Hey , I've been mad keen on land rovers ever since my dad took me shooting when I was 13 and I got my first ride in an estate owned 110 TDI , however since im only 18 now im still not at the age where I can buy my own car and afford the insurace !! Im currently learning to drive and should have that sorted by the end of the summer . Then im off to uni for 4 years to Edinburgh at the end of which I plan to buy either a series 2 or 3 landie and renevate it as a part time hobby . Alot of people here seem to be experts on repairing and renevation so I thought this would be the best place to ask . I'd like to get to know more about land rovers and crucially how to renevate one when I finally finish university , however im somewhat limited as to what I can do at the moment . The obvious route to take to me is to get hold of some repair manuals and have a good read ! I've had a look and there seems to be so many different variations, it is hard to know which one would be the best buy ? I was looking at the haynes landie series 1 2 3 restoration manual on Amazon , but this was given bad reviews saying it lacked detail for certain models . Could anyone reccomend a workshop manual that would be suitable for a novice to get some general information about series 1-3 land rovers ? Im also wondering how many of you are full time mechanics as there seems to be a massive amount of equiptment needed to do a restoration job ! The only tools available to me are the ones my dad uses in his signwriting buisness which is great when it comes to spraying bodywork but not much good if I need to take an engine out ! So my next question is do most of you do your own restoration work and spends loads of money on all the gear needed or do you have a trusted machanic to do the job for you ? Im slightly sceptical about the latter as its not really 'your' restoration job when alls said and done ! As a stepping stone I've been given a 2 stroke stationary engine by my uncle which I plan to restore this summer and over uni which should give me some basic restoration experience . Any advice you can give me would be greatly appriciated as I have plenty of time to read up on it all before I start my first restoration job . Cheers , Max
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19 years ago