I just checked some pics of my brother’s ‘81, drum braked soft top. LHD and canvas door tops- full old spec!
That even has the vent in the middle!

Morning. Yup, I check both vins yesterday and both match top and bottom. Both have rear windows which look factory. The white one wasn’t registered until ‘85 so I think it sat around at SGB until sold to Marwell zoo. Both have discs so I ‘m pretty sure they are ‘83 models. There must have been some ...

Hi Scottie- both are tin tops.

I’m just trying to understand a detail on the two SJ 410s I now have. My resto project, “Fenton” is a metal dash and has the scuttle heater vent in the normal place. First reg’d in December 83, it has a serial number ending in 547122. The other one, “Marwell”, I picked up last week for spares. It ha...

Hi, has anyone got a good roof for a hardtop SJ, or a lead to one? Bit too much rot in mine….

Thanks Scottie, but I have done the whole front end- Kingpins, seals, drag link, steering box, rag joint, spring and hanger bushes…once I start I get carried away ( can’t stand half a job!) It’s just the manual says 30mm, but doesn’t say if it’s the total play, or each way from centre. This now has ...

Just a quickie, Is the steering wheel free play 30mm each side of centre (60mm total) or is it 30 mm total?

Hi Scottie, with the 413 dizzy, do you need to connect the vacuum advance or just plug it?

I much prefer this to FB….Those on here actively engage to help rather than just throw comments out. Getting on well with the diff, sussed the seal, it was a bodged plate to hold something they got that didn’t fit. Diff on the bench and have Ordered a kit from Jimny bits. With the preload, if I wrap...

Thanks for your help Scotty. I am liking this forum very much by the way. Good clear advice and well laid out!