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My wonderful wife bought GF8434 for me, a series 3 from 1973. That makes it older than me by about three years.

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Tall Person Changes Fuel Costs Links Overdrive Pictures To Do ...before I go off-road ...real soon ...Sometime

Tall Person Changes

Being tall, I've had to change some minor things.

First to go was the spare tyre from the front bonnet. Its now living in the back.
Also the rear-view mirror got flipped upside down so it is above the windscreen top.
All unnecessary stickers have come off too, and at the next WOF the sticker goes in the middle.

Fuel Costs

The motor is a Holden 6 cylinder and runs on LPG or petrol.

Two months into owning the car, I drove to Oxford and back. 88 miles (according to google earth) read only 63 on the odometer. So all my mileage readings were under by 24%. So far the worst tank has returned 15.11 MPG / 5.29 Km/L and the best tank was 20.2 MPG / 7.06 Km/L

In December 2006, LPG is 92c/L whereas petrol is $1.42/L so financially the land rover is cheaper to fuel than our 1.8 L 4 cylinder 1990 mazda sedan.

In 2009 petrol is $1.57/L and LPG is $1.29/L so its not quite as good as it used to be.

To Do...

...before I go off-road

DONE Install tow hooks, front and rear
DONE Bolt or rivet the fire extinguisher down.
HALF DONE Waterproof it more - both replace the rubber seals on all three doors, and to fill all the holes with bolts or grommits.
DONE Waterproof the distributor and coil some more. Seems this problem has solved itself somehow.
DONE Fit this snorkel
DONE Complete the first-aid and tool kits.
DONE Get a PRS radio that works.
DONE Get a tow rope or two, and shackles. Got a 30M tow strap, a 4.5M rope, snatch block, junky old highlift jack and a snig chain so far. Looking for a real highlift jack and/or a hand winch.
...real soon
Learn to weld... BUGGER BUGGER BUGGER!!!
DONE Fix the water leak - Wynns radiator stopleak is good stuff. Got the radiator cleaned in Jan 2008, and despite being "last legs" and a recore recommended, its still running fine. Pressure tested to 15 PSI.
DONE Speedo panel light - the speedo was not connected to negative earth. Reconnecting it to two floating wires fixed that (and eliminated two floating wires in the back rats nest.)
DONE Fix the speedo - during the above fix I unscrewed the speedo cable. Everything reconnected fine. However now its reading 60 mph at about 20 mph, and can read anything up to 30 when stopped dead. Also it tends to make a speed-dependant tak-tak noise. Speedo has now died completely... the needle did a full turn of the dial and is now stuck on 0 mph at any speed. This is now a warrant failure so gotta fix it. Speedo Link DONE Got it properly rebuilt by Parretts for $100.
DONE Odometer underreads distance by 0.76 - needs recalibration for tyre size.
DONE Side light was not going - first thought that rust on connectors was interfering and bought two new sidelights from trademe for $20 each. Later found that a bullet connector near the horn had failed. Recrimping that fixed the problem.
DONE Straighten and paint front bumper - someone had used a chain or rope around the bumper to tow/be towed. After banging it straight, found the bumper was made from two pieces and joined at the starter hole which was ragged. Moved the licence plate to cover the hole which can't be used with the holden anyway.
Waterproofing - the landrover cannot keep oil in or water out. So here are all the water leaks to fix.
- DONE Door tops - specifically the top/forward corner. Needs replacement seals or something similar. The fix is to remove the doortop and gently tap the two bolts so the doortop leans into the body a bit more. You shouldn't notice any bend on the bolt.
- DONE Guttering - all around especially in the front corners. Intend to drill out every rivet, raise the top of the roof, clean out all the sealant that has been put there over the years, seal it and re-rivet or possibly rebolt the lid.
  Turns out the fix was a bit easier, but not by much. I drilled out every rivet from the front and above the two doors. the wedged the top off the guttering using some chisels. Then I picked every bit of sealant out from the inside and from the outside, used a wire brush and then an old cloth with stiff dry paint on to saw through the space.
  Then I put a bead of Selleys adhesive RTV sealant along and redid all the rivets with new blind aluminium ones. Also did this all the way along the sides and back.
- DONE Rear view mirror - don't know how but it drips. There were some blind holes in the roof mating surface of the roof that allowed water to fall inwards. Seems the roof is from a different vehicle.
- DONE Bulkhead - theres heaps of holes in this, mostly for bolts etc. Will put rivets or rubber grommits in the round holes and seal around cables.
- DONE Tub/lid seam - the rubber is not lined up correctly. Need to lift the hard top and reposition the seals and rebolt.
- DONE Floor panels - sealed all around the edges and fitted new screws.
...Sometime
DONE Fit the two replacement side lights that I got from trademe.
DONE Carpet the middle panel - the suicide seat came out because it has no seat belt, so I wouldn't let anyone sit there anyway. Also seal the hatch a bit better.
DONE Middle seat went back in cos I needed to carry two passengers. I've had a lap belt and harness fitted thanks to Michael Fiddymont. Works great (but my 3 y/o can sometimes kick the gearstick out of second or fourth)
Add an interior light that works.
DONE Add these side mirrors.
Mount spare wheel better
- First it was on the bonnet, but I found it too invasive... being a thick wheel it cut into my view.
- Then it was bungee-tied down in the back to this awesome mounting point. Note you can reduce squeaking by spraying the contact surface with dry-glide (spray the vehicle, not the tire. Let it dry before replacing.) DONE
- For a long time it was lying flat in the back, and strapped to two pairs of tiedown points.
- Now its back on the rear door having fitted a third hinge, a better door latch, and a dovetail to carry the weight. Photos to come...
DONE Do something with the passenger's seatbox... its an empty void at the moment and could be a good storage spot. I've sealed it with paint-on sealant, and have stored some heavier tools there, like the bottle jack and ring spanners etc. Its a bit hard to get into with the passenger's seat in the way.
Clean/replace the side back windows - they have a weird bloom discolouration. Turns out they're delaminating with age.
DONE Head job - had a burned valve on cylinder 5... had the head cleaned up professionally.
DONE Right/Driver's doortop replace. I slammed the door getting in, and one of the two doortop bolts fell off. There's nothing there to weld to, so I ended up getting a new doortop frame for $140 and fitting new homemade window track, and transferring the glass over. Note - the yellow undercoat on the aluminium is only transport protection. You should remove it completely before painting, else it peels in a couple of weeks. Bugger!
Install this front drive-shaft $46. Got to clean it up and paint it nicely first. The old one was loose in the sliding splines.