Land Rover – The Surgery – Classic Car Restoration Wellington

02/12/2025 Defender, Land Rover, Mechanical, Servicing 0 Comments

Land Rover Defender 90 2.4 Puma

Hardcore Land Rover Defender 90 2.4 Puma in for some mechanical work done, upgrading the output shaft to an extreme spec MT82

30/10/2025 Auto-electrical, CorrosionX, Defender, Land Rover, New Zealand Entry Compliance, Repair Certification, Rust Prevention, Servicing, Vehicle Storage, WOF - Warrant of Fitness 0 Comments

Singapore Army Land Rover Defender

Ex-Singapore Army Land Rover Defender, was a bit of a challenging manoeuvre through New Zealand compliance, but it’s over the line and on its way down the South Island

22/07/2025 Defender, Land Rover, Mechanical, New Zealand Entry Compliance, Restoration, Rust Prevention, Rust Repairs, Servicing, Vehicle Transport 0 Comments

Defender clutch replacement

A clutch replacement in an early Land Rover Defender is not for the faint-hearted, as our mechanic team is just about to separate the gearbox from the engine via the main cabin.

10/06/2025 CorrosionX, Defender, Detailing & Grooming, Land Cruiser, Land Rover, Mechanical, New Zealand Entry Compliance, Servicing, Toyota, WOF - Warrant of Fitness 0 Comments

Best 4×4’s by far !

What’s your preferred flavour, Land Rover Defender or Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40

20/05/2025 Alloy Wheel Restoration, CarPro, Detailing & Grooming, Land Rover, Range Rover, Upholstery 0 Comments

Range Rover Refresh

2009 Range Rover Sport in for its bimonthly interior and exterior groom. We also removed and relined the headliner, replaced bonnet and boot badges and refurbished all the alloy wheels

16/05/2025 Alloy Wheel Restoration, Land Rover, Range Rover 0 Comments

Alloy Wheel Restoration

Range Rover alloy wheels, repaired and resorted back to like new factory conditions

03/04/2025 Land Rover, Pre-Purchase Assessment 0 Comments

1976 Land Rover Series 3, Pre Purchase Inspection

It pays to get a pre-purchase inspection before you buy a classic vehicle. We checked over this 1976 Land Rover Series 3 that had a few things that needs attention, which we reported back to the client.

28/03/2025 CorrosionX, Defender, Land Rover 0 Comments

Corrosion X – Land Rover Defender

Can’t beat a classic Land Rover Defender. This one is in for an underbody inspection, in preparation for our CorrosionX rust protection coating.

30/07/2024 CorrosionX, Land Rover, Mechanical, Vehicle Transport 0 Comments

Range Rover Sport TDV8

In and out for a quick maintenance repair, this future classic Range Rover HSE TDV8 is still going strong.

23/05/2024 Defender, Detailing & Grooming, Land Rover, LVVTA Certification, New Zealand Entry Compliance, Restoration, Rust Repairs, Series II / IIA, Vehicle Relocation Services, WOF - Warrant of Fitness 0 Comments

Land Rover Defender or Series II

The Revolution starts at The Surgery, choose your weapon !!!! A Land Rover Series II Skippy or Land Rover Defender 110. Or if you like to ride in to battle in comfort, the Range Rover Sport

20/12/2023 Buick, Land Rover, Mini, VolksWagen 0 Comments

The end of the year

It’s a packed house at the workshop today as we race to the end of the last week of the year.

18/09/2023 Land Rover, Series II / IIA 0 Comments

Land Rover Series 2a Skippy

The NZ Army Land Rover Series 2a Skippy, getting close to the end of a restoration, and back on the road. A service and WOF up next, then registration.