Thread: Our 88 project

Originally Posted by Defender Mike

Just poped in to the panel beaters both guards and bonnet now straight and in undercoat but the bulkhead has been left at the sand blasters. Thats now sorted and should get the bits home this weekend.

Hi Mike,

Who is doing your panel beating for you? I haven't had any luck in finding someone who wants to touch 60 year old Landy panels. How did they repair your parts?

Good to see you making good progress with the beast.

I got a guy just up on Rockingham road "rocky road panels" but wait till i take a realy good look. Thet told me they would doly them but a quicky look on Monday felt more like filler but we shall see when I get back home again this Friday. They are only painted in primer he tigg welded up the cracks around the mirror mount and lower guard support brackets. The bonnet was perfect and right guard was porettygood as well.
Mike

It will be next Wed now i had to fly back to Melbourne for a few days.

Picked up the 2 guards and bonnet now dent free and looking good in grey primer. The bulkhead is back from a trip to the blasters and needs abit more work than I thought but its still not too bad. shopde around a few sheet metal guys here in Perth and I am sure i can get the parts from Radfords cheaper even with the freight. I am calling them shortly this evening.

Here is a couple of pics of the rust removed from the bulkhead. I have ordered my top rail & rubber from Radfords and its now on its way. I couldnt get anyone else interested to do a bulk buy never mind. I tried a few companies that specialise in rust removal but they are way too expensive. So i will do it myself. Just need my local sheety to fold up a peice to fit and weld it in. I pulled some long term soaking bits from the mollassis and painted them with cold galv.Including all the water pump attachment whic came up very well after 6 weeks soaking. Slowly but surely moving ahead but Im not getting much time off of late everyone wants there job finished by Christmas. Im taking an extra 2 weeks off in january to get the chassis cleaned up and painted and then its reassemble time.
Mike