> Does anyone have a definitive list of what fast disappearing Land Rover
> genuine parts we should be stocking in order to keep our rigs on the
> road?
> TeriAnn?
I am not connected to the parts ordering side, just the series
catalogue side. So take this as speculation based upon my guess as to
what is available factory only.
Factory spec gauges are gone already. I mostly fear for drive line
components. There are after market prop shafts, axles, clutch
assemblies, pistons, valves, cams, rings, bearings, tie rods & ends
gaskets, tune up parts and such, but I do not thing there are after
market gears, lay shafts, syncros, heads, cranks, engine blocks, hubs,
axle housings steering arms, steering box /components, pulleys and such.
There are after market body panels but maybe not cappings, after market
doors but maybe not hinges, mirror heads but maybe not mirror arms,
after market fuel tanks, fuel sender units, fuel pumps. Interior
panels are available in the after market, but not some of the fittings.
The guts to the arm stock turn signals are LR only as is the pos earth
ignition switch. I think the swivel balls are genuine only.
Brake back plates are LR, and I think so are the drums, but many
companies reproduce drums. So except for normal non consumables, I
think break components will be OK. the mechanical brake is LR only.
The early style has already gone away.
A think a safe rule of thumb is that anything that is available as
series III spec only and not series IIA spec and only as a genuine part
is likely to go away as is the major cast parts for the engines and
gear boxes. Interestingly enough the series III Range Rover diffs can
be made to fit series diff housings and the gear offset is the same as
the series.
I guess my greatest fears are for the LR only drive train parts that
wear such as gearbox gears. and those various fittings, brackets, arms
& such that never wear out in normal use. But this group will b
available used for a long time. I'm just not so sure about used gear
sets.
But I suspect that means there will be an thriving conversion industry
in the UK with kits to install LT77 gear boxes into series rigs. There
may even be a gear company in India or China who finds the abandoned
series market to be a business opportunity. Maybe Turkey.
I'm uncertain as to what is factory only other than gearboxes.
TeriAnn
1960 Land Rover 109 Dormobile conversion "The Green Rover" owned for 25
years
The new car:
1961 Triumph TR3A only owned for only 17 years
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