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I thought it looked familiar, it was poorly only partly fitted with the regular civilian tub and the PO was selling another damaged vehicle to someone who only wanted a chassis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jondavball
I suggested it was a shame to send the body with chassis, even if damaged to someone who has a good body. It was going to be to much work untill I showed him how little time it actually took to remove the tub.
Diana
And I am very grateful that you did. That said, if I hadn't bought this one I might have actually bought one from the UK and brought it over. Although a hassle it would have ended up saving me a fortune as the costs for this one just keep on growing.
G'day Jondavball
Don't worry it will all come together OK in the long run,I have a 1980 S3 FFR 24volt Lightweight up here in Qld. I am very lucky that it is a complete registered and running vehicle but needing a bit of TLC,it has had several known owners none of them with any mechanical knowledge so it was worked on by various mechanics/garages,most of whom appeared to treat as "just an old Landrover " so I am slowly repairing and undoing the "Bodges" of the past,I was lucky that when I bought it, it came with a large box of bits/spares in the back which were most of the original attachments and extra spares,including the radio tuning boxes for the front guards which I have just refitted,I intend to track down it's British Military rego number so that I can hopefully find out it's history,as all I know is that it is an ex-Brunei vehicle that was one of a few that came into Australia in 1999,and were impounded in Darwin,eventually ending in Sydney and being sold off individually,main thing for me to do at the moment is to get it up to scratch first and then repair the Sankey that came with it.
A couple of long weekends have helped move things along. I have now fitted a new exhaust, put the brake lines back on and refitted the shocks (new in the rear, original at front). Tried to put the tie rods back on but one of the them had a stuffed thread so that is off being rethreaded. Most significant development however is the fact I have started painting panels. Set up a improvised painting booth which worked well when there is no wind however half way through the final coat the wind picked up to about 40mph and blew forrest litter everywhere.
I have painted everything from the firewall forward so hope to put the front end back together next weekend. I have opted for desert colour and just to be different have gone for the US desert colour however the colour matching hasn't quite worked out so I have a very odd coloured rover. The colouring isn't ideal however it will do. Once the front end is back together I will post a few more photos.
Front wings, bonnet and radiator housing went on today. Left panel fit very nicely but the right not quite so. Will probably try and fit the pedals tomorrow and do a bit more work under the bonnet. Was rather chuffed with it all when they went on, and more importantly so was the wife.
Headlights, pedals and fuel tanks this weekend. The headlights were a pain to get on and probably won't come off again. Pedals went on easily but have discovered the clutch pipe from the master cylinder is knackered so will need replacing. One of the tanks went on easily however the passenger side tank took a little work. They now appear to be at different heights but hopefully they will both still fit under the seat box when I put it on.
Also purchased right hand door top to add to the new left and right door bottoms and left hand door top.
Love your work! You are doing an awesome job. There is a club in ACT that has a few Series tragics who get together from time to time. You are always welcome to come along and see us, chat, whatever. Quite a few have spanner and diagnostic experience, too, so that's always a plus.
I was a passenger in this one earlier in the year as it took off up a goat track in central NSW:
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Much used (as you can see) and well used to being a working farm vehicle.
Thanks John, I dropped into the ACT Land Rover Club about a year ago but then work got in the way. I might try and get to the next meeting. Is it next week?
yup - Monday 4th at 8pm - at Eastlakes - hope to see you there.
Its been far too long since my last update but thats because not a lot has happened. Am in the process of rewiring having removed every inch of the last loom. I did purchase a new loom (for a lightweight) from autosparks in the UK a couple of years ago but now I have started to put it all together I have discovered the loom is wrong in a lot of areas, with wrong connections and missing wires.
I have wired enought that I can start the engine, which is running well, but I can't get the gauges, lights or wipers to work. I may have to ask for help or get an auto electrician in.