Thread: Before and After Pics

Some more pics

Putting the top on






The 200kgs needed in the back to compress the parabolics to get the correct ride height. With use, hopefully the springs will settle a bit and the weight will not be needed.


All tucked in and ready for bed




Garry

First club trip - arriving at the destination - 57km from home:

In the lineup with 2 of the other participants that will meet in Broken Hill:

Hi Drifter excellent pics, lookas a treat.
Can I get some info to help me with the resto of my 58 s 1
1) Where did you source the bars and cross members for the soft top, are these original or did you make up new ones
2) the reco'd windscreen wiper looks flash, what did you do?
3) What kind of rubber did you use between the firewall/bulkhead and the windscreen.

Rowan

Originally Posted by Rowan

Hi Drifter excellent pics, lookas a treat.
Can I get some info to help me with the resto of my 58 s 1
1) Where did you source the bars and cross members for the soft top, are these original or did you make up new ones
2) the reco'd windscreen wiper looks flash, what did you do?
3) What kind of rubber did you use between the firewall/bulkhead and the windscreen.

Rowan

I can answer that

The soft top hood bows and door frames were donated from this series 1


The windscreen wiper motor was a refurbished, lubricated and painted silver by Drifter in his lounge room (garage).

If I remember correctly the rubber used was the old one that was on the car - so the big question is - will it leak in the rain

Drifter or Toad will be able to provide specific details on where parts were obtained.

Garry

Thanks Old Man

Hi Rowan,

Toad is the owner and really should be answering the questions - but he's not here and we are and we have spent a lot of time on the vehicle - so we sorta know most of the story...

Yeah - the hood bows came from a local source.

The windscreen wiper - I completely rebuilt it, refurbing where necessary - I have a couple more to do, too, and will do them sometime soon and pack them away into my spares boxes. There is not a lot of info around about them - what is available seems to have disappeared now the REMLR data has been 'locked away' - and one of the great sources of info was in the REMLR area - and that resource is probably not as available as he once was... he was a huge help when I did the first one and we co-conspired a bit on sourcing spare parts internationally for the wipers.

A keen eye/rivet counter would tell you that it is a Series 2 wiper on a Series 1 - and that is true. If they feel like providing a Series 1 wiper - have at it. The bloody things are unobtainium at home workshop prices.

The seal you mentioned was not replaced. That will probably happen shortly after his first drive in the rain. We did the vent seals and door seals and just about every other seal you can find on a Series 1 but, for whatever reason, we didn't do that one. I remember discussing it...

Sometime, we are going to completely repaint the body of the vehicle. What you see is some painting that was done on a pretty chilly day 2 years ago - and some quick remedial stuff that was done in the last month. The main idea was to get it looking something like a complete Series 1 and not the mixture of Series 1 parts it is. (I better qualify that. The chassis, engine, gearbox & diffs all came from the same original vehicle. The firewall came from a donor - as did some of the body panels and the steering box/column/wheel.)

If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

While it's looking OK, we are aware of many improvements that can still be made and will be making efforts to complete them all as we get to them. Time is in short supply.

A registered 'work-in-progress' if you like...

G'day Rowan,
On the UK S1 forum there was a discussion about the sealing rubber for the bulkhead about 1-2 years ago and several people mentioned that it is commercially available from a variety of places.

I put my name down to purchase one from someone who was keen to do a manufacturing run, but nothing came of it.

Try Clark rubber perhaps and let us know how you get on please,

Cheers Charlie

I bought my bulkhead sealing rubber to fit my 86" from Dunsfold in the UK was around $68 landed here.