Thread: 1956 Series 1 with PTO welder (home made)

Originally Posted by chazza

Nice work cobber!

Try using Loctite High-temp silicone for the gasket. I have used it with great success on my V8 and finally stopped the exhaust leaks for about 5 years now,

Cheers Charlie

Charlie,

I've never really been a silicon user, had issues in the past (20 years ago) and have stuck with traditional sealants since.
I used a fire clay type exhaust sealant, only a smear.
Just ran her up and apart from some smoke as the fire clay sets and the copper grease burns off she sounds a lot better.

I usually just grease the side cover gaskets but because this had to come off to allow me to tighten the end nuts on the manifold I used a dab of Permatex non-setting at the top corners. The rest of it was greased.

Side cover gasket in position.

DSCN2648 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

Finished and running to cook the exhaust cement.

DSCN2650 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

Just need to remove the steering arm and drop the bottom cap from the steering relay to replace a seal. Then once the weather improves time for a check over and a few local runs.



Colin

Decided to sort out the steering relay today.
I topped it up some time ago but it's decided to leak out all the oil. I haven't touched it since I got it so probably many, many years since any work was done on it.

Dropped the steering arm and removed the collar, all the bolts came undone easily.

DSCN2686 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

DSCN2687 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

Endcap bolts came undone easily.

DSCN2690 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

Degreased all the parts.

DSCN2692 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

The locating collar needed repainting (a bit rusty) but I had one already done from a Series III. Pressed out the old seal which was rock hard and pressed in a new one. Then re-assembled with a new paper gasket and some Permatex non setting gasket cement.

DSCN2693 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

I did consider replacing the top seal but decided to leave that for another day. Just topped up with EP90 via an oil can.

Need to get it out of the shed later in the week and clean it and run through a few checks before taking it out for a run.


Colin

Decided to give the Series 1 a quick check over.

The brakes had started to squeal last time it was used so off with the wheels.
The rears needed the dust cleaned out, both fronts were OK but.......one of the wheel cylinders was weeping. I fitted new cylinders to the rear and just put seal kits through the fronts so time for some replacements.

Other than that everything else checked out OK.

While I had the wheels off I took a couple of pictures of the 'coil over' conversion.

DSCN2827 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

DSCN2828 by Colin Radley, on Flickr



Colin

Hi there, the windscreen wiper motor looks very much like the ones that are fitted to the Mk V Jaguar and I notice that you have the cable drive system for the wipers as well

Cheers Nick

Originally Posted by Charlie's brother

Hi there, the windscreen wiper motor looks very much like the ones that are fitted to the Mk V Jaguar and I notice that you have the cable drive system for the wipers as well

Cheers Nick

Nick,

Another of the many modifications by the first owner.
His Granson said he thought the wiper system was from a period British car but didn't know exactly what.

Like the auxilliary fuel tank, don't know what the donor vehicle was but the filler neck has been moved to suit the Land Rover and the sender works directly with the Land Rover gauge. There is a changeover switch on the dash that changes which fuel pump is used and also which sender connects to the gauge.


DSCN1752 by Colin Radley, on Flickr

DSCF3446 by Colin Radley, on Flickr


Colin

G'day Gromit

Yup! remember that from Cooma 08 I went down with Incisor,that windscreen wiper motor looks like Series 3 (2nd type) also common to Morris 1100's etc, and possibly 2 dr RRC's, as are the fuel tank with changed filler, and the coil-over same as my 85 RRC.

I too hope to be fit enough to go to the 70th,age being my drawback

cheers

Originally Posted by UncleHo

I too hope to be fit enough to go to the 70th,age being my drawback

cheers

What Uncle? Too young to go??

FLU has gone......







The rego has now changed and it's on Club Permit.

Every year I was getting grief from SWMBO, now it's gone from $600 for full rego to $69 for 45days permit. I doubt whether I'll use all 45 days but if I do I can add another 45days.

The Club Permit system is the way to go (in VIC anyway). Either join a club or form your own and get it approved by VicRoads.



Colin