Twice my age, crosseyed and can't hold her fluids in but ain't she sweet

[isuzutoo-eh]

Thanks for the offer, I'll let you know if I can take the day off. Of course I could have overlooked something critical...

[isuzutoo-eh]

Oh...and nobody drives my pride and joy till after i have...you can put up with the County!

[clubagreenie]

You've overlooked the need for the day off vs work

[isuzutoo-eh]

For future reference, if anyone is hoping to buy a pane of glass for their windscreen, the dimensions are 662mm top, 354mm height, 688mm bottom, mine measured 6.15mm thick at a variety of locations (+-0.05mm). Corners are chamfered with ~5mm set back.

[isuzutoo-eh]

Nothing like a deadline to gain inspiration.
Thanks to Lotz-a-Landies Diana for alerting me to this event:
http://www.councilofmotorclubs.org.au/flyers/Police-Show-Flyer.pdf

Going to try to drive Dirty Mary there :)

[Xtreme]

Well done Diana, I thought about forwarding the notice to Mark while I was out this evening and when I got home and checked, you'd already done it. ;)

Good to hear that you're going to try and get there Mark. ;)

[isuzutoo-eh]

Bye Bye Mary

:(

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/04/971.jpg

[clubagreenie]

Just remember you should be able to drive it home no?

[isuzutoo-eh]

Yup, if my exhaustive schedule of things that are going to cost me is followed with gusto, should have number plates before the month is out. Woohoo!

[isuzutoo-eh]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/04/441.jpg


:MileStone:REGISTERED:MileStone:
:banana: :banana: :banana:

Double shufflin' fun! Drives soooo nicely. Quicker up hills than the Isuzu ;) Gearbox is top notch! Only crunched once when driving from Silverdale to Carlingford via Windsor :)
So many sounds plus the wind and sun, so thats what driving is all about :D

LVS did great work on the bits I couldn't do. Thanks George and team. Tomorrow i'll muck around, learn to convert MPH to KPH, go visit some friends then Thursday I head to Dubbo for the Police Spectacular :cool:

[Ozdunc]

Awesome result

Great thread.

[jakeslouw]

MPH to KMH is easy:

5mph = 8kmh

So 50 MPH = 80 KMH
80 MPH = 128 KMH

etc

I'd put a little red sticker at the normal speed limit points, eg: standard in-town is usually 60kmh? So that's a sticker at 37.5 mph or as close as you can get. With a speedo over-read of 10%, I reckon a sticker at 40 mph is fine.

[clubagreenie]

In a series it's easy for the miles/kilometer conversion. It'll never go over 50 so ...


5 miles = 8km
20 = 30
30 = 50
40 = 60
50 = 80

[isuzutoo-eh]

That'd be real easy except the speedo doesnt seem too accurate...I couldn't get it to register over 40MPH despite my Dad telling me I hit 90+Km/h. Could have pushed harder if it wasn't for traffic ;)
Bigger tyres than original, slippery speedo cable, not sure the cause yet. And nowhere to plug a GPS in to keep me honest :p

[clubagreenie]

Well when you get it working



5 miles = 8km
20 = 30
30 = 50
40 = 60
50 = 80

[isuzutoo-eh]

Well when you get it working

Heard you the first time ;)

[THE BOOGER]

Run a clip on cig lighter from you battery and use your GPS:) Or if you have to get a another speedo depending on whats wrong with yours get one in both mph and kph thats what I did:D

[Fluids]

Congratulations Mark! Bet you are happy :)

1.62km = 1mile .... multiply speedo by 1.62 ... how hard is that :p

40kph = 25mph
50kph = 30mph
60kph = 37mph (40)
70kph = 43mph (45)
80kph = 49mph (50)
90kph = 55mph
100kph = 61mph (60)

[isuzutoo-eh]

There is a lot of pop pop popping on over run. Sounds quite comical :) but i guess i'll need to fix that.

[THE BOOGER]

could be just timing a little late and igniting petrol in the exhaust, try turning the ingition off then back on while driving and see what that sounds like:twisted:

[isuzutoo-eh]

Key banger!
Don't want to open the muffler before a long trip...

[Xtreme]

There is a lot of pop pop popping on over run. Sounds quite comical :) but i guess i'll need to fix that.

Agree with Booger re timing, and probably a pretty easy fix.

I'd be checking the points gap first then advance the timing a bit using the micrometer adjustment. If 'popping' disappears then continue to advancing until it starts to ping under load then back off adjustment until pinging stops. Beats using a timing light and you are setting your timing under actual road conditions for your vehicle.

Happy Series motoring.

[flagg]

Damnit Mark - you make me upset every time I see this thread. :mad::p And not that she is Registered just adds insult to injury. Selling my old 2a was the worst thing I've ever done. Ever. STUPID. STUPID. STUPID. :bangin:

/anyway/ congratulations mate. She is a pearler! Can't wait to see her in the metal some time!

[isuzutoo-eh]

Leaving in 20 minutes on an 800km round trip returning Sunday. Heading over Bells Line of Road, up the Castlereagh Highway, across from Gulgong to Wellington then up to Dubbo. Full tank of fuel, 20L jerry can, tools, a few spares, some food and an imperial crapload of warm and waterproof clothes. And a pushbike in case I need a tow :p

If you are near Dubbo this weekend come to the Police Spectacular!

[Xtreme]

I hope the weather is kind to you and you have a safe, trouble free and enjoyable trip. I notice you're not going via Lucknow this trip. :thumbsup:

I'm heading south on Saturday with 28 others for 9 days through the NSW and Victorian high country.

[clubagreenie]

Got the leather helmet, flying goggles and wet celery?

[isuzutoo-eh]

400km is a heck of a long way in a series! I take my hat off to JDNSW for the number of times he has made it to the expo from here. Driving post sundown is interesting, four candlepower leaping forward the chill wind billowing around you and you look above the windscreen to see the glorious milky way and a crescent moon.

Old Mary is now ensconsed behind some old bikes alongside some fantastically restored oldies, not too far from the 15 million dollar Polair 4. She looks a bit more careworn than anything else here. Whilst i'm a guest of her majesty!

Good luck with your journey Roger.
Wet celery Justin?

[isuzutoo-eh]

Also, I can't believe how punchy this engine is. Overtook a pulsar UP Bellbird Hill. Cruises around 90-95 comfortably and has plenty more poke left. Fuel hasn't been too bad, about 16mpg by rough calculation. The odo doesn't work...

Had couple of great waves with Defenders too :)

[clubagreenie]

Time to sell it now and buy next project.

[isuzutoo-eh]

All 500 miles done and dusted. What a fantastic drive. Stopped by Keithy73 and Gromit68's places on the way back, any excuse for a leg stretch and a chat!

Along the way ol' Mary lost a pin in the handbrake mechanism so it doesn't work, some nuts rattled off the bolts holding the rear seats in, the bolt that holds the rocker cover breather has gone missing and in order to sound like a tractor, an exhaust gasket leak has developed-now both my Landies have this latter ailment.

The Dubbo Police Spectacular was...well...spectacular. Polair 4 was there, Museum of Fire had some big red trucks, an armoured van that weighs 5.2 tonnes but with tyres rated to 1200kg per corner, there were cars from 1911 to the present-most older cars were representative of Police vehicles from different eras but not all actual Police vehicles, horses, motor bikes from 1908 or so-two with sidecars, weaponry, taser demonstrations, stories of murderers, missing people, hangings, holds ups...
I played tail-end Charlie in the street parade with Polair roaring overhead and practically everyone in town lining the streets, and Mary won the 'Best Police Car' trophy, which being engraved glass is awfully hard to photograph but looks great on my shelf!

Stopover at Ben Bullen
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/04/40.jpg

During set-up Friday morning
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/04/41.jpg

The likely role my Landy played
http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/pp269/Burra2a/Police%20Show/2012-04-28122606a.jpg

[clubagreenie]

Now it's time to make it straight and shiny to win again.

[series3]

Good stuff Mark! Lets organise a catch up soon and compare notes, sounds like your 2.25 would out-gun mine! Good to hear it's running well.

FWIW, mine had a mighty chortle on overrun, especially engine braking downhill with a nice hot motor. I loved it, but lost it almost completely with the new exhaust.

Sam

[JDNSW]

Glad you had a good trip. Unfortunately I was not able to get in for the Police Spectacular due to grandchildren and a health scare (no problems - diagnosed as reflux not heart).

John

[isuzutoo-eh]

Missed an LROCS easy/new members trip today, bit of a false start this morning.
So went for a scenic trip drive instead, found some scrabbly sand and loose rock climbs with minor rock steps. These little motors just don't give up, very flexible, lugging away without throttle long after I expected it to give up. The suspension and wheelbase gets a bit dicey on potholed gravel roads, could end up pointing towards the verge if not careful.

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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2012/05/1208.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/867.jpg

Pleased as punch :)

Sam if you don't come on the Sunny Corner trip, i'll let you know when I can head up your way for a weekend, keen to compare notes ;)

[GDM]

G'day Mark

spoke to you up at Dubbo and was interested in your landrover you had on display, I've just got into this and still trying to get my head around the site. hope your trip back to Sydney was ok not too cold. will try to keep in touch


greg

[isuzutoo-eh]

G'day Greg,
Glad you found the forum, welcome! It was good having a chat in Dubbo, the trip home was bloody cold but good fun all the same.
Cheers,
Mark

[schuy1]

HI, Great to see you restoring and keeping it orig :) yes those little 2.25's hang harder than a pitbull! I have a '66 SWBsofttop that was bought new in march 1966 by my grandfather for the property. In '91 and '95 mate and I took it to Cape York and across the Gulf into the territory,8 weeks of fun each time and not a Hiccup, even towed a mates Jackeroo after his clutch died :DDD It still works on the property but only fun now, replaced with a 300TDi defender so rest assured yours will last a loooong time! enjoy!

PS some1 in the thread mentioned a cleaner to dissolve metal bits, Be aware the freeze/welch plugs in the head and parts of the block are alloy so will dissolve fast!!
regards Scott

[isuzutoo-eh]

Happy 50th Birthday Mary!!


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/01/77.jpg

Officially delivered to the NSW Government Stores (Police) on the 30th of January 1963.

She'll get a fresh tank of fuel and a wash after work today, some fresh oil and filtration on the weekend, and when I can afford it a full soft top :D

[LowRanger]

Bit late to be worried about the numberplate now;)

[isuzutoo-eh]

Bit late to be worried about the numberplate now;)

Yeah I don't mind on this site, but that photo is on another site too where I am mildly more concerned.

[isuzutoo-eh]

The difference between being a pig to drive and a pleasure, is a good fuel pump.

The last couple of months I just couldn't get a decent tune, adjusted everything, replaced sparking plugs, new leads, fresh fuel, just didn't want to run well. Drove it to All British Day relying on the choke to have enough power to get it up hills and low range for hill starts.
Preparing today for the Expo tomorrow I moved it onto the lawn for a wash, but Bloody Mary flatly refused, even low range first was stalling.Took the County to the servo to get some more fresh fuel as it was getting low, still didn't help. No hidden fuel filters anywhere to cause problems (or catch rubbish :eek:), no rubbish in the sediment bowl anyway, but still any more than idle was stuttering spurts followed by trying to stall.
Bit the bullet and fitted the fuel pump I had bought months ago as a spare. They are pretty cheap from UK ebay.
Now she fires on first blip of the starter without choke, flies up hills, steep hill starts don't require any clutch slipping, she's purring smoothly at idle, minimal popping in the exhaust, no backfiring and I am a happy chap again!


Off to Castle Hill for the Expo tomorrow with a spring in her step :)

[isuzutoo-eh]

I attended a mate's wedding back in October. The weather was perfect, my County was low on fuel so I took the Series. After the ceremoney, sitting in the bar indulging in the bar tab and I get an SMS, "Thanks for bringing your car".

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/11/299.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2013/11/300.jpg

The photographer was apparently quite boring and uninspired, until everyone started climbing on my car and then he found his stride :D

Grats Ryan and Grace :)

[isuzutoo-eh]

On another note, the Ridge Ryder 'RV Roof Pack' roof rack bag from Supercheap Auto fits between the wheel arches in the IIa quite well, and the zip is around the top, so it'll be easy to keep gear both dry and dust free as well as accessible when truck-cabbing or no-cabbing around.

[isuzutoo-eh]

Happy 51st birthday Mary!

I have had a bit of a problem with the dizzy-the flange where the clamp seats had cracked and collapsed and wouldn't let the timing adjust properly. Could get it right but it'd vibrate back to where it wanted to be before too long.
This evening I fitted an Accuspark electronic ignition distributor. Very easy to install, even came with enough wire length to hook up properly. Maybe an hour with a bit of fiddling with other stuff in the middle.
Took it around the block, gee a strong spark is a good spark!

Now to give it a longer run to see if what I thought was a leaning out problem is indeed still a problem or not.

[clubagreenie]

Did yoou find the bolt?

Now we just need to get you past 50.

[komaterpillar]

hey mate, do you still have this old rocket? I revisit this thread every 4 or 5 months and then get all inspired and surf Gumtree and Ebay for the next 3 hours dreaming.... Great Work!

[isuzutoo-eh]

Thanks mate, ol' Mary hasn't turned a wheel in over a year now, my fiance hasn't even sat in her yet! Currently Mary is in secure dry storage waiting for me to fix the carburettor and a few other niggles-the usual time & money problem, however with the upcoming option of logbook based conditional registration the inspiration is there for action again. Stay tuned...but don't hold your breath!

[Larry]

Thanks mate, ol' Mary hasn't turned a wheel in over a year now, my fiance hasn't even sat in her yet! Currently Mary is in secure dry storage waiting for me to fix the carburettor and a few other niggles-the usual time & money problem, however with the upcoming option of logbook based conditional registration the inspiration is there for action again. Stay tuned...but don't hold your breath!

Well????????????:p:angel:

[isuzutoo-eh]

Well????????????:p:angel:

She'll be home from storage as soon as I work out how to do so, two 110s that can't tow a car trailer due to hitch type makes it difficult!

[clubagreenie]

Well use the discovery dummy

[isuzutoo-eh]

Easter is all about rising from the dead and other zombie stories, well here's "Bloody" Mary after rising from her slumber for a few blats around the block!
Much thanking to Gary Cooke, Lotz-a-Landies Diana and Carburettor Services at Burwood for getting her going again.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/03/177.jpg
Hopefully next weekend will involve attending the LROC(S) Series weekend :-)

[THE BOOGER]

Tommo says she got out the shed ok how did the weekend go :D

[isuzutoo-eh]

Last weekend's Capertee trip with the LROC(S) was a fun time, without any real problems and with plenty of adventure.
After leaving the Chook Shed, good time was made back home to pick up the pups before heading West. Just after leaving home the first sharp hill was encountered, and sure enough, the clutch slipped in fourth, and again in third; but momentum and a calibrated right hoof carried us over. A bit of a tense moment though, especially as Bells Line of Road has some proper big hills early on.
Anyway headed out through Richmond and assaulted the big hills of the range, it must have been some oil on the clutch from years of being parked up and there wasn't any further slippage until my partner drove it with poor technique :angel:. One tank of fuel was enough for Blacktown to Capertee and trundling down to Glen Davis. I carried two jerry cans just in case!
Unfortunately I thought I had developed an issue with charging, but turns out a battery clamp had worked loose and fallen off and I had driven around for hours without a battery connected. Have to love a generator sometimes!
Brendan and Mike helped fix it, with some coke can packing material to allow the clamp to properly tighten.


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Late Saturday afternoon as the sun was setting I thought it'd be good to take the Series up Mt Torbane (via Mt Airly property), Mike, Brendan and Sasha joined with their Stage 1, late 2a Station Wagon and GQ Pootrol respectively. The little shorty with gnarly tyres had minimal troubles, though one spot needed a second go due to me being used to coil spring articulation...

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Mike needed a couple of soft snatches up the rutted section, which ol' Mary accomplished with aplomb.

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Actually, whilst manouvering into position to aid Mike, I learnt a little about leaf springs, bouncing and throttle control. I had reversed down the soft slope a little, and the hand brake wouldn't hold so I set the hand throttle to give it some revs whilst engaging the clutch and holding the foot brake on. The masses of power from the 2.25 petrol caused the wee Landy to launch in second low and scrabble around, the leaf springs caused kangaroo hops causing even more lack of traction so I felt more revs were needed. Looking back and after a bit of experimentation on similarly steep sections on Sunday, I reckon first low and idle would have let it walk up without an issue, using torque not power. The shoes have great grip even at highway pressures.


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Sunday's drive home was via the Great Western Highway, most of which has pretty low road works speed limits, nonetheless 80km/h was a good cruising speed, 90 was achievable when needed and over 95ish the tyres vibrated too much to be comfortable.

Approximately 350 miles of mixed low range mountain climbing and full speed blacktop, used roughly 100 litres of fuel, so around 18l/100km or 15.5MPG.

Good times!
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2016/04/747.jpg

[isuzutoo-eh]

...and it looks like some of my directional tyres are in the wrong direction...oops!