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| 2 | costales@ICSI.Berkeley.E | 47 | Series III 88" for sale |
| 3 | "Jan Beckwith" [BECKJAN@ | 40 | Series I |
Subject: Universal in the hand crank
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 08:26:29 -0700
From: Benjamin Allan Smith <ranger@ugcs.caltech.edu>
I finally got sick of not having a way to start the Rover
without rolling it. Last night Dad and I modified the crank so
that I could use it and still have my winch mounted on front.
For those of you who don't know, I mounted my winch so the
cable pulls in line with the frame. To do this the cable pulls
through the bumper. This killed use of handcrank because the
winch blocks the crank hole.
I though that if I cut the crank and welded in a universal,
then I could pass the crank under the bumper and all would be
well. I don't have a welder, so we had to think of a more
ingenious solution.
What we did was cut the handcrank in a place that would put
the universal joint's knee just coming out of the forward pto
hole in the front crossmember. On the crank side, we used the
grinder and a file to make a 1/2 inch square end that would fit
into my Craftsman 1/2 inch drive universal. On the engine end we
ground and filed the crank end to a 9/16 inch hex that fit the
appropriate socket.
Now when cranking you have a little hole in the bumpter that
alignes the crank and doesn't allow the crank to flop around when
you try to start your Rover. We drilled and installed a U bolt
under the bumper to fulfill this purpose. I will leave this on
from most of the time. When I go off road, since I know that
sooner or later something will bend that small U bolt back, I'll
remove the U bolt. (And curse the heavens above when the Rover
stalls and I have to put it back in (after clearing out the
inevitable mud in the bumper))
And the best part of this fabrication is that I tested it
out this morning and it works.
-Benjamin Smith
ranger@ugcs.caltech.edu
1972 Land Rover Series III 88
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]From: costales@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (Bryan Costales) Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 09:44:51 -0700 Subject: Series III 88" for sale For Sale: 1973 Series III Land Rover 88" wheel base, 3 door, red body with white top Presently located in Berkeley, California. Status: Lubed and tuned. Still need to wash, kill the spiders, and vacuum out. Features: Full size, "hot dip" galvanized rack w/stainless steel hardware. 2-barrel Weber carbruator with cable linkage. Stainless steel exhaust (with standard header). Spin-on oil filter adapter. Fully converted to synthetic oil (sump, gears and diff). 70 alternator, and electronic ignition (starts immediately). CB, cassette deck, AM/FM radio, and remote burglar alarm. Stellite valves so it will run on unleaded. Superwinch overdrive. Very good 6/4 15" tires. IIA grill provides 4 headlamps (all work). Sound proof foam under hood an floor mats (runs quieter). Floor mats in front, "wrap around" carpeting in back. Built-in, lockable boxes provide vast internal storage. Padded tire on hood with seat belts for passanger. Shop manual, and lots of spare parts (axels, gaskets, etc). History: I am the second owner. I still have all the maintanance papers and documents from the original owner. Why: I am selling because I bought a new Land Rover Discovery. How Much: $10,000 cash, with lots of room for negotiation. You may contact me via: e-mail: bcx@icsi.berkeley.edu phone: (510) 548-3115 home, (510) 642-4274 x127 work fax: (510) 644-4471 home, (510) 643-4274 work -- Bryan Costales -- Systems Manager, International Computer Science Institute Internet: bcx@icsi.berkeley.edu BITNET: bcx@ucbicsi 37 degrees 52.193 minutes north by 122 degrees 16.277 minutes west ------------------------------[ <- Message 3 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941016 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Jan Beckwith" <BECKJAN@elixir.isu.edu> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 1994 12:01:04 +0700 Subject: Series I I have a friend in Caldwell, Idaho who has LR - about 1955 if I remember correctly - that she wants to get rid of. It has been sitting outside by the barn for years and years. I am going over to look at it next weekend, but thought I better try to get some info first. She told me that it still turns over. It has a hard top and the doors are intact. Someone else who drove by and looked at it (just glanced) earlier this year said there were a whole lot of parts lying around, it sounded like electrical... I have a Series 1 in my garage that had stood out for a long time too. Everything that could rot - did. I was thinking about buying her's for parts. But I don't know how I would get it over here. Or if it would be worth it, if it isn't in any better shape than mine. Any advice? I know better than to ask what it might be worth since I don't really know what shape it is in. At this point I was thinking of offering her $500. She needs to get rid of it right away because she has finally "sold the farm." She said she saw an ad in the Nickle shopper from someone in Seattle looking for Rovers of any type. Would that be anyone on LRO? She was going to call the number this week. I'll admit that I know nothing about cars! The farthest I have gotten is bicycle maintenance classes. But now I am looking for a course to take in auto repair. I have a book/manual and am trying to figure out how I can get started by this winter (since it is snowing - just barely - out there today, I guess I have waited too long!) Jan B. ---------------------------------------------------------- Jan Beckwith,Pharm.D. beckjan@elixir.isu.edu Idaho Drug Information Service (208) 236-4689 Campus Box 8092 FAX (208) 236-4687 Pocatello, ID 83209 Idaho State University ----------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------[ <- Message 4 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941016 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
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