Thread: Taps and Dies for Series 3 restoration

G'day Shaunmax

Thanks for the pics,so it's an 81 model GS,yes,Leyland Aust. was the way it would have have been marked but it was still built at what was PMC p/ltd, Leyland management re-branded all divisions of the Company to just "Leyland" including their vehicles, the lower No on that plate is the Chassis/Vin No,the upper number is the car/body number,the others are the Contract,Into Service,Warranty expiration,but there is no Census/Type listed as they were just known as GS then.the other types were FFR (fitted for Radio) or the Station Wagon being the most common variants.


It looks like you have a very goods basis for your restoration as it has a good straight body.


cheers

Originally Posted by UncleHo

G'day Shaunmax


It looks like you have a very goods basis for your restoration as it has a good straight body.


cheers

Thanks Uncle Ho - It does look that way but in fact there is a significant scrape along the rear wing that has pushed out the bottom - creased it is what I was trying to say, so it looks like a k without the l, if you know what I mean. And I also have a buckle in the front wing. I push it in and in half an hour it springs back out again.

Not sure where to start as i know the birmabrite can be brittle. I'd have a go at hammering it out but havent done any of that before so any advice on bodyworking birmabrite will be gladly recieved.

G'day Shaunmax

There is a way to shrink the alloy,as I was shown a few years ago to repair a damaged door on a 2a GS, rub the area back, and heat it with an oxy or a good blow torch until it starts to smoke slightly,then cool the area heated with a damp cloth balled up,this will shrink the metal,start around the edges or at one end,and gradually progress along or to the centre of the depression,"Incisor" showed me a few years ago as I had to repair. Rolled 2a soft top GS.


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