1972 land rover lightweight

[ghound]

My current restoration project, hoping to have it MOT'd for christmas (this year lol)
It's going to be my vehicle of choice for short camping trips with the kids next summer.

A few before and after pics;

 

[Toddy]

Blooming heck :yikes:
You're no' afraid of hard work, are you ?

cheers,
Toddy

 

[Gray]

Ow wow, fantastic. What a superb job you've done on that old lanny. Dead impressed, must have cost an absolute fortune but worth it. Awsome mate, well done

 

[Robbi]

Ow wow, fantastic. What a superb job you've done on that old lanny. Dead impressed, must have cost an absolute fortune but worth it. Awsome mate, well done

+ 1 on that !! superb project sir !

 

[brambles]

Flashback to 1978 and my Action Man!

 

[Mesquite]

Hat's off to you for that restoration... you've done a grand job

 

[Retired Member southey]

OOOOF! my first vehicle was a lightweight landy, license FCK895Y if any one happens across it now,

 

[maddave]

Wow..... I'd have walked away from the landy in the 1st pic. Well done sir and hats off to you :O

 

[crosslandkelly]

OMG!! Thats a helluva restoration:You there. Great job.:You_Rock_

 

[Perrari]

Fantastic job. Well done !

 

[huntersforge]

Well done fella. Nice job. I have a soft spot for old landies.

 

[widu13]

Crackin' job. Galvanized chassis aren't cheap

 

[ghound]

Thanks folks for the nice words, it's on it's original chassis that i repaired before galvanising, probably 99% of the metalwork on it has been galved, i want it to last, even the wheel rims have been done! Nothing worse that restoring a truck, for it to then rust away again.
It's probably one of the oldest series 3 lightweights left, number 19 made back in may 1972.

 

[Peter_t]

wow you have been busy!
iv had my 1970 88" for about a year now and all iv seemed to do is take it to bits and find more and more work to douppy_dog
however it is my first and iv been somewhat naive. progress is being made if very slowly. but one day...


seriously good job man!

 

[MikeLA]

Well done there Superb job. Drove one of those in the 80's

 

[British Red]

Great job - quite the "grandfathers axe" of an original

 

[Bowlander]

Always liked Lightweights.

Good job.

 

[Andy BB]

Good grief! What an amazing transformation! Hats off to you sir.

Did the thought of maybe putting in a modern diesel cross your mind at any point?

 

[tomongoose]

Brilliant job!

 

[lucan]

Very, Very Nice Work, Fantastic job