1974 Land Rover Series III 88" GM swap

Vehicle Description

Land Rover Series III, west coast truck since new, brought to Maryland this spring. Plan was to use for overlanding/camping, ended up with a Land Cruiser instead.
Engine was changed to a GM iron duke 2.5 sometime in the early 80's, running a 1979 engine with HEI and Weber carb.Swap was done using a Scotty's adapter, this was a popular swap, parts uses cheap and easy to find GM parts and stock Rover transmission
The Good:Rust free except where picturedEquipped with Fairey overdrivePlenty of power for a Series rover, engine runs well and sounds great, can maintain highway speeds5 new 31 x 10.50 15 Michelin LTX AT tires6 15x8 wheels which are extremely heavy dutyDecent stereo- can hear it over the road noiseSound deadening throughoutBunch of spare parts- axles, gaskets, etc
The Bad:Right front fender was cut for access to clutch and brake master cylinders, could easily be covered with a step platePops out of first gear on deceleration, you can hold it inSmall rust areas as pictured. Bulkhead is solid, only surface rust
Overall truck is a great driver, I drove it daily for most of the summer. Tons of fun and lots of attention
Ive posted videos on youtube, simply search "thom thurlow", click the first result theres about 6 videos of the truck posted on my channel. Thanks!

On Aug-28-16 at 17:41:03 PDT, seller added the following information:

Vehicle also has new shoes/wheel cylinders/drums at all 4 corners
I have many more photos and can send links to the youtube Videos, simply shoot me a message.