another series 2a swb thread

[Grus]

Hi guys, i just bought a swb series 2a and am looking forward to getting it on the road. Its a bit rough around tge edges but is nice and solid. i don't kmow the history, or age yet but it has single wiper motor in the glovebox, a 2.25 petrol and twin fuel tanks. this makes me think 65or younger and ex military maybe?

anyhow, i am looking forward to tapping the massive knowledge base on here and getting it on the road again 😀

cheers gus

[pop058]

Good find. Some pics and a chassis number should answer some of your questions.

[JDNSW]

Cable operated wipers came with other electrical changes in 1967, but you need to remember that most of the bits bolt on, and a lot could have happened in fifty+ years! A chassis number should answer the age. Pictures welcome.

[ezyrama]

Hi Gus
Another build thread, cool [thumbsupbig]. Put your chassis number from the plate in front of the gear stick into this decoder and it'll tell you a bit about the year build etc.

Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands (http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html).

And remember, if there aint no photo's, it didnt happen [biggrin]

Cheers Ian

[Grus]

haven't got it to my house yet fellas, went up to suss how solid it was and put a deposit down so car trailer in the next few days.....plate was gone and had a quick look on the left rear spring hanger plate but because it had fuel tanks both sides i think it was covered.....that is if i was looking in the right spot? it is the front outer hanger plate on rear left spring yeah? 🤔

got a bunch of pics but have absolutely no idea how to put them up for you lads? if some1 can give me a hint I'll return the favor by showering the thread with pics 😉

cheers Gus

[Grus]

if there isn't photos it never happened

[Grus]

so as the picks show, it's pretty rough but solid, all in all i am supper pumped about it :clap2:

on closer inspection, it seems that the rear cross member on the chassis has been replaced? not sure I'm such a fan of the new steel they welded across there......just doesn't look quite right :unsure:

I don't s'pose anyone knows where I could find the bit to fix?.... short of buying another chassis and chopping it up that is.

also missing the windows, drivers and passengers.....any hints where to find new ones?

Thanks in advance for any help :BigThumb:

[Grus]

well it finaly made it home, drive off the trailer in the morning and straight onto chassis number and engine number so we can get some history on the old girl.

on a side note, drive train is awesome, engine runs like a swis watch.....just good fun getting on the trailer with zero brakes.....guess i have found the firt job 😉

[speleomike]

Hi Gus

Wow. That looks an ace find. It does look in quite good condition. It should be findable on the REMLR site, if not download their form for registering it, fill in all the details, and send it in.

Mike

[Grus]

Thanks mike, I'll definitely be getting onto numbers tomorrow as I'm super interested to find out where it came from originally. While I was swapping tops from ute to wagon for the trailer ride home there was some remnants of yellow paint on the interior?? not sure if they came out yellow but should know more after the numbers come in......

also the wiring is a dogs breakfast so after the brakes a rewire is high on the list, would be great if i could get my hands on wiring diagrams.....surely there are some 2a wiring schematics floating round here somewhere 😀😀😀

gus

[JDNSW]

1. Crossmembers are available from any of the Landrover specialists.

2. Wiring diagram. You need a factory workshop manual - see the CDs available from the AULRO shop in the top bar of this page, or reprints of the manual are available from some suppliers, and occasionally turn up in S/H bookshops, op shops, garage sales.

[Grus]

found the chassis number.....

#24303153a

engine number will come after a good blasting, got alot of red dirt round the place 😀😀

[Grus]

Legend!!! thanks a bunch john

[JDNSW]

Chassis number is the first lot of 2a, 1961 to about 1963, but it is a fairly low number, suggesting probably 61, maybe 62. The 243 says it is a CKD 88, i.e. one assembled and partly manufactured in Australia, which is what you would expect.

[Grus]

thanks again john, i punched the number into the link i got off here and it told me most of that, 61-63....break down assemble here, 88" rhd......... gave the rig a bit of a blast today to get the rest of the dirt off, found a bit of a hole in the right hand body outrigger (where it joins the chassis) and a crack up near the front, so body off and a sand blast is in order to make a full assessment before bringing the chassis up to spec.

also noticed 3 out pf 4 leaf springs have 10 leaves.....goimg to asume heavy duty of some description...the 4th is alot slimmer, must have been replaced with standard at some time.

definately was yellow 3 colour changes ago.....does anyone know if amd goverment departments had yellow series 2a? i was thinking it may have been an emergency vehicle at an airfield or something......

enjoying putting it all together 😁

[Grus]

pics of the hole in chassis and spring 😁

[JDNSW]

When that vehicle was new the Commonwealth Dept of Supply supplied vehicles including Landrovers to a number of Government Departments. These included National Development and Civil Aviation, and at least those two that I know of had all their vehicles yellow, and I suspect that all the departments supplied by Supply also got them in Yellow. Earlier they supplied vehicles in recue orange, but the colour changed towards the end of Series 1.

So yes, there would have been quite a few yellow ones about. And since I think the colour was copied by some state government bodies, there would have been a lot of them about, and yellow will not tell you which department.

From the picture, it appears to have extended shackles - does it also have extended spring mounts at the front of the springs? If it has, it is very likely ex-army. If it does not, I suggest you need to replace the extended shackles with standard ones as use of the extended shackles without the extended mounts means the universal angles on the propeller shafts are not equal, leading to vibration, and the front axle castor angle is no longer correct, which will lead to steering issues (unless there are wedges between the axles and the springs.

That chassis looks as if you are going to need to do some chassis repairs. Chassis outriggers are also available, or you could look for a better S/H chassis - I'm sure some are about (I even have one, but I am not planning to sell it, although I could be pushed).

[Grus]

cheers john, happy as to be getting into my project, after stripdown the chassis is not looking to bad 😉

on to sandblasting and repairs now i guess 😀😀