look easy. The process began
with building a tubular cradle to support the ancillary end
of the engine, which bolts to the front crossmember and
chassis rails – tabs are added to the chassis further back
to accommodate the mounting points that would usually
pick up on the Fiesta’s subframe and body, to stop the
engine from twisting under power.
Because the Ecoboost of this vintage uses similar
architecture to the older Ford Zetec engine, which is
hugely popular with kit-car builders, there are off-the-
shelf parts available to bolt on a bellhousing for a
rear-wheel drive gearbox, allowing it to be turned 90
degrees without too much trouble. Once in place, the
back of this bellhousing was adapted again to a
ÄÒÄú½ÄĖMśśŌĺÄƪĝēÄĽÓħĖ¶ăŀƕ§ú½ÙăĬĝÄĝ§
concentric hydraulic slave cylinder which is actuated by
§úM_0òĬĦ·ÙÄĝù§ĝĦÄĖ·ŁòÝú½ÄĖƚÙÄŌĺÄƪĝēÄĽÄĖúăĦ
only allows an extra ratio to make the most of the
engine’s spread of power, but adds to the user-friendly
nature of the build over the more agricultural soup-
stirrer Series IIA crashbox.
Behind the LT77 is an LT230 transfer ’box, which has
¶ÄÄúŌĦĦĽăĬĦĻÝĦÙ§úĝÙ·ĖăÒĦĖ§úĝùÝĝĝÝăúĝē§ĖĦƪ
time four-wheel drive kit, removing the usual locking
centre diff and replacing it with a mechanism that allows
selection of two- or four-wheel drive, as well as high and
low ratios. The transfer ’box is mounted with bespoke
brackets welded to the chassis, and custom-length
38 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Ashcroft propshafts make up for the driveline’s new lengths and
Transmissions ēăĝÝĦÝăúƚ_úòŁăú·ÄĦÙÄŌĦĻ§ĝēÄĖÒÄ·ĦĽ§ú½§½½ÝĦÝăú§ò
part-time 4WD kit
mounts welded on for extras such as the cooling pack
allows two- and
four-wheel drive and and electric fuel pump was the chassis sent off to be
high and low ratios hot-dip galvanised for corrosion protection.
ăìăÝúĦÙ§ĦrÝ·Ù§Ė½ĝ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝƕ§ră¶ÄĖĦ_ĻÄú¶ĬòïÙħ½
was ordered to ensure the IIA lasts as long as physically
possible, and work began on the donor vehicle’s wings
and tub. These were painstakingly straightened, with
dents and wrinkles carefully ironed out. The original
doors were beyond saving, so a pair of new Britpart tops
§ú½¶ăĦĦăùĝìăÝúĽĦÙÄĖÄĝĦăÒĦÙÄē§ĖĦĝÝúĦÙÄē§ÝúĦĝÙăē
for coats of beautiful Welsh Grey – but not before the
skins were stripped off and the frames treated with a
rust-resistant zinc coating. Notice a theme here?
rĬĝĦēĖÄĺÄúĦÝăúÝĝē§Ė§ùăĬúĦăúĦÙÝĝyÄĖÝÄĝ;;ƕ§ĝÝĦƴĝ
off to live by the sea once Terry has put a few more miles
on the engine and gearbox – the rear crossmember has
¶ÄÄúē§ÝúĦĽ¶ò§·ïĦăĻ§Ė½ăÒÒĦÙÄĻÙÝĦÄōĬÒŌúÄĝĝĦÙ§Ħ
bare galv can begin to exhibit, and the chassis and axles
have also been cavity waxed and coated in clear
rustproofer to further keep the elements at bay.
The axles have been fully stripped, zinc-coated,
painted and rebuilt with fresh 3.5-ratio diffs and
bearings, and the front now runs Design Development
Engineering disc brakes, adding consistency to the pedal
§ú½ĖĽĬ·ÝúÓĦÙħùăĬúĦăÒ§½ìĬĝĦùÄúĦ§ú½
maintenance needed. They hang from the chassis on
polyurethane bushes and traditional leaf springs, rather
than parabolics, but they are Lightweight spec for better
·ăùēòݧú·Ł§ú½·ăùŌÄĖĖݽÄƚƱÙÄĖħĖ½§ùēÄĖĝ§ĖÄĝĦÝòò
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some with softer rebound. The springs work brilliantly
though, and really suit an 88in that’s unladen most of the
time. They make a big difference on the road.”
The use of Lightweight springs is another theme that
SPEC LIST
1967 SERIES IIA TRUCK CAB
BODY AND CHASSIS
• Richards galvanised
chassis
• Robert Owen bulkhead
• Crossmember painted in
chassis black
• Body resprayed in
Welsh Grey
• Side-hinged tailgate
• Defender door hinges
and seals
• Britpart doors,
frames galvanised
• Defender 300Tdi
gearbox tunnel
ENGINE
• 1.6-litre Ford Ecoboost
from 2012-16 Fiesta ST
• Custom mounts and
bracketry
ƓKǡV§ÝĖŌòĦÄĖ
• 3-inch downpipe
• Bespoke 2.5-inch exhaust
• 300Tdi radiator
• Universal alloy intercooler
DRIVELINE
• Zetec rear-wheel drive
bellhousing
• LT77 gearbox rebuilt by
Beaumonts
• LT230 transfer ’box,
Ashcroft part-time
4WD kit
• 3.5 ratio differentials
• Custom-length propshafts
SUSPENSION AND BRAKES
• Defender pedal boxes
• Series III brake servo
Viewed from
underneath, the
ŌĦ§ú½ŌúÝĝÙÝĝ
immaculate
• LOF clutch master cylinder
• Series III Lightweight
springs
Ɠ_"ăÝòƪŌòòĽ½§ùēÄĖĝ
• Britpart polyurethane
bushes
• Design Development
Engineering front discs
• Defender steering box
ELECTRICS
• Engine ECU tucked in
passenger footwell
• Fiesta throttle pedal
• Vauxhall electric power
steering pump
• Defender and Series
III gauges
• Defender column stalks
• Halogen crystal-clear
headlights
• LED side/indicator bulbs
• LED reversing light
• Kalori aftermarket heater
INTERIOR
• Optimill steering
wheel boss
• Exmoor Trim wood
rim steering wheel
• Defender steering
column cowl
• Deluxe seats in
County cloth
• Customised Series IIA
instrument panel
WHEELS AND TYRES
• Wolf tubeless steel wheels
• 235/85 R16 Comforser
CF3000 M/Ts

runs through this Series. While the heart is now from the
Blue Oval, everything else is as Land Rover as it can be.
The power steering, for instance, uses a Defender box
(albeit fed by an electric pump from a Vauxhall), and the
drag link and track rod are also Defender. The radiator
responsible for keeping the Ecoboost cool is a standard
300Tdi item, and the gearbox tunnel is a common-or-
garden panel rather than a fancy custom job.
Wheels and tyres were next on the list, and Terry went
for a set of tubeless Defender Wolf rims – giving the
extra offset needed to clear the front brake calipers
– and Comforser Cf3000 mud-terrain tyres. “I really rate
the Comforsers,” states Terry. “On these Series Land
Rovers, it’s rare for the tyres to wear out on the tread
before age gets to them and perishes the rubber, so it
makes sense to use a more price-conscious tyre. These
CF3000s are nice and narrow, so suit the look of a
classic really well.”
Inside the cab, the attention to detail continues. The
ECU and wiring harness that run the far more modern
THE BUILDER
engine are concealed neatly in the top of the passenger Terry Hayward owns and operates Hayward Revive, an independent
footwell, behind a bespoke kick panel which you really Land Rover specialist on the Norfolk coast. The company offers
can’t see unless you’re looking for it. In the opposite restoration services from recommissions and light overhauls to full
side, the OE Series IIA pedals have been replaced with rebuilds and conversions like this one. ‘‘I like to try different things,
Defender clutch and brake controls with the latter acting and it’s really exciting when our customers are on board to think
on a Series III servo, and the accelerator pedal has been outside the box and come up with original ideas. We’ve already got
òÝÒĦĽÒĖăùĦÙĽăúăĖ0ÝÄĝĦ§yƕĻÙÝ·ÙĖĬúĝăúōŁƪ¶Łƪ plans to do another Ecoboost-powered Series – a 109in station
wire. It’s an incredibly tidy set-up, and the visible wagon, with the slightly bigger 2.0-litre petrol and an automatic
changes from standard in here are beautifully subtle. gearbox rather than manual,’’ he says. Terry’s busy workshop and
Glancing at the instrument cluster in the centre of the stacks of inventory really give off a feeling that anything is
dashboard, Terry’s keen eye for detail is evident once possible, and the man’s enthusiasm is infectious; it’s clear he does
again. The instruments themselves have been updated, this because he loves the brand and the vehicles, rather than just to
with a Defender speedometer to the right of a Series III pay the bills.
temperature and fuel gauge. If you look even closer, Keep up with what Hayward Revive is doing on Instagram:
you’ll see that they’ve been moved over slightly to @hayward_revive.
accommodate heater temperature and fan speed dials ¼
L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K 39
H A Y W A R D R E V I V E S E R I E S I I A
Instrumentation is
modernised and
throttle position
improved
Top quality Welsh
Grey paintwork is
simply gorgeous
to control the aftermarket heater unit that nestles
underneath the nearside wingtop, and blasts the truck
cab full of warmth in no time at all.
An Optimill boss mounts the wood-rimmed steering
wheel, and you’ll notice more updating in the form of a
Defender steering column cowl and stalks; a more
familiar set-up to use if you’re coming from a newer
Land Rover. Deluxe seats trimmed in County cloth sit
astride a leather cubby box and, above your head, a
ĝù§ĖĦĖăăōÝúÄĖĝĦăēĝĦÙÄēÄĝïŁ·ăú½Äúĝ§ĦÝăúĦÙ§Ħ
bare-metal truck cabs are known to dribble.
Walking around this beautiful IIA, more modern
touches emphasise the user-friendliness of the truck. A
carefully-chosen LED reverse light sits in the rear
crossmember aperture: “I think I’m going to look for a
smoked version, so it blends in with the black better,”
ùĬĝÄĝÄĖĖŁƚ1ÄúĬÝúÄĖĬ¶¶ÄĖùĬ½ō§ēĝĝĻÝúÓùÄĖĖÝòŁ
from the crossmember, dancing in the sea breeze, and
the only hints to the Series IIA’s more modern
powerplant is the compact intercooler peeping from
behind its wire radiator grille and the slightly enlarged
exhaust tailpipe poking out behind a rear wheel. The
tailgate now hinges from the side, making it easier to
grab stuff from the load bed without getting smeared in
sand, mud or road dirt. “It also rattles less like that…”
Terry explains. I can’t keep my eyes off the paintwork –
ĻÙăïúÄĻĦÙ§Ħ§ō§Ħ·ăòăĬĖòÝïÄ–ÄòĝÙ1ĖÄŁ·ăĬò½Ù§ĺÄ
so much depth?
40 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
OUTSTANDING TO DRIVE
With so many elements of this humble Series IIA brought kicking
and screaming into 2024, I cannot wait to get behind that wood-
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thing that jumps to your attention is how solid the doors feel. You
can open them, grab hold of them and pull up and down – there’s no
play or movement at all. Jumping into the cloth seat and pulling the
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gone; you get a much more reassuring, solid-feeling thunk instead.
Want to check for daylight creeping through the seals or between
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A twist of the centre-mounted ignition wakes the Ecoboost, and a
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Trundling down the narrow Norfolk lanes, I build speed, and am
instantly shocked by how quiet this Land Rover is. Sure, the modern
petrol engine is helping, but there are absolutely no rattles, squeaks
or creaks. Anywhere. For anyone who’s been in a Series Land Rover
before, this messes with your head.
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you is the ride quality. Getting an 88in wheelbase to ride this
smoothly is nothing short of spectacular – Terry is right, the rear is
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deliberately aiming for undulations just to see how well the
suspension will deal with them.
A welcome change to the driving position is the accelerator. The
Fiesta’s throttle pedal has a very short throw, but this means your
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What the Ecoboost lacks in capacity it more than makes up for with
forced induction, and the linear delivery of the power and torque
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push the pedal and you’re past the speed limit in no time, turbo
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when it’s time to scrub speed off, the servo-assisted front discs are
consistent and predictable.
Pulling back into Terry’s yard, I try to play it cool but I just can’t
stop smiling. I don’t want to hand the keys back: the impression
this Series IIA has left on me will linger for a very, very long time.
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takes you up onto
Threlkeld Common

42 N E I L WAT T E R S O N
WIS H Y O U
W E R E H E R E ?
Cumbria is a magnet for those who enjoy
rugged scenery – and there are plenty of
greenlanes too. We drive four of the best,
including the epic Gatescarth Pass ¼

L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K 43
C U M B R I A G R E E N L A N E S

ǣr_–V_oœr;17ŖŔŖŘ_rVV"y‡r•"œƚU";ŔŕŗƠŖŘƚ
OMETIMES you can THE FOX, 1.6 miles.
fall into using clichés Start: SD 335944. Finish: SD 357955.
when writing about
greenlanes. Not every
lane can be superb,
offer challenging
driving or have
spectacular views –
though it would be
great if they could.
Instead, many are
just simple roads that
take you from A to B,
roads that didn’t
warrant the
expenditure to gain a
OLD COACH ROAD, 4.9 miles.
tarmac coating. Those are the greenlanes that most of
Start: NY 316230. Finish: NY 379219.
us enjoy on our travels, but sometimes it’s worth
making a trip for the superb, challenging and
spectacular ones – and that’s what we’re doing in this
issue of Land Rover Monthly. We’re crossing Cumbria
on some of the best greenlanes in the county; arguably
some of the best in the country.
We’re in three Land Rovers: Russ Dykes is leading in
his much-travelled Discovery 2; Richard Canterbury is
in his own, fabulously rebuilt Discovery 2 and Larry
Leong, Simone Chan and daughter Lucy Leong are
aboard a Defender 90.
Russ has been in the mag loads over the years, and
we featured Richard’s Disco 2 in our July 2023 issue.
Enthusiasts will know Larry from his role on the Last
Overland trip, where he was part of the team retracing
ĦÙÄĖăĬĦÄăÒĦÙÄŕŝřřMăú½ăúƪyÝúÓ§ēăĖÄŌĖĝĦăĺÄĖò§ú½
trip, accompanying Oxford, one of the Series Is.
We’ve met up at the Rusland Pool Hotel, where Larry
and family stopped over; Russ and Richard camped at
úħĖ¶Łò§·ïÄ·ï·§ùēĝÝĦÄƕĻÙÄĖÄō§ĦēÝĦ·ÙÄĝ§ĖÄ
scattered on the hillside giving a wild-camping feel, with
Not all road signs
great views to wake up to. apply to Land
We’re only driving four greenlanes today, but we’ve a Rovers…
Ò§ÝĖ½ÝĝĦ§ú·ÄĦăĦĖ§ĺÄòƕÝú·òĬ½ÝúÓĦăÓÄĦĦăĦÙÄŌĖĝĦăúÄƕ
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is closed for an indeterminate period. At least working
from an Ordnance Survey map we can pick the quickest
route to our destination and not have to follow diversion
arrows which seem to peter out after a few junctions.
Instead, we’re soon picking up the byway that passes
through Grizedale Forest next to the visitor centre.
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isn’t the gentlest to start the day on. It’s mostly broken
bedrock and the Land Rovers pitch and yaw as we pick

Larry lifts a wheel (above).

Narrow gates abound

Ascending Breasthigh Road

after crossing the ford

44 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K

the best route over the jagged rocks. Knowing where
the lowest part of the Land Rover is – the axle
differentials in our case – pays dividends if you want a
relatively quiet drive, but the spacing of some rocks
means you need to read the ground to avoid catching
the tyres on both axles behind rocks and coming to a
sudden stop. Locking the centre diff, thus engaging
four-wheel drive on Series vehicles, or selecting rock
crawl on Terrain Response, is a shrewd move. Plus,
reducing the air pressure in the tyres a touch makes for
a smoother ride.
The rocks take us through the trees before joining a
forestry track that leads us up to a large sculpture of a
fox – which aptly gives the greenlane its nickname, The
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or at least it would be if many of the trees hadn’t been
felled. At least we get to enjoy some scenery.
Rock slabs and sudden drops mean we have to look
ahead and there’s the odd bash and crash as the chassis
clips the ground in places. There’s only a small amount
Richard descends a
rock-slab section of
The Fox in Grizedale
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There’s one section halfway through the descent
which has become a bit contentious though. The route
of the lane goes to the right (there’s a voluntary
one-way system in place to drive from west to east), but
people have cut the corner. This has eroded the thin
topsoil meaning that foliage, including a tree, between
the road and the cut has disappeared. Anti-vehicle
ÓĖăĬēĝÙ§ĺÄĝÄÝŇĽăúĦÙĶ§ĖĖÄúĝĦĖÄĦ·Ù§ĝìĬĝĦÝŌ·§ĦÝăú
for their view that vehicles should be banned. And while
it’s true that people cutting the corner would have
contributed to it – and may have even started the
erosion – the shallow topsoil and long, cold, wet winters
so typical of this area, are also to blame.
We reach the end of the lane and skit around
Esthwaite Water, one of the smaller lakes, and join the
B5285 which takes us to the vehicle ferry across
Windermere. The £6 fare seems reasonable for the
ten-minute trip and it makes it feel like more of an
adventure. There’s no reason for us to use it – in fact, it ¼
L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K 45
 C U M B R I A G R E E N L A N E S

would have been quicker to get to Ambleside, the next GATESCARTH PASS, 3.6 miles. Start: NY 469106. Finish: NY 483056.
town we have to pass through, via the road to the west
of the water, but it’s enjoyable all the same.
While the ferry isn’t busy, the roads are and we sit in a
slow-moving column of vehicles before escaping the
clutches of Ambleside and drive along the A591 beside
the River Rothay. After the summit of the pass at
Dunmail Raise, which lies between the southern end of
Thirlmere and Grasmere, we follow St John’s Beck,
which runs in a glacial valley, to the start of our next
greenlane, the Old Coach Road.
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Clough Head; get the weather right, as we have, and it’s
beautiful. Get it wrong and it’s bleak. There’s a loose
stone climb out of the valley before it settles down to a
gently undulating track. Sections have been eroded by
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puddles remain – even the small ford towards the end is
almost dry. But the scenery is fantastic. We trundle
along at a gentle pace and stop to chat with some
German trail riders who are on their way back from the
Isle of Man, and are taking in some of the Trans Euro
Trail on their way home. They head off and we follow, at
a slightly slower pace, reaching the end and making our
way down to Ullswater and the A-road to Pooley Bridge.
People are queuing for the passenger ferries that
cruise to Glenridding at the other end of the lake, but
we’re onto our next lane, passing through Askham
before hugging the bank of Haweswater Reservoir to
reach the car park at the start of the Gatescarth Pass.
Gatescarth Pass is one of those bucket list
greenlanes. Although you can get a sense of what it’ll be

like by looking at the tightly packed contours the byway

climbs on the Ordnance Survey map, it’s not until you
start to ascend it that you can grasp the sheer scale of
ÝĦƩ§ú½Ōú½ĦÙ§ĦÝĦÝĝúƴĦ§ĝĦĖ§ÝÓÙĦòÝúÄƚ
The lane is only open to vehicles for a few days each
year – and you need a permit to drive it on that day. And
there are restrictions on what you can drive (see
box-out). Armed with the code to the padlock on the
gate at each end, we start our ascent on the
switchbacks, zig-zagging our way up the hill. The gates
are narrow – and Russ and Richard have to pick their
way through, pulling the mirrors in on the Discoverys;
it’s easier for Larry in the narrower 90. The pass
stretches out before us, and although we can’t make
out the actual track, we can see where we’re heading
for and engage low-range.
There’s a good reason that the pass is recommended
for experienced greenlaners only – it’s a tricky drive,
with loose stones under the wheels and frequent
Larry receives a switchbacks meaning you’ve got to know your Land
helping tow on
Gatescarth Rover well to avoid making a mistake that could end up
damaging the lane, or yourself. Despite this, people still
have problems and the loose rocks under the wheels
are causing us some issues. Fortunately, Russ’s traction
GATECARTH PASS
©CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 ORDNANCE SURVEY. MEDIA 013/24.

control is doing its stuff, while Richard engages his rear

This is one of a handful of greenlanes in England that require a permit
to drive. Gatescarth Pass is only open to 4x4s on eight days in 2024,
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are given for each day for groups of two, three or four – you can’t
drive it solo. 4x4s can only travel north to south – motorcycles can
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ŁăĬĖēÄĖùÝĦ§ú½ŁăĬúÄĽĦăēò§úŁăĬĖĦĖÝēĦă¶Ä§ĦĦÙÄĝĦ§ĖĦăÒĦÙÄ
ē§ĝĝ¶ŁŕƚŔŔēù§ú½¶ÄăÒÒÝĦ¶ŁŘƚŔŔēùƦò§ïĽÝĝĦĖÝ·ĦƚÓăĺƚĬïƧƚ
46 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
§ŀòĽÝÒÒòă·ïÝúēò§·ÄĝĦăŌú½ĦĖ§·ĦÝăúăúĦÙÄù§Ė¶òÄƪòÝïÄ
surface. Only Larry doesn’t have any form of additional
traction aids and the Defender’s all-terrain tyres are
ĝĦĖĬÓÓòÝúÓĦăŌú½§úŁÓĖÝēƕĝăÙÄƴĝĬú§¶òÄĦăïÄÄē
momentum up and make the turns. Richard backs down
to assist, and attaches a tow strop to the recovery point
of the Defender and the extra traction gets Larry over
the loosest area, where he’s able to regain traction.
With hindsight, dropping the tyre pressures a touch
may have helped, but at least we’re rolling again.
Walkers pass on their way down the hill and intrigued
about us driving it, many stop to chat, enjoying the
break from traversing the uneven surface. A couple of
mountain bikers hurtle past; they’re making the most of ¼
 Lucy, Simone and
Larry and their
much-travelled 90

Richard Canterbury and Russ Dykes

BREASTHIGH ROAD, 2.4 miles.

©CROWN COPYRIGHT 2024 ORDNANCE SURVEY. MEDIA 013/24.

Start: NY 552035. Finish: NY 584046.

Richard uses diff locks

on the freshly-laid loose
stones. They have
settled since our trip

L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K 47
C U M B R I A G R E E N L A N E S

BLACK BECK CAMPSITE

If you want a wild camping feel, but with
amenities, Black Beck campsite is for you.
The pitches are scattered over the craggy
hill, and you’ll wake to the sun rising over
the valley. Cost is £15-20 per night
(blackbeckfarmholidaycaravans.co.uk).

Descending into
Long Sleddale on
the Gatescarth Pass

the steep descent, having had a brutal climb on the
other side too.
Eventually we reach the top. “That’s the hardest
driving I think I have ever done,” says Richard, who has
competed in loads of different 4x4 disciplines from
trials to comp safari. Larry agrees. “I’ve driven halfway
across the world, but that was tougher than anything
I’ve encountered before.”
We’re blessed with glorious sunshine, but it’s
½ÄŌúÝĦÄòŁ·ăăòÄĖĬēÙÄĖÄĦÙ§úĻÄƴ½ÄŀēÄĖÝÄú·Ä½ăúĦÙÄ
Old Coach Road – we’ll warm up as we descend.
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4x4s – some of the sections are steeper on the
southern side – and the Land Rovers lift wheels on a
couple of corners. But the view along Long Sleddale as
we descend is absolutely spectacular – arguably better
than the view looking north on the climb. Who wouldn’t
want to be here?
Twisting and turning down the hill, we eventually
reach the end gate, punch in the code and lock the gate
behind us. We can see a solitary Discovery in the
distance and we trundle down to see if they are okay.
The ball joint on the steering arm has sheered on the
ăĺÄĖĝÝŇÄƪĦŁĖĽM§ú½răĺÄĖƩ§ú½ĝăùÄăÒĦÙÄăĻúÄĖƴĝ
mates have gone looking for one. Richard digs out his
spares kit, but sadly his spare must be in the second box
which he left at home. At least it’s a weekday and the
owner’s companions could get to a spares retailer
before they shut. We squeeze past and meet them just
as we rejoin tarmac.
There are two ways to go from here; you can either
turn west and climb towards Stile End on the byway
from Sadgill, or go south and east. With the day
slipping away from us, we decide to go east to take
in the recently repaired Breasthigh Road, which
although not quite as epic as Gatescarth, is still a
bucket list greenlane.
We drop down off the A6 to the rocky ford crossing,
TRANS EURO Borrow Beck. The gate on the other side of the water
TRAIL has been moved back from the river slightly, but at least
The Trans Euro when the beck is low, as it is today, you can walk across
Trail is a route the stepping stones. When it’s deeper you risk getting
created by trail wet feet jumping out to get the gate.
riders that runs The recent work on the byway included putting new
right across stone on the surface, but with the ground dry as it is at
Europe and takes the time of our visit, it hasn’t bedded in. The stones roll
in many great around under the tyres, but by the time you read this,
unsealed roads the surface will have settled. As such the stones make
(greenlanes), for a loose climb and also a sketchy descent – it’s
especially in ½ÄŌúÝĦÄòŁ§òăĻƪĖ§úÓÄò§úÄƕ§ú½ĦÙ§Ħ§òĝăÓÝĺÄĝŁăĬĦÙÄ
northern England time to line up with the gate which sits at 90 degrees to
and Wales. If you the lane. It’s narrow, so if you’re not straight you won’t
do choose to get through. A fairly new bridge takes us across a
follow any of it, be stream and down to the end of the lane, and with the
aware that some sun dropping behind the, admittedly high, horizon, it’s
sections may only time to call it a day.
be suitable for Cumbria has great scenery, and great greenlanes to
motorbikes enjoy it with, and on sunny days like today, you
(transeuro wouldn’t want to be greenlaning anywhere else.
trail.org). Follow in our tracks and you’ll see what we mean.

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ICI’s explosives factory in North Wales
for 40 years. This is its story…

ODAY, it is known locally as

Gwaith Powdwr, which translates
as Powder Works, although for
many years it was known as
Cooke’s Works. It is now a nature
reserve at Penrhyndeudraeth
near Porthmadog in North Wales,
but given what used to be made
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was probably very sensible.
In 1865 a factory opened on the site that
manufactured explosive charges for use in the local
slate quarries. In 1922 it was acquired by one Ralph
Cooke, a coal mining magnate who owned another
explosives factory in Essex, and he combined the
two operations at the Penrhyndeudraeth site.
Following an explosion at the factory in 1928,
Cooke sold part of his company to one of his rivals,
Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), ostensibly to gain
access to its expertise (he probably reckoned ICI had
a better approach to health and safety) and during
the Second World War the factory produced over
17million hand grenades. Almost all of them were
assembled by the six or seven hundred women who
worked there. Apparently, their hands turned yellow
as a result of the substances they were handling. ICI
acquired the remaining shares in the company
following Cooke’s death in 1955.
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in the factory’s early days are unclear, but they
presumably involved lots of horses and hand pumps.
A surviving photograph shows that in the years
immediately after the Second World War a military
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LRM CLASSICS

The 86in was not a

big vehicle, so those
hoses had to be
stowed somewhere

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surplus Jeep with a trailer was used. This was replaced in
1955 by the 86in Series I you see here, which is now in
the care of the Dunsfold Collection.
Chassis number 170600358 is a Home Market, Basic,
ŜŚÝúùă½Äòƕ¶ĬÝòĦĦăŕŝřŚUă½ÄòœÄ§ĖĝēÄ·ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúăú
29 September 1955, and transferred to Rover’s
Ä·ÙúÝ·§òy§òÄĝÄē§ĖĦùÄúĦÒăĖÝúĝĦ§òò§ĦÝăúăÒĦÙÄŌĖÄ
appliance equipment. The completed vehicle was
despatched-out on 4 October and delivered to Rover
dealer Davies of Barmouth. It was registered with the
Merionethshire number AFF 218 on 17 October 1955
§ú½ĦÙÄăĖÝÓÝú§ò¶ĬÒÒòăÓ¶ăăïĝÙăĻĝĦÙ§ĦÝĦĝŌĖĝĦăĻúÄĖ
was Cooke’s Explosives Ltd. It was taxed every year until
December 1965, which was probably when its Series II
successor appeared at the factory.
The Series I must have been put to good use not long
after it was delivered to ICI, because in 1957 there was
an explosion at the Cooke’s factory site which killed four
workers – three women and one man. The inquest found
no negligence on the part of the company, and the
ăÒŌ·Ý§òòÝúÄĻ§ĝĦÙ§ĦùÝ·ÄÙ§½·ÙÄĻĽĦÙĖăĬÓÙÄòÄ·ĦĖÝ·§ò
·§¶òÄĝ·§ĬĝÝúÓ§ō§ĝÙăĺÄĖƚ
There was another explosion on 14 June 1988 which
killed two men and injured eight more. The subsequent
investigation revealed that the men were not inside the
reinforced control bunker, which is where they were
supposed to be when the mixing of nitroglycerine with
kieselguhr, nitrocellulose, aluminium powder and salt
was taking place, to produce gelignite.
In a paper to the Institution of Chemical Engineers
in 2003 Brian Harris, who at the time of the 1988
accident was joint managing director of Nobels
Explosives Company Limited, the ICI subsidiary that
managed the factory, outlined the events of the day. He
was at work at the company’s plant at Ardeer, on the
North Ayrshire coast.
–§ĦÄĖēĬùē·ăúĦĖăò
ē§úÄòÙ§úÓĝăÒÒĦÙÄ
ĖħĖ·ĖăĝĝùÄù¶ÄĖ
52 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
“I received an emotional call from
the Cooke’s Works manager,” he
wrote. “There had been an explosion
in one of the two mix houses. Two
ùÄúĻÄĖÄùÝĝĝÝúÓƚÙÄĖÄĻÄĖÄŌĖÄĝ
and there had been secondary
explosions. I immediately put our
major emergency plan into operation.
ú§ÝĖ·Ė§ÒĦĻ§ĝ§ĖĖ§úÓĽĦăōŁĬĝ
"ŀƪ§ĖùŁIÄÄēƦ§¶ăĺÄƧĬĝĽÒăĖŌĖÄ ÒĖăùoĖÄĝĦĻÝ·ïĦă§ĝù§òò§ÝĖŌÄò½úħĖ
ŌÓÙĦÝúÓĬúĦÝòĦÙÄyÄĖÝÄĝ;§ĖĖÝĺĽ to the factory.
Ʊ–ÄōÄĻăĺÄĖĦÙÄÒ§·ĦăĖŁ§ú½ĝ§Ļ
the devastation on the hillside and the
crowds standing around the factory
Ó§ĦÄĦăÓÄĦÙÄĖĻÝĦÙŌĖÄÄúÓÝúÄĝƕ
ambulances and the police. We
landed and were driven through the
crowds and emergency services. I had
§ĝÙăĖĦēÄĖÝă½ăÒĖÄōÄ·ĦÝăúĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ
works manager and discussed the
way forward. The factory was in a
ĝ§ÒÄ·ăú½ÝĦÝăúƚÙÄŌĖÄĝĻÄĖÄăĬĦƚÙÄĝÄ·ăú½ùÝŀÙăĬĝÄ
had withstood the explosion of its neighbour. Two men
were missing without trace. The next few days were
concerned with the bereaved families and preparing a
recovery plan for the factory and assisting the police and
the Health and Safety Executive in their investigations.
The investigation was based on DNA analysis and
·ăúŌĖùĽĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄĦĻăùÄúĻÙăÙ§½½ÝĽĻÄĖÄÝúĦÙÄ
wrong place at the time of the explosion. “During the
mixing operation they should have been inside the
reinforced control room bunker. Although shaken, this
building was largely intact, and the men would have
escaped with only minor cuts and bruises had they been
inside.” But they weren’t, contrary to the company’s
·òħĖòŁ½ÄŌúĽēĖă·Ä½ĬĖÄĝƚ ¼
0ÝĖÄÙăĝÄĝĝĦăĖÄ
§òăúÓĝݽÄĦÙÄĦĖĬ·ïƴĝ
Ļ§ĦÄĖĦ§úï
1ÄĖù§úƪù§½ÄēĬùē
·§ē§¶òÄăÒĝÙăăĦÝúÓ
ăĬĦŕŖŔÓ§òòăúĝăÒ
Ļ§ĦÄĖ§ùÝúĬĦÄ
“The Series I must have been put to good use not long
after it was delivered to ICI, because there was an
explosion at the Cooke’s factory”

Two-piece doors have

taken a battering
from hitting the hose
couplings

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By the time of the 1988 accident, the Series I was
apparently held in reserve, because it had been replaced
¶Ł§yÄĖÝÄĝ;;ŕŔŝÝúŌĖÄÄúÓÝúÄƕ§ú½ĻÄ·§úăúòŁ
ĝēÄ·Ĭò§ĦÄĻÙ§ĦĖăòÄĦÙÄĝÄĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝēò§ŁÄ½§ĝŌĖĝĦ
responders when the mix house was destroyed.
The factory closed in 1995, because of a decline in the
½Äù§ú½ÒăĖÄŀēòăĝÝĺÄĝ¶ŁĦÙÄ·ă§òùÝúÝúÓÝú½ĬĝĦĖŁƚÙÄ
land was donated to the North Wales Wildlife Trust in
ŕŝŝŜ§ú½ÝĝúăĻù§ú§ÓĽ§ĝ§ú§ĦĬĖÄĖÄĝÄĖĺÄƕ§òĦÙăĬÓÙ
ĦÙÄĖÄù§ÝúĝăÒĝăùÄăÒĦÙÄăò½Ò§·ĦăĖŁ¶ĬÝò½ÝúÓĝ·§úĝĦÝòò
be seen around the site.
ĖăĬú½ĦÙÄĦÝùÄăÒĦÙÄēò§úĦƴĝ·òăĝĬĖÄĦÙÄŌĖÄÄúÓÝúÄ
appeared in Land Rover Worldù§Ó§ŇÝúÄƕ§ú½ĦÙħĖĦÝ·òÄ
claims that an anonymous reader had called the
publication to say that the Land Rover ‘was about to be
¶òăĻúƪĬē½ĬĖÝúÓĦÙĽķăùùÝĝĝÝăúÝúÓăÒĦÙÄ;;Ò§·ĦăĖŁƴƚ
That sounds like a bit of a tall story, so it’s time to ask
those who were around at the time if they can offer
§úŁÝúĝÝÓÙĦĝƚ
Dunsfold’s Philip Bashall remembers that his father,
Brian, drove his Velar (YVB 172H) to North Wales with a
trailer to collect the Series I, but only because he
ĖÄ·§òòĽÙÝùĝ§ŁÝúÓĦÙ§ĦÝĦÙ§½¶ÄÄú§úÝÓÙĦù§ĖÄĦăĻÝúÓ
it back, and that Brian had only worked out why when he
Ļ§ĝĬúòă§½ÝúÓÝĦƚÙÄŌĖÄÄúÓÝúÄƴĝĻ§ĦÄĖĦ§úïĻ§ĝ§òùăĝĦ
ÒĬòò§ú½ĦÙÄĻÄÝÓÙĦăÒúħĖòŁŘŔÓ§òòăúĝăÒĻ§ĦÄĖ
ĝēò§ĝÙÝúÓ§ú½ĝĬĖÓÝúÓ§ĖăĬú½§ĦĦÙÄĖħĖăÒĦÙÄĦĖ§ÝòÄĖ
was the cause of all the havoc.
oÙÝòÝē§ēēĖ㧷ÙĽIăÙú§ĖĖăòòƕò§ĦÄòŁĽÝĦăĖăÒClassic
Land Roverù§Ó§ŇÝúÄƕĻÙăĻ§ĝĦÙÄĽÝĦăĖăÒLRW at the
time the Series I was saved from an apparently explosive
end, but John didn’t offer any new information.
oÙÝòÝēÙ§½§ĺ§ÓĬÄùÄùăĖŁăÒ§òÄĦĦÄĖÒĖăù;;ƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÝĝ
Ļ§ĝúăĦĦă¶ÄÒăĬú½ÝúĦÙÄĺÄÙÝ·òÄƴĝÙÝĝĦăĖŁŌòÄƕ§ú½ĻÄ
¶ÄÓ§úĦăĦÙÝúïÙÄùÝÓÙĦÙ§ĺĶÄÄúÝù§ÓÝúÝúÓÝĦƚĬĦ§ÒĦÄĖ
§òăĦăÒ½ÝÓÓÝúÓÝúĦÙÄù§úŁ¶ăŀÄĝ·ăúĦ§ÝúÝúÓē§ēÄĖĻăĖï
ĖÄò§ĦÝúÓĦăĦÙħĝÙ§òòÒ§ùÝòŁƴĝMrē§ĖĦĝ§ú½ĝÄĖĺÝ·ÝúÓ
¶ĬĝÝúÄĝĝƕĦÙÄĖÄÝĦĻ§ĝƩ§òÄĦĦÄĖăú;;ƪÙħ½Ä½ē§ēÄĖ
½§ĦĽŖŗVăĺÄù¶ÄĖŕŝŝřÒĖăùUĖoĖăŌĦƕĦÙÄ–ăĖïĝ
"ĺÄúĦÙĶ§½ÓÄÓăĦ
ĦÙÄŌĖÄÄúÓÝúÄĖĽ
ē§ÝúĦĦĖħĦùÄúĦ
Land Rover offered
ĦÙÄŌĖÄÄúÓÝúħĝ§
Ò§·ĦăĖŁùă½ÄòƚrÝÓÙĦƔ
pump brochure
54 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
U§ú§ÓÄĖ§ĦĦÙÄoÄúĖÙŁú½ÄĬ½Ė§ÄĦÙÒ§·ĦăĖŁƕ§½½ĖÄĝĝĽĦă
Ėݧúƚ;úĦÙÄòÄĦĦÄĖƕUĖoĖăŌĦĖÄÒÄĖĝĦă;;½ÝĖÄ·ĦăĖò§ú
yē§òòƴĝ½Ä·ÝĝÝăúĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄŌĖÄÄúÓÝúÄĻăĬò½¶ÄăÒÒÄĖĽĦă
what in those days was known as the Dunsfold Land
răĺÄĖĖĬĝĦƚVăùÄúĦÝăúăÒÝĦ¶ÄÝúÓ¶òăĻúĬēÝÒĬúĝÒăò½
didn’t want it.
ƱyÝú·ÄĻħ·ĕĬÝĖĽÝĦƕĦÙÄŌĖÄÄúÓÝúÄÙ§ĝĝēÄúĦ§òùăĝĦ
the entire time in store,” says Philip. “It used to come out
ÒăĖăĬĖăò½¶ÝÄúúݧò_ēÄú–ÄÄïÄú½ĝ§ĦĦÙÄyēĖÝúÓ¶ăï
Estate, the last of which was in 2017, and there are also
ēÙăĦăĝăÒÝĦĻÝĦÙĝăùÄăÒĦÙÄăòòÄ·ĦÝăúƴĝăĦÙÄĖyÄĖÝÄĝ;ĝ
at a First Overland team reunion in late 1997, but other
ĦÙ§úĦÙ§ĦÝĦƴĝ¶ÄÄúò§ĖÓÄòŁĬúĝÄÄúĬúĦÝòúăĻƚ
Ʊ;ĦÝĝÝúĺÄĖŁÓăă½·ăú½ÝĦÝăúăĺÄĖ§òòƚÙ§ĝĝÝĝ§ú½
¶ĬòïÙħ½§ĖÄÄŀ·ÄòòÄúĦƕĻÙÝ·ÙÝĝÙ§Ė½òŁĝĬĖēĖÝĝÝúÓÓÝĺÄú
ĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄă½ăùÄĦÄĖĝÙăĻĝĦÙ§ĦÝĦÙ§ĝăúòŁ½ĖÝĺÄúśŘŕŝ
ùÝòÄĝ§ú½ĝēÄúĦùăĝĦăÒÝĦĝòÝÒÄĬú½ÄĖ·ăĺÄĖƚÙÄÄúÓÝúÄ
is sweet and runs well. There is a broken front halfshaft
Ħă½ă§ú½§ĝĻÝĺÄò§ú½ÙĬ¶¶Ä§ĖÝúÓĦă§½ìĬĝĦăúĦÙÄ
ĖÝÓÙĦƪÙ§ú½ÒĖăúĦƚÙĶĖ§ïÄĝ§ĖÄē§ĖĦݧòòŁĝÄÝŇĽ¶ĬĦĻÝòò
ÒĖÄÄăÒÒƕ§ú½ĻÄĦÙÝúïĦÙÄòÝúÝúÓĝ§ĖÄĦÙÄăúÄĝÝĦòÄÒĦĦÙÄ
factory with. The front prop shaft is shot, possibly due to
ĦÙÄĺÄÙÝ·òĶÄÝúÓ½ĖÝĺÄú§ĖăĬú½ĦÙÄÒ§·ĦăĖŁĝÝĦÄÝú
low-ratio all the time.
“It had a repaint at some point in its life prior to
·ăùÝúÓĦăĬĝƕ§ĝĻÄòò§ĝĝÝòĺÄĖē§ÝúĦăúĦÙÄÓ§òĺ§úÝĝÝúÓ
and on the pump, presumably because someone was
ĦĖŁÝúÓĦăĝù§ĖĦÄúÝĦĬēƚÙÄ;;òăÓăăúĦÙĽăăĖĝÝĝÙ§ú½
painted but it certainly wasn’t done by a professional
ĝÝÓúĻĖÝĦÄĖƕăĖÝÒÝĦĻ§ĝÝĦùĬĝĦÙ§ĺĶÄÄú§ÒĦÄĖ§òăúÓ
liquid lunch in the pub!
“Both rear corners of the tub are creased, and I think
ĦÙÝĝĻ§ĝēĖ㶧¶òŁ·§ĬĝĽ¶Ł§ĦĖ§ÝòÄĖ짷ïƪïúÝŌúÓƚÙÄ
ĖħĖòÝÓÙĦĝÙ§ĺĶÄÄúĖÄēò§·Ä½ƕ§ú½¶ăĦÙ½ăăĖĝ§ĖÄ
½§ù§ÓĽ§ĝ§ĖÄĝĬòĦăÒĝĻÝúÓÝúÓăēÄú§ú½ÙÝĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄ
ÙăĝÄĝăúĦÙÄÒĖăúĦĻÝúÓĝƚÙÄĝħĦ¶§ĝÄĝÙ§½¶ÄÄú
destroyed by mice infestation before the vehicle came
ĦăĬĝƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄăĖÝÓÝú§ò¶§·ïĝ§ĖÄĝĦÝòòÝúēò§·ÄƚÙÄēĬùē
ĖĬúĝ¶ĬĦ§òòĦÙÄÓ§ĬÓÄĝĻÄĖÄĝù§ĝÙĽ¶ÄÒăĖÄĻÄÓăĦÝĦƚƲ
VĬùÄĖ§òĝĝ·Ė§Ħ·ÙĽ
ÝúĦăĦÙÄē§ÝúĦƚyĦÝ·ïÄĖ
ăÒÒÄĖĝĝÄúĝݶòħ½ĺÝ·Ä
ÝÒÒÄĖÄúĦĝÝŇĽúăŇŇòÄ
Äú½ĝÓ§ĺħĺ§ĖÝÄĦŁăÒ
Ļ§ĦÄĖĝēĖ§Łē§ĦĦÄĖúĝ
With 40 gallons of
water aboard you
wouldn’t be ‘rushing’
ĦăĦÙÄŌĖÄ

The ICI vehicle is identical to the example depicted in Low mileage

Rover’s brochure dated March 1957 for their standard is evidence that the
ŌĖÄÄúÓÝúĽݽúƴĦÓÄĦ
0ÝĖÄ"úÓÝúÄƚ0§·ĦăĖŁĝēÄ·ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúÝú·òĬ½Ä½ĦÙÄ1ÄĖù§úƪ much use
ù§½ÄKyĝÄòÒƪēĖÝùÝúÓĦĻăƪĝĦ§ÓÄ·ÄúĦĖÝÒĬÓ§òēĬùē
ùăĬúĦĽăúĦÙÄĖħĖ·ĖăĝĝùÄù¶ÄĖĻÝĦÙ§ÙŁ½Ė§ĬòÝ·
§úúĬò§Ė§ÝĖēĬùēĦăĦ§ïÄ·§ĖÄăÒĦÙÄēĖÝùÝúÓƕĻÝĦÙ½ĖÝĺÄ
coming from the centre PTO via a propshaft direct to
the pump. The pump is controlled by an engine governor
mounted on the pump control panel, limited to a
maximum of 2850rpm.
The control panel also has a compound pressure/
Seats replaced
vacuum gauge, a second pressure gauge, oil after the originals
ĦÄùēÄĖ§ĦĬĖÄÓ§ĬÓÄƕ§ú½ĦĻăē§Ė§òòÄòĝòݽÄƪĦŁēÄĝÄòÄ·ĦăĖ were wrecked by
ĺ§òĺÄĝƕĻÝĦÙĦÙÄÙăĝÄ·ăúúÄ·ĦÝăúĝÝòòĬùÝú§ĦĽ¶ŁòÝÓÙĦ gnawing rodents
½ÄōÄ·ĦĽĦÙĖăĬÓÙùă½ÝŌĽĖħĖòÝÓÙĦ·§ĝÝúÓĝƚÙÄēĬùē
has a capacity of 210 gallons per minute at 100psi for a
ŕŔƪÒÄÄĦòÝÒĦƕ§ú½§ĝĻÄòò§ĝÒÄĽÝúÓĦÙÄŕŖŔÒÄÄĦòăúÓ
ŌĖĝĦƪ§Ý½ĖÄÄòùăĬúĦĽăú§½ĖĬù¶ÄÙÝú½ĦÙÄ·§¶ƕĦÙÄ
ēĬùē·§úÒÄĽĦĻăÒĬòòƪĝÝŇĽŖũƪÝú·Ù½ÄòÝĺÄĖŁÙăĝÄĝƚ
ÙÄŌĖĝĦƪ§Ý½ĖÄÄòÝĝÒĽ¶ŁĦÙÄŘŔƪÓ§òòăúÓ§òĺ§úÝĝĽ
ĝĦÄÄòĻ§ĦÄĖĦ§úï·§ĖĖÝĽ¶ÄĦĻÄÄúĦÙÄĖħĖĻÙÄÄò§Ė·ÙÄĝƚ
_úĦăēăÒĦÙħĖ·ÙÄĝ§ĖÄĦĻăĝĦÄÄòĝĦăĻ§ÓÄòă·ïÄĖĝÒăĖ
½ÄòÝĺÄĖŁÙăĝÄòÄúÓĦÙĝ§ú½ăĦÙÄĖÝĦÄùĝƕĻÝĦÙ·§úĺ§ĝ
·ăĺÄĖĝĝÄ·ĬĖĽ¶ŁĝēĖÝúÓƪòă§½Ä½Ò§ĝĦÄúÄĖĝĦăĦÙÄĝݽÄĝ
of the vehicle.
;ĦƴĝÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦÝúÓĦÙ§ĦĝăùÄēĖÄĦĦŁÝùēăĖĦ§úĦÝĦÄùĝĻÄĖÄ
listed in the brochure as optional extras including
ŖũƪÝú·ÙĝĦ§ú½§Ė½½ÄòÝĺÄĖŁÙăĝÄ·ăĬēòÝúÓĝƕĻÙÝ·ÙĻÄĖÄ
·§ĖĖÝĽăúĦÙĶăúúÄĦƕ§ĝĻÄòò§ĝĦÙÝúÓĝòÝïÄÙăĝÄ
¶ò§úïÝúÓ·§ēĝ§ú½ĝĬ·ĦÝăúÙăĝÄ·ăĬēòÝúÓĝƚù§ŇÝúÓòŁƕ
ĦÙÄùÄĦ§òĦĖĬ·ï·§¶Ļ§ĝúăĦŌĦĦĽ§ĝĝĦ§ú½§Ė½§ú½Ļ§ĝ
available at extra cost. The ICI example could therefore
¶Ä½Äĝ·ĖݶĽ§ĝƳÒĬòòƪĝēÄ·ĻÝĦÙ§òòĦÙÄÄŀĦĖ§ĝƴƚ
ĝoÙÝòÝēĝ§ŁĝƔƱ;Ħƴĝ§ÓÄúĬÝúÄƕĬúĖÄĝĦăĖĽ§ú½ĺÄĖŁòăĻ
ùÝòħÓÄyÄĖÝÄĝ;ĻÝĦÙ§Ļăú½ÄĖÒĬòÙÝĝĦăĖŁƕ§ú½ÝĦƴĝ§¶ÝĦăÒ
§ùŁĝĦÄĖŁ§ĝĦăĻÙŁÝĦƴĝúÄĺÄĖĖħòòŁ§ĦĦĖ§·ĦĽùĬ·ÙăÒ§
ÒăòòăĻÝúÓƚU§Ł¶ÄĦÙ§ĦĻÝòò·Ù§úÓħú½ùăĖÄēÄăēòÄ
ĻÝòòĦ§ïħúÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦÝúÝĦƕúăĻĦÙ§ĦÝĦĻÝòò¶ÄĝēÄú½ÝúÓ
some time this year on display in the museum.”

L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K 55
 Growing the hands-on team at
the Dunsfold Collection has
become a key priority since the
museum opened last summer…

56 GARY PUSEY CRAIG PUSEY AND ANDREW MUNDEN

 LRM CLASSICS
INCE opening its new
museum building last
summer, the workload at
the Dunsfold Collection
has increased
exponentially. As well as
maintaining the vehicles,
website and the social
media channels, the
volunteers and trustees
(all unpaid) now have to
organise, manage and host the public open days,
private open days, private tours and the new ‘An
Evening With…’ events, while managing and Andrew and Jo
developing the site and the never-ending work Munden in 2009,
during a trip to the
inside the museum itself. And then there’s all the Auvergne, France
§½ùÝúƕ§··ăĬúĦĝƕÒăĖùƪŌòòÝúÓ§ú½ĝăăúĦÙ§ĦÓăÄĝ
with running a charity.
Strengthening the team has therefore been a priority, Rover,” he tells me with a chuckle, “but I’m not even sure
and that’s why the Collection recently appointed Andrew what it was. I’m convinced it was a Tonka-like short-
Munden as a trustee. Andrew is, as you would expect, a wheelbase Series I with no roof and painted Bronze
committed Land Rover fan and since he retired from a Green. I played with it all the time as a child, making
successful career as a railwayman, he has also become ăÒÒƪĖă§½·ăĬĖĝÄĝĦÙĖăĬÓÙĦÙÄōăĻÄĖ¶Ä½ĝƚ
very active on the club scene: he is secretary of the Land “The interest in Land Rovers never really left me, but it
Rover Register 1948-1953 and the Norfolk area wasn’t until the late 1990s that I started to look for a real
representative for the Land Rover Series One Club. He is one in earnest. My wife Jo and I had enjoyed a 1934
also a board member and volunteer on the North Norfolk Austin 10/4 saloon that we’d bought just after we got
Railway, having been its general manager from 2017 until married in 1987, but with a growing family it became less
2022, and he is involved in other local charities. practical, and a Land Rover was the perfect solution.
ú½ĖÄĻ¶ĖħïĝĦÙÄÝ·ÄƔƱ;ƴ½òăĺÄĦăŌú½ùŁŌĖĝĦM§ú½ “After a lot of research and deliberation, in 2000 we ¼

Andrew’s daily driver and workhorse

is one of the last 300Tdi models

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bought a 1977 Series III 88in hardtop. We sent it to a

specialist near Hertford who converted it to something
approaching County spec, and over the next few years
we steadily improved it and brought it up to a good
standard. It was the vehicle in which I really learnt to drive
off-road, being trained by David Harmes who at that time
was running Overland Pursuits Ltd in Surrey.
“On one occasion the vehicle was being returned to the
garage in Hertford for some work when I managed to
blow the engine travelling too fast – for a Series III at
least – around the M25 and I arrived at the garage trailing
§ĦÙÝ·ï·òăĬ½ăÒÓĖÄŁĝùăïÄƚUăĖÄĬúēò§úúĽĖÄ·ĦÝŌ·§ĦÝăú
work followed.
“The Series III was used for my daily commute to work
in Croydon and as my ‘rapid response’ vehicle when I was
on-call at work. During this time, it attended several
railway incidents and was used to ferry various members
of the emergency services to incidents away from roads
that their vehicles couldn’t reach.
“In autumn 1999 the south of England was hit by
ōăă½ÝúÓĻÙÝ·Ù¶§½òŁ§ÒÒÄ·ĦĽĦÙÄù§ÝúòÝúÄÒĖăùMăú½ăú
to Brighton, especially around the South Downs. I was
given the use of a hired Defender 110 and Discovery 2 as ú½ĖÄĻƴĝŌĖĝĦy;;;ƕ 88in, and I was still thinking about just how comfortable
úăúÄăÒr§ÝòĦĖ§·ïƴĝĺ§úōÄÄĦ·ăĬò½ú§ĺÝÓ§ĦÄĦÙĽÄÄē §ŕŝśśÙ§Ė½Ħăē that 110 had been, so the decision was taken to replace
ĦÙ§ĦĻ§ĝ
water around Pangdene. It was great fun driving these refurbished and the Series III.
and a lot more comfortable than the Series III, which ·ăúĺÄĖĦĽĦ㧠“I found a 1998 300Tdi 110 County Station Wagon at a
started to plant a seed in my mind. ĝĦ§ĦÝăúĻ§Óăú garage in West Sussex for the right price and traded in
“In March 2005 cracks appeared in various parts of the the SIII in April 2005. Over the next couple of years, the
already tired chassis, almost certainly resulting from Defender became an indispensable part of the family and
some rather over-enthusiastic off-road driving in the Jo went to see David for her own off-road driver training.
Surrey Hills. A discussion with Philip at Dunsfold DLR “In October 2008 along with a group of friends we
·ăú·òĬ½Ä½ĦÙÄăúòŁĝÄúĝݶòÄĻ§ŁÒăĖĻ§Ė½ĻăĬò½¶ÄĦăŌĦ§ drove across Morocco to the Sahara Desert and had a
replacement galvanised chassis. This would be a costly ÓĖħĦĦÝùÄƚ–ÄŌĦĦĽ§U§ÓÓÝăòÝú§ĖăăÒĦÄúĦĻÙÝ·ÙēĖăĺĽ
job and we’d already realised the space limitations of the easier and quicker than trying to erect a ground tent in

1998 300Tdi was

refurbished by D & C “The Defender became an
ră¶ÄĖĦĝÝúŖŔŖŕ
indispensable part of the family”

58 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
 Camping in the
Draa River Valley,
Southern Morocco,
in 2008
The famous ford on the
Strata Florida, 2011
the stony conditions of the Atlas Mountains and the
whole trip was a huge success. The only problem
occurred on the edge of the Erg Chebbi dunes when the
alternator decided to fail.
“Needless to say, that wasn’t one of the spares we had
taken, but the owner of the camp where we were staying
contacted some mechanic friends. They drove to the
nearest Land Rover dealer in Tangier, collected a
replacement part, drove nearly 500 miles to our desert
camp, and worked through the night in a rainstorm under
§·§úĺ§ĝĝÙÄÄĦĦăŌĦÝĦÒăĖĬĝƚÙÄĦăĦ§ò·Ù§ĖÓÄƛÙÄ
equivalent of approximately £160.
“We made some good friends on that trip and since
then have been on several jaunts across Europe and in
the UK with a small group that includes couples from the
Netherlands. The driving could be quite extreme at
times, and we made further upgrades such as rock
sliders, after losing our side steps in the Auvergne.
“We had started attending Dunsfold Collection open
Greenlaning in
the Yorkshire
Dales in 2013
Stuck in a gully
in deepest
Pembrokeshire
in 2010
Unseasonal snow on a
greenlane above Bainbridge in
the Yorkshire Dales in 2013
weekends in the late 1990s, even before we’d bought the
SIII, although those early visits meant that we suffered
the indignity of being siphoned off into the socially
embarrassing ‘car parking area for non-Land Rovers’.
“Seeing the vehicles on display every two years at
Dunsfold, volunteering to help out at the open weekends,
reading and researching about the different models,
remembering my childhood toys and, after we got the
Series III, taking part in rallies such as the late lamented
South London & Surrey Land Rover Club’s London to
ĖÝÓÙĦăúĖĬúƕŌú§òòŁÝÓúÝĦĽĦÙĽÄĝÝĖÄĦăăĻú§yÄĖÝÄĝ;ƚ
“Fifteen years ago, prices weren’t quite as silly as they
are today and there was still a good selection around, if
you knew where to look. I had discussed various vehicles
with Philip and had made up my mind to look for a good
86in or 88in vehicle as being more practical as an
everyday drive than an 80in, especially around the
southern edge of London where we lived.
“Eventually, in April 2009 Jo became so fed up with ¼
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1957 88in Series I outside
Holt Signal Box at the North
Norfolk Railway, where Andrew
spends many happy hours
the piles of magazines, my wistful sessions in front of the
computer, and the constant talk of Series I ownership
while not actually doing anything about it, that she
booked a day’s holiday and announced that we were
going for a ‘proper talk’ with Philip.
That conversation ended with Philip introducing us to
someone who was selling a low-mileage, almost original
1957 88in and by the end of the day we were the proud
owners of XYB 552. Jo for some reason seems to place
all (well most, anyway) of the blame for everything that
Ù§ĝÒăòòăĻĽŌĖùòŁ§ĦoÙÝòÝēƴĝ½ăăĖƗ
“Although XYB was indeed largely original, it did need
some mechanical work and the engine has now been out
to replace the rear bearing oil seal and DLR undertook a
complete rewire in 2012 before it went up in smoke. It
has been used as a daily driver ever since although the
mileage has only increased to 37,000.
At the start of 2017 I left the mainline railway after 36
years to join the heritage sector as General Manager of
the North Norfolk Railway. I was very fortunate to
discover that Peter Jolly, who looks after the LRSOC
website and forum, lives nearby and he very kindly
60 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
T R U S T E E
introduced us into the local Series I scene.
“Having spent eight years getting to know every nut
and bolt on XYB, I decided that I really wanted an earlier
vehicle, and as our new home came with a three-car
garage, it seemed possible. In early 2018, Peter decided
to sell the 1950 80in that he had owned for 15 years
¶Ä·§ĬĝÄÙÄÙ§½ù§ú§ÓĽĦăŌú½§ÓÄúĬÝúÄVăĖÒăòïƪ
registered 80in.
Ʊ;½Ý½úƴĦÙÄĝÝĦ§Ħħú½IyśŚŚìăÝúĽĦÙÄōÄÄĦÝú
Sheringham. The day after I collected it from Peter it was
§ĦĻăĖïăúŌĖÄƪĻ§Ħ·ÙÝúÓ½ĬĦÝÄĝÝúĦÙÄŌÄò½ĝ§ú½ăúĦÙÄ
heathland alongside the railway at Weybourne during
that hot, dry, summer.
ƱIyÙ§½¶ÄÄúÒăĬú½Ýú§yĬÒÒăòïŌÄò½¶ŁĦÙÄò§ĦÄ
Norman Peart of Ipswich in the early 1980s and put back
on the road using parts from Norman’s accumulated
stock of Series I spares. He used parts from two other
The 1957 88in at vehicles when he reassembled JAS, and some of these
Koksijde air base, ē§ĖĦĝ·§ùÄÒĖăùăúÄăÒĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦĻăŕŝŘŝŜŔÝúŌĖÄ
visited during the
2014 Minerva appliances built by the Essex County Fire Brigade at the
Register Westhoek brigade engineering headquarters in Colchester.
Amble II rally “One of the doors still has Essex County Fire Brigade
just visible underneath the green paint and the
windscreen frame still carries traces of red paint today.
Other parts came from a very early vehicle, with the
Ė§½Ý§ĦăĖ½§ĦĽIĬòŁŕŝŘŜ§ú½ĦÙÄĝēÄĽăùÄĦÄĖ·ăùÝúÓ
ÒĖăùăúÄăÒĦÙÄŌĖĝĦŕŗŔŔĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝƚ0§ĝ·Ýú§ĦÝúÓ
engineering history.
“In 2002 just before Peter Jolly bought it, the original
registration number KDD 19 had been sold by the
previous owner to a registration dealer, which is when the
DVLA issued the age-related plate JAS 766. In early
2020 I discovered that the dealer still had the number for
sale some 18 years later. He tried to convince me that it
was a valuable and highly sought-after set of initials, but
I suggested that this was probably not the case, given ¼
 Fording in the 1950 80in
during the annual Needle
Drop run around North
Norfolk in January 2023

“The Land Rover bug has also

been caught by our son Peter,
without whom we couldn’t
keep the fleet going”

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Bronze Green respray

extends to the wheels

he’d had it in stock for 18 years… A sensible price was

agreed and the 80 and its original registration were
Ōú§òòŁĖÄĬúÝĦĽƚ
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ÄÒÄú½ÄĖĻ§ĝĝĦ§ĖĦÝúÓĦăĝÙăĻÝĦĝ§ÓÄƚ;ĦĻ§ĝ½Äĝē§Ħ·ÙĽ
ĦăăĬĖòă·§òÝú½ÄēÄú½ÄúĦĝƕǡră¶ÄĖĦĝÝúyĻ§ŌÄò½ƕÒăĖ
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ĻÙÝĦÄĖăăÒÓ§ĺÄĻ§ŁĦă§òòăĺÄĖĖăúŇÄ1ĖÄÄúƕÝúĝēÝĖĽ¶Ł
ĦÙÄŌúÝĝÙăÒĦÙÄŘŔĦÙ§úúÝĺÄĖĝ§ĖŁŝŔ¶ĬÝòĦ¶ŁM§ú½răĺÄĖ
ÝúŕŝŜŜƚ;ĦòăăïĝĺÄĖŁĝù§ĖĦƕ§òĦÙăĬÓÙ;§ùĖÄÓĬò§ĖòŁ
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ƱÙÄM§ú½răĺÄĖ¶ĬÓÙ§ĝ§òĝă¶ÄÄú·§ĬÓÙĦ¶ŁăĬĖĝăú
oÄĦÄĖƕĻÝĦÙăĬĦĻÙăùĻÄ·ăĬò½úƴĦïÄÄēĦÙÄōÄÄĦÓăÝúÓƚ
Andrew keeps the œÄĝĦÄĖ½§ŁÙĽķݽĽÝĦĻ§ĝĦÝùÄĦăŌŀĦÙÄēÄĖĝÝĝĦÄúĦăÝò
interior in splendidly òħïĝăúĦÙÄÄÒÄú½ÄĖƕĻÙÝ·ÙùħúĦ§ĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦĖħĖ
clean condition diff pan cover after he discovered the tapered thread
ŌòòÄĖēòĬÓÙ§½¶ÄÄúĻăĬú½ÝúĦăăÒ§Ė§ĦĝăùÄēăÝúĦƕ
ĻĖÄ·ïÝúÓĦÙÄĦÙĖħ½ĝƚ
ƱÙÄĝĬùēĻ§ĝĖÄùă弧ĝĦÙÄòÝĕĬݽÓ§ĝïÄĦĝħò§úĦ
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oÄĦÄĖ·ÙÄ·ïĽĬú½ÄĖúħĦÙĦÙÄÒĖăúĦ½ÝÒÒÓĬ§Ė½ŌĦĦĽ
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ē§úƚÄÝúÓ§½§¶Ù§ú½ĻÝĦÙ§ĻÄò½ÄĖƕĦÙÄŁĻÄĖÄĝĻÝÒĦòŁ
ĖÄē§ÝĖĽƚĝ§òĻ§ŁĝĻÝĦÙăò½M§ú½răĺÄĖĝƕĦÙÄĖÄƴĝúÄĺÄĖ
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Ʊ;ƴùĖħòòŁòăăïÝúÓÒăĖĻ§Ė½ĦăĻăĖïÝúÓĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ
ĬúĝÒăò½ăòòÄ·ĦÝăúƚ;ƴĺħ½ùÝĖĽÝĦÒăĖù§úŁŁÄ§Ėĝ§ú½
Ù§ĺÄÙĬÓÄĖÄĝēÄ·ĦÒăĖĦÙÄ
pioneering preservation
work done by Brian and
oÙÝòÝēƚÙÄăòòÄ·ĦÝăúĖħòòŁ
Ýĝ§ú§ĦÝăú§òĦĖħĝĬĖÄĦÙ§Ħ
The rear of the car ĻÄĝÙăĬò½§òò¶ÄēĖăĬ½ăÒƕ
still looks like new
§ú½;ƴùēòħĝĽ§ú½
ÙăúăĬĖĽĦă¶Ä§¶òÄĦăÙÄòēƚƲ

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nears completion and goes
on a very special trip…

EGULAR Land Rover

Monthly readers will
remember that last spring,
REVS Restore, a
community group based
out of Bicester Heritage,
started restoration of a
1975 Series III 109in which
was kindly donated by Tim
Compson. The Land Rover
spent a number of years
on the Falkland Islands,
hence being nicknamed
Stanley after Port Stanley.
REVS is a mental health, wellbeing and community
group for people who love all things with four wheels.
Reverend Adam Gompertz, or the Rev, is the chaplain for
Bicester Heritage, and heads up the group. Adam is a
former car designer and a proper petrolhead, so he loves
Land Rovers as much as the rest of us.
Those of you who attended LRM Live at Malvern last
year would have seen Stanley midway through its
‘reverse’ restoration. When I say reverse, I mean we
worked from the back forwards, so we could keep the
vehicle as a rolling chassis. By the time Stanley was at
LRM Live last year, the rear of the rolling chassis had
been restored, including a rebuilt rear axle, suspension
and brakes. The rear tub’s bodywork had also been
refurbished and was sporting its fresh coat of Marine
Blue paint for the show.
Following LRM Live, the bulkhead was sent away for
sandblasting and repair. The bulkhead surprised us all by
being in remarkably sound condition with only minor
¼
G R E G K I N G E I M E A R H Y L A N D
 The REVS Restore
team suited and
booted at the RAC’s
famous rotunda

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R E V S R E S T O R E S E R I E S I I I

After its life in the

Falklands, every
element of Stanley
needed attention

repairs needed around the pillars and footwells. One of

the team has a 2000 Defender Td5, and it would seem
Britpart kindly
that somehow, this 49-year old Land Rover had less rot
supplied the REVS
on it than its much younger cousin. project with parts
The volunteers had fun reassembling the bulkhead,
with the parts manual and photos helping in the puzzle
of assembling throttle linkages and the new main
harness from Autosparks. Meanwhile, the other
members of the group stripped the front axle for rebuild,
Ýú·òĬ½ÝúÓŌĦĦÝúÓúÄĻĝĻÝĺÄòĝƕ¶Ė§ïÄƕĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓ§ú½
suspension components. As ever, these were kindly
donated by Britpart. Whilst this was going on, Mark
Cove did the most fantastic job sanding and preparing
ĦÙÄĻÝúÓĝƕÒĖăúĦÄú½ē§úÄòƕōăăĖē§úÄòĝ§ú½ĝħĦ¶§ĝÄ
panels for paint.
ĖăĬú½ĦÙÝĝĦÝùÄƕĻÄĻÄĖÄúăĦÝŌĽĦÙ§ĦyĦ§úòÄŁĻ§ĝĦă
be displayed in the prestigious Royal Automobile Club
Rotunda in Pall Mall, to help promote the project. The
group was very lucky to get this opportunity, as I can
only think of a couple of other occasions that a Land
Rover has been on display at the RAC. The most
ĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦ¶ÄÝúÓĦÙÄŌĖĝĦēĖă½Ĭ·ĦÝăúM§ú½răĺÄĖƕĻÙÝ·Ù
Ļ§ĝĖÄĝĦăĖĽ¶ŁIĬòݧúyÙăăòÙÄÝÒÄĖƕ§ú½ÝùÝúÄĝƴ
pre-production 80in which Tim has owned since 1974.
_ú·ÄyĦ§úòÄŁĻ§ĝ¶§·ïÒĖăùMăú½ăúƕĦÙÄĻăĖï
·ăúĦÝúĬĽăĺÄĖ§ĦÝ·ÄĝĦÄĖƕŌúÝĝÙÝúÓĦÙÄÒĖăúĦÄú½ăÒĦÙÄ
·Ù§ĝĝÝĝ§ú½ĖÄŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄÄúÓÝúħú·Ýòò§ĖÝÄĝƕÝú·òĬ½ÝúÓ§
rebuilt injection pump from AGNG Diesel. In October, for
ĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄÝú§ĦòħĝĦŗŔŁÄ§ĖĝƕyĦ§úòÄŁĻ§ĝĝĦ§ĖĦĽƕ
then driven around the Bicester Heritage site. It was a
monumental day for everyone involved in the project,
and quite emotional.
Off the back of the RAC Club display, the group
discovered that the project had been nominated for the
ŖŔŖŗr7ÝĝĦăĖÝ·Ļ§Ė½ĝƕÝúĦÙÄ;úúăĺ§ĦÝăú·§ĦÄÓăĖŁƚ;Ħ
was great to see the project recognised, and although
ĻĽݽúƴĦĻÝúƕĦÙÄĦħùĻ§ĝ½ÄòÝÓÙĦĽĦăĝÄāÙÄ
Dunsfold Collection, which most of you will know well
through Land Rover Monthlyƴĝē§ÓÄĝƕĻÝúúÝúÓĦÙÄ ¼
68 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Restored bulkhead is
settled into position
Ėħ½ŁÒăĖĖÄŌĦĦÝúÓ

The Rev (Adam

1ăùēÄĖĦŇƧÓÄĦĦÝúÓ
very hands-on

Drum brakes needed

an overhaul

Even the door locks

received attention
ÒĖăùĦÙÄÙ§Ė½ĻăĖïÝúÓ
restoration team

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R E V S R E S T O R E S E R I E S I I I

The Rev picturing

ĻÙ§ĦĦÙÄŌúÝĝÙĽ
vehicle will look like

rÄē§ÝúĦĽÒĖăúĦ
ĻÝúÓĝ§ĖÄÓÄúĦòŁ
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 Can you tell what it is
yet? The project
involved hard work,
but was fun, too
award for the best vehicle collection.
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Is this a case of putting
the horse(power) before
the cart?
Strip club
Martin Port starts the overhaul of his Series II’s petrol
engine by lifting it out and inspecting all the oily bits
I
think I’ve lost count of the number of
times I’ve mentioned the intention to
rebuild the Series II’s engine since I
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Power: 52bhp
Torque: 124lb ft
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better shape than Martin
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block could be mounted on the engine

stand.
Inspecting the clutch plate revealed that
three of the six damper springs were
extremely loose in their housings –
perfectly in keeping with the rattling noise
that had been present for some months
now. Considering that the clutch was also
very worn and had been in the vehicle for
at least 25 years, replacement was a given,
but the next job was to begin evaluation of
the engine internals.
Flipping the block upside down and
removing the sump revealed an interior
Camshaft taken out for
that looked far from disastrous, but of
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chief concern was the condition of the decades – it’s in good nick
crank. Removing the four connecting rod
caps and withdrawing the shells and
pistons showed that, whilst the shells
themselves were certainly past their
use-by date, the rod journals looked
remarkably good.
With the timing chain cover, tensioner
and chain itself removed, I could then
release the three main bearing caps which
would allow me to remove and inspect the
bearing journals – all of which looked to be
in excellent condition as well and meant
that a costly regrind could be avoided.
Unfortunately, with the pistons out of the
block, the news wasn’t quite so good: a
considerable lip was evident in the top of
each aperture, meaning that a re-bore and
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only sensible way forward.
That meant removing the camshaft too,
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piston rings and a timing chain were now
far behind me. As with the crank though,
the camshaft looked good, and it dawned
on me that the last major documented
engine work was done in the 1960s: I was Removing the pistons
ĕĬÝĦÄēăĝĝݶòŁĦÙÄŌĖĝĦēÄĖĝăúĦă¶ÄĖăăĦÝúÓ dashed Martin’s dreams of
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around in there for six decades! Next
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2021
DISCOVERY
SPORT D200
Mileage: 15,402
Power: 204bhp
Torque: 317lb-ft
MPG: 41
Greg upgrades to a newer Discovery Sport,
but finds that going paperless does nothing
but generate even more paperwork
I
’D love more time for my Land
Rover-related hobbies. Commitments
have meant I’m not using my 90 Tdi
much, and the Puma 90 even less.
With insurance costs and general
costs of ownership going up, one of the
Defenders had to go. I took my driving test
in the Tdi back in the 1990s, so that wasn’t
going anywhere. The Puma 90 needed to
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who sold me the Puma. Bob was happy to
buy it back off me knowing I had treasured
it during my ownership. It wasn’t on his
forecourt for long – it had been sold to a
new owner within a couple of weeks, which
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the UK, the late Defender market remains
as buoyant as ever.
PHOTOS: GREG KING
At the same time, my nine-year old
Discovery Sport, used on my daily work
commute, was getting high on miles. Do I
sell it or hang on to it? It’s been reliable with
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A question of
Sport
the exception of the steering rack bolts
breaking, which, surprisingly, JLR did cover
under a service action free of cost.
If I replace it, what with? I really like
the Discovery Sport as a daily car; it’s not
too big, covers long distances very
comfortably and is fairly economical – my
commute often betters 40mpg in the
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early 2.2 model. Perhaps I change it for
another Disco Sport? A newer model?
But the reputation that the Ingenium
engine has gained with timing chain
problems is widely known and I wasn’t sure
it was the right move for me. It’s also often
posted on owners’ forums that the diesel
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that is nearly always down to frequent
short drives, something that any modern
diesel engine struggles with. My 40-minute
commute is all country A-road and
motorway driving, so enough time for the
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Greg swaps in his
nine-year-old
Discovery Sport
for a 2021 model
GREG KING
LRM CONTRIBUTOR
I started looking into Ingenium technical
changes and established that in late 2020,
when the D165 and D200 engines were
introduced, the timing chain set-up was
heavily revised, along with a raft of other
changes over earlier D150, D180 and
D240 models.
Do I look at a D200? I started to
investigate the option. The reality is values
have softened a lot across all models, with
the insurance headlines in the media and
parts back orders creating a perfect storm
for JLR. So, banking that used values will
stabilise, I decided to have a look for a
lower-spec D200.
I noticed that a main dealer in Watford
Ù§½§úħĖòŁŖŔŔŌĺÄƪĝħĦÄĖÒăĖĝ§òÄÒăĖ
quite reasonable money, and decided to
have a look. I arrived unannounced at the
dealer and spotted the car on the
ÒăĖÄ·ăĬĖĦƚĬĦÝĦĻ§ĝúƴĦ§ŌĺÄƪĝħĦÄĖƩÝĦ
very clearly had seven seats. The salesman
got the keys so I could have a look. In fact,
 Commitments have
meant Greg’s 90 Tdi
(right) only gets
occasional use , the
Puma 90 even less

it had the family pack so included a glass

roof, privacy glass, the ClearSight camera
mirror, third-row air con, and extra USB
charging points. Then I noticed the button
in the load space for the electrically
deployable tow bar – none of this had been
declared in the advert.
I wasn’t going to be pushed into doing a
deal on the day, so I asked for a part-ex
price on my 2015 Disco Sport and said I
would sleep on it. I didn’t sleep. I spent the
night looking at all the prices of seven-
seater models for sale across the country. I
emailed in the morning with an offer,
explaining my concern with market values, The pleasant drive
also making clear I would only buy the back was somewhat
vehicle if they included a two-year Land marred after Greg
realised he didn’t have
Rover ‘approved’ warranty. After a couple a copy of the new MoT
of days of to-ing and fro-ing, a deal was or extended warranty
done and I arranged collection a couple of
weeks later.
The dealer was paperless; all documents extended warranty. I contacted them the So, I waited for the logbook. And waited.
were signed on screen. I asked for the log following day to request this but nothing And waited. I called the DVLA which
book’s new keeper green slip, to be told I was forthcoming. After chasing them, they ·ăúŌĖùĽ§úÄĻ•řòăÓ¶ăăïÙ§½¶ÄÄú
didn’t need it, as it’s all electronic now. I left emailed the warranty expiry dates – which issued to me, but the address the dealer
without any physical paperwork – the had been extended as agreed: “We can’t had given didn’t match mine. After many
documents had been emailed to me. On the give you a copy of the MoT though – we are ĻÄÄïĝăÒÒăĖùŌòòÝúÓƕēĖăĺݽÝúÓÄĺݽÄú·Ä
very pleasant drive back north, it dawned all electronic, so you’ll have to wait for your and a £25 fee, this has eventually been
on me that I didn’t have a copy of the new logbook to come through and then you can resolved. Paperless policies? Not worth
MoT they had done, nor evidence of the request a copy of your MoT online.” the paper they’re written on… ¼
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 WRITERS’ ROVERS
1978 SERIES III
109in SW
Mileage: 45,960
Power/Torque:
Currently none
MPG: Unknown
And so it begins
Martin makes a start on reviving his 1978 109in station wagon
A
S you may or may not have
ĝÄÄúÒĖăùēĖÄĺÝăĬĝ"½ÝĦăĖƴĝ
Welcomes, I have recently
Ħ§ïÄúăĻúÄĖĝÙÝēăÒ§úăĦÙÄĖ
Series III, also a 109in, but this
ĦÝùħŌĺÄƪ½ăăĖĝĦ§ĦÝăúĻ§Óăúƚ7§½;¶ÄÄú
ăúĦÙÄòăăïăĬĦÒăĖ§úăĦÙÄĖăò½M§ú½răĺÄĖƛ
Absolutely not*, but this one sort of found
me in a roundabout sort of way.
œăĬĝÄÄƕò§ĦÄò§ĝĦŁÄ§Ė;Ù§½Ħ§ïÄúĦÙÄ
0ĖÄÄò§ú½ÄĖŖĦăùŁĝù§òòĻăĖïĝÙăēĻÝĦÙ
the intention of giving it a bit of a birthday
treat as it approached 200,000 miles
– new hub bearings all-round, new discs
PHOTOS: MARTIN DOMONEY
and pads, fresh suspension arms,
Ù§ú½¶Ė§ïÄ·§¶òÄĝƕ·§òÝēÄĖĝƩ§ú½;Ļ§úĦĽ
something cheap and reliable to nip around
*This is a lie, I’m always on the lookout for
old Land Rovers
80 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
in while it was on the ramp getting
whatever it needed to give me thousands
more miles of happy motoring. So, I bought
a cheap BMW 5-Series off a friend.
When the Freelander 2 was done and
ŌÓÙĦÝúÓŌĦ§Ó§ÝúƕĻÙÝ·ÙĦăăï·ăúĝݽÄĖ§¶òŁ
less time than would warrant buying
another car as a stand-in, I had the BMW to
sell. I advertised it everywhere, offered it to
ÄĺÄĖŁăúÄ;ïúÄĻ§ú½½ĖăēēĽĦÙÄēĖÝ·Ä
considerably, but for some reason nobody
wanted a 26-year old petrol-engined
executive car with rusty sills. Until another
mate rang me up having seen my listing on
0§·Ä¶ăăïƕ§ú½Ļ§úĦĽĦăïúăĻùăĖÄƚ
After telling him the ins and outs, he
reminded me of an old Series III that he had
ĦĬ·ïĽ§Ļ§ŁÝú½ÄÄēÄĝĦ"ĝĝÄŀƟÙÄƴ½ăÒÒÄĖĽ
ÝĦĦăùĶÄÒăĖÄĝăùÄĦÝùħÓăƕ¶ĬĦ;Ù§½úƴĦ
the space as my classic Range Rover was
MARTIN
DOMONEY
LRM EDITOR
ŌòòÝúÓùŁĻăĖﶧŁƚ–ÝĦÙĦÙ§ĦÄŀ·ĬĝÄúă
longer in play, I decided to have a deal with
him, despite not seeing the station wagon
in person.
True to his word, he turned up at my unit
one Saturday afternoon with the
MÝùÄĝĦăúÄŕŔŝÝúăúÙÝĝĦĖ§ÝòÄĖƕÙÄòēĽùÄ
wheel it inside, loaded up the unsaleable
U–§ú½Ùħ½Ä½ăÒÒƚ;½Ý½úƴĦÄĺÄúòăăï
Ĭú½ÄĖúħĦÙÝĦƩ§ĕĬÝ·ïÓò§ú·ÄĖÄĺħòĽ§
tropical roof with intact vents, Fairey
freewheeling hubs, straight panels and
ÄĺÄúĦÙÄĖ§ĖÄƪ§ĝƪÙÄúƴĝƪĦÄÄĦÙĝĦ§ĦÝăúĻ§Óăú
trim pieces still in place.
 Front dumb iron not in
the best of health

U§ĖĦÝúŌú½ĝÙÝĝ
happy place…

The 109in came

without an engine –
Martin has already
sourced this 2.6-litre

But things aren’t all rosy. For a start, it

didn’t come with an engine. It’s originally a
2.6 six-cylinder model, which is what I hope
to restore it to; in fact, I’ve already picked
Ĭē§úÄúÓÝúÄÒăĖÝĦƚĬĦŌĖĝĦƕĦÙÄēò§úÝĝĦă
work from front to back sorting out the
rust. I’ve stripped off the front wings and
had a poke and a prod, and one front dumb
iron, the front crossmember, steering relay
socket and offside bulkhead outrigger all
need attention before I get to the bulkhead
itself, which actually doesn’t look too awful
in the grand scheme of things. Then I’ll sort
ĦÙÄÒĖăúĦ§ŀòÄƕŌĦĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄƕ§ú½ĻăĖïùŁ
way to the back.
To summarise, I’ve ended up with
another comprehensive project, all
because a car was hanging around longer
than I’d liked. Of course, I can downplay it
all day long, but actually I’m really excited
to get stuck in and get the old station
wagon back on the road. My dog, Bentley,
can’t wait to ride in the back of it in relative
luxury – he’s not too keen on riding up front
with me in the truck cab, as he’s a bit big to Bulkhead outrigger is
in a bit of a state
perch on the passenger seat. I’m still
trying to justify this to myself, aren’t I?

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 READERS’ ROVERS
Impulse buy
Andy Coston landed on his feet
when he bagged his dream V8
1986 NINETY 3.5 V8
OWNER: Andy Coston,
Cambridgeshire
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PHOTOS: ANDY COSTON
84 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Ļ§ĝÓăÝúÓ¶ŁĦÙÄēÝ·ĦĬĖÄĝƕ§ú½§òĦÙăĬÓÙÝĦ
Ļ§ĝ§½ĺÄĖĦÝĝĽ§ĝĝē§ĖÄĝăĖĖÄē§ÝĖĝƕ;ēĬĦÝú
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½ăĻúĦăăĖúĻ§òòĦăēÝ·ïÝĦĬēƕ§ú½ÝĦĦĬĖúĽ
ăĬĦĦă¶ÄĕĬÝĦħòăĦ¶ÄĦĦÄĖĦÙ§úĦÙÄĝÄòòÄĖ
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ĬĝÝúÓÝĦòă·§òòŁƕ§ú½Ħ§ïÄúÝĦĦ㧷ăĬēòÄăÒ
ĝÙăĻĝƕ§ú½;ƴùĦĖħĦÝúÓÝĦùăĖÄòÝïħĖăòòÝúÓ
An eBay purchase that
proved better than the
‘spares and repairs’ it
was advertised as
V8 sounds lovely
thanks to performance
§ÝĖŌòĦÄĖĝăúĦÙÄ
Stromberg carbs
ANDY COSTON
LRM READER
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Purple power
Libby Davies’ first car is no shrinking violet
T
HE owner of this eye-catching
Freelander has wasted no time
making it exactly how she wants
it – young Libby Davies takes up
the story.
“I bought the Freelander last September
ÒăĖ§¶§ĖÓ§ÝúēĖÝ·Äƚ;ĦÝĝùŁŌĖĝĦ·§ĖƟ;ĖħòòŁ
wanted a Land Rover but didn’t need
anything too big, so I thought this was the
perfect model from the green oval family.
To start with it was only meant to tide me
over until I’d saved up enough money for a
classic Defender because I really wanted
one at the time, but over the months I have
kept on upgrading it, and now fallen in love
Then…
PHOTOS: LIBBY DAVIES
www.britpart.com
with it. As such I have decided I want to
keep it for as long as it lasts and put the
Defender plans on the back burner.
–ÙÄú;ŌĖĝĦÓăĦÝĦƕĦÙÄĖÄĻ§ĝĝăùÄĻăĖï
ĦÙ§ĦúÄĽĽ½ăÝúÓƕĝăĻÄŌŀĽĕĬÝĦħÒÄĻ
problems that it had, but we knew about
when buying it. The customisation started
by me just painting the grilles black and
making it look less standard, and in the last
month or so I added the ‘One Life. Live It’
sun visor to the front and a sticker on the
back. I also painted the alloys black and
then decided it would look really cool in my
favourite colour. After contacting a few
vinyl wrapping companies I found one
…and now!
Very different
L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
2008 FREELANDER 2
OWNER: Libby Davies,
Warwickshire
Libby has fallen for the
Freelander 2 and loved
making it her own
LIBBY DAVIES
LRM READER
called Fusion Wraps Ltd, and they did a
great job on the colour change,
transforming the Freelander into exactly
how I wanted it. Fusion Wraps also tinted
my headlights and tail lights to match the
vibe I was going for a bit more. It now looks
like a completely different car compared
with when I got it.
;òÝïÄĦÙ§ĦÝĦƴĝ§ĝù§òòÄĖM§ú½răĺÄĖƟùŁ
dad has a Discovery 3 which I test drove
and it was a little bit big in my opinion. Other
than a few niggly problems my Freelander 2
has also been very reliable and never let me
down. It’s also been surprisingly affordable
ĦăĖĬúƟ;Ù§ĺÄú㶧½ĦÙÝúÓĝĦăĝ§Ł§¶ăĬĦÝĦƚ
;Ù§ĺÄúƴĦ¶ÄÄúăúĦăăù§úŁÒ§ĖƪōĬúÓ
adventures in it yet as I’ve only owned it for
a few months. But I love taking the dogs out
ÝúÝĦĦăĻ§òïĦÙÄù§·ĖăĝĝĦÙÄŌÄò½ĝƕ§ú½;§ù
planning to get venture off on some longer
trips very soon.”
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DA4541 Series 1, 2, 2A & 3 10 Spline

DA4542 Series 3 24 Spline
DA4543 Defender 90, 110 & 130 - 300Tdi onwards
Discovery 1 - 300Tdi onwards
(Not compatible with alloy wheels that do not fit around the drive flange).
DA4544 90, 110 & 130 - up to and including 200Tdi
(Not compatible with alloy wheels that do not fit around the drive flange).

AVM free wheeling hubs serve as a robust, reliable, and superior

substitute for the hubs originally installed on your vehicle. They’re utilized
to either connect or disconnect the front drive shaft assembly on part-
time 4WD vehicles, but can also be retrofitted to permanent 4WD models
with stationary hubs to prevent unnecessary differential spinning and the
subsequent wear it incurs. They are also a very useful in the event that
you break a front drive shaft on a Series vehicle. Simply disengage the
front hubs, put your transfer box back in the 2WD position and you can
then drive home.
Each front driveshaft’s outermost point has a splined section over which
the new hubs inner drive member is fixed. Surrounding this is an outer
drive member, which is linked to the wheel, with a clutch functioning as
a separator. The clutch engagement is facilitated by slanted grooves cut
within the free wheeling hub control knob on the exterior. By shifting the
knob from ‘4x2’ to ‘4x4’, the clutch is mobilized, causing the inner and
outer drive member to interlock. For regular road use or driving on firm
surfaces, activating 4WD is unnecessary, and the hubs should remain in
the free state. However, if 4WD becomes necessary or is anticipated, the
hubs should be switched to the ‘lock’ position.
Installing AVM hubs is straight forward and they come with a heat-treated
steel clutch ring that guarantees flawless torque transmission. Made
from materials resistant to corrosion, they ensure proper clutch ring
positioning, with fully independent engage/disengage springs. AVM offers
a comprehensive assortment of hubs and service kits compatible with
most vehicle brands and models.

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 ED EVANS
TECH EDITOR
LRM technical lead,
drives 90 V8 and

17
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Range Rover Sport

MARTIN
DOMONEY
LRM EXPERT EDITOR
ADVICE Drives a 1975
Series III 109in

RICHARD HALL
P R OJ EC TS, R E PA I R S A N D M O D I F I CAT I O N S CONTRIBUTOR
Resident LRM
columnist and Series
repair specialist.

So many failures
Drives Discovery 1

ANDREW
VARRALL
CONTRIBUTOR
Pro Land Rover
repair specialist.

L
V Rover gets some bad press, here
and there. It even gets criticism from
Land Rover enthusiasts, and often it’s
from those who want everything to stay
§ĝÝĦ§òĻ§ŁĝĻ§ĝƚ;½ăúƴĦÄŀ·òĬ½ÄùŁĝÄòÒ
ÒĖăùĦÙĶ§ú½ăÒÒ§úĝĻÙăĦÙÝúïĦÙÄÝĝ·ăĺÄĖŁŖ
was the best of the breed, that only a Series truck
ēĖăĺݽÄĝĦÙÄÓÄúĬÝúÄăÒÒƪĖă§½ÄŀēÄĖÝÄú·Ä§ú½
ĦÙ§ĦúÄĻÄÒÄú½ÄĖÝĝúƴĦ§úÝ·ăúƚÙÄÒ§·ĦÝĝƕ
probably all Land Rovers have been the best, and
they’ve all been icons, back in their day. It’s unfair
to compare modern Land Rovers with what has
gone before – we should be comparing
contemporary Land Rovers with the
contemporary competition.
There’s always a lot of talk about what goes
wrong with Land Rovers. Well, try this little list.
Vehicle 1: Total engine failure after 45,000 miles,
§ú½§Ó§Ýú§ĦŜŔƕŔŔŔùÝòÄĝƚ•ÄÙÝ·òÄŖƔăùēòÄĦÄ
suspension replacement at 40,000 miles. Vehicle
3: Engine repeatedly cut out after 15,000 miles
and main dealers and the factory cannot solve it.
•ÄÙÝ·òÄŘƔyryĻ§ĖúÝúÓò§ùēăú§ĦŖŚƕŔŔŔùÝòÄĝ
and main dealers cannot locate fault. Vehicle 5:
Engine Seizure while wading a 100mm deep
ōăă½ƚ•ÄÙÝ·òÄŚƔÙħĺŁù§úĝÝĦĝÝúĦÙÄĖħĖĝħĦ
and his door won’t shut due to vehicle body twist.
PHOTOS: NEIL WATTERSON
ED EVANS
TECHNICAL EDITOR
lrmtechnical@gmail.com
Vehicles 7 and 8: Total engine failure for
unknown reason. Vehicle 9: Inability to drive at
steady speed without the engine hunting; main
dealer and factory say, “yes, we know about the
Ò§ĬòĦ¶ĬĦĻĽăúƴĦÙ§ĺħŌŀÒăĖÝĦƚƲ
I have many more such incidents on my list
because it reminds me to only ever buy Land
Rovers. All those vehicles were products of
big-name manufacturers, none was a Land
Rover (and I should add, in fairness, that none
was Japanese).
Their owners have shelled out thousands on
replacement parts and labour, and they’ve
waited weeks for parts that should be instantly
available. Sure, Land Rovers go wrong but,
moving to a different manufacturer is no quick
ŌŀƚÄĝēÝĦÄĦÙÄĻ§ĖúÝúÓĝăÒĦÙÄĬúĝă·Ý§òùĽݧ
ùă§úÄĖĝƕùŁúÄŀĦ½§ÝòŁ½ĖÝĺÄĖĻÝòò¶Ä§úăĦÙÄĖ
Land Rover, even if it is badged ‘Range
Rover’, ‘JLR’ or ‘reimagined’.
Drives Series IIA
STEVE GRANT
CONTRIBUTOR
Pro-technician at
Britpart, drives
Series IIA and Td5 110
WORK SAFELY
• Wear protective gloves when working with
sharp edges, grinding, cutting and using an
angle grinder.
• Hold the angle grinder with two hands to
control torque-twist and kickback.
• Wear eye protection when grinding, cutting,
wire-brushing, sanding, releasing springs
§ú½·òÝēĝƕĻÙÄúăēÄúÝúÓōĬݽòÝúÄĝ§ú½
working on overhead parts.
Ɠ–ħĖ§ē§ĖĦÝ·òÄŌòĦÄĖĻÙÄúĖÄùăĺÝúÓĖĬĝĦ
and cleaning off brake parts.
• Wear steel toecap work shoes to protect
against falling objects and ensure better
ÓĖÝēăúĝòÝēēÄĖŁōăăĖĝƚ
• When welding, wear specialist welding
gloves, clothing and mask, and ensure
§ēēĖăēĖݧĦÄŌĖÄŌÓÙĦÝúÓÄĕĬÝēùÄúĦÝĝ
available and close by.
• Never work on a cooling system, nor
ĖÄùăĺÄĦÙÄŌòòÄĖ·§ēƕĬúĦÝòĦÙÄÄúÓÝúħú½
coolant have fully cooled down. Always
ĖÄùăĺÄĦÙÄŌòòÄĖ·§ēĝòăĻòŁÝú·§ĝÄăÒ
¼ residual pressure.

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 LRM TECH
MARTIN
DOMONEY
LRM EDITOR
NEED TO KNOW
TIME: One day COST: £466.70-571.84
DIFFICULTY:
MODELS: All Defender models,
Discovery 1 and classic Range Rover.
TOOLS NEEDED: Socket and spanner
sets, screwdriver, torque wrench, pry
bar, wire brush, emery cloth, anti-seize
compound, trolley jack, minimum
3-tonne axle stands.
PARTS AND COSTS:
ƓÄĖĖ§ŌĖù§ÄÒÄú½ÄĖŝŔĝĦ§ú½§Ė½
height spring and monotube damper
kit (part no. TF185), £466.70.
• YRM galvanised turrets (part no. 324),
£33.60 each.
• YRM stainless steel turret rings (part
no. 210), £37.94 pair.
Brookwell.co.uk, Yrmit.co.uk.
PHOTOS: MARTIN DOMONEY
WORK SAFELY: Raise and support the
vehicle securely on rated equipment.
Wear the correct PPE at all times. Only
work on safety-critical systems, like
ĝĬĝēÄúĝÝăúƕÝÒŁăĬ§ĖÄ·ăúŌ½ÄúĦÝúŁăĬĖ
abilities. If you’re not, leave it to the
professionals.
92 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
IT’S SPRING TIME
Replacing tired springs and dampers will restore
ride height and handling, as Martin explains
O
NE of the best things about Land
Rovers is how easy it is to adapt
them for what we love doing most,
whether that’s camping,
overlanding, greenlaning, off-roading… The
list goes on.
Fitting accessories and upgrades
inevitably means adding some weight to
the vehicle. A bit is okay and won’t make a
noticeable difference to the Land Rover’s
stance or handling, but bulky items like a
winch or roof tent can have a big impact on
how the vehicle drives and even looks when
it’s parked. Couple any extra mass with
already-worn OE suspension, and you could
have a wobbly, lopsided Land Rover on your
hands that you won’t want to look at, let
alone drive. In fact, even without extra
weight, sagging springs and leaky,
worn-out dampers will have a dramatic
negative effect on the way the vehicle
behaves on the road.
Thankfully there are tons of options on
the market to bring the balance and
handling back into check after bolting on as
few or as many accessories as might tickle
your fancy. In this case, LRM Associate
Publisher Steve Miller’s 90 carries around a
Frontrunner roof rack and tent, and has the
loadspace decked out with sound
deadening material and extra trim, so
there’s a bit more weight over the back axle
than normal.
After speaking to Eddie Priscott at
ÄĖĖ§ŌĖù§ƕĻĽķݽĽĦÙÄŌĖùƴĝúÄĻ
standard height coil springs coupled with
monotube gas dampers would be just the
job. Anticipating battling some rust along
the way, we also grabbed some stainless
steel turret rings and galvanised turrets
from YRM Metal Solutions to help things
progress smoothly.
Sturdy stands
For the springs to extend far enough
1 to come out from between the axle
and the chassis, we’ll be relying on the axle
hanging down. Jack the Land Rover up
evenly under the axle, and support it
securely under the chassis on rated axle
stands. Leave the jack in place.
Rear end first
We’ll start at the back; loosen and
2 remove the wheel nuts both sides,
and remove the road wheels. Now’s a
good time to inspect the tyres and brakes
if you haven’t had the wheels off for a
while. Slide them underneath the chassis
as an extra fail-safe.
Treat the fixings
To make life as easy as possible and
3 reduce the risk of bolts snapping or
rounding off, spend a few minutes with a
wire brush cleaning up the spring clamp
bolts heads and exposed threads, and
give everything a liberal coating in
penetrating oil to break down rust.

Unbolt the damper Spring clamps off Spring time

Jack the axle up so that the damper
4 isn’t under tension at full extension,
then undo the single nut securing it to the
bracket on the chassis. Hold the damper
¶ă½ŁĻÝĦÙ§ē§ÝĖăÒÓĖÝēĝăĖ§úăÝòŌòĦÄĖ
strap, and undo the nut that sandwiches
it to the axle, then lift it off.
Using a combination of 17mm
5 spanners or a ratchet and socket
slotted between the gaps in the coil
spring, loosen and undo the two nuts and
bolts that secure the spring retaining
ēò§ĦÄĦăĦÙħŀòÄƚrÄĦĖÝÄĺÄĦÙÄŌŀÝúÓĝ§ú½
washers, then lift the retainer away.
If your Land Rover has an anti-roll
6 bar, undo the bolts that attach it to
the chassis to allow the axle to move freely.
Carefully lower the axle down on the jack
until the spring is loose between the axle
and chassis, then push downwards on the
hub and pull it free.

Check it out!
This is the new kit
8 ĻÄƴĖÄŌĦĦÝúÓĦăĦÙÄ
Defender – the
ÄĖĖ§ŌĖù§ĝĦ§ú½§Ė½
height coil springs and
monotube dampers sold
as a complete vehicle set
under part number
TF185. Also shown are
the galvanised YRM
turrets, which have been
given a coat of black
Have a clean-up chassis paint.
As the new parts will be shiny, it’s
7 worth tidying up the spring seats
and retaining plates. Secure each in a vice
and use a manual or drill-driven wire brush
to dislodge loose rust and paint. Repaint
black. Wear eye protection and breathing
ŌòĦÄĖù§ĝïƚ ¼

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DEFENDER SUSPENSION UPGRADE
Taking sides
The springs come boxed as front
9 and rear pairs, and are also labelled
to show which side of the Land Rover
ĦÙÄŁĝÙăĬò½¶ÄŌĦĦĽƟƠyÒăĖ½ĖÝĺÄĖƴĝĝݽÄƕ
oƠyÒăĖē§ĝĝÄúÓÄĖƴĝĝݽÄƚ;ĦƴĝĺÝĦ§òĦÙ§Ħ
ĦÙÄŁ§ĖÄŌĦĦĽÝúĦÙÄ·ăĖĖÄ·ĦēăĝÝĦÝăúăĖ
the Land Rover will lean and handle badly.
Retain it
Wiggle and twist the spring and
11 retaining plate until the holes in the
plate line up with the ones in the axle
bracket, then slip the retainer through
the coils and push the two bolts down
through the three layers. Fit the nuts and
washers, then tighten the bolts.
Shocking scenes
Clean any rust off the upper
13 damper mounts with a wire brush,
then lightly grease. These dampers came
with new bushes installed; if required,
push the bushes and metal tube home.
_ÒÒÄĖĬēĦÙÄúÄĻ½§ùēÄĖ§ú½ŌĦĦÙÄ
washer and nut, but don’t tighten yet.
94 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Fit the new spring
Using a similar method to removing
10 the old coil spring, push downwards
on the hub and lift the new spring (and
cleaned-up spring seat) into place
between the chassis and axle. It can be a
bit of a handful to do by yourself, so ask
for some assistance if needed.
Check location
Once both springs are in, carefully
12 jack the axle back up, checking that
they both locate properly into the rings at
the top of the chassis brackets. You may
need to manipulate them into place with a
pry bar while an assistant raises the axle.
rÄ·ăúúÄ·Ħ§úĦÝƪĖăòò¶§ĖÝÒŌĦĦĽƚ
Lower bushes next
Before locating the damper’s lower
14 pin into the socket on the axle, make
sure that the bushes and metal cups are
assembled in the correct orientation as
shown; failure to do so can damage the
pin. Assemble, locate and nip the nut just
enough to start to compress the bushes.
Standard or lifted?
–ÄƴĖÄŌĦĦÝúÓĝòÝÓÙĦòŁĬēĖ§ĦĽ¶ĬĦ
ĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ƪòÄúÓĦÙĝēĖÝúÓĝĦăĦÙÝĝÄÒÄú½ÄĖƕ
ĦăïÄÄēĦÙÄăĖÝÓÝú§òòăăï§ú½ìĬĝĦÝùēĖăĺÄ
ÝĦĝÙ§ú½òÝúÓ§ú½ĖݽÄĻÝĦÙ§ĖăăÒĦÄúĦ§ú½
·§ùēÝúÓÓħĖăú¶ă§Ė½ƚÄ·§ĬĝÄĻÄƴĖÄ
ïÄÄēÝúÓÝĦ§ĦÝĦĝăĖÝÓÝú§òĖݽÄÙÄÝÓÙĦƕĻÄ
½ăúƴĦÙ§ĺÄĦăù§ïħúŁÒĬĖĦÙÄĖ
ùă½ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúĝ§ĝݽÄÒĖăùù§Ħ·ÙÝúÓĦÙÄ
ĝēĖÝúÓĝĻÝĦÙ§ēēĖăēĖݧĦĽ§ùēÄĖĝƕĻÙÝ·Ù
§ĖħòĝăÝú·òĬ½Ä½ÝúĦÙāÄĖĖ§ŌĖù§ïÝĦÝú
ĦÙÝĝ·§ĝÄƚ
ÙÝúÓĝ·§úÓÄĦùăĖÄ·ăùēòÝ·§ĦĽÝÒŁăĬ
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M§ú½răĺÄĖƚUăĝĦăÒÒƪĦÙÄƪĝÙÄòÒïÝĦĝ·§ú
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·§ú¶ÄÙÄòēÒĬòĦăŌĦĝòÝÓÙĦòŁăĺÄĖĝÝŇÄĦŁĖÄĝ
ÒăĖăÒÒƪĖă§½ÝúÓƕ¶ĬĦĦÙÄĝĬĝēÄúĝÝăú
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·§úù§úÝÒÄĝĦÝúĺݶĖ§ĦÝăúĻÙÝòĽĖÝĺÝúÓƕ
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ÄŀĦÄú½Ä½ÝÒòăúÓÄĖ½§ùēÄĖĝ§ĖħòĝăŌĦĦĽ
ĦăÝú·ĖħĝÄĝĬĝēÄúĝÝăúĦĖ§ĺÄòƚ;Ħƴĝ§òò
Ōŀ§¶òÄĝĦĬÒÒĻÝĦÙ·§ĝĦăĖƪ·ăĖĖÄ·ĦÝăúĖ§½ÝĬĝ
§ĖùĝăĖ¶ĬĝÙÄĝƕĻݽÄƪ§úÓòÄăĖ½ăĬ¶òÄƪ
·§Ė½ăúēĖăēĝÙ§ÒĦĝ§ú½ÄŀĦÄú½Ä½¶Ė§ïÄ
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;úĝÙăĖĦƕĦÙÝúï·§ĖÄÒĬòòŁ§¶ăĬĦòÝÒĦÝúÓ
ŁăĬĖM§ú½răĺÄĖ¶ÄÒăĖÄŁăĬĦ§ïÄĦÙÄ
ēòĬúÓÄƕ§ĝĦÙÄĖħĖÄïúă·ïƪăúÄÒÒÄ·Ħĝ
ĻÙÝ·Ù·§úù§ïÄĦÙĽĖÝĺÄòÄĝĝ·ÝĺÝòÝĝĽăú
ĦÙÄĖă§½ƚÙÝĝù§ŁĝăĬú½½ÝĝĝĬ§½ÝúÓƩ
§ú½ÝĦƴĝúăĦùħúĦĦă¶ÄƩ¶ĬĦ·ăúĝݽÄĖÝÒ
ŁăĬĖħòòŁúÄĽĦÙăĝÄÄŀĦĖ§·ăĬēòÄăÒ
Ýú·ÙÄĝƕ§ú½¶ÄĝĬĖÄĦă½Ä·ò§Ėħòò
ùă½ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúĝĦăŁăĬĖÝúĝĬĖ§ú·Ä·ăùē§úŁƚ
Tighten top mount
With both springs in place and the
15 dampers attached to the axle,
tighten the upper mount nut enough to
·ăùēĖÄĝĝĦÙĽ§ùēÄĖ¶ĬĝÙƚrÄŌĦĦÙÄ
wheels, and torque the wheel nuts to spec,
then lower the Land Rover off the stands
and raise and support the front end.
Now the front end
Open the bonnet and locate the two
16 round plastic caps on the inner wings
– these will come off to allow the damper and
turret to be removed. Start by removing
anything that’s blocking access – on this
Td5, that means the airbox intake pipe and
turbo hose.
Prepare for snappage
No matter how far in advance you
19 spray the turret ring studs with
penetrating oil or how hard you scrub
them with a wire brush, there’s always a
chance they’ll snap, so get new turret
rings as well. Use a 13mm socket on a
long extension to reach the inboard ones.
Old damper out
With the turret ring and lower nuts
22 off, the old damper and turret can be
manoeuvred out of the engine bay. You
may need to ease the inner wheelarch over
slightly to let it past, as it overlaps the edge
of the turret. Once out, release the damper
from the turret, if re-using it.
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Remove the caps
Undo the six screws holding each cap
17 in place with a Phillips screwdriver,
taking care not to drop any of the short
screws into the abyss below, then lift the
plastic caps off and place aside. Don’t
forget to plug the open ends of any open
pipes, if you had to remove them.
Undo damper nut
Clean as much rust off the exposed
20 threads as you can, then use a pair
of grips to hold the body of the old
damper and undo the nut at the bottom.
Sometimes it’s easier to let the spanner
hold itself in place and use the extra
leverage of the grips to turn the damper.
Old spring off
Either lower the jack and push down
23 on the front hub, or lever the top of
the coil downwards and out of its perch
to release the spring, then lift it away.
Unlike the rears, standard front springs
aren’t retained at the base, so the
spring plate stays on the axle.
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Crusty turrets
Not the name of an up-and-coming
18 Indie band, but what was lurking
underneath those plastic covers. This is
typical of Land Rovers that don’t get
washed off in winter as often as they
should – inspect yours ahead of time and
order some replacements if needed.
Collect the bushings
The new front dampers come with
21 new rubber bushings and washers
just like the rear ones, so retrieve all the
old parts that have dropped off the old
damper as it was unbolted. The bushes
are most likely past their best, but the
washers are worth keeping hold of.
Ring ring
Here’s a better look at the old turret
24 rings, and the higher-quality stainless
ĝĦÄÄòăúÄĝĻÄƴòò¶ÄŌĦĦÝúÓÝúĦÙÄÝĖēò§·ÄƚÙÄ
reason the old ones corrode so readily is
ĦÙ§ĦùĬ·ïƕùĬ½§ú½ĝ§òĦÓÄĦĝōÝ·ïĽĬē§ú½
trapped on top of the turrets, which eats
away at the mild steel. ¼
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ĦÙĶ§ĝÄăÒĦÙÄúÄĻĝēĖÝúÓăúĦÙÄĝħĦƕ
ĦÙÄúòăĻÄĖĦÙħŀòħú½ĝòݽÄĦÙÄĦăēÝúĦă
ĦÙÄ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝ¶Ė§·ïÄĦƚ§ïÄ·§ĖÄúăĦĦă
ăĺÄĖĝĦĖÄĦ·ÙĦÙĶĖ§ïÄÙăĝÄĝƟăú·ÄÝúƕĖ§ÝĝÄ
ĦÙħŀòÄÄúăĬÓÙĦă·§ēĦĬĖÄĦÙÄĝēĖÝúÓƚ
which they are made, are absolutely
vital to the way the vehicle they are
ŌĦĦĽĦă½ĖÝĺÄĝƕĖݽÄĝ§ú½Ù§ú½òÄĝ
weight, whether unladen or loaded.
The rate, or ‘stiffness’ of a spring is
determined by its steel quality, number
of coils, and diameter of the metal that
makes it up.
You’ll notice that when new, OE
Defender springs have coloured marks
on them to identify their rate. They’ll be
different on the front and rear, and
often side-to-side, to make sure that
the vehicle sits level and drives as well
as possible.
described as ‘heavy-duty’, which
generally means the standard poundage
has been increased by a set amount over
OE springs, allowing the Land Rover to be
laden with more heavy gear before the
ride height is compromised – for instance
ŌĦĦÝúÓ§ĻÝú·Ù§ú½¶ĬùēÄĖƕăĖ§ĖăăÒĖ§·ï
and tent.
Fitting uprated springs to a Land Rover
that rarely carries extra weight can mean
a small increase in ride height, and the
unladen ride on the road will be much
ŌĖùÄĖĦÙ§úĝĦ§ú½§Ė½ƚ;Ħƴĝ§òĻ§ŁĝĻăĖĦÙ
speaking to a specialist to see which
springs they recommend for your needs.

Fit new dampers It’s coming together The final nuts

ĝĝÄù¶òÄĦÙĶĬĝÙÄĝ§ú½Ļ§ĝÙÄĖĝ
26 ăúĦăĦÙÄĦĬĖĖÄĦƟĦÙÄĦÙÝ·ïĻ§ĝÙÄĖŌĖĝĦƕ
then the bush, then the thinner centring
Ļ§ĝÙÄĖƚy§ú½ĻÝ·ÙĦÙÄĦĬĖĖÄĦ¶ÄĦĻÄÄúĦÙÄ
bushes, then spin the nut on and tighten it
ĬúĦÝòĦÙĶĬĝÙÄĝĝĦ§ĖĦĦăĝĕĬ§ĝÙ½ăĻúƚ0ÝĦ
ĦÙÄòăĻÄĖ¶ĬĝÙÄĝƕĦăăƚ
MăĻÄĖĦÙÄĦĬĖĖÄĦ§ú½½§ùēÄĖ
27 §ĝĝÄù¶òŁĦÙĖăĬÓÙĦÙÄÙăòÄÝúĦÙÄ
ÝúúÄĖĻÝúÓƕ§ú½½ĖăēĦÙĽ§ùēÄĖēÝúÝúĦă
ēò§·ÄÝúĦÙÄĝēĖÝúÓĝħĦƚēēòŁ½ăĻúĻ§Ė½
ēĖÄĝĝĬĖÄăúĦÙÄĦĬĖĖÄĦĝăĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄÙăòÄĝ
ĝòݽĽăĻúăĺÄĖĦÙÄĝĦĬ½ĝƕ§ú½ĦÝÓÙĦÄúĦÙÄ
ÒăĬĖúĬĦĝƩÝĦƴĝħĝÝÄĖĻÝĦÙ§ĝĝÝĝĦ§ú·Äƚ
Wire brush any paint off the damper
28 ēÝúĦÙĖħ½ĝƕĦÙÄúŌĦĦÙÄòăĻÄĖ
¶ĬĝÙÄĝ§ú½Ļ§ĝÙÄĖĝĦăĦÙÄēÝú§ú½ĝēÝú
the nut on. Tighten the nut to compress
the bushes – don’t use a ratchet spanner
for this job, as it can become trapped as
ĦÙÄēÝú·ăùÄĝ½ăĻúĦÙăĬÓÙĦÙÄúĬĦƚ

Looking
good
–ÙÝòÄĦÙÄĖÄĝĦ
29 of the 90’s
Ĭú½ÄĖĝݽÄ·ăĬò½½ă
ĻÝĦÙ§Óăă½·òħú
§ú½Ĭú½ÄĖĝħòƕĦÙÄ
ÄĖĖ§ŌĖù§
ĝĬĝēÄúĝÝăúòăăïĝ
Ò§úĦ§ĝĦÝ·Ýúēò§·Äƚ Refit and road test
The Defender’s –ÝĦÙ§òòÒăĬĖ·ăĖúÄĖĝĖÄÒĖÄĝÙĽĻÝĦÙ
correct ride height 30 úÄĻ·ăÝòĝēĖÝúÓĝ§ú½ĝÙă·ï§¶ĝăĖ¶ÄĖĝƕ
ĻÝòò¶ÄĖÄĝĦăĖĽ§ú½ ĦÙÄĻÙÄÄòĝ·§úÓ㶧·ïăú§ú½ĦÙÄúĬĦĝ
ÝĦĻÝòòÙ§ú½òÄòă§½ĝ ĦăĖĕĬĽĦăĝēÄ·ƕ§ú½ĦÙÄM§ú½răĺÄĖ·§ú¶Ä
better, aided by òăĻÄĖĽăÒÒĦÙÄĝĦ§ú½ĝƚ0Ýú§òòŁƕÓăÒăĖ§½ĖÝĺÄ
those uprated §ú½ÄúìăŁĦÙÄÝùēĖăĺĽĖݽÄĕĬ§òÝĦŁ§ú½
monotube dampers. ·ăúĦĖăòƕăú§ú½ăÒÒƪĖă§½ƚ

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REPLACE A CLASSIC
RANGE ROVER DOOR SKIN
Alisdair Cusick follows the reskinning and restoration of a Range Rover door,
and discovers how to create a class job using professional skills
T
HE Range Rover restoration boom
of recent years has moved the
refurbishment of these vehicles
to totally new levels. Project cars
that a decade ago may have needed a
simple respray, minor weld repairs and a
mechanical fettle to get to an acceptable
standard, can now involve a strip-down,
¶§ĖÄùÄĦ§òĖÄĝēĖ§Ł§ú½ÒĬòòĖÄŌúÝĝÙăÒ
everything right down to the axle cases
and driveline, with the aim to create a
collector-grade car. Combining this level of
ŌúÝĝÙĻÝĦÙ§ÓÄÝúÓĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝùħúĝĦÙ§Ħ
totally new resto skills can be involved.
PHOTOS: ALISDAIR CUSICK
Age-old problem
Reaching those high standards can mean
solving many problems such as
electrolytic corrosion of the doors.
Common to all Range Rovers but also Land
Rovers and Discoverys, electrolytic
corrosion occurs when two dissimilar
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metals are in contact and an electrolyte
(such as water) is present. One material
becomes the cathode, one the anode.
ĬĖĖÄúĦōăĻĝ¶ÄĦĻÄÄúĦÙÄĦĻă§ú½ƕĻÙÝòÄ
the cathode remains unchanged, the
anode is eaten away. On Range Rover
doors having aluminium outers and steel
inner skins, such corrosion appears as a
dry dust where the two materials meet and
the aluminium crumbles away over time.
Restorers have worked around the
problem by locally cutting out the
corroded aluminium, TIG welding in
replacement aluminium sections and
dressing the weld repair back. That’s no
longer necessary in the case of door
panels because replacement door skins
are now available as a restoration part,
made by Range Rover parts specialist,
Machinor. Unlike some others available,
they are manufactured using 1050
aluminium and, crucially, the company
utilises metalworking tricks to prevent the
problem of the skins curving inwards
§ÒĦÄĖŌĦĦÝúÓƚ
DIY-possible
This means door restoration is an easy DIY
prospect. No complex welding skills are
needed and it’s a simple process to strip
the door, slice through the existing door
skin edge, then fold over the new skin to
the existing inner frame.
I visited Machinor to follow the process
for LRM, and it really is that simple, though
the correct tools, skills and knowledge of
metalworking helps in achieving the
perfect job. While the inner frame is
separated, it makes sense to repair that
part, too. Commonly, these corrode on the
sides and bottom. But, being steel and
relatively straight sections, it means that
repair of these is a straightforward
welding task.
 Stripping the old skin, and assessing repairs

As original Typical starting point Rust

Machinor makes the door blanks as The original donor door, ready for The door frame has to come off, held in
1 a universal part, then turns them 2 stripping. Note bubbling around the 3 ēò§·Ä¶ŁĖÄòĬ·Ħ§úĦ·ăĖĖă½Ä½ŌŀÝúÓĝƚ
into left- or right-hand doors using a jig. edges, caused by electrolytic corrosion. But Barry gets the grinder out, carefully
It’s an exact copy the factory part. there will be more issues to see inside. ĖÄùăĺÝúÓìĬĝĦĦÙÄÙħ½ĝăÒĦÙÄŌŀÝúÓĝƚ

ALISDAIR
CUSICK
LRM CONTRIBUTOR

NEED TO KNOW
TIME: 3 hours, plus inner door repair
work.
DIFFICULTY:
MODELS: Range Rover, 1970-1994.
TOOLS NEEDED: Hammers, dollies,
chisel, pliers/grips, angle grinder, solid
bench, sockets, spanners, screwdrivers,
clamps, small spacer blocks, sturdy table.
More reluctance Out it comes
PARTS AND COSTS: Range Rover door
Some unscrew, but some won’t. No After undoing the interior bolts, Barry
skin £474. 4 room for a grinder, so this head is 5 and Stuart withdraw the frame and
WORK SAFELY: ½ĖÝòòĽăÒÒƚ§ĖĖŁĬĝÄĝĝù§òò½ĖÝòòŌĖĝĦƕĦÙÄú§ glass as one. Careful – the window may drop
• Use the right tool, for the right job. larger one to size up. straight out of the glass channel.
• Never handle glass or metal without
suitable gloves.
• Use eye and hearing protection and
thick protective when operating
angle grinders.
• If in doubt, hire a professional to do
the job.
THANKS TO: Stuart Jay and Barry
Stanley of Machinor for their help with
this feature: machinorltd.com.

Machinor’s door skin comes with sound

deadening matting already applied, exactly
as the factory parts. For the door shown
here, the customer had already repaired and
sprayed the inner frame and inside of the
new door skin in grey primer, aiming for the
best possible end result. For even more Crusty Accurate work
protection, consider some cavity wax along Corrosion such as this is typical on the Finally, there are three rivets by the
the bottom edge of the door. 6 sides and bottom of the inner door 7 release handle which Barry drills out.
Here’s how to go about the job, which any frame. Separating the outer skin means The outer skin is now ready to be removed.
enthusiast really could do at home. proper restoration here is much simpler. For that, Machinor has a tip… ¼

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Soap up Cut it out Repeat, done

Barry loads the grinding pad lightly He then carefully grinds though the Barry continues working through
8 with soap, which helps the disc to cut, 9 edge of the outer skin, where it folds 10 the edge with the grinder, regularly
and helps prevent it clogging. A creamy bar over the inner. He only just goes through reloading the disc with soap. A few small tabs
is best apparently. the aluminium, not the steel inner. here are folded up, and the door can separate.

Rebuilding

Assembling the new

Repaired and painted in primer, the
Sorry scene 12 inner panel is like new. The new outer
Stuart and Barry survey the separated parts. Electrolytic corrosion has created holes ĝïÝúƕ·ăùēòÄĦÄĻÝĦÙĝăĬú½ēĖăăŌúÓƕòăăïĝ
11 around the edge of the outer skin; the steel inner needs corrosion removal and repair. smart with primer applied for cosmetics.

Square start Careful work Dry fit

Working on a surface plate, Barry The new panel comes with a Protecting the face of the outer skin,
13 ensures the bottom edge of the inner 14 ēĖăĦÄ·ĦÝĺÄŌòùăúăúÄĝݽÄƚ§ĖĖŁ 15 ÙĽĖŁŌĦĝĦÙÄĦĻăē§ĖĦĝĦăÓÄĦÙÄĖƚ
ÒĖ§ùÄÝĝō§Ħƚ;ÒÝĦĻ§ĝúƴĦƕĦÙÄăĬĦÄĖĝïÝúĻÝòò carefully trims back a little of this, so he can Then, he works with clamps and blocks to
follow those imperfections, and show. work directly against the metal surface. hold the inner tight to the outer skin.

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Modern methods
Barry applies body sealant around the
16 edge of the inner door lip. Separating In it goes
the aluminium and steel in this way should He then carefully drops the inner into the outer skin, and clamps the edge in place.
reduce future electrolytic corrosion. 17 Speed isn’t essential, as the sealant cures over 30 minutes or more.

Tools of the job

Barry uses various hammers: ball peen, Inwards, not down Little and often
18 planishing and nylon, plus nylon §ĖĖŁƴĝŌĖĝĦìă¶ÝĝĦă¶ÄÓÝúÒăò½ÝúÓĦÙÄ He continues across the full width of
chasers, a steel chisel and various steel 19 vertical lip of the outer skin inwards, so 20 that side, using a dolly underneath to
dollies. Chasers and dollies offer a surface to the outer skin folds tightly around the edge work against. The nylon hammer is a softer
work against. of the inner skin. ù§ĦÄĖݧòĦÙ§úĦÙÄō§úÓĶÄÝúÓù§úÝēĬò§ĦĽƚ

Fold further Lower and lower Detail finishing

A multistep process, he continues As the lip begins to fold down, he Barry swaps between a few more
21 the fold a little further, again and 22 changes to a planishing hammer, one 23 hammers to work accurately on the
again. Going slowly avoids overworking the designed to smooth as it hits. He works the edge of the lip, skilfully forcing the very
aluminium, which could tear, if careless. òÝē½ăĻúƕō§ĦĦÄúÝúÓĦÙÄĝĬĖÒ§·Äƚ edge down to sit as neatly as possible. ¼

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Lightly does it Corner work Table or dolly

Angling the dolly as needed, he then One side done, he carries on to the next Barry mounts the door on a surface-
24 neatens each body fold, all the time 25 corner. Again, the aluminium is folded 26 plate jig for the bottom fold, so he can
avoiding splitting the aluminium. Hammer inwards, so the fold follows the inner door ÄúĝĬĖÄÝĦÝĝ§ĝō§Ħ§ĝēăĝĝݶòÄƚ½ăòòŁĻăĬò½
taps are surprisingly light, not heavy. frame, avoiding splitting the material. also work.

Same process Chase it down Sharp details

He uses the same process as before, Once the lip is folded over and down, For the small tabs, Barry positions a
27 just over a longer length. He likes the 28 ÙÄĬĝÄĝ§úŁòăú·Ù§ĝÄĖĦăō§ĦĦÄúÝĦÒĬòòŁƚ 29 chisel in the exact place he wants the
surface plate as it offers a large surface area, Again, it is a softer material than the fold, then taps the tab over and down. This
§ú½ÝĝÓĬ§Ė§úĦÄĽō§Ħƚ aluminium of the door. accurately controls that fold’s position.

Top tips from

Stuart Jay of
Machinor
“The art of doing it is
ensuring you don’t get
hammer marks,”
explains Stuart. “Always
use a hammer one grade
softer than the material
Final job you’re working. That
In effect, a way, you’re not
31 brand new damaging the part. Fold
door has been the lips over, not straight
made from a downwards, which keeps
Neaten up corroded old the fold line following
All the corners are then worked original. Note the the edge of the inner
30 around, so all edges are neat and ĝïÝúÝĝĝĦÝòòō§ĦƕúăĦ frame for a neat, sharp,
smooth. The end result are edges that look bowing inwards, as consistent edge.”
uniform, neat, and like the factory made. some do.

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1 Oakleaf Way, Tree Beech Rural Enterprise Park,
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 LRM TECH
BRAKE FLUID
EXPOSED
Replacing brake fluid at the prescribed two
or three yearly intervals is often thought
unnecessary, but are there good reasons
behind this? Ed Evans explains the facts
E
VER jumped out of your old Land
Rover and into a modern car and
noticed how sharp the brakes are?
That effect is not just because of
technical advances, it’s much to do with the
·ăú½ÝĦÝăúăÒĦÙĶĖ§ïÄōĬݽ§ú½ĦÙÄ
associated hydraulic seals inside the
braking system.
Yet, although Land Rover service
schedules specify regular renewal of brake
ōĬݽƕ§ú½ăÒ¶Ė§ïÄĝħòĝƕù§úŁúăúƪM§ú½
Rover garages ignore this requirement and
vehicles seem to carry on driving (albeit
with the occasional routine brake problem).
yăƕÝĝ§ĖÄÓĬò§ĖōĬݽ·Ù§úÓÄĖħòòŁ
necessary, or is Land Rover simply covering
PHOTOS: ED EVANS
itself by making the stipulation, and
enjoying some extra service business?
ÙÄù§Ýú·ăúĝݽÄĖ§ĦÝăúÝĝĦÙ§Ħ¶Ė§ïÄōĬݽ
is hygroscopic – it absorbs moisture from
the atmosphere – and when the moisture
104 L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K
Early target
;ÒùăÝĝĦĬĖÄƪ·ăúĦ§ùÝú§ĦĽōĬݽÝĝòÄÒĦ
ÝúĦÙÄĝŁĝĦÄùƕĦÙÄ·§òÝēÄĖēÝĝĦăúĝĻÝòò
¶ÄĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦă·ăĖĖă½Äƕòħ½ÝúÓĦă
ĝĦÝ·ïÝúÓ¶Ė§ïÄĝĻÙÄĖÄĦÙÄē§½½ăÄĝ
not retract from the disc.
Hydraulic loss
For now, let’s concentrate on the effect of
that moisture ingress. The boiling
temperature of water is 100°C, whereas
ĦÙ§ĦăÒúÄĻ_Ř¶Ė§ïÄōĬݽÝĝĦŁēÝ·§òòŁ
around 230°C. So the more water is
§¶ĝăĖ¶Ä½¶ŁĦÙÄōĬݽƕĦÙÄòăĻÄĖĦÙÄ
average boiling point, and when that
reaches 180°C the system is considered
potentially dangerous. During heavy or
prolonged braking such as descents,
especially when towing or fully loaded, or
just hard driving, the brakes become hotter
§ú½ĦÙÄĖÄÝĝùăĖÄ·Ù§ú·ÄăÒĦÙÄōĬݽ
reaching its boiling point, causing moisture
ÝúĦÙÄōĬݽĦăĺ§ēăĬĖÝĝÄƚ•§ēăĬĖÝĝÒ§ĖùăĖÄ
·ăùēĖÄĝĝݶòÄĦÙ§úĦÙÄăĖÝÓÝú§òōĬݽƕĝăĦÙÝĝ
absorbs some of the brake pedal
movement instead of delivering it to the
calipers’ pistons. Thus the braking force at
the wheels is reduced, so more effort needs
to be applied to the brake pedal which now
feels soft and spongy – brake fade, as we
refer to it.
ED EVANS
LRM TECHNICAL
EDITOR
content reaches just three per cent it can
ĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦòŁĖĽĬ·ÄĦÙÄōĬݽƴĝ§¶ÝòÝĦŁĦă
withstand high temperatures. Brake discs
can reach between 400°C and 700°C in
use and, while much of that heat is
dissipated to the air (more rapidly so with
ventilated discs) much of it is transmitted
ÝúĦăĦÙÄ·§òÝēÄĖĝ§ú½ĦăĦÙÄōĬݽÝúĝݽÄ
them. This reduces the hydraulic effect of
ùăÝĝĦĬĖÄƪ·ăúĦ§ùÝú§ĦĽōĬݽƕĻÙÝ·Ùùħúĝ Corrosion
less pressure is applied to the wheel brakes ÙÄĝÄÒăĬĖƪēăĦ·§òÝēÄĖēÝĝĦăúĝĝÙăĻ
no matter how hard the pedal is pressed. ÙăĻùăÝĝĦĬĖÄÝúăò½¶Ė§ïÄōĬݽ·§ú
So, how can moisture get into a brake ·§ĬĝÄēÝĦĦÝúÓăúĦÙÄĻăĖïÝúÓĝĬĖÒ§·Äĝ
ĝŁĝĦÄùĦÙ§ĦÝĝĝĬēēăĝĽòŁōĬݽƪĦÝÓÙĦƛ–Äƴòò ĻÙÝ·ÙƕÝúĦĬĖúƕ·§ú½§ù§ÓÄĦÙÄĝħòĝƚ
come to that later.
Corrosion and
wear factors
UăÝĝĦĬĖÄÝúĦÙÄōĬݽ§òĝă·§ĬĝÄĝ·ăĖĖăĝÝăú
ăÒÝúĦÄĖú§òē§ĖĦĝĝĬ·Ù§ĝĦÙÄēÝĝĦăúĝ§ú½ Perfection
·ŁòÝú½ÄĖ¶ăĖÄĝÝú·§òÝēÄĖĝƕ½ĖĬù¶Ė§ïÄ ÙÄĝÄúÄĻē§ĖĦĝ
·ŁòÝú½ÄĖĝƕ§ú½ēĖÄ·ÝĝÝăú·ăùēăúÄúĦĝăÒ ĝÙăĻÙăĻĦÙÄ
y§ĝĝÄù¶òÝÄĝƚĖ§ïÄōĬݽĝ½ă·ăúĦ§Ýú ēÝĝĦăúĝĬĖÒ§·Äĝ
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§úĦÝÒĖÄÄŇÄƕĦÙÄŁÙ§ĺħŌúÝĦÄòÝÒħú½ĦÙÄÝĖ ÙÄĖÄƴĝòÝĦĦòÄ
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Ýú·ĖħĝÄĝƚăĖĖăĝÝăúēĖă½Ĭ·ÄĝĖăĬÓÙÄúĽ ½§ù§ÓÝúÓĦÙÄ
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·ăùēòÄĦÄōĬݽ·Ù§úÓÄÝĝăĺÄĖ½ĬÄƚ–ÙÄú
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ÝúĝݽÄĻÝĦÙ§òÝúĦƪÒĖÄÄ·òăĦÙĦăēĖÄĺÄúĦ
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Sure sign
of trouble
;ÒĦÙĶĖ§ïÄōĬݽ
ÝĝĦÙÝĝ·ăòăĬĖƕ
ĦÙÄĖÄƴĝ½ÄŌúÝĦÄòŁ
·ăĖĖăĝÝăúÝúĦÙÄ How moisture gets in Leaking out and in
ĝŁĝĦÄù§ú½ UăÝĝĦĬĖÄ·§ú¶Ä½Ė§ĻúÝúĦăĦÙÄōĬݽē§ĝĦ ;ÒōĬݽÝĝòħïÝúÓăĬĦĻÙÄúĦÙĶĖ§ïÄĝ
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VÄĻōĬݽ§ú½ ¶Ė§ïÄĝ§ĖħĦĖÄĝĦăĖĖÄòħĝĽƕăĖĦÙĖăĬÓÙ ĦÙÄĖÄƴĝÄĺÄĖŁ·Ù§ú·ÄĦÙ§Ħ§ÝĖĻÝòò¶Ä
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§òòƪĖăĬú½ƚ §ĦùăĝēÙÄĖħú½ĺݧēăĖăĝÝĦŁÝúăò½ōÄŀݶòÄ ĖÄòħĝĽƚƦoÝ·ĦĬĖĽÝĝ§yÄĖÝÄĝ;;;Ƨƚ
ÙăĝÄĝƚ;Ħ·§ú§òĝă¶Ä§¶ĝăĖ¶Ä½ĻÙÄúē§ĖĦĝ
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rĬ¶¶ÄĖ¶ăăĦĝăĺÄĖĦÙĽĖĬù·ŁòÝú½ÄĖ
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§ĖÄúăĦúÄ·Äĝĝ§ĖÝòŁ§ÝĖĦÝÓÙĦƕĝăùăÝĝĦĬĖÄÙ§ĝ
§··Äĝĝē§ĝĦĦÙÄĝħú½ĦăĦÙÄōĬݽĝħòĝ
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ÄĺÄúĦÙăĬÓÙĦÙÄŁĖÄù§ÝúōĬݽƪĦÝÓÙĦÝúĦÙÄ
ăēēăĝÝĦĽÝĖÄ·ĦÝăúƚrÄùÄù¶ÄĖƕùăÝĝĦĬĖÄ
Quick corrosion ½ăÄĝúƴĦÓÄĦÝú¶Ł·Ù§ú·ÄƕĦÙÄōĬݽ§·ĦÝĺÄòŁ
ÙÝĝĖÄò§ĦÝĺÄòŁúÄĻy;;;½ĖĬù¶Ė§ïÄ absorbs it. Ingress
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BRAKE FLUID EXPOSED
Checking the fluid for
moisture content
Assuming the moisture is distributed
ÄĺÄúòŁĦÙĖăĬÓÙăĬĦĦÙĶĖ§ïÄōĬݽƕĦÙÄĖħĖÄ
two ways to check moisture content at the
¶Ė§ïÄōĬݽĖÄĝÄĖĺăÝĖƚÙÄŌĖĝĦùÄĦÙă½
ÝúĺăòĺÄĝĖÄùăĺÝúÓ§ĝ§ùēòÄăÒōĬݽ§ú½
testing its actual boiling point; if below
ŖŔŔǨōĬݽĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦÝĝ§½ĺÝĝĽƕ¶ÄòăĻ
ŕŜŔǨĦÙÄōĬݽÝĝÝú§½§úÓÄĖăĬĝ·ăú½ÝĦÝăú
§ú½úÄĽĝÝùùĽݧĦÄĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦƚ
boiling point test kit is relatively expensive
§ú½òÝïÄòŁĦă¶Ä§ĺ§Ýò§¶òÄăúòŁ§Ħ§Ó§Ė§ÓÄƚ
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ōĬݽ·ÙÄ·ïÄĖ·ăĝĦÝúÓòÄĝĝĦÙ§úǃřŔĻÙÝ·Ù
Ýĝ½ÝēēĽÝúĦăĦÙÄōĬݽĖÄĝÄĖĺăÝĖ§ú½§ú
electrical current passed between the
ĝĬ¶ùÄĖÓĽÄòÄ·ĦĖă½ÄĝƚÙÝĝùħĝĬĖÄĝĦÙÄ
ÄòÄ·ĦĖÝ·§ò·ăú½Ĭ·ĦÝĺÝĦŁăÒĦÙÄōĬݽƕĻÙÝ·Ù
ĺ§ĖÝÄĝĻÝĦÙĦÙÄùăÝĝĦĬĖÄ·ăúĦÄúĦƚ
ĬĦĦÙÄĝÄùÄĦÙă½ĝăúòŁ·ÙÄ·ïĦÙÄōĬݽ
ÝúĦÙÄĖÄĝÄĖĺăÝĖƕ§ú½ĦÙ§Ħù§ŁÙ§ĺĶÄÄú
ĦăēēĽĬēĖÄ·ÄúĦòŁĦ㧷·ăĬúĦÒăĖē§½ĻħĖƕ
or if there is a leak in the system (which
ĝÙăĬò½¶ÄŌŀĽÝùùĽݧĦÄòŁƧăĖÝÒē§ĖĦăÒ
ĦÙÄĝŁĝĦÄùÙ§ĝ¶ÄÄú¶òĽ§ÒĦÄĖĖÄē§ÝĖĻăĖïƚ
Just how long existing moisture would take
ĦăùÝÓĖ§ĦÄĬēÝúĦăĦÙÄúÄĻōĬݽÝúĦÙÄ
ĖÄĝÄĖĺăÝĖÝĝĬú·òħĖƕĝăĦÙÄĖħ½ÝúÓĦ§ïÄú§Ħ
the reservoir may not indicate the
·ăú½ÝĦÝăúăÒĦÙÄōĬݽÝúăĦÙÄĖē§ĖĦĝăÒĦÙÄ
ĝŁĝĦÄùƚ0ăĖÄŀ§ùēòÄƕÝÒ§ÒĖăúĦĻÙÄÄò¶Ė§ïÄ
Ù§ĝ¶ÄÄúĖÄ·ÄúĦòŁ¶òĽƕĦÙÄōĬݽÝúĦÙÄ
reservoir and along the line to that brake
ĻăĬò½¶ÄÒĖÄĝÙƕ¶ĬĦăò½ĬúĦÄĝĦĽōĬݽ
ĻăĬò½ĖÄù§ÝúÝúĦÙÄĖÄĝĦăÒĦÙÄĝŁĝĦÄùƚyă
ÝĦƴĝ¶ÄĦĦÄĖĦăĦÄĝĦĦÙÄăò½ōĬݽĦÙ§ĦÝĝòăĝĦ
when disconnecting the system or bled out
§ÒĦÄĖ§ĖÄē§ÝĖ§ú½ƕÝÒÝĦĝ·ăú½ÝĦÝăúÝĝ
Ĭúĝ§ĦÝĝÒ§·ĦăĖŁƕĦăĦÙÄúĖÄēò§·ÄĦÙÄōĬݽ
ĦÙĖăĬÓÙăĬĦĦÙÄĝŁĝĦÄùƚ
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Critical part
òĻ§ŁĝĬĝÄĦÙÄ·ăĖĖÄ·ĦĝēÄ·ÝŌĽ¶Ė§ïÄ
ōĬݽ§ú½ïÄÄēÝĦÝúÓăă½·ăú½ÝĦÝăúƚ
rÄÓĬò§ĖōĬݽĖÄúÄĻ§òÙÄòēĝyĻăĖï
ùăĖÄÄÒŌ·ÝÄúĦòŁ§ú½ò§ĝĦòăúÓÄĖƚ
Types of brake fluid
ÙÄĖħĖÄĦĻăĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦĦŁēÄĝƔ
ÓòŁ·ăòƪ¶§ĝĽ§ú½ĝÝòÝ·ăúÄƪ¶§ĝĽƕ
·§ĦÄÓăĖÝĝĽ§ĝ_ŗƕŘƕřƚŕ§ú½řƚ_
Moisture test ĝĦ§ú½ĝÒăĖÄē§ĖĦùÄúĦăҁĖ§úĝēăĖĦ§ĦÝăú
ÙÝĝÄòÄ·ĦĖăúÝ·¶Ė§ïÄōĬݽĦÄĝĦÄĖ Ʀ‡yƧƚÙÄúĬù¶ÄĖĝÓÝĺħúÝú½Ý·§ĦÝăúăÒ
ùħĝĬĖÄĝ·ăú½Ĭ·ĦÝĺÝĦŁĻÝĦÙÝúĦÙÄōĬݽ relative boiling points – the higher the
ĖÄĝÄĖĺăÝĖƚ;Ħù§Ł¶ÄĻăĖĦÙ·ăòòÄ·ĦÝúÓ úĬù¶ÄĖƕĦÙÄÙÝÓÙÄĖĦÙĶăÝòÝúÓēăÝúĦƚ
ōĬݽÒĖăù½ăĻúĝĦĖħù½ĬĖÝúÓĖÄē§ÝĖĝƕ _ŗōĬݽĦÙ§ĦĻÄĬĝÄÝúăò½ÄĖM§ú½
and test that too. Rovers has a greater resistance to moisture
§¶ĝăĖēĦÝăúĦÙ§ú_Ř½ăÄĝƚ7ăĻÄĺÄĖƕ
_ŗÙ§ĝ§òăĻÄĖ¶ăÝòÝúÓēăÝúĦ§ú½ĝăÝĝ
unsuitable for the increased performance
§ú½ùăĖÄēăĻÄĖÒĬò¶Ė§ïÄĝăÒò§ĦÄĖM§ú½
răĺÄĖĝƦ§ú½ēÄĖÒăĖù§ú·Äùă½ÝŌĽħĖòÝÄĖ
ùă½ÄòĝƧƩĖÄùÄù¶ÄĖĦÙ§Ħ§òòĦÙĶĖ§ïÝúÓ
ÄÒÒăĖĦÝĝĦĬĖúĽÝúĦăÙħĦƕùĬ·ÙăÒĻÙÝ·Ù
soaks through the brake components and
ÝúĦăĦÙÄōĬݽƚyăĻÄĬĝÄ_ŘÒăĖÝĦĝ§¶ÝòÝĦŁ
to resist boiling and therefore perform
¶ÄĦĦÄĖƚÙĽăĻúĝݽÄăÒ_ŘÝĝĦÙ§ĦÝĦ
§¶ĝăĖ¶ĝùăÝĝĦĬĖÄùăĖÄĕĬÝ·ïòŁĦÙ§ú_ŗƕ
which is a reason why service schedules
ĝĦÝēĬò§ĦÄÝĦĝùăĖÄÒĖÄĕĬÄúĦĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦƚ
ĬĦÝĦƴĝÄĝĝÄúĦݧòĦăĬĝÄ_ŘĻÙÄĖÄ
ĝēÄ·ÝŌĽ¶ŁM§ú½răĺÄĖƕē§ĖĦòŁ¶Ä·§ĬĝÄÝĦ
has the correct viscosity to work with the
Representative? yĝŁĝĦÄùăúĻÙÝ·Ù¶Ė§ïÝúÓĝ§ÒÄĦŁ§ú½
ōĬݽĦÄĝĦÝúĦÙÄù§ĝĦÄĖ·ŁòÝú½ÄĖ ĦĖ§·ĦÝăú·ăúĦĖăò½ÄēÄú½ƚ_Ř·§ú¶ÄĬĝĽ
reservoir may not necessarily be Ýú§ĺÄÙÝ·òÄĻÙÄĖÄ_ŗĻ§ĝăĖÝÓÝú§òòŁ
ĖÄēĖÄĝÄúĦ§ĦÝĺÄăÒōĬݽÄòĝÄĻÙÄĖÄÝú ĝēÄ·ÝŌĽƕ¶ĬĦúÄĽĝĦă¶Ä·Ù§úÓĽùăĖÄ
this convoluted Discovery 1 dual ÒĖÄĕĬÄúĦòŁƚĖ§ïÄōĬݽĦŁēÄĝĝÙăĬò½úÄĺÄĖ
brake system. ¶ÄùÝŀĽƚòĻ§Łĝ·ăúŌĖùĦÙÄōĬݽ
ĝēÄ·ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúĻÝĦÙŁăĬĖĺÄÙÝ·òÄÙ§ú½¶ăăïƚ
Answer to the question
If we want maximum safety and maximum service life for brake components, we
ĝÙăĬò½ÒăòòăĻM§ú½răĺÄĖƴĝ§½ĺݷħú½§½ÙÄĖÄĦăĦÙÄĝ·ÙĽĬòÄĝƚōĬݽ·Ù§úÓÄ
should take around two hours with reasonable DIY facilities, and some of the
ĕĬÝ·ïƕÝúƪăĬĦƕĝÄĖĺÝ·ÄĝēķݧòÝĝĦĝĻÝòò½ăĦÙÄōĬĝÙ§ú½ōĬݽ·Ù§úÓÄÒăĖ§ĖăĬú½
ǃřŔƚ½½ÝĦÝăú§ò·ăĝĦĝù§Ł§ĖÝĝÄÝÒ¶òÄĽúÝēēòÄĝ§ĖÄĝÄÝŇĽƕòħ½ÝúÓĦă·ăùēăúÄúĦ
ĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦĝƕ¶ĬĦĦÙ§ĦĻăĖïúÄĽĝ½ăÝúÓ§úŁĻ§Łƚú½ÒăĖĝăùÄùă½Äòĝ
½Ý§ÓúăĝĦÝ·ïÝĦù§Ł¶ÄúÄĽĽÝúĖÄĝēÄ·ĦăÒy·ăùēăúÄúĦĝƚ;ÒŁăĬĖĦĖĬ·ïÝĝÒĬòòŁ
ĝÄĖĺݷĽ¶Ł§M§ú½răĺÄĖ½Ä§òÄĖĝÙÝēăĖÓăă½Ýú½ÄēÄú½ÄúĦƕÝĦ·§ú¶ÄÄŀēÄ·ĦĽ
ĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄōĬݽĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦÝĝ§òĖħ½ŁĬēĦă½§ĦÄƚ
TORQUE BACK EXPERT ADVICE AND READERS’ TIPS

DISCOVERY’S SINKING PEDAL

My non-ABS 300Tdi Discovery is on its
fourth brake master cylinder. I have
replaced the brake balancer and the
brake servo (all OEM) and the pedal still
½Äĝ·Äú½ĝƚVăòăĝĝăÒōĬݽƚ"ĺÄĖŁăúÄ
says it has to be the master cylinder. Of
ĦÙÄÒăĬĖ;ŌĦĦĽăúòŁĦĻăÙ§ĺħ·ĦĬ§òòŁ
¶ÄÄúúăúƪy§ĝ;Ļ§ĝēĖăĺݽĽĻÝĦÙ
ĦĻăyăúÄĝÝúÄĖĖăĖƕ¶ĬĦ¶ăĦÙăÒĦÙÄĝÄ
have exhibited the same behaviour.
ÙĶĖ§ïÄĝĻăĖïƕĦÙÄĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝĦăēĝƕ
§ú½ĦÙÄúĦÙÄēĽ§òĝòăĻòŁ½Äĝ·Äú½ĝƕĝă
ÝÒŁăĬ½ăúƴĦïÄÄēùăĺÝúÓŁăĬĖÒăăĦ½ăĻú
ÝĦĻÝòòĖăòòƚÙÄēĽ§ò½ăÄĝÄĺÄúĦĬ§òòŁ
ANDREW VARRALL REPLIES:
Brake pedal creep is common on a
lot of cars. I have just been out and
ĦÄĝĦĽĦÙÄ·ĖÄÄēăúùŁ½řÝĝ·ăĺÄĖŁ§ú½ÝĦ
Ħ§ïÄĝ§ĖăĬú½ŕřĝÄ·ăú½ĝÒăĖĦÙÄēĽ§òĦăÓă
½ăĻúúħĖòŁĦăĦÙÄōăăĖ§ĝŁăĬĖĝĻ§ĝ½ăÝúÓƚ
_¶ĺÝăĬĝòŁƕ;·§úúăĦ·ăùē§ĖÄÙăĻùĬ·ÙÒăĖ·Ä
;Ù§ĺÄĬĝĽ·ăùē§ĖĽĦăŁăĬƕĝă·§úúăĦĝ§Ł
for certain that it is completely normal.
You can test to make sure that none of the
ĝÄÄùĦăĝĦăē§ú½Ùăò½ƕ¶ĬĦ¶ŁĦÙ§ĦĦÝùÄ
ŁăĬ§ĖÄēĖÄĝĝÝúÓĺÄĖŁÙ§Ė½ƕĦÙÄēĽ§òÝĝ
§òùăĝĦ§ĦĦÙÄōăăĖƚÙÄúÄĻĝÄĖĺăÙ§ĝ
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òăĻÄĖĦă¶ÄÓÝúĻÝĦÙ§ú½ÓăÄĝ½ăĻú
ÒĬĖĦÙÄĖ§ú½Ò§ĝĦÄĖƕÝúŌĺÄĝÄ·ăú½ĝ§ĝ
ăēēăĝĽĦăŕřƚ;ēĬĦĦÙ§Ħ½ăĻúĦăĦÙÄ
ÓĖħĦÄĖēăĻÄĖăÒĦÙÄúÄĻĝÄĖĺăƚăĬò½ÝĦ
¶Ä§¶ĬòÓÝúÓōÄŀݶĖ§ïÄēÝēÄƛ–ÝĦÙĦÙÄ
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ĻÝĦÙƕĦăăƚ;·§úƴĦĝÄÄÙăĻăúħ½ìĬĝĦĝ
ĦÙ§Ħƕ§ú½ĦÙÄĖÄÝĝúăĦÙÝúÓÝúĦÙÄù§úĬ§òƚ
Stuart Boreham
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ĝĦĖ§ÝÓÙĦÒăĖĻ§Ė½ìă¶ƚÙÄŌĖĝĦă¶ĺÝăĬĝĦÄĝĦ
ÝĝĦăÝúĝēÄ·ĦĦÙÄùĻÙÝòħÙÄòēÄĖÝĝēĖÄĝĝÝúÓ
ĦÙĶĖ§ïÄēĽ§òƕݽħòòŁĻÙÝòÄĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄÝĝ
running to achieve maximum pressure.
"ĺÄúÝÒŁăĬ½ăúƴĦĝÄħúă¶ĺÝăĬĝ¶ĬòÓÄƕÝĦÝĝ
ĦÙÄúĻăĖĦÙ·ò§ùēÝúÓăÒÒħ·ÙōÄŀÝÙăĝÄÝú
turn and seeing if the pedal travel improves.
Make sure you clamp the hose at the top
end (nearest to the master cylinder) and
If the hoses are serviceable, careful
adjustment of the master cylinder pushrod
may help, but it’s a tricky operation
use proper brake hose clamps rather than
ēòÝÄĖĝĻÙÝ·Ù·§ú½§ù§ÓÄĦÙÄÝúĦÄĖú§òĝăÒ
ĦÙÄÙăĝÄƚ;ĦùÝÓÙĦÄĺÄú¶ÄĻăĖĦٷ٧úÓÝúÓ
them as a matter of maintenance if you are
Ĭú·ÄĖĦ§ÝúăÒĦÙÄÝĖ§ÓÄƕ¶Ä·§ĬĝÄĖĬ¶¶ÄĖ½ăÄĝ
deteriorate over time.
rÄÓ§Ė½ÝúÓĦÙÄúÄĻĝÄĖĺăÓÝĺÝúÓ§òăúÓÄĖ
ēĽ§òĦĖ§ĺÄòƕĦÙÄĖÄÝĝ§½ìĬĝĦùÄúĦăúĦÙÄ
threaded section of the rod that pushes on
the master cylinder. Be extremely careful
ĻÝĦÙĦÙÝĝ§½ìĬĝĦùÄúĦ¶Ä·§ĬĝħĦÝúŁ§ùăĬúĦ
ăÒùăĺÄùÄúĦù§ïÄĝ§¶ÝÓ½ÝÒÒÄĖÄú·Äƕ§ú½
ŁăĬúÄĽĦăòħĺÄÄúăĬÓÙĝò§·ïĦă§òòăĻÒăĖ
ĦÙĶĖ§ïÄōĬݽÄŀē§ú½ÝúÓĻÙÄúÝĦĻ§Ėùĝ
Ĭēƕ;Ù§ĺÄĝÄÄúĦÙÄĝÄĻÙÄĖÄĦÙĶĖ§ïÄĝÄú½
ĬēĝòăĻòŁ·ăùÝúÓăú½ĬĖÝúÓ§òăúÓìăĬĖúÄŁƚ

V8 CARB CHECK
Last year I bought an early V8 Defender
ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄŗƚřƪòÝĦĖÄrăĺÄĖÄúÓÝúÄƕ§ú½;ƴù
just giving it a full service. I’ve heard
ĺ§ĖŁÝúÓ§½ĺÝ·ÄăúĻÙ§ĦĦă½ă§¶ăĬĦĦÙÄ
ĦĻÝú·§Ė¶ĬĖÄĦĦăĖĝƕÝúē§ĖĦÝ·Ĭò§ĖĦÙÄ
dash-pots on the top. There are several
ĺÝÄĻĝăúĻÙ§ĦĝăĖĦăÒăÝòƕ§ú½ÙăĻùĬ·Ùƕ
to put in the dash-pots. I’m reluctant to
ÝúĦÄĖÒÄĖÄĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ·§Ė¶ĬĖÄĦĦăĖ
adjustments as the car seems to be
ĖĬúúÝúÓĻÄòò§ú½Ļ§ĝÒĬòòŁĝÄĖĺݷĽ¶Ł§
M§ú½răĺÄĖÓ§Ė§Óħ¶ăĬĦ§ŁÄ§Ė§Óăƚ
John Cameron
ED EVANS REPLIES: If the engine
ÝĝĖĬúúÝúÓĻÄòòÝĦĻăĬò½¶Ä¶ÄĝĦĦă
leave the carburettor settings as
ĦÙÄŁ§ĖÄƚœăĬƴòòïúăĻĦÙÝĝÒĖăù½ĖÝĺÝúÓƕ¶ĬĦ
there’s also a good indication on the spark
ēòĬÓĝĻÙÄúŁăĬĖÄùăĺÄĦÙÄĝÄÒăĖ·òħúÝúÓ
and re-gapping or replacement. As a basic
ÓĬݽÄƕ¶ò§·ï½ÄēăĝÝĦƦĝăăĦƧăúĦÙÄēòĬÓĝ
ĝĬÓÓÄĝĦĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄÝĝÒĬÄòòÝúÓĖÝ·Ùƕ§ĻÙÝĦÄ
½ÄēăĝÝĦĝĬÓÓÄĝĦĝĻħïÒĬÄòòÝúÓƚ;ÒĦÙÄēòĬÓĝ
ĝÙăĻúăÄŀ·ÄĝĝÝĺĽÄēăĝÝĦĝÄÝĦÙÄĖĻ§ŁƕĦÙÄ
idle speed is correct and all running
·Ù§Ė§·ĦÄĖÝĝĦÝ·ĝ§ĖÄăï§ŁƕĦÙÄú;ĻăĬò½òħĺÄ
the mixture and throttle settings as they
§ĖÄƚ;ÒŁăĬ½ăúÄĽĦă§½ìĬĝĦƕÝĦƴĝÝùēăĖĦ§úĦ
ĦăĬĝħú§ÝĖōăĻùÄĦÄĖĦ㶧ò§ú·ÄĦÙÄ
·§Ė¶ĝƕ§òĝăúăĦÄĦÙħùăĬúĦăÒĦĬĖúĝŁăĬ
ù§ïÄăúĦÙħ½ìĬĝĦùÄúĦĝ·ĖÄĻĝĝăŁăĬ·§ú
return to the original settings if needed.
The carburettor dash-pots can lose oil
ĝĕĬÄÄŇŁ¶ăĦĦòÄĻÝĦÙ§ŌúÄĦĬ¶Ä
allows controlled top-up of oil.
By turning the bottle upright and
squeezing, it can then be used
to suck excess oil out
over time. The oil in the dash-pot provides
measured resistance to the movement of
ĦÙÄ·§Ė¶ĬĖÄĦĦăĖēÝĝĦăúƕ§ú½ĦÙĬĝ·ăúĦĖăòĝ
ĦÙÄùÝŀĦĬĖÄƕē§ĖĦÝ·Ĭò§ĖòŁ½ĬĖÝúÓÝúÝĦݧò
§··ÄòÄĖ§ĦÝăúƕ¶ŁēĖÄĺÄúĦÝúÓĦÙÄēÝĝĦăú
rising too quickly and too far. The oil level is
·ÙÄ·ïĽ¶ŁĬúĝ·ĖÄĻÝúÓĦÙĽ§ùēÄĖƕòÝÒĦÝúÓ
ÝĦăĬĦăÒĦÙÄăÝòƕĦÙÄúòăĻÄĖÝúÓÝĦ¶§·ïÝúĬúĦÝò
ŁăĬÒÄÄòĦÙÄĖÄĝÝĝĦ§ú·ÄĻÙÄúÝĦĖħ·ÙÄĝĦÙÄ
ăÝòƚĦĦÙ§ĦēăÝúĦƕĦÙÄĦăēăÒĦÙĽ§ùēÄĖ
ĝ·ĖÄĻĝÙăĬò½¶Ä§¶ăĬĦŕŖùù§¶ăĺÄĦÙÄĦăē
ăÒĦÙĽ§ĝÙƪēăĦĦĬ¶ÄƕÄĕĬ§ĦÝúÓĦă§ĖăĬú½
ŕŖùù½ÄēĦÙăÒăÝòÝúĦÙĽ§ĝÙƪēăĦƚ½½ăĖ
When the damper piston is replaced,
remove oil as necessary to gain the correct ĖÄĝÝĝĦ§ú·ÄĝÙăĬò½¶ÄÒÄòĦĻÙÄúĦÙÄō§Ħĝ
½ÄēĦÙƕĦÙÄúĝ·ĖÄĻĦÙĽ§ùēÄĖ¶§·ïÝú of the screw head are approximately 12mm
§Ó§ÝúĝĦĦÙÄĖÄĝÝĝĦ§ú·Äƚ;§½ĺÝĝÄĬĝÝúÓŖŔƠřŔ from the dash-pot if the oil level is correct
engine oil in the dampers. ¼

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TORQUE BACK EXPERT ADVICE AND READERS’ TIPS

FREELANDER IS
RELUCTANT TO
OPEN UP
The bonnet pull on my 1999
0ĖÄÄò§ú½ÄĖŕÙ§ĝ¶Ä·ăùÄĺÄĖŁ½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦ
to operate and I have to pull it hard up,
which is near impossible. Even when I
do pull the release lever up far
enough, the bonnet edge doesn’t
seem to lift, though it is free, and I
Ù§ĺÄĦăÓÄĦùŁŌúÓÄĖĝăĖ§ēò§ĝĦÝ·
lever under the edge to ease it up. Do I
need a new cable, I thought perhaps it
has stretched? But I cannot see where
the cable comes into the release
mechanism on the front of the car and
there seems no way of getting into
the latch from above, below or behind.
The bonnet latching height can be adjusted by
Do you have any ideas?
easing the plate nut at the top of the spring,
Carole Wheeler then using a screwdriver to turn the plunger
anti-clockwise (for a higher bonnet setting),
retightening the nut
ED EVANS REPLIES: The cables
are not known for stretching, but
they can become tight when dust
and dirt gets inside the outer cable. First,
using a large screwdriver or other lever, you
can lever the latch back and forth to
·ăúŌĖùĦÙ§ĦÝĦÝĝÒĖÄÄƚÙÄò§Ħ·ÙÄĝ§ĖÄ
usually greased during services and that
can attract dirt, so rinsing the latch with
degreasant, letting it dry and then oiling it
may help.
The usual problem, though, is that dirt
and corrosion between the inner and outer
cables builds up over time and makes the
inner cable tight to move, making the
¶ăúúÄĦēĬòò½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦĦăăēÄĖ§ĦÄƚ–ŘŔ The cable comes in from the left as
often does the trick, squirting it up inside seen here. Remove the two bolts to
move the latch plate, and remove
the outer cable from the bonnet pull in the
the centre grille below to access
footwell, and then in the opposite direction the plastic housing
from the bonnet latch. Unbolt the latch
plate from the bonnet shut panel and you
will be able to see the cable, just, then feed ĖÄùăĺÄĦÙħÝĖ·ăú·ăú½ÄúĝÄĖŌĖĝĦĦăÓ§Ýú even though the latch has released. That
ĦÙÄ–ŘŔĦĬ¶ÄÝúĦăĦÙÄē§úÄò§ú½¶ò§ĝĦĦÙÄ proper access. That’s a bind, mainly sounds like the spring-loaded plunger
ōĬݽÝúĦăĦÙÄăĬĦÄĖ·§¶òÄÒĖăùĦÙÄĖÄƚ ¶Ä·§ĬĝħӧĖ§ÓÄúÄĽĝĦăŌĖĝĦĖÄùăĺÄĦÙÄ attached to the bonnet is incorrectly set, so
Repetitive working from the interior handle refrigerant and then replace it after you’ve that the whole assembly is locking too
should then quickly free it up. The cable ŌúÝĝÙĽĦÙÄìă¶ƚĬĦĦÙÝĝĻ§ĝ¶ÄÒăĖÄĦÙÄ tightly when the bonnet is closed. The
route goes from the latch, across to the invention of the electric multitool with a plunger on the bonnet can be adjusted
right-hand side of the car (looking from the vibrating blade that will cut through the while the bonnet is propped open. Clean
driver’s seat) along under the front panel. It rivets from the front of the car with the the end of the plunger to reveal the
then runs under the wing lip and down condenser still in place. I recommend screwdriver slot. Insert a large screwdriver
through the bulkhead to the bonnet pull in buying one, though some owners simply here to hold it steady, while releasing the
the cabin. chisel through the pop rivets, though that large locking nut at the other end of the
If this doesn’t work, you’ll probably need ·§úù§ïħùÄĝĝƚ–ÙÝ·ÙÄĺÄĖĖăĬĦÄŁăĬ plunger (half a turn should do). Using the
ĦăŌĦ§úÄĻ·§¶òÄƕĻÙÝ·ÙÝĝ§Ėħĝăú§¶òŁ take, you’ll be able to remove the plastic screwdriver, you can now unscrew the
simple job if you don’t do it by the book. The cover or bend it out of the way to access plunger to extend it. Just make one
interior handle is removed by releasing its ĦÙÄ·§¶òÄŌĦĦÝúÓ§ĦĦÙÄò§Ħ·Ùƚ anti-clockwise turn and then hold it there
13mm AF pivot bolt, but the bolt head is Before removing the cable, tie a cord while retightening the locknut. Try the
recessed in the handle so you’ll need to to the end so that when it has been bonnet. You may need to turn the plunger
grind down a standard 13mm socket to get removed you can use the cord to pull the further out or back in a little to achieve the
it onto the bolt head. The latch end of the new cable back through along the same best shut setting.
cable is hidden in a tough plastic case that’s route. It’s not much of a job really, and the ĬĦĦĖŁħĝÝúÓĦÙÄ·§¶òÄŌĖĝĦ§ú½ƕÝÒĦÙ§Ħ
pop riveted under the shut panel. You may cable is fairly cheap. fails, renew the cable. Either way, you may
be able to drill the rivets out but, if your car Going back to your question, you say you Ōú½ĦÙĶăúúÄĦĦÙÄúĖÄòħĝÄĝēĖăēÄĖòŁ
Ù§ĝ§ÝĖ·ăú½ÝĦÝăúÝúÓƕŁăĬĝÙăĬò½ăÒŌ·Ý§òòŁ Ù§ĺĽÝÒŌ·ĬòĦŁÝúÝĦݧòòŁòÝÒĦÝúÓĦÙĶăúúÄĦƕ without adjusting the plunger.

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 ĦÙÄŁÒăĬòĦÙÄ¶ă½ŁăÒĦÙÄ·§Ħ·Ùƕ§½ìĬĝĦĦÙÄ adjusted mine. With a little patience and
FETTLING A CLASSIC ĝĦĖÝïÄĖĝ¶Ł¶§·ïÝúÓăÒÒĦÙÄÝĖĝ·ĖÄĻĝ§ú½ some methodical working, counting turns
RANGE ROVER moving them up or down until they stop ăúĦÙÄ·§Ħ·Ù§½ìĬĝĦÄĖĝƕŁăĬĝÙăĬò½¶Ä§¶òÄ
ÒăĬòÝúÓƕ§ú½ĦÙÄúÄúÓ§ÓħĝĦÙÄŁĝÙăĬò½ƚ to get each element working as it should.
TAILGATE WINDOW VÄŀĦƕĦĖŁ·òăĝÝúÓĦÙÄĦ§ÝòÓ§ĦÄƕ·ÙÄ·ïÝúÓ Rather than using the central handle, I
I have a question concerning my Range each catch engages over the striker, and Ōú½ĦÙĶÄĝĦĻ§ŁĦă·òăĝÄĦÙÄùÝĝ§ēĬĝÙ
Rover Classic top tailgate adjustment. ĦÙÄúòă·ïĝƚ;ÒăúĽăÄĝúƴĦƕĦĖŁĖ§ÝĝÝúÓĦÙ§Ħ with a palm on one corner, then the other.
Do you know how to adjust the rear striker towards you, so it engages sooner, yò§ùùÝúÓĻÝĦÙĦÙÄÙ§ú½òÄ·§ú¶Äú½ĦÙÄ
hatch window catches, please? and it should work well. Once you get it ÒĖ§ùÄƕùħúÝúÓĦÙÄ·§Ħ·ÙÄĝĝĦ§ĖĦĦă
Malcolm Charlesworth ÄúÓ§ÓÝúÓ·òăĝĽƕĖÄùÄù¶ÄĖĦăĦÝÓÙĦÄúĦÙÄ struggle to engage, causing harder slams,
lock nuts on the operating rod ends. which in turn leads to engagement
ÙÝĝÝĝĦÙÄùÄĦÙă½;ƴĺħòĻ§ŁĝĬĝĽĦă ēĖă¶òÄùĝĦăÓÄĦĻăĖĝħú½ĝăƕăúƚ
ALISDAIR CUSICK REPLIES:
ÙÄĖħĖÄŌĺÄĦÙÝúÓĝĦăĦÙÝú臨ăĬĦ
with Range Rover top tailgates,
ĦÙăĬÓÙĦÙÄŌĖĝĦÝĝăúòŁ§ĻăĖĖŁÝÒŁăĬƴĺÄ
·Ù§úÓĽăĖĖÄùăĺĽÄÝĦÙÄĖĦăēăĖ¶ăĦĦăù
tailgate. Do all this with the lower tailgate
½ĖăēēĽ½ăĻúƕĦăÙÄòē§··ÄĝĝƚU§úŁăÒĦÙÄ
ŌŀÝúÓĝĻÝòò¶Äò§ĖÓÄ·ĖăĝĝƪÙħ½ĝ·ĖÄĻĝƚ‡ĝÄ
§ĻÄòòŌĦĦÝúÓĦăăòƕ§ú½Ħ§ïÄÓĖħĦ·§ĖÄúăĦĦă
ĖăĬú½§úŁăÒĦÙăĝÄăÒÒƚăĖĖăĝÝăúÝúĦÙÄ
ÒĖ§ùÄƕ·§Ħ·ÙÄĝăĖăēÄĖ§ĦÝúÓĖă½ùÄ·Ù§úÝĝù
can cause issues, so start with a clean, well
òĬ¶ĖÝ·§ĦĽĝŁĝĦÄùƚ
ÙÄŌĖĝĦēăÝúĦĦă·ÙÄ·ïÝĝĦÙÄÙÄÝÓÙĦăÒ
ĦÙÄĦăēĦ§ÝòÓ§ĦÄƚ;ĦĝÙăĬò½¶Ä§½ìĬĝĦĽ§ĦĦÙÄ
hinges so the tailgate is square in the rear
¶ă½ŁÒĖ§ùÄƕ§ú½·òăĝÄĝĻÝĦÙăĬĦÙÝĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄ
lower tailgate. It sounds like yours is
§òĖħ½ŁăúĦÙÄ·§ĖƕĝăÝĦĝÙăĬò½¶ÄĝÄĦ§¶ăĬĦ
ĖÝÓÙĦƕĬúòÄĝĝŁăĬƴĺÄĖÄēò§·Ä½ĦÙÄòăĻÄĖ
tailgate recently.
ÒĦÄĖĦÙ§ĦƕĻÄÙ§ĺÄĦă½Ä§òĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ
ĝĦĖÝïÄĖĝăúĦÙÄ¶ă½ŁƕĦÙÄ·§Ħ·ÙÄĝăúĦÙÄ
tailgate, the operating rods across the
¶ăĦĦăùĽÓħú½ĦÙÄĖÄòħĝÄÙ§ú½òÄƚ
;ƴ½ĝĦ§ĖĦ¶ŁòăăïÝúÓ§ĦĦÙÄ·§Ħ·ÙÄĝƕăúħĦ
a time. Each catch has a release arm that
·ăùÄĝÝúĝݽÄĦÙÄÒĖ§ùÄƕĻÙÝ·ÙăúÄÄú½ăÒ
the operating rod threads into. By adjusting
ÙăĻùĬ·ÙăÒĦÙÄĖÄòħĝħĖùÝĝĦÙĖħ½Ä½
into the operating rod, the whole arm
lengthens or shortens, altering when the
catch operates.
–ÝĦÙÄÝĦÙÄĖ·§Ħ·ÙƕēĬĝÙÝúĦÙÄ·§Ħ·ÙĦ§¶
ƩÝĦĝÙăĬò½ĝĦ§Łòă·ïĽƚ;ÒÝĦ½ăÄĝúƴĦƕ§½ìĬĝĦ
the catch on the operating rod until that
one stays in the locked position when the
·§Ħ·ÙĦ§¶ÝĝēĬĝÙĽÝúƚ–ÙÄúÝĦ½ăÄĝƕ·ÙÄ·ï
ĦÙ§ĦēĬĝÙÝúÓĦÙÄÙ§ú½òĶĬĦĦăúĦÙÄú
releases the catch. Once you have one
·§Ħ·Ù¶ÄÙ§ĺÝúÓòÝïÄĦÙ§ĦƕĖÄēħĦĦÙÄĻÙăòÄ
procedure with the opposite catch.
Now when you press the handle release,
it is likely the catches will release at
½ÝÒÒÄĖÄúĦĦÝùÄĝƚÓ§ÝúƕēÝ·ïăúÄ·§Ħ·Ùƕ§ú½
adjust it on the operating rod until it
matches the opposite side when you press
the release. Count the adjustment turns as
ŁăĬÓăƕ§ú½ÝÒŁăĬĝĦĖĬÓÓòÄĦ㶧ò§ú·ÄÝĦĦă
§ĖăĬú½Ù§òÒ§ĦĬĖúƕēÄĖÙ§ēĝĦĖŁĝòÝÓÙĦ
adjustment on the opposite side.
When you have the catches locking and Achieving perfect closure
Ĭúòă·ïÝúÓ§··ÄēĦ§¶òŁƕĦĖŁòăĻÄĖÝúÓÝĦ§ú½ on the Range Rover’s tailgate window
requires time, patience and thought,
ÓÄúĦòŁăÒÒÄĖÝĦĦăĦÙÄĝĦĖÝïÄĖĝƚÙÄŁ§ĖÄ followed by sympathetic use
§½ìĬĝĦ§¶òÄƕ§ú½ĝÙăĬò½ĝòݽÄÝúĦăĦÙÄ·§Ħ·Ù
ĻÝĦÙăĬĦÒăĬòÝúÓƕÄúÓ§ÓÝúÓĦÙÄ·§Ħ·ÙĦ§¶ĝƚ;Ò

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PARTS AND SPARES Perkins 4203 3.3-litre diesel engine. Four-speed manual
gearbox with overdrive, and high-low gears. Freewheel
front hubs. Twin 12v batteries, and alternator. Recored
Ė§½Ý§ĦăĖƕ§ú½§úÄĻĦÙÄĖùăĝĦ§ĦĖÄ·ÄúĦòŁŌĦĦĽƚ0ÝĦĦĽ
with fold-out front steps. Hub caps and radiator muff.
Fitted with replacement door locks, with matching key.
Excellent rear deck condition, with two original squabs
for crew benches. Two former keepers. Advisory-free
MoT to Sept 2024. Always garaged. ǃŕŘƕřŔŔƕ1ĖħĦ
ĖݽÓÄÒăĖ½ƕyĦ§ÒÒăĖ½ĝÙÝĖÄƕŔŕśŜřŖŜŖŖŘŘƚ

WHEELS AND TYRES
2022, 5 x 16in Dakar alloys (black) shod with 265/75 R16
BFGoodrich All Terrains. Incudes nuts and security nuts.
Also available at extra cost if required – wheel spacers
for early Defenders. £1000, Dumfries, Dumfries and
Galloway, 07762 152755.
£10,000+
DEFENDER 110 200Tdi
1993, 242,000 miles. 200Tdi CSW. Original engine
and gearbox, Disco transfer ’box, Allard intercooler,
radiator muff, underbody protection, steering guard, diff
guards (front & rear). Body undersealed and Waxoyled
regularly. Raised air intake (Mantec), snow cowl, side
ĝĦÄēĝƕòÝùƪÝĖĻÝú½½ÄōÄ·ĦăĖĝƕU§úĦÄ·ĝݽÄĻÝú½ăĻ
guards, spare wheel carrier (Mantec), BFGoodrich All
Terrain tyres. Heated wing mirrors, heated front seats
(Exmoor Trim), lockable front cubby box (Exmoor Trim),
extended second row seats, rear side benches (two-
seat), removeable rear tow hitch, rear work light. MoT to
Feb 2025, Road tax to Mar 2025. £15,000, Dumfries,
Dumfries and Galloway, 07762 152755.
DEFENDER 110 SW
1984, 145,000 miles. SW. Much-loved and
mollycoddled, with very minimal off road-use. First
production year of wind-up windows but still lift-up
door handles, so reasonably rare. Gearbox overhauled
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Resprayed from red to white in late ’80s. Perkins 4.182
engine conversion in 1991 @ 62,000 miles by Motor &
Diesel, including new clutch. New galvanised chassis
(2006), with blue comfort bushes. Roma overdrive,
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row seats reposition for better legroom and visibility.
Many individual Land Rover enthusiast alterations for
comfort and functionality. Passed MoT no problem.
Current registration not part of sale. ǃŕŝƕŔŔŔƕU§ò½ăúƕ
Essex, 07766 765665.
£20,000+

DEFENDER 110 Td5

2003, 174,000 miles. Td5. Professional respray 2019
with new wings and doors. Discovery wheels with good
off-road tyres, hydraulic two-speed winch on LR bumper,
rock sliders, engine and diff guards. Strobes, working
lights, reverse camera. Panelled in rear. RX-8 seats.
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SERIES IIA
1964, 45,000 miles. LWB. Original chassis, no damage
or welding ever required, original running gear and body.
DEFENDER 110 Td5
2002, 115,000 miles. Td5. LR Special Vehicles
previously owned by the Forestry Commission and
Welsh Police. Currently owned for thee years. Used
regularly and runs great. Bodywork and chassis also
good. No expense spared on maintenance, most
recently had an ECU rebuild, new clutch, exhaust
silencer, and various ancillaries, all done by well-known
Land Rover specialist garages. Bills as evidence of
work done. Signs of age and use, but very honest beast
with nothing hidden. Everything works, MoT to 2025.
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DEFENDER 90 300Tdi
1996, 197,000 miles. 300Tdi. Fully restored by myself in
2016-17 to look like the last Defender built. Have been
avid restorer for 40 years. 4500 miles since rebuild.
Garaged all the time and does not get out in rain or
winter. Rebuilt on new Marsland chassis and as many
steel parts as possible have been galvanised. Kunifer
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Most body panels replaced with new. Engine also rebuilt
– bored, new pistons, shells, head reconditioned etc.
Painted in original 1948 light green. A real head-turner.
Number plate is being retained, now P978 KSC. MoT’ed.
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top. Low mileage, well looked after, good condition.
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2011, 92,000 miles. XS. Very good, original condition. >űƓƜĬĦʺğƽʺĈƷĈƌĦ˜ƷŋŨŨŋŨŀʺĠűŦŦĬŨƜĈƜűƌʺ®ĈƽŨĬʺŠĠűƜƜ

No chequerplate. Seven seats, A/C, heated front seats,

service history, carpets and rubber mats, alarm plus
keypad Sigma immobiliser. MoT to Jan 2025. £19,995,
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, 07812 222590.
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DEFENDER 90 2.4 TDCi
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2007, 53,750 miles. 2.4 diesel TDCi. Low mileage, Funky Junky
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Heritage styling. Rare/desirable colour. Exmoor canvas

seat covers, stitched dashboard, or easy to add black
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Part of a Land Rover club
• Club displays • Autojumble
time. Excellent bodywork and interior, no dents or
scratches. Virtually new Continental tyres. LED lights.
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DEFENDER 110
2010, 55,700km. 2.4, hardtop. One owner, low mileage.
Australian import. Ordered as poverty pack, hence no
ABS or traction control. Rustproofed on delivery. Full
dealership window tint. Factory snorkel. Factory light
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Fitted with Supagas shocks and springs. Four new
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damper. Rear only ever slept in. Carpeted throughout, no
marks. £23,495, Penicuik, Midlothian, 07526 670087.
DEFENDER 110
1990, 46,013 miles. Truck, utility, medium, general
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ĖħĖƕÄŀƪr0ĺÄÙÝ·òÄƚ;úĦÙÄò§ĝĦřŔŔŔùÝòÄĝÝĦÙ§ĝÙ§½ DEFENDER 90 2.4 TDCi
the following items replaced with new: alternator, ŖŔŕŔƕŜřƕŔŔŔùÝòÄĝƚŖƚ؁Ý7§Ė½ăēĦÙĖÄÄƪ½ăăĖƚ
Ė§½Ý§ĦăĖƕÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦƕ·§Ė¶ĬĖĖÄĦăĖĝ§ú½¶§ĦĦÄĖŁƚ;ĦÙ§ĝÙ§½ Diesel manual Euro 4 (122bhp). Galway Green. MoT
two new rear tyres recently and has matching Michelin
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just passed and completed by LRS Engineering (Jan
24). Front windscreen wiper motor replaced (Jan 24).
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Full detailed health check by LRS Engineering (Oct
23). New diff bearings (Oct 23). New track rod (Oct
23). New steering shock bushes (Oct 23). New front
shock bushes. New brake pads, discs and calipers (Oct
23). New fuel tank breather membrane (Oct 23). Full
dash and car retrim (Jan 22). Full set of like-new tyres.
Quick-shift, which makes the world of difference. Alive
Tuning remap for performance and fuel economy.
Halo LED running lights. Masai rear panoramic glass.
Masai tubular roof rack. Fixed tow bar. Air conditioning.
Electric windows. Touchscreen media system including
Bluetooth for music and telephone. Reversing camera.
Large centre console including two drinks holders.
Excellent history record/paperwork with original
manuals. Reluctant sale. £24,995, Ipswich, Suffolk,
07807 603095 .
DEFENDER 110 XS
2014, 90,094 miles, XS TD SW, diesel, manual. Two
previous owners. Sat nav, heated seats. Upgraded sound
system. Half-leather Seats. Two keys. Tool pack, locking
wheel nut, metallic black, alloy wheels, air-conditioning,
alarm, central door locking, electric windows, heated
front seats, heated front screen, spare wheel, side step
running boards, seven seats, service history. Excellent
condition. Two previous owners. Serviced in a Land
Rover garage with stamps. £27,500, Liverpool,
07791 029526.
DEFENDER 90
2010, 48,000 miles. 2.4 diesel. New chassis in 2022.
New exhaust system, new shocks, etc. Sawtooth alloy
wheels. Many extras. Good looker. MoT to Jan 2025.
£28,950, West Wales, 07971 803483.
DEFENDER 110
2006, 107,538 miles. £20k Twisted upgrades, including
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Twisted remap, Twisted front-end grille set, Twisted
ĝĬùēÓĬ§Ė½ƕ§ú½ŌúÝĝÙÝúÓĻÝĦÙ§‡ēră§ĖŘŀŘM"
bumper kit. Central JVC unit using Bluetooth, Apple
CarPlay or Android Auto, with Kicker speakers and
subwoofer, plus integrated rear camera. Recaro seats,
fully sound-deadened. Professional Raptor underseal on
original chassis, US exportable in seven years. Heated
front screen, heated Recaro driver and passenger
seats. LED headlights. Updated suspension, new discs,
pads and calipers. Clutch pedal lock and other security
upgrades. Fully serviced, 12 months MoT, 12 months tax
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£30,000+
DEFENDER 110
2015, 59,000 miles. County Station Wagon. Five-door,
seven-seater. Superb condition. One owner since
original purchase from Roger Young Saltash. Silver
with black interior, cloth seats and rubber mats. Steps
all-round. Well looked after and viewings and full
inspections are welcomed. Really great example of its
type. ǃŗŘƕŔŔŔƕÝúĦ§ÓÄòƕăĖúĻ§òòƕŔśśŝŗśŘŗŗŗśƚ
DEFENDER 110
2009, 38,519 miles. Puma-engined Hard Top. Zermatt
Silver. Seven-seater. One previous owner. New clutch
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matching Goodyear Wrangler tyres. Sturgess Leicester
dealer plates. Fire extinguisher. Extras including light
protectors, side and rear steps, Alpine radio and central
cubby box. Front-facing individual rear seats which
can accommodate child seats. Original book pack and
handbook. Central locking, ABS, electric windows,
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DEFENDER 130 AMBULANCE
1998, 104,000 km. Ex-military, Pulse Ambulance.
Fully rebuilt 2016 to 2019. Galvanised chassis and
black powder-coat, mainly new parts including brakes,
suspension, drivetrain, all new hoses and pipes. Facet
high-pressure fuel pump, Allard intercooler, twin
electric fans, ExEng handbrake. New steering box,
steering guard. Six new BFG tyres, snorkel, heavy-duty
anti-roll bars and steering, custom stainless exhaust
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camper conversion includes dual 24/12-volt electrics
with two leisure batteries, Dometic windows with
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Durite split-charge system, Durite voltage droppers,
RCB mains power control unit, external mains electric
connection point. Roof lights internal and external,
internal fan, roof-mounted solar panel and controller,
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awning, 70-litre clean water tank, grey water tank,
Whale high-pressure water pump, domestic water
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toilet, external shower handset. Fixed double bed to rear,
internal storage lockers, Fold-down table. Registered
as a motorcaravan, £170 for road tax. Comprehensive
list of all work carried out along with a pile of receipts
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£36,595, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, 07946 270643.
DEFENDER
2022, 57,000 miles. Thee-door Commercial, as seen
in LRM and Land Rover Life. Wheelarch protection.
Raised air intake. Matt black 90 bonnet decal. Exterior
side-mounted, gear carrier. Rear towing eyes. Rear
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steering wheel. Heated seats. Surround cameras.
Auto high-beam. Cold climate pack. Front spotlights.
Detachable tow bar. 18-inch Anthracite alloy wheels.
Expedition extras, Mud UK rear door shelf, rear door, and
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concealed winch, tree sliders, rear ladder, wheel spacers.
Devon 4x4 underbody protection, Ralf Sarek 2in lift and
HD springs, Camp cover storage, Defender cubby box,
Fire extinguisher. Glass hammer. Door mirror protectors.
Falken Wild Peak all-terrain tyres. Full service history, oil
change every 5000 miles. Balance of manufacturer’s
warranty. Tent and private plate not included. £39,000
plus 20% VAT, Selby, North Yorkshire,
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DEFENDER 90 2.4 TDCi
2009, 42,000 miles. 2.4 TDCi XS Station Wagon, Euro
4, three-door. Low mileage. Striking City Blue exterior,
plenty of luxuries like Bluetooth, sat nav, air conditioning,
electric windows, heated seats, Momo steering wheel,
rear privacy glass. ǃŘŘƕřŝřƕU§··òÄĝŌÄò½ƕÙÄĝÙÝĖÄƕ
01625 800900.
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L A N D R O V E R M O N T H LY . C O . U K 113
WORK IN PROGRESS
2004 DEFENDER 110 CREW CAB
ANDREW WORMALD, GENERATOR SERVICE ENGINEER, DERBY
How long have you owned it? I bought it
around three and a half years ago.
What made you want to buy this
particular Land Rover? I knew what I
wanted to do with a Defender, and after
talking to a couple of South African
friends, I decided to start searching for
the project car in South Africa. The reason
behind this was that the hot climate meant
I’d more than likely get a solid rust-free
vehicle, it would be right-hand drive and
the South African Rand to UAE (where
I work and would build the Land Rover)
Dirham exchange rate was very favourable.
Eventually I found this yellow crew cab
110 and after having the car checked
over, the money was paid and the
vehicle shipped to the UAE. Shipping and
exporting the vehicle was straightforward
and not expensive. In parallel to looking
for the car, I was also searching for a
used GM 6.2-litre V8 engine and a 6L80
transmission, as my budget didn’t allow me
to purchase new ones. Eventually I found
a donor car, an accident-damaged 2011
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engine and six-speed gearbox I wanted.
What’s the story so far? Once the vehicle
arrived in the UAE it was stripped to a bare
chassis. Then the rebuild challenge really
started. All the body panels were sent for
repainting in white, and the chassis and
axles were sandblasted and painted with
marine polyurethane paint. Most of the
small items were sandblasted and then
powder-coated.
Next on the list was to strip and inspect
the engine. The good news was that it
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S E N D Y O U R
didn’t need any machining and could be
rebuilt as a standard unit. Once all the
parts arrived, I rebuilt the engine to LS3
specs, and while that was happening the
transmission was sent for servicing.
Both the front and rear axles have
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with Ashcroft LSDs, and new upgraded
brake rotors and calipers have been
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completely renewed and upgraded with
a two-inch lift, anti-roll bars and a full
polybush kit.
I’ve stripped and rebuilt the LT230
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standard brake servo I’m using a hydro
boost brake system, which should get
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original Td5 dash wasn’t reused; instead
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which incorporates the heater and a/c
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cluster hasn’t been installed. Instead I’ve
fabricated a gauge cluster around a pair of
Speedhut gauges and LED warning lights.
What has the biggest challenge been?
It’s the dozens of small jobs that must
be done before you can say, “this is now
completed,” and you can move onto the
next part of the rebuild. Fitting the Lokar
Electronic gear shifter and sorting out
the transfer ’box diff lock and high-low
operation were probably the biggest
challenges of all.
Any other areas that needed a lot of
attention? The radiator fans and cooling
pipework took a couple of attempts to
get right. Also, the assembly of the hydro
S H O T S T O M A R T I N @ L R M . C O . U K
boost brake system and rebuilding the
front and rear differentials took quite a bit
of time.
How long has it taken? I’ve been working
on the project for three and a half years so
far, but I lost a year on the rebuild due to an
injury and relocation back to the UK.
What jobs are next on the list? I’ve got to
take the vehicle for an MoT and complete
the registration, decide which seat covers
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decent swing-away spare wheel carrier.
What are your plans for it? Once it’s
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is reliable, then I plan to drive the North
Coast 500.
Who has helped with the project? I’d
like to say thank you to Moses, Marius,
Rob, Dinil and the guys at Rudiment
Engineering, together with parts suppliers
Island 4x4, DLS UK Ltd, Speartech in the
USA and Marks 4x4 in Australia.
As for any advice for anyone doing
something similar – make a rebuild plan
and try to stick to it. Don’t rush, take your
time and think things through, purchase
any workshop manuals you think you’ll
need, buy yourself a decent battery impact
gun and sockets (it makes everything so
much quicker and easier), and if in doubt,
spend some time doing research or ask
someone who knows more than you.
How can readers follow what you’re doing
next? On Instagram – @handyandyslandy.
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