Buying the cheapest Land Rover Series 3

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  • Опубликовано: 18 янв 2025

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  • @retromechanic2238
    @retromechanic2238  2 месяца назад +4

    Thank you everyone for your comments, the feedback & also “suggestions” are super helpful!
    I’ve played around with the stop lever, a heat gun, a hammer, cleaner, on, off & in between can on the lift pump, I’ve checked the filter on the injection pump & I have come to the conclusion of removing the pump for a better “inspection” - easier to work on it on the bench than in the bay.
    Thanks all, you’re input is most welcome 🙏

    • @johnog8358
      @johnog8358 2 месяца назад

      Cool landy!
      What rust treatment do you use? I'm looking to treat something similar on a Suzuki sj410. Thanks

  • @lliambunter
    @lliambunter 6 дней назад +4

    1000% praise to you for treating an animal with the respect you did , well done

  • @Bigbluelandy
    @Bigbluelandy 2 месяца назад +23

    Check the stop cable, won’t get fuel to the injectors if it’s pulled.
    The random bit dangling under the column👍🏻 she’ll start then

  • @1961nuffield
    @1961nuffield 2 месяца назад +15

    It's got overdrive too, and looks well worth the money!

    • @paulbooth8866
      @paulbooth8866 2 месяца назад +1

      I was just about to post the same comment!

  • @andrewhaines3259
    @andrewhaines3259 17 дней назад +2

    Lovely little field mouse. Id leave the bodywork as is. Looks great.

  • @stevehill4615
    @stevehill4615 2 месяца назад +19

    As others have said, a good buy at £500, from what i could see in the video it looks like a CAV, DPA injection pump if it is the fuel control pin could be stuck in it's bore cutting the fuel supply (common on engines stood for a long time as the diesel goes gooey), normal way to clean is remove rectangular cover linkage underneath and pin/arm and clean with carb cleaner so pin free's, or rough & ready is warm the injection pump with haidryer or hot water (soften the diesel residue) try "tapping" with a soft mallet whilst hand priming (might need assistance for that) if it fails just some time lost so go to previous method.

    • @MattMyers-n7f
      @MattMyers-n7f 2 месяца назад

      There's no way he paid 500 for it. It's clickbait

  • @MarlynPolicarpio-f6u
    @MarlynPolicarpio-f6u 9 дней назад

    Love it may have wrk soon

  • @geoffgibson5576
    @geoffgibson5576 2 месяца назад +8

    The over drive on its own was worth it! nice find.

  • @tonyr1963
    @tonyr1963 2 месяца назад +6

    A very good find at that price. Nice Weller wheels and parabolic springs and replacement dampers. Someone spent a few quid on that not long before it stopped working. Overdrive is a good addition too. Looking forward to the rest of the project. Best of luck

  • @Littlegreenlightweight
    @Littlegreenlightweight 2 месяца назад +16

    Absolute steel at £500! I'd give you that for the overdrive! 😅

    • @andiem6669
      @andiem6669 6 дней назад

      Exactly what I was thinking

  • @JayzStuff
    @JayzStuff 2 месяца назад +2

    Watching this one with huge interest! What a find!

  • @erhardt1477
    @erhardt1477 2 месяца назад +3

    Well…
    As a Landy owner myself, I appreciate the time and effort you put in sir, to bring the lady back to life ❤
    Very sensible to use a brush instead of the more modern way of doin things with a pressure washer, since THAT modern tool could actually damage something underneath.
    As far as the holes are concerned, I thing those could be a blessing in disguise, because that way you can rinse out the frame from the inside and get all the rust and grime OUT and new protection IN … just my Idea…
    Looking forward for future episodes sir…
    Greetings everybody from Germany ✌️

  • @myke49
    @myke49 2 месяца назад +2

    I'm in Australia. My first "car" was a Series I Land Rover petrol. It was rather tired but it took me to all sorts of places. It had been used for beach fishing and as a result the crossmember under the gearbox was rather rusty. I moved up to a 1968 Series IIa and loved it. Subsequently I owned about 30 Land Rovers. Most were "spares" and I also bought several Range Rovers and other Rover products. That was a long time ago. At the present time I have a td5 Discovery for fun and a Subaru Outback for sensible things. I really wish I had a Series IIa "shorty" though. I had a diesel 2a which was economical but could not pull the skin of a custard. I miss it too. Mike in Oz

  • @AnyoneSeenMikeHunt
    @AnyoneSeenMikeHunt 5 дней назад

    See heaps of these here in Au. All sitting around just like how you found this one. Everyone starts out wanting to get them back on the road and everyone gives up.

  • @martinwarner1178
    @martinwarner1178 2 месяца назад +2

    Great video, got me hooked. Had one in the mid 1970's. mine was petrol, 2.5, even back then it drank the juice I begrudgingly put in. Sold it to a pig farmer and bought a car. But each to his own. Looking forward to your progress. Peace and goodwill

  • @johnpatrick9217
    @johnpatrick9217 15 дней назад

    Fairly overdrive! I remember fitting 1 of those to my 2a!

  • @iankey2340
    @iankey2340 11 дней назад

    Great fun rebuilding them. Have rebuilt a few before old age crept up. Those bits are heavy you know 😅 Still running my 90 Defender 200tdi after I rebuilt it 18 years ago

  • @ramarover
    @ramarover 2 месяца назад +5

    Excellent series 3 for the money, the overdrive alone would be worth more than that! I'd suggest getting a diesel specialist to recondition the pump as opposed to buying a replacement. Look forward to seeing more on this Landy!

  • @Simon_W74
    @Simon_W74 2 месяца назад +3

    Good luck with this one. This will be an enjoyable project seeing you bring the old girl back to being road worthy. The beauty is that you just simply unbolt the panels if the bolts will let you. As they do have their issues with the good old rust mite, as you have already seen. The Diesel without a turbo is very un fast. We used to had the odd one left over when I joined the Army.
    As for body work, they do tend to look better with that beaten up used look, matching panel colour would always be nice, but then you lose the character that has been there for decades.

  • @miklawson211
    @miklawson211 2 месяца назад +2

    A Barn/Field find Landrover is my dream project. Worth the like and subscription to see the end result.

  • @InnocentPeacefulLake-zc5ml
    @InnocentPeacefulLake-zc5ml 2 месяца назад +2

    Nice old landy simple mechanics good fun 😊

  • @austinmatthews347
    @austinmatthews347 2 месяца назад

    love the landy mate always admired the rugged nature of these ‘proper landrovers’

  • @MumpyMumof3-yw3ds
    @MumpyMumof3-yw3ds 2 месяца назад +4

    Great video. Penny and Reg watched with me. They think the next mouse you find should be kept as a pet. Haha. Great video can’t wait for the next one. 👍🏻

  • @charliesgarageuk5881
    @charliesgarageuk5881 2 месяца назад +2

    What a find! Looks great!

    • @retromechanic2238
      @retromechanic2238  2 месяца назад +1

      @@charliesgarageuk5881 thanks Charlie! 😃 drop in and have a look one day pal

  • @ChrisPatterson-d5g
    @ChrisPatterson-d5g 2 месяца назад +1

    Brought up in the 60s and 70s in Dads bone shaker Safari LWB....... I will follow this and subscribed..

  • @nishlraai
    @nishlraai 20 дней назад +1

    I'm excited how this will turn out.

  • @ArloGunnel-j9b
    @ArloGunnel-j9b 2 месяца назад

    Loving this series 3 Land Rover!! with the overdrive gearbox

  • @skylark6358
    @skylark6358 14 дней назад

    Great content, and the views 👏👏👏 superb

  • @michaelleigh2446
    @michaelleigh2446 2 месяца назад +1

    the body work is great, get it running and safe, its a belter.

  • @kevinlally7653
    @kevinlally7653 2 месяца назад +1

    Love the mouse. That would ahve been a great bonnet mascot.

    • @retromechanic2238
      @retromechanic2238  2 месяца назад +1

      @@kevinlally7653 😂 poor thing - it’s now safely in the field behind our house

  • @tomgribb3903
    @tomgribb3903 13 дней назад +2

    Lucky man...

  • @jebsails2837
    @jebsails2837 2 месяца назад

    From across the pond: A moss green paint covered in green moss. It's great how these "Landy's" clean up and transform. First one I recall was watching Mike and EDD on WD creating a "Chelsea Tractor" from a farm plugger into which a Rover V-6(?) had been installed. Narragansett Bay

  • @Phil-p4c
    @Phil-p4c Месяц назад +1

    Ear defenders mate 👌

  • @renevanderest9200
    @renevanderest9200 2 месяца назад +1

    The fuel tube in the tank has a stupid filter on it that when sliding upwards cuts of the flow to the entire system. Had that 2 times of which the first time took me a day to find out why the car would run and drive for short periods, the 2nd time took me a minute to figure that out. I just pushed the filter of the tube. Good luck with your nice project.

  • @slingerland68
    @slingerland68 Месяц назад

    Looking forward to the next episode:)

  • @Weare138.
    @Weare138. 2 месяца назад +1

    The Legend that is Ryan!

  • @verdunluck1578
    @verdunluck1578 2 месяца назад +1

    As others have already said the overdrive is worth over £500 on its own, although why anyone would fit one to a non turbo diesel is a mystery. I suppose you might use it going downhill.
    The great thing about a series Land Rover is that EVERY part can be replaced, even the chassis. They never die, they only fade away.

  • @seriesrover141
    @seriesrover141 Месяц назад

    Nice find and good video. I will look forward to more.

  • @PaulMcGuinness
    @PaulMcGuinness 2 месяца назад

    Looks fun! I'm working on a 1983 109, and drive a 1970 Series 2a. Defender doors on it by the looks of it, but the bonus is that it has an overdrive (that's worth more than £500 on it's own!)

  • @scottwickham9405
    @scottwickham9405 Месяц назад

    Good luck. Love those wheels :)

  • @noLza88retro
    @noLza88retro Месяц назад

    Great vlog..👍👍👍

  • @davidwhitwam4857
    @davidwhitwam4857 11 дней назад +1

    Never mind the land rover , what about the David Brown tractors parked up in the undergrowth ? Where is this ?

  • @hansbeens3625
    @hansbeens3625 2 месяца назад

    Nice video! I can say that there is a lot of work still coming up! I can say that from my experience. But it's also great fun to do. Now about this Land Rover. It seems not to be very original. From what I can see the doors are from a Defender and so is the rear tub as the rear lights are not close to each other as with a Series 3. But still the parts are easy to find, especially in your country. To get it better looking I would try ansd find original parts. So, enjoy it! Greetings from the Netherlands. Have a great time!

  • @terrythurston8572
    @terrythurston8572 2 месяца назад +1

    . Excellent buy fo 500.

  • @realvolvofreak
    @realvolvofreak 23 дня назад

    Nice good old machine. Well done for 500. 👍

  • @Mrtallguy76
    @Mrtallguy76 2 месяца назад +1

    What a cracking little project ! Many happy memories of trundling around in my ex-father in law's old Series 3.

  • @PillSharks
    @PillSharks 2 месяца назад +3

    Doors are rare now, early 90/110 lift up handle doors!

    • @jonbrookes77
      @jonbrookes77 2 месяца назад +2

      You could probably sell them and easily cover the cost of replacement series doors 🙂

  • @Stu_2112
    @Stu_2112 2 месяца назад

    That is an absolute steal at that price. If it has a V5 then It is worth, at the bare minimum, double, if not triple, what you paid. It deserves to be rebuilt and not stripped for parts.

  • @philtowle4683
    @philtowle4683 2 месяца назад +1

    Nice motor

  • @jamesblaydon9109
    @jamesblaydon9109 2 месяца назад

    Sad part is I use to buy loads of these for around 500 do em up flogg em on but them days are no more 😢 good video

  • @PDM_Customs
    @PDM_Customs 2 месяца назад

    Cheers for another great vid

  • @kevinbodnar448
    @kevinbodnar448 2 месяца назад

    Thanks for sharing

  • @richardbarton6647
    @richardbarton6647 2 месяца назад

    My 2.25 diesel pump is the same after refurb the guy said once it's running that it will fill up and it did. I just bled mine at the filter and then slacked the injector pipes on the injectors crank until diesel comes out nip them up and away it goes. Give it a try I think you get an air lock in the injector leak off pipe. Ric

  • @dominicwebb8000
    @dominicwebb8000 2 месяца назад

    Quick tip, toolstation or screwfix stock reciprocating saw blades, might save you a walk! Great buy and mot and ved free, plus lez exempt.

  • @Gwlyddyn
    @Gwlyddyn 21 день назад +1

    500 quid for a non starting Series 3 is still a bargain. I would have paid that sight unseen.

  • @Russ--R
    @Russ--R 2 месяца назад +1

    7:50
    Nice XK !

  • @chriswalker4272
    @chriswalker4272 2 месяца назад

    What an interesting radiator grill lol

  • @garypoulton7311
    @garypoulton7311 2 месяца назад +5

    Bargain, overdrive, good seats, if the bulkhead is halfway decent you can be quite pleased with yourself

  • @Mickhanic-garage
    @Mickhanic-garage 2 месяца назад +1

    Making me want one again 🤣

  • @Mickhanic-garage
    @Mickhanic-garage 2 месяца назад +3

    I thought the days of a 500 quid series had gone.. Had loads in the past but prices now are getting silly... that looks a bargain for the price.. Not seen the whole video yet though 🤣

  • @andysr5001
    @andysr5001 Месяц назад

    Nice find at that money . The Landrover itself is quite possibly a lot later than the K registration suggests . There,s more chance its an early 1980s model . Rear body is 1982 > / engine is a 5 mainbearing 2286cc diesel / its got servo brakes with the vacuum intake flap valve / all these point to it being an 82/83/84. Of course it could all have been changed in its lifetime . Many were put onto earlier V 5 logbooks to put them into the historic taxation class back in those days . Just be aware if you come to buy parts for it .

  • @kevinbodnar448
    @kevinbodnar448 2 месяца назад +1

    Screwfix and wickes sell those blades, 👍

  • @Essin62
    @Essin62 2 месяца назад +1

    I judge people by the way they treat animals. You're an OK human.

    • @retromechanic2238
      @retromechanic2238  2 месяца назад +2

      I’m not religious but I believe the song goes:
      “All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small” 😃
      I just pulled that mouse away from its “home” - the very least I could do was send it into a field behind my home

  • @nicholaswilks2194
    @nicholaswilks2194 2 месяца назад

    I had the same bleeding issue with mine. I primed the lift pump about 5 times fo make double she, then slackened off all the injector pipes and then just kept cranking with a good strong battery (or jumped off a running doner vehicle). Eventually fuel came through to the injectors (i don't think it helped with most of the seals on mine leaked). I've since had my pump rebuilt and it's like new again.

  • @ggj666
    @ggj666 2 месяца назад

    That bit by the fuse box 4:04 is the diesel engine stop

  • @luckysmiler
    @luckysmiler 2 месяца назад

    I brought a series 3 for £500 about 22 years ago ,wish i kept it

  • @ThomasPrior-wv6zn
    @ThomasPrior-wv6zn 2 месяца назад

    keep the wire holding up exhaust , thats the way to go good bit of bodging lol last for years

  • @craigpeart7291
    @craigpeart7291 Месяц назад +1

    Dieselpumpuk seem to know there stuff Riccal near Selby

  • @TheDannyTee
    @TheDannyTee Месяц назад +2

    You know I think the biggest thing I notice about europeans doing car stuff is they never have tools. In the US you'll see drills and pressure washers and etc, but in the UK it seems like they are using their kitchen broom and a handful of randoms wrenches to work on their cars.

    • @retromechanic2238
      @retromechanic2238  Месяц назад +2

      @@TheDannyTee if you can’t torque down a cylinder head with a kitchen broom 🧹 then you are no mechanic 😃
      Thank you for the comments & watching! 🙂

    • @warwickscram1656
      @warwickscram1656 Месяц назад +4

      Tools are illegal in the UK without written permission from the King.

    • @highloughsdrifter1629
      @highloughsdrifter1629 27 дней назад +1

      It's a Land Rover. The only tools required are a half inch Whitworth open end, a hose (for cleaning the interior) and a broken wire coat hanger (not sure what for, but you need one). And duck tape, of course.

  • @will17527
    @will17527 2 месяца назад

    500 for that easy bargain that shell looks really clean for the age

  • @dutchyjhome
    @dutchyjhome 2 месяца назад

    Hey, nice video ! One piece of advice for you: Change as many parts as you can to Spanish Land-Rover Santana parts, since these are a lot better than the OEM GB Land-Rover (Laro) parts. This truck dates from the era in which Laro did no longer want to invest in research and development of their Old models: the 109 and the 88; Series or not. In the late 60s they had developed the Range-Rover which had to replace the old 109 and the 88 and so the 109 and the 88 were models on their way out, never to be produced ever again, since the Range-Rover was to be their successor. Santana Laro in Spain however did not have the license to build the Range-Rover so the 109 and the 88 were their only models at the time Santana built under license. They did invest in improvement by research and development and so they changed out many OEM Biritish bad (inferior) parts and replaced them with much better parts from all over the place. In fact they started developing their own improved parts. Just like Santana developed a straight 6-cylinder Diesel, based up on their improved 2,5 liter 4 cyclinder. Also the Turbo was introduced, when in GB no Laro was available with Turbo to begin with.
    So I'd say; Santana this Laro and build a truck that lasts instead of breaking down all the time, which is the credo of British made Laro's to begin with.

  • @Valhallaxp
    @Valhallaxp Месяц назад

    Wow all that grime and grease has protected the chassis .. I assume the underseal ( factory application) is OK... surface rust

  • @tommy4244
    @tommy4244 2 месяца назад +1

    You will never lose money on a £500 Land Rover Series….

    • @philhealey4443
      @philhealey4443 2 месяца назад

      Heck, I paid 500 quid for my Series One in 1992 !

  • @TUMBLINJEST
    @TUMBLINJEST 2 месяца назад

    Nice old series Landrover. I wont tell you it will run on new cheap cooking oil aided with a splash of E5 unleaded = Fries anyone. lol

  • @jamesmacdonald3090
    @jamesmacdonald3090 2 месяца назад

    Looks like an absolute bargain! Minimal chassis rot, overdrive and what look like 90 doors. Bulkhead looks pretty solid, that is the only worry with these, I have had loads in the past. Mechanical stuff is a breeze, though the diesels are hateful. Personally I would stick a 200tdi in it but it's all down to what you want it for? Would I have another one? Definitely not! I love my Range Rovers too much and don't miss having a series 2 as my daily, cold in the Winter and hot in the Summer. Those hard tops make them so loud, I always kept a cab and canvas tilt on hand or just went topless during the Summer, much nicer to drive.... if you are a 5'4" Farmer with short arms and welded ankles?

  • @nickb5391
    @nickb5391 2 месяца назад +2

    @4.22, it could be 127,000 miles

  • @ThomasPrior-wv6zn
    @ThomasPrior-wv6zn 2 месяца назад

    little ,, mickey had a good wash before leving lol

  • @Awd.d
    @Awd.d 2 месяца назад

    I'd say that's a good buy

  • @MattMyers-n7f
    @MattMyers-n7f 2 месяца назад +1

    It's got defender doors

  • @julianlangdon3456
    @julianlangdon3456 2 месяца назад

    Any evidence of leakage around the seals on the Injector Pump? Guessing Lucas pump; they won't tolerate Vegetable Oil and the Likes, Throttle Spindle Seal usually goes first. Can be rebuilt either self of specialist

  • @MrMooky66
    @MrMooky66 Месяц назад +1

    Great project there! I noticed your white garage ceiling - what material is it please?

    • @retromechanic2238
      @retromechanic2238  Месяц назад +1

      UPVC cladding - 5M lengths of it 😃 cheap way of giving a nice finish which can also be cleaned from oil spray! 😂

    • @MrMooky66
      @MrMooky66 Месяц назад

      Looks great! 😊

  • @taztaz44
    @taztaz44 15 дней назад

    Where can I find series 1 and series 2?

  • @robertwolf9380
    @robertwolf9380 2 месяца назад

    no fuel is because THE STOP ENGINE CABLE has been fannyed with!!! disconnect and boom just stall her in 4th to stop engine! ps change oil in all THREE BOXES!!! 2 diffs and 2 swivels plus oil the steering gearbox.

  • @henryyandell3222
    @henryyandell3222 2 месяца назад

    Just to let you know it's got the wrong doors! can't take the door tops off in the summer when you want the roof off. The thing you called the steering lock was the shut off for the diesel pump (no electric solenoid and since diesel engines don't need an ignition to run you need to shut the fuel off) well worth having a look at, you can also just operate the stop arm on the pump itself before you bother taking the whole pump out!!

    • @retromechanic2238
      @retromechanic2238  2 месяца назад

      @@henryyandell3222 thanks for the comments.
      Re: the doors, yeah - I was advised the later “90” doors went on for the convenience of windy windows 😃
      Re: the fuel stop, looks like by default - the arm is “engaged” and it’s pulled to “stop” the fuel - sprung so it’s always “engaged” and ready to start. That’s what appears to be going on - I think it’s a blockage internally

    • @henryyandell3222
      @henryyandell3222 2 месяца назад

      @@retromechanic2238ah that’s a shame! Injection pumps can be such a pain to get timed up

    • @cow_elf
      @cow_elf 2 месяца назад +1

      Hi those doors are worth 500 pounds if they are not too rusty early 90/110 .

  • @kammelryder
    @kammelryder 2 месяца назад +1

    were you wearing a balaclava and carrying a gun when you negotiated the price? !!! wowzer great deal

  • @Morrisonspouch
    @Morrisonspouch 29 дней назад

    11 careful prior owners

  • @Valhallaxp
    @Valhallaxp Месяц назад

    I'm surprised there wasn't anymore rot in the underside... those chassis are bomb proof .. I hope you don't find hidden horrors on this ...

  • @DavidSmith-hg9jw
    @DavidSmith-hg9jw 2 месяца назад

    Paid 400. For. 1971. 2a swb. Petrol converted to a pick up used for cruising in the Cotswolds deer control and logging 100 pounds a year insurance Adrian flux

  • @somebloke5565
    @somebloke5565 2 месяца назад

    Bagsy I claim today's Cheif Beard award by saying "these fine workhorses." first. Has gay-plate, eight-spokes - all the signs are there. £50 says it's been sink-estate parked.

  • @Tubecraft1
    @Tubecraft1 Месяц назад

    for a landrover like that in that good condition and with overdrive i think you should go back and pay them what its worth

  • @highdownmartin
    @highdownmartin 2 месяца назад

    Paid five hundred for AMM374H petrol 2A in 1986. That was probably 150 too much but it was my first car.

  • @secretanorak592
    @secretanorak592 Месяц назад

    There was so much Grease/Oil/Sh**e on my Series 3 bulkhead in the engine bay I Honestly thought someone had previously undersealed it! The Injector pump needs to be bled in a particular sequence but can't for the life of me remember it off the top of my head. Sorry!

  • @mikestamper8479
    @mikestamper8479 2 месяца назад

    Overdrive worth that alone if it's sweet.

  • @peterkelly9102
    @peterkelly9102 2 месяца назад

    Over in Ireland this 2ould fetch three grand minimum 😮

  • @petersmith4455
    @petersmith4455 2 месяца назад

    good luck with this, check for rusty chassis and bulkhead,the list is endless with these vehicles.

  • @awalk5177
    @awalk5177 2 месяца назад

    First look is good, just dirty and it has had a rest. Only needs to wake up and have its chassis checked. You got that very cheap. The rear door is worth about 200 pounds alone.

    • @highdownmartin
      @highdownmartin 2 месяца назад

      A cat flap might be. A chequer plate covered minger isn't.

  • @nickb5391
    @nickb5391 2 месяца назад

    @6.46, those cab doors don't look right, I thought they had split doors & sliding windows

  • @blastingweevil2968
    @blastingweevil2968 2 месяца назад

    hew frame and bulkheads i think ... :) body off for easiest way to renovate it..

  • @JMc.D
    @JMc.D 2 месяца назад

    Why would you cover up the fan with chequer plate?!

  • @eddieMurphy11111
    @eddieMurphy11111 2 месяца назад

    I would love that except the spider but please wear gloves and a mask with those mouse dropings and i am looking forward to see this finished, thanks for the video