Thread: New Land Rover IIA 109 station wagon

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Door repairs. New window channel. Will do each door if it is needed. Then galv dip. Not sure how we will replicate the drip channel to the hole that exits through the door skin. Will have to be either very crafty with our mig or settle for another option.

Brake pedal/booster overhaul complete.

Repairs to footwell are also on the list. Think it's 2mm plate? Anyone know if the original and replacement foot wells were different thickness? This could help identify if a footwell has been replaced in the past.

Cheers all. This hobby is definitely an obsession!

What do you have planned for the vehicle?

Back at the Landy after a few months away working..

Nicholas, plan is to continue restoration and enjoy the car! few big trips planned around south australia.

In Terms of the History of the Vehicle - we noticed "Wilcannia District Hospital" on both front door panels... Hooray! Investigation has begun to track this down. So far the Wilcannia Historical Society is uncontactable. Does anyone have any contacts that may assist? It would be great to eventually replace the writing on the side panels and perhaps a trip up to Wilcannia.

current progress:

- Rims bead blasted and powder coated
- tyres (235/85/16) Toyo ATII to be fitted with tubes
- transmission brake overhauled.
- front ball joints ad tie rods due to be overhauled in the coming weeks
- front chassis repairs required! any tips would be great

Can anyone recommend a preferred parts source in the current exchange rate/cost of shipping? Adelaide is a bit thin on local parts so I'm interested to hear a few opinions of where people go or order from...

cheers,

Nick

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Gday Nick
I've enjoyed following this story and was wondering how it was going.

I ordered some parts from Paddock in the UK a year or so back. Service was good, but I am pretty sure some of the parts are aftermarket and I may have problems later if the quality isn't up to scratch. At the time I took the chance, as good brand name parts were either not available or 3x the cost. Freight was not cheap, I had them use TNT economy, it was very fast, reliable and I could track its progress though.

I had a few emails back and forth with them before placing the order as their website couldn't calculate freight to Australia.

Overall happy and would use them again, but only when I need enough things to make the freight worthwhile. I chucked in a few small items with the parts I needed (D1 indicator switch was the catalyst I recall), IIA gear knobs, pedal rubbers etc. For single items, it may be as cheap to use an Australian reseller though due to freight premium.

Cheers
Paul.

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Thanks Paul, I've tracked down land rovers.com.au - a mechanic/Land Rover fanatic in country vic has used them for parts and put me on to them. For all the hassle of shipping from UK I thought I'd give this a go. Thanks for sharing your advice though.

Alright, rims have been powder coated magnolia. Really happy with the colour and quality. Il take additional photos when all the tyres are mounted to give you all a better indication (the bright lights in the shop weren't exactly conducive to a good shot).

Tyres are currently being fitted (235/85/16) with new tubes/valves.

I fear that I may be replacing / rechroming the ball joints. There is some pitting and although it is another expensive job - do it once, do it right?!

If you are after a good powder coater in Adelaide - I used central powder coaters in Keswick. Les is a great bloke. Cost $55 per rim which included blasting.

Cheers,

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