Managed to get some time on Wallit this weekend.
First I had to repair the passenger side swivel housing. When I rebuilt the swivel the drain bolt wasn't correct (a bolt with an extra nut on it rather than an extra long hex bolt). I sourced the correct bolt, screwed it in and the thread stripped.....
Some time ago I managed to get a 1/4"BSF re-thread kit so today I filled the drill flutes with grease and drilled the hole out in situ then filled the tap flutes with grease and tapped it out. I flushed some mineral turps through the housing to remove any final bits of swarf.
The insert was wound in OK but then you have to break off the tang, problem is where will it end up, will I have to pull the swivel hub off ???
I used the tool for screwing in the insert, filled the slot with grease and carefully tapped it to break off the tang. As luck would have it the tang stuck in the grease so drain bolt in and top up with EP90.
Next I wired up the numberplate lamp and fixed some wiring issues. Found that a lot of water/mud had found its way in behind the cover that protects the taillights. A new grommet and a blanking grommet hopefully cured that problem.
Then the front brake flexi's were changed and the brakes bled.
Fitted the grille, not a Series III item but it looks the part.
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I took the bumper off to paint the 'structure' behind it. Wallit has a military bumper and someone has reinforced the chassis between the front of the dumb irons
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While the bumper was off I cut a hole in the ironwork for a starting handle. The Isuzu doesn't have a starter dog on the motor and would probably be difficult to hand crank anyway but chain drilled some holes & filed to shape before painting took place.
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Then it was in with the new seat belts (still have the old seats fitted).
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The inertia reels came with stalks so I had to figure out how best to mount them. The belt came with a range of brackets, nuts, extra bolts etc.
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The base of the passenger seat has rotted and was damp so water must be leaking in somewhere (it's a Land Rover so it could be anywhere). I must treat the base of those DeLuxe seats before fitting and cure the leak.
Noticed that most of the bolts holding the roof on were missing (probably in a box in the back somewhere) so decided to add a few new ones to stop the roof blowing away. Might help stop the leak as well !
Found lots of other little things to do like fit the rear view mirror, I'd forgotten that the brake light switch hadn't been re-fitted so sorted that.
Next weekend the drivers door has to come off for some surgery (rotten lower frame), luckily I have a spare door to fill the hole. Also I need to replace the windscreen glass.
Colin
