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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3613   
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31st Mar 2016 8:54pm |
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| 1978 Member Since: 04 Aug 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 519 
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That seems to be going a lot faster than my series 3 rebuild! I've just decided that I need a replacement tub which is slowing things down considerably. I don't suppose your father has any advice/diagrams on brake pipe routing? I am rebuilding my series 3 onto a new galvanised chassis and the brake pipes are next job!
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1st Apr 2016 3:13pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3613
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Gents
unfortunately I cant help much the S3 is 100 miles away from me and my father is pretty much off the grid in terms of internet , tv etc. DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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1st Apr 2016 7:11pm |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3613
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visited Wales and got to take it for a spin, not for those whom like originality but certainly moves and all the switches and gauges work. with the RR diffs it feels quite high geared but a few revs and the engine mods it moving pretty quickly although I didnt get above 2nd gear in the limited space I had
to answer a couple of questions, I am 5 foot 9 and it has a lot less room than the Defender certainly at 6 foot 2 it would be uncomfortable, re the brake pipe routing my father has not followed the original routing and apparently it changed several times during s3 manufacturing so it is age dependent Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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14th Oct 2016 12:02am |
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| Pickles Member Since: 26 May 2013 Location: Melbourne Posts: 3753  
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Sensational.
Love that "dashboard", best I've ever seen,...LLLOOOVVVEEE those Smiths Guages,...had 'em in a few of my cars,...couldn't see the speedo & tacho,.....what are they & what do they look like? BEAUTIFUL work in the engine bay with those immaculate twin crbs etc!! Very special, Pickles. |
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14th Oct 2016 12:54am |
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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10359
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I like the fact that those switches and lights are so out of date, but were very much 'de rigueur' at the time of the S3, so they totally suit it
 I remember my dad having those switches and lights in a box of old car bits in his garage.
It would have looked wrong with a row of carling switches. Love it. |
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14th Oct 2016 7:14am |
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| seriesonenut Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Essex Posts: 1205
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Love it, but what do all those switches do?
If I count the switches on my series one...... 1) lights 2) Dash Lights 3......................(not even a heater) |
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14th Oct 2016 8:16am |
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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3613
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thanks Gents,
yes I think he has raided his parts bin for the gauges and switches, all the switches work and control something or another, I asked him what and he showed me a long list. The main dash gauges are smiths rev counter and speedometer (from a Triumph I think he said) his installation/execution is extremely neat and all the wiring is individually fused and anything pulling more than a few amps has a relay again generally using period bits (see the under bonnet photos for the fuse boxes). He made his own loom from scratch but used factory cable colours to make fault finding easier. He is after a 2.5 litre petrol engine if anyone has one for sale as he wants to take the engine mods further and apparently apart from the extra cc's they have a different cam https://www.defender2.net/gallery/albums/u...0120~0.JPG DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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14th Oct 2016 9:16am |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127 
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I like that
I'm just starting to build an old school v8 series 3 for trials, I'm picking up the new galvinised chassis tomorrow, Your dad's has given me a few good ideas, any more photos of it? Thanks. 80" 80" 86" 88" 90" Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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14th Oct 2016 10:20am |
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| Martin Site Admin Member Since: 02 Apr 2007 Location: Hook Norton Posts: 6480 
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Moved to Series section
 1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW |
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14th Oct 2016 10:54am |
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| 22900013A Member Since: 23 Dec 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 3140 
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Just a note regarding room in the cab. The SWB series variants have smaller cabs than the LWB or any coilers. This was rectified on the 90 by using the same centre bulkhead as the LWB which gave more room, but means lengthening the wheelbase to get the same floor length in the back. Hence why the 90 was born. A 109" has the same dimensions as a 110, but the difference in space is massive when comparing say my IIA 109" with a late model Defender, that Puma dash is massive and takes up a lot of space, and in my truck cab 130 you just can't get those massive seats back far enough to allow enough room. 2011 110 USW
1973 Series III 1-Ton 1972 Series III 1-Ton Cherrypicker 1969 IIA 1-Ton 1966 IIA 88" |
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15th Oct 2016 10:11am |
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| Trebro Member Since: 28 Jan 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 240 
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The carb set up looks very nice, I've never seen twin su's on a 2.25 before, is he fitting twin military fuel tanks to accommodate the fel consumption?!
I have a single su and acr inlet manifold on my 2.25, fuel consumption compared to the old zenith is poor but performance is fantastic (for a series engine!) |
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12th Nov 2016 11:31pm |
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| Andy80 Member Since: 31 May 2013 Location: Essex Posts: 484  
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I'm just selling a complete V8 Conversion kit to S1 club member, still miss my 2a Lightweight V8.... Need another V8 in my life!!!! Working towards Carry on camping! |
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13th Nov 2016 10:23am |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127
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Luckily I managed to find a good V8 that had come out of a series that was being Converted to TDI.
So the engine has adaptor ring, spigot bush, and drilled flywheel for series clutch, RR manifolds, etc etc... Hope to make a start on it in the new year, lots of bits arriving daily at the moment. 
I too missed my old 109 series 3 V8, hopefully this one will bring back happy memories? Although fuel was much cheaper back then....  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered. |
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13th Nov 2016 10:55am |
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