Stage 1 V8

I found the reason I was having trouble with it not cranking when I turned the key; I hadn't bolted the earth lead at the other end of the loom to the body!

Relay is the original Lucas 6RA. I tested it and it seems to be working OK, so I'll now have to check the feed and earth on W1, W2 are good. I thought that I had already done this but I did kind of disappear up the proverbial yesterday chasing through the loom and trying to identify everything. Most...

So with a clearer head, I now realise that the circuit diagram is for a ballasted coil, hence the w/p feed from the starter motor. It short circuits the resistor when cranking allowing the primary winding in the coil to run slightly over normal voltage. This is to aid cold starting I believe when ba...

What a job trying to decipher a fuzzy wiring diagram that omits all of the "options", has errors, wire colour discrepancies, is in tiny unreadable font, and then trying to trace through the loom having left it half done over a year ago! My head is splitting. What is the function of the whi...

Cheers for the offer, I actually meant to say that I got the diagram from the supplement; my mistake. An soft copy would be useful though, email is accounts@cliffordgarrett.co.uk The choke sensor I fitted is an original Land Rover one that I think I got from PA Blanchard here in the UK. Trying to fi...

Well finally, after a whole year having to sort out my Discovery 2, and then several aborted attempts, the weather has finally improved enough to get back to work. Didn't do a whole lot though as I spent most of the day trying to identify and remember where the tangle of wires I'd left hanging from ...

Did I tell the story about the wind shredded garage tent? I can't remember anymore for the turmoil. To recap, the cover gave up through UV damage and got ripped open in the last lot of storm weather. I struggled to lash something temporary together to try and keep the worst of the rain off of the St...

I managed to lash something together with a large DPM sheet I had tucked away. Bit of a struggle on my own but hopefully it will suffice (it won't stand up to a gale) until I can replace the cover. I have replacement on order but no delivery date. The Stage One is also covered with a tarp so fingers...

While the Stage One has been patiently waiting for me to sort out my Discovery 2, there has been a bit of weather. Hot sun and UV now followed by a bit of thunder, lightning, and wind! https://i.postimg.cc/zBdMVb8n/IMG-20221024-125717.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/qqzFnJvW/IMG-20221024-125756.jpg Guess w...

Blimey, you're welcome. I'm fighting to get my Discovery 2 repaired and back on the road at the moment, so work on the 109 has been temporarily halted. I hope to be able to resume soon.

The generic statement for CKD is we have nothing and we won't even look, therefore they won't issue anything and refund the money you already paid. There is an Australian heritage group that have nothing to do with BMH. Ex staff old boys club. They do issue certificates, based on the data YOU provi...

BMH quote a generic excuse of disinterest for anything CKD. You would have to go there and book research time yourself. Ask stereotypical 'owner' questions and they won't let you in. Yep, but if you can afford to just buy a certificate then they issue it with whatever they have in the LR records ag...

The VIN that you quote is SALLBCMV1AF504898 and decodes: Model Series III, Stage I or Lightweight Class 109 inch Body Type 5 door station wagon Model Year 1981 Steering RHD Engine 3.5 V8, Carburettor, Low Compression, Petrol Gearbox 4 Speed Manual Factory Completely Knocked Down Sequential number 50...

Presumably when you checked the VIN here in the UK, it confirmed an export model (AUS) CSW. You say it has zero paperwork so I take it that there's no registration number either? Interesting that a vehicle would be imported 12 years ago and never registered. Not sure what you're supposed to do in th...

I sold it to a fella who has fully restored a stage one (well he had it done for him). Seems he had a rebuilt engine fitted which had staged heads and power cam, etc. Unfortunately his builders neglected to match the power of the new engine with his gearbox and diffs and he destroyed them as a conse...