Recent content by M35A2

When I've done wheel bearings I firstly pack them with a good Lithium based grease. AS far as pre load goes, I will crank those bearings as tight as they will go while spinning the wheel at the same time to seat the bearing properly. Then slacken off so they have quite a bit of play in and...

Here are some prep pictures. The paint arrived this morning so just a case of waiting for the weather to improve.

Hello Bill, That's a very nice looking Lightweight you have there. The Lightweight was my first Military Vehicle back in 1990. Mine was 24v. Has this vehicle still got it's original 2 1/4 petrol engine? I bet they are a very rare vehicle in the States aren't they? So why did you sell it...

I've decided to restore my Land Rover Defender 110 FFR's paint job to the one it had in the first Gulf War. It's been black and green since I bought it at auction back in 1998. A change is as good as a rest as they say, so I've got one gallon of British Standard 361 Light Stone paint (the...

The truck should be fine. I once owned a Land Rover series 3 LWB and had to get it running as I had sold it. It sat for about 5 or 6 years without turning a wheel and the engine wasn't moved in all this time. I just chucked some Redex into the fuel tank, a gallon of fresh fuel, flushed the fuel...

Hello and welcome to the forum Mike, from a fellow "this side of the pond" member. The guys are great on this forum and you should get plenty of ideas for your future builds. Cheers Andy

This video from YouTube has a German Deuce that has a fantastic sounding turbo. It lasts for nearly 10 minutes and supplies my fix of the "Whistler"!!:grd:

Well I finally found the time to call the guy selling the truck, and it looks like some bloke has bought the truck UNSEEN.:mad: He must be very keen that's all I can say. The trucks been for sale for five months and as soon as I call to sort out a viewing and test drive, some guy comes along...

Thanks Bjorn, So I take it this truck has had the modification then? I'm going to call the guy tomorrow and see if I can go and have a look at the truck next weekend. Thanks for taking the time to show me the info on that picture. Andy

Thanks Kyle, I look forward to your reply. Regards

Thanks guys. I've noticed in picture 5 of the engine that I can see what looks like a sensor hanging loose by the air filter and above that on the firewall is a pipe that has been bent over and crimped. Can anyone tell me what these are for? Cheers

It was mate. Was the truck a water purification unit when you saw it for sale, or was it a water tanker? I wonder who took the purification/tank body off and fitted the dropside?

Hello mate, Nice one, thanks for that mate. Are you the "other" interested party that the guy mentioned??:wink: So any comments on the engine guys? As in my previous post, can you tell the year of the engine by the engine data plate? Looks like it's been rewired looking at where the cable...

Guys, here are the pictures of the engine bay. It does look like its in pretty good nick and looks fairly clean. What are your views? He says the engine is clean burning and starts immediately even in the cold. Its got a manifold heater, but he has never used it. Is there supposed to be...

Thanks one and all for your advice!!! Clinto, I did notice those brake pipes and what looks like fibre clad rubber hose type brake hoses coming from the wheel cylinders. To be honest it looks a bit of a dogs dinner. Would a TM describe the correct size pipes for the brakes and do you think I...