Laura has a little hidden mystery under her bonnet, that hints to a past paintjob with a Mercedes shade. Paint code Daimler-Benz Standardgruen DB6277. I’m rather curious to what has been painted, as I haven’t discovered any colour differences in her paint.I’d also like to know how close is DB6277 to LRC.005 Finding more information … Read more
It’s great to hear the first sign of life as that starter whirls when activating Laura’s starter button. While living in our temporary rented house, Laura has been stowed away in the houses tiny garage.Nice and dry for storage, but with about 20 cm to any side, far too small to do anything serious work. … Read more
What batteries do you get for your Series Land Rover? Land Rovers original part is a 58 Ah battery for 4 and 6 cylindre petrol engines, and 95 Ah for diesel engined models. 58 Amp hour batteries might be fine for a bone stock landy, but if you have fitted (or have plans of fitting) … Read more
The original Land Rover dynamo is (as the original battery) fine in an original Series vehicle, but if you add upgrades like a stereo with an amplifier, axillary lights or a winch you will probably want something that’s more powerful.I can understand that a lot of Landy owners experience that the lights flicker when idling … Read more
Laura is from way before the Cigar lighter plug was invented, but she did have a pair of 12V “Dash power sockets”, in form of two 1/8th inch “Wander plugs” in the dashboard. One for plus and one for minus. Since I didn’t have any equipment I could use in these plugs, I repurposed them … Read more
Getting spare parts for some 50+ year old cars can be a nightmare. But unless it’s a very very early Series I, it’s not really an issue for old Land Rovers. Parts for service and repairs Land RoverOf cause Land Rovers original parts are worth buying. But non-essential items can be cheaper from third party … Read more
Laura is a mature woman, and I can’t see any reason to hide her age, and all her patina, and minor imperfections help tell the stories of what she has experienced thru her life. But some touchups are needed, and especially after removing rust, paint is needed, to prevent it returning. Land Rover Series paint … Read more
I love LED lights. They are more durable, and have a much better and higher output of light, compared to the old incandescent bulbs. And if there is a bad connection or earth wire, it has to be almost disconnected before it affects the light output, as the voltage to run a LED light often … Read more
I actually got it loose yesterday evening, but it was too heavy to handle without help, so I had to wait until someone could give me a hand with lifting it off. Now I’ll have to get the roll cage off, before I can lift the roof over the car and out the garage door. … Read more
I’d like to have more evenings where I could be in the workshop, but we’ve got a lot of other projects we need to get done. But I’m trying my best to keep my Thursday evenings clear, so I can get my Land Rover ready for a MOT. Today was the first workshop Thursday, and … Read more