Thread: Norfolk Island Landy Build

Thought it was about time for an update

Things have slowed a little over Xmas New Year!! period Plus it,s been a wee bit "HOT"
Still working on the firewall This has been a major!!! Lucky for mate who's an old school panel beater He has spent the last few weekends rebuilding almost half of it. Should last me for a few years In that time I hope to locate a good one on the Mainland and ship it across.......... when the better half forgives me on the amount i have already spent!!




I seem to have spent a life time cleaning up all the small parts
Anyway have started primming in the last couple of days. The roof was a mission as a previous owner had brush painted it!! Bonnet and interior panels have been a peace of cake "No Bog"!!
I'm using International Yacht Paint Hoping it will last [If it works in water I'm shaw it will work on land]

The bottom pic is of the drive shaft to the Salisbury diff Yes it is pretty short worked out at 500mm between centers so will just have to wait and see if it lasts
Will do another update soon

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That looks like my firewall! I'm looking for a replacement too. I will post some pics of how mine is coming along very soon. Down to the chassis now, and the panels are in the house so I can gaze fondly at them and occasionall strip some paint of them.

Some chassis welding this weekend.....

Cheers!

John

P.S. Keep going!

And the missing photos i was trying to add earlier
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Looking good mate. I was wondering where you'd got to, so it's nice to see you're back onto it and making progress.
That bulkhead looks like it's going to be a fair bit of work even just to make it okay for a few years while you find a replacement. Best of luck with it.
Cheers
John B (also a "Lostkiwi")

Well being having fun this week The fire wall is almost finished "yeah ha" !!!
Spent this arvo mocking up making sure everything lines up. A few small adjustments tomorrow and i can then pull her back down for the big paint up
There was more work required on the fire wall than originally anticipated But I'm sure it will still work out cheaper than shipping a better one in. [at this stage]
Will post a few pics of the rebuilt fire wall in the next couple of days
But for now heres a few of her looking more like she should

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That's all coming together nicely mate

Its looking to be a ripper. W.

Here's are a few pic's of the almost finished Firewall
As can be seen it's been a rather big job! Thanks to having some great mates who have dedicated a lot of there spare time so far. With a lot more hours to come
No replacement panels have been bought so far for the firewall all have been fabricated on Island! which has been a huge saving!
Both door pillars have been completely replaced. Same with both floor pans Also numerous patches have been added to hide the moth holes

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