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    Soooooooooo envious!

    What a marvellous find. Well done.

    With the jerry can racks on the front, perhaps you could mount a 'Whiskey' and 'Soda' or 'Gin' and 'Tonic' like the Oxford/Cambridge chaps did for their First Overland expedition.

    Looking forward to the resto

    Garry

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    Investigating the vehicle yesterday I found this.

    DSCF3431 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


    A snorkel ??









    No, air conditioning for the passenger footwell.

    DSCF3432 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


    There is also a home made heat shield round the exhaust manifold so in the past the passenger must have complained about the heat !



    Colin
    Last edited by gromit; 2nd August 2017 at 06:35 PM.
    '56 Series 1 with homemade welder
    '65 Series IIa Dormobile
    '70 SIIa GS
    '76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
    '81 SIII FFR
    '95 Defender Tanami
    '58 Series II (sold)
    Motorcycles :-
    Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C

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    Quote Originally Posted by gromit View Post
    Investigating the vehicle yesterday I found this.

    [URL="http://s1245.photobucket.com/user/cradley/media/Dormobile/DSCF3431_zpsstjsncih.jpg.html"]There is also a home made heat shield round the exhaust manifold so in the past the passenger must have complained about the heat !



    Colin
    I know someone who put a 200 TDi snorkel on a 300 TDi to do the same thing. This one is much simpler.

    Jeff


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    Highly directional foot washer

    Nar! You got it wrong.



    It's a after market foot washer for those that travel in Land Rovers that don't leak enough.
    .

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    That's fantastic! deciding whether to do a full restoration or leave it alone (more or less) would be the hardest thing because it looks really good, but wonderfully 'used' all at the same time. I hate the word 'patina' but your Dormobile has it in spades

    Quote Originally Posted by rangieman View Post
    So how long before you have to shift out by orders of swmbo
    doesn't matter now, he can live in the Dormobile!

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    A few more pictures of Walter.......


    Brackets on front & rear corners for caravan jacks to level the vehicle & stop it moving when camped.

    DSCF3446 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    DSCF3445 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    A nice VDO revcounter (that works).

    DSCF3448 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    Something missing here........There was obviously a Smiths heater at some point but the demister vents are still there.

    DSCF3449 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    No capstan winch (but on the shopping list) instead something was stored between the dumb irons.

    DSCF3452 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    The opening hatch should be a perspex moulding. At some point it's been replaced with a home made hatch. Brackets over the cab for a roofrack in the past.

    DSCF3451 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    The cooker.

    DSCF3440 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


    Missing items are the Dormobile sink & table (I've found holes for the table mounting points) and the Smiths heater.
    The cooker is missing the grill, the gas jet is there but the rest is missing.

    Need to allocate some time between chores around the house to change the oils & fit the silencer & tailpipe I sourced earlier in the week.
    Also have all the brake & clutch rubbers ready to go.



    Colin
    Last edited by gromit; 2nd August 2017 at 06:41 PM.
    '56 Series 1 with homemade welder
    '65 Series IIa Dormobile
    '70 SIIa GS
    '76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
    '81 SIII FFR
    '95 Defender Tanami
    '58 Series II (sold)
    Motorcycles :-
    Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C

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    Found time to fit the silencer/tailpipe today.

    I noticed when I looked underneath that the exhaust exited at the side of the vehicle but there was a hole in the mudflap where it used to exit. The silencer/tailpipe looked newer that the rest of the system but the silencer had split open.
    When I went to buy a replacement I found that suffix A & B use one pipe and suffix C is different, my chassis is suffix C. Unfortunately I could only get the earlier silencer/tailpipe.

    After undoing some very rusty bolts I sat them side by side.

    DSCF3474 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    When I offered the new one up the tailpipe went through the hole in the mudflap, fitted easily to the old hangers and the neighbours will be happier when I start it now.


    Here is a picture of the under seat tank, looks like it was specially made (no filler pipe at the rear) and has a Series I filler neck welded into place.

    DSCF3467 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    The changeover tap looks like a military one.

    DSCF3468 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    There is a neat lockable door that fits under the seat.

    DSCF3466 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

    Normally on a Dormobile the gas bottles were kept under here so maybe the door was fitted by Dormobile ?

    Checked the plugs & replaced the points & condensor. If I get time I'll change the oil tomorrow, did notice it's been fitted with a spin on filter which will make it easier.


    Colin
    Last edited by gromit; 2nd August 2017 at 06:48 PM.
    '56 Series 1 with homemade welder
    '65 Series IIa Dormobile
    '70 SIIa GS
    '76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
    '81 SIII FFR
    '95 Defender Tanami
    '58 Series II (sold)
    Motorcycles :-
    Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C

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    What a fantastic old vehicle Colin.

    As others have said.... rather jealous... great find.
    Mark

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    2003 D2a TD5...gone...
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    What a great find.Well done.

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    The changeover tap is not necessarily military - these were widely available in the 1960s. The underseat tank may possibly be a Series 1 (replacement) tank.

    John
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