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ok some pics the reinforcing could of been a home job I guess...I say reinforcing perhaps better described as protection maybe?
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does anyone know...as I was told that this is a rover engine. did they all come with red paint on the block?
you can just see it in this picture here.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...10/04/1447.jpg
G'day All, The strengthening kit on the diff/housings was an optional extra for the civilian S2A, it was std on S2A/S3 military machines of the day, and yes that is a 4 cyl 2 1/4litre engine, most original colour for the engine was a sorta duck egg blue, but I have seen them yellow, red etc cheers Dennis:angel:
woooo hoooo you mean I actually own a car that was optioned up:D
the rear is reinforced as well and looks even more so than the front...the pictures above are of the front axle,
there is some rust also in the drivers foot well looks like that perhaps they may of had a leak from the slave cylinder at some stage as this part now looks new, but the foot well has gone. I'm not to worried as I have seen you can get a pair of foot wells to weld in for 220bux.
its this crack on the actual firewall I'm concerned about as to whether it can be re welded.
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Crank out ye olde wire wheel and get rid of all that paint and filler. Then you can have a good look at what is actually cracked, and where it extends to.
andrew I dont hink there is filler on that bit..it looks like it on the photo but I dont think there is
That pillar is full of bog you can see the sander marks in it.It's not that thick to crack like that......Quote:
Originally Posted by dullbird
Ok I will take your word for it but it honestly looks like metal when your up close not filler......Quote:
Originally Posted by groucho
Can I ask which pic you can see the sand marks in :)
bare in mind I think the car might have been hand painted by the way a lot of brush looking marks are all over it
the other side is bogged well and truly.
i will take it back when I get a chance and take more photo's....
Hey Andrew you gunna come help me take out the engine?:)
2 / 3 / 4th piccy been bogged and rubbed down with a house brick
Not Knocking you at all but that old girl is going to take a bit more than a dulux O/H if you want to get it rego'd. After they have lived on the farm
that's what you have to deal with. Take a close look at the tie rods especially the one from the relay, it looks like major rust pitting be sure to change that. That's the fun about restoring a series but sometimes it goes on and on. the more you dig the more you find. Have fun.
Mark
I have a nice big A frame with a block & tackle if you want to use it. It dismantles & fits on top of a 6x4 trailer.Quote:
Originally Posted by dullbird
yes we know that all the tie rods are gone that was obvious its staring you in the face...
what do you mean by a dulux O/H ?..you mean just a paint and leave it at that?
If that's what you mean I have no intention of doing that if I find rust I will fix it.......I never thought for a second it was gunna be a two minute job. from what I can see the chassis is pretty good the engine runs really well..the springs need some attention and the shocks need changing and some steering components need to be looked at the rest is cosmetic.
I could be proven well and truly wrong of course when I start to uncover things but the main components as far as I can see (the bits I feel turn it into a major restoration if knackered) at this point are OK:)...I dont deem the firewall as a major restoration if it needs to be changed just a pain in the arse..1 to change (although I have moe space to execute this now) and 2 to buy one that is not as knackered as this one could be