Oh Dear! What am I going to do?

**easo** · 17th July 2007, 02:40 PM

Ron, I've got an old army steel helmet you can have for when the time comes to bunker down, Actualy...... a "bunker" looking shed in the back yard could be a new place to hide it.

**Quiggers** · 17th July 2007, 03:49 PM

Look at it this way Ron,

it's already broken

so every move from here can only be positive...

GQ

**HAK** · 17th July 2007, 05:20 PM

Hay I resent that remark about a real LR

but can I have it

**p38arover** · 17th July 2007, 05:26 PM

Youse blokes are no help at all!

I gave it a pressure wash this arvo after my wife went to work - the paint certainly came off well.

It looks better than I expected.

I wuz thinkin'

As it is only a truck cab, a full restoration may not be that hard.......

A couple of points I noticed. It has strengthened front and rear axle housings like the military ones I saw at Dinty's.

I thought of fitting RR diffs and that may be easier than expected. The diff housings have filler plugs in them so I won't need to modify them (see http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=34311 )

Ron

**isuzurover** · 17th July 2007, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by p38arover

A couple of points I noticed. It has strengthened front and rear axle housings like the military ones I saw at Dinty's.

I thought of fitting RR diffs and that may be easier than expected. The diff housings have filler plugs in them so I won't need to modify them (see http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=34311 )

Ron

Most SIIAs had the strengthened housings.

RR diffs are a pita IMO - you end up spending a lot of time in 3rd and you have useless gearing offroad. If you can get a cheap set of 4.1s they would probably be an aceptable compromise.

**DiscoTDI** · 17th July 2007, 06:15 PM

tick tick tick tick tick

The boom will be loud

**p38arover** · 17th July 2007, 07:58 PM

At last you say!

Now what year is it based on the serial nos. I gave earlier?

**jsp** · 17th July 2007, 08:09 PM

I dunno Ron.....the P38 looks mighty comfy compared......

Then again, even in its current condition its probably more reliable than the P38

Mind you I love the flat bed!

Speaking of which and bad luck - know where to get a good cheap engine bay P38 fuse box?

**p38arover** · 17th July 2007, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by jsp

Speaking of which and bad luck - know where to get a good cheap engine bay P38 fuse box?

Mine had been repaired twice so it needed replacement. I bought a new one. Don't ask the price.....

Ron

**LandyAndy** · 17th July 2007, 08:29 PM

Great stuff Ron.
As far as I know all the Limestone coloured Series2 Landies in Aust were originally powered by the Landy6.Another way of checking is the front drum brakes will be the 3" wide rather than 2 1/4" wide.Easy to check,the 3" drums have square shoulders compared to the normal round shoulders.Look in the gaps in the rims front and rear,if they look bigger on the front you have a good score,1/2 decent brakes as far as Series Landies go if you can get them working!!!!
ENJOY
Andrew

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