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No news on Wallit, just more distractions.
Last weekend disappeared showing an overseas visitor around the collection. Mind you it did make me get the Series I & Defender (Tanami) out for a run.
The next thing was another 'bargain' Land Rover......
Picked up a 2a 109 GS that had been left standing for a while. Most army bits now missing, Holden 202, bullbar welded to the chassis, front crossmember rotten. The best bits were an overdrive, Smiths heater and brake booster which made it worthwhile taking a gamble at $300.
The intention is that I will grab the above parts and a friend is having the vehicle for use on his property in Country VIC.
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Drained out some very stale petrol, it made your skin sting if you got it on yourself and the smell lasted for many washes. Water pump was seized solid so I removed the fanbelt & thermostat hoping it would thermosyphon.
Dropped in a spare battery and after checking the oil level, some fresh petrol in the tank and a drop tipped down the carby she fired up and ran.
Heater removed, Fairey overdrive removed but the transfer box end was past saving, and the VH44 removed.
Transfer box oil level was low and lots of oil around the output shaft/transmission brake. Decided to remove the handbrake drum and wished I hadn't.........
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Lots of play in the output so seal, bearing, handbrake shoes.......
On the plus side the motor sounds OK, swivel hubs are good, panels are good, bulkhead not too rusty. I'm sure Steve will start a thread on it soon and I can post a few more pictures.
Colin
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Decided to pull my finger out and do some work on Wallit, moved forward with a couple of things and backwards on others. I'm hoping for a dry, wind free day soon so I can spray the front panel, wing & door that are cluttering up the workshop, did some prep work on these and then decided to fix a few small issues.
I'd fitted a replacement fanbelt but decided to remove it so that I could degrease the front of the engine. Although the previous owner claimed the lower pully had never had a bolt to hold it on I found that it was only the belt stopping it from falling off !
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So off to the spare engine and after removing the clutch, to allow me to lock the flywheel, I had a bolt.
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I might try an Isuzu dealer and see if I can get a replacement so the spare engine is complete. I'll also replace the seal while the pulley is easy to get to.
Then I spotted this.
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This is a new hose sourced from the UK and fitted last year. I'll have to see if I can find where I got it from and a) Contact them to complain then b) Remember to never get flexible brake lines from them again !
Decided to brush paint the front crossmember & dumb irons.
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Hopefully the weather improves soon so I can get a few things spray painted.
Colin
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Took 3 days off this week intending to do some work on Wallit, the rain put pay to that today.
Took 9 Series wheels down to the local tyre joint to get tyres removed & scrapped, surprising how they multiply when you're not looking. Just need to find someone to shotblast the rims at a reasonable price now.
Ordered a front pulley bolt from Patterson Cheney, $12 plus GST. The parts guy did have to dig out a very old parts manual for the C240 motor, the bolt was still listed but the tab washer had been discontinued.
Oil seal ordered. Not a standard off-the-shelf seal (thought for a minute I was going to have to go back to Patterson Cheney) but BJ Bearings made a phonecall and it will be with them tomorrow $7.25.
Hopefully the weather improves later in the week.
Colin
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Lost most of the day sprog watching.
Did get time to fit the thermostat housing, new pulley seal and the nice shiny pulley bolt. The bolt lines up nicely with the hole through the crossmember, I need a Series pulley bolt that I can cut the starting handle dog from to weld to the new bolt. Mind you, not sure how easy it'd be to hand start the Isuzu diesel.
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The old seal was still very pliable but you can see a distinct flat where there should be a sharp edge (new one is brown).
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Colin
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Came back from the Anzac Day parade (two of my boys were in the parade with Cubs/Scouts) and decided it was warm enough to have a go at some painting.
Paint - Acrylic, supplied with the car when I purchased it. At least 3 years old so I wasn't expecting too much.
Conditions - Dry, warmish but working on a dirt floor with only a roof to protect the parts being painted.
I wasn't after a flash finish just something to brighten up a few panels that had been repaired.
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I'm still after a pair of better wings (mudguards) for Wallit but I painted the drivers side wing that I'd repaired. It really needs a lot of work and some alloy welding but it looks a lot better than it did and will do in the short term.
The door frame will be re-skinned, hopefully this weekend, then it needs the skin painting. Then the glass needs fitting to the doortop along with new runners etc.
Earlier at the Anzac Day parade I spoke with an elderly gent who had a Jeep he drives in the parade each year. It was on full rego and he's apparently owned it for 47 years. I mentioned the bar tread tyres and that I needed some for my military 2a, he said he got 8 tyres some 40 odd years ago and they cost $15 each ! He still has 4 wrapped up and kept in the dark in case he needs them......
Colin
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We have some big trees behind our house which are getting pruned tomorrow so I had to move a few Land Rovers to allow access.
Decided that I should get a radiator back into Wallit so that I'm happier about running the motor, plus I'm worried about corrosion while the cooling system has been removed.
This came amongst the spares supplied.
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Gave the front panel a quick polish and fitted the radiator.
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The front panel sits on 3 pads on the chassis. The original ones were a canvas material that held water and promoted rusting so I went on the hunt for something. Found some axle straps which looked promising but a shame to waste them, then a mudflap but again a shame to waste it. Then I noticed the old radiator hoses that I'd removed...... slit one down it's length then flattened it out and with a sharp knife & steel rule I ended up with 3 pads. They have a serious curve in them but this won't be a problem once in place, just had to punch a hole for the bolt to go through.
Bolted the battery surround & aircleaner back in (painted them months ago).
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Then the wing (mudguard) was bolted back into place.
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Fitted new hoses I'd found in SuperCheap (after taking my old ones in as samples) and also replaced the heater hose & all hose clamps. While doing this I realised that I'm missing the control valve on the heater, not going to be fun in the hot weather.....
Topped up with an old fashioned anti freeze/anti boil and checked for leaks.
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Just need to replace the overflow hose to the header tank.
A quick dash down the driveway a few times to annoy the neighbours and it was time to pack away the tools.
Colin
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Found out why the heater valve was missing.
Hasn't been available for some time and was an Australian sourced item from a Ford http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread...58#post2140458
Colin
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Coming together nicely. Give the hand crank a miss, go for the front pto ice cream maker/blender option :twisted:
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Found some time to fit the glass into one of the doortops today.
Parts gathered.
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I'm using an old fashioned sealant for the fixed pane of glass (it's like BluTak).
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The window runners had the hole for the window catch.
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Not a neat hole but easier than me trying to cut one.
Sealant being put into place ready for the fixed glass.
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Fixed glass in and spacer & distance piece in place ready for the lower runner.
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Lower runner in place.
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I used three st/st self tapping screws to hold it in place. You need to be carefull drilling through the runner, aluminium spacer and then the window top.
I installed the rear runner & distance piece next (two screws). Then drop the sliding glass into the lower runner, pop the top runner onto the glass, hold the spacer in position and swing into place. Turn the doortop upside down to drill the holes in the top runner for the screws (three).
Sliding glass in place.
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Fixed glass retainer screwed into position.
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I probably should have fitted the seal on the sliding glass before I fitted it, looks like I might have to unscrew the top runner and remove the glass to fit the seal.
Fairly straightforward job although getting the sealant to look neat on the outside is time consuming.
Colin
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Cleaned up the door skin today.
I'm going to paint the bare aluminium areas with an etch primer, ease out a few of the minor dents and then bond the skin back onto the doorframe.
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I'll use a hammer & dolly (or maybe the sandbag) to fold the skin back over onto the frame.
When I lived in the UK you could get a tool for fitting door skins (I guess it was a common thing to do there because of the corrosion issues).
Here's one Eastwood Door Skin Installation Tool
Colin
