mattohill2006 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Hi all Im fairly new to this hobby, I own a Land Rover S3, FFR 109 that is currently SORN. Can anybody help me find out if there is any where that i can get mechanical training so I can get the beast back on the road. It failed its MOT on steering and brakes. Im situated on the Isle of Wight and attend most of the southern shows, overlord, war & peace etc.. Many thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Matt, welcome. Modern books about cars are not a great help because technologlly has moved on for better or worse. But even if you get old books like Readers Digest/AA/RAC car care books they are not very useful with some aspects of mil vehicles. There was a Haynes(?) book on Land Rovers that had a section by Philip Bashall which had some useful advice about restoration/repair. But there are two books I would thoroughly recommend, to help give a good grounding before trying to effect repairs: Driver Training (All Arms) Electrical & Mechanical Principles of Tracked & Wheeled Vehicles 1966 Army Code No.70181 The other is very similar but gives a slightly different angle & is more up to date: Royal Armoured Corps Training. The Mechanical Fundamentals of Tracked & Wheeled Vehicles 1989 D3108 The first one is more common but either can turn up at shows. It is full of good sound facts with sensible diagrams. It is also useful for checking out things that one ought to know but too embarassed to ask :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 You could also go for one of the at home self training things like ICS, train and learn at your own leisure and get a certificate at the end of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattohill2006 Posted November 12, 2006 Author Share Posted November 12, 2006 thanks guys I looked at mechanics courses at my local college, they seem to be either very basic, or aimed at modern cars. I have both haynes manuals which i got from a boot sale! and will look out for the others. Many thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Welcome aboard Matt. You are amongst good company when it comes to LR's on here as we have some very learnered folks! Cheers. Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berni Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 hello matt, a chap called Andy lane has just moved to the IOW, i am not sure of his phone number but he has a few S111 109s for sale & loads of bits. I'm sure if you ask around someone may know where he is, an extra clue that may help is he has a red setter called BOB. a long shot but worth a try welcome Berni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattohill2006 Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 Thanks Berni Ill keep my eyes out Many thanks Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewroberts.1953 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Hi I know Andy Lane, if he can't help then no-one can. A really nice bloke, and knows more about Landrovers than most people have forgotten. Welcome to the mad house which is military vehicle ownership! You will get lots of support here. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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