My 1955 86" rebuild.

[Dinty]

I got side tracked this morning, so the plans for the day were put in diss-array!!, but I still managed to get things done.
I decided seeing that I had lost so much time I would fit the steering box, as it is hard to move and steer the wheels by pulling or pushing on them, so out with all the bits etc and fit it up
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2577_zpsb64676cc.jpg
and while I was at it, fitted the pedals and under the bonnet the mount plate for fuel pump and fuel water trap
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2578_zpsb5f032f8.jpg
all were just bolt up operations, as they had all been painted etc months ago, cheers Dennis
ps with Anzac day looming on the horizon, I will need to be able to move the Series 1 at will, so I can service the other Land Rovers for the parade,,.

[Dinty]

I still can't get around to applying any more DBG, the weather is just too unpredictable + high humidity. Yesterday I drained the sump of the oil that had been used to pump around the bearings etc, it was still nice a clean but it had to go, or so I was told, so it's gone.
The sump is now filled (yesterday) but the rain put paid to doing anything further, so I packed up.
This morning a clear blue sky, so out with the wiring harness, pass the required wires through the grommets in the bulkhead, pull wires through until the fabric cover can be seen
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
then regulator & fuse box, attach them both to the panel on the bulkhead, strip the wire back using wire stripper tool and attach them to their specific point
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
I'm not sure about the 2 groups of wires 3 white & 3 brown, they all go to the fuse box, but there are only 2 blocks to attach wires too, one block is a double?, I'm at a loss as I didn't dismantle this vehicle, so I guess I will be scouring the net for images (restored) as to where n how the wiring loom is attached etc.
The wiring loom has 3 distinct looms as this one from Vinwire is for blinkers & headlights etc.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
(gee the S2A loom is much simpler being all in one) anyway I usually get a mild panic attack at not being able to figure it out on the first attempt, anyway the drizzle has come back so I had to pack up etc.
I was looking through some reference material at home last night when I came across this handbook as issued to UK forces, it is about the Series 1's in service
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
my 55 model 86" is known as a Mk3, here is the line drawing for it
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2587_zpse0dca0e4.jpg
and the 107 of the same era
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2588_zpse7e19554.jpg
anyway that's been part of my day, wishing the weather to over the horizon, cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2584_zpseffb8d51.jpg


This morning a clear blue sky, so out with the wiring harness, pass the required wires through the grommets in the bulkhead, pull wires through until the fabric cover can be seen

Looking at the length of the loom that's inside the 'box' of the instrument panel, I would be inclined to ease the loom back into the engine bay by about a inch, that would give enough length to allow some bend to give bit of strain relief to where the wires are terminated around the components in the engine bay.


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2583_zpsed30b73d.jpg
[quote] then regulator & fuse box, attach them both to the panel on the bulkhead, strip the wire back using wire stripper tool and attach them to their specific point

That looks good. :BigThumb:
I am a great believer in using a bit of Vaseline where the wires are terminated to stop corrosion starting.
A cut down ink eraser can be used to shine up the insides of those terminals.


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2576_zps414561de.jpg


I'm not sure about the 2 groups of wires 3 white & 3 brown, they all go to the fuse box, but there are only 2 blocks to attach wires too, one block is a double?, I'm at a loss as I didn't dismantle this vehicle, so I guess I will be scouring the net for images (restored) as to where n how the wiring loom is attached etc.
The wiring loom has 3 distinct looms as this one from Vinwire is for blinkers & headlights etc.

There are three white covered wires that go to the single terminal in the fuse holder, they are;
1. From Ignition switch (IG) terminal. ( this (IG) terminal also has one other white wire attached, that feeds power to the warning lights on the instrument panel)
2. To the terminal on the fuel pump.
3. To (IGN) on the coil.

The other green marked wires get shared between the two fused terminals;
4. To ( B ) terminal of the petrol level gauge. (the green feed for the windscreen wiper is also taken from this ( B ) terminal on the petrol level gauge.)
5. To stop lamp switch. (This is the wire that blows the fuse when the brake switch gets full of wet mud!)
6. To the horn via a terminal in the round junction box.


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2586_zps0fc3b157.jpg


------ I was looking through some reference material at home last night when I came across this handbook as issued to UK forces, it is about the Series 1's in service

If that hand book is based on the Rover publication, there should be a wiring diagram on page E-36.

If not I have posted a wiring diagram somewhere on the forum :( ,

--- What I need is a index of links and photographs that I can can refer quickly back to any postings that can be reused.
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[digger]

If you are stuck a quick reference is here

http://www.landroverseries.org/books-and-info.htm

2nd down on list is the 48-58 workshop manual...
wiring diagram is about p 252/253..

worth having a glance at what else has been compiled..

This is HEBEs pages -- (on ya mate!)

[wrinklearthur]

That's the go! Thanks.

http://www.landroverseries.org/LRS1/LRS1-Resources/4277%20-%20Land%20Rover%20Series%20I%201948-1958%20Instruction%20Manual.pdf

See page E38 of the linked manual for the relevant wiring diagram.
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[Dinty]

I do have several books with the correct wiring diagram, but what I meant by I didn't strip/take it down, so I was not sure where the wiring loom is attached and wraps or goes around various points, but thanks for the tips, cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

I do have several books with the correct wiring diagram, but what I meant by I didn't strip/take it down, so I was not sure where the wiring loom is attached and wraps or goes around various points, but thanks for the tips, cheers Dennis

When I get a chance ( 'The Tree' intervenes ) , I should be able to take the camera down to 'the collection' and get some photo's for you of the 86's wiring layout.

With the positioning of the 'P' saddles and clips that secure the loom and the direction that the loom is laid out, that's something I should be able to photograph.
I can get photo's to go with the diagram's that are shown here;

Fig. P-12---- Layout of general electrical equipment.
This layout is shown on page P-9 of the Workshop Manual, ( technical manual No TP165 1st edition ).

That layout is also used pages from 128 to 131 in the Parts Catalogue ( technical manual No TP155/C 3rd Edition ).
This list is handy as it gives the quantity of the items such as the clips and grommets but doesn't show all the clip positions, so that's where the photographs could be useful.

With that in mind, let me know which photo positions are required for reference specifically .


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[Dinty]

I need to remind myself to do an occasional service on my compressor every now n then.
A week ago I had prepared the 2 outer guards for top coat of DBG, paint all mixed etc, all holes and other things that didn't need any overspray masked off, run compressor up and spray, wrong, damn, spots in the paint double damn, it's water droplets
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2592_zps395c2c58.jpg
as disappointed as I was, and also cranky with self, I decided to paint both of them anyway as it would be a good base coat once rubbed back and undercoated again.
I did do the service on the compressor and it yielded about 4.2lts of water, crikey!!!!, anyway all good now.
After draining the tank, I fired up the compressor and let it run with the bung open, in an effort to dry it out, anyway I won't have time to do anything other than get the Series 2 & 2A's ready for the 25th of the month, cheers Dennis
ps from about 1.5 meters away the outer guards look fabulous, but up close it looks like acne LOL,,.

[Landy Smurf]

Have had similar issues with air compressors before. Coming along really well though Dennis, I'm hoping to make it over to Cessnock to see your land rovers in the parade.
All the best with it all.

[klonk]

You need to make yourself a watertrap !

Just bought a 2.5 hp compressor from supercheap with 15mtr airline and airtool set for $170, so must setup mine ready for painting Klonk.

Steve

[Cobber]

I can relate to your paint woes! I ended up with about 104000 coats on my 2a but it was worth it in the end :D:cool:
It's coming along nicely I must say :BigThumb:

[LandroverScott]

Hey Dennis,

withdrawal symptoms kicking in!

regards
Scott

[wrinklearthur]

I did do the service on the compressor and it yielded about 4.2lts of water ----- After draining the tank, I fired up the compressor and let it run with the bung open, in an effort to dry it out, -----

I leave the bung on my compressor open all the time just a smidgen and it allows moisture to blow out while it's working.

Rotten luck about those spots though.
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[Dinty]

I did a day trip up into the Nth of the state last Thursday, I was gone 13.5 hours, 10 hrs behind the wheel & 3 .5 on the ground, and purchased some items that I needed, but I have 3 different jobs on the go ATM, and with working 2 jobs etc I'm finding it difficult to concentrate on one totally, without letting any of the other jobs slip and cause me any issues, LOL as soon as is possible I will be back into the Series 1 with gusto cheers Dennis
ps here are some of the items that I purchased
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2697_zps01433223.jpg
and this lovely piece of kit
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2698_zpsee97523d.jpg
and a few smaller items
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2699_zps8b5f4219.jpg
the galvanizers will be getting a visit in a few months, just have to budget/spread my pocket money out without going overboard LOL,,.

[1950landy]

You just need a water pump to run off that PTO. Don't get one tat is too heavy , when I made mine up years ago I couls lift it into the back of Landy myself but not now. I found my self a 1950 wooden box trailer & restored it & load the pump & safty fencing on to it.

[Dinty]

Weather wise today 'perfect' anyone would think we lived in Qld!! LOL, a balmy 24c, usually around 12-14c anyway I made good use of the time.
This morning I applied black paint to the cover off the horn
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2760_zps331960e5.jpg
I also applied the same colour to the brake backing plates for my Bloodbox and the oil filter canister for the engine that has been rebuilt to go in my other 109
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
while twiddling my thumbs ha ha, I thought that if I could mount the rear PTO on the chassis maybe I could get it apart easier, as I was getting no-where fast.
I found a short length of 3/8"W threaded rod and nuts/washers to suit in the shed, cut to length, mount the unit on the chassis
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2762_zps04200883.jpg
all I could do was wriggle it back n forth in a clockwise etc movement, very frustrating, another look at the service manual to make sure that I wasn't damaging it in any way, after 30 minutes I have worked this gap about 3mm
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2763_zps0530f1ef.jpg
I was very mindfull of all the things behind me, that if it let go suddenly I would end up with serious injury to my back etc.
Looking up and hanging there are 2 winches, a 2T cont/chain block & a 1 1/2T come along winch, so down with the come along, a short length of chain wrapped around the right angle drive for the pulley, secure winch to brush bar on 'Bloodbox', apply weight
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2765_zpsbb783eb0.jpg
and use dead blow hammer and tyre lever, wriggle like crazy and in no time it started to move off the 6 lug spline, a quick spray with some WD40 let it soak and sure enough it came apart
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2766_zps1ce816b4.jpg
The grease that had once been there to lubricate the spline had gone hard, add to that a little H2O and you can guess the rest
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2767_zps6ee8c7ba.jpg
anyway I'm just glad it came to pieces without damaging any part of it, anyway that's been part of my day, cheers Dennis
ps this is what I had to resort to getting the drive flange off
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_27551_zps823b26c0.jpg
thankfully I had that puller in the shed, the splined shaft will clean up
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_27561_zps0fbe65cb.jpg

[1950landy]

:DThis is my PTO in action running a water pump & my 1950 wooden box trailer behind my 1950 Landy:)

[Dinty]

I'm still doing an odd assortment of tasks ATM, still stripping small items from the PTO unit, the input flange was the first task, remove the circlip undo the nuts and remove frozen bolts, put them to one side in sealed plastic bag
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2770_zps04a9cc68.jpg
both the circlip and the flange have now been grit blasted.
The next job was to try and remove the drive flange from the drum, I couldn't move the nuts, so out with the rattle gun, it did manage to move (loosen) one of the nuts, I have to be careful here as these are Csk screws most likely in a BSF thread, now we all know I'm not going to get any at the corner milk bar LOL.
So out with the MAP gas torch, heat them up, and spray/drop penetrene on them, shame way back then that some-one didn't put some type of never seize on them.
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2775_zpse4f8002f.jpg
this is a 2 person job, I got the hard task, trying to hold a large blade screwdriver in the slot, while using an adjustable spanner on the square shaft, very difficult even with the rattle gun down on a lower power setting, I might have to think of a way to secure the drum, as it's a tad hard to hold.
While the penetrene is doing it's work, I had a quick look at the bonnet that I got about a week ago, it now has all the hardware removed from it
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2774_zpsd8dc7055.jpg
I also checked it over for signs/symptoms of the dreaded Electrolysis, and can happily say that it does not have any, so move an airline over, fill handgun with grit medium, and try it out on the steel frame
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2778_zpsea4998af.jpg
I think tomorrow if the weather stays good, I should give this part of the job a good nudge along, also took the chance to try it out on rivets on the outer surface of the bonnet
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2777_zps6e247afc.jpg
anyway that's been part of my day, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Well, it rained overnight ? where did that come from? LOL. The weather did fine up around mid morning so I went ahead and grit blasted what I wanted to do, starting with the rivet heads
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2780_zpsffdfbb6c.jpg
after completing that side I went for the underside and the frame
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2781_zps0d1f435e.jpg
then with the help of my Metabo orbital sander, I cleaned the remaining paint n crud off the topside of the bonnet
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2782_zpse920fe10.jpg
after that my lower back was complaining, so that was the end of the works program for the day.
Later in the afternoon, I went with my mate Kevin to look at this 'Wolseley' engine etc
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2787_zps7a01168b.jpg
which he did buy, I also had a bo-peep at this wreck, but no intent to buy
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2788_zps7874d814.jpg
anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis

[1950landy]

Do you know what they carried on the roof racks ?:cool:

[Dinty]

Not to waste any time this afternoon after work, out with a few tools set up a work area in the sunlight and start making noise/dust by removing 'green paint' and dirt from the underside of the bonnet
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2789_zps3814a3cc.jpg
work practices way back then left a little to be desired, every hole in the bonnet had sharp edges from the drill/punch, just waiting to cut you
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2790_zps0e7df4f9.jpg
so out with a 12mm drill and remove the edges, so no damage done to orbital/palm sander, this also applied to the 2 larger dia holes for the spare clamp, only I had to use a scraper for that job
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2791_zps202f8088.jpg
and as usual the light fades quickly at this time of the year, so the job is unfinished
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2792_zpsf54535bf.jpg
cheers Dennis
ps Eric, I think they used the 'Blitz' to go surfing, so most likely had surfboards up on top LOL,,.

[Dinty]

I have been busy on other jobs and work etc, but I managed to slip away yesterday early 0300hrs to retrieve some other parts for my Series 1.
On my last visit I was not equipped well enough to get a seatbox, and at this time of the year it gets cold n dark quick as I found out 2 weeks ago.
This time I had a mate who was chasing a bulkhead, so we combined our efforts and made good on our shopping lists, I needed another seatbox, as mine had too many holes in it (extra rivets holes) and a rarther large split along the bottom edge, I did try to remove this seatbox 2 weeks ago
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2800_zps81cb0351.jpg
but I couldn't shift any of the screws that fix the S/box to the sill rail.
This time I took a bannister & wire brush to clean the edges to check for any imperfections, it had just a few minor ones
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2801_zpsf589e80f.jpg
the next item that I needed was a set of tailgate chains, this little vehicle had just what I needed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2796_zps80b731f4.jpg
Then it was over to Kevin for his shopping list, and a bulkhead was high on his list + mudguards and this n that n more of this n that
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2802_zps0ce55019.jpg
we had to use the angle grinder on the wing bolts as they would not undo past 1/2 way, somewhere in it's distant past it has had longer bolts put in place, no damage to the guards, and a short while later it looked like this
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2803_zps9a62d5b4.jpg
and after we had a bite to eat, and some judicious use of the angle grinder we were able to remove the B/head, Kevin couldn't help me as he had just had a operation and was not permitted to lift anything really heavy
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2810_zps01b47207.jpg
on the first attempt to separate the B/head from the windscreen I couldn't move it at all, so I tried a lever and still no movement, we discovered that the windscreen pivots had been welded to the pivot on the B/head, the angle grinder made short work of that and the B/head was off
then load it all up and head off home
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

I always check the B.O.M site every morning and this morning was no different, what I saw LOL I wasn't impressed with, a large rain band stretching from Albury/Wodonga to Goondawindi, damn, I'd better get moving with what I wanted to achieve.
Set up the seatbox on workhorses, remove all the metal speed clips, there were a few that couldn't be moved due to 'Electolysis' & rust
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2825_zps2910da70.jpg
so out with my Dremel tool fitted with a cutting disc,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2826_zps123ed055.jpg
these are very capable little tools, but you have to remember that it is only for light work, anyway in no time I had a pile of clips cut in halves
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2827_zpsa1279083.jpg
My next stage was to grit blast the double alloy panels where the clips locate + all rivet heads and spot welds + any Electrolysis that I could see, here is a clip that has been recycled
a before shot
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2833_zpse6c49dd0.jpg
and after
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2836_zpsb933fd5e.jpg
This is the gun that I use when grit blasting outside the cabinet, it was about $35.00 from super cheap auto, and I can testify that they work very well, I have had this one for around 3 years
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2835_zpseaf19134.jpg
The rain was getting closer and I wanted to get as much done as possible so load up the gun with media and get into it, this is what this spot looked like before
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2832_zpsf5fad107.jpg
and after a quick blast
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2837_zps24e48318.jpg
it is difficult to get right into the corners using orbital sanders or palm sanding tools, so while I had the gun going I went along the edges etc
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2834_zps775f028b.jpg
I started to blast the inside of the toolbox, but a few spots of rain had me scurrying for cover and pack the gear away, it is raining much heavier now, anyway I'm fairly happy with what I've managed to get through today, cheers Dennis

[shaunh]

my word you do some good work! Coming along nicely!
where do you purchase your media from?

[Cobber]

Certainly very thorough, well done so far :BigThumb:

[Dinty]

Not much happening today, as we went for a bike ride (bicycle) this morning and arrived home after 1330hrs, a quick lunch, fill the engine and the compressor with the right oils, still to fire it up
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2848_zps2a453894.jpg
I have to remove the exhaust pipe n muffler, coat the nuts n bolts in never seize, then work out how to make and attach an exhaust pipe to route the exhaust out of the shed.
In the meantime while all that is running wild in my head, I decided to do a small grit blasting job on the choke cable assembly, as you can see it is in dire need of a clean LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2849_zps33861d79.jpg
mud wasps have a knack of finding the most in-accessible places to build nests, anyway after a few minutes of knocking the mud out etc, then into the cabinet and in no time it looked like this
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2850_zps9755d645.jpg
nearly good enough to use LOL.
The other parts of the choke assembly were dismantled some parts cleaned on wire wheel (very carefully) as you can't grit blast it otherwise you run the risk of getting grit down the tube where the wire cable goes, and it would most likely cause it to jam.. here are all the bits after grit blasting and cleaning
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2851_zps7f0a22c4.jpg
and in no time it was getting cold n dark, so pack up and close the shed door, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

After checking everything was in place, off to the garage and bought 5lts of Premium petrol, added the correct amount of 'Sta-Bil' to the fuel, connected the battery, turn on fuel tap, apply choke, turn key
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5PvN39EOSw&feature=youtu.be
I only let it run for a few seconds as it was walking across the floor towards the wall, it will need to be stabilized or dyna-bolted to the floor.
There is a lever under the engine, not sure of what it does, but I'm wondering if it ??? takes a load off the engine by allowing air to bypass the 3 cylinder compressor, anyway time will tell.
All I have managed to do today on my Series 1 is mask up n etch prime the choke warning switch and choke cable, too cold to paint just ask Lotza Landies, anyway cheers Dennis

[klonk]

Haha, you must have a special relationship with your neighbours.

[ellard]

Hi there Dinty

You are a true wealth of knowledge, your restorations are inspirational.

Thanks

Wayne

[1950landy]

Mud wasps kept vblocking up brake bleaders when I was doing the restoration on my 80":mad:

[Dinty]

I've been busy LOL, images maybe tomorrow, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

As promised images from the past 2 days, not much Land Rover content LOL other than in the background, but you have to understand, we work here as a team.
My good wife does a lot of miles getting bits from Newcastle/Maitland/Dungog etc, so when asked by her to help bird proof her chook pen to protect her little Bantams, I couldn't refuse
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2856_zpsab2cdbfe.jpg
I had already started to make a frame to move my new compressor about, it's a 42CFM (free air) petrol powered machine
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2860_zps1327c2e7.jpg
so I had to put that on hold and get stuck into helping her, and with the weather forecast for lousey weather it was full on, and it did rain overnight and this morning, this is where we were last evening (Friday)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2857_zpsf765084c.jpg
working with power tools in wet weather isn't a lot of fun, but never the less it had to be done.
Those pesky Sparrows are clever little dicks, they can find the smallest of holes, but hopefully we have closed all the gaps, I suppose when I check in the morning it will reveal whether or not we have done it right, still needed to tension the shade cloth
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2858_zpsd952fafb.jpg
and the other side with a little more tidying up
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2859_zpsa5fe02dc.jpg
at around 1600hrs I was able to get back to my compressor frame, it took some getting up on the frame, at one stage I had all 150kgs leaning on my Left leg as it had fallen sideways,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2861_zps64b9926c.jpg
thankfully my neighbor was home and was able to lend a hand to right the situation, my 2Ton engine crane was all but useless, it couldn't reach over the far end of the unit, anyway I still have to weld in the bottom support bars, and make up the copper pipes etc to run air lines out.
I know I have sorta hi-jacked my thread, but it is all related to Land Rovers LOL, cheers Dennis
ps maybe now when the weather clears be able to get into it again,,.

[Dinty]

Since I disgraced myself by buggering up a rear wheel cylinder on my 109 Bloodbox, the wheel cylinders have been sleeved in Stainless Steel $66.00 each + GST, possibly down the drain LOL, I thought well you might as well try and bugger something else up.
I was expecting Ross C (Carzee & Mini-keg) around this afternoon, so rather than sit on my rear I started to clean up the seat box, after about 30 minutes with the orbital sander I had removed quite a bit of the crud/paint mix
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2887_zpsd7bb9da6.jpg
turning the frame upside down I started removing 50 + years of crud etc
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2889_zpsdc250b84.jpg
still a bit to go, but the rain arrived and so did my visitors, Ross C was unwell ? 24 hr Virus, anyway that's been my day cheers Dennis

[Bundy]

At least you have got the stronger seat base my 55 is only single skin at the front bottom and has cracks everywhere. Don't give up you are going better than me!

[Dinty]

The day started out very cool this morning 2c, anyway I had the washing on the line @ 0730hrs woke the good wife who was going to a show at the casino in Sydney, when she left at around 0845, I set up an area on the driveway and set about grit blasting the underside of the seatbox
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
whilst I was in the process of grit blasting the weather changed quickly and looked very threatening.
I hurried to get the washing off the clothes line, then the item under cover, sweep up the grit so I could use it again, just managed to do that as the wispy rain almost sleet came down, so that has put paid to the rest of the days works programme, anyway there is always tomorrow, cheers Dennis
ps this seatbox had an awful lot of green paint on the underside, way too much for overspray, anyway it will be painted 'DBG',,.

[numpty]

Good work as usual Dennis.

It was 12 degrees here this morning at around 7, which is most unusual. didn't get much above that all day though and we had a storm and sleety rain at around 2 which has now passed.

Not much a newly retired bloke can do when it's like that :D

I was looking at one of those compressors recently myself. I'll be interested in how it goes over time. Plenty of air delivery it seems.

[wrinklearthur]

------ I set up an area on the driveway and set about grit blasting the underside of the seatbox
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2895_zpsa9a96db9.jpg ------

Hi Dennis

Can I trouble you for some measurements ?

All of my Series one seat boxes have lost that bar, the one that goes between the front to back of the seatbox, underneath of the drivers seat and the middle seat.

I need to fold up a couple of replacements.
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[Dinty]

Here are the dimensions for that item, a quick hand drawn job
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2899_zps793cbbcc.jpg
all materials are approx. 1.6mm or near enough, I reckon you could shape the material over a length of star picket post, by making your first bend and clamping it down, then dolly it along it's length, anyhow here are some additional images to help you, the screws are not staying just a temporary fix as the spot welds had let go, but for the time being they help keep it all stiff, end shown faces bulkhead (or front of the vehicle)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2897_zpsa9a0ea32.jpg
this image is rear facing shown from the top
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2898_zps0c34894f.jpg
end view of the extruded section
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2896_zps3f45f0e3.jpg
mate I hope that has been some help to you, cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

Thanks Dennis

That info with the extra photo's will do nicely.
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[Dinty]

I got a bit sick of doing CPD work etc, so late this afternoon I did a little more grit blasting on the seatbox, it is starting to look neat now
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2901_zps1423a969.jpg
cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

After replacing the front brakes on one of my S2A 109's and had all the wheel cylinders done in Stainless Steel, I'm happy with the brake job so far, just need to road test it first.
Today I had ideas of wiping over the seatbox and etch priming it, but my attention keeps going back to the niggling issue with a small water leak somewhere around the Thermostat/water pump housing, so this morning I went with the niggling issue of water leak. A container was filled with water and carefully poured in, and in no time it had sprung a leak (insert swear words here), but leak it did but not from where I had expected it, it was leaking from the hose that connects with the inlet manifold
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2909_zpsde02dcc7.jpg
so after that I asked my wife to check with a torch (as I'm colour blind) to see if she could see any water being displaced on any other metal surfaces, and her answer was Yes!!!, under the water pump assembly.
So back into the shed and the required spanners etc and in no time it was all dis-assembled, the water pump was showing signs of having leaked in the recent past, a rust stain was on the outside of the housing
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2910_zps6e59498f.jpg
I was expecting the leak from under the Thermostat housing but not so
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2908_zps378a8b08.jpg
anyway now to look at the possibility of getting another water pump, does it ever end, LOL, I want to hear the engine run this century not next, cheers Dennis

[1950landy]

Those new replacement pumps are not a good fit either. I had to grind the bottom of the pump body to clear the timing cover & also open out the holes to get the bolts to line up with the threaded holes in the block.
It is always advisable to put a used water pump in water to cover the carbon seal so it doesn't dry out or get rust between the seal& impeller when the block is sitting without water in it.

[Dinty]

The last S2A 88"GS I was playing, I took the water pump off and kaept it immersed in water, but it didn't save the seal, it let go in spectacular fashion on the vehicles first long run, LOL swear curse etc cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

Keeping a spare waterpump in oil might be a better idea, that way water wouldn't get to seep into the bearing while being stored and still keep the seal moist.

What do you think?

[1950landy]

It would rot the rubber on the seal

[wrinklearthur]

Point taken, I was thinking of the ceramic seals but.
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[Dinty]

Not a great deal to report on, water pump away being repaired (hopefully) fingers XXXX'd ;), I know I have said many times that Land Rover panels and bog are not a good mix, well I had to apply a little today to the rear tub, mainly to cover damage from someone way back using a hammer to straighten the panel :mad:, anyway I managed to get it mostly straight and applied a small amount of bog into the low spots
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
the proof will be when I have applied the top coat of DBG :p, well I'm hoping it will look OK, cheers Dennis :wheelchair:

[digger]

Not a great deal to report on, water pump away being repaired (hopefully) fingers XXXX'd ;), I know I have said many times that Land Rover panels and bog are not a good mix, well I had to apply a little today to the rear tub, mainly to cover damage from someone way back using a hammer to straighten the panel :mad:, anyway I managed to get it mostly straight and applied a small amount of bog into the low spots
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2912_zps716d7be2.jpg
the proof will be when I have applied the top coat of DBG :p, well I'm hoping it will look OK, cheers Dennis :wheelchair:

Well, if its bad by your standards... I'm happy to take it for you as I am
pretty sure that it will still be brilliant!

[LandroverScott]

Getting withdrawal symptoms.....................

[digger]

Getting withdrawal symptoms.....................

X 2 !!

[Dinty]

I must apologise for the lack of posting in this thread, but I have busy with too many other jobs, and trying to get them ready for a deadline LOL,
here is a link if you missed it
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/leaf-sprung-military-land-rovers/192850-opinion-needed.html
this engine
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2847_zps3ba7edc9.jpg
is scheduled to be replacing the 5 Main bearing diesel engine that I have in this vehicle 175-319
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2037_zpsf7d51a49.jpg
Today 26th July I had been trying to get the 'Bloodbox' roadworthy with it's brake upgrade, here is a link to that story
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/leaf-sprung-military-land-rovers/197902-brake-upgrade-my-bloodbox.html
and the weather has put paid to our attendance at 'All British Day' on the foreshore in Newcastle today (26th) as it's pouring rain ATM, I'm still not satisfied with the brakes and only yesterday I ordered a VH40 to fit into the system, so in order to fit that I will need to remove the RHS guard as it is the only spot where I can mount it, as the space on the other side has the 'Continental Horns'.
So chap's go easy on me, as I'm only a one man band with a little help from the wife every now n then :p anyway no work today because of the weather, but tomorrow it is forecast for sunshine etc, so Op Rubic's cube will be in and I will have 175-319 ready to swap engines, I hope, LOL cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

Still working on this and will have to have it ready to move under it's power very soon as my next door neighbor will be home from O/sea's in about 2 weeks
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/leaf-sprung-military-land-rovers/192850-opinion-needed-2.html
yes I have some kit under his carport LOL, with his permission of course, hopefully it will all come together and I can get back into the Series 1, cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

Managed to get a little time on the vehicle this afternoon, a quick dash to Maitland to get some new BSF bolts, a quick scrape over the mating surface
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2988_zps7880d703.jpg
fit gasket and cover the new bolts with never-seize and fit the pump
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_2989_zps3db30594.jpg
a small step in the right direction, many thanks to my mate John, cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

I'm my own worst enemy :eek::(;), still working on 2 Land Rovers @ the same time, anyone would think I would have learned my lessons a long time ago:(.
This afternoon after lunch I managed to get a little more done to this vehicle, mainly by default as I had no more electrical 1/4" spade clips etc to finish a job on 113-372, so a quick swing over to the Series 1.
With the water pump fitted and after reading about ? Lozza's episode with a leak from around the O ring and copper cup etc, I thought best be checking the depth of the machining on the new pump, turns out it was 0.012 deeper than the original, so a quick look in my 'grey' cupboard for my shim brass
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3004_zpsf367bed6.jpg
crikey how long have I had this shim brass pack, it has many different thicknesses of shim, so I selected 0.010, marked it out with my small engineering tools, punched out the center with a 9/16" wad punch, it still needed a trim with a pair of surgical scissors, and then it fitted like a finger in a dog's behind.
Out with the Ultra blue to add some sealant around it, make a new gasket for the thermostat housing, fit it all up and now wait for it to go off before filling the system
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3005_zps04ef367b.jpg
As some of you might remember I had worked on a 88" Series 1 bonnet :(:(, anyway I have managed to get the correct bonnet, so today I decided to swap the hinges/bonnet and put the 86" bonnet into place, shock horror look at the gap
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3006_zps7e5994d4.jpg
I was annoyed to say the least and really ****ed off, :rocket::rocket: so I went for a drive in the 110 up into the Wattagans to cool off. While I was up there it occurred to me that maybe the 86" & 107" could have different length bonnet hinges, anyway to cut a long story short, they are different part numbers :D, so I found the old ones that were fitted to the bonnet (the others had been re-galvanised) what a difference that made
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3007_zps5122b850.jpg
a bit of country/cocky farmer repair on that hinge, a gal/bolt for the hinge pin LOL, the gap from the left
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3008_zps62bdbddd.jpg
so now I need one hinge to suit a 86"/107" and get them galvanized when I do the next lot etc, so I must say even though I have to shell out a little more, I'm in a better frame of mind this afternoon, still grumpy though LOL
:wheelchair::wheelchair::wheelchair::wheelchair: anyway settling down listening to 'The best of Slim Dusty', cheers Dennis :angel:
ps here is the link to my "other job' LOL
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php?p=2215925#post2215925

[Dinty]

The weather has got me completely bamboozeld:(:(:(, sunny one minute/raining the next. I made a gasket while my wife went out and I fitted the water pump inlet pipe, only to discover that somewhere in it's past some-one has lost the distance piece that fits between the inlet pipe & timing case cover, and also lost/misplaced the correct length bolt as well.
So I let my fingers do the walking and rang around bolt makers etc to see who (if any) had 5/16"BSF x 2 1/4", I managed to get what I wanted & Newcastle Hi-Tensile, albeit 1/4" longer which will not pose a problem for me, here is the new bolt against the short one that was fitted
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3011_zpsf2a45325.jpg
now to find a suitable lump of metal to turn down in the lathe to act as a replacement distance piece, but the weather turned against me (rain) so I went back to the job on 113-372, anyway there is always tomorrow, cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

My run of crap luck continues, this morning just after 0800hrs after looking @ the B.O.M (more rain) I decided the quickest way to make a spacer was to use a hex nut, this was quickly machined this is what it looks like before the thread was removed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3017_zpsef84a92c.jpg
back in the chuck and pass a 8.5mm drill through it to give it clearance
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3018_zps44c17101.jpg
it slipped over like the proverbial finger etc
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3019_zps5d84842c.jpg
here it is after a quick coat of etch/flat black
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3020_zps592a7f74.jpg
refit all the hoses screw up the hose clamps, fill the radiator and check for any leaks, ANY LEAKS he said not heaps of leaks:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:mad:
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3021_zpscb4ea27b.jpg
crikey it was coming out almost as fast as it went in, and from under this hose as well
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3022_zps9ef48a35.jpg
I can't believe this is happening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkUQaKxW_Ag&list=UUDUQng9nBYUyOD1OEO5jbDw
the rain came along as well, I suppose you could say I'm not happy ATM.
I now know why most Pom's replace their engines with 2.5 diesels etc, I'm very tempted at this point to put in the Series 3 diesel (5main bearing) engine that I have in the shed into it, I have everything that is required to do an engine transplant:twisted::twisted:, anyway I will calm down and look at it again, this time I'm going to remove the rad/sup panel etc, cheers grumpy:wheelchair::wheelchair::wheelchair:

[Dinty]

Well not to let this get me down/beat me, I took to it with gusto, but again after a few minutes the rain came back with vengeance
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3027_zpsb20825d8.jpg
6mm fell in a very short period of time, the water tasted sweet anyhow.
I very quickly removed the rad/sup panel along with the radiator, but the rain was back so into the shed.
Utilizing the time while the rain was hammering down on the roof, I made a new gasket as I can't wait a week or so to get them from the UK
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3028_zps343e586d.jpg
also made another one of these for the bottom inlet pipe
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3029_zps0395f397.jpg
all mating surfaces were scraped clean using a razor blade, here is the block before cleaning took place
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3031_zps6b347eec.jpg
all surfaces cleaned with thinners, the new gasket applied to the water pump, along with a silicon type sealer
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3032_zpsb29cf395.jpg
it has all been put back in place, everything nice n tight
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3033_zpsec53117e.jpg
now to let it stand overnight etc make a couple of blanking plugs in the morning so I can check for leaks before refitting the radiator etc, anyway fingers XXXX'd, cheers Dennis:angel:

[1950landy]

This looks like the same problem I had when I fitted the new pump to my 80" , the bottom of the pump was hitting on the timing cover , After grinding fitting grinding fitting & checking with bearing blue I managed to stop the leak , I had to grind about 5mm off the bottom of the pump, I also had problems with the hose not sealing on the spout, I tried different hose clips until I got one to seal. I rang the supplier in Newcastle & told him the problem I had with the pump & he said he had sold lots of these pumps & no one had ever complained, I have spoken to others that have bought these pumps & they too have had to grind them.

[wrinklearthur]

I am pleased that I have read this thread, in my collection of bits for restoring 'HECter' is a brand new water pump and I will be now looking at any possible interference in the place you both have mentioned.

Nothing to do with this thread other than the fact that there are little things can trip you up. I broke my last spare locating stud in the timing case of a TEA20 Ferguson that I am rebuilding the engine on. I had found that the governor control shaft that goes through the timing case had way too much end float and pulling out the locating stud found that the little pin turned on it's end was snapped off.

Screwed another good one out of another spare timing and promptly broke that end off when I tried to screw it home. Why? After disassembling the shaft completely, then pulling the shaft out, I found that the needle bearing outer was slightly over the inside of the hole, it must have been that way from the factory over sixty years ago and so now need to make a couple of replacements as that part is no longer available.

Times like this I hate myself for selling my lathe some years ago. :mad:
.

[Dinty]

Well a little bit of success this morning;):), I tried to fiddle around blanking off the metal pipe to the bottom rad/hose, managed to do that but then realized that I couldn't fill the system because the thermostat was closed:(, so I refitted the rad/supp panel etc and connected the hoses.
Very carefully poured in about 8lts of water, no leaks and after an 1 hour one small weep from the metal pipe that connects with the bottom rad/hose
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3035_zps87e2de2f.jpg
if you look closely you can see the drip (yes me) and it's subsequent track down the timing case cover, anyway buoyed with that success, I went ahead and re-fitted the fan/pulley & belt
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3037_zpsb3314a17.jpg
I did look this morning after reading what 1950L/R said about clearance, but in the minds eye I did not feel any resistance when fitting the pump into the block, but I checked anyway, it is close but has clearance from the timing case cover etc
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3034_zps985952dd.jpg
anyway now to get and finish a few small jobs and start up some of my other vehicles and let them run for a period to warm up, cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

Moving along as you have to, otherwise it will never be finished, this small item needed to be fitted up, oil only at this stage, so when I have made up a couple of battery leads and connected a few more wires into the system.
I pulled the bulkhead grommet, punched 2 x 3/16" holes in it then cut it to allow me to put the capillary tube n oil line through it
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3038_zps038d82c5.jpg
then wriggle the capillary tube through far enough to allow the gauge just to dangle off the dash, cut oil line with a sharp blade, fit the brass nut & olive, tighten same up, then fit the panel to the dash
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3039_zps95ac56bb.jpg
that looks like it's been there forever LOL. I'm now studying the Series wksp manual @ the wiring diagram, I did fit the junction box with it's two 2BA screws 1/2" in length, with the nuts painted in DBG:), also managed to start up n run 4 other engines, I feel as though I have gained a little ground today, anyway cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

Weather wise today, it has been magnificent, moving along with the wiring loom, I've managed to connect all the wires (loom from Vinwire) to their respective places, just need to make up a few bridging (for the want of a better explanation) wires to go between Ign/choke/oil pressure warning lights, and from ammeter to the red power socket
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3041_zps22c0dcc4.jpg
just have to excuse the grubby finger marks all over the panel, anyway as the sun gets lower in the sky, this is where I have left off
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3042_zps2f9e8fe1.jpg
hopefully tomorrow's weather will be much of the same, cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

Another busy day in the backyard with the 'Poodle Patrol'. They had been on high alert for something, I had no idea what they had been barking at, until this little critter emerged in the yard out of reach of the Poodle Patrol
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3048_zpsfe141b0b.jpg
it must have escaped from an enclosure ?? nearby, but none of the neighbours owned up, so we took it up to one of the local vets, they will rehome it, at least it didn't get eaten by our mutts LOL, by hell they are quick little critters.
I managed to make my 2 bridging wires up, I had to slip into town to buy suitable wire for the job, but as usual I always seem to have to modify electrical clips to suit the job
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3043_zps431126fd.jpg
holding the banjo clip in a pair of pliers, using a No 30 drill I opened it up to suit the wire diameter, all connections were soldered and heat shrink applied.;)
Then it was time to see if I had done it properly, the White wire comes off the Ign/switch and goes around to all the warning lights, the short Red one comes off the Ammeter to the plug socket on the dash
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3049_zps987af3b3.jpg
I won't know whether the Ammeter is wired correctly until I have it all wired up, anyway it's only a matter of swapping the wires, ditto for the fuel gauge as well.
My 'Sidchrome Ignition' spanners got a small workout today, I bought these back in 1967, the plastic is a bit ordinary, as I've had it rolled up for more years than I care to remember LOL:p
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3047_zpsf89ac33d.jpg
after lunch I took a quick drive to Maitland to pick up some new gloves for my grit blaster, and while I was there I went into K.C Harris (bolt makers etc) looking for Bi-furcated rivets and 1/8" dia solid alloy rivets, they had both in stock. I need the bi-furcated rivets to fit the bonnet wear strip, and the small alloy rivets to fit a panel to the side of the seat box to I can apply a thin coat of body filler to cover where electrolysis has eaten through the side, then back into town to pick up a glass panel 610 x 300 x 4mm as a new glass panel in the grit blasting cabinet as the original has well n truly been blasted, it's that frosted that I only had a small portion to look through LOL.
At the end of play today I fitted the speedo & cable, this so I can make up the wires for Earth and panel illumination, hopefully the panel switch is OK, here is the dash minus the that switch
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3050_zps12564cea.jpg
when it is going together for the last time, all the screw slots will correspond (ain't I a nutter LOL:(:(:() anyway cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

A little bit of progress today, I had other things to do as well. I made up the Earth bridging connections hopefully near as correct as the originals
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3052_zpse4f57295.jpg
then turned my attention to the panel light switch, it was in need of some TLC to get the verdigrease off the contacts,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3053_zpsd810b9bf.jpg
re-do the Red wires that connect the instrument illumination
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3055_zpse330f9af.jpg
look at the bird nest behind the panel LOL, anyway it has been put back into place temporarily, :)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3056_zpsa94303f2.jpg
now need to make a battery cable, and finish off the wiring, cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

I had been having a few issues i.e. no spark at the points (hot wired) and after thinking about it overnight I found the solution when I came home from work today.
Somewhere in it's past, somebody had replaced the points, and they had put the 2 wires in the distributor on the top of the nylon insulating block, this put power straight to earth, so I rectified that and this is what happened after small drink of fuel down the throat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7KL5SvdZPQ&list=UUDUQng9nBYUyOD1OEO5jbDw
it ran just long enough to know it runs, oil pressure was up just over 40psi, no knocks rattles etc a little cough back through the carburetor, anyway I'm pleased that I was able to work it through, cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

Well, that is what happens to you when grit blasting for hours on end :p;), but while I was happily listening to 2NUR.FM on the radio above the grit blaster, I thought I heard an unusual noise coming from the shed, so I went to investigate.
The belt on the compressor was slipping allowing the compressor to stop momentarily with a bang, so I switched it off, and started looking at how I had to adjust the belts. Moving the unit outside the shed, armed with 2 x 17mm ring spanners, I undid the 4 bolts holding the motor to it's mount on the tank, but I couldn't budge it, :(:( great I thought, my T/A (missus) is not going to be able to help with this, so thinking cap in place and this is what I came up with
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3082_zps48cb2ecd.jpg
it worked a treat, and in a short time I was back at it again.
The other day I had removed the breather off the rocker cover to repaint it, but before I did I tapped it against something steel and this is the debris that came out of it :o
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3080_zpsad096479.jpg
The base for the oil bath air cleaner cleaned up so well I found a rust pin hole in the base, rusting from the outside in :(
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3083_zps00f464fe.jpg
so the area was cleaned /tinned/soldered in no time, all items grit blasted were etch primed and given a coat of Gloss Black
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3084_zps6ef998a2.jpg
other bitz
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3085_zpsd1ab0e6d.jpg
well that's been my day, I have filled the 110 with fuel ready for tomorrow's trip to Sydney, anyway cheers Dennis:angel:

[Dinty]

We took ourselves off to the 'Expo" this morning, we had to take 'Charli' our Std Poodle as it was raining, and she associates rain with thunder, lots of people wanted to pat her, all were taken back by her 'Pink' toenails
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
I caught up with 'Muddy' & his mate from down Sth, 123Rover and his wife, Carzee, Mini-keg, Cone of Silence, Lokka, Dobbo, Bent Series, JDNSW, Master Chief, & MC senior, Slunnie, I nearly forgot Landy Smurf, and lot's of others who are not on the net, it was a great day lots to see n drool over, I spied this modified gunbuggy
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
I really liked 123Rover's Series 1, this bloke is a legend, what he has done with the original wreck is mind boggling, you really need to see it up close
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
from another angle
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
we left at around 1210hrs as I wanted to get a few hours in on my project, I put the items that I had painted yesterday together, they don't look too bad
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
the horn
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
just recently I was having an issue with 'spots' in the paint, well I worked out what was causing them. As some of you might know, I'm an absolute lunatic with precise amounts of this n that, well used syringes ( disposable types) are not suited to drawing up paint etc, REASON they are lubricated with a silicone type lubricant, this lubricant will transfer into the paint/thinners/hardener that your mixing, so I did put that to the test yesterday and had no issues, so this afternoon I wanted to test it on some DBG as well, here is a 'selfie' in Deep Bronze Green LOL :p:p;)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
anyway that's been my day cheers Dennis:angel:

[digger]

<<snip>>, I spied this modified gunbuggy
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/<<snip>>

Oh my god what have they done???

Do we know the numbers that were formally attached to this Gunbuggy before it was slaughtered?? (just my opinion of course... :( )

what a waste..... (how does it get historic rego with those mods?)

as for the Royal Review, how magnificent can a shooting buggy become?
The thread itself is full of interesting adaptations and manufacturing, and the car looks magnificent again.

Your selfie shows what a beautiful job you have done.. keep up the good work.

[1950landy]

We took ourselves off to the 'Expo" this morning, we had to take 'Charli' our Std Poodle as it was raining, and she associates rain with thunder, lots of people wanted to pat her, all were taken back by her 'Pink' toenails
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3112_zps0cca6f82.jpg
I caught up with 'Muddy' & his mate from down Sth, 123Rover and his wife, Carzee, Mini-keg, Cone of Silence, Lokka, Dobbo, Bent Series, JDNSW, Master Chief, & MC senior, Slunnie, I nearly forgot Landy Smurf, and lot's of others who are not on the net, it was a great day lots to see n drool over, I spied this modified gunbuggy
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3086_zps364a0e04.jpg
I really liked 123Rover's Series 1, this bloke is a legend, what he has done with the original wreck is mind boggling, you really need to see it up close
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3091_zps62de1175.jpg
from another angle
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3092_zpsc14f9471.jpg
we left at around 1210hrs as I wanted to get a few hours in on my project, I put the items that I had painted yesterday together, they don't look too bad
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3113_zpsd1ed106d.jpg
the horn
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3114_zps1bf238d5.jpg
just recently I was having an issue with 'spots' in the paint, well I worked out what was causing them. As some of you might know, I'm an absolute lunatic with precise amounts of this n that, well used syringes ( disposable types) are not suited to drawing up paint etc, REASON they are lubricated with a silicone type lubricant, this lubricant will transfer into the paint/thinners/hardener that your mixing, so I did put that to the test yesterday and had no issues, so this afternoon I wanted to test it on some DBG as well, here is a 'selfie' in Deep Bronze Green LOL :p:p;)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3115_zpsd7de4468.jpg
anyway that's been my day cheers Dennis:angel:
I keep telling Keith he is too clever for his own good , a bit like you way too clever for your own good :p Makes me want to pull my Landy apart again & start over:mad: Have you got any more photo's from the Expo.:eek:

[Dinty]

Well yesterday at the Expo, Carzee aka Ross C asked me to try n get the chassis No, but as the vehicle was un-attended, I didn't touch the vehicle, but I had a look at the rear LHS chassis mount, but alas the number was not able to be read:(:(.
1950landy, no mate I'm sorry, the only other images that I took were of Series 1's under the bonnet just getting an idea on where the wiring loom was routed around this n that, 123Rover kindly posted some images for me and I thanked him for that.
There were rows of Range Rovers, Discovery's, 110's, but I stayed mainly around where the military 110's were and the Series Land Rovers and only took images (sorry) of what might be of benefit to me in rebuilding my current project, but hopefully Carzee's wife might have ?? images of the show that they went to on Saturday (military event in Sydney) + Sundays show, but ATM Carzee is probably p*****g his pants like a kindergarten kid as he is picking up 110 FFR this afternoon from Minto, I tried to fill his head with what is going to be required of him now that he owns a Isuzu Land Rover, it will require regular maintenance anyway cheers Dennis :angel:
ps just checked the DBG that sprayed on the underside of the seat box yesterday (selfie image) and it is still the same, nice n glossy can still see my ugly/craggy mug in the reflection LOL,,.

[klonk]

Hi Dennis,
I don't have any silicon products in my shed at all, for the reason that you found, it transfers by contact. In the past I spent a few years gliding, flying and involved in repairs. You would get shot if you ever turned up with silicon polish, it migrates through the fibreglass and weakens the bond if repairs are done, dare say this applys to boats as well. Carnubra wax only on my cars.
You can get products to add to your paint to stop the fish eyes or spots.

Steve

[Dinty]

As always, nice n sunny when at work, wet n miserable when on days off :(:mad:, but this morning before the rain returned (it's piddling down now)
I grit blasted the windscreen frame out in the backyard, just using sand, it cleaned up nicely
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3123_zps8427e359.jpg
I use this cheap and effective grit gun that I bought some years ago from the SCA store, it does work really well
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3124_zpsb1fdbb90.jpg
all these items were grit blasted in the cabinet
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3125_zps725b2ab1.jpg
they are now down @ Hunter Galvanisers @ Tomago, I suppose I will get them back next week.
Some of the items in the last image, I had galvanized last time I went through this exercise, :(:( but one had been riveted to a 88" bonnet and the hinges to suit, anyway this hopefully will be my last visit to them, anyway cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

Another busy day in the yard with the Poodle Patrol;), now laugh if you must, but basically what your going to see + a few other items in the shed, has taken me the best part of the day.
I'm not sure what these were coated with (knob) it was very hard to move with the grit blaster
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3126_zps141770e0.jpg
the first batch of paint mixed was Gloss Black and sprayed onto these items
+ a few nuts/washers/spring washer
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3131_zps98493735.jpg
Some of these items would have been galvanized back in the 50's, but I thought they might get lost in the centrifuge, so I decided to paint them Silver
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3132_zps33f312f5.jpg
the tailgate chain had a few spots of rust on it, and I couldn't buy a matching link like it, so I grit blasted them, that seemed to take forever, they have also been etch primed & painted Silver, along with the 2 swivel brackets that attach to the top rail of the windscreen frame for the 2 legs to clamp the screen down on the bonnet, anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

Today I played dodge the rain drops, damn nuisance :mad::(, but it did eventually clear allowing me to get onto a few jobs.
This image shows yesterdays effort (along with workin for the SWMBO) LOL ;):p
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3134_zpsabc813e4.jpg
after I had fitted the bulkhead steady I packed all other items in plastic bags and placed them in a box with hundreds of small parts just waiting to be refitted :cool:.
After the spotty rain did a runner, I set up the bonnet on 2 saw horses, fired up the compressor and grit blasted the dirt n crud off the galvanized frame,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3136_zps9f92fb52.jpg
yes you can see the medium that I used, dry beach sand which I vacuum back up and re-use. It does take some time holding the bonnet up in all different angles and tapping the frame with my wooden hammer, I'm 99.99999% certain that I have removed it, then set it up on 2 clean saw horses and sprayed it with etch primer
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3141_zpsa1397f0d.jpg
the etch primer does not take very long to flash off, then a quick rub with 600 grade wet n dry on the top side of the bonnet, etch prime it then apply a coat of Deep Bronze Green,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3143_zps26a672bb.jpg
? why because hopefully I will have the spare mount back from the galvanisers and I can fit it with solid rivets and get on with painting the bonnet etc.
Sometime just after midday today I re-checked this item which had arrived by post on Thursday, it is 'Red-Kote' (dry powder) I had to buy Acetone and mix it, which I did yesterday and let it stand for 24hrs
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3138_zpsf7d21079.jpg
by the directions I had to add more Acetone to keep the level at 38mm from the top of the container, I need to go back and check it again this evening.
My good wife asked me to do a few quick jobs with her chook's and this job of relieving the tiles around the tap, it needs a washer replacing as it's dripping++, so out with the 'Dremel' and a tungsten cutter, it made very short work of it, me-thinks I will be able to get a tube spanner down beside it now
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3144_zps99683fdd.jpg
anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis:angel:

[Chris66]

Hi Dennis
I just wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your thread (all 33 pages of it). I certainly apreciate your attention to detail and the quality workmanship you display. I also like how you do something pretty much everyday on the Landy, that's a rule I'm going to try and follow myself. I look forward to following the rest of the rebuild.
Cheers
Chris

[Dinty]

Not a lot to show for today, nice n warm in the sun, so out with the fuel tank, make sure it's clean n dry, add the 'Red-Kote' to tank and swish it all around, trying not to whiff the fumes :o::(:(, gee don't they make you pull your head back QUICK!!!:eek:, anyway the tank has been set aside now to allow the stuff to harden.
I did a few jobs for the wife, including fixing the tap ;), then late this afternoon I thought I had better try and fit the new windscreen gasket/seal strip
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3147_zps66bb8b06.jpg
I had to cut off approx. 2" as it was too long, very easy to fit though, anyway cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

I wanted to do something in preparation for being able to move this vehicle under it's own power, so I needed to put the gearshift back together, so I set it up in the bench vice BAD MOVE as I was to find out very soon :mad:
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3155_zpsa3c39a92.jpg
I had cleaned and painted the shaft, cleaned out the housing, of years of accumulated crud & dry grease etc, all nicely lubricated, circlip pliers in hand , and the circlip under load flew off the pliers into the void of the shed, I looked for ages before giving up on it, :(:(:(:mad:
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3157_zpsb1b0669f.jpg
luckily for me I had a spare set that I had dismantled and kept the parts in a clip-lok bag, but it will be staying dis-assembled until I get time over the week-end, and I will do the job outside this time, I hate losing parts, anyway cheers Dennis :angel:

[back_in]

Hi
lesson learnt
keeps blo..dy big thumb on deeeeer C clip
saves a lot of looking and bad language
been there and done it several times
just when you have it beaten
off it goes at warp speed into the dark void of the rubbish in the back of the shed never to be seen again
having rebuilt a series 2A Gear box and Trans in less than a day and a half, in
last 2 days, they are easier than series ones, no split rings on the lay sharft.
I have seen enough of C clips
cheers
Ian

[Dinty]

Well after a quick overnight trip in the 110, this was my lunch/tea stop along the road, nice n quiet ;) @ 1645hrs
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
to meet up with like minded people, share a few laughs and information and get to put faces to names
;);).
The time went so quick :o:o:(, I stopped along the road to ring my wife where I could get mobile phone coverage and spotted this on the floor under the clutch pedal
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3193_zpsd62aa9e1.jpg
so I suppose tomorrow morning I will be removing the clutch master cylinder and being a long weekend it's gonna take longer LOL :o;):(
quite a few times we were sidelined by loads like this moving along the road
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3189_zpsc98d6916.jpg
all adding to my ongoing stress about using the clutch, LOL I was driving a 2 speed gearbox, taking off in 2nd then into 4th :o:D.
The day wasn't a complete disaster we went and collected these items from Hunter Galvanising, we took my wife's Astra, I had to sit in the back seat and hold the windscreen frame
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
most of the items are for the Series 1 but there are a couple of extra items that are excess and 2 items for ex-mil S2/2A (angle brackets for jerry can)
anyway that's been my past 24hrs, cheers Dennis :angel:

[Carzee]

Well after a quick overnight trip in the 110, this was my lunch/tea stop along the road, nice n quiet ;) @ 1645hrs
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3160_zps9fb103d5.jpg
Guessing you parked just off the main road somewhere Gilgandra- Dunedoo or Werris Creek/Tamworth..

[digger]

<<<snip>>>http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3194_zps70961866.jpg
<<<snip>>> cheers Dennis :angel:

Dennis,
can you(if you dont mind) tell me approximately how much it cost to get that stuff galvanised?

Im interested but have no idea of the costs involved..

They look fantastic... My floor jerry bracket doesnt show any signs of having been galvanised that I recall - were they done and then painted?

Cheers,
Thanks

[Dinty]

Digger, that pile cost me $170.00, it had gone up from the last lot I had done x $40.00. I could have had both lots done for $130.00 (at the time) but some of the items I didn't have and some had to be re-done because I had wrong hinges etc caused by having the incorrect bonnet, and having fitted the tyre mount to that bonnet, I didn't want to remove it.
$170.00 for 50kg is the going rate around here, I had nowhere near 50kg in both lots, but all items have to be free of paint/grease/dirt otherwise it will cost a lot more as they will send it to be grit blasted/de-greased.
Both of my floor angle brackets for the S2/2A did show that they had been galvanized but it had damaged/rusted off, both of mine had no signs of paint, hope that's of some help. cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

Not a lot of progress today, as I had to remove the clutch M/cyl from my 110 first and get it down to Maitland Brake n Clutch, that cyl is now on it's way up the Nth Coast to be sleeved in Stainless.
While we were out I picked up some BSF nuts/bolts at K C Harris they will come in handy later.
We were in the process of fitting the spare tyre mount to the bonnet with 3/16" dia screws x 4 to hold it in place while I fitted/shortened the 3/16"dia solid rivets, when the previous owner arrived to cast an eye over it, anyway he was put to work supporting the bonnet along with my wife while I set the rivets, here it is fitted
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3195_zpsf8cf2372.jpg
now I can mix some DBG and spray the underside of the bonnet, well maybe tomorrow after some yard maintenance :D;), I'm sure my good wife will not require any of my services tomorrow with regards to her Bantams housing LOL ;):p, I'm falling apart my Right shoulder is causing me a fair bit of grief today, anyway cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

A few fiddly jobs today that seemed to take forever. I have 2 repair jobs that need to be completed on the seatbox before it can be etch primed/painted, but even before that, I still had to bolt it all up using the seat hinge brackets etc, then transfer 5 extra holes from the seatbox to the transom panel
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3197_zps2250832d.jpg
it was then I discovered that I did not have enough bolts painted Deep Bronze Green on the hexagon and on the reverse side Silver to match the galvanized finish on the brackets.
I did not use any of my painted bolts etc to line all this up, but the bolts I was short of are the longer ones sticking through the transom panel, so a quick look through my pile of nuts/bolts I soon had 6 of the required size & length, run them down with taps n dies, grit blast was the order and in no time it was done, the strip that the bolts are in is a strap that is used in building's it is ideal for holding small bolts while grit blasting.
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3199_zpse020343f.jpg
then etch prime, using a strip of cardboard to hold them, that way you don't get too much paint on your fingers :)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3200_zpsf4fdc22a.jpg
prior to fitting the bolts etc to the cardboard, the undersides of the nuts/washers etc were also etch primed and painted Flat Black.
After mixing a small amount of DBG, I sprayed the hex heads/washers in DBG, clean the gun, then mix a similar amount of Silver paint and sprayed the nuts/spring washers
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3201_zpsc2c3fdc2.jpg
While I was away a few days ago, I was given permission to take 2 old horse shoes, I wanted this one for the grille on the Series !, so it was grit blasted,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3202_zps9f753057.jpg
etch primed and painted Silver, hopefully this good luck symbol will minimize break downs LOL;):p:D:D
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3203_zpsb4ed96fd.jpg
I also sprayed a small section under the bonnet along both inner edges in DBG, I'm no spray painter, but I have found over the years (trial n error) to spray those curved sections and let them dry, rub back and re-spray when applying the top coat, that way it minimizes my chances of having a paint run and having to wipe the section with a thinners soaked rag, :(:(;) anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps first job this morning was to re-fit the gear stick that had been dis- assembled cleaned/painted Gloss Black greased & re-assembled, also fitted was the lower control panel under the dash
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3198_zpsd60d80c3.jpg

[Dinty]

I have 18 daze off from the 15th of this month ;):D:p you could say I'm rather pleased about that, but my work mates are not :o:(.
This morning day light saving started, some days I like the idea other days I don't, first cab off the rank was to make a dolly to support the head of the rivets, a short piece of brass rod was soon made into the dolly
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3206_zpsb917fa18.jpg
after making the tool I got stuck into the vehicle and removed the seat box assembly after doing what I had to do with it yesterday.
After selecting a length of 1.2 alloy sheet, I cut a section off it to make a patch, I needed this patch to make a cover on the inside of the RHS side of the seat box, as it has been affected by Electrolysis, this area had been grit blasted some time ago so it was clean, the area was etch primed, so was the underside of the patch, this will minimize it re-occurring.
The patch was marked out & drilled to accept 6 x 1/8"dia solid alloy rivets,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3205_zpsa292ee18.jpg
the outer skin was countersunk to allow the rivet end to expand in, a quick dig around in various containers and I had found 5 short metal threads to hold the patch in place while I set the first rivet
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3207_zps97d9877a.jpg
With help from the good wife, she held the dolly while I set the rivets
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3210_zpsb59fa575.jpg
start up my compressor to run a die grinder with a flap sander wheel on it to smooth off the compressed ends of the rivets, you need to be very light when doing this as too much weight on the wheel would cut a hole in the aluminium side of the seat box
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3211_zpsed2538da.jpg
mix up a small amount of body filler (aka bog) smooth it across the area, wait for it to go off, file it off smooth, etch prime, job completed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3215_zps635c348d.jpg
this is how the brass dolly was held, in a block of soft wood
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3216_zps30bf249a.jpg
I wanted to grit blast something else as well this afternoon, but a quick check on the grit gun showed it has other ideas, the nozzle end has eroded away LOL :o:(:(;):(,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
the slither of steel @ 0300<>0600 is what is left of a 1/2" Hi tensile bolt that had a 3mm hole in it, my new compressor works really well :(:(
now I need to grind a tool to cut a 'ACME' thread and an inside one at that :(:(:(. I still have to address these other issues the seat box has a split in it, that will have to be repaired with something similar, 90 deg patch riveted in place
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3213_zps16b42e8c.jpg
and 3 x 3/16'dia rivets need to put in place where they had let go ? some years ago
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3212_zpsab0dc54f.jpg
well that's been my day, cheers Dennis :angel:

[wrinklearthur]

I wonder if a neck cut off a glass bottle would do as a improvised nozzle for the sand blaster?

Ceramics are the way to go for those nozzles but I haven't found anything close to be suitable to use yet.

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3217_zps1a13e4e3.jpg
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[Dinty]

Somewhere in my shed I have 4 spare ceramic nozzles, but where they are I have no flaming idea :o:p, I suppose I will find them when I have purchased some others LOL, in the short term I made a longer nozzle out of a 3/8" Hi-tensile bolt, made a nice venturi for the air/grit mix and using a 7/32" dia hole for the grit to pass through, anyway it got a workout again today;).
Yesterday after making the new nozzle I grit blasted these 6 x 5/16" unf nuts/bolts washers they are to mount the fuel tank
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3223_zpsef197eb4.jpg
the fuel tank also received a fresh coat of paint to smarten it up, before shot,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3224_zps129b162b.jpg
I was going to fit it up this morning, I had all the tools required for the job then I decided not to go ahead with it, as it would make it too hard (with my arthritis in both wrists :(:() to fit up the 4 x 5/16" UNF bolts that hold the front of the tub to the chassis.
The fuel cap looked very ordinary, so it was treated to a grit blast as well (both sides), the top surface had small rust pit marks, a small amount of filler applied,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3227_zps6ea2b503.jpg
smoothed off, etch primed along with quite a few other bits, note the 2 washers that are flat black, all washers etc all get painted flat black on the side that cannot be seen, it is just my way of limiting any further cases of Electrolysis
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3228_zps0d39a1a6.jpg
the battery box was painted with some difficulty, I'm colour blind and cannot see black on grey, so I had to wait for the good wife to come home from her Bonsai class so she could check to see if I had missed any, you guessed it I did LOL :(:o, here it is after a second coat
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3229_zps338af314.jpg
tomorrow morning with swmbo help I will fit the rivets to the seat box, then etch prime it ready for a coat of DBG, well that's been my day, cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

I had all good intentions today to spray a few items with DBG, but I forgot something ;) swmbo washes sheets etc on a Sunday morning :(.
Sooo, I set the rivets in the seatbox instead ;), parts of the item spot welds had let go and a couple of rivets had failed most likely due to that dreaded 'Electrolysis', these two were earmarked for replacement
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3230_zpscd6516ac.jpg
it had been held together since it got it home with 3/16" dia screws, but that all changed today
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3235_zps41215446.jpg
a few more that had to be done, this one I really needed 4 sets of hands as the side panel wanted to flop all over the place :( once the 3/16" screw was removed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3234_zps948baafc.jpg
now it is unable to move freely anymore ;).
I watched the start of the 1000 race (1st lap only) then off to a mates place out in the bush behind Laguna to check on a few items, I was away for approx. 2.5 hours, a quick lunch and back into it.
In an effort to be able to start n drive this Land Rover, I'm slowly plugging away at getting it ready for such an event, so out with the new fuel pump, and after looking at the parts book I needed a couple of items that didn't come with the pump i.e. 2 x 1/4"BSF bolts, 2 x 10mm grommets with a 1/4" hole in the center, and a gasket of approx 3/16" thick, so on with the thinking cap, plenty of insertion rubber here, so I marked out the gasket first, cut it to shape as best as I could, punched 2 x 1/4" holes in it,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3239_zps88ece40e.jpg
then found some blanking grommets that had the near enough OD of the holes in the mounting panel attached to the bulkhead, again punch 2 x 1/4" dia holes in that, and after some jockeying trying to get my small fingers up n behind the panel, start the bolts in then using a 3/16"Whitworth ring set spanner, turn/turn/turn ( I thought I was a band member of 'The Byrds' & their hit song 'Turn turn turn LOL) anyway I managed to get them torqued up
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3241_zps4d9153db.jpg
Now I have some assorted bitz n pieces to make up a fuel line, but I do need to find where the inlet fuel pipe runs, ? is it over the top of the steering column or under, does anyone have a good clear image to suit, I am going to make it out of copper,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3242_zps2df9e70a.jpg
I run up the compressor late this afternoon and did a little more grit blasting on a few small panels, that compressor sure has made life easier for me, anyway cheers Dennis :angel:

[NQSeriesRover]

Hi Dennis,

It's a bit dark in the shed now but heres two shots, inlet pipe from the glass filter bowl running above the steering column into the pump. To the best of my knowledge it's original...

nice shiny new SU pump you have there too:)

regards,
Matt

[1950landy]

Hi Dennis,

It's a bit dark in the shed now but heres two shots, inlet pipe from the glass filter bowl running above the steering column into the pump. To the best of my knowledge it's original...

nice shiny new SU pump you have there too:)

regards,
Matt
Thats the way mine runs also :)

[Dinty]

I had been occupied with other Land Rovers over the past 2 days, but in order to get at those vehicles I had to do a 'Rubic's Cube' in order LOL, my wife was around to help move the Series 1 yesterday, but today she is away with her Bonsai club in Sydney, so I had do it all by myself.
Hook it up with a chain to the 110 turn the steering etc pull it a little bit you know the routine in & out the 110 +++, finally got it where I could push it backwards, this is achieved by hanging a tyre off the bar and push against the bar on the S1
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3252_zps7daa1cbb.jpg
it is now safely back in front of the garage, car club run tomorrow o nothing will be happening until well after lunch, cheers Dennis :angel:

[NQSeriesRover]

Hi Dennis,

Missed your posts over the last few days, wondered where you had gotten to:)

Regards,
Matt

[Dinty]

This morning I had to attend a car club run, so many things to attend :o:(, and with 2 jobs both being casual, well trying to balance it all and get some time in on the Land Rovers.
The morning was quite interesting as we visited a chap who collects and restores older farm machinery, he had 40 odd tractors, and some ?? maybe beyond it, here are a few images
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3261_zps86397b71.jpg
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3263_zps2b804b9a.jpg
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3273_zpsf1f0be4f.jpg
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3270_zps6c207e3b.jpg
and these old spanners
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3274_zps42487cb6.jpg
well I didn't get home until almost 1400hrs, a quick bite to eat and I sat down with the wiring loom and the Vinwire list, I did manage to complete an ignition circuit and add a few wires here n there
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3279_zpsb24e7fd8.jpg
and in this lot I have still to sort out what is what n where it goes
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3281_zpsf9878106.jpg
anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps at least I don't have to go to work tomorrow or for the next 2 weeks,, ;)

[1950landy]

That means we will see a post every day for the next two weeks

[Dinty]

Strewth!! What have I got myself into now, well I guess I won't have any excuses LOL cheers Dennis

[1950landy]

I took all my Landrover parts to the Qld Militery swap yesterday & thought you may like to see these photo's. I went by my self so didn't get around to see all the Landrovers ( didn't want to leave the parts unattended) so took these photo's from where i had my parts .:D

[Dinty]

Well the day started out fine, weather wise but it soon went South, so did a few other things :o:(:(:(.
I had ideas of fitting some sealed rivets (pop variety) so I fired up the compressor only to see the exhaust/muffler flopping around like something in the surf, switch off engine, touch the muffler with a rag, it's loose, so pull out compressor to get a good look and to check what size spanner I will need, only to find that the stud is missing, it has snapped off
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3293_zps24f1771a.jpg
I can't put down here what I said to self at the time, but I'm sure you get the idea :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:, so I guess now I will have to go to Maitland tomorrow and purchase probably 4 different sizes in Cobalt drills up to approx. 6.5mm, the stud size is 8mm x 1.25, I do have a set of easy-outs, hopefully I wont break anything.
I will need to remove the belt guard so I can get a good straight line onto the snapped stud, it is approx. 2.5<>3mm below the alloy surface. I know that there will be nothing like an anti-seize etc on the threaded section of the stud, I don't think I will try to tap it anti-clockwise with a center punch, knowing my luck I would jam it up in the threads and make a bad situation worse, so I guess I'm saying that I won't be doing much on the Series 1 until I have fixed it :(:(:(:(:eek:, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps why does this always seem to happen, when you least expect it,,.:censored:

[wrinklearthur]

------ so I guess now I will have to go to Maitland tomorrow and purchase probably 4 different sizes in Cobalt drills up to approx. 6.5mm, the stud size is 8mm x 1.25, I do have a set of easy-outs, hopefully I wont break anything. ------

You could get some left handed drill bits, try here;

left hand drill bit | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_fromfsb=0&_sop=12&_nkw=left+hand+drill+bit&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=1)
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[Chris66]

Is that like a left handed screw driver?

[wrinklearthur]

Is that like a left handed screw driver?

No! left hand drill bits are for real and will do the job nicely of removing broken off studs.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/10/661.jpg
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[Chris66]

Thanks Arthur, I must admit I had to google left handed drills although I was just being a smart Alec with my comment. Sorry for hijacking your thread Dennis. I eagerly await tomorrow's instalment.

[chazza]

Yes; I recommend LH drill bits as well. Use high force when you feed it in and quite often as the wall of the stud gets thinner, the drill will unwind the remnants,

Cheers Charlie

[Dinty]

I knew about the Left handed drills, (thanks Arthur) that's why I will have to go to either Maitland or Newcastle soon, no offence taken Chris66 I have a sense of humour, being a Reg/nse we used to send newbies off for a 'Fallopian tube' and many more LOL.
To say that I'm not nervous about doing this would be an understatement :eek::eek::eek::eek:, I did ring the people I got it from but so far they have been no help to me whatsoever, so gents please get on with on whatever your doing and just look over my shoulder every now n then LOL, geez I hope I don't stuff this up :eek: wish me luck cheers Dennis :angel:
ps would anyone think that the stud would have had ?? any type of "Loctite' applied to it, if so what if any heat could be applied, I'm hesitant about heat on alloy,,.

[1950landy]

If you pull the other one out you should be able to see if there is any locktite on it:cool: GOOD LUCK getting the center of the stud . You could try once you drill the hole before using the easyout giving the stud a blast with CRC Freeze Off or the Locktite equavalent , it will shrink the stud & make it easy to remove:D
We use it when trying to press bearings off shafts , put it in the press with a few ton applied give the shaft a squart & most times with in a minute the bearing is off with a bang.:o

[Dinty]

Well, I've done it, I'm not totally happy with the final outcome either. The first thing to go wrong was the other stud, I sprayed it with 'Freeze Off' liberaly and just for info sake, I have a probe thermometer, so I sprayed some on the probe, in a flash it took it from 12c<>-2c, so it does work.
I locked 2 nuts together on the stud, sprayed it again, worked it back n forth, it started to come then fell off :eek::eek::eek::eek:, so now I had 2 studs to repair/replace. Off to Newcastle to get the items that I needed, I was talked out of Left hand drills as my cordless (revers-able) drill was not big enough torque wise, so I came home with a selection of Cobalt drills and a lighter pocket :(.
I managed to center dot the stud
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3295_zps15e8dfea.jpg
and put a small drill down then opened it up in steps, until I could remove the remaining threads, Wrong, the metal is a type of die cast, looks like Aluminium until you try to cut into it, anyway to cut a long n boring day down to size, I had to drill the studs out to 5/16"dai then tap as best I could with a 3/8"Whit taps, this also had it problems as the holes were only approx. 13<>14mm in depth, so the Intermediate & taper tap had to be modified to start, then finish with the plug tap, anyway here is that part of the dilemma
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3296_zps476bebc9.jpg
I was unsure about the weight of the muffler, so I removed the cover, it weighed in @ 1kg, then I set about stiffening it all up. I did use a length of 20 x 3 angle iron and flat bar attaching it to the top where the cover came off, and bracing it further down on the side of the motor, the welds are a tad rough but I think they will hold ( my eyesight is getting poor:()
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3297_zpsbbf872fb.jpg
well I fired it up and all is good so far, but I'm not expecting it to last all that long, methinks I should look around for a good Honda engine, anyway I did managed to sink a few rivets, and use the die grinder on some of the solid rivet heads to bring them down to the panel surface, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps methinks these engines are throw away, a bit like Briggs n Stratton types,,. I've just now looked @ Honda stationary engines and I have a Chinese copy of one, unbelievable!!!.

[Dinty]

We had an early tea (BBQ) and while swmbo was cooking it, I took to the tub with some spanners and had it ready to lift off, my T.A grizzled about helping, but I re-assured her it t'aint heavy and it isn't, a few minutes later
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3299_zps0a2921a3.jpg
the chassis has collected some dust from just sitting around :(
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3298_zps31c6fc83.jpg
I also noticed that the fuel line is on the wrong side of the handbrake lever, it should be this (RHS) of the H/brake, just something else to do I suppose, cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

Yesterday, I was still playing sanding/filing rivet heads etc, and I thought I'd best be checking the fit of these corner items that my mate the previous owner made them up as the bottom corners are a little sorry
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3300_zps42ff4575.jpg
they do look good, after all he is a 'boilermaker' so working metal should be a snack for him ;).
I spent several hours last evening looking for a bag of large rivets that I imported from the US about 9 years ago, I found them this morning after narrowing down my search area :(:eek: my shed is a mess :p and I know it LOL,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3301_zps8ff80c51.jpg
the previous owner was not trying to do anything like what I'm doing, he just wanted a vehicle to drive about on weekends etc, so it has all manner of incorrect fittings etc applied, I didn't like these 1/4"gutter screws holding the floor to the supports
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3302_zps4e1931e1.jpg
so I set about doing something about it.
I informed my trade assistant (wife) that her services were required this morning again, she had to hold the dolly while I set the rivets, but first I had to make a tool to support the rivet head, image blurred (too close with camera)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3311_zpsb6d7f002.jpg
anyway a solid lump of wood was used to support the tool and away we went
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3308_zps187c7a34.jpg
I had to shorten them all (12 in total) so I held them in the 3 jaw chuck on the lathe and estimated that I needed to cut off approx. 1/8" off the overall length,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3309_zpsdfeb2978.jpg
that allowed them to flatten and mushroom out into the small countersunk area on the floor, here is what they look like when sanded
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3312_zps9e3b78a6.jpg
then a quick sand all over the inside of the tub and the first application of etch primer
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3313_zpsaa2fe8fd.jpg
here is the bunch of screws that had been removed, they would have reacted with the aluminium floor over the years to come
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3310_zps0ecb2b61.jpg
I still have to apply a coat of etch primer over the outsides as yet, that could happen tomorrow depending on the weather, cheers Dennis :angel:

[123rover50]

You are doing well.
I have never had to set solid rivets yet, so know nothing.
Nice straight tub floor:)
I havnt seen Marsden Matting since I left PNG in the 70,s

Keith

[Dinty]

Keith, the floor might look straight, but I promise you, it has it's hi's n low's LOL. You need 2 people to help set solid rivets (well I do anyway) it is fun and noisey, my neighbours love me LOL, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

This morning I thought I should spray/splash some Deep Bronze Green about, so quickly I dusted off the seat box a quick hit with the air to blow the dust away, mix an amount of etch primer and apply
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3314_zpsf1e90958.jpg
allow to dry, which wasn't long with the outside temperature climbing quickly, I had to move the seatbox into the shade before I could apply the DBG, a quick look over to get the hard to get at spots mapped in my head and in no time the job on the underside was completed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3315_zpsedb25335.jpg
with a small amount of paint left over, the underside of the LHS toolbox lid was coated in DBG,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3316_zps654ee916.jpg
all safely away from where the 'Poodle Patrol' can't disturb them, the gun has been taken down and cleaned/ready for it's next assignment, anyway back outside in the heat again still on the underside of the tub, getting it ready for a coat of the same, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps sshhh don't tell digger that's a gunbuggy in the background,,.

[Dinty]

Running in front of the rain that is forecast this afternoon/evening, I thought it would be a good idea to check out the gal/fittings to make sure they all line up with their respective holes
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3318_zpsb8a3ad00.jpg
some were a tad tight, most likely caused by having the steel re-galvanized, a short burst with a 3/16" dia drill made the fit a lot better.
I know (or I think I know) that the corner gal pieces were held on with solid rivets, I have plenty of them and the rivets that would be facing the rear would be easy to fit, but those on the sides, not enough room to swing a small hammer + set tool in there, so I might have to use short sealed pop rivets, anyway I will burn that bridge when I get to it, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps I also need to look very soon as to where I'm going to fit the blinkers,,.

[Landy Smurf]

Dennis in my opinion the best place for blinkers on the front are on the bumper bar bolts and on the rear where the tabs are for the tub. check out Gus's 107 if you can as they had it set up like this. the beauty of it like this is there are no new holes made.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

new holes may not be the priority with Dennis,,;):D

[Dinty]

Tony, thank you for your suggestion re lights, but I'm fairly certain that I will be fitting lights into the body panels somewhere, I had looked at Gus's 107 the front lights appear to be 'festoon' type bulbs which are a PIA especially when you don't use the vehicle all the time. :(:(
I have quite a few of the Lucas lights as fitted to No 5 trailers, so why not use them. :);)
This morning I had to blow off the tub with air (small precipitation overnight), stand it out in the sun for a period, while I mixed some DBG, I wanted to spray parts of the tub that are difficult (for me anyway) to reach while it is upright (in-situ on the chassis) it certainly was easier to blow DBG while I had the tub off
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3324_zpsa95074d3.jpg
the underside of the tub had been painted before, it was prepped yesterday afternoon and sprayed this morning
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3325_zps7d688b33.jpg
note that the underside of the wheel arches are still unpainted, I need to revisit those and when the paint on the underside is dry, prep & spray the back panels and across the rear of the tub (where it bolts to the chassis) before re-fitting the tub, it is easier to spray a tub when it's bolted down solid, it will only need to be masked up against overspray.
The seatbox was retrieved from the carport, I started painting the inside of the toolbox first around the edges and worked my way into the middle of the floor, then systematically worked my way across from left<<>>right
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3322_zpsc4664cad.jpg
from the front
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3323_zps3a6bec22.jpg
well, that's been my morning, the good wife has now got clothes on the line along with a Land Rover panel LOL, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps I have just been down to watch the time trials of the 'Postie Bike G.P being staged here in town today, I will start a thread somewhere with images etc,,. here http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php?p=2254008#post2254008
and after all that excitement I still had some paint left, so I painted the 5 clips that are attached to the seat transom panel, also the rivets
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3331_zps4b4ce244.jpg
this will lessen the chances of me applying too much paint around those 5 items and having runs everywhere LOL,,.

[Dinty]

Wild weather has again seen my work day shortened somewhat :(:mad:
anyway one cannot control the weather.
My wife helped me tip the tub upside down and suspend it on 2 horses, so I could do what I had to with the wheel arches
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3335_zpsf6525e23.jpg
etch primer was mixed and applied, then 2 coats of surface primer, but before that I had to mask up all the holes along both sides and the rear, to stop overspray.
While that was drying, I had a look through my big box of No 5 trailer spares,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3336_zpsb59198d0.jpg
for the Lucas 488 lights, I was surprised to see that I have enough bodies, lens, rims to do the job
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3337_zps2e2f8045.jpg
all I need to do is work out where I'm going to fit them, then cut the 33mm hole to mount them, cheers Dennis :angel:

[digger]

just a thought,

if you used #483, or #501, #502, #503 you'd not need to drill additional holes?

Lighting (http://www.vintagemotorspares.com/phdi/p1.nsf/supppages/hodge?opendocument&part=6)

I'm sure there is other sites, it appears that classic bulbs at Blackwood SA isnt doing D lights anymore :(

[Dinty]

A nice day weather wise, so up n at it early, getting items ready, I waited until 0800hrs before firing up the compressor I can do it legally @ 0700hrs through the week, but I am a little considerate of my neighbours ;):D.
My T/A was on the job as well, I went through the JSA's (job safety aspects) of lifting/moving/rotating the tub, so she couldn't blame me if she tripped or something LOL :twisted::angel:, anyway the job was completed without incident.
An estimation of the paint required was thought up and was mixed with thinners/hardener, the tub was first job away, I had it in my head to paint the rear panels and across the lower edge,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3338_zps2165d5ed.jpg
and across the front edges where it bolts to the chassis etc, this will allow me to re-fit the tub asap, as space here is at @ premium, and at the moment I need to be able to move Land Rovers if required, especially as rego for them is next month.
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3339_zpsad00a355.jpg
When I picked up the seatbox I also took possession of the lids, the lhs lid that came with the vehicle had been made up using 2mm alloy sheet, it looks grotesque with 3/16" dia sealed pop rivets in it, so I had grit blasted one and it has now been painted in DBG on both sides, it will look a lot neater than the other.
The underside of the bonnet has received it's first coat of DBG, no images as it's tucked up away in the carport, sitting on the bonnet of 113-372, I still had enough paint to do the top/inside of the rhs wing,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3340_zps72fa61b6.jpg
the gun still has about 30mls of paint in it, so I'm trying to think where I could spray it to use it rather than waste it, anyway that's been my day so far, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps Digger, I have 2 NOS Pork Pie lights (don't ask how much they cost:o:eek:$$$$++) this is what was fitted to the rear, I also have 2 new replica Pork Pie lights, but I did not like them so I purchased the originals about 1 year ago from ebay, you will note that I have painted areas where the lights should be, that won't be a problem either, just a matter of knowing where to cut the hole, using a 'Q-max' type cutter,,.
my rear lights, not sure if the image had been posted before
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_1834_zpsc3606200.jpg

[Dinty]

My T/A was again working this morning, helping with the placing of the tub onto the chassis, it went on 1st time perfectly, we must have fluked it LOL ;)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3342_zps8ff6a77f.jpg
the 10 x 5/16" bolts are not the easiest to fit, the 6 in the mid-section of the chassis are the hardest, requiring further help from my T/A ;), the 4 x 5/16" bolts at the front were a snack to fit especially if you have the fuel tank out of the way.
I then wasted approx. 30 minutes fitting some of the Gal/parts and the tailgate
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3343_zps9959e871.jpg
I like the look shame I'm not fitting rivets etc, but the inside of the tub and other areas still have to be painted, and the tub is too hot now to be able to do anything with.
The 5 spring clamps that hold the crank & jack handles have been fitted as well, anyway back to it, cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

I must have done something serious to a 'chinaman' in my past LOL :(, Yesterday I had to retighten the 2 bolts that hold the exhaust on my compressor, and I think it's going to be an ongoing issue :(, anyway I did manage to throw some paint on the 2 outer guards
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3346_zps095faa52.jpg
these 2 were badly affected by 'silicone' in the paint, so they were rubbed back, treated with 'wax n grease' remover, undercoated then a coat of DBG applied
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3347_zpsb4a38c0b.jpg
Some-days a bloke just shouldn't touch anything :(, I decided this morning to slightly alter my paint thinners ratio, picked up the wrong spray gun, how I didn't notice is beyond me :angel: I must be losing it.
The whole tub was prepped yesterday in the heat 38.2c outside, what a task that was, then it was washed off with just water and air dried, covered overnight, moved this morning early before 0700hrs under the carport next to the house, as the temperature was predicted to be much of the same today.
Compressor run up air lines out, paint mixed etc, areas all masked off that had to be, all I needed to do was apply the paint, well I wish it was that easy.
First issue was my glasses were still Green from yesterday's efforts, so I took them off :( dumb move that was, I started spraying in a sequence working across the transom panel and over the wheel arches, not noticing (because of lack of clear vision) that my right hand was way too close to the panel, next thing I spotted a few spots of paint that had come out of the top of the gun, so off to get a rag soaked in thinners, shock horror the back of the transom panel was awash with runs of paint :(:eek::(:(:(, I quickly tried to wipe off the excess but it was way too much, so I left it at that and continued painting the remainder of the tub, from a distance and at certain angles it looks acceptable, but believe me it ain't :(:(
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3349_zpsb3290eae.jpg
the transom panel will need stripping off very carefully.
In hindsight using the gun with the 2mm nozzle was a idiotic thing to do, how I did that I dunno, add that I'm colour blind and working in the shade, I should have left it outside in the sunshine to paint then moved it undercover, at least that way I think I would have noticed things going wrong, and it doesn't make old eyesight any easier when working in the shade and you look out into bright sunlight, your blind for a few minutes, anyway enough of my lousey day, cheers Dennis :angel:
some daze are diamonds, some daze are stones LOL

[NQSeriesRover]

some days we are the statue.....other days we are the pigeon:)

[Dinty]

I still have too many bits sitting around that needed to be put together, so this morning I asked my T/A for some assistance to hold the door frame while I set the 4 rivets through the skin
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3350_zpsa37cbac7.jpg
and about 5 minutes later the job was completed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3352_zpsa151abb9.jpg
I was tempted to paint the 2 door skins, but the weather was against me, the wind has since picked up +++, so I got the gear on to protect myself my the strong wind n sun, sneaky T/A :twisted: took this image of me working on rubbing the mistakes away from yesterday
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3353_zps4460e7ed.jpg
but the heat got to me after 50 minutes, so hopefully tomorrow will be cooler, anyway cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

Well, it's back to work tomorrow, where have the past 18 daze gone!!! :eek::(:(.
This morning Sunday, swmbo does her weekly wash of bed linen etc ( she does other stuff thru the week as well, but Sunday is the big day ;)) so before I started any jobs I decided to do the lawn in total, about 1 hour later with a little help from the wife, that job was completed.;)
In the back of my mind, club registration is coming up (22/11/14) for 8 Land Rovers + 2 trailers, so with that in mind, I thought I'd best be checking lights/stop lights/blinkers/wipers/horn and most importantly the brakes.
All was going well until I got to this Land Rover
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
Sshhhhh!!it's a gunbuggy, digger might see it!!!
the RHS front blinker n side lights did not want to play, no wonder with the wires that were under the wing, anyway none of my doing, most likely the last owner, anyway all fixed now, soldered and covered with heat shrink! :D.
Whatever day the inspection happens, I need to be able to move vehicles about, so where to put items that have been painted that are waiting for fitting etc, ?? I have just the place right here
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3357_zpsc0031006.jpg
and here
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3356_zpse26cee93.jpg
the bonnet will have to be removed when the inspection takes place, but at the moment it's up out of the way.
With some help from other forum users who supplied images etc, I have made up a temporary fuel line to the SU pump
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3358_zps0579f8b3.jpg
it has been a reasonable success, but I fear it's going to have to be remade, as I'm not sure whether it will clear the throttle linkages etc
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3360_zps378df08b.jpg
anyway the tools needed to do such a job
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3359_zpsdc5bfe95.jpg
now all I need to do is find the item that I bought years ago from 'Scottish John' that fits into a jerry can and makes it a fuel tank, then at least I will be able to start n drive the Land Rover to move it as needed, cheers and Thanks to those who supplied me with the much needed images, Dennis :angel:

[NQSeriesRover]

Hi Dennis, did you have the original fuel line to copy? If not then let me know and I'll send you one off my '56 86" to borrow as a template if you need it?

[Dinty]

Well I was back at work today, just like a lot of others I suppose :(;), anyway while having lunch today I decided that when I got home that I would re-fit the original fuel tank, instead of mucking about with a jerry can with one of these in it
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3362_zps5164b6af.jpg
I had already retrieved/mounted the tank on the jack baseplate, and was about to take it up into position,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3361_zpsaf412255.jpg
when I remembered that this item had to be fitted, unless you have extremely small hands
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3363_zps5914d2cb.jpg
so into the box of painted items I went and found the 6 screws that hold them in place ( 3 each side),
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3364_zps66f964bc.jpg
with that done, it was full steam ahead to fit the tank, back into the box of bits again to retrieve the 6 bolts that hold the tank
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3365_zps2937b946.jpg
after I had fitted the tank, I had a go at the LHS of the tub, where I did a magnificent job of buggering up the paint job last Friday, so that's one area that has been rubbed back, waiting for my next stuff up LOL:( cheers Dennis :angel:

[digger]

<<<<snip>>>>
All was going well until I got to this Land Rover
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3355_zpsc0be3dfd.jpg
Sshhhhh!!it's a gunbuggy, digger might see it!!!
the RHS front blinker n side lights did not want to play, no wonder with the wires that were under the wing, anyway none of my doing, most likely the last owner, anyway all fixed now, soldered and covered with heat shrink! :D.
<<<<snip>>>>

SHHH nothing!!! The alarm my spy fitted went off when you touched it....

Ohh, I mean I felt as though something was happening with it!!...

My 'source' tells me he wired the alarm in under the guard using some wires there that seemed loose..... mmmm

cant expect too much he has paws not hands :)

That car has been nothing but problems maybe it could go somewhere else far away for someone else to look after....MMMM who would be willing to take that on??? :angel::angel::angel:

Back to the S1, when you consider the amount of work you are doing and the quality you insist on from yourself- you surely have to expect to have a crappy day every now and again!!

Keep up the good (actually great) work, and keep your chin up.

We are all loving this thread and your work and explainations are top class.

[Dinty]

Hey Digger, I'm no expert as I've said many times before, and yes some daze are diamonds, some daze are stones;):).
Moving along as you do, and I do try to do something to my projects everyday, I'm still working on removing that gigantic stuff up from last Friday, I had been using wet n dry paper and I did try that this afternoon, but it is very warm out there and working on my knees in the back of the tub, between my knees & shoulders I gave up on the wet n dry method and put power tools into action, well I have enough of them :p.
It took approx. 25 minutes to do virtually nothing with the wet n dry method, the power tool took a few minutes to take it back to bare alloy,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3366_zps2f2d4350.jpg
the paper I was using is 80 grit, but it was clogging up with dry paint, so off to the local hardware store to see if they had something different, and they did, the lighter colour paper is still 80 grit, but after 10 minutes or more, it was still functioning quite well, compared to the Yellow strip which you can see is quite clogged
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3367_zps26f56c7e.jpg
both of the sanding paper is available @ the place called B******'s, it is available in 1meter or 5meter rolls, it says it's for timber, but I'm just using it for paint LOL;).
The surfaces will need to be done over with the tried n true method which is 'wet n dry' rub with a rubber block, anyway cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

Well yesterday I had been using the power tools again on the ?? paint job :(
that I stuffed up, but had to pack up not long after starting the job as the weather closed in really quickly, we had rain n hail, high winds etc.
Anyway this morning we had to take 'Max' (Digger's sleeper) he has gone to a Dog show in Sydney, then it was home n into it. I need to make the vehicle be able to be started n moved under it's own power, so a long hard look at the items I had on hand, and then a quick job on the lathe,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3369_zps93699db4.jpg
to make one fitting useful, and in no time it was all connected, Ignition on fuel pump ticking away happily, but :(:(:(:( no fuel being picked up??????.:(
So back to the tank and look in with a torch, the pick up seemed to be too close to the bottom of the tank, so a slight bend was put in, still no pickup from the pump.
After undoing lines and blowing through them, even took the fuel sedimenter bowl back off and it checked out OK, the only thing left was the line between tank n Sed/bowl, fire up compressor, wind up the regulator to 120psi, my wife was up front checking what if anything blew out, well something did as well as some fuel that I had tried to gravity feed (trying to prime the lines) re-connect that line turn on ignition pump very quickly picked up fuel, ripper!!:D:D, a squirt down the carby, it fires then stops :(:(
check that the accelerator pump on carb is working NO it isn't :(.
Remove line from carb to pump, take top off carb look in NO FUEL :(:( dry as a bone. Disconnect fuel line elbow on pump, place empty plastic coke bottle over pump outlet, turn on ignition, fuel sprays up into coke bottle ?? the line to carb subjected to a big blast of air, gawd knows what came out as it hit me in the lower abdo, it stung as well :o;).
Re-connect line to carb, turn ignition on, hit starter button, engine splutters into life YIPPPEEE:D;) let it run for a minute, grab camera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KAvg85F4lY&list=UUDUQng9nBYUyOD1OEO5jbDw
it's always a good feeling to see it move for the first time, even if it's only 8<>12" forward n backwards.
My elation didn't last long as I noticed a fuel leak from the carb, where the accelerator pump joins the body of the carburetor, it was leaking fuel badly, so first thought the body screws ? maybe loose, I could only manage to turn them about 4<>6 degrees not much at all, but that made no difference, it still leaked +++.
So I took the pump off the carburetor, to find that the gasket was incorrect,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3372_zpsb1c13b54.jpg
so down into the depths of the shed, get another carby, take off the needed item check the gasket, a good solid cardboard type was on and it was removed successfully, fitted to pump and back onto carburetor, except the screws 4 which hold the pump body to carb, the 2 screws @ 0100 & 0500 were stripped in the body,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3373_zpsfca30c91.jpg
methinks when it went together they have stripped the threads.
So back into the shed, find receipt for job $447.00 Sept 2013, ring them up, explain situation, No problems they say drop it down and we will put some heli-coils in, so in the morning I will remove it and take it down, 2 steps forward 12 steps backwards :(:(:(:(:( always the way with me lately:p, anyway I cannot post images as P/bucket is down, cheers Dennis :angel:
ps photobucket was working but dropped out again,,.

[Dinty]

Another day, another job :), first off though, I took the carburetor to Newcastle, but I had to leave it behind, ?? dunno when I will get it back, I will give them a week, then give them a shake ;).
On my way home I dropped in to see Graham D @ St Joseph's N/home, he has allowed me to mention him to all those who know him :D:cool:.
I was stopped on my way home by a large Police presence along one of main roads, I was OK as I had not had any alcohol for daze :cool:,.
At home I moved the windscreen frame out of the shed, it needed some remedial work after having it Galvanized, all the holes for the small screws that hold the screen in place had to be re-drilled, some holes still have to be re-tapped.
Not having any glass I needed to be able to check dimensions with a couple of the strips in position, I determined that I could get 6mm laminated glass in place, so off to the local to secure a small section of 6mm glass
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3374_zpsd59a5e59.jpg
yes I would agree that frosted glass isn't a good idea for a windscreen ;), but it showed me that 6mm laminated glass will fit.
I have a few but not all of the alloy fixing strips, those that I have have been grit blasted and etch primed now, they are also marked to show where they fit
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3375_zpsaf0fe9fe.jpg
well that's been my time in the yard today, now off to retrieve 'Max', he was a success at the show in Sydney, cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

A little bit of success over the past 2 days. Yesterday I spent bent over the windscreen frame, drilling out the 37 screw holes for the screws that hold the retainers for the windscreen, I used a No 44 drill to open the holes that had been closed over when it was galvanized, then with a good fitting screw driver, screw each one into the hole, I ended up walking like a half shut pocket knife for hours afterwards :(:(;) anyway I am glad that task is finished.
While I was at it, I remembered that I hadn't seen the wing nut assembly x 2 that hold the pivot arms, I have a medium sized box that all painted items had been placed, but I couldn't remember seeing them at all, so in a slight panic as to what has happened to them, I rummaged through some other items and found them, still unpainted etc, so a quick hit in the grit blast cabinet & etch prime them
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3376_zpsb0bfa371.jpg
they are now painted Silver and in situ on the screen frame.
This morning up early n into it, I masked up the underside of the bonnet, blanking off all holes etc, it took me some time to do it, and in no time my back was complaining just like yesterday :(:(,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3377_zps2b0aee44.jpg
I didn't want any overspray so I covered the whole underside to minimize that issue. The bonnet topside was lightly sanded, then etch primed, 2 coats of undercoat primer, rub down with wet n dry 600 grit, blow off with air check that no water droplets are about, place in the sun for approx. 20 minutes, put it back on the stands, then I allowed it cool down while I had lunch.
After lunch, I went back to my old mix of paint, mixed it added hardener, and crossed my fingers that I wouldn't stuff it up
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3378_zps99ce7f31.jpg
anyway it looks alright to me, not quite dry as yet, so it may have to stay put until I get home from work tomorrow, anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis :angel:

[Dinty]

We went to Newcastle yesterday afternoon to collect my carburetor, that I dropped off last Friday, they had to put 2 heli-coils in where the petrol pump is held onto the body of the carburetor, no cost to me.
I fitted it last evening, and it started up no leaks.
This morning I started to re-assemble the vents etc, it took me a little while to work out how the rubber was held into place, NOS rubbers from the UK
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3381_zpsb9fef00f.jpg
but before I could attempt the job, I had to find all manner of things in this box
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3379_zpsd27d4d74.jpg
that had been previously grit blasted etc etc painted in it's respective colours, then fit them, the fittings that hold the vent rubbers in place were fiddly, especially if you wear bi-focals LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110001/IMG_3382_zps59942900.jpg
then fit the vents themselves, all fitted up with the speed screws and acme bolts
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/IMG_3380_zps19cc9f13.jpg
I still need to work out how to adjust the RHS vent control as the vent is slightly open
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110001/IMG_3383_zpsfccd8e79.jpg
there re 6 x 2BA pan head screws & washers/nuts that hold the 2 vents to the bulkhead.
I started the vehicle around mid morning and moved under cover to continue to rub down the stuff up from 2 weeks ago, I think I almost have it beat
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110001/IMG_3385_zpsaa2cc6c0.jpg
masking it up is going to be a pain.
I had been running things over in my mind, getting slightly ahead of myself, with what bolts I need to paint which colour etc, anyway they have all been collated and tagged for colour, then I started thinking was there anything else that needed to be painted Silver?.
The seat backs hinge by having a rather large split pin with 2 fancy washers to each pin, trouble is I only had 4 pins, all showing considerable wear, then I remembered the large pins I bought from Scottish John some years ago, and they were the right size, just a tad too long, my dremel drill with a cutting disc soon made short work of them, now I have 6 new pins
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110001/IMG_3386_zpsd8a8bfe9.jpg
they will etch primed and painted Silver soon anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis

[dennisS1]

Looking very good.
Dennis

[Dinty]

My day was put into dis-array today, short staffed at work so off to work @ 0540hrs, finished @ 1230hrs then to a work colleagues funeral @ 1300hrs, very sad way too young to die @ 54yrs.
Anyway after a cup of tea at home, I fired up the compressor, mixed the Silver paint to apply to various items
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110002/IMG_3387_zps933fbcd0.jpg
then clean the gun and do the same with some DBG
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110002/IMG_3388_zps67879f5f.jpg
you get the idea, Silver on the side that goes with the Galv finish and DBG elsewhere, I also did some Black & DBG as well, I still had some DBG over and I had found these 2 Pyrene fire ext/brackets so a quick grit blast etch prime and paint them in DBG
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110002/IMG_3389_zpsa48d5846.jpg
now I just need to dis-assemble the gun and clean it out, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Another short day of play, car club meeting this afternoon @ 1700. I did manage to get through what I had planned to do though.
Mick Jagger has come to Cessnock, but I told him I was too busy to meet him LOL.
This morning I re-assembled the choke cable mechanism
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110004/IMG_3391_zpsdbcdd33e.jpg
to put it back together the big hex/nut has to be slid along as the cable goes through, then screwed up so far, until the pin on the warning light bar lines up with the hole in cable body, when it does you can then re-crimp the bar into it's sockets
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110004/IMG_3393_zps17a4f2ea.jpg
then attach the electrical switch to the body of the mechanism, it's way too fiddly to try and fit it in-situ, here it is all connected up
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110004/IMG_3395_zps041051c2.jpg
The bonnet was the next item for today, it has been resting on the bonnet of 113-372 for the past few weeks, so into the box with all the nuts/bolts etc to get the bolts that have been painted for the job, fit the hinges, then I dragged out these new rubber buffers that I purchased from Dunsfold last year
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110004/IMG_3396_zpsfc32cb0b.jpg
you can see the undersides of the washers are painted flat black just to help against electrolysis (they were also etch primed beforehand) now all fitted, bonnet in place
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110004/IMG_3397_zps8747eef6.jpg
anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis

[Bundalene]

Thank you Dennis, for the close-up of the choke / switch, way better than any drawings from manuals which I have seen. Also thanks the many of other items you have gone to the trouble of documenting so that others like myself, following will have a heads up start.



I am on a steep Series 1 learning curve and your detailed account of your build is excellent. This is still a long way off, but am trying to get my head around as much as I can will limit the surprises later on. Some months ago when I first read about the 'Mixture control light' I thought what the heck are they talking about. Things are slowly falling into place.



Erich

[Dinty]

Many thanks Erich, but mate I'm still learning as well LOL cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

I have been busy doing other things Land Rover, getting ready for rego day tomorrow, but in the meantime I tracked this item down at a mates place
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110005/IMG_3404_zps514c6ded.jpg
and the good part about it tis free.
While I was there I managed to get the missing windscreen alloy angle supports for the glass, I was missing 3 of them
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110005/IMG_3415_zps2f75120a.jpg
they have now been grit blasted and painted in DBG
the 37 screws that hold them were a tad ordinary and again I was missing about 15 of them, so I checked and they are the same size as the screws in S2/2A, here they are all lined to up n grit blasted
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110005/IMG_3417_zps190e2054.jpg
and again painted in DBG,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110005/IMG_3418_zps45ab27fd.jpg
well that's been my very HOT day 40c, cheers Dennis
ps thank you Tony & the other 2 Ozzie forum members who answered my question in the UK Series 1 site, cheers,,.

[Dinty]

I'm attempting to right the wrongs of a few weeks ago
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110006/IMG_3419_zps6b99b170.jpg
I'm just having lunch then I will mask up the inside of the tub & etch prime it, cheers Dennis
ps here it is all masked up n etch primed, now to rub it back in the morning and maybe if I get the courage to splash about some DBG
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110007/IMG_3420_zps55646763.jpg

[Dinty]

A scorcher of a day here, topping @ 43.2c, but as always the job goes on.
I have sprayed the 2 doors for their first coat of paint
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110008/IMG_3424_zps94b94288.jpg
a light rub back about mid week and recoat them, the tubs sides coat another coat of DBG as well, at least no runs this time as I used my Iwata gun.
I had an early lunch and then fitted the 2 sill rails LHS first, then RHS, then after fitting 5 speed nuts to the base of the seatbox, I lifted it into place
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110008/IMG_3428_zpsd0f939d8.jpg
it is held in situ by 6 bolts ATM, this is when I discovered that the footwell replacements made & welded in by the prev/owner, are incorrect, as it doesn't allow the sill rail to sit up against the base of the seatbox and the footwell plates
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110008/IMG_3426_zpsf5363017.jpg
the image I really wanted people to look at is so bloody small that you can't see it )(*^%$$, anyway I think that the 90 deg bend at the bottom of the footwell plate must have to be recessed to allow the sill rail to sit up close, can anyone confirm that for me.
Now isn't this a tad looney maybe the heat got to me, but all screw slots will be vertical in this vehicle
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110008/IMG_3427_zpsff8e0632.jpg
later I found that I didn't have any screws to secure the seatbox base to the sill rail, so into the shed and found enough screws washers etc to do the job, all washers etc were grit blasted etch primed n painted DBG n Silver
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110008/IMG_3429_zps106920c8.jpg
anyway that's been my day, it's raining here atm cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Hopefully this image will come up at the correct size
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110008/IMG_3425_zps17ddac59.jpg
what I need to know is the edge of the fold on the footwell relieved, so to allow the sill rail to sit up higher??, anyone got an image of same, cheers Dennis
ps Thanks Matty G for the images that you emailed.

[Bundalene]

Is this what you want. The opposite side though from an un-restored 53 I have in the workshop, The front edge on this is a bit bent,



https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/11/159.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/f0Fd2tjFj)



https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2014/11/160.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/eyWXQNOqj)




Erich

[NQSeriesRover]

Hi Dennis,

My sill piece appears to be the same as Erich's, a pressed area where it meets the seat box. I got better photos today as compared to the middle of the night for the last ones:)

hope this helps?

cheers guys.

[Dinty]

Thank you for your time gent's, but, where I have the clearance issue is up where the sill rail bolts onto the base of the A pillar of the bulkhead.
The sill rail is being stopped by a folded over edge of the foot wells, that is the area that is causing concern, as the sill rails touch the folded edge and is unable to sit up any higher, thus causing issues further back towards the front edges of the seat box, hope that's enough info, cheers Dennis

[NQSeriesRover]

Hi Dennis,

here goes again..:)

is this the spot you are having trouble with?

regards,

Matt

[Bundalene]

Hi, I can't get any pics as we are away from home until tomorrow night.
Will also try then if still required.

Erich

[Dinty]

This morning early 0730, I decided to bite the bullet and take to the fold on the footwell with a cutting disc in one of my Dremel tools, the area in white chalk is to be removed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110009/IMG_3430_zpsd196df88.jpg
it was causing this problem on both sides of the seatbox
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110009/IMG_3431_zps0445a4d3.jpg
about 9<>10mm gap, anyway after a few minutes with the Dremel tool, I was able to tap the sill rail up into position
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110009/IMG_3433_zpsda662367.jpg
still needed a bit of fiddling yet, but it now has a very much smaller gap to fill
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110009/IMG_3435_zps86c91a15.jpg
the screws still need pulling down tight, but it's the same on both sides
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110009/IMG_3437_zps3ec5c6fe.jpg
when the mizzling rain stops, I will try the one piece floor section and see how it all sits together.
Hopefully I won't have to revisit this again, and I can continue to re-assemble it all, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

In between mizzles I managed to get the floor in for a trial fit
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110010/IMG_3438_zps388c8491.jpg
look at the accumulated dust LOL, I now need to find and grit blast 4 hex/head acme screws to hold the gearbox cover plate to the bulkhead, I was sure that I had done the 4 screws, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

I thought I had covered all the floor screws etc, only to find out this morning I am way short of what I needed.
Gee I must have old timers disease, probably more likely CRAFT (Cant Remember A Flaming Thing), anyway as well as all that I had run out of Silver paint as well, so I had to paint some of the floor screws in DBG
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110011/IMG_3440_zps1e9227a9.jpg
then the search was on for 12 self tapping screws that hold the 2 cover panels (H/brake & H/brake LHD) I found them, I fitted them all to a thin piece of cardboard, grit blasted them to remove the rust n electrolysis off them, etch primed all over
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110011/IMG_3442_zps26797925.jpg
the underside
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110011/IMG_3441_zps730a61f1.jpg
now all nicely painted in DBG (both sides)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110011/IMG_3443_zpsba9dc0f9.jpg
the underside
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110011/IMG_3444_zps2d96b111.jpg
nothing worse than getting under a vehicle to see rusty/dirty screws looking at you LOL.
The floor has been moved into position and is now almost completely fitted up
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
it looks OK except for the Series 3 type grommet over the Hi/Lo lever, the original type had the socket for the lever towards the front of the moulding, but I suppose getting one of those, I reckon I could probably find a bucket load of rocking horse dung quicker LOL, anyway that's been most of my day, cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110011/IMG_3446_zpsf2940e2a.jpg
it looks OK except for the Series 3 type grommet over the Hi/Lo lever, the original type had the socket for the lever towards the front of the moulding,

If it's any help the part number for the seal for the transfer gear lever is 303821.

I agree it doesn't look good for getting the correct shaped cover.
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[Dinty]

My mate Gordon was over this afternoon, to have a bo-peep at his former Land Rover, he stated to me 'Gawd you've done a far better job than I was going to do!, anyway I let him start it up & it wouldn't start for him, but it did for me first time, methinks he wasn't pushing the starter button down far enough, here is a clip of Gordon (aka Handbag) moving it back n forth in my backyard
Series 1first moves - YouTube
it has been hot here today, I've been doing a mixture of tasks, fitting up the remainder of the floor screws, like this one, I know I'm missing the captive nuts, most of these screws are easily fitted but this one, and I have small fingers
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110012/IMG_3447_zps5bf62682.jpg
anyway I overcame the issue by using my head LOL, a short piece of blue masking tape applied over the end of the spanner, drop in the nut/spring washer etc, line it up by eye screw it home
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110012/IMG_3448_zps0e125bb0.jpg
I'm still slowly rubbing back the panels on the tub, in preparation for a recoat of DBG, that's what I was doing when Gordon turned up to look it over
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110012/IMG_3450_zpsabfeb393.jpg
anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Acting on information supplied by Tony aka Landysmurf re rad/sup panel and other Ozzie forum users of the Series 1 UK site , I did manage to find one and today I set off to retrieve it.
With some help from my mate Kevin and his new set of Makita power tools, the battery powered angle grinder is an absolute ripper, it made very short work of quite a few rusted bolts, while I was there I was able to secure this part
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
which will allow me to fit the capillary temp guage and the round Smiths heater that I have.
The rad/sup panel has got a few dings which I can straighten out, also has thick electrolysis under the top edge where crud/water etc has been allowed to sit on un-painted surfaces
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110013/IMG_3455_zpsfc6e8a80.jpg
I got to work on it as soon as it arrived home, removing the head light buckets by cutting the heads off the 3 x 2BA screws that hold each bucket, the buckets were rusted through and so were the screws, my dremel with a cutting disc made very short work of them.
I put the panel in my grit blast cabinet, I was able to do a little bit but not a lot as it just fitted with room to move approx. 50mm in any direction
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110013/IMG_3456_zps08b603b8.jpg
so I guess I will be visiting my mate Fred, who has a very big blast cabinet.
On the way to Seaham we came across this Nissan sports car, an obvious write-off, it didn't have any Police tape on it when we went through earlier, my guess is that it's been stolen and if so the clown couldn't drive, it was in a 60k area
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110013/IMG_3454_zps25e9503b.jpg
anyway it's boom crash time outside as a big storm passes, cheers Dennis

[chazza]

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110013/IMG_3453_zps291029fd.jpg
which will allow me to fit the capillary temp guage and the round Smiths heater that I have.
cheers Dennis

I fitted a 1/2" in-line tap from the local hardware store on mine; it is the type with a wheel for the handle and it even came in green :D

Nice work as usual Dennis!

Cheers Charlie

[Dinty]

Moving along as I do on most days, because if I don't do it "who will" LOL.
Anyway when I arrived home from work the good wife wanted me to do some lawn maintenance, as the grass was getting too high (40mm) this sometimes makes it hard to find small doggy do, so who am I to argue!!.
With that task out of the way, I drilled a small hole 1/8"dia in the seat box lid RHS as I had found a spot weld had let go, the topside was C/sk using a 3/16"dia drill and a 1/8"dia C/sk rivet deployed.
It had started to rain so I decided to continue to grit blast the rad/sup panel, it is a very neat fit into my cabinet, not a lot of room to move around, but I have made some progress
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110014/IMG_3458_zps892be077.jpg
the front of the panel has been done, but I can't get across the top and I can't get to the flat panel where the 'ROVER' oil plaque is fitted, so I will wait until the wife goes to her Bonsai thing soon, and I will do it on the front lawn using sand LOL sshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! don't tell her LOL, all was going well until I saw the end of the nozzle flopping about like a 'well U know what'
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110014/IMG_3457_zps4a5e094e.jpg
I now need to buy a few more Hi-tensile bolts, that's what 120psi does to bolts, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

We went to Cardiff this afternoon (day screwed over by morning work in-service) I couldn't buy any short lengths of 12mm solid alloy (machine grade) round bar locally, and as usual you have to buy a full length @ 3.6M, so in preparation for this I took a hacksaw and made it 2 x 1.8M
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110015/IMG_3471_zpsbbfbd022.jpg
all I really needed was a piece about 75mm in length to make these 2 rivets
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110015/IMG_3476_zpse2cf5bc5.jpg
then I needed to make 2 tools, one to support the head and the other to peen over the end, a short piece of Bronze was used to support the head
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110015/IMG_3477_zpsc0505357.jpg
it didn't take long to make both tools (nor the rivets either) and in no time the job had been completed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110015/IMG_3478_zps12a8b138.jpg
the rivets had to come out when I had the base re-galvanized, the alloy would have melted and I would have lost the wing nut assembly.
I'm still fitting items to the seatbox in between the rain, cheers Dennis

[digger]

Love this thread!:):)

Keep up the good work!

[Dinty]

To catch up on what I missed yesterday, I was down in the shed this morning @0610hrs, I made a new nozzle for the grit blast gun
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110017/IMG_3479_zps07e8f3c8.jpg
the bolt was a drive flange bolt 3/8"BSF.
I waited until mid morning to grit blast the rad/sup panel
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110017/IMG_3481_zps7c4f6098.jpg
and I did blast it on the front lawn, it looked like a small sand storm had hit LOL, anyway swmbo didn't bat an eyelid about it.
Before grit blasting the panel, I fitted up the rhs seatbox lid then the center panel
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110017/IMG_3480_zps8ce78cd1.jpg
the center panel will need to be removed at sometime in the future, so I can facilitate the opening to engage the PTO lever, and of course it will need to be re-painted as well, anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

After last nights storm, the back yard flooded 40mm rain in a very short period, thank god for good drainage/pump, putting water out into the gutter.
Anyway I had planned on getting up on the roof and cleaning the guttering out, as we have several big palm trees etc, well it took a lot longer than anticipated.
After 4 hours and 7 bucket loads of black filth and moss, my right hand has that many cuts n nicks on it, I don't know how I'm going cover it for work on Monday. The roof tiles were very hot, about 30<>40 seconds touching them with bare skin and it was burning, after all it was 32c this morning, this was me @ around 1200hrs today
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110018/IMG_3482_zps0c526942.jpg
I had finished cleaning the muck n filth out, a quick hand wash and the good wife made me a sanger or 2 then it was back up on the roof, to wash the slime down, we live about 60k's from the open cut workings but I would bet a fair amount of the crud was mine dust etc, anyway no work today on the project, as my back is killing me, cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

Hi Dennis,

It must have been the day for doing yard jobs.

The next door's horses have taken a liking to the wooden parts of the new boundary fence that I am building and now I'm having to cover with sheet metal the parts of the wood that the horses can get at to chew, part of the covers I made up are ten little 40 x 50 mm galvanised iron caps to fasten on top of the wooden droppers.
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[Dinty]

After a weeks Hiatus, with the lousey weather, (and my crook back after a 4 hour stint on the roof of the house just cleaning mud etc out) I managed to get something done today. This item I scored about 2 weeks ago off the 107 wreck that my mate has, I have heated it, covered it in penetrene etc, but today I took it outside mounted a vice and really got some heat into it.
The alloy cover housing had grown into the thermostat block, but it came off without breaking to reveal this good looking thermostat
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110019/IMG_3485_zps3bca285e.jpg
and would you believe it still works
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110019/IMG_3487_zpseb093ec5.jpg
it is now soaking in penetrene, hopefully with some persuasion it might come out in the morning, then I can grit blast the thermostat body.
My mate Gordon who was the prev/owner was asked last week how much warranty he gave me on the tyres
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110019/IMG_3486_zps41b8ec62.jpg
this one let @ under 1mph LOL, it did have 60psi in it, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Not a great deal of progress, but I had been working on this for two daze now
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110020/IMG_3489_zps77879744.jpg
it has been heated, chilled with a freeze spray then heated again, bumped/knocked with a brass hammer, but after grit blasting the inside of the topside of the housing, it finally started to move, ever so slowly, it took approx. 2 hours of hitting the housing against 2 lead ingots, finally out
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110020/IMG_3492_zps5dd119f5.jpg
After finishing that job I ratted through my 1/4" nut n bolt supply to get 6 bolt assemblies to attach the guards to the rad/support panel
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110020/IMG_3490_zpse2d9fcba.jpg
I found what I needed, then all treated to a run with a tap/die,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110020/IMG_3491_zps9bbc4dec.jpg
then into grit blast, etch prime, undersides painted flat black, then assemble them all on a strip of stiff cardboard, spray them in DBG
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110020/IMG_3493_zps2d3bd0fc.jpg
both sides painted and hanging out to dry, then tag n bag em, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

It has been a nice day here weather wise, but I couldn't paint anything as the washing takes preference LOL, anyway I had to check out the guttering to see if any debris was still there after the rain we have had this week, and again I've done my back & left knee no good,,.
After getting down from the roof, the good wife had all manner of small projects underway with her Bantams, she stole a Series 1 door top panel
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110021/IMG_3498_zps5903fcef.jpg
and riveted it into place (well it was NFG anyway) to keep the rain of her chickens food dish.
I started to put more wires into the junction box and still double checking any other wires, then had the loom out for the headlights etc and just laid it out to get an idea of what n where etc
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110021/IMG_3503_zps50909934.jpg
after looking at it for a few minutes or so, I got out the other rad/suppt panel, it has some damage on the left top
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110021/IMG_3499_zpsd5137a46.jpg
so I wrapped a short length of alloy around the outside and clamped it into place, then carefully pulled the bent item into place
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110021/IMG_3501_zps37999f00.jpg
it has a piece missing form the opposite side, it will have to be welded, I'm sure
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110021/IMG_3500_zps30093a4e.jpg
Back onto the thermostat housing, removing excess rust build up on the inside, then grit blast again, etch prime and re-tap (clean out the thread) 3/8"BSP
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110021/IMG_3502_zpsf899c8b1.jpg
it has now been painted and as you can see the capillary temp sensor does screw in and misses the thermostat
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110021/IMG_3506_zpsd8201e8f.jpg
I double checked the thermostat to make sure it works correctly, so into the pot, it's a 75c and it works perfectly
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110021/IMG_3505_zpsd3318de2.jpg
fully open @ the correct temp, and it slowly closed up as the heat dissipated, anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis

[Cobber]

Having been away from this thread for a while, I've quite enjoyed going back through and getting up to speed with it again. You're doing a top job :BigThumb:

[Dinty]

I hadn't been entirely satisfied with the finish on the doors, so this morning I removed all the paint etc off the RH door
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110022/IMG_3512_zps61819309.jpg
the rivet heads were grit blasted again & after sanding it smooth on the edges, it has to be all masked up so as to prevent overspray
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110022/IMG_3513_zps6330476a.jpg
now to re-spray it with etch primer, cheers Dennis
ps thanks for the compliment 'Cobber' but I just describe myself as a nutter who takes things too far LOL

[Dinty]

I've painted the door, how it will look when dry is anyone's guess LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110023/IMG_3514_zps38fd63f4.jpg
also applied DBG to the 2 bolts that are going hold the bonnet stay to the LH inner guard, just need to paint the heads gloss black, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

This morning I thought it's time to re-fit the door with some of the parts that belong on it, so with some help from Dan (son-in-law) and the 2 G/kids they had a go with the air rivet gun, Dan helped me set the solid rivets
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110024/IMG_3518_zps5eb24079.jpg
the door temporarily fitted
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110024/IMG_3517_zps47ebb36e.jpg
it looks the part, shame I can't leave it on, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Not a great deal done today (interstate visitors), yesterday afternoon I stripped the paint off the LHS door, so it's now ready for another top coat.
This afternoon always looking ahead, I checked to see if I had already obtained/bagged, 4 screws that hold the door striker plate to the sides of the tub, and I had not!.
So a scrounge through my nuts/bolts and I found 3 with the correct shape on the head (pan head), so I made one from a mushroom head
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110025/IMG_3520_zps5a402502.jpg
the top one is a mush/head, middle one is the converted one, bottom one an original.
I didn't have 1/4"BSF tap/die but I had it in my head that 1/4"BSF is the same as 1/4"Brass (26TPI x 55deg thread from) so out with the brass taps/dies
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110025/IMG_3521_zps195043eb.jpg
set them up on a strip of alloy then grit blast them
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110025/IMG_3522_zps7be52fa8.jpg
all now etch primed/flat black on undersides, waiting for the next mix of DBG & Silver, anyway cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

I didn't have 1/4"BSF tap/die but I had it in my head that 1/4"BSF is the same as 1/4"Brass (26TPI x 55deg thread from) so out with the brass taps/dies

Hi Dennis

Here is a tidy BSF thread chart that the others may like to printout and keep in their workshops.

BSF Thread Sizes (http://www.trfastenings.com/pages/BSF+Thread+Sizes)
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[gazby]

Great work Dinty, now I understand what a devoted and dedicated enthusiast is, I'm most inspired.
I have been offered a Series 1, (year unknown), that has been in a farm shed for yonks, down your way, (Hunter valley region), all I need to figure out is how to move it 3,000 kilometres North for a resto, compared to the rest of the job that should be easy though.
I will be using a lot of information / tips / tricks gleaned from your posts to proceed with the work, just need to catch the dedication to detail and enthusiasm required to get through to the end.
Will be watching with bated breath for the next step in your resto / rebuild, keep up the good work and thanks for the inspiration.
All that is good for 2015. Gaz:)

[russellrovers]

Great work Dinty, now I understand what a devoted and dedicated enthusiast is, I'm most inspired.
I have been offered a Series 1, (year unknown), that has been in a farm shed for yonks, down your way, (Hunter valley region), all I need to figure out is how to move it 3,000 kilometres North for a resto, compared to the rest of the job that should be easy though.
I will be using a lot of information / tips / tricks gleaned from your posts to proceed with the work, just need to catch the dedication to detail and enthusiasm required to get through to the end.
Will be watching with bated breath for the next step in your resto / rebuild, keep up the good work and thanks for the inspiration.
All that is good for 2015. Gaz:)wecome gadsby to si world jim

[Dinty]

Not a great deal has happened, but I must say thank you to my Dave H who organized to have the cracks and other things TIG welded for me in super quick time, he picked it up Monday afternoon it was welded Tuesday and returned that afternoon
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110027/IMG_3529_zpsfcd197f8.jpg
and where the section was missing
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110027/IMG_3530_zps78e55eab.jpg
I have marked out and cut the elongated hole, the item is now etch primed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110028/IMG_3533_zpse83f95f5.jpg
all I need now is some fine weather days, but that's not going to happen any day soon LOL cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

This morning I was able to buy a can of hardener, I have had these items ready for painting for a week now, but with all the silly season behind us (not that I participate in it much) and interstate visitors gone, I mixed some paint etc fired up the compressor and applied the paint, here is the rad/sup panel
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110031/IMG_3550_zps077faba5.jpg
my T/A is absent this morning, I just hope that I haven't missed any areas as I'm colour blind, anyway no doubt she will let me know when she returns LOL
a few screws to hold the stiffener plate for the doors
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110031/IMG_3551_zps4a345d00.jpg
and last but not least the LHS door
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110031/IMG_3552_zpsb505c325.jpg
now to keep an eye on the ever changing weather, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Well just as I had predicted yesterday, my T/A arrived home and Yes I had missed some spots 5 in all LOL, I'm damned if I could see any of them until she pointed them out, then they stood out like a dunny in the desert.
So this morning I got the dog grooming table out and set myself up in the back lounge area, when swmbo asked ?? what was I doing, I casually replied " I'm going to paint this in here!" you should have seen the look I got,,.!! anyway I was only masking it up around all the holes to stop overspray, as it was way too hot to be standing outside in the direct sunlight.
Job completed, mix the paint n hardener/thinners, fire up the compressor and spray the job, here it is after it had been hanging on the clothes line for several hours, I had stripped the masking paper off
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110032/IMG_3556_zpsda4a9c21.jpg
I still had approx. 90 mls of paint left over, so not to waste any, I sprayed one of the inside guards just to give it a bit more protection
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110032/IMG_3557_zpsc1d3e3f0.jpg
I have washed the tub down with water, blew it off with air, it is now covered completely with 2 tarps ready for painting, but I will have to get some more paint first as I do not have enough at present, anyway cheers Dennis
ps also half fitted the gal strip to the LHS door, no-one to help set the solid rivets,,.

[Dinty]

After a stressfull morning yesterday link below
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/leaf-sprung-military-land-rovers/213456-new-south-wales-information-only.html
I decided it was time to re-spray the tub and get moving as I have stagnated a tad LOL.
The weather this morning said it could get to around 30c, so moved our 110 and swmbo car, wet the concrete where I was going to work, move the Land Rover (it ran out of fuel yesterday, stopped while I was moving it around, electric fuel pump was the hint, buzzing away), untarp it in the shaded area
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110034/IMG_3567_zpsa4f74d18.jpg
apply masking tape over the holes to stop small overspray spots, mix the paint etc, run up my smaller compressor, suit up mask on
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110034/IMG_3569_zps382a4d99.jpg
and get into it.
My glasses soon fogged over with misty paint and I was flying blind for a few minutes, but after about 10 minutes of applying DBG it looked like this
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110034/IMG_3570_zpscf318947.jpg
there was just a small amount of paint leftover, and I knew that I didn't have 2 x 1/4" bolts that hold the inside of the guards to the bulkhead supp/bracket, so a quick scrounge through the stockpile of bolts washers etc, and I soon had what I needed, a quick grit blast etch prime/flat black etc then coat one side of the nut/bolt combination in DBG, now just need to roll up the hose and clean the gun, anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis
ps now tonight I am placing an order with Exmoor trim for the front seats, in Black,,.

[Dinty]

Moving along as you do, I moved the land Rover into it's usual spot this morning, and I couldn't find any spots that I had missed in the tub
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110035/IMG_3571_zpsaa4d39f3.jpg
after moving a few items around and retrieving the 2 outer guards from inside the Bloodbox
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110035/IMG_3573_zps98a7600f.jpg
set everything up under the carport and do the final coat on the guards
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110035/IMG_3574_zps082ef646.jpg
still a little paint left over, so into a clean container and into the fridge
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110035/IMG_3576_zps476be8fa.jpg
the rims also received their top coat on the inside so far
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110035/IMG_3575_zpsabe504d5.jpg
it's raining now so that's the end of play today, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

I have started to put back into place some of the galv/fittings,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
but just when you think you have enough 1/4" nuts/bolts all painted the way that I need them, think again, I was 9 bolts short !!! so I soon fixed that problem, here they are etch primed n painted flat black on the side unseen
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110036/IMG_3579_zpsf528b6e8.jpg
some needed to be Silver/galv finish
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110036/IMG_3581_zps6934d3ab.jpg
and two @ DBG/Silver
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
I have put the top coat finish on the outside face of the rims as well, all I need now is 5 tyres, anyway cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

I have put the top coat finish on the outside face of the rims as well, all I need now is 5 tyres, anyway cheers Dennis
Hi Dennis

What do you think of these?

Ref; Tyre 4x4 4WD 6 00 16 Army GPW Willys Jeep BAR LUG D501 | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tyre-4x4-4WD-6-00-16-Army-GPW-Willys-Jeep-Bar-Lug-D501-/200549392658)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/761.jpg

I would prefer a tyre pattern similar to a Roadtrak major, if they can be found! :unsure:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/762.jpg
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[Dinty]

Yes mate, I have to agree, the RTM would be better in the wet on bitumen surfaces, I have been looking at ebay for tyres for some time now, hopefully when the finances build up again after paying for a set of seats from the UK, anyway cheers Dennis

[numpty]

There are Chines copies of RTM's around (Traction something I think) A mate has some in 750/16.

I have some Goodyear Xtra Grips in 650/16 for mine once I've painted yet another set of wheels.

[Dinty]

Another warm day here today, 36.5c, damn hot when the heat n glare is reflected off the paint, so I moved the Land Rover under the carport for the relative luxury of shade, still hot but shaded.
I have been adding items to the transom panel over the past few days, I thought I had all the nuts bolts washers etc but I was wrong, so it was a case of running them over with taps n dies, grit blast, etch prime etc and paint whatever colour was required
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110036/IMG_3582_zps9082a676.jpg
some of the things in place, waiting on seats from the UK
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110036/IMG_3577_zpsd3e69de8.jpg
the gal/strip on top of the transom panel was next to receive attention, pop rivets set in place, then set about setting the solid rivets
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110038/IMG_3587_zps8ced6c4a.jpg
the first one is always the most difficult, until you have the tool set at the correct settings, here we are at the halfway mark LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110038/IMG_3591_zps8eb3400b.jpg
and the finished job, well that part anyway
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110038/IMG_3592_zpsf3a0114c.jpg
I need to find 2 more of the little knobs that the seat back leather strip is fixed to, I only have 1 of the correct types, the other 2 in the image are S3, but they were in place to help pull down the gal/strip onto the panel, so for that they have served their purpose, anyway that's been my day cheers Dennis
ps in between putting washing on/off the clothes line, helping shift turf, and a full job on the lawn @1300hrs in the heat LOL, that was my choice as I need a full day tomorrow,,.

[brendanm]

Hi Dennis

Thanks for the ongoing photos it looks fantastic.

I just went and checked any additional parts I have and I only have one spare of the turned knobs. I am happy to post it up if you are after an authentic piece ( pm me your address ). At least it is one less to track down. Or after seeing your efforts turning other components, this isn't going to be much of a stretch to replicate one.

One question in regard to your temp and oil pressure gauge. What sender unit was fitted for the oil and is it a bolt in piece that replaces the oil pressure switch if that is where you have installed it.

Thanks Brendan

[numpty]

Looking great Dennis.

If only I'd known, I could have got you some of those the other day.
Perry

[1950landy]

Could you post a photo of the tool you are using on the solid rivets , I would like to make one & would like to see what it looks lke under the capping.:)
My solid rivets are held in with speed nuts & have been for the last 25 plus years:cool:

[wrinklearthur]

Could this device work to set those Land Rover rivets, what do you think?

Ref; Combine Knife Rivet Tool Tractor Harvestor Header HAY Mower | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COMBINE-KNIFE-RIVET-TOOL-TRACTOR-HARVESTOR-HEADER-HAY-MOWER-/141467894727?pt=AU_Business_Industrial_Farming_Agr iculture_Farming_Agriculture_Equipment&hash=item20f024c3c7)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/598.jpg
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[russellrovers]

Could you post a photo of the tool you are using on the solid rivets , I would like to make one & would like to see what it looks lke under the capping.:)
My solid rivets are held in with speed nuts & have been for the last 25 plus years:cool:hi wayne bob jones tankman in uk makes the tool and to a high standard and supplys rivvitss jim

[Dinty]

Wayne, I don't have the tool anymore, I gave it back to it's owner, as he needed to use it. I haven't been able to do anything as my L knee has ?? my diagnosis 'Tendonitis', bloody sore I can tell you, anyway cheers Dennis

[harry]

I will check tomorrow to see if I have a rivetting snap to fit lr rivets,
this means I will have to take a sample to work,
a good reason to drive an old lr to work!


I had lr type aircraft rivets, but not sure what I have now.

[S3ute]

Could this device work to set those Land Rover rivets, what do you think?

Ref; Combine Knife Rivet Tool Tractor Harvestor Header HAY Mower | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/COMBINE-KNIFE-RIVET-TOOL-TRACTOR-HARVESTOR-HEADER-HAY-MOWER-/141467894727?pt=AU_Business_Industrial_Farming_Agr iculture_Farming_Agriculture_Equipment&hash=item20f024c3c7)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2015/01/598.jpg
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Arthur,

Hello from Surabaya - trust you are well.

I was looking at a UK sourced rivet tool for my truck some little time ago and from vague memory there seemed to be an issue with reach for some of the rivets - i.e. getting the top and bottom of the press to the top and bottom of the rivets in some parts of the trucks required a relatively large spread in the frame to get around the body bits.

I seem to recall that there were a couple of sizes and the tools were about GBP50 a piece. However, at the time the vendor was out of stock so my interest lapsed - I think it was the same supplier as Jim (Russelrovers) listed in an earlier post.

Cheers,

[harry]

I will check tomorrow to see if I have a rivetting snap to fit lr rivets,
this means I will have to take a sample to work,
a good reason to drive an old lr to work!


I had lr type aircraft rivets, but not sure what I have now.


sorry, bit slack,
It rained heaps last night and that made the car cover wet and I was too lazy to remove it to drive that car to work,
stiil with me?
I then decided that I would bring the rivetting box home to check the snaps, but forgot ....
try again tomorrow.......


but we don't do that squeeze riveting, only the real set with a rivet gun stuff, that's how you build aircraft.

[Dinty]

My small package arrived from the UK on Tuesday, so this morning after going in to work for 4 hours, the good wife helped me lift the bonnet off, so I could get to work removing the fan blades, radiator sup/panel along with the radiator, then remove the thermostat housing and replace it with the optional type for the heater
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110039/IMG_3605_zpscalxk9ou.jpg
the nuts n bolts all came apart very easily (as they should) and in no time I had the radiator mounted on the correct support panel
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110039/IMG_3606_zpss3vfcuqe.jpg
before mounting the assembly on the chassis, I needed to remove the 3 studs on the old thermo/housing, a few minutes with the stud remover and it was all over rover
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110039/IMG_3607_zpstie0f1jd.jpg
a quick clean on the wire wheel, some never seize applied to the threads and they were soon screwed home, new parts fitted ( large fibre washers around the thermostat), lift the rad/supp panel into place, connect the hoses (to keep the radiator away from the water pump etc) 3 bolts and it's done
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110039/IMG_3608_zpszs6gxysw.jpg
my wife said we were going to get a dump of rain, but it's started to fizz out thankfully, anyway I will check it all for water leaks in the morning, cheers Dennis

[mick88]

Wayne, I don't have the tool anymore, I gave it back to it's owner, as he needed to use it. I haven't been able to do anything as my L knee has ?? my diagnosis 'Tendonitis', bloody sore I can tell you, anyway cheers Dennis



Dennis,
any chance of drawing up a sketch of the tool!
Is the tool home made?
If not do you know who made it?




Cheers, Mick.

[Dinty]

After letting the sealant set overnight, and fitting the capillary temp sender, tighten up the hose clamps, fill with water, no leaks u beaut!!
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110040/IMG_3609_zpsafqfa147.jpg
start the engine, run at a fast idle, I now know the capillary temp gauge works LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110040/IMG_3612_zpswjo36b7r.jpg
the instrument was repaired in Brisbane (Lionel Otto) cheers Dennis
ps I do not have the rivet tool, I gave it back to it's owner, I don't have any drawings/measurements of it, it can be purchased through a Forum user within the Series 1 club UK his user name is Tankman, the cost when I asked about 1 year ago was 100 POUNDS = postage, and he had a waiting list as well,,.

[Lost Landy]

Looking great and all so clean but that oil cap on the steal rocker cover is a bit of an eye sore :p

[NQSeriesRover]

hi Dennis, did you get the fibre washers for the thermostat locally or the UK? I've found a couple around the shed but needed a few more and had no luck with any of the local auto shops. hope the leg is getting better..

cheers, matt

[Dinty]

Well this morning I have found myself totally un-motivated, !! true, absolutely no interest in anything Land Rover, I helped the wife do a few small jobs with her chicken enclosure, the humidity was up there ++, anyway as the morning dragged along, a flicker became a flame, then a full blown torch LOL.
I had to work under the carport, as it was too hot n the reflected glare off paint was too much, at least I could see without squinting. I have been having an argument with self about the outer front guards, so I bit the bullet and rubbed both of them down (again)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110041/IMG_3616_zpspzzln4hj.jpg
the far one has been rubbed down all over, the one in the foreground will have to be finished tomorrow, maybe re-paint them later in the week, weather depending, and as usual work tomorrow, anyway cheers Dennis
ps yes I agree that the 'steel' rocker cover is a tad untidy, but it had been sprayed by the previous owner and he subsequently oversprayed it with engine enamel, I had been reluctant to remove it for painting as I do not have another gasket for it, cheers,,

[Cobber]

Gotta say it's looking sharp. It's a credit to you :BigThumb:

[Dinty]

This morning I moved 2 vehicles & 1 No5 trailer to get the Series 1 under cover in the carport, then mask up what I thought might get some overspray on it, mix the paint/hardener/thinners, run out air line fire up compressor, apply DBG, all the time remembering to spray around the edges first, anyway it has now been re-sprayed with it's second coat, I'm hoping that the finish will be good enough
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110043/IMG_3617_zps3n0l8hr7.jpg
while I was at it the intention was to re-spray the outer guards as well, edges first
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110043/IMG_3618_zpsyqanwpga.jpg
again I'm hoping the finish will be OK, cheers Dennis
ps Cobber, mate thanks for the compliment, but I have always regarded myself as a jack of all trades & master of none = amateur LOL who will invairabley make mistakes along the way,,.

[1950landy]

Hi Dennis, I sent you a email about a new oil cap I have , i was wondering if you received the email. Wayne

[Dinty]

I have always stressed that I am an amateur at everything I do, well after the painting session the other day, I had intentionally mixed enough paint so that I could re-spray the underside of the bonnet, and subsequently the topside as well (because I have missed spots along the edges, and been a bit light on paint in other spots Damn colour blind!! LOL), anyway after making what I call a reasonable job on the tub sides and outer guards, I had prepped the underside of the bonnet ready to spray.
Approx 3 hours had elapsed from the previous painting job, I should have sprayed a scrap piece of alloy first but I didn't, anyway to cut a long story short, the paint came out of the gun like that black underbody spray stuff, well to say I was a tad disappointed would be an understatement.
The only way forward that I could see was to strip the whole underside of the bonnet using paint stripper, so today after a full yard mow etc I made a start
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110044/IMG_3630_zpsalbpalak.jpg
it was hard to see all the work previously put into go down the drain LOL
anyway after 3 hours my back was getting sore so I finished up with it looking like this
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110044/IMG_3631_zpsu6o3ubjf.jpg
so tomorrow after work I know what I will be doing, cheers Dennis

[wrinklearthur]

The steps are 1, 2, forward and 3, backwards. :D
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[Lost Landy]

Coming along but the under side of the bonnet was never painted at from the factory only the lip on the underside of the bonnet got painted :D

[digger]

Coming along but the under side of the bonnet was never painted at from the factory only the lip on the underside of the bonnet got painted :D

This has come up before, Dennis doesnt like leaving the underside of the bonnet bare, he is aware they were unpainted, he prefers to paint them properly for the long term benifit of the vehicle. (I'm pretty sure every bolt and nut wasnt painted and colour coded to the vehicle when originally made either!)

I think it looks schmick!

[Dinty]

I have been busy over the past two days, most of the rivets are now in place
on the tub
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
I still have to fit the bottom corner pieces, and before anyone comments I know they are not std, the previous owner made them up to stop the corners cracking etc, he made them an exact copy of the corner pieces on the hardtop.
The bonnet (underside) is now almost ready to be etch primed, and I have been working on a set of front springs this afternoon, heating n bending the wrap arounds, so I can dismantle them and clean them up etc, anyway off to an early tea as swmbo is going to a concert, cheers Dennis
ps my new seats are somewhere in transit from the UK, bought them direct from Exmoor trim,,.

[Dinty]

I have been at this bonnet and working on a full set of springs all day, and I'm a tad tired LOL, the underside of the bonnet is now ready to be etch primed
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110047/IMG_3635_zpsgtahqamt.jpg
and I have been wasting time (I'm sure) rubbing back the topside, I hate having to be super careful around the heads of the rivets
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110047/IMG_3637_zpswq12dqir.jpg
so I will mull it over in my head and ask my spray painting mate the best way to go about rectifying the issue, if not I will strip it back to bare metal and do it all over again, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

My wife found a notice stuck under the door mat yesterday, telling us that we were not home, TNT had tried to deliver my seats, anyway a quick phone call had them delivered today
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110048/IMG_3638_zpsu1ea7wca.jpg
and 'Harriet' having a sideways look at how she could do some damage to them LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110048/IMG_3639_zpss0hcgw45.jpg
I specified Black, as I wanted something different, it has taken just a over 3 weeks from go to whoa, I dealt direct with Exmoor Trim, Debbie was the sales rep that handled all the details, but for the moment they will be staying in a cut down version of that box, cheers Dennis

[digger]

<<<snip>>>http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110044/IMG_3624_zps8d8n8ody.jpg
I still have to fit the bottom corner pieces, and before anyone comments I know they are not std, the previous owner made them up to stop the corners cracking etc, he made them an exact copy of the corner pieces on the hardtop.<<<snip>>>.


These corner pieces are a great idea, these corners are often banged up or broken... I like it!

[Dinty]

I haven't been able to do anything for the past week or so, too many other things to do and attend, so this afternoon I thought put the RHS guard together, so I rounded up the painted bolts etc and after fitting 2 bolts to hold it together, using a small podger and this clamp and some thick cardboard to protect the painted surfaces
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110050/IMG_3648_zpsb4yrjdoi.jpg
I was able to pull the panel into line, all 10 bolts have been fitted now all edges line up reasonably well
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110050/IMG_3649_zpsigh8qnqj.jpg
I suppose I will have to be happy with it LOL, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

The underside of the bonnet has now been repainted, regardless of how it finishes I'm not doing it again LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110051/IMG_3650_zps0ivwmbwo.jpg
it looks OK at this point, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Miserable day here weather wise, no real work getting done at all, but last evening I bought these 4 tyres for my the Land Rover 205/80R 16 2,000k's on them
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
methinks they will see me out with it LOL cheers Dennis

[Lost Landy]

Miserable day here weather wise, no real work getting done at all, but last evening I bought these 4 tyres for my the Land Rover 205/80R 16 2,000k's on them
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110053/IMG_3658_zpsoh1hrfob.jpg
methinks they will see me out with it LOL cheers Dennis

If you used the SWB 5" rim they wont sit right, they fit better on the wider LWB rims :D

[numpty]

If you used the SWB 5" rim they wont sit right, they fit better on the wider LWB rims :D

Maybe so.

But as I discussed with Dennis the other day, I have been running 205/80/16's on my S1 on 5" rims for a number of years and a few thousand k's with no ill effect. ;)

[Dinty]

I have 110 rims to use, so I can't see it being an issue, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Today I had mixed up some more Black paint, mainly to spray the front springs that I recently dismantled/cleaned/ lightly greased, fitted with new shackle bushes and painted
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110055/IMG_3670_zpsverevyax.jpg
wheel nuts cleaned up etch primed painted Black


















http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110055/IMG_3671_zpshkk1vwbs.jpg
the air cleaner needed a second coat of Black, so why not
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110055/IMG_3672_zpsz4jpow4f.jpg
while waiting for the paint to dry, I had another small play with my drone, here is a screen shot using my Canon camera looking @ the computer screen, I had flown it from my neighbours backyard,


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110055/IMG_3674_zpsqcwcabr5.jpg
the image looks blue dunno why, screen clip is clear as glass, anyway I needed to practice hovering at approx. 25 feet, I know I can hover for approx. 9 minutes before battery gets low, anyway cheers Dennis
the wheels
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110054/IMG_3669_zps1woni2zd.jpg

[Dinty]

My neighbor is away and I'm using his property to store a couple of items with his permission, so I have returned the favour by mowing his lawn x 2 so far, it was very hot mowing our lawn and his this morning, with that job out of the way, I set about masking up the underside of the bonnet to stop overspray
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110056/IMG_3675_zps47qlrkpl.jpg
then mix up the DBG, fingers XXXX'd etc and spray the topside, whatever the finish is that's how it is, I'm no spray painter that's for sure LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110056/IMG_3676_zpsv3vpbmpk.jpg
gee it's 1603hrs and I'm packed up finished for the day, must be the heat, looks like a storm outside ATM, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

All bonnet hardware re-fitted this afternoon after work, bonnet now doing what it does best covering the engine.
Spent a little time painting the tyres that were fitted the other day, they have raised lettering which I specified needed to be on the inside of the rim so I couldn't see it (too much bling B/S) anyway 3 tyres completed, but the back has given out on me, anyway cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Feeling miserable today, *&^% head cold, runny nose you know how it is, anyway I pushed myself and fitted the corner gal items that the prev/owner made to stop the corners flapping about and splitting as they do
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/1955%20Series%201%20rebuild/IMG_3686_zpslrqfbiyb.jpg
yesterday I made some ground before getting this cold, I had grit blasted the seatback brackets and etch primed them painted in Silver, then tried to screw into the back of the seat the bolts that hold the brackets, these I thought would be 1/4"BSF, but the new seats from Exmoor trim have M6 nuts, I found that out by emailing them, anyway that's all sorted now.
I have to keep the vehicle completely covered as we have fly by's every evening/morning with hundreds of Bats, their droppings are like Acid on the paint, it will eat right through enamel down to the bare metal, so it looks like this most of the time
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110057/IMG_3682_zpsxv5gq7x5.jpg
with it's new shoes on, anyway cheers Dennis sniffle sniffle

[Dinty]

I have been busy of late as you will see
my 4 daze off work were lost in a blur of engagements here n there n all over the shop, I don't like wasting time going out to lunches etc, I just can't be bothered but unfortunately I had to.
Anyway all I managed to do over Sat/Sun was to paint the Land Rover badges (after they had been grit blasted/etch primed etc) they received a coat of Gloss Black each, left to dry for 24 hours, then Sunday afternoon a quick go over on one of them had it looking like this
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110063/IMG_3727_zpslx4gelmp.jpg
not quite finished off as yet still some minor spots to get at.
I wasn't sure what had been done to the front end of the Series 1, I had found the LHS spindle was knackered so I rebuilt a set of late Series 2A spindles and I'm now in the process of stripping the front end out all together
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110063/IMG_3728_zps2zth4010.jpg
I am going to replace the road springs as well, as it has a lean to the right, while it is down this far the front diff/housing will get a fresh coat of Gloss Black, then all will be re-assembled.
In my 2 hour time window after work every day, I have now removed the front diff/assembly, it is all stripped down ready for cleaning n painting Gloss Black, here it is sitting with a few mates
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110064/IMG_3730_zpspqcsu3s3.jpg
the Land Rover with the bonnet up is the 109 Workshop vehicle, I'm waiting on some small bits from Blanchards (hurry up Nick LOL) waiting on a rebuild kit for this Zenith carb
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110062/IMG_3722_zpsjryb0n1p.jpg
the Series 1 is resting on axel stands, and tomorrow after work I will remove the front springs and put in the set that you can see in the other image
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110064/IMG_3729_zps51xo2pxb.jpg
It has been unusually hot here of late temps in the high 30's, but the job goes on. I had been grit blasting/etch priming brake backing plates after de-greasing them overnight in the parts washer
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110065/IMG_3731_zps69a1zhbp.jpg
yesterday after work I drove to Maitland to drop off 2 brake drums to have them checked/skimmed and $50.00 later
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110065/IMG_3732_zpsbzskibcy.jpg
today I repainted the diff/housing and backing plates and some smaller items
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110066/IMG_3733_zpskeqqpclm.jpg
and the sundry items all now Gloss Black
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110066/IMG_3734_zpsjquhasfk.jpg
The refurbished front springs are back in-situ, just waiting for all the parts to be re-fitted, anyway I'm off to the show @ Bendemeer NSW in the morning, cheers Dennis

[Cobber]

Loving your work! :cool:

[Dinty]

Yesterday I re-fitted the front differential to the housing, tightened it all up, this afternoon after work in my 2 hour window I have re-fitted the diff/assembly to the springs with help of course from my T/A (wife)
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110068/IMG_3861_zpskzwnhdvl.jpg
we are now off to Maitland Hospital as our youngest daughter had a baby girl on Monday and I haven't visited as yet, well you do have to have your (my) priorities right Land Rover work 1st LOL cheers Dennis

[digger]

magnificent!

and congrats "grand dad"!

[1950landy]

magnificent!

and congrats "grand dad"!

And that goese from me too.:BigThumb: We watched a dvd of the ultrasound of out youngest daughter's twins she is expecting :D

[Dinty]

I'm off work now for the next 4 daze (well it generally happens every week LOL) so bright n early this morning I started to re-assemble the spindle housing on the LHS, everything was going along nicely although I had a small machining job to do,
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110069/IMG_3866_zpszoj53zye.jpg
I only replace them with genuine Land Rover types
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110069/IMG_3862_zpsrb62vc38.jpg
as I have found over the years the others seem to be made of lead LOL, out with my special tool to push it home
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110069/IMG_3867_zps7ztg6syc.jpg
with the stub axle fitted I was trying to fit the brake shoes but the prev/owner has a mixed bag of new shoes gawd knows what


but I could not fit the drum, ?? the shoes must be well O/size, so it's off to the brake service in the morning with drums/shoes ? to have the shoe radius altered.
The hub also presented it's own set of issues as well, at sometime in it's past the thread on the stub axle must have been strained or something, I had to buy a thread file meanwhile $40.00 later I managed to fix that issue , I hate oil leaks and the felt seals on the drive flanges come in for some extra attention, I set up the flange in the lathe and machine the groove the same as Series 3 have, so in effect I have the felt seal and O ring, it generally stops any oil getting out
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110069/IMG_3869_zpstndlc8fv.jpg
After spending all that time (most of the day) on the LHS hub assembly I packed up the tools and turned my hand to the Zenith carb, the parts arrived from Blanchards, so I set about putting it back together, here it is but I had to take it apart again as I forgot to fit gasket under it LOL
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110069/IMG_3870_zpsqdowrqew.jpg
and here it is almost finished all but for a few minor things
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110069/IMG_3871_zpsxrkjzgej.jpg
so until tomorrow and another nice sunny day, cheers Dennis

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Love your work Dinty,,
not so much the illness--
maybe you need a rostered health day?:angel:;)

[Graz]

Good work Dinty.

Read your thread with great interest.

I found myself two shorties around 1952 vintage I think. Will have to find ways to determine their ages. Hoping to build one goer out of the two.
Will probably need to tap into your expertise as I progress through the refurbishment:D
No doubt I will encounter some curly issues as I progress.
Regards

Graham

[mick88]

Hi Dennis,
what is the name of the green paint on this project?


Cheers, Mick

[Dinty]

All back together now except for the front shock absorbers and drag links (paint still not dry), brake drums fit on/off with ease, my problem just a few daze ago was that the brake shoes were OVERSIZE +++++, why ? who knows!!
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110070/IMG_3872_zps4cbxyojy.jpg
the timber is there to support a sheet of plywood, this stops water pooling on the tarps, and helps it run off over the rear of the tub, well that's the game plan LOL.
I have re-fitted the Zenith carb to my 109 Workshop vehicle, but I'm damned if I can get it to run, I'll have another go tomorrow sometime, anyway cheers Dennis
ps now to do our lawn & my neighbours then get back into the shed,,.

[wrinklearthur]

Hi Dennis,

You may have already considered this, but there maybe others who don't know about the need to seat brake drums after work / or painting on the hubs.

To initially seat the drums, lubricate the inside of the hole in the drum with a slight amount of anti-seize then place drum on the hub, making sure the brake drum fixing screws are left out of the drum to be seated, using a spacer ( a old brake drum placed on back to front is okay ) then tighten the wheel nuts up fully while using that most important tool ( a hammer ) and a drift to jar the drum seat in place.

Just assembling the drum, wheel and with the screws in place before making sure the drums are seated, can result in a extreme case, the passenger side wheel nuts ( Vehicle LHS ) winding undone and the wheel coming completely off.
The other problem is, as the screws are left proud with the drum moving further in on the the hub, they then dent the inside of the mounting face of the rim and this is a common occurrence on any vehicle with those types of brake drum fixings, not only Land Rovers.

After fitting the wheels take your vehicle for a couple of short runs, stop then tighten the wheel nuts, do this a couple of times until you are satisfied they don't tighten up any more after a couple of tries, it's then time then to take the wheels off to install the brake drum screws.

.

[Dinty]

This morning with a little help from my T/A (wife) we lifted the bonnet and I removed the RHS guard
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110071/IMG_3875_zpsaqtuqiqb.jpg
I have been a tad un-motivated over the past week, anyway I wanted to re-fit the front shock absorbers, so out with my special tool
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110071/IMG_3876_zpsolncwzva.jpg
it certainly makes getting the split pin through the hole a damn sight easier, especially when your are old and have arthritis etc, here is another view
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110071/IMG_3877_zpsmlvjx1wg.jpg
I have been fitting the wiring loom through the rad/supp panel, getting the grommets into those 3/4" dia holes was a lot of fun (not) then trying to work out which wires go where in the junction box, it was very warm/hot outside so I knocked off @ 1500hrs, anyway that's been my day cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

With the 25th April looming large on the horizon, I had to put Op Rubic's Cube into play, in other words playing Chess with who sits where etc. The Series 1 had to be moved and placed out of the way of any vehicle movements that are going to occur over the next week or 2, so it was press ahead and do the job.
The S1 was started and driven out onto the street and turned around (after I had moved my 110 and wife's car) and placed where the wife's car usually sits, this allows me to get the other vehicles out of the small back yard, here is the S1 and 'Chloe' a S2A 88"GS after part of the move
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110072/IMG_3886_zps8ffkiis2.jpg
the S1 now went under the carport ext where the S2A GS had been, I took the S2A for a road test, everything was fine no issues other than battery a little flat requiring a jump start and later a battery recharge, with Op Rubic's Cube completed and now only having ex-military Land Rovers in a position that will make it very easy to manage over the next few weeks.
After lunch I still had the issue with the S2A 109 Workshop L/R, I have ordered a new carburetor it's coming from Cyprus (gawd knows when) so I had borrowed a Zenith with a known history of being A1, but it would not allow the engine to idle, it just died on idle, so I took it off and stripped it down.
The first thing I noticed was the ball under the accelerator pump was stuck, so a full strip down clean out n blow out with comp/air was the order of the afternoon, after putting it all back together the petrol pump worked, next I removed the plugs as I had heard it with a slight miss, all plugs were Black +++, so I grit blasted them filed n gapped them @ 30thou, a compression test showed all 4 cylinders had 136 psi, so I was pleased that I didn't have to look deeper into the engine.
Next up I had suspected the Condenser might have been the cause for the slight miss, so I got a new one out the shed undid the small screw holding it in the dizzie, only to drop it down into the gutz of the dizzie shock horror but then I remembered my very small magnet, it retrieved the bloody wayward screw, new Condenser in place, turn on ignition and away it went, I had the idle screw turned up a tad as previously it would die before I could get out of cab to look at what was/was not happening in the engine bay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It0o_RUAgS0&feature=youtu.be
anyway alls well that ended well, I screwed back the idle screw and it ran for approx. 25 minutes before I switched off the ignition, I hope to move 4 Land Rovers late this coming week so I can take it for a test drive, anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis

[Cobber]

Its looking fantastic, well done :BigThumb:

[Dinty]

Well I thought I would have no time for this little vehicle until after the 25th of this month, well I was wrong, so after lunch today I rolled it out of storage and proceeded to fit the LHS guard, it is now on to stay, after that I fitted the last of the solid rivets ( 8 in all) to the gal/strip on the top of the left side door, fitted hinges/adjusted them so the door would open n close etc
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/1955%20Series%201%20rebuild/IMG_3894_zpsrjkiutpz.jpg
it's starting to look like a Series 1 now, anyway that's been part of my day, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

Everyday after work, I try to do something on my project, yesterday I sourced the required nuts/bolts etc grit blasted them etch primed underside painted flat black to help stop electrolysis.
This afternoon after work I had some tree maintenance then mix some Deep Bronze Green and spray the fore-mentioned items
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/1955%20Series%201%20rebuild/IMG_3897_zpswm7vzege.jpg
these 4 are Silver & DBG, the others are for guard fixings on the bulkhead
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/1955%20Series%201%20rebuild/IMG_3895_zpsy8xkcmzc.jpg
well it's almost dark outside, spray gun cleaned hose rolled up etc, time for tea (evening meal) cheers Dennis

[FerreiraAveiro]

Awesome thread, great job!

[1950landy]

Hope you & your vehicles were not hurt in the storm:confused:

[wrinklearthur]

Hope you & your vehicles were not hurt in the storm:confused:

^^^ X2 !!!

[Dinty]

Well I would not want that to happen often, our yard flooded, the good wife was in tears when I got home @ 1300hrs last Wednesday, I told her that there was nothing she could have done to stop it anyway, here is our back yard
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110075/IMG_3905_zpsr93udcu9.jpg
and the carport where 4 Land Rovers are stored
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/DJM110075/IMG_3906_zpsdji2xb7l.jpg
my son in law in the image, the water level rose to around 12" or 300mm deep, I still haven't had enough time to check things, what with Anzac day etc, but I suppose I we can count ourselves lucky as quite a few homeowners were flooded out, anyway thanks for the good wishes, cheers Dennis

[klonk]

Oh bugger,

At least its clean water and not carrying mud and silt. You wont have to water the lawn for awhile and not deep enough to test the axle and gearbox seals.

Cheers Steve

[1950landy]

Hope the chooks & dogs were high & dry.:cool: We always know when there is storm coming out dog srarts knocking on the door wanting to come in about 2 to 3 hours before the storm hits.:mad:

[Lionelgee]

Hello Dennis,

How did your electrical equipment like your welders survive the flood? Is your house on stumps and only your shed is at ground level?

Coming from Bundaberg, floods can strain a whole community and take a long time to recover from.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Hey Dennis!
any of yours in the ANZAC parades this year?:confused:

I think I saw "Daisey" (not one of yours--)

[digger]

Hey Dennis!
any of yours in the ANZAC parades this year?:confused:

I think I saw "Daisey" (not one of yours--)

Gday Pedro!,

Check out the "what did you do Anzac Day" thread, contains footage and aerial coverage too!


cheers!

[Pedro_The_Swift]

should've known who to ask:angel::p

[digger]

should've known who to ask:angel::p

First thing i do on 26/4 every year is look online for my GB fix!

All i can say is MMMMM

[Dinty]

Well doesn't time get away when your having fun, NOT. I'm still finding things that have been affected by the flooding back on 21st April, nothing major but still annoying. I have been playing quite a bit with my S2A 109 W'ksp Land Rover, this one
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/Almoststandingroomonly001.jpg
just in case you had never seen it, it has been giving me some grief but hopefully there is light at the end of the tunnel LOL.
Today I uncovered the Series 1 for the first time in many weeks, it started but then stopped, out of fuel, quickly rectified and away it went, I ran the engine until the temp got up around 75c, then switched it off.
Needing to move along, I decided to strip the RHS door lock mechanism, it had thick multiple layers of paint (green) all over it, well after 5 mins in the grit blaster soon sorted that out
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/1955%20Series%201%20rebuild/IMG_3948_zpsndb3qqnq.jpg
all the screws are 2BA, they have been run down with tap n die, now everything has been etch primed.
While refueling the tank I noticed that the gasket (cork) underneath the petrol cap had split, so I made one from thick gasket material
http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/DJM110/1955%20Series%201%20rebuild/IMG_3949_zpsyu5xqefv.jpg
it will do until I can find something else as a substitute, anyway that's been part of my day, cheers Dennis

[Dinty]

I have been away from this project lately fixing other issues on other vehicles, hopefully that issue has now been resolved.
Today I unpacked the Exmoor trim seats that were imported into the country back in late January 2015, this morning I have fitted them up complete with all the split pins and ?? anti rattle spring washers (fiddly little items they are) anyway as per the rulez of the site, the image
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
I have yet to open the split pins slightly, to stop them slipping out, anyway cheers Dennis

[Disco-tastic]

Dinty this looks amazing! Just finished the whole thread (started last weekend)

Like everyone else who's reading this, I now want to find an s1 to restore! All I need is the time, money, patience and ok from the other half! :rolleyes:

Keep up the excellent work!

Dan

[Dinty]

I'm still getting sidetracked with other issues on other Land Rovers that I own, and at present I have been working on my sssshhhhhhhhh! gunbuggy (sssshhhh so digger doesn't hear about it) anyway I hope I have resolved the issue with the carburetor.
Yesterday sometime I was fiddling with the LHS door lock mechanism, part of the body of the mechanism has a split in it,
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
it needed brazing so out with oxy gear and in no time the split was brazed up
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
all parts had been grit blasted etch primed and painted Silver, it just needs re-assembling, all 6 x 2BA screws etc were run over with tap n die, I cheat a little and use a battery powered drill to run the screws down through the die
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
well it does save time and wear n tear on your wrists, it is amazing the power those types of drills have, anyway cheers Dennis

[digger]

What are you doing with my gunbuggy? And it isn't shhhhh its mmmm!!!

[Dinty]

Just fixen it for ya mate LOL, gee you don't miss anything do you cheers Dennis

[crackers]

Love the surgical ward quality workbench :angel:

[Dinty]

That is an absolute mess since the garage was flooded about 6 weeks ago, mad panic picking up items off low shelves n the floor, there is just not enough hours in any one day to rectify the situation, cheers Dennis

[crackers]

That is an absolute mess since the garage was flooded about 6 weeks ago, mad panic picking up items off low shelves n the floor, there is just not enough hours in any one day to rectify the situation, cheers Dennis

Flooded eh? Not good. Hope things survived okay and yes, once a bench acquires that certain aura, it's darned hard to put it to rights.