1971 Land Rover Series IIA


This 1971 Series IIA will be built by NAO and available for sale in July of 2025. The original color was Pastel Green. The photos are samples of another Series IIA we built to show what it will look like when complete.

Price: $97,500



Specs:

Engine:

• Block pressure tested and magnafluxed
• Block cleaned
• Block resurfaced
• Main bearing tunnel align honed
• Connecting rods honed
• Crankshaft cleaned and polished
• Cylinders bored out and honed (typically .020 over)
• New pistons
• Oil pump rebuilt
• New King main bearings
• New King rod bearings
• New thrust washers
• New freeze plugs
• New timing chain
• New timing chain vibration pad
• New rear main seal
• Cam polished
• Cam rollers polished
• New 8:1 head modified for unleaded gas
• Hardened exhaust valve seats
• Hardened valves
• New OEM Series III valve guides
• New OEM valve springs
• New OEM valve seals
• New OEM valve retainers and keys
• Pertronix electronic ignition
• New OEM rocker shaft
• New OEM Series III pushrods
• New water pump
• New motor mounts
• New alternator mount
• New alternator
• New OEM fan belt
• New spark plug wires
• New Bosch spark plugs
• Spin on oil filter conversion
• High torque starter
• All engine parts refinished
• Engine block and head painted in high heat green paint
• All aluminum parts sandblasted and finished in high heat clear
• New OEM oil fill cap/ breather
• New OEM valve cover breather
• New OEM front crank seal
• New crank pulley

Fuel System:

• Webber Carburetor
• Facet electric fuel pump
• New stainless steel fuel tank
• New throttle return spring
• Throttle linkage rebuilt and refinished
• New fuel tank to body foam seal
• NOS fuel filler hose
• New OEM fuel tank bushings and mounting hardware
• New fuel cap seal
• New fuel filter
• NOS air cleaner hose
• Air cleaner wire mesh cleaned and housing repainted

Exhaust System:

• New exhaust manifold
• New exhaust hangers
• New exhaust system

Transmission and Transfer Case:

• Rebuilt 5 speed transmission
• Rebuilt transfer case
• Steel transfer case pan refinished
• Extended transmission breather
• New 5 speed shift knob
• New AP clutch and pressure plate
• New NSK throwout bearing
• Flywheel machined
• New clutch fork
• New clutch push rod
• New Delphi clutch slave cylinder
• New TRW clutch hose
• New clutch steel lines
• New OEM clutch master cylinder
• New clutch pedal return spring
• Original red and yellow shift knobs polished
• New transmission mounts
• New speedometer cable

Cooling and Heating:

• Aluminum 4 core radiator
• NOS fan shroud
• New OEM radiator hoses
• New stainless steel hose clamps
• New thermostat
• New radiator cap
• New coolant overflow bottle
• Heater delete

Frame:

• New galvanized frame
• New bump stops
• New galvanized bumper
• New stainless bumper bolts
• Rear grab handles galvanized

Axles:

• Rebuilt front differential
• Rebuilt rear differential
• Original rear half shafts
• New drive flange caps
• Front drive flanges repainted
• Axle housings sandblasted and painted chassis black
• New front Hardy Spicer driveshaft
• New rear Tom Wood double cardan driveshaft
• New driveshaft hardware
• New OEM front axle housing seals
• New extended axle breathers
• Original swivel balls cleaned and polished
• New swivel pins and bushings
• New swivel bearings
• New OEM swivel seals
• Swivels shimmed to correct preload
• Rebuilt front half shafts
• New NTN wheel bearings
• New OEM hub seals
• New OEM hub seal races

Steering

• Steering wheel restored
• Steering box rebuilt
• New Lemforder tie rod ends
• New Series III track rod
• New Series III drag link
• New Series III relay rod
• New tie rod end clamps
• Grade 8 tie rod clamp hardware
• New steering relay
• Steering arms refinished
• Grade 8 steering arm hardware

Brakes

• New Series III power brake pedal box
• New Series III brake booster
• New Ferodo Defender master cylinder
• Forbyn Brothers four wheel disc brake conversion
• New AP front Defender calipers
• New Ferodo front brake pads
• New front rotors
• New Forbyn Bros. front brake hoses
• New AP rear Defender calipers
• New Ferodo rear brake pads
• New rear rotors
• New TRW rear brake hose
• New Series III brake lines and fittings
• Rebuilt parking brake assembly
• Rebuilt and refinished parking brake lever and linkage
• New polished aluminum parking brake button
• New parking brake pivot

Suspension

• New GME parabolic leaf springs
• New Old Man Emu gas shocks
• Heavy duty axle U-bolts
• New shackles
• New shackle bolts and nuts
• Galvanized rear spring mounting plates
• Galvanized extended front spring mounting plates
• Galvanized rear brake line retainer plates

Body

• All body panels completely disassembled and sanded to bare aluminum
• All dents hammer and dollied
• All extra holes in body panels welded
• All cracks in body panels welded
• No door tops supplied
• New bulkhead
• Grille sandblasted and rust repaired
• New OEM lower doors
• All body panels primed and painted on both sides in single stage paint
• Paintwork done to OEM standards
• Body fit and finish to OEM standands
• All cappings galvanized
• Hood frame galvanized
• Hood mounted spare tire hold down galvanized
• Hood hinges galvanized
• Windshield frame galvanized
• Door sills galvanized
• Fender stiffeners galvanized
• Aluminum under seat tool box
• Fuel filler surround galvanized
• Grille holders galvanized
• Under body supports galvanized
• Door jamb stiffeners galvanized
• Door check straps galvanized
• New OEM Defender vent flap seals
• New OEM door weatherstripping
• New OEM bulkhead to windshield frame seal
• New floor hardware
• Hood prop refinished
• New windshield glass
• Windshield retainer strips refinished
• Original door latches and strikers
• Door hinges rebuilt with new brass pivots
• Correct type aluminum hammer rivets and pop rivets
• New zinc plated bolts, nuts, washers and screws used on inside of vehicle
• New stainless steel bolts and screws used on exterior of vehicle
• New hood to grille cloth buffer strip
• Hood latch restored
• New fender mounted mirrors
• Front and rear Land Rover badges refinished

Interior:

• New Exmoor Trim black vinyl seats
• New leather seat retaining straps
• Bulldog catches to retain seat bases
• New Exmoor Trim front rubber floor mats
• New original type load bay rubber mat
• New retractable lap belts
• Front seat mounts galvanized
• Bulkhead diaphragm galvanized
• 4x4 plunger plate galvanized
• Steering column seal retainer galvanized
• New steering column seal
• Windshield hold downs galvanized and rebuilt
• Vent flap levers refinished
• Door pulls refinished
• Seat box turnbuckles and hasps refinished
• New rearview mirror
• New OEM gas pedal rubber pad
• NOS high-low lever boot
• New OEM parking brake boot
• No sound deadening under seat box and transmission tunnel

Soft Top Specific:

• No soft top
• No rear seats
• Stainless steel tailgate latches
• New OEM tailgate weatherstripping
• Tailgate hardware galvanized
• New galvanized tailgate chains
• Tailgate chain mounts galvanized

Electrical and Wipers

• New cloth covered body wiring harness
• New cloth covered engine wiring harness
• New cloth covered frame wiring harness
• New fuse box
• New wiring harness clips
• New headlight pigtails
• New headlights
• New Wipac plastic headlight buckets
• New parking lights and turn signals
• New brake lights
• New license plate light
• New 2 gauge battery cables
• New horn
• New battery
• Horn button restored and painted in wrinkle black
• New horn contact
• New Lucas wiper motor
• New stainless steel wiper arms and blades
• Original temperature gauge and fuel gauge
• New OEM Late IIA coolant temperature sending unit
• New OEM Late IIA fuel level sending unit
• Original speedometer rebuilt
• Odometer returned to 0
• New semiconducter voltage stabilizer
• Turn signal switch restored and refinished
• New keyed ignition switch
• New brake light switch
• New coil
• GM hig
• low beam switch
• New Lucas dash switches
• New red and black dash power sockets
• Spare key

Tires and Wheels

• Five new Defender 16” x 5.5” (Series type) wheels for tubeless tires
• Wheels painted in Limestone
• Five new Michelin XZL 7.50 16 tires
• New valve stems
• New lug nuts
• Lug wrench and hydraulic bottle jack mounted under driver’s seat

Paperwork

• *Current registration
• *Bill of sale
• *Heritage Certificate
• NAO specific owner’s manual
• Three month warranty
• Likely completion date: July 2025

$97,500

 

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