Kath S1 1958 88 inch Restoration

[Chinookflyer]

This is my S1 1958 88 inch Land Rover.

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The engine runs and overall not in bad condition for a LR that has been in storage on a farm for about 30 years. I plan to get her in running condition and then work on her slowly. To get her deliverable I need to replace the water pump, repair or replace the fuel pump, get the brakes working and get a new set of tires. Of course there may be a LOT more to do. There are some strange holes in one of the wings - looks like some kind of corrosion.

I am part way through a full chassis up renovation of a military S2a (blog of this on the 2a site) Once that is complete - could take many years - I will do a full restoration on Kath.

I plan to keep a record of my trials and tribulations on this site.

[crackers]

Looks like she just came out of the factory :D
though I'm worried about the bullet holes in the rear :eek:

Good find mate.:BigThumb:

[Chinookflyer]

Yep she has been in the wars - a few holes here and there.

[russellrovers]

Yep she has been in the wars - a few holes here and there. hi welcome to the s1 forum a good project ji

[slug_burner]

Good luck with her.

How is the firewall? There appears to be a bit of rust down near the bottom door hinge.

[Dark61]

nice looking thing. Well done.


I've never seen holes like that on the panels - is it steel?


cheers,
D

[russellrovers]

Yep she has been in the wars - a few holes here and there.hi i have a 88 inch outer for you be carfull the they are all sizes your guard is oxedising jim

[Chinookflyer]

I fitted a new water pump today. Just waiting for a new thermostat so that I can put it all together.

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The thermostat housing still look a bit grotty after a wash there also seems to be a lot of muddy/rusty crud inside the water channels within the engine.

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Is it best to flush this out once the water system is back together?

Also wondering if the thermostat housing should be painted or left plain metal finish??

[wrinklearthur]

My approach to clean those water jackets out while you can get at them, would be to fashion a scraper out of a piece of fencing wire with a hook bent on the end , scratch out the water ways and then hose out any loosened rubbish.

Change all the 'Welch' plugs and don't forget that one at the back of the engine.

The intake manifold is water heated and I have seen those corrode through from the water galley into the airway, 'beware' as that will hydraulic lock the piston, work out some way of pressure testing the water galley.

You will need a new fat 'O' ring between the water pump and the thermostat housing.

As for the colour of the water pump, paint will stop the rust, but if you want to keep the metal look, use some clear lacquer.
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[Dark61]

I've just done this, so what Arthur said + consider using a Tefba in-line radiator filter when you put it all back together.
cheers,
D

[Chinookflyer]

My approach to clean those water jackets out while you can get at them, would be to fashion a scraper out of a piece of fencing wire with a hook bent on the end , scratch out the water ways and then hose out any loosened rubbish.

Change all the 'Welch' plugs and don't forget that one at the back of the engine.

The intake manifold is water heated and I have seen those corrode through from the water galley into the airway, 'beware' as that will hydraulic lock the piston, work out some way of pressure testing the water galley.

You will need a new fat 'O' ring between the water pump and the thermostat housing. .

Many thanks Arthur. I will try and give the channels a clean. I dont have the engine our - so I might leave the plugs for now. I am doing a full chassis up restorartion of a S2a once that is done I will do the same on the S1. I am just trying to get the S1 in running condition at the moment.

Is the fat O ring specific to the LR S1 or would repco or another parts shop be able to supply one? Many thanks Scott


As for the colour of the water pump, paint will stop the rust, but if you want to keep the metal look, use some clear lacquer.

[Dinty]

I did a small remedial job this morning for Scott, he is coming to my place tomorrow to pick up a set of front springs for this Series 1.
I had got them out of storage and noticed that the nut on the center bolt had fretted away, so I thought it might be best if I removed the offending bolt and replaced it with a hex/head bolt so as to eliminate the possibility of the spring being dropped in transit and flying apart, thus losing a couple of the springs, which would then render the spring as useless, so I cut off the nut using a cold chisel (very sharp one at that) center dot the bolt using 3 different sized drills I drilled out the offending bolt, here is an image of the spring with 3 leaves off, you can see the bolt with a small hole in it
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here is what is left of the bolt after I drifted it out using a pin punch
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I ran over the leaves exposed using a flap disc on my angle grinder, lightly lubed the leaves with grease, and re-assembled it using a 5/16" UNF bolt
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I'm sure Scott didn't mind me doing this for him, at least that spring wont get damaged in transit, cheers Dennis

[crackers]

Thanks. I'll be doing this soon, though I expect to be giving my springs a coat of paint as well.

[Dinty]

A whirlwind visit by Scott this morning, he arrived in Sydney before the chaos (storm) motored up the M1 to our place, looked over my wrecks/junk, assessed what he needed from Bunnings to facilitate the easy handling of the springs when deposited @ the airport, it was all over in a about 1hour 15 minutes and he was gone, back to the chaos around the airport, I didn't even have time to have a cup of tea/coffee with him LOL anyway here's hoping he made it back without any difficulties, cheers Dennis
ps sorry for your thread hi-jack Scott,,.

[Chinookflyer]

Well its been a long time since my last post. The LR has been sitting waiting for me to get going for about 5 years. I was based in Rockhampton and had a very large shed to work in. Most of my time went into my 2a restoration project. At the beginning of 2019 we retired and returned to our home in Cairns. I now only have a double garage to work in - half of which has to be used for my wife's car. So sadly I had to sell my 2a project. I only had room for the S1 in Cairns.

The lock down was the motivation I needed to get on with the project. So I have removed a lot from the truck. I still have the engine and bulkhead in place. I am waiting for some HT wire so that I can make up some ignition leads and try and get the engine started while it is still in place. Once I have done that I will get it and get the chassis and bulkhead sand blasted and welded. And then the rebuild begins. Its good to be back!161173161174

[Chinookflyer]

On the whole the chassis is not too bad. need new gear box cross member, fuel tank outriggers and the curved outrigger on the driver side. I have sourced these and they are on the way. I need to do repairs on the rear cross member outriggers. Hopefully there won't be too many other horrors once the sand blasting has been done.161175161176161177161178161179

[Chinookflyer]

Difficult job done without too many problems. Removal of rear spring bushes. Used large clamp/press to press out the inner sheath and rubber. Then used reciprocating saw to cut through outer sheath. picture shows all the tools used and the spring hanger with slight nick in it after removal.
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[TeZZaP]

Your garage looks like a tight spot to be working in - good luck!