HappyHighwayman
Warning: Do Not Engage
The cool old Land Rovers are cool and I can see the appeal from people, but anyone who buys a new Land Rover is either incredibly rich and doesn't care or has done zero research into their reliability.
Land Rover fans?
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Jalopyshoppe
idiot
Not very.
I want to drive it and see if I like it as much as I think I do. If so, I'll do a re-wire with an American Autowire kit.
If it's not as cool as my CJ to drive, I'll take the money and run.
TheRobSJ
Großer Mechaniker
Absolutely this. While I think they’ve finally managed to come off the bottom in recent years, for the longest time Land Rover was at the very bottom of the JD Power dependability index. And they absolutely didn’t care. They still sold plenty.
295566
Numbers McGee
bruceflinch
I love Da Whores
Marlin Friggin' Perkins. Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. Loved that show when I was wee lad. Came on just before The Wonderful World of Disney. Sunday nights were cool back then.
Marlin hammering his Rover across the plains of the Kalahari roping and tagging a giraffe. It was magic. His faithful Rover bouncing and flying through the air, crossing rivers, climbing rutted muddy trails. Loved it.
Always loved the "idea" of a Rover, but have never owned one. I see them, original and restored, on Hemmings, Bringatrailer, Classiccars, and Craigslist from time to time. The 2as are pricey if they're in good shape, so that tells me there must be a following and a collector's market.
At the prices I've seen, I'd be afraid to off road one if I got one, and I'd wanna do that. It'd be interesting to see how robust the supply is for replacement parts. Gaskets would concern me. I spose one could cut them out, but that would we extremely time consuming. Still, I just love the idea of having one. :thumbup
Loved that show! My first exposure to a British vehicle.
But I like the old Landcruisers too.
HappyHighwayman
Warning: Do Not Engage
My friend leased his wife a 2 door Evoque. Been at the shop for quite a while. How do they scam so many people? Why does everyone want a British off-road car that they wouldn't drive through a deep puddle?
Johndicezx9
Rolls with it...
Because they're still better than French cars? :dunno
Johndicezx9
Rolls with it...
:laughing A friend of mine had one of those in Germany that we were driving around, I'm still not sure how we survived the streets of Mannheim... almost got steamrolled a bunch of times.
Jalopyshoppe
idiot
Today is brake day. It runs now! Still needs a carb clean out and the fuel pump is kind of weak. I'm hoping that's just more flushing.
The drum brakes are fantastically simple. I image they're close to useless, but they're easy to work on.
Disc brakes are for cowards anyways.
The drum brakes are fantastically simple. I image they're close to useless, but they're easy to work on.
Disc brakes are for cowards anyways.
1962siia
Well-known member
Hey jalopyshoppe. Congrats on the rover. Mine is a 1962 siia 88" but its been heavily modified and isnt finished at this point. Where are you located? Are you on the mendolist yet? If not send me a pm and I'll give you the info to join the mendo list, which is a google group of crusty old landrover buggers who probably have more useful knowledge than anywhere else, plus we meet up in April to go camping/wheeling and its not uncommon to have 20-30 series rigs there. Fun group of folks. :thumbup
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cowards... and people that can't plan when they're stopping?
my freind keeps reading this thread and telling me things to tell you... thus:
weber carb is worth the upgrade apparently. he didn't specify which one, 32/36 i assume.
factory wiring harness is not expensive and avoids having to change a lot of connectors
removing the wing (fender?) to access the master is not hard and allows inspection for rust on the steel front bulkhead. the other panels are "brimabrite" (huh? aluminum variant?) don't lose the shims
axle nut is 2 1/4" and that socket is hard to find locally
1-2 gear isn't synchronized
Jalopyshoppe
idiot
That half cab is awesome!
I'm in Danville, I'll totally PM you for that info. Definitely interested in more people with as bad of tastes as me!
Mine already has the Weber carb. It's a single throat. More of less a big VW carb.
I'll look into the factory harness. I'm not a fan of the minimal fuses in the OEM setup. I realize that a gentleman doesn't go motoring about after dark, but I have dreams of reliably functioning lights...
I have a 2 and 1/4" socket. Had to buy a giant socket set to get the one for a Harley transmission nut.
I'm in Danville, I'll totally PM you for that info. Definitely interested in more people with as bad of tastes as me!
Mine already has the Weber carb. It's a single throat. More of less a big VW carb.
I'll look into the factory harness. I'm not a fan of the minimal fuses in the OEM setup. I realize that a gentleman doesn't go motoring about after dark, but I have dreams of reliably functioning lights...
I have a 2 and 1/4" socket. Had to buy a giant socket set to get the one for a Harley transmission nut.
boney
Miles > Posts
I had a 1970 IIA for a number of years when I was a kid. Handed down from my dad to both my brothers and then me. It was sufficiently thrashed by the time I got my hands on it. Had the engine rebuilt, did the transmission myself, and sent the rear end out. Spent every penny I earned on that thing for 5 years... and wish I still had it...
And filling it requires a steady hand! (when the fender is on.)
It's a different animal than my CJ (CJ-7). No power steering, drum brakes, smaller engine. I think you said you had a CJ-2? It will be close. The Land Rovers aren't as easy to get the top off, and mine didn't have a roll bar. With the top on it's warmer all year (especially summer, with the sliding windows.) With the top off, you either have to split the doors or take them off. But since it's not a "tub" type body, the floor is level with the door opening. A drawback if you ask me. However, mine went anywhere you pointed the wheels if it could get traction. I don't know if it had softer springs or not, but my CJ-7 looses traction pretty quickly and is geared higher than the Rover was.
My brother handed it over with the brake shoes in wrong- with the post on the outside. It made the springs easy to put on but the post was on the wrong side of the shoe to hit the adjustment cam. Every stop was a double-pump to get into the brakes.:wow
Sounds like you picked up a nice project. Please, post pics!
My only advice; If you keep it, and it doesn't already have an overdrive, get one.
Jalopyshoppe
idiot
I drove it last night. I haven't tried the overdrive, but all the other bits do their job. I'm still having fuel delivery issues, I don't know weather I have a bad new fuel pump or something going wrong in the pickup or lines. It has fuel, just not very much.
1962siia
Well-known member
I'm assuming mechanical pump on the side of the engine with a sight glass. Is it full of fuel? Hows it look? Those sight glasses make perfect fire side whiskey holders. Keep a spare in the rig!
Jalopyshoppe
idiot
I actually have a spare sight glass that I kept for that purpose!
The sightglass is full, but I get very little fuel at the carb. I think there is debris stuck in the check valve so the pump is just moving fuel back and forth.
The sightglass is full, but I get very little fuel at the carb. I think there is debris stuck in the check valve so the pump is just moving fuel back and forth.