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

Great to see an update Sitec!

Cheers
Gaz

Originally Posted by Gaz69

Great to see an update Sitec!

Cheers
Gaz

Speaking of updates....how’s the 6.6 coming along?

butundede

Originally Posted by Gaz69
Great to see an update Sitec!

Cheers
Gaz



Speaking of updates....how’s the 6.6 coming along

The twin cab or my extracab? Twincab is on hold until i finish the extracab 100%. Need to get back to work $$$ so projects on hold at the moment.

Cheers
Gaz

Hello all! Another long break in the process but we’re back at it again, though only for a few months as the painter has let us down. Thanks Inc for processing my subscription renewal at a much faster pace than this build is taking too!!😂😂 So when we left off, I’d got the bulk of the modifications done which meant I could get on with prepping stuff for paint. However, we have limited access to our workshop at home as our house is currently rented out and has been for the past 3 years. We do have limited access though and our tenants are super cool so I went in with a borrowed Ute and trailer and collected our ‘Land Rover’.IMG_3935.jpgIMG_3936.jpg

As it’s been so long in the making, SWIMBO (or ‘Wifetec’ as she’s known on other platforms) has had plenty of time to consider colours… First it was yellow, then it was to be the same grey as our Overland Truck, but she’s finally settled on a classic colour…

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RAL 6019 Pastel Green will be the main colour, which matches the vehicle pictured. We were told that RAL 1013 Oyster White was the correct colour match for Land Rover Limestone, but have since learned that RAL 1015 is Land Rover Limestone, so the painter is under instruction to use this white for the lid and wheels instead.

Next up was to prep the chassis for painting. This involved several hours on the wash bay with sand paper, Scotch-Brite pads and the steam cleaner. With all the muck and loose stuff removed, I sorted out the towbar assembly and finished welding the modifications around the power steering box, and then left the chassis to dry in the sun for a day. Next up was etch primer and finally a satin black top coat.

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With the chassis painted, it seemed like a corner had been turned. Things were no longer old and rusty. From here we could progress with clean stuff!

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With the chassis safely back at home, I could turn my attention to the engine, gearbox and transfer case. By this time, ‘Wifetec’ was back from the UK and into cleaning, stripping and priming things like bonnet catches, bonnet hinges, pedal boxes, track rods, the props I fabricated some 10 years ago etc. While she was busy with that, I set about cleaning the Tdi engine, and then changing the cam belt, rear main seal, front pulley seal and oil filter. This then led onto wanting to fit the engine to the chassis. It was at this point we both realise that the gearbox, transfer box and handbrake assembly etc were all in a box buried within the entire contents of the house! A morning spent shifting crates and boxes with the tractor had them found, cleaned and fitted to the chassis behind the engine!

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You can see the stack of boxes behind the Land Rover… The gearbox and transfer case were in the bottom box closest to our donor truck cab! Always the way eh! Next up was the exhaust system that had sat on the top shelf in the workshop gathering dust with all the panels, wheels and PAS box.

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As we are bolting all this stuff I’d fabricated on, I’m busy trying to remember what bolts I’d used, what needed cleaning up and painting etc! This project has been on the go for far too long!

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With the exhaust system in, and the power steering box in, it was time to think about the disk brake conversion! Apologies about some of the pictures being the wrong way around… For some reason they turn as I upload them.

Hi Mate,

Wow it’s been so long! How have you been! So much has happened (with me that is) - I hope that you are well and have been enjoying life!

Cheers,
Grey Ghost - aka Tom