looks very interesting
Following on from the interest shown in another thread I thought I'd post a few pictures of my Series 1 that's fitted with a home made PTO welder.
DSCF4232 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
I purchased the Series 1 just prior to the 60th celebrations at Cooma and with my father-in-law as co-driver managed to get it there and back under it's own steam.
Camping on the airfield at Cooma
DSCF3642 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
The original owner carried out many modifications to the vehicle during it's life. Early on it was used for recovering vehicles and carrying out site welding jobs, when he retired it was used for fishing trips to the Bemm River and was fitted out with a bed and storage system. It was also regularly on the Frankston boat ramp.
I've met the original owners grandson but unfortunately the family have no pictures of it during their ownership.
There are many modifications that have been carried out over the years, some modifications have been modified again as the usage changed.
A few of the main ones are :-
Home made canvas covered plywood hardtop.
Home made PTO welder.
Storage system.
Bed that stretches from the bulkead to the rear door.
Coil over addition to the leafsprings.
Flywire screens for the front windows (so you can leave them open when you're sleeping in the vehicle).
Extra gearlever
Holden carby.
Roofrack to carry a tinny, outboard and fuel tanks.
Wiper mechanism from a period British car.
Auxilliary fuel tank.
Home made door locks.
Aircraft generator (we think) & forge blower running off PTO.
DSCF5831 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
Electrical choke on chassis rail.
DSCF1635 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
Spot the extra gearlever.
extra gearlever by Colin Radley, on Flickr
The welder hasn't been fired up by myself yet. The previous owner used it to repair fences around his property but the governor was leaking then I found the pulley was cracked. The pulley has been replaced now, the leather seal replaced with a modern one and it now holds oil so I'll get round to trying it out sometime soon.
Currently the main fuel tank is out and I need to find time to repair it but I can still use it because of the auxilliary tank.
It's on full rego (much to my wife's disgust) and gets used occasionally.
I'll post a few more pictures when I get time.
Colin
Last edited by gromit; 18th July 2017 at 03:42 PM.
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
looks very interesting
Looks like a cabinheater on the floor pasenger side
Yes Mike, there is a heater. Not the usual Smiths type I haven't found a 'brand' on it but I haven't done much other that use it....
The home made hardtop has a double vent on top that can be raised from inside, both sides are flywired.
Window flywires are stored above the driver and above the passenger are the pieces of board needed to fill in where the passenger seats are (I'll post some more photo's to explain further). If you look in the photo below just above the instrument panel is a large voltmeter. I was told to get this up to about 60V-70V on the hand throttle and then the current from the welder can be adjusted by the control at the back of the car. There's a lovely pink light to illuminate the voltmeter at night.
There is a small overhead locker above passenger & driver.
Welder 5 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
The louvres on the side of the hardtop were for a stove & gas fridge which were removed before I got the vehicle.
I love the little access door with a small window for lighting the fridge and checking the pilot is still alight.
DSCF2526 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
More to follow.
Colin
Last edited by gromit; 18th July 2017 at 03:44 PM.
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
Hi there Colin
This is a nice little unique truck - thanks for the pictures.
All the best
Wayne
I wonder if the previous owner was a sheet metal worker or airframe fitter lots of nice elittle touches.
Excellent pictures thank you...
You don't mention the unique mirror mount - hopefully in the "more to follow". John
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
You've got a good memory John, I'll have to cover that later on....
I've already mentioned that the vehicle seemed to have different uses throughout it's life with the first owner. On the side where the louvres are you can see where there was a window in the past. The roof is canvas covered plywood but I did discover some fibreglass repairs when I was fixing the rot in the timbers when I first got it.
Being a shorty it's a problem to get a bed inside but the original owner came up with a solution.
There is a bench seat down the side but the top is two sheets of plywood. Clipped to the body above the bench seat are some long brackets.
DSCF2537 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
Take the top bracket and attach to the bulkhead behind the seats, open up the top of the bench seat (the two halves are held together with a piano hinge) and you have a short bed.
DSCF2538 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
Now fold down the passenger seats, take the other two brackets and fit them between the bulkhead behind the driver and the 'dashboard'. Take the plywood panels down from above the passenger and complete the bed.
DSCF2539 by Colin Radley, on Flickr
Some of these pictures date back to when I first purchased the Series I, I'll have to take some more to cover a lot of the other 'extras' fitted (including the door mirror).
Some parts were missing like the poles for the rear awning, some clamps on the roofrack etc. Also it would have been nice to have the gas fridge, stove, tinny, outboard motor etc.
Colin
Last edited by gromit; 18th July 2017 at 03:46 PM.
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
What an interesting post!
What an interesting car!
It is always fascinating for me to see how others have adapted their Rovers to suit their needs and to see what they were used for so long ago.
What are your plans for it Colin?
Cheers Charlie
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