Big Blue

Big Blue is a 1980 LWB 2.6l petrol SIII Land Rover. We bought it as an MoT failure and re-built on a coil sprung chassis, with a 3.5 V8 and some other refinements. This is the diary of the re-build.

• the diary itself - our heroic struggle, part 1, August 1999 to June 2000.

  Key highlights include:

  • which V8s run on unleaded
  • how to mate a V8 to an LT77
  • the saga of the Paddocks' order
     
• the diary continued - July 2000 to January 2002.
• the diary continued - February to August 2002.
• the diary continued - September 2002 to date.
   
• who helped us - and who didn't
   
• tools we wouldn't be without - a list of things you shouldn't be without if you're thinking of doing the same