What have you done to or with your LWT today??

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SpaceKook
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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by SpaceKook » Fri Jun 07, 2024 6:03 pm

We took the s3 out for a go on a local green lane, had a blast.
Saw another lightweight on the way home and had to stop for a picture.
Lovely vehicle, looked like it was recently done up.
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1968 Rover 1 LWT
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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by StuWright » Sun Jun 16, 2024 1:09 am

How was your green landing, did you get stuck? I’ve only done it once and it was really overgrown and boggy. Luckily it was in my mates series which is way more beaten up than mine.
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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by SpaceKook » Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:36 pm

It was a very short route but I had an absolute blast. Nothing like getting stuck or anything, tackled the steep bits no problem.
Cannot wait to go again!
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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by Tag » Sat Oct 05, 2024 7:33 am

To be able to use E85 ( half expansive than e10/95 in france)
I have fitted an injection single point from classic injection
I use a SU HIF as throttle body https://www.classicfuelinjection.co.uk/su45throttlebody
and some parts HNJ
https://www.hnjengineering.co.uk/pages/ ... u4cyl.html
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Now i use a computeur to mange the system..and run..
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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by AR4412 » Sun Oct 06, 2024 12:24 pm

That looks an interesting set up. I'd be interested to hear how it runs driveability wise compared to when it was on the carb set up, and how the MPG, or the Km/L as it is over the water, has changed once you've had a few miles usage to work it out.

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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by Jamie » Thu Mar 06, 2025 8:37 pm

Today, I did what I do most days, and just looked at it :)

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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by AR4412 » Sat Mar 08, 2025 6:41 pm

Gave it a long overdue service.

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For Those That Have Had To Fight for It, Life Has Truly A Flavour The Protected Will Never Know.

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09FM98. 1973 Ex SIII FFR Now 3.5 V8 LWT Coiler.
55HG98. 1980 SIII FFR PARA RECCE. Ex 1, 2 and 3 PARA.
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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by DormyLtWt » Mon Jun 02, 2025 10:09 pm

Brought mine home from storage yesterday. The long layover didn't do it any good.

It started easily and ticked over nicely, but on first driving it ran with a bad missfire (like a blocked jet/faulty accelerator pump). It did this for the first 2-3 miles then cleared itself and ran fine the rest of the way home.

I noticed a couple of lighting anomilies which I checked out once home. The headlights and tail lights weren't working, but the front sidelights were. In addition, switching to ST/HST caused the indicators and brake lights to stop functioning. This, of course, should only happen in the Conv. position

Today, I did a bit of fault finding and discovered the light switch is playing up. Still no headlights/tail lights, but could make the indicators work by wigling the switch in the ST/HST positions.

Did some other checking of electrical systems and wiring, including some PO additions. I need to research a later wiring diagram as there appear to be extra (original) wires and one or two different wiring colours from the diagram I am using (courtesy of the L/R S2 Club).
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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by AR4412 » Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:39 am

Took the V8 for it's MOT, and received another clean pass. :D

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For Those That Have Had To Fight for It, Life Has Truly A Flavour The Protected Will Never Know.

'First my weapon. Then my equipment. Then myself.'

Neil.

09FM98. 1973 Ex SIII FFR Now 3.5 V8 LWT Coiler.
55HG98. 1980 SIII FFR PARA RECCE. Ex 1, 2 and 3 PARA.
Td5 90 XS.

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Re: What have you done to or with your LWT today??

Post by Bob Fell » Fri Aug 29, 2025 2:10 pm

AR4412 wrote:
Fri Aug 29, 2025 10:39 am
Took the V8 for it's MOT, and received another clean pass. :D

Regards,
I wouldn't have expected anything else but :D

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Bob
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