Thread: And so the restoration begins...

UPDATE TIME!!!!

to start the day off nicely, rick told me he had some small bits for the S1 which he picked up in melbourne whilst he was down..


SCORE!

always good to put wrench time in with an inspiration nearby! this is Rick's S1... engine currently going a rebuild.

tried to suss out the fuel pump..

it looked like the original one but further investgation shows its a 'harting' which we found is a german brand... it's the same as the SU as the SU points worked on it!!...

however the trouble we're having iwth it is when the bottom is off, it will click and pump fine. When the bottom is on, it wont pump at all. We've tried adjusting it. but no go at all. It clicks a bit but not enough to pump at all... Can anyone guide me on how to adjust it? or should I just rebuild/buy another? its like 80 pounds for a new one though.





But luckily for me there was another fuel pump in the engine bay (not original) which we managed to get to work... Changed some fuel lines as it was spilling and added some gaskets so the fuel no longer spills...

But you obviously know what it means when the fuel pump works right??

Land Rover Series 1 first time running on its own power - YouTube

BOOOYAAHHHHHHHHHHHh
its officially alive and running on its own power. The fuel pump works. (well atleast the temporary one in there) the ignition is fine, the generator charges up as it should...

HECK THE HORN AND HEADLIGHTS WORK AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 28 YEARS!!!! lol blows a bit of smoke and I need to investigate the chugging in the engine ( I was told worst case could be a bent valve but changing it out isn't too hard I've been told) But I'm not complaining...

I also got around to changing the rod for the hand brake which now works. That means I can drive the car up to his shed and start working on the brakes. I'm just on the hunt or brake parts now and I'm about to start ordering bits here and there.... But otherwise... today I'm a VERY HAPPY BOY.

I think for the price I got this its turning out REALLY GOOD. I have no plans of touching the body. I just want it drivable and road registered. Keep it as original as I can.

BTW transmission is fine. So is the clutch. I was able to move it around forward and back without any drama.




Before I bid him farewell until his new parts arrive.

i took the brake master off to get it rebuilt too.

re youre su "like" fuel pump heres a few pdf's that may assist in geting it up and going.. SU Fuel Pump Articles
Fuel Sender Repair
might be serviceable yet
cheers mark

I repaired mu SU just for the novelty. It is too worn to be robust so I took the valves out and use a modern exec pump in line by the tank.

Good luck with it. They have a name for un reliability but it's the inactivity between uses, and reincarnations that kill them. In reality you wouldn't expect any component with moving parts and a diaphragm to work for 60 years.

right, time to get this old boy on the road soon. been on hiatus again for sometime. I just stareted work for JLR and was advised by our parts dept that we can still get parts for it so depending on the price the parts come to I might tow it into work on saturday and get it going!

Originally Posted by LoveB

I just stareted work for JLR

Does that mean we can pick on you or poke fun at you at LR club meetings?

Originally Posted by garrycol

Does that mean we can pick on you or poke fun at you at LR club meetings?

possibly... it was afterall a better offer than my last job. and so far it seem sto be all good. i had mine serviced today and they did more than they had to


and my saving grace is i get to see/drive the new models too. lol but yes, even they said it's probably hard to get even half the club to come in for a service! lol

towed the old boy into work. should start to get fun

Well done. I have had my 80" for many more years and made much less progress.