Land Rover 109

[rejeep]

Getting the truck ready for fall...
did some work on the Rover this weekend... 
got some parts back from the galvanizer...

New Gas tank to try and rid the odor in the garage...  new gas cap on order..

rear ladder independent from roof rack and 2" receiver hitch.. (gas tank had to be dropped)
its nice to have the ladder on the truck.. I can get up there now and try and see where the roof leaks 
Frame looks good.. might need a new rear cross member and some outriggers, but I have a few years before that needs to be addressed..



also am working on some backup/work lights for the rear..  should be buttoned up with that by tomorrow..
as open and easy as this truck is to work on hiding a 12 gauge wire front to back is proving time consuming.. 1 nap time wasn’t enough to get’er done.

[etk300ex]

1 nap time wasn’t enough to get’er done.

hahahaha this is what free time boils down too

[rejeep]

package from UK arrived today... 

[etk300ex]

crumpets?

[M4wdFab]

were a couple of rovers at RC this weekend

[rejeep]

British wirings sucks my ass…
All new LED lamps and headlights and I go to pull the truck back in the garage and wham.. no start…
Didn’t even touch a damn thing…

Have fuel.. so it’s going to be a fun couple of nights to figure this one out…


on a side note the lights are awesome....  might actually be able to see driving at night now..

[rejeep]

love old ingnitions....

coil ok,
weak spark
test points..
New condenser....

vroom vroom on first crank...

[rejeep]

I love this truck....

[rejeep]

drove out to Egypt (Perinton) last night for diner with 8 adults in this truck.. about 1600 lbs.. (1700lbs when we left)
little more sluggish than im use to, but rode like a caddy...

these trucks are really 1 ton rated... 65 and ears bleeding on the hwy, but a fun time..

New LED's actually make it able to see at night...

[mr.mindless]

1974 limo, red!


Tapatalking in traffic

[cracker]

my first thought... "How did you convince 7 other adults to ride in that with you?"  if you said "After the club meeting I took 7 guys for a ride" then I would understand ...

[mr.mindless]

Ditto


Tapatalking in traffic

[rejeep]

wasnt even my idea...

[rejeep]

Daily driven the last 3 days...

I love this truck and everything right and wrong with it..

[rejeep]

I know this isn't an older car crowd...
but the Rover left me stranded this afternoon and ive thought about ever possible situation with no real obvious solution.

been driving the rover exclusively for over 2 weeks now and in 4 years of ownership its the first time I got stranded...

got to work ok this AM.. mixed city and hwy travel..
got in this afternoon to head home and i couldn't keep it running..
choke in, warmed up, nothing..

I would get a few moments of decent acceleration followed by stumble and fall..
made it back to the parking lot and stuffed the rover in the warehouse for the overnight.

New fuel pump, rebult carb, and new points and condenser last year following a no-start situation..
motor would not idle, but would rev healthily with no load..
under load i looked like a 16 yr old learning how to drive manual, bucking all over the place..

thoughts, comments, criticisms?