Shelf-life of re-build consumables

[Gerokent]

I have started re-build of series II (1961), question is "what is the shelf life of beer?"
Would it be better to purchace a pallett of beer or carton by carton?
It will be a long process.
Any Ideas would be welcome.

P.S
Photos coming

[isuzutoo-eh]

And here you have a dilemma, does work stop because supplies run dry, or do supplies run dry because work stops?

Looking forward to the piccies :)

[Brad110]

If you delay the purchase of the above essential component you may not be able to afford it later or have enough room to store it.

[Gerokent]

Stripped down, not too much rust. Chassis off to the sandblasters.
Now ordering parts.
The Landy was advertised as having a Dana diff in the rear, is there any way of telling a Dana from a Sals? This one is 24 spline.
Time for a beer:)

[isuzutoo-eh]

Sals have metric fixings, Dana have imperial of some variety. Are the bolts that hold the cover on M10 or something else?

[Ozdunc]

Wow your chassis looks to be in good nick!

As for beers - if its a long project (and what series project isn't??) I'd buy Coopers as they had a best after date, not a best before. Mind you none of the little fellas stay around long enough to know whether or not they go off.:D

[THE BOOGER]

With the diff,when my sals was opened up for new carrier bearings all the other parts all had dana etched on them that gave it away:D

[Gerokent]

cheers for the reply's. Diff is metric so prob a sals (no Dana etching)
Chaasis is in good nick, rust on where front bumper bolts on an a bit in the rear crossmember.
Not too keen on coopers though, but whatever is in the fridge at the time is good :)

[Cobber]

I'm doing my 2a at the moment, and I have found that beer, while vital, has ceased work on a couple of occasions! :D

To answer the question, I'd go carton for carton myself because beer does indeed have a shelf life, but it varies from one to the next ... plus if it has gone warm, cold, warm, cold etc in the journey from the factory to your local bottleshop (which is likely) that will reduce it's life too - some are worse than others. If you buy a pallet, you will have to drink them fairly quickly, which I would suggest will cease work all together! ;)

[sisyphus]

Most commercial type beers are about 9 months , so to knock off a pallet of say stubbies with 60 slabs on it you will need to proceed at about 6 stubbies a day !!:spudnikparty:

[Gerokent]

Six stubbies a day every day could see the landy sitting in pieces for a lot longer than I hoped for :)

[sisyphus]

hehe,lots of drinking and not much working...When I get down in the shed on the weekends I've developed a plan ! Work away happily most of the day , in the last hour or so grab a stubbie outa the fridge , the work soon tapers off and you can sit back and admire your handy work . The idea is that a happy balance is reached between working on the Landy and sucking on some stubbies...good day eh ! :p