Thread: Shonky's '58 Series II SWB

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Shonky

You'll have a great time there, regarding the firewall you can use one from any S2/s2a up to 1967. Couple of places you should keep your eyes on for 2nd hand parts: Land Vehicle Spares out at Silverdale and Hilton Pollard up at Colo Heights. Although that said, try west of the Blue Mountains because the rust is less on that side. Give "Master Chief" a PM, he often knows where to find them.

Also JohnE, he recently bought some stuff from Bathurst, maybe there is still a good firewall out there at the wrecker where he got the S3 from, there were a few in the yard.

C Ya
Diana

Thanks for that Diana.

Hilton Pollard... why do I know that name?

I concur Re: staying West if possible. I got this truck from Gresford (near Singleton) but I think a fair bit of the rot happened when I brought it back to Sydney and it sat abandoned in the grass. It was probably always there, but dormant enough in the dry climate.

Oops.

Originally Posted by Shonky

"...As I said above, I am no expert and the aim of this restoration is to keep one more Landy on the road and almost more importantly, for me to LEARN! "

G'day Shonk,

My sentiments exactly!

I'm a newbie too - just convinced the missus that a SII ute will look lovely on the front lawn while we finish driveway (Which it does!) ! [Not sure if she was still impressed when I bought a second ute as donor - 67 SIIa:angel !! ]

I'm interested to see whether you go for a "full restore" or "repair". I like the idea of restoring it mechanically but leaving exterior "as is". But time (and money?) will tell. As lovely as an "original" looks, it's always tempting to upgrade - bigger brakes, synchro gearbox, electrics, neagitvie earth-alternator, wipers, 5 bearing motor, parabolic springs...

Sound like you've got a lot of "fun" ahead. Good Luck - look forward to your progress. Lot's of pics please!


Haven't struck a blow but here are some pics of what's ahead for me.

G'Day Paul!

She's a nice looking beast! I want to do a ute or trayback next up. Maybe a Series III or Stage 1. Then again, I also want to do a Series I next. And a 107 station wagon. And a Cuthbertson. And a bloodbox. and a... you get the idea. Haha!

Have you got a running log of your build up going? Would love to watch the progress and share experiences and grazed knuckles!

I don't think I would leave the exterior "as is" entirely. At very least it needs a respray so the bare aluminium and technicolour panels are all consistent! I'm not sure though wether I will panel beat out the dings (theres not too many really) or just leave it a bit rough. Then again, I want to learn how to fix dents anyway so I might do it regardless!

I'm focussing mostly on preservation first, and am planning to look at persistant problem areas with SIIs and make a few modifications if I can to mitigate the issues. (Not sure how yet - watch this space!)

I'm sticking to the OE gear (brakes etc) at the moment due to my pitiful budget, but as time goes on I can save up and add goodies to it later.

What year model is your project?

Chassis Numbers. Are they sequential?

My Chassis number is 1638XXXXX (the "X"s being representative of the serial number. Is it okay to put your chassis number on the internet?)

so in theory, if my serial number was, say... 00258, would that mean that my Landy was the 258th Landy built in that year? (4th no.) that model? (2nd/3rd no.) or is it all random and irrelevant?

Being a 58 it is an early SII, but I'm just trying to work out if it was a really early SII.

Originally Posted by Shonky

Chassis Numbers. Are they sequential?

My Chassis number is 1638XXXXX (the "X"s being representative of the serial number. Is it okay to put your chassis number on the internet?)

so in theory, if my serial number was, say... 00258, would that mean that my Landy was the 258th Landy built in that year? (4th no.) that model? (2nd/3rd no.) or is it all random and irrelevant?

Being a 58 it is an early SII, but I'm just trying to work out if it was a really early SII.

Andrew

Hard to say about the numbers - yes they are sequential, but whether they came off the assembly line in sequence is another question.

I have several S2B's one is 33100095a which came off the Solihull assembly line at the end of January 1968 I also have 33100105a although it came off the same assembly line at the end of December 1967.

Cheers
Diana

Originally Posted by Shonky

..........Have you got a running log of your build up going? Would love to watch the progress and share experiences and grazed knuckles!

I don't think I would leave the exterior "as is" entirely. At very least it needs a respray so the bare aluminium and technicolour panels are all consistent! .....................What year model is your project?

Shonky,
Not only am I new to restoring landies.... Only just learnt how to post to newsgroups..Have learnt heaps fromm just reading about others . I'll also learn how to post a log. ...I'm sure there is a help menu somewhere (real men don't read instructions )
My project is the 60 SIIute - very orignial, everything works, but sad chassis
The donor is the 67 IIa former 6cyl - although that also seems too good to break up

Maybe I need a third ute to......................

I agree! Buy another one! :P

By "Log" I just meant what I am doing here. Posting pics and a diary of what I have done. I save this thread regualrly and it will be part of my portfolio on the car so I can look back over the work I have done and if I have kids (god help humanity) I have something to show them.

Just found these oldies, from when I took it up to the farm and it was more or less complete.

It almost didn't make it. On the dirt roads on the way in I hit a deep patch of bulldust and got the whole lot (Patrol with Landy on trailer and tray full of parts) crossed up and sliding.

Caught it luckily. Just...

Anyway. PICS: