Land Rover Lightweight
23-KB-26
Lightweight Rebuild
Lightweight re-build undertaken by Jeff Case, East Granby,
Connecticut USA.
He has been working on his Series III Lightweight for a little over a year. Here
are some of the project photos.
A separate page shows the detailed rebuild.
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| Stripdown started | |||
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The bulkhead/firewall coming off |
Here is the engine & transmission coming up | ||
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A little surgery required to get the steering
relay out of the chassis |
The old rusty chassis finally out of the
garage |
Before and After! |
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| Teardown of the front axle assembly | |||
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| First little shipment of parts. New galvanized chassis, new springs & shocks, new stainless exhaust, rebuilt transmission, rebuilt engine assembly, all new brake lines & hydraulics, new Michelin XZL tires, new wheels, new radiator, etc. | Test fit the bulkhead on the new chassis Temporarily mount the brake & clutch pedal boxes, bend the new brake & clutch lines to fit, then take it all apart for final sandblast & paint | ||
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| Bulkhead repaired and re-sprayed | |||
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| New distributor installed along with the oil filter assembly and manifolds, rebuilt the original AC fuel pump, had the flywheel resurfaced, installed a new clutch, and the engine is finally in | Thoroughly cleaned under side of the rear tub, coated with several layers of 3M rubberized undercoating | ||
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| Test fit the rear body | |||
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