Resto without body paint

It's nice to see that not everyone wants to completely 'restore' their Series 1. The patina of a well used example does add to it's character....

There are a few things I want to fix on mine like re-painting the steering wheel so my hands don't turn black whenever I drive it and overhauling the governor so that I can try out the PTO welder. Otherwise the plan is just running repairs to keep it on-the-road and safe (well relatively safe) to drive.

Colin

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Originally Posted by russellrovers

hi cris you are doing the right thing i have cut chassi up look perfect from outside but razor thin on the out back trip we didthe washout that was hidden by dust would have bent the chassis the springs also took a pounding as you know rust begins from the inside a good dose of waxol is the way to go good luck jim

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hi Jim, interesting story about the washouts hidden by dust, must of been a bumpy ride? was the trip allot of fun?

i wouldnt mind trying some waxol never used it. I have used PPC's SW2 oil and Lanolin spray as well. i made a special tool that can spray the inside of the chassi, i did this to my 55 series 1. Rusting from the inside out over the years sometimes goes un noticed and should be done after any chassi repair or restoration.

Cheer Chris

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Originally Posted by gromit

It's nice to see that not everyone wants to completely 'restore' their Series 1. The patina of a well used example does add to it's character....

There are a few things I want to fix on mine like re-painting the steering wheel so my hands don't turn black whenever I drive it and overhauling the governor so that I can try out the PTO welder. Otherwise the plan is just running repairs to keep it on-the-road and safe (well relatively safe) to drive.

Colin

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hey Colin,

your Landy is awesome, i remeber coming back from Cooma 08 i passed you in my Rangie near Warrigul, it definitley has allot of character i still remember people in other cars passing, their heads turned as you were crusing along!

cheers,

Chris

Thanks Chris,

My backside still remembers the trip very well with the hard suspension and equally hard seat bases.
Hours & hours of concentration to keep it on the correct side of the road (running crossplys doesn't help).
Driving at 50MPH on the shoulder to allow cars to pass on the single lane sections.
People approaching from behind way too fast because they cannot judge your speed and assume you are doing 100KPH.

The good points....the people we met, the cars we saw, car & truck drivers tooting as they went past on the way there & back.

Fortunately my Father-in-law shared the driving, he was 70 at the time and said after the trip that he'll go to the 70th celebration if he's still around. Not sure yet if we'll drive the Series 1 to Cooma again but there is every possibility.



Colin

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Originally Posted by chris1983rangie

hi Jim, interesting story about the washouts hidden by dust, must of been a bumpy ride? was the trip allot of fun?

i wouldnt mind trying some waxol never used it. I have used PPC's SW2 oil and Lanolin spray as well. i made a special tool that can spray the inside of the chassi, i did this to my 55 series 1. Rusting from the inside out over the years sometimes goes un noticed and should be done after any chassi repair or restoration.

Cheer Chris

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hi cris alot of hard driving regards jim

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Originally Posted by gromit

It's nice to see that not everyone wants to completely 'restore' their Series 1. The patina of a well used example does add to it's character....

There are a few things I want to fix on mine like re-painting the steering wheel so my hands don't turn black whenever I drive it and overhauling the governor so that I can try out the PTO welder. Otherwise the plan is just running repairs to keep it on-the-road and safe (well relatively safe) to drive.

Colin

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your pto welder wouldn't be one of those nice lincon 10kva jobbies?

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Originally Posted by HBWC

your pto welder wouldn't be one of those nice lincon 10kva jobbies?

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Nope,

It's a home made one using an ex disposals aircraft generator and a couple of home made electrical chokes. It also has what looks like a forge blower to cool the generator.
Previous owner had it working but the governor has an oil leak and the pulley has a hairline fracture. Need to get a replacement pulley made and fix the oil leaks before trying it out.


Colin