LRH's Sahara Buggy Build

The Buggy will be Zambezi Silver and Satin Black roll bars!

STILL working towards the Expo for a reveal but have been working on the mechanicals the last couple of weekend.

LRH

How is the Buggy progressing Mark?
Are you still on line for the big reveal at the Expo?

It's amazing what can be done in two weeks when the pressure is on. :wasntme:

Even if it's not finished, I'm sure there a a lot of members who would like to see it.

Hi Roger,

you wouldnt beleive it - just got back from the paint shop today!!!

I will be heading over to Erich's place in the morning to mount it back onto the chassis.

I will update all the pix then!

BR LRH

WELL its been a big couple of weeks on the build, a few mods were made such as moving the back bumper out about 10mm so it didnt touch the D2 TD5 fuel tank and also installed a couple of battery trays behind the cabin - all thanks to Phil!

so here we are just dropped off for painting:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/830.jpg

all the panel joins have been Sikaflex'd to death! The panel shop spent ages cutting back on my excess!!! :angel:

Front one piece:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/831.jpg

and after hours of prep and painting:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/832.jpg

Land Rover Zambezi Silver and Satin / Low Gloss Black on the outside and Raptor Ute liner on the inside.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/833.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/834.jpg

and now a couple of days later the main body returns:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/828.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/829.jpg

then its over to Erich's at the weekend to be re-fitted back to the chassis:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/825.jpg

the forklift makes life sooooo much easier

All re-fitted and body mounts all line up:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/826.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/827.jpg

Looking GREAT!!!

one of the early mods - a DWE modified D2 TD5 front down pipe, no cat in these early ones and moved the flexi to further down:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/824.jpg

All coated with Pot Belly black fire box paint.

The passenger side support fitted no problem to the TD5 Intercooler mount:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/823.jpg

the drivers side will need a slight mod to fit - pix soon.

I spent most of yesterday planning the wiring - I am hoping to re-locate the TD5 Engine ECU into the cabin and the the fuse box onto the scuttle panel.

As you can see, there is plenty of wiring to do!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/822.jpg

The dual battery trays are located behind the cabin and recessed into the rear tub:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/818.jpg

These are welded onto the new sills:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/819.jpg


The passenger one will be for the Aux battery - mainly the winch and the drivers side one to hold the main cranking battery:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/820.jpg

Both are made to fit a Genuine D2 Td5 battery:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...011/09/821.jpg