Thread: Phil's 82 Range Rover Classic

Thank you oka374 and mercguy
A short trip to Bunnings and I came home with this.
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A little bit of trimming and it fits like it always belonged there.
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Couldn’t have been simpler

Thank you again!
Phil

My guess is that this is a common problem so I was hoping to piggyback off someone else’s research.
These are the vents I’m referring to.
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My left hand one almost works but the gears on the right hand flap do not mesh properly, so it doesn’t work very well.
The right hand vent has lost both flaps and the pin on the centre knob has broken allowing the flaps to fall off.
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According to the internet, these vents are possibly Mk 2 Cortina, Triumph TR6, Hillman Hunter, Alfa Romeo GTV6 and possibly others.
I have not been able to find new or second hand replacements anywhere (but that might just be me).
Has anyone found a source for the complete vent, or just the internal knob, Tee piece and flaps.
Or has anyone 3D printed these parts.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards
Phil

Phil, I have those in my old RR that are no longer needed. You are welcome to them.
MichaelT

Originally Posted by rrturboD

Phil, I have those in my old RR that are no longer needed. You are welcome to them.
MichaelT

Thank you Michael.
PM sent.

Phil

Originally Posted by Phil 850

Thank you oka374 and mercguy
A short trip to Bunnings and I came home with this.
36FAFDCC-E6E6-4C64-BBC5-6AE3339FBCE0.jpg
A little bit of trimming and it fits like it always belonged there.
702841D6-6D03-447F-8546-F01C147F367C.jpg
Couldn’t have been simpler

Thank you again!
Phil

Oh man ... a dectite .... that is HILARIOUS. thanks for the excellent idea ... I might ahve to go grab one of them

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Oh man ... a dectite .... that is HILARIOUS. thanks for the excellent idea ... I might ahve to go grab one of them

Shane, They're bloody awesome, you won't regret it. reduces noise by a factor of about 10 compared to the factory crap.

As the body structure is complete and assembled after all of the rust and shoddy workmanship repaired it was time to prevent it rusting in the future.
While purchasing some KBS Rust Seal from their website I added in a can of Dynax-UB.
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It comes with a 1200 mm wand for spraying in cavities.
I did :-
Both A pillars.
Both B pillars
Both D pillars
Rear box section under the tail gate
Both sills
Both of the front inner guard stiffeners.

The is a beautiful poo brown as you can see where it came out through a hole inside the A pillar.
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The excess simply wipes off with a kerosene rag if done before it dries. I had to do lots of areas because of all of the cable holes etc.
The wand can also be cleaned out with kerosene so it can be reused.
I still have about a quarter of the can left.
Its not particularly cheap (about $70 from memory) but I’ve put a lot of work into repairing this and have no interest in doing it again.

Disclaimer !
I have no connection with KBS, but if the product does what it states on the can and their website, it should be good.

Regards
Phil

Originally Posted by Phil 850

As the body structure is complete and assembled after all of the rust and shoddy workmanship repaired it was time to prevent it rusting in the future.
While purchasing some KBS Rust Seal from their website I added in a can of Dynax-UB.
5EAE27F4-6F8C-4928-A170-A9FDE9548C4C.jpg
It comes with a 1200 mm wand for spraying in cavities.
I did :-
Both A pillars.
Both B pillars
Both D pillars
Rear box section under the tail gate
Both sills
Both of the front inner guard stiffeners.

The is a beautiful poo brown as you can see where it came out through a hole inside the A pillar.
AAE8DF11-ED85-49D4-90AD-1FA15A207603.jpg
The excess simply wipes off with a kerosene rag if done before it dries. I had to do lots of areas because of all of the cable holes etc.
The wand can also be cleaned out with kerosene so it can be reused.
I still have about a quarter of the can left.
Its not particularly cheap (about $70 from memory) but I’ve put a lot of work into repairing this and have no interest in doing it again.

Disclaimer !
I have no connection with KBS, but if the product does what it states on the can and their website, it should be good.

Regards
Phil

It looks like an oil of some sort. I have no doubt it will be vastly superior to bare metal . I keep meaning to treat my cars with something like lanolin (which this may be). the problem is I was to fix and paint the all first ..... So that means it'll probably never happen