Thread: SWIMBO's Series 2 Tdi.. The beginning!

nice work

This looks like it will tuck neatly behind the Radiator support panel.
Have you had a chat to an engineer with a view to registration compliance? Be interested to know how the converstation went, as I recon the only mod missing is coil springs. All of a sudden Tdi/ power steering/ coils... starts to sound like a 90. I like the heritage look of the series. Great to see the progress.

Yup, the front of the plate that's in front of the steering box will end flush with the Seies 2 front grille. I'm a welder/boilermaker by trade, so structurally everything will be fine. None of the suspension or axles has changed, and it will be all original body. The Tdi is sat on all original mounts. The LT230/LT77 is sat on re manufactured mounts, but they're made on the same format so look like STD. Was not going to say too much to anyone, as it'll b up to scratch with disk brakes and decent radials. Has to be if I'm letting the wife drive it!!

Well, we got back into it today... Probably a good thing the 101 is not here yet!! Time to match the LT230's hand brake to the Series lever assy. Luckily its been upgraded to the Series 3 lever that's a decent length. Anyway, I've managed to make a nice little pivot assembly with return spring and warning light switch that bolts onto existing holes on the Transfer Case. 'A' has a fixed M8 pin that slots into the original drum actuation lever, and 'B' slides into the swivel eye on the handbrake lever. Adjusted the drum up using the adjuster and operated the handbrake. 5 clicks and its solid! Sweet!!

Having done the 'Handbrake Mod' and having had it work so well got me thinking.. There has to be a way with a few links and pivots that I could make up Hi/Low on a lever in the original place, and have the yellow knob for the CDL... Now that'd confuse a few! So, temp refit of the seat base and floor to see where the holes fall.....

Just caught up with this one, Looks like a very neat and well thought out build, keen to see the result of the separate levers for the LT230, cool idea.

I have to ask (realising it may eventually come back to bite me in the ass) is the Mrs really as short as she looks in the first pictures, or is it a small/far away thing.

If you've ever seen Father Ted you'll know what I mean.

Oh, it will... She's giggling tho!! Bit of both, its an ex mil chassis so a lot higher than a std Ser 2, but yes she is fairly short. Makes up for it in attitude tho!! (I'll cop it for that one).. There's a good pic of us both on the wedding day in the "Anonymity be damned" thread in introductions to give u a better idea!!

Well, there's been little progress on SWIMBO's project due to the arrival of the big green monster and the hay season that's fast approaching here in SA. That said, the heavens opened a few days ago and slowed everything down a bit! So, this morning I was just getting into the new fuel tank mounting mfr for the 101 and this voice appears from behind... "I'm bored... Is there any painting to do??". Oh hell yes!! But first things have to be cleaned!!! So a tank wire a brushing she went!! 'Not happy Jan'!!