Forum: Work In Progress

A bit of background I have loved Landys for more years than I can remember. The first one I went in was an early Range Rover when I was at middle school. The first one I owned was an F reg 110 2.5 diesel. I loved it, and even drove it across Europe twice to Hungary. The problem was I was also...

After 12 months of false starts with 2 109's - I managed to acquire a series 11a 88 inch diesel. Purchased from a forum member just prior to Christmas. The old truck needs a bit of tlc but sound generally. This afternoon I took it to a farm for workshop and storage purposes and to get it off my...

I think I have just started along a path to lunacy. I found a little SWB in need of care and attention, and the minute I saw it, I knew that I wanted to rebuild it and make it my tour-de-force. I know I'm rebuilding a Forward Control as well at the moment, but this little "shorty" has such...

118001118002118003118004118005118006118007118008118009 This is my 109 safari project. its got a 3.5 v8 rangerover engine and gearbox fitted,power steering and modded rangey axles to use leaf springs. the chassis is like new still dont think its all that old still had some white writing on the...

Well, I'm going to struggle to match the other excellent work in progress threads here, especially JayHoes but the following will be my renovation. Ciggy is a 1960 Series 2 that we bought sight unseen from a dealer in North Wales for £1300'ish. She is reasonably sound but has been 'upgraded'...

Hi, My name is Kevin and I have succumbed to the Land Rover bug. I purchassed the vehicle in early September with the plan of having sorted by xmas. It has an MOT until next may and I drove it 250 miles home , the only major problem being oil consumption, which was quickly diagnosed as a blocked...

This will eventually have stuff about my gearbox and other important bits in it... for now have some pictures of an exhaust clamp!

Well After 3years of coping and huming and haring I have done it I bought a new engine for my old Disco 2! I have no time at the moment so its beeing done by a pro so no pictures but I have some choices to make so after some advice Work going to be done New Turner 4.6! Stage 1...

Hi all! This is my new build, being built to replace my well used 300 disco. In actual fact I bought a Mazda SL35 to fit to the old car but needed a V8 R380 box to bolt to the Mazda then ended up buying a complete V8 Disco just for the box. As it turned out the V8's body shell is an absolute...

My Art exam is finally over at college so me and my dad can now get the Land Rover sorted. After 2 years of looking for a series 2 pickup, we ended up with a 109 safari. Funny how things turn out. I'm thinking the series 2 will be my next project. Anyway.. what needs doing? Well, so far i have...

This is a long time coming I suppose, I wanted to start this when I joined here back in April 08 and i've been taking pictures of my "progress" since I got the 90 5 years ago but wasn't certain how well it would go down here. However I've now finally got the time to do one so thought, why not....

Having bought my new project about a month ago i thought it was time to upload some pics and show you all what I have been up to. I decided to rebuild a 110 rather than just buying a secondhand td5 one because I thought I might get a better vehicle and slightly cheaper (i hope!) plus it would...

hi ive been hiding in the back ground for a while now so thought it might be time to start a build up thread. my grandad bought this lany when we where kids at the time my sister was big into horses and needed something to pull the box around so for my grandad having used various land rovers in...

Hello, I’ve been reading the posts on the WIP over the last few months with great interest and this is my first post. There is an extraordinary level of commitment and high standard of work and you have all given me a great deal of inspiration to get on and start the refurbishment of my...

Hi All This is my second series 3. It a decent one but in need of a little TLC for the MOT. Problem is thats not enough for me. I like to know the whole of my vehicle, not just the bits I have repaired. So, an overhaul is to commence. Tonight. Pics to follow this evening. Please feel...

Hello, technical question for all you knowledgeable guys. What is the thread size in the Land Rover radiator for fitting a drain tap please? I have seen part No 602915 drain tap advertised, but none of the part stockists I have asked knows what thread it is. There must still be some real...

Hi all, thought i would start a work in progress thread, after puting dylan on sorn i have started the strip down. As you can see, i have started to clean up item's as i remove them. Is this the best way? the theory is that when i can afford a new chassis, all i will have to do is bolt everything...