Land Rover Monthly - January 2024

W O R L D ’ S B E S T - S E L L I N G L A N D R O V E R M AG A Z I N E
TO U G H
FORWARD
D R I V E • M O D I F Y • M A I N TA I N • E X P L O R E • B U Y
CONTROL 101
SPECTACULAR
DUNE DRIVING
ADVENTURE
IN FRANCE
PAGES OF
TO P T E C H
• DISCOVERY 3/4
FRONT ARM SWAP
• RESTORE YOUR
CARB AT HOME
• DEFENDER
TAILDOOR
SORTED
• YOUR Q&AS
PLAN YOUR
2024
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October. I’ve recently something that’s well worth the money is
picked up another Land much worse than buyer’s remorse. Also, if
Rover – a Series III 109 station wagon with ŁăĬƴĖÄĖÄ§½ÝúÓĦÙÝĝƕÓÄ§Ė¶ăŀù§úƕēòÄ§ĝÄ G G
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large part to play in proceedings…
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Anyway, on the day of Malvern I got the sorts of bits and pieces on sale that you
chance to break free of marshalling duties never knew you needed, catch up with
and make a few laps of the bustling trade mates over a cup of tea and a bacon sarnie
stands. Among them was a Defender and chat to fellow enthusiasts about all
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CONTENTS
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p34
“The G4 Challenge
was a global celebration
of off-roading and
outdoor athleticism”
VEHICLES IN THIS ISSUE:

34 2003 G4 CHALLENGE L322 RANGE ROVERS
42 DEFENDER 90, 2.4TDCi DEFENDER 90 AND
110, DISCOVERY 2 AND DEFENDER 110 Td5,
...is a subscription to G4 RANGE ROVER SPORT, DISCOVERY 3 V8
50 1978 FORWARD CONTROL 101
the world’s best-selling 56 1987 MAZDA-ENGINED NINETY
64 2023 RANGE ROVER SPORT D350
Land Rover magazine! AUTOBIOGRAPHY
70 2002 DEFENDER 90 Td5, 1995 RANGE
ROVER CLASSIC, 1975 SERIES III
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or treat a friend from 94 SERIES I
102 2010 DISCOVERY 4
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p42
FEATURES
34 G4’s 20th anniversary
US enthusiasts retrace the steps of the
2003 G4 Challenge in G4 Range Rovers
42 Dune bashing
Why Parc du Marquenterre should be on
your bucket list for off-roading fun
p50
64 Range Rover Sport driven
LRM’s Editor gets behind the wheel of the
new D350 diesel hybrid to test its mettle
78 Best Land Rover events

A look back at the highlights of 2023, and a
look forward to what 2024 has to offer
p56 CL ASSICS
50 Tough Forward Control
We reveal more about the 101 that pushed
out over 150bhp at our dyno shootout
56 ’90s throwback
Restomodding is nothing new – check out
this Mazda-engined Defender from 1993
TECH
p64 IN ASSOCIATION WITH
87 Ed Evans’ musings
88 Rear door swap
Cracked door frames can corrode outer
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94 Restore a carburettor
ÝĦ§òĦăÄÒŌ·ÝÄú·Ł§ú½Óăă½ĖĬúúÝúÓƕĻÄòăăï
at what goes into a pro carb restoration
102 Replace front lower arms

Bush or ball joint fail? It may be cheaper and
easier to replace the lower arms on a D3/4
108 Torque back

Our experts answer your questions
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8 NEWS 30 NORFOLK GARAGE
10 LETTERS 70 WRITERS’ ROVERS
12 YOUR PICTURES 77 SUBSCRIBE TO LRM
16 PRODUCTS 87 TECH SECTION
23 GARY PUSEY 110 MARKETPLACE
25 THOM WESTCOTT 113 EVENTS
27 JACK DOBSON 114 WORK IN
29 TOM BARNARD PROGRESS
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NEWS
Land Rover tops the list of used cars
that generate most profit. Again…
ACCORDING to new data, two models from Land
Rover made dealers the most cash in October,
generating an average return of £4250 per car.
The Discovery Sport made dealers the most money
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Range Rover Evoque bringing in £3800.
The latest top 10 covers October transactions
using the trade-to-trade prices of cars sold on buying
platform Dealer Auction and the retail prices used
cars are listed for on Auto Trader.
Dealer Auction’s Marketplace Director, Kieran
TeeBoon said: “Q4 has gotten off to a tricky start
with this realignment of used car prices, but our data
shows there are several models that meet dealers’
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offering special weekend-only deals to
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DRIVEN by higher wholesales, better mix, cost reductions and investment in some billet aluminium upgrades, no matter
demand generation, Jaguar Land Rover has reported a record half-year ĻÙ§ĦŁăĬĖ¶Ĭ½ÓÄĦÝĝƚăĬƴòò¶Ä§¶òÄĦăŌú½
revenue of £13.8bn – 42 per cent up on last year’s £9.7bn. JLR has also posted Optimill’s stand opposite the main arena
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DUNSFOLD EVENTS
An evening with
Alex Bescoby
ALEX Bescoby, the man
who made the Last
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reality, has offered to
spend an evening at Dunsfold and share
the story of how he was inspired by the
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how he made contact with Tim Slessor,
original expedition member and author
of the book First Overland, and how
together they planned an epic
recreation of the original trip, this time
from Singapore to London.
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was a 13,000-mile and 23-country
expedition, a journey extensively
covered in the pages of Land Rover
Monthly, but this is a great opportunity
Friends of LRM on the to meet an award-winning documentary

Ōòùù§ïÄĖƕĻĖÝĦÄĖ§ú½ēĖÄĝÄúĦÄĖ§ú½
relive the challenges faced by Alex and
list of finalists for the his team. He has a real passion for
adventure and a love of history, travel
and storytelling, so it should be an
amazing evening
2023 Royal Automobile The event starts at 6.00pm on 13

December with a private tour of the
museum’s collection and then the
Club Historic Awards evening is passed over to Alex.

Complimentary seasonal refreshments
will be provided.
Book your ticket now for a minimum
EVERY year the Royal Automobile Club It turns out that 2023 has been a very ½ăú§ĦÝăúăÒǃŖřƚVĬù¶ÄĖĝ§ĖÄĝĦĖÝ·ĦòŁ
goes on the hunt for the best of the best special year for the Dunsfold Collection, limited. Alex is very generously waiving
in the British historic motoring and with the opening of a permanent museum his usual fee and all proceeds therefore
motorsport world. These awards give building in June – which also coincided go to the Dunsfold Collection.
those professionally involved in this ĻÝĦÙÝĦĝřřĦÙ§úúÝĺÄĖĝ§ĖŁƚoÙÝòÝēÙ§ĝ¶ÄÄú
industry and classic motoring enthusiasts the driving force behind the museum Public Open Day
alike, the opportunity to nominate truly project, overseeing the design and layout The Dunsfold Collection has announced
exceptional people, companies, events, and overcoming many obstacles on the ÝĦĝŌĖĝĦēĬ¶òÝ·_ēÄú§ŁÒăĖŖŔŖŘƕĝă
§ú½§·ÙÝÄĺÄùÄúĦĝƚƶ way. And it’s not put him off – he’s put it in your diary now for 20 April. And
After some careful deliberation, the planning a new library annexe to the don’t leave it too long before you book
specialist judging panels have selected museum and working on a schedule of ŁăĬĖĦÝ·ïÄĦĝƕ§ĝÝĦĝyÄēĦÄù¶ÄĖ_ēÄú
ĦÙÄÝĖŌú§òÝĝĦĝÒăĖĦÙÄŌÒĦÙ§úúĬ§ò §·ĦÝĺÝĦŁÒăĖŖŔŖŘƦĝÄÄĖÝÓÙĦƧƚ Days sold out weeks beforehand.
Historic Awards, and LRM is delighted Introduced in our April 2023 issue, the The day will run from 10.00am to
to report that the Dunsfold Collection is fantastic REVS Restore project is a very 4.00pm, with free parking. Tickets are
one of three nominees for Best ĻăĖĦÙŁŌú§òÝĝĦƚ"½ÝĦăĖU§ĖĦÝúÙ§ĝ§ĦĦÄú½Ä½ £20 for adults and children under 13 are
ăòòÄ·ĦÝăúƶƦĻÝĦÙoÙÝòÝē§ĝÙ§òò§òĝă some of the sessions and loves their warm free, with a maximum of two children
úăùÝú§ĦÄ½ÒăĖoÄĖĝăú§ò"ú½Ä§ĺăĬĖƧƕ and inclusive welcoming and the strong per adult ticket.
ĻÙÝòÄr"yrÄĝĦăĖÄÝĝ§Ōú§òÝĝĦÝúĦÙÄ sense of community they’ve established. Refreshments will be available to
Innovation category. The awards are a Whatever mental challenges you may face, purchase all day, including Jan’s famous
continuation of the RAC’s 126-year it encourages people to come together via freshly-cooked bacon rolls, homemade
pedigree in recognising accomplishments. a shared passion: classic cars. It doesn’t sausage rolls and cakes, as well as tea,
As most of you know, the Dunsfold matter how old you are, your gender or coffee and soft drinks.
Collection boasts the largest collection of background, or whether you have They will be rotating vehicles from
M§ú½răĺÄĖĝÝúĦÙÄĻăĖò½ƚƶ_ĺÄĖĦÙÄŁÄ§ĖĝÝĦ experience of tinkering with cars, there’s their storage areas into the museum for
has expanded to include not only just one goal: to have fun and restore a display, so even if you have visited
prototype and pre-production vehicles, but Series III in the process. Dunsfold before there will be something
examples of almost every model made by The winners will be announced at an new to see. Tickets will go on sale on
Land Rover from 1947 to the present day, awards evening at the Royal Automobile the Collection’s website on 1 December:
including military vehicles, royal cars, òĬ¶ƕo§òòU§òòăúŖŗVăĺÄù¶ÄĖƚƶ dunsfoldcollection.co.uk/.
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THE ENTHUSIAST GARY PUSEY
Reinventing Land
Rover History…
S you probably According to JLR, only 23 of this special brand into the background. It’s fair to say
know, the JLR edition will be built by the company’s SV that most of us don’t like change, and the
Defender was a Bespoke team, based on the 110 P400e reality is that only time will tell whether the
Worldwide "òÄ·ĦĖÝ·7Ł¶ĖÝ½ƚòòĻÝòò¶ÄŌúÝĝÙÄ½Ýú JLR executive board’s decision is an
Partner for the Santorini Black, with 22-inch Satin Gold inspired one, or a disastrous error of
2023 Rugby alloy wheels, matching Satin Gold bumper judgement on a monumental scale. The
World Cup. Within inserts, Defender script and signature overwhelming majority of Land Rover
hours of the end graphic, as well as Rugby World Cup 2023 enthusiasts that I’ve spoken to are certainly
ăÒĦÙÄŌĖĝĦÓ§ùÄĝ logos on the wing behind the front wheel. in the latter camp at the moment.
of the tournament The interior is equally luxurious and I’m always searching through JLR’s
over the long weekend of 8, 9 and 10 ĦĖÝùùÄ½ĻÝĦÙÝú½ĝăĖMÄ§ĦÙÄĖŌúÝĝÙÄ½Ýú website and publicity material looking for
September, I started to receive emails and ebony, with matching ebony headlining and insights and clues into the company’s
messages from aggrieved LRM readers, blue contrast stitching on the seats and ĦÙÝúïÝúÓƕ§ú½;Ļ§ĝÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦÄ½ĦăŌú½ĦÙÄ
bemoaning the fact that JLR’s TV mats, plus an embroidered Rugby World following words on the current Defender
advertisement for the Defender that Cup 2023 logo on the front headrests. And buried in ‘Notes for Editors’.
appeared in all the commercial breaks don’t forget the unique puddle lamp ‘A beacon of liberty since 1948, the
made absolutely no reference to it being a graphics with the Rugby World Cup 2023 Defender supports humanitarian and
Land Rover. logo. Tasteful, if you like that sort of bling. conservation work with the International
Searching for the Land Rover logo is Bizarrely, all of the 23 have been Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
becoming a bit like Where’s Wally?. Come allocated to JLR’s French boutiques. If you Societies and the Tusk Trust,’ JLR says.
to think of it, maybe JLR could sponsor a want one you might struggle, because JLR ‘The Defender brand is underpinned by
new book in the Where’s Wally? series, says they “will be offered to 23 handpicked Land Rover – a mark of trust built on 75
where Wally hides with a Land Rover logo customers in France”. Given the French years of expertise in technology and
under his arm. They might just get it out in team were knocked out of the tournament world-leading off-road capability. Defender
time for Christmas, giving Land Rover by South Africa on 15 October there might is designed and engineered in the UK and
enthusiasts endless hours of festive fun in not be much interest, even among the most sold in 121 countries. It belongs to the JLR
fruitless searching for the missing oval…
I watched a few World Cup games myself
and the folk that contacted me were right; I “Searching for the Land Rover logo is
guess should not be a surprise given the
company’s brand announcements over the becoming a bit like Where’s Wally? Maybe
past few months. I decided to search out
JLR’s press release about the Defender and JLR could sponsor a new book where Wally
the Rugby World Cup, which included a
short video of the glitterati attending a hides with a Land Rover logo under his arm”
glamorous launch party in Paris hosted by
British actor and rapper, Kano. carefully chosen of deep-pocketed house of brands alongside Range Rover,
In full Where’s Wally? mode, I managed potential buyers in France, so this Limited Discovery and Jaguar’.
to catch a glimpse of a Land Rover logo on Edition might turn out to be a real What’s JLR telling us in this reinvented
the wall of the Parisian party venue, the collector’s item in years to come. ĺÝÄĻăÒM§ú½răĺÄĖÙÝĝĦăĖŁƛ0ÝĖĝĦòŁƕĦÙÄŌĖĝĦ
Palais de Tokyo, although I had to watch the When the full-colour, double-page Rugby four-wheel drive vehicle developed by the
video three times before I spotted it. This World Cup 2023 Defender adverts Rover Company and launched in 1948
was because I’d blinked at the wrong appeared in the press, my inbox swelled wasn’t called a Land Rover, it was a
ùăùÄúĦ½ĬĖÝúÓĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦĻăĺÝÄĻÝúÓĝƚ even further. Quite a few people even took Defender. Secondly, Land Rover is only a
Neither was the logo in the usual places the time to read the microscopic print at ƳĦĖĬĝĦù§ĖïƴĖÄōÄ·ĦÝúÓăÒÒƪĖă§½ĦÄ·ÙúăòăÓŁ
on the Rugby World Cup 2023 Limited the bottom of the ad, searching in vain for a and capability – it isn’t and never was a
Edition Defender, one of which formed the glimpse of the words ‘Land Rover’, or an vehicle. And thirdly, JLR wants Defender to
backdrop to Kano’s gig. It appeared to have oval logo. There were none to be found be perceived as British and chooses not to
lost its oval badge from the left-hand rear there, either. mention its hardworking employees in
panel, leaving it with only the one on the A number of the critics said they were Slovakia who actually build it.
radiator grille. I wonder how long it will be JLR employees, deeply unimpressed by the I call it selective historical revisionism,
before that one disappears as well. company’s decision to fade the Land Rover and I don’t think it’s a good thing.

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ROVING REPORTER THOM WESTCOTT
Discovery
calamity
AITING for to shut the bonnet. These bonnet catches we’re shaken is an understatement.
ĦÙÄ0ĖÝ½§Ł are a long-standing issue that several _ĬĦÝúĦÙÄÒĖÝÓÝ½úÝÓÙĦĻÄŌú½ĦÙÄ¶ăúúÄĦ
afternoon ùÄ·Ù§úÝ·ĝÙ§ĺÄ·ò§ÝùÄ½ĦÙÄŁƴĺÄŌŀÄ½¶ĬĦƕ ĻÄ½ÓÄ½Ĭú½ÄĖĦÙÄÒĖăúĦăÒĦÙÄŌ¶ĖÄÓò§ĝĝ
London mass ÝúĖÄ§òÝĦŁƕÙ§ĺÄìĬĝĦù§ú§ÓÄ½Ħă·òăĝÄƚ ¶ă§ĦƕĻÙÝ·ÙÙ§½§ĖĖÄĝĦÄ½ÝĦĝēĖăÓĖÄĝĝ
Äŀă½ĬĝĦĖ§ÒŌ· I stare out through the windscreen and ĦăĻ§Ė½ĝĦÙÄĻÝú½ĝ·ĖÄÄúƚÙÄ0Äòò§
ĦăĝĬ¶ĝÝ½ÄƕĻÄ he catches my eye and shakes his head. wrenches it out and pulls down the bonnet.
set out later The catches are proving elusive. Eventually ;ĦÝĝùÝĝĝÙ§ēÄúƕÄÝĦÙÄĖĝÝ½ÄăÒĦÙÄÓăĖÓÄ
than intended the catches catch and we drive the merciful ÄúÓĖ§ĺÄ½¶ŁĦÙÄ¶ă§Ħƕ§ú½ĦÙÄĖÄÝĝ§ĝÄĺÄĖ§ò
to head down short single mile to the petrol station to ·ÄúĦÝùÄĦĖÄĦÄ§ĖƩ§ú§·ĦĬ§òĦÄ§Ėƕ§ĝĦÙăĬÓÙ
ĦăĦÙÄyĬĝĝÄŀ·ă§ĝĦĦăĺÝĝÝĦÄŀĦÄú½Ä½ stock up on overpriced mineral water. ĦÙÄ¶ăúúÄĦƴĝùÄĦ§òĻÄĖÄē§ēÄĖƩúÄ§ĖĦÙÄ
Ò§ùÝòŁƚÙÝĝÓÝĺÄĝĦÙÄ0Äòò§§ùēòÄĦÝùÄĦă After topping up the reservoir to what passenger door mirror. Although I doubt it
load the interior of his Discovery with our may be a level mark (as it’s not at all clearly ĻÝòòÄĺÄĖ·òăĝÄ§Ó§ÝúƕĦÙÄ0Äòò§ÝĝÄŀĦĖÄùÄòŁ
mountain bikes and his stand-up paddle ù§ĖïÄ½Ƨƕ;ĝÄĦĦă·òÄ§úÝúÓĦÙÄ¶ăúúÄĦ ĝĦĖăúÓ§ú½ƕĝēĬĖĖÄ½ăú¶Ł§½ĖÄú§òÝúÄƕ
¶ă§Ė½ƕ§ú½ò§ĝÙÙÝĝ§ĺÄyïÝƦ§òăúÓĦÙÝú ·§Ħ·ÙÄĝĻÝĦÙ·ăēÝăĬĝ§ùăĬúĦĝăÒŘŔƕ§ ù§ú§ÓÄĝĦăĝăùÄÙăĻÒăĖ·ÄÝĦ·òăĝÄ½ƕ§Ħ
boat) to the roof rack before we hit the road penknife and a rag. They look a lot better òÄ§ĝĦăúĦÙÄĝ§ÒÄĦŁ·§Ħ·ÙÄĝƕò§ĝÙÝúÓÝĦ½ăĻú
out of town. for it but we still can’t get that bonnet with a strap.
ĖăĬú½Ù§òÒĻ§ŁƕìĬĝĦ§ÒĦÄĖĦÙÄĝ§Ħú§ĺÙ§ĝ totally closed beyond the safety catches. We clamber up to inspect the boat. The
ÄŀēÄòòÄ½ĬĝăúĦă§ĝÝ½ÄƪĖă§½ƦÒăĖùÝĝĝÝúÓ ĬĦĦÙÄŁ§ĖÄĦÙÄĖÄÒăĖƕĻÄòòƕĝ§ÒÄĦŁƕĖÝÓÙĦƛyă force of the impact knocked it right out of
our turning) to make a looping deviation ÝĦĝÙăĬò½¶Äăï§ŁƕĝĻÄƴĖÄăĺÄĖÙ§òÒĻ§Ł position and has damaged part of the roof
¶§·ïĦăăĬĖÝúĦÄú½Ä½ĖăĬĦÄƕĦÙÄ0Äòò§ÄùÝĦĝ ĦÙÄĖÄƕĻÄÙ§ĺÄĦÙÄĝ§ùÄ½ÝĝĦ§ú·ÄĦă½ĖÝĺÄ Ė§·ïƚ;úĦÙÄÒĖÄÄŇÝúÓ·ăò½ƩòÝĺÝúÓĦÙÄM§ú½
the ominous proclamation: “There’s a whether we press on or head home. răĺÄĖ½ĖÄ§ùăúĦÙÄÙ§Ė½ĝÙăĬò½ÄĖƩĻÄ
Ļ§ĖúÝúÓòÝÓÙĦƚƲ §·ïăúĦÙÄĖă§½ƕ;ƴùĝĦÝòò·ăú·ÄĖúÄ½ reset the boat into its little holders and
ƱÙ§ĦĝăĖĦăÒĻ§ĖúÝúÓòÝÓÙĦƛƲ;ÄúĕĬÝĖÄ §¶ăĬĦÄúÓÝúÄÙÄ§òĦÙƚƱÄìĬĝĦÙ§ĺÄĦăÙăēÄ re-tie it into place.
ĻÝĦÙÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦƕòÄ§úÝúÓ§·ĖăĝĝĦăĝÄÄĦÙÄ ĦÙÄĖÄƴĝúăĦ§òÄ§ïƕƲ;ĝ§ŁƚƱÙÄĖÄƴĝ½ÄŌúÝĦÄòŁ 7§Ň§Ė½ĝăúƕĻÄĦĖ§ĺÄĖĝÄĦÙÄĖÄù§ÝúĝăÒ
dash. “It’s out of coolant and is úăòÄ§ïƕƲĦÙÄ0Äòò§ĖÄēÄ§ĦĝƚÝĦÙĝĬĝēÝ·Ýăúƕ; the A3 with the remains of the bonnet as
ăĺÄĖÙÄ§ĦÝúÓƕƲÙÄĝ§ŁĝƚƱMăăïƕĦÙÄ §ĝïÙăĻÙÄ·§ú¶ÄĝăĝĬĖÄƚƱ_ÙƕĦÙÄĻ§ĖúÝúÓ secure as possible under the
ĦÄùēÄĖ§ĦĬĖÄÓ§ĬÓÄÝĝĖÝÓÙĦ§ĦĦÙÄĦăēƚƲ
7ÄēĬòòĝăĺÄĖăúĦăĦÙÄĺÄĖÓÄƕ§ú½;ōÝēĦÙÄ
bonnet catch. Woefully underprepared for
“We’ve moved onto other conversation
§úŁĦÙÝúÓ¶ĬĦĝÄ§ĝÝ½Ä§½ĺÄúĦĬĖÄĝƕĻÄĖÄòŁ
on the light from our mobile phones to when there is a sudden almighty bang”
ÝòòĬùÝú§ĦÄĦÙÄÄúÓÝúÄƕăĖĻÙ§ĦăúÄ·§úĝÄÄ
ăÒ§ŖŔŔŚÝĝ·ăĺÄĖŁÄúÓÝúÄƕĝÙÄ§ĦÙÄ½§ĝÝĦ message has been telling me for weeks ·ÝĖ·ĬùĝĦ§ú·ÄĝƕïÄÄēÝúÓ¶ÄòăĻŘŔùēÙ
mostly is in black plastic. ĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄ·ăăò§úĦƴĝòăĻƕƲÙÄĝ§Łĝ·ÙÄÄĖÒĬòòŁƚ which now feels very fast indeed and
ÙÄĖÄ§ĖÄĦÙĖÄÄōĬÝ½·ăúĦ§ÝúÄĖĝĻÝĦÙòÝ½ĝ ƱÙÄĖÄƴĝúăòÄ§ïƚƲ;§ĝïÙăĻù§úŁĻÄÄïĝƚ ÄĺÄúĦĬ§òòŁ§ĖĖÝĺÄƩÙăĬĖĝò§ĦÄƩĻÝĦÙĖÄòÝÄÒƚ
in a little huddle on the right. “Do you know Ʊ_Ùƕ§¶ĝăòĬĦÄòŁ§ÓÄĝƚ;ìĬĝĦ·ăĬò½úƴĦÒ§·Ä The great thing about boaty people is
ĻÙÝ·ÙÝĝĦÙÄĻ§ĦÄĖƛƲ;§ĝï§ú½ĦÙÄ0Äòò§Ʃ trying to close the bonnet. But it’s been ĦÙÄÝĖòăĺÄăÒēĖă¶òÄùƪĝăòĺÝúÓ§ú½ƕăĺÄĖĦÙÄ
ĻÙăÙ§ĝŇÄĖăÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦÝúùÄ·Ù§úÝ·ĝƩ ĦăĦ§òòŁŌúÄƚ;ÄĺÄú½ĖăĺÄĦăÄĺăú§ú½¶§·ï course of the weekend and multiple
admits uncertainty. Out comes the vehicle ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄòÝÓÙĦăúƗƲ ÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦÄ½½§ù§ÓÄÝúĝēÄ·ĦÝăúĝƕĺ§ĖÝăĬĝ
¶ăăïòÄĦ§ú½ƕăú·ÄĻÄƴĺÄÄĝĦ§¶òÝĝÙÄ½ÝĦƴĝĦÙÄ Having once been accused of “taking hands make contributions towards
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drinking water. Ōú§òòŁùÄĦùŁù§Ħ·Ùƚ ăĬĖĻÙÄÄòĝ¶§·ïĦăĻ§Ė½ĝĦăĻúƕ§ēò§Ýú¶ò§·ï
ƱĖŁúăĦĦăĝēÝòòÝĦƕăĦÙÄĖĻÝĝÄĻÄ·§úƴĦ ÝĦÙúăÄĺÝ½Äú·ÄăÒăĺÄĖÙÄ§ĦÝúÓƕĻÄƴĺÄ strap is tightly bungeed from wheelarch to
·ÙÄ·ïÒăĖòÄ§ïĝƕƲ;·§ĬĦÝăúƕ§òĦÙăĬÓÙĦÙÄ moved onto other conversation when there wheelarch and a thick green rope is lashed
ĦĖ§úĝÝĦÝăúÒĖăùĻ§ĖùÝúĦÄĖÝăĖĦăÒĖÄÄŇÝúÓ is a sudden almighty bang and the road around the door mirrors and looped around
·ăò½ÄŀĦÄĖÝăĖù§ïÄĝÝĦÙ§Ė½Ħăù§ÝúĦ§Ýú§ goes black. We had overestimated the down under the numberplate. It looks
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leaving the reservoir still empty. With no ò§úÄĝăƕÙ§Ň§Ė½ĝăúƕĦÙÄ0Äòò§ēĬòòĝĝĻÝÒĦòŁ ;ƴùúăĦÓÄúÄĖ§òòŁĝĬēÄĖĝĦÝĦÝăĬĝ¶ĬĦƕ§ÒĦÄĖ
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Ļ§ĖùĦÙĦăòă·§ĦÄĦÙÄúÄ§ĖÄĝĦēÄĦĖăòĝĦ§ĦÝăúƕ sliver of visuals along the base of the before participating in another Land Rover
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When Brit Jack Dobson emigrated to Australia in 2010 he took his passion for Land Rovers along with him
DOBBO DOWN UNDER JACK DOBSON
Immersed in
Land Rovers
OES anyone else petrol station at least four times a week. genuinely been a pleasure to drive.
browse Facebook Most of the people for whom I restore I don’t know about what it’s like in the UK,
Marketplace for vehicles will use their Land Rovers purely as but I keep spotting Ineos Grenadiers over
Land Rover parts or a plaything, and usually sparingly on here and whenever I see one I feel
ĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝ§ú½Ōú½ weekends. I think that’s a bit of a shame ·ăùēÄòòÄ½ĦăĻ§ĺÄƚĖÄŁăĬŌú½ÝúÓĦÙ§Ħ
themselves because these vehicles are fantastic fun too? I know they aren’t Land Rovers but it
inadvertently when driven daily. feels more natural to wave at them than it
clicking on their own I have recently started the surf boat ever will at a new Defender.
listings with a view rowing season and that means leaving my ú½Ōú§òòŁƕ§¶ÝĦăÒ§Ė§úĦ§¶ăĬĦúÄĻ
to making a house at 4.00am a couple of days each Series Land Rover parts. I’m talking things
purchase? I hope it’s not just me. Anyway... week followed by a 100-mile drive south to like clutch master cylinders, brake
In a bid to try and win back some space, I Surfers Paradise. I could likely borrow my components, wing mirrors, wiper arms and
have been trying to slim down my collection wife’s modern Volkswagen, but would that ÓÄ§Ė¶ăŀÓ§ÝĦÄĖĝƚ
of Land Rover parts by selling them. It’s a be as fun? No. As part of a comprehensive vehicle
tough one as I’m loathe to get rid of anything ;ĝĬēēăĝÄĦÙÄĖÄÝĝ§ōÝēĝÝ½ÄĦă§òòĦÙÄÒĬú ĖÄĝĦăĖ§ĦÝăúƕŁăĬĻăĬò½ÓÄúÄĖ§òòŁÄŀēÄ·ĦĦă
that I may need later on down the track. of daily driving Series Land Rovers and replace all the braking system with new
ă½Łē§úÄòĝ§ĖÄ§Óăă½Äŀ§ùēòÄƚUŁ
policy is to never sell panels that are in
superb condition because I can be sure
future project vehicles will need them. But
“I was asked to send a video of the disc
where do you store a 109-inch rear tub for
that rainy day? I have been considering handbrake not working. What does that
suspending things from the ceiling but I’m
not sure I feel comfortable with parts mean, film my car rolling down a hill
dangling above me.
Speaking of body panels, have you seen
there’s now a company in Thailand that
after I’ve parked it?”
ĝÄòòĝƳ§M§ú½răĺÄĖÝú§¶ăŀƴƛÄƴĖÄĦ§òïÝúÓ
complete, newly manufactured Series Land that’s the maintenance schedule and master, wheel cylinders and drums, etc, but
Rover panels that come pre-painted and general upkeep. In all honesty, there is ;ïÄÄēŌú½ÝúÓĦÙÄ·ĬĖĖÄúĦăÒÒÄĖÝúÓăÒ
ĖÄ§½ŁĦăŌĦƚ;úăĦÝ·ÄĝÄĺÄĖ§òēÄăēòÄÝú seldom a week that passes when I don’t replacements to be inferior quality to the
Australia have ordered these kits, or at have to perform some sort of maintenance ăĖÝÓÝú§òĝēÄ·ÝŌ·§ĦÝăúÝĦÄùĝƕĝăĦÙÄĝÄ½§Łĝ
least a selection of panels, for their or running repair. my inclination is to retain and refurbish
restoration projects. I wonder how the This past week work has included (but ăĖÝÓÝú§òĝ§ú½úăĦ¶ăĦÙÄĖ¶ĬŁÝúÓúÄĻƚÙ§Ħƴĝ
quality compares with the original items ēĖă¶§¶òŁúăĦòÝùÝĦÄ½ĦăƧƔŌŀÝúÓ§¶ĖăïÄúÒĬÄò wrong with a new wing mirror or wiper
and can you still call it a Land Rover if it’s gauge, tightening loose suspension bolts, §ĖùĝƛÄòòƕĝăùÄăÒĦÙÄùĖĬĝĦĻÝĦÙÝú
made up of non-original, replica parts? I will wiggling some wires, topping up engine and weeks. It really is not good enough. And as
Ōú½ăĬĦĝăăú§ĝ;ăĖ½ÄĖÄ½§ē§ÝĖăÒĻÝúÓĝÒăĖ ÓÄ§Ė¶ăŀăÝòĝƦăúĦÙÄÄúĦÝĖÄōÄÄĦƧ§ú½ ÒăĖÓÄ§Ė¶ăŀƕÙÝÓÙƠòăĻĖ§ĦÝă§ú½Ù§ú½¶Ė§ïÄ
my 80-inch project. repairing a broken speedometer cable. It gaiters, does anyone know of a set that last
For those of you not up to speed, my certainly helps if you can tend to these beyond a few weeks?
·ĬĖĖÄúĦōÄÄĦăÒĖÄÓÝĝĦÄĖÄ½ĺÄÙÝ·òÄĝ·ăúĝÝĝĦĝ things yourself. Do we bother complaining to the
of three Series IIAs: a 1964 88-inch soft I think the trayback deserves a special manufacturers of these substandard parts?
top powered by a 3.9-litre Rover V8, a 1968 mention this month because it’s managed a I have gone to some effort in the past but it
109-inch three-door soft top powered by a staggering four weeks without a has never led to a satisfactory resolution
ŗƚŔƪòÝĦĖÄ7ăò½ÄúĝÝŀƪ·ŁòÝú½ÄĖƕ§ú½§ŕŝŚŜ breakdown. It’s not been an easy month for – at best I might be offered a replacement
109-inch trayback powered by a 3.3-litre it either – it’s made multiple early morning item of the same inferior quality, or the
7ăò½ÄúĝÝŀƪ·ŁòÝú½ÄĖƚĝÒăĖĬúĖÄÓÝĝĦÄĖÄ½ trips to the coast and back, plus I’ve used it most recent response was to ask that I
vehicles, I’ve got an 80-inch and an original to collect a military Series III 109in that send a video of the disc handbrake not
r§úÓÄrăĺÄĖƚăĬƴòòŌú½ùÄ½ĖÝĺÝúÓ§M§ú½ someone gifted me (probably the rustiest ĻăĖïÝúÓƚÙ§Ħ½ăÄĝĦÙ§ĦùÄ§úƕŌòùùŁ·§Ė
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Sentimental
value
AN you remember the attachment, as I drove it for an LRM feature tempted? It seems decent value compared
registration number back in 2019. The 2010 4.4-litre TDV8 with the £722,500 paid for Princess Diana’s
ăÒĦÙÄŌĖĝĦ·§ĖŁăĬ Autobiography was noteworthy then as it old Escort RS Turbo, but I’m not sure the
drove? I’m guessing had covered 327,000 miles and had the r§úÓÄrăĺÄĖÙ§ĝÄúăĬÓÙĝÝÓúÝŌ·§ú·ÄĦă
the enthusiasts who most comprehensive (and expensive) justify being worth ten times its ‘normal’
read LRM will service history you can imagine. value. There are certainly L322s which the
remember it in great In the past three years the new owner Queen seemed more attached to. She was
detail, especially if it seems to have spent another fortune frequently seen in CK58 NPJ and kept it
was a Land Rover sorting out the cosmetic tiredness I noted right up until her death, spurning offers of
which then sparked in the article and he’s added another newer models. If you have a spare moment,
your later enthusiasm (or perhaps 10,000 miles to the odometer. The asking check out the MoT history online as it is the
obsession) with the brand. price of £5000 sounded very reasonable cleanest you’ll ever see on a 15-year old
For me it was a Series IIA which some too, so it was no surprise that it sold before Range Rover.
family friends had bought to transport logs I could persuade Mrs B it was a good idea. At the other end of the scale, there is
and tools around their farm in Norfolk. It My eye was also caught this month by another L322 for sale currently with a
hadn’t been MoT’d in years and you could news of another Range Rover with a well-known previous owner. The 2011
ĝÄÄĦÙÄ¶ĖĬĝÙƪ§ēēòÝÄ½ĖăúŇÄ1ĖÄÄúō§ïÝúÓ ĝÝŀƪŌÓĬĖÄùÝòÄ§ÓÄ§ú½§úÝúĦÄĖÄĝĦÝúÓ TDV8 was ‘upgraded’ with a crystal-
off to reveal bright yellow and part of the history, but this one certainly won’t be encrusted clock and painted pink by
word ‘Recovery’. Under that layer of paint heading for my driveway. Project Kahn. It wore the registration KP11
was the original Bronze Green. BN04 EPU sold at an auction three HOT and was regularly featured in tabloid
ÙÄ¶Ė§ïÄēÄ½§òōăēēÄ½ĬĝÄòÄĝĝòŁÝúĦÙÄ months ago for £33,000, largely because newspapers with Katie Price at the wheel.
footwell, so my dad left it in low-range so there was strong – but circumstantial – While Ms Price attempted to sell the car
that the 14-year old me couldn’t do too evidence that it was once owned by the late back in 2013 by asking if any of her Twitter
much damage.
I spent hours in that IIA, teaching myself
clutch control and generally having fun.
“Having an emotional attachment to
According to my online stalking, that Series
IIA – 6331 UR – is back on the road,
Land Rovers can have the strangest
presumably after having a lot of work done.
And I know that if I spotted it up for sale I’d
effects on values”
have to go and ask my bank’s computer Queen. Besides her favourite colour and followers wanted to buy it, the current
very nicely for a loan to make it mine. trim choices of ‘green and cream’, the clues owners are taking the more conventional
Having an emotional attachment like this included a build sheet from Land Rover’s route of an eBay listing. It’s advertised at
to Land Rovers can have the strangest SVO department which showed extras such £20,500 if you’re wanting the brighten up
effect on values. I once watched a Series III as hidden blue lights behind the grille and your driveway with a riot of pink – that’s not
going through auction and couldn’t fathom extra grab handles to help someone of much more than the value of the same car
why the bids were going so high. It turns smaller stature climb up into the car. Filler without any celebrity connection.
out it was a probate sale and two brothers on the bonnet where a mascot had been If you are an admirer of these celebrities
ĻÄĖÄŌÓÙĦÝúÓăĺÄĖĦÙÄÝĖò§ĦÄÒ§ĦÙÄĖƴĝ·§Ėƚ mounted was another pointer. or a royal super-fan, you might be tempted
The only real winner was the auctioneer The new owner scoured the world for to pay a premium for these cars and it adds
who was taking a percentage of the sale. It more proof that it was her car and found a a level of interest to the history. But as Land
must have made family get-togethers a video of the monarch driving the green Rovers have such a good survival rate, we
little tense afterwards. Vogue at a horse racing venue. will all have a connection to a car which is
While 6331 UR eludes me, I was also This was enough for them to put the car still out there and holds special memories.
sorely tempted this month by an L322 up for auction again, this time with an Just be careful you don’t get too carried
Range Rover to which I had a tenuous estimate of £60,000. Would you be away if you spot one for sale.
rÝ·Ù§Ė½7§òòĖĬúĝ§ĝù§òòM§ú½răĺÄĖĖÄē§ÝĖ§ú½ĖÄĝĦăĖ§ĦÝăú¶ĬĝÝúÄĝĝÝúVăĖÒăòï§ú½ÄĺÄĖŁùăúĦÙÙÄòÄĦĝăÒÒĝĦÄ§ùÝúLRM.
NORFOLK GARAGE RICHARD HALL
Hub seal woes

seem to get through a lot of hub threaded hole directly over one of the brake socket bolts or cross-headed screws to
seals. Only last week I had a really drum retaining screw holes… Bolt size is secure the end plate, and both types like to
lovely little Series IIA in for a either 3/8-inch Whitworth or M8 x 1.25 round off for fun.
service and general check over metric, depending on who made the drums Once you have gained access to the hub
before it was put away for the and when. securing nuts the next step is to knock
winter. It was an interesting On this Series IIA the drums came off back the bent-over edge of the locking tab
vehicle, being one of a batch of ĻÝĦÙăĬĦēĬĦĦÝúÓĬēĦăăùĬ·ÙăÒ§ŌÓÙĦƕ washer: the outer hub nut can then be
seven-seat station wagons revealing newish brake cylinders and shoes undone using the correct 52mm deep
ēĬĖ·Ù§ĝÄ½¶ŁĦÙÄoăĝĦ_ÒŌ·ÄÒăĖ but a thin coating of oil around one rear hub socket or box spanner. Many of the vehicles
telephone line maintenance work and on the lower half of the brake I see have had the nuts undone and
and numbered in the SYF**F backplate, indicating that the hub seal was retightened with a hammer and chisel
series. This is the third of these past its best. There was no indication of which is a good way to get shards of metal
that I have come across and has trouble from the outside, but if left much into the bearings. Light chisel marks I
survived very well, although it has lost the longer the oil would have started to gently grind away, while heavily butchered
·§ēĝĦ§úĻÝú·ÙăĖÝÓÝú§òòŁŌĦĦÄ½ÒăĖ contaminate the brake shoes, resulting in hub nuts go in the bin, along with the used
(presumably) pulling telephone cables uneven braking. The seals are fairly cheap locking tabs. The inner nut can now be
through underground conduits. and do not take too long to change. removed and the hub assembly pulled off
To my mind, even the most basic service ÙÄŌĖĝĦĝĦÄēÝĝĖÄùăĺÄĦÙÄ½ĖÝĺÄō§úÓÄƚ the stub axle.
on a drum-braked Land Rover should _úĦÙÄĖÄ§Ė§ŀòÄĦÙÄō§úÓÄ§ú½Ù§òÒĝÙ§ÒĦ The hub and seal designs changed over
include removal of the brake drums to can be removed in one piece, but on the the years. Series vehicles up to 1980 used a
check the condition of the cylinders and front you will need to prise off the dust cap, rather weedy single-lip seal (RTC3510) and
ĝÙăÄĝƚòòĦăăăÒĦÄúƕĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄ§ ĦÙÄúĬú½ăĦÙÄò§ĖÓÄúĬĦÙăò½ÝúÓĦÙÄō§úÓÄ Ù§ĺÄúă½ÄēĦÙƪĝĦăēĦă§Ý½ŌĦĦÝúÓƚÙÄĝÄ
vehicle comes to me the drums are rusted to the halfshaft. If your vehicle has hubs have unequal sized bearings, with the
solid onto the hubs and have clearly not free-wheeling hubs, these will have to come inner being a larger diameter than the
been removed for many years. The drums off which can take you into a whole world of outer. From 1980 Land Rover went over to
have a threaded hole in the face, into pain and grief. Fairey hubs are held together a more robust double-lip seal (RTC3511) for
which a bolt can be screwed to separate with a plastic retaining strip a bit like a large Series vehicles and added a machined edge
the drum from the hub. This assumes that cable tie which can snap at its outer end: to the inside of the hub so that the seal
ĦÙÄ½ĖĬùÙ§ĝúăĦ¶ÄÄúŌĦĦÄ½ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ many of the other types of hub use imperial goes in square and to the correct depth.
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This brought the Series hub design into line £100. Cheaper versions are available but ¶§úìăŌĦĦÝúÓƚăĦÙĦŁēÄĝ·§ú·òăÓĝăòÝ½ƕ
with the Range Rover, and subsequent they do not always press the seal in quite leading to a build-up of pressure in the axle
coil-sprung vehicles used the same layout far enough. The correct tool uses the inner which blows oil past whichever seal is
with minor variations. I normally use bearing race as a depth-stop. With care and weakest. The Series breathers can
FTC4785 seals on the coil-sprung hubs. ē§ĦÝÄú·ÄÝĦÝĝēăĝĝÝ¶òÄĦăŌĦĦÙÄĝÄ§òĻÝĦÙăĬĦ sometimes be dismantled and cleaned but
Having extracted the old seal with a special tools – I did it the hard way for years, on a cost/hassle basis it is usually easier to
hook-type puller, I give the hub and and destroyed a fair few brand new seals in change them (part number 515845). Plastic
bearings a good clean, ensuring on later the process. tube breathers can normally be cleared out
hubs that I do not lose track of which ÄÒăĖÄĖÄŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄÙĬ¶ĦÙÄĖÄ§ĖÄ§ with a small drill bit and screwdriver, but
¶Ä§ĖÝúÓŌĦĝÝúĻÙÝ·ÙēăĝÝĦÝăúƚÄ§ĖÝúÓĝ·§ú couple more points to consider. Hub seals nine times out of ten you will have to cut
then be inspected for pitting or scoring in seldom fail for no reason at all. The most through the tube to get the banjo bolt out
the rollers and races. All these hubs have common reason for premature failure of the axle casing, as it will be rusted solid
big, strong taper roller bearings which (apart from using cheap and nasty seals, or to the banjo. The two halves of the tube can
seldom give problems unless they have ŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄùăÒÒƪĝĕĬ§ĖÄÝúĦÙÄÙĬ¶ƧÝĝĻÄ§Ė be reconnected with 6mm fuel hose when
been run dry. You will also need to clean and or damage on the inner end of the stub axle, you are done.
inspect the seal seating surface. where the seal runs on a raised ring or _ú·ÄŁăĬ§ĖÄĝ§ĦÝĝŌÄ½ĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄúÄĻĝÄ§ò
Whether the bearings need to be packed ‘land’. If this is grooved or pitted with rust it will not quickly go the same way as the old
with grease before reassembly will depend will shred the new seal in no time. On ăúÄŁăĬ·§úĖÄŌĦĦÙÄÙĬ¶ƕĬĝÝúÓ§úÄĻ
on how the hubs are lubricated. On most pre-1980 Series vehicles the land can be locking tab. There are three types of tab:
Series vehicles the bearings rely on axle oil replaced. In most other cases it is machined one with a tongue which engages with a
for lubrication. Coil-sprung vehicles can be as one piece with the stub axle, so the slot in the stub axle to prevent rotation, and
either oil or grease lubricated, depending entire stub axle must be changed if the land ĦĻăĦăŌĦ§ĝĦĬ¶§ŀòÄĻÝĦÙ§ƪĝÙ§ēÄ½Äú½
on whether they have seals on the is damaged. which come in two fractionally different
halfshafts to keep axle oil out of the hubs. If On this Series IIA the land had a couple of sizes, for reasons that no doubt made
in doubt, packing the bearings with grease deep wear grooves in it. It is made of fairly sense to Solihull at the time. Tighten the
will be the safest option: worst case there is soft metal and not too hard to replace. I hub bearings as per the workshop manual,
that the axle oil gradually washes the remove the brake shoes to improve access, taking care not to over-tighten them, then
grease away. Front hubs should always be then chain-drill through the land from ĖÄŌĦĦÙÄ½ĖÝĺÄō§úÓÄĝƚ;ÒŁăĬÙ§ĺÄÙ§½Ħă
ÓĖÄ§ĝÄƪē§·ïÄ½ÝÒŁăĬ§ĖÄĖĬúúÝúÓĝÄùÝƪōĬÝ½ outside, making sure not to drill right remove the end caps and they are the metal
grease in the swivel housings. through the land and into the stub axle. The ĦŁēÄƕĖÄēò§·ÄĦÙÄùƔĦÙÄŁĝĦĖÄĦ·ÙĻÙÄúŌĖĝĦ
VăĻĦÙÄÝúúÄĖ¶Ä§ĖÝúÓ·§ú¶ÄŌĦĦÄ½§ú½ land can then be split with a sharp chisel, ŌĦĦÄ½§ú½ĻÝòòúăĦĝÄ§òēĖăēÄĖòŁÝÒĖÄĬĝÄ½ƚ
the seal pressed into place. The later seals pulled off the stub axle and a new one Plastic end caps can be reused if
can be pressed in using an old bearing race knocked on with a length of steel tube and a Ĭú½§ù§ÓÄ½§ú½ōÄŀÝ¶òÄƔÝÒĦÙÄŁúÄÄ½
until they contact the depth-stop. RTC3510 big hammer. replacing, use genuine Land Rover ones.
seals are more problematic as they need to If the land appears good and there is no They are about ten times the price of the
go in perfectly square and sit with their other obvious reason for failure, it is worth hard plastic pattern parts, but work. Many
outer face a fraction below the edge of the checking the breather on top of the axle times I have had a vehicle booked in for
hub. This is very hard to achieve without case. Series vehicles have a brass breather leaking hub seals which turned out to be
the correct tool (Churchill 18G 1349 or LRT with a steel ball inside, and coil-sprung loose or split dust caps covering the outer
54-501) which will set you back about vehicles have a plastic tube attached with a face of the wheel in axle oil.
Getting hot
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NE other minor issue needing over the years and know which parts I will
attention on the Series IIA was need: these include a new temperature
a non-working temperature sender. The Discovery sender has a lower
Ó§ĬÓÄƚÙÄŌĖĝĦĝĦÄēĻ§ĝĦă resistance than the Defender version,
connect the sender wire giving a very high gauge reading. The
directly to earth. With the ignition on, the correct sender, part number AMR3321, has
needle rapidly moved into the red zone; it a black plastic insulator, whereas
indicated a problem with the sender itself. I Discovery versions are green.
had a rummage around but the only I had a couple of senders already in
What’s cooking?
senders I had were from military 2.5 stock. Both were labelled AMR3321 but
Testing a temperature
diesels (of which I have several cluttering one had a green insulator which made me sender against the gauge
up the workshop). These senders are wonder if it was a mispackaged Discovery
intended to work with the Defender-type item. The other had a black insulator and
gauge and have a totally different ĦÙÝĝĻ§ĝĦÙÄăúÄ;ŌĦĦÄ½ŌĖĝĦƚ"ĺÄúĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ sources with the same defect seemed
ĖÄĝÝĝĦ§ú·ÄēĖăŌòÄĦăĦÙÄyÄĖÝÄĝÝĦÄùĝƚ; engine cold the needle sat about a unlikely, so I swapped the temperature
Ōú§òòŁÒăĬú½§ĝĬÝĦ§¶òÄĝÄú½ÄĖ§ĦĦ§·ÙÄ½Ħă quarter-way up the dial: after about half a gauge for a new one. I have found a few
a 2.25 diesel head buried under a pile of mile the needle was almost in the red. I times that the temperature gauges on
junk at the back of the workshop and this quickly drove back to the workshop and older vehicles can read a bit high and need
worked perfectly. established that the gauge was telling changing: Tdi engines run a few degrees
7§ĺÝúÓŌúÝĝÙÄ½ăÒÒĦÙÄyÄĖÝÄĝ;;; porkies – engine temperature at this point hotter than the old 2.5 lump. In this case,
turned my attention to the next job, which was only about 60 degrees Celsius. changing the gauge made no difference. I
was transplanting an ex-Discovery 300Tdi I swapped the sender for the one with double-checked the earth wire to the
into a rather nice ex-military One Ten. I the green insulator which gave the same gauge casing. These gauges have an
have done plenty of these conversions result. Two new senders from different internal voltage regulator and will read high ¼
N O R F O L K G A R A G E
ÝÒúăĦÄ§ĖĦÙÄ½ēĖăēÄĖòŁƚÙÝĝăúÄĻ§ĝŌúÄƕ temperature gauge. I needed a cunning bang in the middle of the gauge with the
ēăÝúĦÝúÓĦÙÄŌúÓÄĖ¶§·ï§ĦĦÙÄĝÄú½ÄĖƚ plan, and fast. engine fully warmed up.
I ordered another AMR3321 sender, this On top of the 300Tdi cylinder head, The only remaining question was
time choosing a different brand. It was about halfway along, is a threaded hole to whether the gauge would move into the
visibly different to the others: the terminal take a sender. On early engines this hole red if the engine overheated. I tried a
pin was bright-plated steel rather than Ļ§ĝŌĦĦÄ½ĻÝĦÙ§¶ò§úïÝúÓēòĬÓƔò§ĦÄĖ series of experiments involving a camping
brass and the overall shape wasn’t the ÄúÓÝúÄĝÙ§½§ĝÄú½ÄĖŌĦĦÄ½§ĝē§ĖĦăÒĦÙÄ cooker, a pan of engine oil and a Defender
same, so it had obviously come from a emissions control system. I was hoping temperature gauge, but the results were
different factory. I had high hopes that this that the threaded hole would take a inconsistent, probably because of the
would cure the problem, but it made 200Tdi sender but it was too small. I then small volume of liquid in the pan. The
absolutely no difference to the gauge had an idea: I put a multimeter across the temperature needle certainly moved
reading. I can only think that the various terminals of the sender I had removed and upwards, but I could not be absolutely
manufacturers are all drawing their found the resistance was about double sure that it would give early enough
technical data from the same source, and that of the duff AMR3321 senders I had warning of an overheating problem. I
that an error has crept into that data. I now been trying. I lashed up some temporary will have to keep hunting around until I
had a vehicle due to be collected the wiring to connect the sender to the gauge Ōú½§ĝăĬĖ·ÄăÒUrŗŗŖŕĝÄú½ÄĖĝĦÙ§Ħ
following morning, and no working and was rewarded with a needle which sat work properly.
Diesel Death Truck

I
have a new workshop toy in the shape
of a late 1970s Autotruck, a
three-wheeled machine built for many
years by RA Lister & Co of Dursley
(better known for its stationary
engines). They were mainly used for
transporting parts and machinery around
factories and were once very popular.
Fork-lift trucks killed them off: why load a
big casting onto a truck to move it across
the site when you can just pick it up with a
fork-lift and drop it exactly where it is
needed? Most Autotrucks were either
exported or scrapped for their air-cooled
Lister diesel engines: survivors are rare.
My Autotruck turned up locally on
Facebook Marketplace. I had been looking
for an old dumper truck to restore: The Death Truck basks
crank-start diesels have long fascinated in the autumn sunshine
with a Series engine and
me and I thought a dumper truck with a gearbox on board
towing pole attached would be useful for
moving dead vehicles around the yard.
Then I spotted the Autotruck for sale, in a Lister diesel echoing off the buildings. It is The Autotruck has solved one problem I
rather sorry state. It had originally without doubt the most dangerous vehicle had in my crowded workshop, which was
belonged to British Rail and had ended up I have ever driven: the engine is mounted what to do with the engines and gearboxes
being used to cart horse muck at a large high up above the single front wheel which awaiting overhaul. I just dump them on the
stables which had not done the drop-side makes it feel unstable, and the narrow back of the truck (which has a remarkable
rear body much good. Eventually it stopped track rear axle has solid rubber tyres and three-ton load capacity), and when I need a
working and was left outside to rot. no suspension at all. It is all very amusing. bit more space I just crank the thing into
Having got it back to the workshop I set Although very different in concept to the life and drive it out of the workshop. I
about seeing if I could make it move under old Land Rovers we know and love, it does visited a garage a few days ago which
its own power. The engine started easily share some characteristics. It is massively keeps an old MoT-failed van for exactly the
after Dave the landlord had turned up a over-engineered with about twice as many same purpose: I think my solution is rather
new wooden roller for the starting handle fasteners as it really needs. Access for more fun.
and I had repaired the broken ratchet using maintenance was clearly a priority, and When time allows I will fabricate a new
a spring salvaged from a Defender clutch everything on it is designed to be rear body to replace the rotten one, and
cylinder. A new throttle cable came from dismantled and repaired if it breaks. It even then hopefully use my Discovery to trailer
the parts store (90/110 2.5 petrol) along has grease nipples on the control cables. I the Autotruck to a couple of vintage
with a return spring (Series clutch pedal). think one of the attractions of the older machinery shows where it will make a
The seized gearchange freed up with Land Rovers is that they can be kept going change from the usual rows of old tractors.
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a lining kit for the clutch. In no time at all I available parts and basic tools. This is in for shows: I am now back on Facebook
had the little beast chugging up and down sharp contrast to modern cars which rely Marketplace looking for a Lister or
the yard in a cloud of smoke, with the on non-repairable electronic modules and Petter-powered arc welder of appropriate
distinctive sharp bark of the unsilenced complicated bits of moulded plastic. vintage. Madness, I know.
ABOUT THE G4 CHALLENGE
Land Rover organised the G4 Challenge as a successor to the
world-famous Camel Trophy competition: ‘the Olympics of
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was held in March-April 2003 in four stages in the United
States (stages one and four), South Africa (stage two), and
Australia (stage three). Selected through national and
international trials over an 18-month period beforehand, its
participants competed in tests of their off-road driving and
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pilot, won the 2003 G4 Challenge at the competition’s
conclusion in Moab and Tim Pickering of the United Kingdom
won the Team Spirit Award. The second G4 Challenge was held
in 2006 in Thailand, Laos, Brazil and Bolivia. The third
competition, scheduled for 2009, was cancelled because of
the Great Recession.
A B I G A I L H A L L , L I Z A B E R E S , S T E V E C O O P E R , A N D Y C H E N G
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Land Rover enthusiasts roll

back the clock and retrace
the steps of the legendary
2003 G4 Challenge
J E R O M E A N D R E ,
S T E V E C O O P E R
20 years later, a
Tangiers Orange
convoy rolls again ¼
G 4 C H A L L E N G E 2 0 T H A N N I V E R S A R Y
The team ready and

raring to spark up
those 4.4-litre V8s
N the heart of the American West, a story

began two decades ago. It was a tale of
physical and mental endurance, passion, and
the relentless spirit of adventure
encapsulated in Land Rover’s inaugural G4
Challenge. Twenty years later, the Wild West
once again echoes with the rumbling of
4.4-litre V8 L322 Range Rovers – the very
ones used during the original event. This is a
journey down memory lane and a grand
celebration of Land Rover’s 75th anniversary.
Steve Cooper, a long-time Land Rover
Loaded roof racks enthusiast, G4 L322 owner and the visionary
and Warn winches – behind this expedition, found himself
no mistaking a G4
reminiscing about the 2003 G4 Challenge.
This nostalgia wasn’t mere longing; it gave birth to an
inspiring idea. Why not relive the adventure, retracing the
very tracks that had resonated with the sounds of
competition two decades ago? Steve’s passion proved
infectious. Soon, three other event-used Range Rover
owners, guardians of the original event’s press vehicles,
rallied behind his vision. Also, Land Rover’s own
photographer (then and still today), Nick Dimbleby,
chimed in to give accurate descriptions of the original
tracks and anecdotes, helping retrace the overall
adventure. Wheels had been set in motion, both literally
and metaphorically, for an ambitious re-run of the 2003
The L322s look best G4 Stage 4 route from Las Vegas, Nevada to Moab, Utah.
doing exactly what The pack consisted of Steve Cooper of Torrance,
they were built for
California, formerly of Leeds, UK; Luke Chen of Chino
Hills, California; Alex Georgacas of Scottsdale, Arizona;
and Chris Georgacas of Mahtomedi, Minnesota. They
drove their specially equipped 2003 G4 Range Rovers
following the same route used by an international group
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First port of call was the Lake Las Vegas Hilton in
Henderson, where the original 2003 event was staged
(then the Ritz Carlton).
The route traversed vast stretches of Nevada, crossing
into north-western Arizona, and eventually winding its
way to southern Utah, the participants mapping a trail
that promised to be as challenging as it was breathtaking.
Historic waypoints dotted their journey: the dramatic
landscapes of Snow Canyon, the shifting terrains of Coral
Pink Sand Dunes State Park, the picturesque Bryce
Canyon National Park, and many more.
Land Rover Las Vegas, always supporting the spirit of
A helping hand was
sometimes needed in community, hosted a launch event at its dealership,
the areas of soft sand marking the group’s departure. On 22 April, the owners
and guests converged, celebrating the kick-off of this ¼
Cruise control got a
good workout on the
tarmac stretches
COMPANIONS ON THE ROAD Epic landscapes along

the way demand to be
Steve Cooper and fellow ex-event L322 owners admired and taken in
weren’t alone. Liza Beres, from the renowned
Underpowered Hour podcast and a formidable
Rebelle Rally competitor, had accompanied the G4
Range Rovers in her aptly colour-coordinated,
event-used 2021 Trek Defender. Liza, along with
photographer Abigail Hall, played media team for the
event. The convoy made for a harmonious blend of
old and new, representing Land Rover’s rich legacy
and its gusto for Tangiers Orange livery.
Liza Beres joined the

group in her fantastic
2021 Trek Defender
Re-tracing the G4’s

steps was a real
dream come true
The G4 Challenge
showcased Land
Rover’s then-current
range of models
nostalgic journey. The participants then had lunch at the

Cliffside Restaurant on the bluff overlooking St George,
then up to Snow Canyon State Park (site of a G4
‘maximiser’ event in 2003) before recreating one of
Nick’s iconic photos of the convoy in Snow Canyon.
They then travelled east through Hurricane, Hildale,
Colorado City AZ, Coral Pink Sand Dunes, then north to
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Dunes, the G4 overnight camping site used in 2003, for
some fun in the dunes. The location was sunny yet cool,
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competitors 20 years before. After airing down their
Goodyear MTRs, they gathered for a photoshoot, before
Seven of the eight two participants got stuck, but solved their issues with
US G4 Range Rovers the deployment of de rigueur orange Maxtrax sand
survive – four of them
were on this trip ò§½½ÄĖĝƚÙÄŁĖÄÝúō§ĦÄ½ĦÙÄ1ăă½ŁÄ§Ėĝ§ú½ÙÝĦĦÙÄĖă§½
northbound, then east on Scenic Byway 12 to Bryce
Canyon National Park, Kodachrome Basin State Park and
THE L322 RANGE ROVERS ăúĦă"ĝ·§ò§úĦÄƦ¶ăĦÙŖŔŔŗƳÙĬúĦÄĖƴĝÝĦÄĝƧƕÒăĖ§ú

overnight stay.
Land Rover used the G4 Challenge to showcase the off-road Day three was the longest of the trip and required an
capabilities of its entire then-current vehicle line-up. In the 2003 early start, heading north again on Scenic Byway 12,
edition, competitors used a different vehicle type on each stage: including the dramatically sheer and narrow Hogsback, to
Range Rovers, Defenders, Discovery 2s and Freelanders. Boulder, then heading to Burr Trail towards Bullfrog and
The then-new third generation (L322) Range Rover was used as the Lake Powell. It is now partly paved, except for a section
competitors’ vehicle during the Australian stage. It was also through Capitol Reef National Park with incredible
employed in the other stages as logistics and communications switchbacks. The posse of Range Rovers then continued
vehicle. Land Rover specially prepared a total of 30 Range Rovers for south through Moki Dugway to Mexican Hat then back up
the 2003 G4 Challenge, of which eight were US-spec, left-hand drive north to Bluff Dwellings for the night.
models. Of these eight, four took part in the 2023 celebration tour 0ăĖĦÙÄŌú§ò½§ŁăÒĦÙÄĦĖÝēƕĦÙÄē§·ïÙÄ§½Ä½úăĖĦÙ
(one is known to no longer exist). ĦÙĖăĬÓÙÙÝĦÄUÄĝ§ƕò§ú½ÝúÓƕ§ú½UăúĦÝ·ÄòòăƩĻÝĦÙ§
These Range Rovers bear the unique Tangiers Orange paint ¶ÝĦăÒĖ§ÝúƩĦăMăăïÝúÓ1ò§ĝĝră·ïƦ§úăĦÙÄĖăĖÝÓÝú§òŖŔŔŗ
reserved for G4 Challenge vehicles. They were kitted out by Land 1ŘƳÙĬúĦÄĖƴòă·§ĦÝăúƧÒăĖ§ēÙăĦăĝĦăēƚÙÄŌú§òòÄÓƗÙÄŁ
Rover with extra equipment, including roof rack and ladder, front §òò§ĖĖÝĺÄ½ÝúĦÙÄĝĬúĝÙÝúÄÝúUă§¶ÒăĖòĬú·ÙƩŖŔŁÄ§ĖĝĦă
A-bar guard, underbody protection, roof lights, and more. the day since the 2003 G4 Challenge did. They then took
the direction off the Gemini Bridges Trail just to the north ¼
THE ROUTE
The route through Nevada,
north-western Arizona and
southern Utah included Las Vegas
(departure); Snow Canyon near St.
George, Utah; Coral Pink Sand
Dunes State Park; Bryce Canyon
National Park; Kodachrome Basin
State Park; Utah Scenic Byway 12;
Escalante; Burr Trail; Bullfrog; Lake
Powell; White Canyon; Bears Ears;
Moki Dugway; Mexican Hat;
Looking Glass Rock; and various
sites near Moab. Steve and the
team are already working on the
25th edition, so get ready to send
your own G4 vehicle to join them.
The steep hairpins

of Capitol Reef
National Park
of Moab for some off-road entertainment, before

reconvening at Red Cliffs Lodge (the location of the
2003 G4 Challenge awards ceremony) for dinner and
celebratory beverages.
The climax of their expedition was meticulously timed.
On arriving in Moab on 25 April, the group had achieved
more than just the route’s completion. They marked two
ĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦùÝòÄĝĦăúÄĝƔŖŔŁÄ§ĖĝĦăĦÙÄ½§ŁĝÝú·ÄĦÙÄ
2003 G4 Challenge ended, and just days before the 75th
anniversary of Land Rover’s global debut.
The G4 Challenge, conceived as the spiritual successor
to the iconic Camel Trophy competition, was more than
just an event. It was a global celebration of off-roading
and outdoor athleticism in fantastic regions around the
world. Participants, meticulously chosen from around the
globe, had showcased their skills, driving through
gruelling terrains in Range Rovers, Defenders, Discoverys
and Freelanders.
The 2023 celebration tour was not merely a recreation
of a route. It was a journey through time, a testament to
Land Rover’s enduring legacy, and a demonstration of the
passion the brand evokes amongst its enthusiasts. As
Steve and his team embarked on this expedition, they
didn’t just retrace tracks in the sand, they rekindled
memories, reignited passions, and reminded the world of
Land Rover’s unwavering commitment to adventure.
While today’s JLR-owned Land Rover has no plans for
any similar corporate-sponsored exploits, the appeal of A photo opportunity
the G4 Challenge 20 years down the track, shows that not to be missed – the
spirit of G4 lives on
it found a superb alternative to the Camel Trophy.
Long live the G4!
Carving through valleys of The perfect way to

Moab’s rock formations round off a fantastic
trip – bottoms up!
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The team at Empire Tuning heads to Parc du Marquenterre
for an exhilarating, alternative Land Rover adventure
Gareth Ell’s tuned 90

makes light work of
the French dunes
R O Y D U F F Y
Plenty of wheel-
waving opportunities
at Marquenterre
HE east of England is a beautiful place, but Parc Du Marquenterre is the ideal test bed too. The unique
it’s fair to say all the bucket list lanes in the terrain is a mixture of sand tracks and climbs through the
UK seem to be a six-hour drive away from outstanding nature reserve, nestled behind the dunes on the
there. And yet, if you’re willing to drive that French coast. The UK may have the Lakes, Peaks and the
far, why not look in the other direction too? challenges of mid Wales, but the freedom to play among deep soft
This is exactly what the guys at Essex- sand so readily is certainly not as easily found. Northern France
based Empire Tuning thought when they genuinely is a fantastic option for off-road adventure.
decided to head away from the usual We meet at Empire Tuning’s workshop, ready for a leisurely drive
suspects in the Peaks, Lakes and Wales in from north Essex to Dover for our early afternoon ferry. Leading
search of a new adventure. the convoy is Gareth in the works’ 90, Empire’s rough and ready
With a four-hour drive, a trip on the cross-Channel ferry and Td5 development test bed. Currently running a prototype water-
continental accommodation to make it feel like a proper trip cooled VNT turbo, it has recently evolved from its last race-track
away, escaping to France and to Parc du Marquenterre was the iteration by lifting it back to standard height. It also has brand new
perfect plan. With a group of colleagues, customers and friends, heavy-duty pegged automatic torque-biasing differentials, after
Empire boss, Gareth Ell, set the wheels in motion for a proper ĦÙÄúÄĻĦĬĖ¶ă·Ù§ĖÓÄĖƴĝĦăĖĕĬÄŌúÝĝÙÄ½ăÒÒĦÙÄò§ĝĦăúÄĝƚĝÝĦĦĬĖúĝ
weekend of putting Land Rovers to the test. out, those ATBs will pay dividends in the sand. ¼
P A R C D U M A R Q U E N T E R R E
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and vehicle. Huge smiles and rounds of applause echo around technical off-road The sun is high in the sky with still a lot of ground to
the forest as the different Land Rovers and their respective driving makes it a cover, so we pack up and set off once more, meandering
must-visit location
drivers try, fail and overcome the hills. Scott in his 110 is kept along soft tracks peppered with short, dusty climbs.
busy on recoveries as the winch lines are out for Chris in the Occasional obstacles cause us to either use our three
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however, keep on going with maximum gusto, having taken everyone, with winches and traction boards being
control of the Empire 90. deployed to keep the convoy moving. Only the Empire
Lunchtime nears and Tayo, our enthusiastic guide, leads us Works 90 makes it through everything, its huge power
to a clearing in the woods with shade to park the cars in the and a full complement of torque biasing differentials
cool and picnic benches to enjoy our packed lunches. A cup helping it immensely in the soft terrain. The woodland is
of tea is in order so out come the Jetboil and biscuits – it beautiful along the way, and with all the action it’s easy to
wouldn’t be a proper outing without showing off some shiny forget this is still primarily a nature reserve. Wildlife is in
camping kit after all. We enjoy a peaceful hour in the abundance, too – we spot deer, goats and wild boar
beautiful serenity of Parc du Marquenterre, with the grazing, plus plenty of different sea birds. The trail brings
tranquillity clearly proving too much for some, as after a us out to the coast and the remains of a destroyed gun
placement from the Second World War, looking
poignantly out over the Channel.
WHERE WE STAYED attempts are allowed at each. ĖăēēÝúÓ¶§·ïÝúĦăĦÙÄē§ĖïƕĻÄŌú½ăĬĖĻ§ŁĦăĦÙÄ
HOTEL: Best Western Hotel The Parc is home to an abundance sand bowl. This is a big open area of sand where we can
Hermitage, Montreuil-sur-Mer of wildlife, and hosts tours on all play to our heart’s content. We park up while everyone
CAMPSITE: Camping Les Trois horseback as well as 4x4s. It also takes turns behind the wheel of each other’s cars,
Sablières, Le Crotoy houses some huge hulking relics of ĝÄú½ÝúÓĦÙÄĝ§ú½ōŁÝúÓ§ĝĻÄ§òò½ĖÝÒĦĝÝ½ÄĻ§Łĝ§ĖăĬú½
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com). Return ferry cost for a coastal defences erected to keep After a hugely enjoyable day with some genuinely kind,
Land Rover was £202. Allied Forces out remain. As well as funny and joyful people, it’s 6.00pm and time to depart
a driving experience you simply
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Marquenterre is an extraordinary night, whether in the restaurants and bars of Montreuil,
hectare nature reserve by the
place to explore and enjoy.
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parks, as well as the visitor centre, and the place is “Anyway, when I saw the spares donor, I told Nathan I
heaving with weekend hikers, dog walkers, ramblers, thought it was much too good to break, despite the fact
families and mountain bikers. that it had no rear body, a homemade cab and a Perkins
Ben lives in Cannock, though, and as a local boy he diesel engine. Nathan agreed, and decided he’d restore it
knows exactly where to go to get away from the madding §ĝĻÄòò§ĝÝúúÝÄƚ7ÄĝăĬĖ·Ä½§ŜĦÙ§ĦÙ§½¶ÄÄúŌĦĦÄ½
crowd. He has a woodland track in mind for the to another 101 ambulance and replaced the Perkins in the
photoshoot and it turns out to be perfect, a haven of donor with it, but he didn’t really do much more.
peace and solitude. Until we arrive with a V8-powered “And that’s when I took it on. The owner before Nathan
101, that is. was apparently a farmer named Derrick, and he must
“I bought it in January 2022,” Ben tells me, as Craig have been into drain cleaning or something similar
gets to work with the camera. “It was a driveable rolling ¶Ä·§ĬĝÄÙÄƴ½ŌĦĦÄ½§úÝú½ĬĝĦĖÝ§òìÄĦĦÝúÓĝŁĝĦÄùăúĦÙÄ
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bought it from my mate Nathan, who’d originally acquired as well, and probably fabricated the DIY cab complete
it in 2021 to use as a spares source for his 101 ambulance Initial dismantling ĻÝĦÙ§ú§ù¶ÄĖō§ĝÙÝúÓòÝÓÙĦƚ
restoration. Nathan bought the ambulance from a guy in underway. It’s to “The vehicle is chassis number 23 so it’s quite an early
Ben’s credit that he
Nottingham who’d bought it several years earlier from an saw the potential ŕŔŕƕƲÄúĖÄĺÄ§òĝƚƱ;Ļ§ĝïÄÄúĦăĝÄÄĻÙ§Ħ;·ăĬò½Ōú½ăĬĦ
owner on the Shetland Islands, where it had sat in the and ensured the about its military service history and have discovered
open for a long time. It’s quite a well-known vehicle in 101 101’s survival that it was built as a left-hand drive 24v General Service
gun tractor. It was sent to Marshalls of Cambridge in
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back to them in April 1980 for conversion to a radio
communications vehicle. It was then sent to Hunting
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to 7 Signals Regiment and was eventually struck-off in
February 1994 at Mönchengladbach in Germany.
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plate on the side of the engine cover in the passenger
footwell, where the original 1850 code relating to the GS
body has been overstamped and replaced with 1834
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it is left-hand drive.
“After it was de-mobbed, it ended up with Leavesley
International of Burton-upon-Trent, and they apparently
removed the hard top body and sold it to someone in
Cyprus. I believe that was when Derrick the farmer
bought the rolling chassis and kitted it out with the
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“I decided I would rebuild it as a GS truck and even
Original Matt Lee 16-inch
rims and Michelin XML
rubber are an impressive
combination
before I started, I knew that it wasn’t going to be painted

the usual Bronze Green or camo. My earliest Land Rover
memories are off-roading with my dad, Neil, in his
Lightweight, which is now mine. Back in the day the
Lightweight was painted in a sand colour, and I decided
the 101 would be painted in that colour, too.
“As well as restoring what I had in terms of the 101, I
also had to source all the things that were missing,
including all the rear bodywork, the doors, the nose cone,
fuel tank and so on. Or to put it another way, I required
another entire 101 minus the chassis, engine, gearbox,
axles and underpinnings.
“Finding everything I needed was a real challenge and I
sourced parts from all over the country, from Scotland to
Kent. Antonio Felipes in Boston, Lincolnshire was a
massive help, as was Martin at Forward Control specialist
Keeping your fuel safe 101 Parts in Leicester.
has always been
important with a V8 101 “I did most of the work myself, including the chassis
welding, although I decided to get the painting done
professionally, and trailered the 101 behind my classic
Range Rover to a specialist in Lincoln. They did a brilliant
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it must be one of the straightest 101s out there.
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of a set of original 101 16-inch wheel rims made by Matt
Lee. It took me a long time to persuade the owner to sell
them to me, but it was worth the wait and the expense
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original Range Rover and at the moment the engine can’t
cope with fourth gear, so I need to swap the gears back
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Ben had to replicate the
jerry can stowage rack, winch. Some 101s were equipped with these from new
which at 10mpg is a and they were mounted on the chassis in the centre of
handy thing to have the vehicle, allowing winching from either the front or
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A Forward Control
cab is always a
wonderful space
consequently command big money.”

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meant it was time
to play!
The codes on the chassis plate reveal the change

from rear body to hard top while in service
Ben’s Lightweight
and classic four-door
Range Rover
and since then I have been using it most days to drive to

and from work.
“I always impose aggressive deadlines on myself when
it comes to my projects and I’ve not missed one yet, even
though they all end up forcing me to work until midnight
most days to get the job done.
“When I started the 101 restoration, I set myself a very
ambitious schedule and I was determined to take it to
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for a quick 20-mile test drive before hitching-up my
camping trailer and setting off. I also took it to the
second Ultimate Callout Challenge UK at motorsport
specialist Shropshire Automotive Services. It was
predicted to turn out about 73bhp on the rolling road
dyno and I was really shocked when it delivered 152. I
want to put a better camshaft in it next.
“Dad and I also planned to drive it to Belgium to attend
the Opheers Leafers Land Rover meet, but in the end we
went in the 200Tdi Lightweight – 75mph and 29mpg
The Perkins diesel had
already been replaced easily trumped the 60mph and 10mpg the 101 would
with a V8 by the time have delivered. I’ve tried as hard as I can, but I’ve never
Ben acquired the truck managed more that 11mpg in it. It’s the only downside
to owning a Forward Control.”
Modifying Land Rovers to suit a particular
purpose or to create your own perfect vehicle
is nothing new, as this Ninety shows…
AND Rover restomods are all the rage right now,
whether they are created by the many
aftermarket specialists or by JLR itself via its
Classic business, or as DIY projects by private
owners. Most of them are based on the old
Defender, but a few companies are offering
tweaked Range Rover classics, and at least one
is playing around with early Discoverys.
The word ‘restomod’ conjures up a wide range
of meanings and interpretations, but to put it as
simply as possible, it is about incorporating
non-standard or non-original elements in the
rebuild of an older vehicle, the idea being to make it easier or safer to
drive, or simpler to maintain, or more reliable or economical to run, or
better at what it was originally designed and built to do. Some owners
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personality, and some want one that drives like a modern but with
retro style. Others simply want to make it go faster.
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arguing about precisely what restomod means!
For an insight into the Land Rover DIY restomod world, editor
Martin Domoney’s article in last month’s LRM is a good place to start.
Martin went along to the second UCCUK (Ultimate Callout Challenge
UK) hosted by motorsport specialist Shropshire Automotive, where
he watched 21 Land Rovers unleash their horses on the rolling road
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To show how broad the interest is in go-faster Land Rover
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had been bored, tweaked, and tuned, but to me these aren’t
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replacement engines such as Cummins, and transplants from other
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The vehicle that generated the highest bhp on the dyno was a 1957
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rather than four. Owner Luke is a braver man than me.
If you’re not sure your spannering skills can stretch to such a DIY
project, you can buy off-the-shelf or even specify your precise
requirements to a specialist, and have it built for you. This doesn’t
Watch the video
come cheap. For around a quarter of a million pounds, JLR Classic will
provide you with a limited edition Works V8 model, based on a
late-production original Defender 90 or 110 rebuilt to as-new
condition but with a raft of bespoke tweaks and enhancements,
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ARB bumper and

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with Cepek Daylighters were
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rocksliders, swingaway spare
mount, bumperettes, 33-inch
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rather important) upgrades to brakes, wheels, tyres and and the chassis and bulkhead didn’t require any welding.
drivetrains, all of which are needed to ensure the They’re still on the vehicle today in excellent condition.
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powerful an engine you put in it. Such top-end restomods are similar lists today of all the things that owners would
also come with highly bespoke interiors with more than a òÝïÄĦăŌĦĦăĦÙÄÝĖĦĖĬ·ïĝƚÄĻÄĖÄ§ÓÄúĦĝÒăĖù§úŁăÒĦÙÄ
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invitation to an exclusive off-road weekend at Eastnor unusual at the time.
thrown in. “What’s special about this Ninety is that it has survived
But the reality is that unlike most other automotive in time-warp condition, basically because it was part of a
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Armstrong Series II hovercraft, to name but four). And the day as a complete conversion kit by Cambridge-
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restomod. Modifying is an embedded and core part of was very popular at the time and was a common
Land Rover culture. replacement installation in Land Rovers, and particularly
The Ninety you see here represents what was in Range Rovers. It was regarded as bulletproof and was
·ăúĝÝ½ÄĖÄ½ÝúĦÙÄÄ§ĖòŁŕŝŝŔĝĦă¶ÄĦÙÄĬòĦÝù§ĦÄƕ basically a Perkins built under licence by Mazda.
state-of-the-art, cool and capable Land Rover ƱoÄĖÒăĖù§ú·ÄÝĝĖăĬÓÙòŁĦÙÄĝ§ùÄ§ĝ§răĺÄĖŗƚřŜăÒ
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than when it left the Solihull production line, and faster ĦăĖĕĬÄ§ĦŖŔŔŔĖēùƕ§ú½ŕŖř¶Ùē§ĦŗŘřŔĖēùƕ§òĦÙăĬÓÙÝÒ
and more economical on the road. ŁăĬòÄ§ĺÄĦÙÄĝĦ§ú½§Ė½Mśśù§úĬ§òÓÄ§Ė¶ăŀÝúēò§·ÄÝĦ
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Chris is the founder and owner of Surrey Off-Road also a new BorgWarner viscous transfer ’box, and it has a
Specialists Ltd, and the company has been modifying Webasto diesel preheater with timer.
Land Rovers and other off-road vehicles, and preparing ƱăĦÙ§ŀòÄĝ§ĖÄŗƚřŚƔŕĖ§ĦÝă§ú½Ù§ĺÄrÝĖòă·ïÄĖĝ
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the clock when we started the project, and it has covered the original Ninety axle with drums on the rear.
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T I M E - W A R P N I N E T Y
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have considered this to be their
ideal Land Rover off-roader
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HE Range Rover Sport has sit between the two, this latest offering is having to work
come an awful long way Ù§Ė½ÄĖĦÙ§úÄĺÄĖĦăìĬĝĦÝÒŁÝĦĝēăĝÝĦÝăúƕ§ú½ÝĦĝēĖÝ·Äƚ
since it was introduced as a ēēĖă§·ÙÝúÓĦÙÄ½ĖÝĺÄĖƴĝ½ăăĖ§ú½ēòÝēēÝúÓĦÙÄĬúòă·ï
fresh model to the line-up ¶ĬĦĦăúăúĦÙÄÒă¶ƕōĬĝÙƪŌĦ½ăăĖÙ§ú½òÄĝÓòÝ½ÄăĬĦĦă
back in 2005. I remember ÓĖÄÄĦŁăĬƚÙ§ĦƴĝúÄĻƚú½Ò§ú·ŁēăēƪăĬĦ½ăăĖÙ§ú½òÄĝ
being at the dealership I was §ĖÄìĬĝĦĦÙÄĦÝēăÒĦÙÄÝ·Ä¶ÄĖÓƚò§ŇŁÒ§·ÄòÝÒĦĦÙÝĝyēăĖĦ
working at, walking around ÝĝúƴĦƩÝĦƴĝ§òò¶Ė§ú½ƪúÄĻƕ¶ĬĖĝĦÝúÓĻÝĦÙĦÄ·Ù§ú½
ăúÄăÒĦÙÄŌĖĝĦ·§ĖĝăÒÒĦÙÄ improvements over the old one, including sharing
transporter, gawping at the underpinnings with the latest full-fat Range Rover. This
pumped-out wheelarches, brings with it optional four-wheel steering, surely one of
aggressive perforated grille, ĦÙÄùăĝĦĝÝÓúÝŌ·§úĦÒÄ§ĦĬĖÄĝÝú§ĺÄÙÝ·òÄăÒĦÙÝĝĝÝŇÄƕ
cool multi-spoke 20-inch especially one that with many owners will no doubt do its
alloys and black badges of fair share of urban driving.
ĦÙÄĝĬēÄĖ·Ù§ĖÓÄ½ùă½ÄòƚÙÄŌĖĝĦƪÓÄúÄĖ§ĦÝăúMŗŖŔĻ§ĝ yÄĦĦòÝúÓÝúĦăĦÙÄ½ĖÝĺÄĖƴĝĝÄ§Ħ§ú½ēĬòòÝúÓĦÙÄ½ăăĖĝÙĬĦƕ
M§ú½răĺÄĖƴĝŌĖĝĦÒăĖ§ŁÝúĦă§ÙÝÓÙƪēÄĖÒăĖù§ú·ÄyƩ ;ƴù½ÝĝĦĖ§·ĦÄ½¶ŁĦÙÄĝăÒĦƪ·òăĝÄÙĬù¶ÄÒăĖÄ¶ÄÝúÓĕĬÝ·ïòŁ
a tighter, tauter, more compact version of its full-size reminded of the sheer darkness that greets you inside
Range Rover stablemate that put pure luxury aside for ĦÙÄ·§¶ÝúĝăÒùă½ÄĖúM§ú½răĺÄĖĝƕÄĝēÄ·Ý§òòŁĻÙÄú
a more involved drive and youthful image. trimmed in black like this one. Even the automatically-
That memory is fresh in my mind as I walk up to the opening panoramic roof blind does little to let light in on a
Firenze Red Sport you see here. First introduced in 2022, day as overcast as this, but thankfully the large
ĦÙÝĝĦÙÝĖ½ƪÓÄúÄĖ§ĦÝăú·§ĖÙ§ĝĖÄ§òòŁÓĖăĻúĬēƩÝĦƴĝ§Ò§Ė ƦŕŗƚŕƪÝú·ÙƧ·ÄúĦĖÄĦăĬ·Ùĝ·ĖÄÄú§ú½ÝúĝĦĖĬùÄúĦ·òĬĝĦÄĖ
cry from the squarer, more brutish debut model and is brighten things up considerably. A quick scroll through
ÄĺÄúĝòÄÄïÄĖĦÙ§úĦÙÄĝÄ·ăú½ƪÓÄúMŘŝŘĦÙ§ĦÄúìăŁÄ½§ the options to pair my phone and check out the Terrain
near decade-long production run, boasting impressive rÄĝēăúĝÄĝ·ĖÄÄúò§ĦÄĖƕ;½ÄēĖÄĝĝĦÙÄ¶Ė§ïÄƕì§¶ĦÙÄĝĦ§ĖĦ
ĝ§òÄĝŌÓĬĖÄĝƚĬĦƕĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ·ĬĖĖÄúĦ"ĺăĕĬÄÙ§ĺÝúÓÓĖăĻú button and pull the stubby gear selector back to engage
ĝÝú·ÄÝĦĝÝúÒ§ú·Ł§ú½ĦÙÄÝúĦĖă½Ĭ·ĦÝăúăÒÄò§ĖÝúŖŔŕŜĦă drive. Yorkshire, here we come. ¼
yēăĖĦƴĝĖÝ½ÄÝĝŌĖùƕ
despite relatively
generous sidewalls
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M A R T I N D O M O N E Y B O B A T K I N S
How does the latest and most sophisticated
Range Rover Sport stack up on a wet, 300-mile
lap of North Yorkshire? Martin Domoney climbs
aboard a D350 Autobiography to find out
Yorkshire fords don’t

put the Sport’s 90cm
wading depth to any
great challenge
Cameras let you ‘see’ Electronics also let

through the bonnet at you keep an eye on
what the front wheels diff lock status and
are doing off-road suspension travel
R A N G E R O V E R S P O R T R E V I E W
Cutting through B-roads to join the A1, the Sport very Most of the Sport’s wireless charging platform beneath the touchscreen to
much feels its size, but not its weight. It’s a wide car, as is set-up controls are keep your phone topped up.
via the central (huge)
every model in the current range, and you do have to be touchscreen As with everything, the more you use the screen the
mindful of placement on narrower, hedge-lined roads, but easier to negotiate it becomes, and scrolling left to right
the mix of keen but not overly-harsh damping, and that through home menu options becomes second nature.
rear-wheel steering chipping in on tighter curves, gives Great though the touchscreen and steering wheel
the Sport an agile edge. It rides exceptionally well for a controls are, I applaud the Sport’s designers for retaining
car on 22-inch wheels, though the larger arches allow a manual audio volume knob on the centre console that
slightly taller Pirellis, which no doubt help cushion things falls to hand easily, and twin rotary dials for the climate
before the four air springs and shocks take over. If you control and sumptuous heated and cooled seats. It’s nice
really want to give the chassis a challenge, 23-inch rims to retain at least a couple of analogue controls in an
are an option. otherwise very minimalist cabin.
Being a mild hybrid (MHEV), there’s no plugging in for Pulling up for a coffee stop, I pop the Sport’s
this version. What you get is a battery and electric assist electrically-actuated tailgate for a better look at the boot
motor system that’s recharged regeneratively every time ĝē§·ÄƚÙÄōăăĖÝĝÒ§ÝĖòŁÙÝÓÙƕ§ĝĦÙÄĖÄƴĝ§ĝē§·Äƪĝ§ĺÄĖ
you lay off the throttle, or get on the brakes. The assist beneath, but the loadspace is huge, boasting over a
motor backs up the twin-turbo straight-six diesel when square metre of unhindered space, and plenty of height.
pottering about at low speed, and when you push the The pop-up divider is a nice touch, and stops items
accelerator towards the plush carpet mats to usher the sliding around too much – nothing worse than getting a
Sport off a slip-road, as I do to head north. With 350bhp mucky stripe on the front of your jeans from the bumper
on tap, the Sport really does get up to the legal limit when leaning into the boot to retrieve things. This Sport
effortlessly, and there’s very little thrashiness or also has the added bonus of electrically-folding rear
coarseness from the diesel at any speed. In fact, one of benches; simply push and hold the button in the boot and
the things that’s truly striking about the L461 is how the back seats tumble and stow to boost the load area
incredibly good the noise, vibration and harshness even more.
ù§ú§ÓÄùÄúĦÝĝƚrÄŌúÄùÄúĦĻ§ĝ·òÄ§ĖòŁÙÝÓÙăúĦÙÄòÝĝĦ Suitably refreshed, it’s time to test the Sport on some
of priorities, and boy, did JLR get it right – the cabin is more interesting roads. Ribbons of tarmac snake over
practically silent at cruising speeds, helped no doubt by the moors, and this is where the L461 comes into its own.
clever noise-cancelling headrests. Yep, really. "ĺÄúÝú½ĖÝŇŇòŁĖ§ÝúĦÙÄoÝĖÄòòÝĝÙ§ĺÄúăēĖă¶òÄùŌú½ÝúÓ
The touchscreen is your main hub for controlling grip, and as I blast the insides of the wheelarches with
everything from air con to audio to driving modes and the wet grit and feel the elevation changes in my stomach,
ù§ĝĝ§ÓÝúÓÒĖăúĦĝÄ§ĦĝƕĻÙÝ·Ù;ùĬĝĦ§½ùÝĦ;ŌĖĝĦò§ĬÓÙÄ½ ùŁ·ăúŌ½Äú·ÄÓĖăĻĝƚ;Ħƴĝ§·§ĖĦÙ§Ħ·ăĬò½ēĖă¶§¶òŁÓÄĦ
ăÒÒ§ĝ§¶ÝĦăÒ§ÓÝùùÝ·ïƕ¶ĬĦ§ĖÄ§·ĦĬ§òòŁ§ĖÄ§ò¶ÄúÄŌĦăú you into quite a lot of trouble, not through outright speed,
a long journey. In fact, even when you haven’t got the but by a surefooted security that comes from the
seats in massage mode, they’re incredibly comfortable excellent damping and steering ratio and the knowledge
and offer almost limitless adjustment, but rear legroom that should you overdo it, there’s a raft of driver aids to
could be better when they’re set for taller drivers, given come to your rescue before anything really bad happens.
the size of the car. As you’d expect, USB-C charging ports What’s disconcerting is knowing that no matter how
and 12v power supplies are plentiful, and there’s a many impressive-sounding acronyms the Sport is ¼
Even at speed the
Sport is hushed and
ĖÄŌúÄ½ƟÝĦƴĝ§òĝăĺÄĖŁ
ĝĦ§¶òÄ§ú½ēò§úĦÄ½
“It’s a car that could probably get you into

quite a lot of trouble, not through outright
speed, but by surefooted security”
For a car its size and

weight, the Sport can
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R A N G E R O V E R S P O R T R E V I E W
There are occasions

when the generous
maximum ground
clearance is handy
Suspension height
can be manually
selected via the
touchscreen
equipped with to keep you out of ditches, 350bhp and a raised, but as I snake the tyres around potential tyre-
not-inconsiderable mass still need to conform to the laws poppers – using the ‘invisible bonnet’ camera view to
of physics. place the wheels – the combination of active front and
Things get better still when you select Dynamic mode. rear differentials and quick-witted traction control make
ÙĖăĦĦòÄÝúēĬĦĝ§ĖÄĝÙ§ĖēÄúÄ½ƕ½§ùēÝúÓÝĝŌĖùÄ½§ú½ĦÙÄ progress easy and drama-free. This particular Sport isn’t
interior comes alive with red accents. The only thing subject to the £440 two-speed transfer ’box option, so
taking the edge off this particular Sport during more only has high-range, though the excellent eight-cog auto
spirited driving is the engine note – you’re still well aware makes low-speed work effortless and I’d be surprised if
that it’s a diesel, despite the faux engine noise being many Sport buyers spec proper low-range. Even
pumped into the cabin. I’d love to try a petrol hybrid or encountering rain-swollen fords the Sport doesn’t bat an
better still, the V8. Really though, I’m being fussy. It’s a eyelid, and nor should it; as the water laps at the front
car you probably won’t drive everywhere like a loon – in splitter, we’re nowhere close to testing the generous
Ò§·ĦƕĦÙÄĝÙÄÄĖĖÄŌúÄùÄúĦ§ú½ĝÄĖÄúÝĦŁăÒĦÙÄ·§¶Ýú 900mm wading depth.
almost discourages tomfoolery – but it’s nice to know it I’m surprised by how helpful the added rear-wheel
can still raise your pulse when you want it to. ĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓÝĝƕ§ú½ÙăĻĖÄÓĬò§ĖòŁĦÙÄ¶ÄúÄŌĦÝĝÒÄòĦƚ
Out of Dynamic mode, it’s time to test the Sport’s Encountering a narrow village street blocked by a
mettle when it’s got mud and gravel under the tyres, stricken delivery lorry, I’m able to pivot the Sport around
rather than bitumen. As with the other bigger models in ¶ÄĦĻÄÄú·ĬĖ¶ĝĻÝĦÙùÝúÝù§òĝÙĬÒōÝúÓƕĦÙ§úïĝĦăĦÙÄ¶§·ï
the range, the D350 is equipped with Terrain Response II, wheels shaving off all-important turning radius.
which consists of six settings – General Driving, Rock Obviously, it’s still no black cab, but given the Sport’s near
Crawl, Grass/Gravel/Snow, Mud & Ruts, Sand and Auto. ŌĺÄƪùÄĦĖÄòÄúÓĦÙƕĦÙÄÄŀĦĖ§ĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓ§ú½Ò§úĦ§ĝĦÝ·
Being realistic, buyers of the Sport are most likely going 360-degree camera make tight manoeuvres and
Ħă¶Äú§ĺÝÓ§ĦÝúÓ§ùĬ½½ŁŌÄò½ÄúĦĖ§ú·ÄăĖĖĬĦĦÄ½ĦĖ§·ï sneaking into parking spaces far less painful.
rather than taking on more extreme terrain, so I choose As the heavens open and heavy raindrops splatter on
the Auto setting to see how well the suspension and the glass roof, it’s time to head back home. With music
traction control adapts to the slippery rock and washed- selected, cruise control set and the massage seat
out gravel tracks of North Yorkshire. The ride is working away, I point the Sport’s sleek nose south and
ĝăùÄĻÙ§ĦŌĖùÄĖĦÙ§úÄŀēÄ·ĦÄ½ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄĝĬĝēÄúĝÝăú start chipping away at the miles on the nav. In many other
cars the drive home from a good day out can be the
bittersweet end, but the Sport doesn’t make you feel that
RANGE ROVER SPORT (L461)
TECH SPEC D350 AUTOBIOGRAPHY
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ENGINE PERFORMANCE consumption as with the off-tarmac prowess that is expected of any
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• ZF eight-speed • 0-60mph: 5.6 seconds • Max towing capacity: little to dislike about it as an accomplished luxury
automatic • WLTP fuel 3500kg all-rounder – the only thing you’ll need to decide is if you
• Single-speed consumption: 36.7mpg PRICE want your exhaust note in Dynamic mode to be synthetic
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90 Td5
Mileage: 75,606
Power: 122bhp
Torque: 221lb-ft
Steve tells us that his MPG: 28
Defender is very
reliable. Mostly…
Having a
breakdown
Steve’s mission to collect his new
trailer doesn’t quite go to plan New trailer settled in and
ready to become a camper
I
often hear – and regularly get told – less than walking pace, to attempt to
how unreliable Land Rovers are. Often, drive up the road to the left to a safe STEVE MILLER
this is said to me by people who have place. It’s at this point I was reminded how LRM ASSOCIATE
never even owned one – but their impatient most other road users can be. PUBLISHER
mate’s brother’s cousin twice removed Despite my hazard lights being on, I was
has had terrible trouble. This knowledge given the death stare by many as they
§òăúÄĕĬ§òÝŌÄĝĦÙÄùĦăăÒÒÄĖùÄĦÙÄÝĖ tried to work out what the heck I was gave in. The breakdown service was called.
‘advice’. Let’s be honest here, we all know doing; I was simply trying to get to a safe After approximately a two-hour wait, the
the truth. Land Rovers can, and do, let you place, well away from the mayhem that is AA arrived. Our new ‘friend’ proceeded to
down from time to time. But then again, that particular junction. òăăïăĺÄĖĦÙÄùăĦăĖƚ7ÝĝŌĖĝĦĦÙăĬÓÙĦĻ§ĝƕ
name a car brand that isn’t without issues? There isn’t really a lot that can stop a let’s check the oil! I was rather perplexed at
I’ve enjoyed 28 years of Land Rover Td5 engine, save for major mechanical this and asked if he could just plug it into his
ownership to date, with the odd break of a catastrophes, so I switched the engine diagnostic gear as that would give me – and
few weeks between selling one and off, left it a moment then restarted. It him – far more knowledge. But strangely,
inevitably buying another. Also to date I proceeded to rev on the pedal once or before doing that, he wanted to remove the
have, like many, had a few technical issues, twice, before tripping back into limp ĝăĬú½ÝúĝĬò§ĦÝăúĝÙĖăĬ½ĦÙ§ĦŌĦĝăĺÄĖĦÙÄ
but I have always made it to my destination. mode. The last time it did this was way rocker cover, just to ‘have a look’. I was
Until the other day… My run of good luck ¶§·ïĻÙÄúĻÄŌĖĝĦ¶ăĬÓÙĦÝĦƕ§ú½ĦÙÄ beginning to get a little frustrated. Firstly,
came to an abrupt end on the busiest diagnosis then was we needed a new we were getting soaked, and secondly, I
section of the A45 on the roundabout next throttle pedal assembly, which contains a knew all he needed to do was plug it in…
to Rushden Lakes Shopping Centre in potentiometer to tell the engine ECU how Eventually, when he found nothing obvious
Northamptonshire. My Td5 90 decided to fast you want to go. Of course, the – I mean, the conrods weren’t hanging out
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go into limp-home mode as I was in the weather outside was wet and rainy, and of the block or anything – he decided to
middle lane, just entering the roundabout to trying to decipher what this new issue plug in his diagnostics machine. It was
head towards Wellingborough. I had to might be was somewhat stressful. After a obvious this poor chap had never seen a
Ýú½Ý·§ĦÄĦăĦÙÄòÄÒĦƕĦăŌĖĝĦòŁ·ĖăĝĝĦÙÄ while, we gave up looking over what Defender before, but what was more
ĕĬÄĬÝúÓĦĖ§ÒŌ·ăúĦÙÄúÄ§ĖĝÝ½Äò§úÄƕ§ú½§Ħ appeared to be a perfect Land Rover and annoying, his machine couldn’t talk to the
Land Rover either. He said there must be a were leaving nearby Santa Pod; the a break in the wires between the two –
fault my end. LRM editor Martin had no Ýú·òÄùÄúĦĻÄ§ĦÙÄĖÄúĝĬĖÄ½§úÄ§ĖòŁŌúÝĝÙ òÝïÄòŁ§ĝĦÙÄŁĖĬúăĺÄĖĦÙÄÓÄ§Ė¶ăŀ§ú½
issues a few weeks prior, nor did he in the for what appeared to be a Run What Ya water ingress on that particular day could
weeks coming, but more on that later. The Brung event, as they sped away from a have caused it. This is something becoming
ù§úŌ½½òÄ½ĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ·ăúúÄ·ĦÝăúăúĦÙÄ nearby junction. Most of the cars had ever more common in Td5s he said.
throttle potentiometer as I told him that ă¶úăŀÝăĬĝÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦĝƖ;ùĬĝĦ¶ÄÓÄĦĦÝúÓăò½ƚ Anyway, look out for the repair in a future
area was likely the culprit. I still had my I should be thankful – I was actually issue of LRMƕ§ĝU§ĖĦÝúĻÝòòÄŀēò§Ýú§òòƚ
doubts, but when starting up the engine en-route to see my mate Mark Canvin to So, a Penman trailer? After our ‘Camping
again after letting it sit for a few minutes, it collect a Penman trailer from him – and had ĻÝĦÙăĬĦăùēĖăùÝĝÄƴÒÄ§ĦĬĖÄăúVÄúÄ
seemed to run and rev up perfectly. We the breakdown happened on the way home _ĺÄĖò§ú½ƴĝ§ùÄò¶§·ĦĖ§ÝòÄĖĻÄ·ăĺÄĖÄ½
agreed that we would continue on our way with it attached, it would have proved back in the June issue, it inspired me to
ƩĦÙÄù§úÙ§ēēŁĦÙ§ĦÙÝĝƳŌ½½òÄƴùĬĝĦ ēĖă¶òÄù§ĦÝ·ƚÙÄĻăúƴĦĦăĻ§ùÝòÝĦ§ĖŁ have a go and build my own. I have often
Ù§ĺÄŌŀÄ½ĦÙÄÝĝĝĬÄƕ¶ĬĦÙÄĻăĬò½ÒăòòăĻ trailer with pintle, as per its small print. admired various camping trailer set-ups,
behind until we reached Olney, on the road After a very long day waiting for recovery, and one thing it proved, a Penman derived
towards Milton Keynes. ĻÄĻÄĖÄĝăăú¶§·ïÙăùÄƕ§ú½ĦÙÄō§ĝÙÝúÓ ĺÄĖĝÝăúĻăĬò½ŌĦùŁúÄÄ½ĝēÄĖÒÄ·ĦòŁƚú½
;·ăĬò½úƴĦ¶ÄòÝÄĺÄÝĦƩĻÄĻÄĖÄùÄĖĖÝòŁăú of orange lights from the recovery truck ĻÙă½ăÄĝúƴĦòăĺÄ§úÄŀƪ§ĖùŁĦĖ§ÝòÄĖƛ;ïúăĻ
our way, and I was scratching my head how gave my neighbours reassurance that Land ;½ăƚ;½ăúƴĦÒăĖăúÄùăùÄúĦÝù§ÓÝúÄÄú½ÝúÓ
ÙÄÙ§½ù§ú§ÓÄ½ĦăŌŀÝĦ¶ŁŌ½½òÝúÓĻÝĦÙĦÙÄ Rovers are proven unreliable pieces of junk. ĬēĻÝĦÙ§úŁĦÙÝúÓ§ĝÓĖ§ú½§ĝVÄúÄƴĝ
·ăúúÄ·ĦăĖƕĻÙÄúÝĦÙ§½úƴĦĻăĖïÄ½ÒăĖùÄƚ ÙÄúÄŀĦ½§ŁăĖĝăĝ§ĻÄ½ÝĦăĖU§ĖĦÝú professionally built offering, but a simple
Then, all of a sudden, back into limp mode ÙÄ§½ĖăĬú½§ĖùÄ½ĻÝĦÙ§ĖÝĦē§ĖĦMŁúŀ"ĺă clad steel frame, with my Frontrunner
for us. This time, though, we were miles diagnostic tool to properly diagnose the ĖăăÒĦăēĦÄúĦ§ĦăēƕĻÝòòĝĬÒŌ·ÄƚMĬŀĬĖÝÄĝ
from anywhere – no shops, facilities or issue. And, like I thought, it was throttle- such as a hob, sink, battery management,
anything – stuck at the side of the A509. related. Code 3141 revealed itself, meaning etc, can come at a later date – but with the
Disaster! A recovery lorry had to be called, driver demand fault. Basically, we were need to camp out at numerous times of the
which we had to wait a further two hours losing signal between the pedal and the ŁÄ§Ė§ĦăĬĖăĻúŘŀŘyē§ĖÄĝ§Łĝ§ú½LRM
for; the only entertainment was watching "ƚ;§ú§ĬÓÙ§úăÒ;rÄĺÄòăēùÄúĦĝ Live in May 2024, a few creature comforts
all the ridiculous automotive creations that was soon on Facebook telling us it would be ĻăĬò½úƴĦÓă§ùÝĝĝƚ ¼
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WRITERS’ ROVERS
1995 RANGE ROVER

PHOTO: EDWARD CUSICK
CLASSIC VOGUE SE
Power: 182bhp
Nothing comes Torque: 230lb-ft
remotely close to Mileage 95,600
feeling as special as a MPG: 19
Range Rover Classic
ALISDAIR
Spanner time! CUSICK

LRM CONTRIBUTOR
Alisdair promised
W
E all know ‘that noise’. We tells us mechanically, our car is ruined.
pass every journey When my Classic made ‘that noise’, my
he’d work on his listening for it. We never
want to hear it, but are
heart sank. I thought it was terminal; it
ĝăĬú½Ä½ÝĦƚU§ĖĦÝú§ú½;Ù§½ŌúÝĝÙÄ½ĦÙÄ
constantly alert for it, repair – replacing a blowing exhaust
Range Rover. So, regardless. ‘That noise’ is a sound from the manifold gasket – and I’d just started the
engine, or the gearbox – anywhere, actually car. But rather than the smooth sound of a
how has he got on? – that means it is game over. ‘That noise’ úăĻŌŀÄ½ŗƚŝƪòÝĦĖÄŜƕ;ÙÄ§Ė½§ĖÙŁĦÙùÝ·§ò
tapping. Sharp. Metallic. Going throughout
the car. My brain worked the problem; too
Great to share some loud for tappets, it sounded bigger, deeper.
time with Martin ÝÓÄú½ĝƛoÝĝĦăúĝò§ēƛĖ§úïƛÄŌúÝĦÄòŁ
working on the car
ĝÄĖÝăĬĝƚÄŌúÝĦÄòŁƳĦÙ§ĦúăÝĝÄƴƚ
o§úÝ·ƪĝĦĖÝ·ïÄúƕ;ēĬòòÄ½ùŁÙÄ§½ăĬĦăÒ
the driver’s window, and peered into the
engine bay. Only to see Martin, ½ƪÝú·Ù
ratchet in hand, repeatedly tapping the
handle against the radiator top, with Becky,
my other half, behind him, struggling not to
laugh. I won’t tell you what I thought, but I
still can’t believe he ‘got’ me with such an
old trick. So much for Land Rover pals…
;ƴĺÄ¶ÄÄú¶ĬĝŁăúĦÙÄò§ĝĝÝ·ÝúŖŔŖŗƚ
First off was to give it a really good clean.
Fellow LRM scribe Gary will rib me savagely,
PHOTOS: ALISDAIR CUSICK
but I gave it everything, right down to

removing wheels to wash and polish the
insides. After three laps around the car with
different products and procedures (no
toothbrushes, Gary), the Biarritz Blue paint
looks a rich, deep gloss, and the car
Air con regas was a Tailgate, view, brew. Perfect
ĖÄò§ĦÝĺÄòŁÄ§ĝŁŌŀ
presents as the car I’ve always wanted. when, having removed the sump drain plug
I can’t always be bothered to go to town, and noticing what I thought to be my aim
but afterwards the difference is incredible. into the drain pan being off, I moved the
So much so, pal Ada Fisher sent a shot pan to a better position. Only to see the
recently he’d seen online, convinced it was pan’s bottom gape like a tramp’s hat, and
my car. I admit it was almost identical, and I ÙăĦăÝòōăĻăĬĦ¶ÄÒăĖÄùŁÙÄòēòÄĝĝòŁ
had to look closely, but it was actually a blinking eyes. I think I’ve got the stain up,
shot from the 1995 Range Rover brochure. but six and a half litres of oil goes a long
Ahead of the MoT, the nearside front way on a driveway, let me tell you.
brake pipes were next. An advisory on last For some LRM teamwork, Martin came
year’s test, they were okay, but I like things to mine to do the exhaust manifold gasket
right. A few days doing an hour here and that was just blowing. A straightforward
there, I steadily worked through the job job that can turn nasty quickly, we both had
myself. Using the originals as a pattern, I fun spannering, chatting all things Land
copied them off the car in cupronickel pipe, Rover, and, of course, drinking tea. That is, VăĦĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄĦÙÝĝ
ō§ĖÄ½ĦÙÄÄú½ĝĦÙÄúÄ§ĝÄ½ĦÙÄ when he wasn’t playing workshop tricks on has happened. Such is
replacements into position. Bleeding went me. I insisted he had a drive, as sharing the life, running a Range
Rover Classic in 2023
to plan, once I’d managed to get the air to enjoyment is what it is all about, isn’t it?
sneeze dramatically from a top nipple on I’ve got through a fair bit of work,
the nearside caliper, that is, and there’s a thinking about it, but spread out it is
òăĺÄòŁŌĖùēÄ½§òƕ·Ù§Ė§·ĦÄĖÝĝĦÝ·ĦăĦÙÄĝăÒĦ ĝĬĖēĖÝĝÝúÓĻÙ§ĦŁăĬ·§úŌĦÝúƚÙÄ·§ĖÝĝ§òò §òĝă§ÒŌĖùĝìĬĝĦĻÙ§Ħ§ĝēÄ·Ý§ò·§Ė§
dash models. the better for it, which was the plan. We’ve well-sorted Range Rover Classic is, and has
The air conditioning was working, but been using it plenty as a family on us itching to do a really long drive, like up to
barely. Happy there was at least some everything from school runs, Cub camp, Scotland again.
·ăăòÝúÓÄÒÒÄ·Ħƕ;ÓăĦĦÙÄĝŁĝĦÄùōĬĝÙÄ½§ú½ and multiple trips around the Peak District. That can wait, though. First, I’ve got to
ĖÄŌòòÄ½ĻÝĦÙrŕŗŘ§ĖÄÒĖÝÓÄĖ§úĦ¶Ł;§ú Miles from home in the car, in great scenery Ōú½ĝăùÄĦăăòĝU§ĖĦÝúĦÄòòĝùÄÙÄòÄÒĦÝúùŁ
Baughan (irbdevelopments.co.uk). Filled with a tailgate picnic on the go, is a very garage. Do you know, I can’t recall him using
with 900g of refrigerant rather than the happy place indeed. a 1-7/16-inch socket, nor metric adjustable,
ŗŔŔÝĦÙ§½ƕĦÙÄ·§¶ÝúÝĝ·ăăò§Ó§Ýúƕ§ú½ Seeing the children’s reaction to but apparently they’re around here
another job was ticked off the list. experiencing the car again makes you somewhere… One thing is for certain – he
An oil service went rather pear-shaped, ĖÄ·§òòĻÙÄúĦÙÄĝē§ĖïŌĖĝĦòÝĦÝúŁăĬĖĝÄòÒƚ;Ħ won’t make a fool of me again. ¼
WRITERS’ ROVERS 1975 SERIES III
109 V8
Mileage: 37,104
Power: 135bhp
Torque: 101lb-ft
MPG: 16
Going
full tilt All done!
Series III ready for
more adventures
Well, three-quarter tilt. Martin treats

his 109 to an Exmoor Trim canvas
I
love to take my Series III on as many
adventures as possible, and thankfully MARTIN
I’ve had the opportunity to do just that Heading for
DOMONEY the bin:
this year. It’s been to most of the Land LRM EDITOR the old
Rover, 4x4 and Vintage Spares Days plastic tarp
that we’ve held throughout 2023 (full
rundown of them all on p78), our inaugural arriving or leaving an event, you probably truck cab already had the guttering riveted
two-day LRM Live event back in May, to will have witnessed the hideous green Ýúēò§·ÄĦăĦ§ïÄ§Ƴ·§¶ŌĦƴ·§úĺ§ĝƚ;§·ĦĬ§òòŁ
Wales to do the infamous Strata Florida plastic tarpaulin I have to fold over all my asked the seller if it had a canvas to come
greenlane, up to York for a great charity stuff to keep it dry when on the road. It’s with it, and he told me it didn’t. He said that
show, to name but a few. The Series III inconvenient, ugly, dirty and makes he’d taken it off, because it was so old and
always proves to be a talking point, and it’s everything stink of plastic. Plus, no matter rotten that when a cat jumped out of the
been great putting decent miles on it. how many ratchet straps I use to keep it in tree under which the Land Rover was
Aside from my previous improvements ēò§·Äƕ;·§úúÄĺÄĖĝÄÄùĦăĝĦăēÝĦō§ēēÝúÓ parked onto the top, it fell straight through
to the cab, one thing that has needed about and coming loose. It had to go. and couldn’t get out! Luckily the stricken
addressing for quite some time is a cover Back when I bought the 109, it had a set moggy was rescued promptly afterwards,
for the load area. If you’ve ever seen me ăÒĦÙĖÄÄƪĕĬ§ĖĦÄĖÙăă½ĝĦÝ·ïĝŌĦĦÄ½ƕ§ú½ĦÙÄ but to avoid a repeat, he took it off and
binned it.
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cover as I liked how the 109 looked as a
truck cab with nothing on the back but, as
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co.uk). I opted for a windowless tilt in Sand
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down beside the shed and evicting all the
spiders and snails, I bolted them down and
got the canvas in place. It was really simple
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and straps tight to avoid shrinkage when it
rains – an easy trap to fall into if you
haven’t dealt with canvas tops before.
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(ask Martin how he tidy up the 109’s bodywork in places. Most
knows…) importantly, I’ve been able to launch that
smelly old green tarp into the skip.
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LRM takes a look back at a
bumper year of events, and
looks forward to more great
Land Rover days in 2024
WHAT A YEAR
WOW
2023 has certainly been one to
remember. There’s been more
great Land Rover events this
year than ever before, and
you’ve turned up in your droves
to take in the fantastic
atmosphere, get inspired by
brilliant vehicles, buy and sell
parts and accessories, meet up
with friends both old and new
and make the most of the long Bargains everywhere
and happy hunters to
summer evenings with a snap them up
barbecue and some beers.
We’re taking a look back over
the plethora of events that made
2023 such a memorable year
Malvern Land Rover, 4x4 and Vintage Spares Day
– from Spares Days to LRM Live The season kicked off in early Ļ§ĖùÄ½ăĺÄĖ¶§·ăúĝ§ú½ĻÝ·ÙÄĝ§ú½ùĬÓĝăÒ
and the Billing Off Road Show, 0Ä¶ĖĬ§ĖŁĻÝĦÙăĬĖŌĖĝĦyē§ĖÄĝ§ŁăÒĦÙÄŁÄ§Ėƕ ĝĦÄ§ùÝúÓÙăĦĦÄ§ƚ
plus more. We also have the full at Malvern in Worcestershire. Hundreds of ÄĻÄĖÄ¶§·ï§ĦU§òĺÄĖúĦă·§ēăÒÒĦÙÄ
complement of dates for your buyers and traders braved the biting cold to get ĝÄ§ĝăúăúŖŝ_·Ħă¶ÄĖƕĻÝĦÙùĬ·ÙùÝò½ÄĖ
diary in 2024 – so you can plan ĦÙÄ·§òÄú½§ĖĖăòòÝúÓĻÝĦÙ§ēòăù¶ƕ§ú½ù§úŁ ĻÄ§ĦÙÄĖ§ú½ìĬĝĦ§ĝù§úŁÄúĦÙĬĝÝ§ĝĦÝ·ĦĖ§½ÄĖĝ
which events you want to attend ·§ùÄ§Ļ§ŁĻÝĦÙĦÙÄē§ĖĦĝĦÙÄŁúÄÄ½Ä½ĦăŌúÝĝÙ §ú½ēĬúĦÄĖĝƚ;úÒ§·ĦƕĦÙÄĖÄĻÄĖÄĝăù§úŁ
and have lots of Land Rover ĦÙÄÝĖĻÝúĦÄĖēĖăìÄ·ĦĝăĖēă·ïÄĦĝÒĬòòăÒ·§ĝÙ ĦĖ§½ÄĖĝĦÙ§ĦĝăùÄĝēÝòòÄ½ăĬĦÝúĦăĦÙÄē§ĖïÝúÓ
goodness to look forward to in ÒĖăùĝÄòòÝúÓÄŀĦĖ§¶ÝĦĝÒĖăù§Ó§Ė§ÓÄăĖĝÙÄ½ §ĖÄ§ÝúÒĖăúĦăÒĦÙÄù§ÝúÓ§ĦÄƩúăù§ĦĦÄĖ
the new year. ·òÄ§ĖƪăĬĦăĺÄĖĦÙÄÒÄĝĦÝĺÄēÄĖÝă½ƚÙÄyÄĖÝÄĝ ĻÙÄĖÄŁăĬòăăïÄ½ƕĦÙÄĖÄĻÄĖÄ¶§ĖÓ§Ýúĝ
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Ripon Land Rover, 4x4 and The return of this

event to Ripon proved
Vintage Spares Day popular indeed
After a number of years absence from the venue, 12 March

saw the welcome return of a Land Rover, 4x4 and Vintage
Spares Day to Ripon Racecourse. We were unsure how
many of you would turn up, but were overwhelmed with
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positivity from the buyers and sellers who arrived in droves.

It’s safe to say we weren’t expecting such a response, with
traders coming from all over the Yorkshire Dales, hills of the
Lakes and even the Scottish Highlands to sell their wares in
the picturesque countryside. It was a brilliant day, and
everyone we spoke to was delighted to see the autojumble
return to Ripon.
It was back to the racecourse on 15 October for a second
round of buying and selling at Ripon, and once again it was a
good turnout from both sides. We can’t wait to get back to
Yorkshire in the new year to continue to build what has
proven to be a much-loved Spares Day. See you there!
M A R T I N D O M O N E Y V A R I O U S
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the sun and Land
Rovers alike
Optimill was
headline sponsor
for the event
LRM stand was

bustling all day
LRM Live various demonstrations and clubs

throughout the day for members to show
LRM Live plans to
be bigger and
The weekend of 20-21 off their Land Rovers and share the stories better next year
May brought stunning behind them.
views, loads of Land Trade stands included headline sponsor
Rovers and, to top it off, beautiful weather for the event, Optimill, as well as Richards
for the inaugural premier two-day event – Ù§ĝĝÝĝƕ_§ïrÝ½ÓÄ"úÓÝúÄÄĖÝúÓƕÄÒÄú½ÄĖ
LRM Live – at the Three Counties Rear Tubs, Alive Tuning, Marshland
Showground in Malvern. The camping area Ù§ĝĝÝĝƕ"ùēÝĖÄĬúÝúÓƕrÝùùÄĖĖăĝƕ
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and the sounds of laughter, music and many more – there was truly something
happy voices as the sun dipped behind the for everyone. The Land Rover Monthly stand was a
Malvern Hills. ăĦÙĦĖ§½ÄĝĦ§ú½ĝ§ú½§ĬĦăìĬù¶òÄ§ĖÄ§ĝ bustling hive of activity, thanks to our
Gates opened to day visitors on were busy over the two days, and it was special subscription deals and gifts, and
Saturday morning, and the event got into great to see so many of you walking various members of the team, including
full swing, starting with a live auction run around with purchases, or enjoying an ice Martin Domoney, Steve Miller, Gary Pusey,
by HJ Pugh, with a huge number of Land cream or beer in the sun. òÝĝ½§ÝĖĬĝÝ·ï§ú½"½"ĺ§úĝĻÄĖÄăúƪÙ§ú½
Rovers, spares, accessories and It wasn’t just older Land Rover to chat Land Rovers.
automobilia going under the hammer. A enthusiasts that were kept entertained We can’t wait to show you what we’ve
jaw-dropping array of vehicles courtesy of either – the kids could take to a specially- got planned for the 2024 event, but
The Dunsfold Collection took pride of made off-road course in a little Land Rover, believe us when we say it’s going to be
ēò§·ÄÝúĦÙÄ7§òòăÒ0§ùÄ§òăúÓĻÝĦÙr"ĝ or test their hand-eye coordination on bigger and better than last year – you
Restore, and the outdoor arena hosted driving radio-controlled models. won’t want to miss it. ¼
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Billing... A staple for

Land Rover fans
LRM’s Martin and

Steve hosted the
Show and Tell stage
Billing Off Road Show

Everyone loves Billing!
A staple for Land Rover
enthusiasts, the Billing
Off Road Show blends camping, shopping and off-roading into
a fantastic weekend, and the 2023 event was no exception.
Proof if ever it were needed that as media partners for the
show, LRM brings the sunshine with it – the
Northamptonshire countryside was bathed in fantastic
weather on the weekend of 1-2 July, and soon vehicles that
turned up clean were getting progressively muckier with each
drive of the on-site off-road courses and infamous mud run.
The Challenge South West crew made sure the action didn’t Ever-popular
charity auction
stop, offering white-knuckle passenger rides around an
impressive course on the sprawling hillside, while traders and
punters lapped up the sunshine.
PHOTOS: MARTIN DOMONEY, TOMASZ JARECKI
The show was packed, and Editor Martin and Associate

Publisher Steve Miller took to the Show and Tell stage at
lunchtime on both days to interview enthusiastic owners
about their chosen steeds, followed by a special procession to
celebrate 75 years of Land Rover. Saturday evening brought
the ever-popular Charity Auction, with many traders kindly
supplying wares to be auctioned off, with all proceeds going
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Auction over, revellers made a beeline for the beer tent to
enjoy great live music and polish off a few pints before getting
stuck back into the action on Sunday. A brilliant event as
always – we can’t wait to see more of you there next year.
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TECH EDITOR CONTRIBUTOR DOMONEY CONTRIBUTOR SHOOLHEIFER,
LRM technical Pro re-chassis EDITOR Patina expert, CONTRIBUTOR
lead, drives 90 and total rebuild Drives a 1975 drives Series I, Pro restorer,
V8, RR Sport specialist Series III 109 Range Rover Classic drives Minerva SI
WORK SAFELY two hands to control ăēÄúÝúÓōĬÝ½òÝúÄĝ§ú½ shoes to protect gloves, clothing and mask, ŌòòÄĖ·§ēƕĬúĦÝòĦÙÄ
• Wear protective gloves torque-twist and kickback. working on overhead parts. against falling objects and ensure appropriate engine and coolant
when working with sharp • Wear eye protection when ƓÄ§Ė§ē§ĖĦÝ·òÄŌòĦÄĖĻÙÄú and ensure better grip ŌĖÄƪŌÓÙĦÝúÓÄĕĬÝēùÄúĦÝĝ have fully cooled down.
edges, grinding, cutting grinding, cutting, wire- removing rust and cleaning ăúĝòÝēēÄĖŁōăăĖĝƚ available and close by. Always remove the
and using an angle grinder. brushing, sanding, releasing off brake parts. • When welding, wear • Never work on a cooling ŌòòÄĖ·§ēĝòăĻòŁÝú·§ĝÄ
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REAR DOOR SWAP
LRM CONTRIBUTOR Tail door frames can crack under the weight of the
spare wheel, and corrode outer panels, so you may
NEED TO KNOW need to fit a new door. Here’s how
TIME: Around 5 hours
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HE rear door on early utility Land (hidden behind the door card) will also be
COST: £353.60
Rovers and Defenders is known as breaking up.
DIFFICULTY: a safari door. The design remained The good news is that a safari door is not
MODELS: Series II, IIA, III, Ninety, little changed from the Series II, particularly expensive compared with the
One Ten, Defender. through Series IIA, Series III and up to the cost of a front door, and is easy to replace.
TOOLS NEEDED: General workshop Defender of 2002. In 2002 the design and So if your safari door is suffering from any,
tools, drill and drill bits, hole saw and construction of the safari door changed to or all, of the issues above, you can bring
ùÄĦ§òŌòÄƚ a one-piece construction, although the your Land Rover back to its former glory
physical size of the door and the gap that it without too much pain. Please note that the
PARTS AND COSTS: Galvanised
ŌòòÄ½ĖÄù§ÝúÄ½Ĭú·Ù§úÓÄ½ƚ owner of the Defender shown here opted
safari door, £270, BLRC Ltd;
Just like the front doors of a Land Rover, for a more costly galvanised door.
rear door glass, heated, MTC8951,
the safari door is prone to all the rigours of I like to dismantle any assembly as far as
£68, BLRC Ltd; butyl seal putty tape,
everyday use. They are generally working possible while still on the vehicle. This has a
black, 3x19mm, £15.60.
vehicles and can suffer dents, scratches, úĬù¶ÄĖăÒ¶ÄúÄŌĦĝƩù§ÝúòŁòÝÓÙĦÄúÝúÓĦÙÄ
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• Get assistance for handling heavy jockey wheel handles and the like. ăÒÒƚĬĦÝĦÝĝ§òĝăÙÄò½ŌĖùÄĖ§ú½ùăĖÄ
PHOTOS: TREVOR CUTHBERT
components. Another issue with the safari door, stable in situ for dealing with any stubborn
• Wear eye protection when drilling particularly the pre-2002 design, is ŌŀĦĬĖÄĝ§ú½ŌĦĦÝúÓĝƚÝĦÙĦÙ§Ħĝ§Ý½ƕÄĺÄú§
and using a hole saw. fracturing of the inner frame because of fully dressed safari door is not particularly
CONTACT: BLRC Ltd the weight and vibration of the spare wheel heavy, so you can remove it before
Tel: 02897 511763 mounted directly to the door. The strip-down if you prefer. Whichever method
blrcvehiclespecialist.co.uk fracturing will be seen on the inside of the is chosen, it will be necessary to remove all
lower window frame, and when it appears of the parts from the door that are going to
here you can be sure the inner frame ¶ÄĖÄŌĦĦÄ½ĦăĦÙÄúÄĻĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦÝĦÄùƚ
I N A S S O C I A T I O N W I T H
Removing the old door
Only skin deep To be replaced Factory fitment

At a glance the safari rear door looks This damaged swing-out spare wheel This standard spare wheel carrier is
1 to be presentable and is functioning 2 carrier mounts on the body, rather 3 more common, but the weight of the
okay, but under the skin there lurks multiple than the door. It rubs against the lower door wheel and tyre can crack the door frame.
issues which the owner wants gone. hinge, is not strong enough, and it vibrates. The bird’s nest was a surprise.
Old school Belt and braces! All the way around

ÙÝĝĦŁēÄăÒĖÄ§Ė½ăăĖƕŌĦĦÄ½ĬēĦă After removing the screws with a Pozi Likewise the side strips, top strip
4 2002, has a set of aluminium strips 5 #2 screwdriver, the lower aluminium 6 and the curved corner pieces are
that secure the window glass to the frame, strip is removed. This one needed all removed by taking out the screws
held by self-tapper screws. persuasion, as it was also glued in place. and gently prising them free.
Easy access Very convenient Twist and pull

The rear door lock assembly is held in The top screws had been in this The door lock assembly is now eased
7 ēò§·Ä¶ŁÒăĬĖŌŀÝúÓĝƚÙÄĦĻăĦăē 8 captive nut plate, which now drops out 9 out of the door handle recess carefully,
ĝ·ĖÄĻĝĻÄĖÄĦÙÄŌĖĝĦĦă¶ÄĖÄùăĺÄ½ƕÒĖăù ăÒĦÙÄ½ăăĖ§ĦĦÙÄăĬĦĝÝ½ÄƚÙÄòăĻÄĖŌŀÝúÓÝĝ taking the gasket with it, as with luck this
inside the door. a stud plate with M6 nuts on the inside. may be reusable. ¼
REAR DOOR SWAP
Trim tool not needed Damaged elements, too Easy removal

The inside door card has been replaced The only electric cable present on The door check-strap is unbolted from
10 with aluminium chequerplate, riveted 11
this particular door ran to a fractured 12 the pivot bracket on the rear of the
on. The rivets are drilled out to remove the terminal at the window glass, for the body and slid out of the runner, for reuse in
panel, exposing any wiring. heated rear window. the new door.
Door hinges Held until ready And free

A long-handled 13mm ring spanner All six of the door bolts (two on each "ĺÄúĻÝĦÙĦÙÄÓò§ĝĝĝĦÝòòÝúēò§·ÄƦŌĖùòŁ
13 allows you to hold the nut on the inside 14 hinge) are eased partly out with the 15 glued) the door is not very heavy and
by reaching under the door, while loosening nuts removed, but still supporting the door, can be lifted off by one person. Note the
the bolts on the outside. ready to lift it off. construction of the inner frame.
Fitting the new door
Ready to offer up Improved design Less stretching

The new door with galvanised frame Replacement doors have corner ÝĦÙĦÙÄĖÄ§ĖÓò§ĝĝúăĦŌĦĦÄ½ŁÄĦƕÝĦÝĝ
16 and sprayed in primer, will be hung on 17 gussets built into the frame (top left 18 easy to access the inner nuts and bolt
the original hinges still on the body, using the and bottom centre) giving extra strength, heads for each hinge by reaching through
existing stainless bolts and nuts. especially for the weight of the spare wheel. the window aperture.
Fitting out the new door
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adjustment available. But if the door is frame. If the door frame seal is damaged,
§··ĬĖ§ĦÄòŁù§½ÄƕÝĦĻÝòò§òÝÓúìĬĝĦŌúÄƚ now is the time to renew it.
Back in place Missing hole By trial and error

rÄŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄĖÄ§Ė½ăăĖ·ÙÄ·ïƪĝĦĖ§ēÝĝ§ Unusually, this door does not have a The hole for the lock barrel is now
21 straightforward job of sliding it into the 22 lock barrel hole. Measuring from the 23 Äúò§ĖÓÄ½ĦăĦÙÄÄŀ§·ĦĝÝŇÄúÄÄ½Ä½
runner on the door and rebolting the other old door, a pilot hole is drilled, then enlarged ĬĝÝúÓ§ĖăĬú½ŌòÄƩĻÝĦÙÒĖÄĕĬÄúĦĦĖÝ§òŌĦĝ
end to the pivot bracket on the body. with a slightly undersized hole cutter. of the door lock assembly.
Success Mission impossible Plan for power

After enlarging the cut hole to size The glass had been bonded to the old ÙÄ§½ăÒŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄÓò§ĝĝƕēĖăĺÝĝÝăú
24 ĬĝÝúÓ§ĖăĬú½ŌòÄ§ú½ÒĖÄĕĬÄúĦĦĖÝ§òŌĦĝƕ 25 door, damaging parts of the heated 26 needs to be made for an electrical feed
ĦÙÄòă·ï§ĝĝÄù¶òŁ§ú½¶§ĖĖÄò§ĖÄĖÄŌĦĦÄ½Ʃ rear window element (HRW), so this new to the HRW. Here a pilot hole is drilled in the
that work shouldn’t have been necessary. Óò§ĝĝĻÝòò¶ÄŌĦĦÄ½ĦăĦÙÄ½ăăĖƚ frame at the appropriate location. ¼
REAR DOOR SWAP
8mm for this one Fishing Fitting the glass

The pilot hole has been enlarged to suit A length of thin stiff wire is fed through The window glass will be sealed to the
27 a rubber grommet, which will be 28 the door frame. The electric feed for 29 door using a bed of non-setting black
essential to protect the electric cable from the HRW will be attached to this wire to pull it putty sealant material (butyl putty tape)
·Ù§ŌúÓăúĦÙÄÄ½ÓÄăÒĦÙÄÙăòÄƚ through the door frame. around the whole of the frame.
Self tapper holes Safe and sound Colour change looming

The new glass is bedded into the putty The window glass is now secure, and A new swing-away wheel carrier will be
30 §ú½ÝĝúăĻĝÄ·ĬĖÄ½¶ŁĖÄŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄ 31 all that remains is to add the wiring 32 ŌĦĦÄ½§ÒĦÄĖĦÙÄM§ú½răĺÄĖÙ§ĝ¶ÄÄú
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holes for the self-tapping screws. ÝúúÄĖ½ăăĖ·ăĺÄĖƕăĖ§ĝĦ§ú½§Ė½½ăăĖ·§Ė½ƚ design will eliminate corrosion and cracking.
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RESTORING
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CARBURETTOR
The carburettor is
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Cusick reports on
a professional
carb restoration
Fuggle’s Fettling
Originally having worked in the
medical industry, Martin Lawrie set
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medical diagnostics company. A
ALISDAIR lifelong tinkerer with classic cars, he
CUSICK continued his time-served
LRM CONTRIBUTOR methodical approach to vehicles as a
business. Fuggle’s is named after his
1920 Talbot 14/45 pick-up, originally
owned and converted by a Sunbeam,
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Heath. Already signwritten as Mr R.F
TIME TAKEN: 4-5 hours. Fuggle, the name stuck. Today, he
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hacksaw, disc sander, screwdrivers, hesitation, black smoke or poor carburettors, wiper motors and
pliers, plate glass, ultrasonic cleaner, fuel economy; all these issues electrical parts from Land Rovers
taps and dies, polishing wheel, 400 grit suggest one cause on classic Land and beyond. He also 3D-prints parts
wet and dry paper. Rovers: the carburettor. A common and tools, notably gearbox drilling
DIFFICULTY: component, but one that does a complex jigs and main bearing T-seal guides
task, namely balancing the mix of air and for Land Rover Series vehicles.
MODELS: All Series I models, through
to Series IIA, but principles are the same petrol for all throttle demands.
for any carburettor. That balance is a fine one and, with There’s an art to carburettor set-up
passing years, inevitably comes the need and, whilst there was once always that
PARTS USED: Carburettor as supplied,
for a carburettor rebuild. Rebuilding a local garage nearby who understands
Fuggle’s Fettling, £40/hour.
carburettor is a relatively straightforward them, those skills aren’t easy to find
WORK SAFELY job, typically requiring a methodical strip today. Because of this, there are a scarce
• Use the right tool, for the right job. down, clean, then reassembling with new few specialists who have become the
ƓĝÄĻÄòòƪŌĦĦÝúÓĦăăòĝăúĝăÒĦ¶Ė§ĝĝ fibre washers and gaskets. For a carb in go-to for a thorough job. One of these is
parts to avoid distortion. good order, that usually revives it, but Martin Lawrie, of Fuggle’s Fettling,
• Get an expert to do the job, if in you’re with some being 75-years old, other more renowned for his work on Solex and SU
any doubt. involved issues arise, meaning the task carbs in particular. Rebuilds now often
• Never take risks with heat or pressure. often entails correcting warpage of incorporate complete restoration, so he
• Wear breathing protection when mating faces, replacing jets, or re-bushing not only rebuilds the units, but can also
cutting or handling aged materials worn throttle spindles. Carburettors are visually refresh them to as-new condition.
PHOTOS: ALISDAIR CUSICK
which may create a dust hazard. usually made of Mazak, an alloy that can He walks us through a typical process
• Gaskets may contain asbestos. be prone to stripping threads, or cracking, of restoring a Solex 32 PBI-2 from a
THANKS TO: Martin Lawrie of Fuggle’s most typically at the emulsion tube Series I, though the basic principles are
Fettling for his help with this feature. holder. Fixings can be a mix of Whitworth, broadly the same for a Series IIA
07950 335835, fugglesfettling.co.uk AF and metric, occasionally with one type B40PAIO-5A and the Series III’s Zenith
of head and a different thread. 36IV, Stromberg and SU carburettors.
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Dismantling the
carburettor
Starting point Get the best grip To business

A typical starting point. This 32-PBI-2 Martin begins by unbolting the fuel ăĺÄĖăÒÒƕĻÄĝÄÄĦÙÄÝúĦÄĖú§òĝƔōă§Ħ
1 is dated 1965, but the type was used 2 inlet, then unscrews the top cover. 3 chamber, carb throat with accelerator
from 1948, with different jets for the two ÙÄĦÙÄĖ¶ăòĦăĖĝ·ĖÄĻÙÄ§½ƕĻÄòòƪŌĦĦÝúÓ pump injector and emulsion tube holder.
1600cc and 2000cc Series I engines. tools are a must, to avoid damaging them. Upper gasket may contain asbestos.
Deciding whether to
rebuild, or repair
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unwanted air is sucked in, weakening
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ăúòŁĻ§ŁĦă·ĬĖÄĦÙ§ĦĻÄ§ĖēĖăēÄĖòŁƚ Strip down Remove, but store
yÝùÝò§ĖòŁƕÄŀ§ùÝúÄĦÙÄ§··ÄòÄĖ§ĦăĖ Martin begins by unbolting the needle rÄùăĺÝúÓĦÙÄōă§ĦĝÙăĻĝ§¶ĬÝò½ƪĬēăÒ
ēĬùēĖă½ƚoò§ŁÝúÄÝĦÙÄĖÄú½ĖÄĕĬÝĖÄĝ 4 jet in the top cover using a socket 5 gunk, likely from stale fuel.
ĖÄēò§·ÄùÄúĦē§ĖĦĝĦă·ĬĖÄƚ ĝē§úúÄĖƚÙÄŌŀÝúÓĝ§ĖÄùÄĦĖÝ·ƕ¶ĬĦù§ŁúăĦ Nonetheless, this will clean up. Store
have the usual thread pitches. everything methodically as you remove it. ¼
RESTORE A SOLEX CARBURETTOR
Pulling it breaks it Take care Bi-starter

The pump injector is unscrewed. Commonly, the emulsion tube holder The starter assembly, held by four long
6 Martin taps that screw hole to M5, 7 cracks if the air correction jet was 8 screws, is removed. Again, a well-
then threads in a bolt to wind the assembly overtightened. This comes out nicely. Use a ŌĦĦÝúÓĦăăòÝĝÄĝĝÄúĦÝ§òƚ;úĝÝ½ÄƕĻÄĝÄÄĦÙÄ
out, working against the carb body. ĝĦĬ½ÄŀĦĖ§·ĦăĖĦăēÝ·ïăĬĦĦÙÄÄùĬòĝÝăúĦĬ¶Äƚ various internal passages for fuel and air.
Remove, strip down Throttle plate Pump off

The starter detent ball, spring and Martin undoes the throttle plate, held Similarly, he removes the four
9 retaining plug are removed, along 10 on by four screws, and removes the 11 accelerator pump-to-body screws
with the choke cable arm. A ¼-inch throttle assembly as one. Keep everything, (seen at the corners). Then the remaining
ÙÝĦĻăĖĦÙÙÄ§½ăúĦÙÄŌŀÝúÓƕ¶ĬĦŜùù making notes or preferably taking two screws holding the pump body to the
metric thread. photographs from various angles. depression pump body are removed.
Break it down Jets out Main jet

He then strips the pump, removing the All the brass jets are then unscrewed. To remove the smaller jet inside the
12 pump cover, then splitting the two 13 Penetrating oil can help stubborn 14 main jet, Martin holds it in a spanner
bodies to reveal the diaphragms. There are ăúÄĝƕ§ĝ·§úĻăĖïÝúÓĦÙÄŌŀÝúÓĦÙĖÄ§½¶§·ï on a table and unscrews the smaller jet. A
ĝēĖÝúÓĝÝúĝÝ½Äƚ;Ħù§ŁĝĬ½½ÄúòŁēĬĝÙ§ē§ĖĦƚ and forth. All can potentially strip or shear. vice could distort it.
Butterfly Pump parts All out

Martin then moves to the throttle VÄŀĦƕĦÙÄēĬùē½Ý§ēÙĖ§Óùĝ§ĖÄ §·ïăúĦÙÄ¶ă½ŁƕU§ĖĦÝúĖÄùăĺÄĝĦÙÄ
15 ¶ĬĦĦÄĖōŁƕŌĖĝĦĖÄùăĺÝúÓĦÙÄĦĻăŌŀÝúÓ 16 ĝĦĖÝēēÄ½ăÒĦÙÄÝĖĝēÝú½òÄĝƕúĬĦĝ§ú½ 17 ĺÄúĦĬĖÝĦĬ¶Äƕïúă·ïÝúÓÝĦĬēĻ§Ė½ĝĻÝĦÙ
ĝ·ĖÄĻĝƕĝòÝ½ÝúÓăĬĦĦÙÄ¶ĬĦĦÄĖōŁƕĦÙÄú Ļ§ĝÙÄĖĝƚVăĦÄ¶ăĦÙĦÙÄăĖ½ÄĖ§ú½ §½ĖÝÒĦƚ;ĦúÄÄ½ĝĦă·ăùÄăĬĦĝăĦÙ§ĦĦÙÄĦăē
ĻÝĦÙ½Ė§ĻÝúÓĦÙÄĝēÝú½òÄƚ;úĝēÄ·ĦÒăĖĻÄ§Ėăú ăĖÝÄúĦ§ĦÝăúĝăÒÄ§·Ù§ĝŁăĬĝĦĖÝēĦÙÄùƚÙÄ Ò§·ÄÙ§ĝúăă¶ĝĦĖĬ·ĦÝăúĝƚ
¶ă½Ł§ú½ĝēÝú½òÄƚ úĬĦĝ§ĖÄƚ
That, then is the strip-down. Each Rebuilding the

brass part is now cleaned in a
proprietary wash process and carburettor to
ultrasonic cleaning is used to ensure all restored condition
internal passages are clear, before
checking all the jet sizes are correct.
Jets rarely wear, but can clog, and it
isn’t uncommon for people to drill jets
larger in an attempt to cure running
issues. The Mazak parts can be vapour
blasted (an abrasive material carried in
water) which will clean and polish the
parts to as-new condition.
òĦÄĖú§ĦÝĺÄòŁƕÒăĖ§ƳĻ§ĖŌúÝĝÙƴƕU§ĖĦÝú
bead blasts the components (dry
media delivered by air) which cleans Carb in kit form
Fragile part without polishing. Brackets and screws
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Martin then removes the emulsion
can be replated. A quality rebuild kit 19 ă½ÝÄĝ·òÄ§úÄ½ƕĝĦÄÄòē§ĖĦĝĖÄēò§ĦÄ½ƕ
18 ĦĬ¶ÄÙăò½ÄĖ¶ŁĦÙĖÄ§½ÝúÓ§¶ăòĦÝúĦăĦÙÄ ·ăùēĖÝĝÝúÓúÄĻŌ¶ĖÄĻ§ĝÙÄĖĝƕ
¶Ė§ĝĝē§ĖĦĝ·òÄ§úÄ½§ú½ēăòÝĝÙÄ½ƚĬĦU§ĖĦÝú
diaphragms, gaskets, needle valve,
ĦĬ¶ÄƕĦÙÄúĻÝú½ÝúÓÝĦăĬĦ§Ó§ÝúĝĦĦÙÄ·§Ė¶ Ù§ĝ§·ăĬēòÄăÒ·ĖĬ·Ý§òÒĬĖĦÙÄĖĝĦÄēĝƕÒăĖ
ĝēÝú½òÄ§ú½¶ĬĦĦÄĖōŁÝĝ§òĝăĖÄĕĬÝĖÄ½ƚ
¶ă½Łƚ7Äù§ïÄĝĦÙÄìă¶òăăïÄ§ĝŁƚ ·ăĖĖÄ·ĦăēÄĖ§ĦÝăúƚ
Tidy up Flattening the curve Tops, too

Ħ§ēăÒĦÙÄ·ăĖĖÄ·ĦĝÝŇÄ§ú½ĦÙĖÄ§½ ÙÄ·§Ė¶¶ă½ÝÄĝ·ăùùăúòŁĻ§Ėēƚă ÙÄĻ§Ėē§ÓÄ·§ú·ĖÄ§ĦÄ§ĺ§·ĬĬù
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§òĝăĖÄùăĺÄĝ¶ò§ĝĦùÄ½Ý§§ú½·ăĖĖăĝÝăúƚ ·§ĖÄÒĬòē§ĝĝÄĝăú§¶Äú·Ù½Ýĝ·ĝ§ú½ÄĖƚ ÙÝÓÙĝēăĦĝĺÝĝÝ¶òÄăúĦÙÄ·ăĖúÄĖĝúăĻƚ ¼
Finesse Good as new Size check

ÙÄēĖă·ÄĝĝÝĝŌúÄĝĝÄ½ĬĝÝúÓŘŔŔƪÓĖÝĦ ÙÄÄú½ĖÄĝĬòĦÝĝ§ēÄĖÒÄ·ĦòŁō§Ħù§ĦÝúÓ Jets are all checked for correct size
23 wet and dry paper on sheet glass. He 24 face. He repeats this for the throttle 25 using a measure. They’re measured in
can now control the cut rate, regularly body and top cover, ensuring air- and millimetres. So a ‘75’ stamped jet will be
·ÙÄ·ïÝúÓĬúĦÝòĦÙÄÒ§·ÄÝĝō§Ħƚ fuel-tight seals on the carb. .75mm, and a ‘135’ will be 1.35mm.
Jets in Accelerator pump Extra skill

U§ĖĦÝúĦÙÄúŌĦĝ§úÄĻŌ¶ĖÄĻ§ĝÙÄĖ The pump diaphragms are assembled To cure play in the throttle spindle,
26 ÒĖăùĦÙÄĖÄ¶ĬÝò½ïÝĦĦăÄ§·ÙìÄĦƕ§ú½ŌĦĝ 27 with two membranes per diaphragm 28 Martin specialises in re-bushing the
them to the carb. They want to be tight, but and noting their correct orientation. Those throttle body. Using a special piloted reamer,
not over-tightened. then get sandwiched between the two pump he drills the throttle body, perfectly in line.
bodies, with the correct springs.
Drilled to re-bush Starter section Don’t crack the tube!

He drills to a measured depth (leaving Whilst the thread lock cures, Martin U§ĖĦÝúĖÄŌĦĝĦÙÄĺÄúĦĬĖÝƕÄùĬòĝÝăú
29 3-4mm to avoid breaking through to 30 builds up the bi-starter, ensuring the 31 tube holder, emulsion tube and
the venturi), then inserts his specially-made correct orientation of the disc. The detent accelerator pump injector. The air correction
brass bushes with a dab of thread lock. ball should notch, but may be too worn. jet is seated, but not over-tightened, to avoid ¼
cracking the fragile tube.
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REPLACING FRONT
SUSPENSION LOWER ARMS
When D3/4 and RRS1 suspension bushes or ball joints fail, replacement of
the complete suspension arm can be the cheaper and easier option
T
HIS 2010 model year Discovery 4 As the vehicle was due a service, the replaced – bushes in the upper arms do not
TDV6 had done 58,000 miles and opportunity was taken to change both front wear as quickly.
was still on the original lower suspension arms at the same time, rÄēò§·ÝúÓĦÙÄ¶ĬĝÙÄĝÝĝ½ÝÒŌ·ĬòĦƕĖÄĕĬÝĖÝúÓ
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arms, both top and bottom, front and rear. months when the wear would be much out more costly than replacing the
However, the owner had noticed a juddering more noticeable. complete arms in both parts and labour
under heavy braking and also vibration on The Disco 4’s independent front time, especially using Genuine Land Rover
rough ground, especially when crossing suspension comprises upper and lower replacement bushes costing around £70
cattle grids. control arms which secure the steering each. Aftermarket bushes (including
All the suspension arms were checked knuckle, with the lower arms also polyurethane types) are much cheaper.
and play was found in both of the lower connecting with the air spring/damper unit. However, in most cases the suspension arm
front suspension control arms, though not Wear in the bushes of the control arms still needs to be removed from the vehicle
ĝĬÒŌ·ÝÄúĦĦăÒ§Ýò§úUăĦÄĝĦ§ĦĦÙÝĝĝĦ§ÓÄƚ affects the suspension geometry and will and, usually, one or both of the securing
cause the steering to become a little vague bolts through the bushes will have become
Juddering under hard and give a juddering effect under heavy seized inside the bush, meaning either the
braking became braking. It’s a common concern on bolt, the bush or even the arm itself, will
apparent at 58k
Discovery 4, with some vehicles wearing the need to be cut. So it’s normal practice to
bushes much quicker than others. replace the complete lower suspension
PHOTOS: DAVE BARKER
Normally, when a suspension bush needs arms, which come with new bushes and a
to be replaced, the suspension arm is úÄĻòăĻÄĖ¶§òòìăÝúĦ§òòēĖÄƪŌĦĦÄ½ƚ
removed from the vehicle and the old bush When the arms are replaced, it’s advised
pressed out and a new bush pressed in. On to also replace the securing bolts. These are
the Discovery 4 it’s normally the bushes in special eccentric bolts which are set into
the front lower arms that need to be position with cam washers. These need to
DAVE Removing the suspension lower arms

BARKER
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TIME: Around 2 hours (with experience).
DIFFICULTY:
TOOLS: General workshop tools including
10, 15, 20, 21, 22, 24, 32mm spanners,
track rod end ball joint splitter, jack and
axle stands or vehicle lift.
MODEL: Discovery 4 (shown here),
similar job on Discovery 3 and Range
Rover Sport 1. Starting the work
With the Discovery safely supported,
PARTS AND COSTS: Lower front 1 the engine undertray is removed to
suspension control arm RH, part number
access the lower suspension arms and the
LR073367; lower front suspension
two securing bolts (arrowed) on each side.
control arm LH, part number LR073369,
prices from £91 to £274 (genuine). Bolts
for lower control arm bush (four required),
part number RDI000034, £7 to £10 each.
WORK SAFELY:
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that the stands or lift are correctly rated
for the weight of the vehicle, and are in
serviceable condition.
• Ensure the vehicle is securely
supported on the stands or lift,
especially if it’s a wheels-free post lift,
before starting work.
• Wear protective gloves or barrier cream
ĦăēĖăĦÄ·ĦĦÙÄÙ§ú½ĝ§ú½ĝïÝúÒĖăùōĬÝ½ĝƕ
oils and sharp edges of components.
• Wear appropriate masks and eye
protection when clearing dirt and dust.
• When using an angle grinder/cutter, Use a punch Loosen the bolts
wear thick gloves and face protection The position of the lower arm bush Once the alignment of all the bolts’
and be aware of the torque-twist 2 bolt cam washers are clearly marked 3 lock cam washers have been clearly
tendency of the machine, and also the to the chassis using a punch, to ensure and carefully marked onto the chassis,
risk of kick back. alignment is correct when rebuilt. the securing nuts are then loosened.
• Check correct torque settings for
individual vehicle types.
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as the originals to ensure the suspension is
restored to its previous alignment setting
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arms, the suspension arm bush bolts should
only be tightened fully when the vehicle is
ĝ§ĦĻÝĦÙÝĦĝĻÙÄÄòĝăúŌĖùÓĖăĬú½ƚ;Ħƴĝ§òĝă
advisable, after replacing the suspension
arms, to have the steering and suspension
alignment checked with four-wheel
alignment equipment to ensure accurate Check order for refit Pry loose if needed
handling and steering, and normal tyre wear. With the nut undone, a note is made of The eccentric cam washers are often
In this feature we show the right-hand 4 ĦÙÄ·ăĖĖÄ·ĦĝÄĕĬÄú·ÄăÒŌĦĦÝúÓĝÒăĖ 5 seized onto the bolt and need to be
side lower arm being replaced (right-hand as reassembly later: nut, plain washer, then the pried loose, always noting which washer
viewed from driver’s seat). off-set eccentric cam washer seen here. goes with which mounting bracket. ¼
REPLACE D4 SUSPENSION LOWER ARMS
Driveshaft Free the splines Loosen the rod

The front driveshaft hub retaining nut With the nut removed, the driveshaft is The steering control arm to track rod
6 is removed and discarded, as a new nut 7 carefully knocked back through the 8 end locknut is loosened; this allows a
ĝÙăĬò½¶ÄŌĦĦÄ½ĻÙÄúĖÄ¶ĬÝò½ÝúÓƚÄƴòòò§ĦÄĖ hub assembly using a soft punch, thus little extra movement to assist when the
separate the driveshaft from the hub. freeing it from the hub splines. track rod is split from the steering knuckle.
Undo and remove Suspension arm ball joint Splitting the joints
The securing nut holding the steering The 24mm securing nut holding the This hydraulic ball joint separator splits
9 lower control arm track rod end (TRE) 10 suspension lower control arm ball joint 11 the TRE and the ball joint from the
to the wheel steering knuckle is now undone in position in the wheel steering knuckle is steering knuckle. Any suitable ball joint
and removed from the TRE. undone and then removed. separator tool can be used.
Damper bolt Knock through Try to remove the bolts

The long bolt holding the air spring/ With the wheel steering knuckle ÝĦÙ§òòŌĦĦÝúÓĝÒĖÄÄ½ƕĻÄĦĖŁĦăēĖŁăĖ
12 damper to the lower control arm is 13 released from the lower control arm, 14 knock out the long mounting bolts
undone and then knocked out, releasing the the front driveshaft can now be knocked out running through the bushes that locate the
lower arm from the bottom of the damper. of the wheel hub assembly. lower control arms to the chassis.
Cut to remove Remove the cut arm

Normally, as in this case, all four bolts With both inner ends of the lower arm
15 are seized into the bushes and will not 16 now cut through, the complete lower
ïúă·ïăĬĦƚ_úÄăēĦÝăúÝĝĦăŌĖĝĦ·ĬĦĦÙĖăĬÓÙ arm assembly can be manoeuvred clear and
ĦÙÄòăĻÄĖ·ăúĦĖăò§Ėù§Ħ¶ăĦÙÄú½ĝƚ ĖÄùăĺÄ½ÒĖăùĦÙÄÝĝ·ăĺÄĖŁƚ
Installing the new arms
Cut the bolts Pry out the bush New lower arm
Using a thin cutting disc on the grinder, Once the bolts have been cut through, This aftermarket suspension lower
17 the bolts running through the bushes 18 the old worn bushes can be pried out 19 arm is supplied with a new wheel
are carefully cut through between the from the lower control arm mounting knuckle ball joint (left) and the two chassis
·Ù§ĝĝÝĝō§úÓÄ§ú½ĦÙÄĖÄù§ÝúĝăÒĦÙÄ§Ėùƚ ¶Ė§·ïÄĦĝăúĦÙÄ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝƚ òă·§ĦÝăú¶ĬĝÙÄĝƦĦăē§ú½ĖÝÓÙĦƧ§òòēĖÄƪŌĦĦÄ½ƚ
Cam bolts Fit new arm Align the bushes

These new cam bolts can be rotated The new lower control arm is now With ball joint secured in place, the
20 using the hexagon end to set the road 21 òÝÒĦÄ½ÝúĦăēăĝÝĦÝăúƕŌĖĝĦÄúÓ§ÓÝúÓĦÙÄ 22 new lower arm assembly is swung up
wheel geometry by moving the lower arm in ¶§òòìăÝúĦÝúĦăĦÙÄĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓïúĬ·ïòÄƕŌĦĦÝúÓĦÙÄ to the chassis position so the bushes are
ĖÄò§ĦÝăúĦăĦÙÄ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝƚ úĬĦ§ú½ĦăĖĕĬÝúÓĦăĝēÄ·ƦŕŕřVùƧƚƚ §òÝÓúÄ½ÝúĦÙÄÝĖùăĬúĦÝúÓ¶Ė§·ïÄĦĝƚ ¼
REPLACE D4 SUSPENSION LOWER ARMS
Grease up Bolting up Fitted correctly?

Before the control arms’ new eccentric ÙÄúÄĻ¶ăòĦĝ§ĖÄŌĦĦÄ½ĦÙĖăĬÓÙĦÙÄ At this stage, the bolts and the off-set
23 ¶ăòĦĝ§ĖÄŌĦĦÄ½ĦÙĖăĬÓÙĦÙÄ¶ĬĝÙÄĝ§ú½ 24 brackets and arm bushes, then the 25 cam washers are checked to ensure
brackets, anti-seize grease is applied to the eccentric washers, plain washers and the the punch marks correctly align to the punch
ĝÙ§úïĦă§Ý½ĖÄùăĺ§òÒăĖÒĬĦĬĖÄĖÄē§ÝĖƚ úĬĦĝ§ĖÄŌĦĦÄ½ƕĻÝĦÙĦÙÄúĬĦĝìĬĝĦúÝēēÄ½Ĭēƚ marks on the chassis mountings.
Refit driveshaft Damper and TRE New stake nut

ÙÄ½ĖÝĺÄĝÙ§ÒĦÝĝù§úăÄĬĺĖÄ½¶§·ï The air spring/damper is bolted back ÝĦÙĦÙÄ½ĖÝĺÄĝÙ§ÒĦ§òĖÄ§½ŁÝúĦÙÄ
26 through the hub, carefully aligning 27 into the new suspension arm and the 28 ĻÙÄÄòÙĬ¶ƕ§úÄĻĝĦ§ïÄúĬĦÝĝŌĦĦÄ½
the splines with the wheel knuckle, and r"ĖÄŌĦĦÄ½ĦăĦÙÄïúĬ·ïòÄƚăĖĕĬÄĦÙÄ §ú½ĦÝÓÙĦÄúÄ½ĦăŖśřVùĦÙÄúƕĦÙÄúĬĦÝĝ
fully seated through the assembly. ŌŀÝúÓĝĦăŗŔŔVù§ú½śŚVùĖÄĝēÄ·ĦÝĺÄòŁƚ ĝĦ§ïÄ½ĦăēĖÄĺÄúĦòăăĝÄúÝúÓƚ
Tightened and checked Laser tracked Double-check

ÙÄÝĝ·ăĺÄĖŁÝĝòăĻÄĖÄ½ăúĦăÝĦĝ As the steering control arm TRE had Finally, with installation of the new
29 wheels and the arm-to-chassis bolts 30 been loosened earlier, the steering is 31 òăĻÄĖ§Ėùĝ·ăùēòÄĦÄƕ§òòĦÙÄŌŀÝúÓĝ
ĦÝÓÙĦÄúÄ½ĦăŖśřVùƕÄúĝĬĖÝúÓĦÙÄ§òÝÓúùÄúĦ adjusted and realigned using laser tracking are re-checked for tightness and the
punch marks on the cam washers to the equipment, and the steering rod lock nut alignment of the cam bolt washers to the
chassis remain correct. re-tightened. ·Ù§ĝĝÝĝĖÄ·ăúŌĖùÄ½ƚ

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Everything works as it should – air suspension, remote
PARTS FOR SALE locking, electric windows and seats, etc. Very clean and £10,000+
tidy interior. Original radio and CD stacker. Headlining
very good. Excellent chassis in remarkable condition.
Factory towbar with complete factory tool kit. Excellent
tyres. Service history and has also been recently
serviced. Long MoT, no advisories. £5000, Oswestry,
Powys, 07809 072306.
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255/60 R20. Came off a new Land Rover. Have only Discovery engine. Station wagon. Loads of work done,
done 70 miles. £500, Clevedon, North Somerset, including: Ashcroft recon gearbox, new brakes and hubs,
07530 777792. LED lights and much more. Nice original features. Still
a fun project for the interior. 12 months MoT. £10,000,
SERIES III Mannacan, Helston, Cornwall, 07772 703963.
1976, 63,400 miles. First registered in 1991 (prev. MOD
vehicle, NI). Rebuilt including galvanised bulkhead,
brackets and wing stays, front bumper, fuel tank, both
propshafts, rear driveshafts, rear diff refurbished, all
wheel bearings, all brake components including slave
and master cylinders and brake lines, clutch master
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all shock absorbers. Starter motor replaced with high
velocity one, new alternator, wiring loom, whole ignition
system, all fuel lines, hoses, all external lights, all three
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two front seats and one bench seat at the back, new
instrument cluster (new old stock) with no cracks, new
SANKEY TRAILER windscreen glass, exhaust, new tyres all-round, new
MOD heavy duty bridging trailer, professionally made Weber carburettor. Front middle seat replaced with a
into a 12 foot trailer. NATO, swivelling tow hitch. cubby box (all seat rails included in sale, plus other bits DEFENDER 90
Hydraulic brakes. Brake lining, etc, like new. Wheel and bobs. The radio not wired. Driveable, MoT and tax 1998, 253,000 miles. Three-door County Station
bearings have just been repacked with grease. Easily exempt. Front door window channels and wiper blades Wagon. Epsom Green with white roof/chequerboard
applied side lever handbrake. Excellent tyres and spare need replacing and headlining sagging. Noisy reverse trim. Replacement, rebuilt engine. New head and head
wheel. Rubber bellows suspension. Tows very well, gear, doesn’t affect driving. Paintwork not perfect. gasket, 2023. New rear door, windscreen and sliding
¶§ò§ú·ÄìĬĝĦĖÝÓÙĦƚăúĺÄĖĦÄ½ÝúĦă§ō§ĦĦĖ§ÝòÄĖĬĝÝúÓ £8200, Malton, North Yorkshire, 07411 371665. seals on side windows. Cloth Techno print seats in good
ÙÄ§ĺŁƪ½ĬĦŁĝĦÄÄò·ĖăĝĝùÄù¶ÄĖĝƕÄĦ·ƚăă½ÄúōăăĖƚ condition. New power steering pump and auxillary
Always kept garaged, very little use. £2000, Oswestry, belt, 2023. New clutch slave cylinder, 2023. New
Powys, 07809 072306. alternator and starter motor, 2022. Immobiliser. Towbar.
Pedal lock. Workshop manuals. £11,500, Henlow,
£5000+ Bedfordshire, 07548 039426.
DEFENDER 90
2001, 132,000 miles. Three-door with rear windows.
RANGE ROVER P38 Galvanised chassis, three recent doors. MoT to
2001, 135,000 miles. Beautiful condition. Six-cylinder September 2024. £9000, Newcastle, Staffordshire,
BMW diesel in absolutely excellent condition. 01782 751611.
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suspension components (inc swivel joints), braking
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intercooler, timing belt, turbo, aux belt and power
steering pump, window rubbers and LED lights. Doors
and sills are solid, seat belt mountings are solid (all the
usual weak areas replaced). Clean, almost new half-
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DEFENDER 110
156,000 miles. Puma TDCi double cab pick up. Keswick
Green, adjustable tow hitch/electric. MoT to Feb 2024.
Paintwork good, chequerplate on wing tops. Ladder
rack. £14,000, Saffron Walden, Essex, 07801 643632.
4 Feb Malvern, Three

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SERIES III
1981, 68,000 miles. 2.25 petrol, engine sounds sweet 7 Apr Newbury Showground
as a nut, good condition, service history, Roamerdrive
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DEFENDER 90
2005, 103,000 miles. County hard top. Five plus
owners. Bonatti Grey, Boost alloys, electric windows,
central locking/alarm, rear wash/wipe, central cubby
box, tow bar/electrics, Alpine lights, chassis oil-treated
inside and out. Two sets of keys. Tow bar/electrics.
Everything works. Plenty of life in all four tyres.
Extremely straight and tidy, very well looked after, had
an easy life, all feels tight to drive, a reliable Defender
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in arguably the best colour. Not many Bonatti Grey Td5
90s around. MoT to October 2024, part service history.
No VAT. £15,250, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 07831
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2004, 88,301 miles. 2.5 Td5 double cab, dark
green. Ifor Williams back. Small steering wheel.
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Aluminium gearknobs. 16 inch black alloys, large be appreciated. Small areas of oxidisation on both rear
tyres and spacers. Snorkel, top lights, sump guard and doors only. Folders of photos, receipts and timeline of £30,000+
Ò§·ĦăĖŁƪŌĦĦÄ½ÄÒÄú½ÄĖ¶Ĭòò¶§ĖƚăòăĬĖƪ·ă½Ä½ÓĖÝòòÄ§ú½ restoration. Being sold for a client. Part exchange may
headlight surrounds. Tow bar and side steps. Last year, be possible. £26,500, Inverness, Scotland, 07860
ÒăĬĖ¶Ė§ú½úÄĻ½ăăĖĝŌĦĦÄ½§ú½ĝēĖ§ŁÄ½ĦăÓÄĦÙÄĖĻÝĦÙ 387237.
a new front bumper. Drives and looks great. Full service
history and 11 months MoT. Owned for the last 15 years,
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£17,950, Solihull, 07578 328986.
£20,000+
DEFENDER 90
2015, 95,000 miles. Black. Front heated leather seats,
DEFENDER 90 TWISTED ĦĻăÒăò½ƪ½ăĻúòÄ§ĦÙÄĖĝÄ§ĦĝÝúĖÄ§ĖƚĬĝĦăùĝĦÄÄĖÝúÓ
2015, 135,000 miles. Genuine Twisted 90 Commercial. ĻÙÄÄòƕĝĬ¶ƪĻăăÒÄĖƕĝ§Ħú§ĺƕĖÄĺÄĖĝÄ·§ùÄĖ§ƕò·§úĦ§Ė§
DEFENDER 130 Td5 No.633, full build sheets. Incredible performance. One
owner from new, full service history, electric windows,
headliner, fully soundproofed, Diprol underseal, snorkel,
2004, 92,000 miles. Td5, only third owner. Runs and roof bar, ladder and roof light. Sawtooth alloy wheels.
drives really well. Tidy interior. Six seats with the ability Full ICE inc sat nav, etc. Air conditioning, central locking, Full year’s MoT. £30,000, Bothwell, South Lanarkshire,
ĦăŌĦÒăĬĖùăĖÄÝúĖÄ§Ėòă§½§ĖÄ§ƕ·ăĺÄĖÄ½ĻÝĦÙúÄĻƕ six seats, 20 inch wheels. Great condition. New car so 07885 214899.
black Exmoor Trim Stayfast hood with side windows grab a bargain. £27,500, Bromyard, Herefordshire,
plus Ifor Williams hard top and full length Hannibal 07887 641983.
aluminium roof rack. Five good BF Goodrich tyres plus
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radio with Bluetooth handsfree phone connection.
M§ĖÓÄƕÒĬòòĝÄĖĺÝ·ÄÙÝĝĦăĖŁŌòÄƚ£20,000, Leamington
Spa, Warwickshire, 07925 788010.
SERIES III DEFENDER 90 OVERFINCH

ŕŝśŖƕŜŜÝú·Ùƚ0ÝĖĝĦ½ÄòÝĺÄĖÄ½ĦăĖăĻú"ĝĦ§ĦÄ_ÒŌ·Äƕ ŖŔŔŖƕŚŖƕśŗŕùÝòÄĝƚ_ĺÄĖŌú·ÙřƚśƪòÝĦĖÄÙÄĺĖăòÄĦŜƕ
Windsor, 1972. In current ownership since 2018. ăĬúĦŁyĦ§ĦÝăú§ÓăúƚÄĖŁĖ§ĖÄ§ú½ùĬ·ÙƪòăĺÄ½ƚ
Replacement galvanised chassis and bulkhead. Upgraded suspension, repainted in Mercedes blue and
Engine overhauled including unleaded conversion. vintage cream roof with matching wheels. Recently had
Brakes renewed as required. Total rewire including £10k+ of restoration work at Nene Overland, including
SERIES IIA new alternator and starter motor. Ignition system
upgraded from points to electronic. Five new tyres on
new fuel system, new water pump and cooling pipes,
1966, 1456 miles. 88 inch. Fully rebuilt with galvanised new brakes and pads, new springs, resprayed roof and
parts, 200Tdi engine. Engine mileage not known, but it new tubeless rims. Original headlining replaced with full service. Extensive historic service history. Now
ĖĬúĝÓĖÄ§Ħ§ú½ĝĦ§ĖĦĝŌĖĝĦĦÝùÄÄĺÄĖŁĦÝùÄƚ1§òĺ§úÝĝÄ½ trims from the Lasalle trim company. Full Exmoor Trim ĖĬúúÝúÓ¶ÄĦĦÄĖĦÙ§úÄĺÄĖƚÄĖŁòăĻùÝòÄ§ÓÄ§ĺÄĖ§ÓÝúÓ
chassis, galvanised bulkhead, door tops and front panel. interior including door panels and carpets. Some sound under 3000 miles per year. £45,000,
The paint left as it has a lovely patina. What’s new is ½Ä§½ÄúÝúÓ§òĝăŌĦĦÄ½ƚyĦ§ÝúòÄĝĝƪĝĦÄÄòÄŀÙ§ĬĝĦƚ"ŀÄùēĦ Stroud, Gloucestershire, 07872 005525.
new and there to be seen and what’s original has been ÒĖăùĖă§½Ħ§ŀ§ú½Uăƕ§ú½M"¢ƪ·ăùēòÝ§úĦƚ1ĖÄŁ
left. A fantastic vehicle that is going to last a long time. custom Land Rover cover included, along with delivery
£20,000, Durham, 07807 656468. within UK. £29,500, Welshpool, Powys,
07975 995566.
SERIES III
1972. Fully restored station wagon. New 2.25 petrol
engine, new galvanised chassis and bulkhead, new
DEFENDER 110 OVERLANDER
crate 2.25 petrol engine. Gearbox rebuilt, differential all
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WORK IN PROGRESS S E N D Y O U R S H O T S
M A R T I N @ L R M . C O . U K
T O
1981 SERIES III 109

MATT HAMILTON, FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE, NASHVILLE, USA
How long have you owned it? It was useable. The engine crank, cam, pistons parts and wiring harnesses. You will need
imported from Australia in July 2015. and cylinder walls all were right on-spec. them to compare to any new parts you
What a relief, since parts for the 2.6-litre purchase. If I had not saved the old wiring
What made you want to buy this six-pot are getting harder to come by. harness, I would have had many more
particular Land Rover? This truck was a hours determining proper connection
surprise gift from my brother who is a rural What has the biggest challenge been? ĦŁēÄĝ§ú½ŌĦĦÝúÓĝƚ
and remote emergency medical doctor in I think the biggest challenge was learning
Australia. He sends me things all the time, how to weld repair sections to 45-year- How long has it taken? The restoration has
but when I enquired a few weeks after he old thin Birmabright aluminium. This took taken almost eight years and 1800 hours.
told me something was on the way, he said lots of experimenting with various types That said, I really could only work on this
that I’d have to go to the port of Savannah and thicknesses of modern aluminium project on weekends, and I was learning
to get it. Yeah, he’s a good brother! and various types of welders and welding how to do everything as I was going.
techniques. Prior to this project, I had only
What’s the story so far? I immediately occasionally used a stick welder, so MIG What are your plans with it? At this
fell in love with its utilitarian simplicity, but and TIG were all new to me. Large sections point, I think Matilda, as I’ve named her, is
the more I investigated the condition, the of the tub panels were badly damaged complete. I have a 1993 200Tdi Defender
more things I saw that I just didn’t like. §ú½§ēē§ĖÄúĦòŁĦÙÄƳùÝòÝĦ§ĖŁŌŀƴĻ§ĝĦă·ĬĦ 110 and a 1995 300Tdi Defender 130 that
yēÄ·ÝŌ·§òòŁƕĦÙÄĻÝĖÝúÓƚ the sections out and rivet replacement need my attention now.
I started the process of learning the sections over the holes. There were simply
basics of electrical systems and wiring no replacement sections available for Who has helped with the project? I did
½Ý§ÓĖ§ùĝ§ú½ÄĺÄĖŁĦÙÝúÓ;·ăĬò½Ōú½ăú purchase for a 109 tub so I knew I had this project on my own. I relied on my own
automotive electrical systems. I knew very Ħă¶Ä·ăùÄĺÄĖŁēĖăŌ·ÝÄúĦÝúùŁĻÄò½ÝúÓ ever expanding knowledge base, vendors
little about the basics. Meanwhile, I was technique. But the reward of properly like John Craddocks, Rovers North,
also evaluating the engine and drivetrain stitch-welding a replacement section and Autosparks, AULRO Forum (Australian
to see just how roadworthy the truck was making it look like new is huge. Land Rovers Owners), magazine articles
in its current state. I could tell immediately from Land Rover Monthly, Classic Land
that at a minimum all the rubber hoses Any other areas that needed a lot of Rover and YouTube.
needed to be replaced and the Zenith attention? As previously mentioned, the
Stromberg carb needed adjusting. wiring was a real problem. Lots of ‘bush Any advice for anyone doing something
After more research I began to see that repairs’, and even though I could tell similar? Pay to have the body panels
the truck was complete and had not been that the repairs made to the wiring loom media blasted as this will save enormous
compromised with sub-standard parts, but followed the military revised supplemental amounts of time that can be spent on
it had lived a journeyman’s life and was well repair guidance, the technique used was other pieces of the restoration. Do your
used. The evaluation became disassembly, a ‘this will get us by’ kind of mindset. As I research on the model you are restoring
and due to my OCD nature, this quickly began to get more comfortable with how and determine if there are any issues
became a restoration project to make this the system was designed (many hours ÓÄĦĦÝúÓē§ĖĦĝƕ§ú½ĝēÄ·ÝŌ·§òòŁ_"Uē§ĖĦĝƚ
a reliable weekend vehicle. The goal was to learning how to read and understand When it comes to mission-critical
restore it as a civilian model and to restore, automotive wiring diagrams) I quickly systems – so engine, cooling, transmission,
versus replace, as much as possible. made the call to simply replace the entire ÄĦ·Ʃ¶ĬŁ_"UĻÙÄĖÄēăĝĝÝ¶òÄƚ
Other than the shocks and leaf springs, wiring harness. Autosparks UK had exactly
wiring harness, and other parts I consider what I needed and were so helpful with my How can readers follow what you’re doing
consumables (brake/clutch masters, brake questions. Word of advice; when restoring next? I’m on Instagram at @DMattHamilton
shoes, tyres, etc) almost everything was a project to this degree, keep all the old if anyone has other questions.
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