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thoughts on sereis 3 land rover

Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 8:24 pm
by known 2
hey, i've come across this series 3 in prety good nick with low k's.
what are the like apart from verry baren. are the diffs and gearbox strong enough to handle 35's..
and anything in particualr to look out for apart from the usual rover oil leaks.

thanks.

Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 9:28 pm
by ISUZUROVER
LWB or SWB???

The rear axle in a LWB will handle 35's, the front is marginal (mine has coped very well with 33's so far). Unlocked it may be OK, and usually when lockers are fitted you upgrade the axle (shafts) at the same time.

They are generally sound. The gearboxes aren't the world's strongest, but late model versions (1978ish-on) are stronger.

What engine does it have though??? Lots of dodgy holden conversions.

Check for rust in the steel bits (including dash).

Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 8:46 pm
by known 2
it has a nissan motor i think a l28. and most of a mq dashboard. its a 76 moddel. .. not much rust but the door seem to hold water. and has a big oil leak in gearbox main seal.

its a lwb