Ok, so what's this blog all about ? Well, in short it's an attempt to record my activity relating to restoring my Land Rover. The vehicle in question is a green and cream 1975 Series 3 88" Land Rover, and is now called "Hero" due to its registration, HRO.

I purchased the vehicle via Ebay on Monday the 15th of May 2006 and it was delivered the following Saturday. To bring this site up to date, here's a short timeline of events. ( most recent first)


24/05/06 Spent over an hour under the vehicle trying see why the rear lights didn't work and to fix them. I discovered that the loom had been cut from the wiring in the tub, and that a large 7 strand wire has been attached for no discernable purpose. I suspected that it was a bodged repair.

23/05/06 Didn't do much due to bad weather, except observe corrosion on the footwell, and a bodged attempt to fix it by putting a new footwell in from the INSIDE!

22/05/06 Managed to start the vehicle twice, before the battery died, and moved it around the carpark. A lighting check revealed the rear lights to be inoperative.

21/05/06 Sweep out as much dirt as possible and finish the inventory of supplied "spares". I also try to charge the battery with my charger, with limited success.

20/05/06 Vehicle is delivered on a trailer, with a copy of the Haynes Manual inside....

17/05/06 Have a second copy bought for me!

16/05/06 Purchased Haynes Manual

15/05/06 Purchased Vehicle