Needless to say, I fell in love with it instantly!<\/p>\n
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<\/a>The Sarge - 1983 Series III Land Rover (ex-Military)<\/p><\/div>\n
After a bit of negotiation, the seller (a nice chap also called Paul) threw in an extra spare wheel so I could utilise both mounts (there is one on the rear door as well as the bonnet)<\/p>\n
<\/a>Fuel Tank Selector<\/p><\/div>\n
Its a 1983 Series III (registered at DVLA in 1986), and still has the Infra-red \/ Convoy light selectors inside, and has dual fuel-tanks that can only be filled by removing the seats (not so much fun on these snowy days, I can tell you!). There is a manual selector on the front of the seat panel between the drivers legs that lets you select which fuel tank you are using. As you change the selector, you see the fuel gauge change to match the tank you have selected.<\/p>\n
Of course, when I bought it, it was ‘Farmer Green’, you know, that lacklustre powdery green that they used to come in… In any case, I decided that it had to be changed. So armed with a laptop, I visited that old faithful ‘eBay’<\/p>\n
On eBay I found “Military Vehicle Paint – 2.5 lt Satin Finish”, perfect I thought. So with this and a litre of Black Satin, I attacked the project with vim!<\/p>\n
After ‘googling’ a bit, I came to the general consensus that a paint roller would work fine. Well, I have to say, that even with my lack of preparation (which was basically giving it to the local hand car wash for a hour), it came out really well. So well in fact, I still haven’t put a 2nd coat on!<\/p>\n
The seats were terrible inside, but in exchange for a quick website revamp, Collards Upholstery<\/a> recovered the seats in Andrew Muirhead leather. As you can see the picture, Russ done a fantastic job of them.<\/p>\n Andrew Muirhead Leather on original seats<\/p><\/div>\n You can see from these other pictures that it still has the Convoy \/ Stealth light selectors and switch on the dashboard, although the infra-red switch is hard-wired to the normal headlamps now (shame!)<\/p>\n Headlamp Selector (with 'Convoy' and 'Stealth') - Not sure what 'Rear Guard' is....<\/p><\/div>\n Infra-red selector switch<\/p><\/div>\n You can also see from the rear view, that it has the waterproof ‘screw on’ lenses, and the overrider bumpers too.<\/p>\n Rear View with Overrider and Screw On Lenses<\/p><\/div>\n The interior of the rear cabin is in the standard military style, with two bench seats and storage areas for munitions. You’ll note the jerry-can sneaking into the bottom left of the photo. I acquired this from the Army Surplus in Chelmsford (for a bargain \u00a320 including spout + spare seal!)<\/p>\n Interior of the rear Cabin<\/p><\/div>\n Things I had to do straight away:-<\/strong><\/p>\n Lucas 6JF Fusebox<\/p><\/div>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>