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Mods for a Series 3 2.25 petrol Landy
#1
As the title really - anyone know of any interesting / necessary mods for a 1973 Series 3 Landy?

I spotted that I can hand crank it to start it Big Grin

I'm thinking of upgrading the brakes to discs at the front. I'll leave the suspension as it is. It's got a rag top at the moment, but I might switch that for a pickup top or truck top (depending on what I can find on fleabay for a decent price)


Best thing: No ECU or delicate electrickery to worry about!
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#2
SumpGuard
Second Fuel Tank
Add another spare wheel either to bonnet or back door
Fit a Snorkel
Fit a Landy back door mounted cooker
Fit an Oztent
Towbar
3/4 ton nato trailer with Maggiolina roof tent.
Stainless exhaust
Uprated alternator
Second battery
Winch
Roof top tent if you dont weant a trailer
If its still got cheap wire hoseclips change em for proper jubiliee clips
Set aside
Points
Condensor
Plugs
Leads
Dist Cap
Rotor arm
fuses
bulbs
belts

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#3
Waterproof the ignition a must, fit breather pipes pointless having a snorkel else, roll cage if its a rag top, increase the ground clearence by fitting bigger tyres, maybe a bodylift.
Failure is NOT an option
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#4
I'm sorely tempted to drop a 200TDI engine in there. 18mpg with the petrol engine in there!

Not sure I can get a body lift without changing the springs. Although spotted some parabolic ones that would fit nicely and improve the ride. I think brakes are the first thing on the list, along with a new pickup top.
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#5
Fit a secondary heater my S3 was awful in the heating deptment until i fitted a hot air blower that run indepent of the engine
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#6
(20 November 2012, 16:36)BeardyMan Wrote: I'm sorely tempted to drop a 200TDI engine in there. 18mpg with the petrol engine in there!

Not sure I can get a body lift without changing the springs. Although spotted some parabolic ones that would fit nicely and improve the ride. I think brakes are the first thing on the list, along with a new pickup top.

Yuk, stick a 2.5 litre DI engine into it out of a Transit, get 30 MPG instead and they last forever once you scrap the gas recirc system bits.

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#7
Just looking at MIG welders now...
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#8
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#9
I would second or third a 200tdi. Have seen it done where the engine is transplanted in without the turbo, returns very good economy but retains more than enough performance.

How much you going to spend on a Mig welder?
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