Land Rover Series 3 - Driving the Legend
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Dear All,
It's been a while since we have heard from the Landy, and I have wanted to do a driving video for ages.
It was quite an experience and setting up the iPhone at the edge of the road and driving off goes against the grain, but without a camera crew, needs must!
As you can see the Landy is running well, and it was great fun to take it out on (and off) the road. I would love to drive it more.
I have a couple of jobs lined up. There is a lot of play in the steering so I need to adjust that, but need to create an access hole in the mud shield to access the steering box. Anyone done this before?
I will also probably change back to the radial tyres on Wolf rims soon, as I am concerned the cross plys will give out at the valves at some point. But I do prefer the original look that's for sure.
Speak soon guys, and as always I look forward to the comments and chat.
Regards Joël
Great to see this little bit of Bristish history driving the roads of Germany!
It was a great drive too. 👍
Flipping great video! ASMR for Landies! Loads of amazing camera shots too. Particularly the gearshift in Landy patent wobblevision. Great stuff Joel!
Thanks, I almost discarded the gear change footage but thought, wait, that’s what it’s like!! 😅
@@My911 Exactly!!!!
Joyful! Perfectly sums up the Land Rover driving experience. Every journey is an adventure!
Thanks Stevie. 👍
Thank you for the ride Joel, the landy is running great!
Thanks Marco, I hope you are well.
Great weather for a drive 🙂
I just unbolt my mud shield to adjust the steering box. It is only a few screws and doesn't need doing that often. I find steering play is more usually caused by worn track rod ends - there are quite a few so any play in them adds up. Get someone to wiggle the steering wheel backwards and forwards continually while checking each one for play. Do that visually, don't put your fingers anywhere near!
Graham
Thanks Graham, thanks for that. All the ends are new, so I think it’s the box. My mud shield is sealed to the inner wing.
@@My911 have a look at the steering idler. Some are a pain to get oil in, so this can be neglected over the years. A worn one will really impact on steering possibly more than a typical box (imo)
Very satisfying to watch, Thank you.
Hi Kevin, you are very welcome. 👍
What a beautiful unspoiled example. Well done sir.
Hi, thank you.
Wonderful! :) I've just bought an 88" '74 Series 3 in Marine Blue like yours after a complete ground-up restoration. The 2.25 is now running 9:1 compression and extractors. Torque is huge. Incredibly lucky, I feel privileged. Mine has the full Exmoor soft top conversion. I can't wait to start adventuring in it, and toodling around town in absolutely no hurry at all. :)
Great stuff. Congratulations. Welcome to the club 😅
For some reason, I was still hearing the growling upshifts and downshifts of a 917K, but when I realized it just wasn't going to happen, I just relaxed and enjoyed the ride. Cheers from snowy Alaska
Wow, a 917k is something else. I guess in it’s heart of hearts the Landy is exactly that. 😀
Nice Video.
Plans, montage, editing the lot.
Thanks for taking the time to share it with us.
Thank you. You are right, it takes quite a while to put the videos together.
I've not seen my little blue S3 for over year - it took a while for the garage to get the restoration so this is making me miss it! The garage are sorting out the engine (injectors, pumps etc), replacing and fabricating panels and chassis parts, then a full respray. I've had pictures of the rolling chassis and bodywork covered in fresh primer... Maybe I'll get it back for Christmas!
Wow, that’s exciting. I bet you can’t wait. Please send me a picture when it arrives.
Thanks, I really enjoyed that. We were talking about our Landies at work today (we're all Rover drivers..) and couldn't come up with a specific reason why we really should like them, but all agreed that we just do, and would sooner take the Rover than our comfortable modern motors.. WRD meanwhile awaits a gearbox swap, can't wait to go for a drive again. Yours sounds in fine fettle.
Thanks Phill, your very welcome. Very cool your colleagues all drive Land Rovers. Good luck with the gearbox. All good preparation for the trip. 👍
Seems to be going well and is sounding good . Countryside looks nice to drive through it’s rare to see mistletoe in the trees.
Wow, I didn’t see that. I will have another look. But yes, the countryside is beautiful here.
Look great Joël and looking forward to see some similar footage of the 996 !
Thanks Paul. Me too. I’m already planning the action in my head. 👍
Wow, great cinematography! Thanks for sharing - that must have taken quite a bit of editing, nice work.
Thanks, it did. 😅 But it was good fun doing it.
Lovely!
......mine's going in for color change inspection and records update tomorrow. Full inspection and road-worthy inspection will follow next week, hopefully. Four new Sailun 265/75R16 mud-terrain tires went on last week.
Great. Sounds very exciting. 👍
Ahhhh! .....today she passed the MOT inspections without issue and 100% road-worthy certified .......yeehah!!!!!
@@cletusberkeley9441 great news. Congratulations!!! Happy driving.
@@My911 thanks buddy, you inspired it! ....I just love driving this contraption!! LOL!!
@@My911 Actually, they all spent more time admiring than inspecting it, and that's what took the time ...haha!
Very nice. Having a few starting issues with my SIII LWT last few weeks so a bit jealous. Just doesn't seem to want to fire up.
Hi, thanks. Worth doing the timing from scratch along with tappet spacing. Etc. Also, the winter effects the carb mixture a little. Some owners have summer and winter settings for their carb. Especially if it’s a Webber (like mine)
It's been a while since we have seen an overview of the entire project. Have to say you've restored it exactly as I would have, leaving the history, bumps and bruises and memories preserved, while going over the mechanicals and making the interior a nice place to be. I found your channel a few years back while looking to buy one myself, what you have is pretty much exactly what I was looking for, right down to the colour year and spec. Great to see it on the road being enjoyed.
Hi Greg, thank you for the kind words. Have a great weekend.
Looking at your speedometer reminds me that i need to buy a new cable. Mine is bouncing all over the place lol
That said, my mileage has not risen since I got mine ‘working’ must be an issue inside the clock.
Clutch in when hitting start. It's easier on the starter engine! :)
That’s a good idea, thanks for the tip.
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Great video Joel, I too am missing driving mine, which Is almost identical as you may remember. Have you thought about going for defender tubeless original style rims? For me they are the best compromise for original looking with the benefit of modern tyre acceptability and not having to mess around with inner tubes. Kind regards from England.
Hi, remind me what’s with yours, off the road? The rims is a good idea but more expense. I’ll probably do it at some point though, and swap over the the Goodyear tyres from the wolf rims. Over in the UK for. Grist mad so looking forward to that. Nothing beats Christmas in England. 👍
Going well after the surgery! Is that a military spare wheel holder/strap?
Thank you. Yes it is. 😀
@@My911 thank you. Something else on the shopping list! I think you need to find a S2a radiator grille :-)
Wonder if anyone ever polished a LandRover? .....just did mine (Mothers Carnuba) and she looks better than "factory-fresh" ❤😂
I’m sure it’s been done before. Just very secretively… 😅
happy with the manual hubs?
Hi, yes, they are fine and easy to use. Is there an alternative on a series Land Rover?
Why this car are inclined? Crooked!!!???
Hi. It’s because of the parabolic springs. They are bad quality and don’t have stronger springs on the right hand side to take the extra weight of the transfer box and the fuel tank. ☹️
It's a Landrover, everything is
Sounds so quiet
I must say, it’s running really nicely. 👍