Thread: My 1955 86" rebuild.

After a stressfull morning yesterday link below
New South Wales information only!!
I decided it was time to re-spray the tub and get moving as I have stagnated a tad LOL.
The weather this morning said it could get to around 30c, so moved our 110 and swmbo car, wet the concrete where I was going to work, move the Land Rover (it ran out of fuel yesterday, stopped while I was moving it around, electric fuel pump was the hint, buzzing away), untarp it in the shaded area

apply masking tape over the holes to stop small overspray spots, mix the paint etc, run up my smaller compressor, suit up mask on

and get into it.
My glasses soon fogged over with misty paint and I was flying blind for a few minutes, but after about 10 minutes of applying DBG it looked like this

there was just a small amount of paint leftover, and I knew that I didn't have 2 x 1/4" bolts that hold the inside of the guards to the bulkhead supp/bracket, so a quick scrounge through the stockpile of bolts washers etc, and I soon had what I needed, a quick grit blast etch prime/flat black etc then coat one side of the nut/bolt combination in DBG, now just need to roll up the hose and clean the gun, anyway that's been my day, cheers Dennis
ps now tonight I am placing an order with Exmoor trim for the front seats, in Black,,.

Moving along as you do, I moved the land Rover into it's usual spot this morning, and I couldn't find any spots that I had missed in the tub

after moving a few items around and retrieving the 2 outer guards from inside the Bloodbox

set everything up under the carport and do the final coat on the guards

still a little paint left over, so into a clean container and into the fridge

the rims also received their top coat on the inside so far

it's raining now so that's the end of play today, cheers Dennis

I have started to put back into place some of the galv/fittings,

but just when you think you have enough 1/4" nuts/bolts all painted the way that I need them, think again, I was 9 bolts short !!! so I soon fixed that problem, here they are etch primed n painted flat black on the side unseen

some needed to be Silver/galv finish

and two @ DBG/Silver

I have put the top coat finish on the outside face of the rims as well, all I need now is 5 tyres, anyway cheers Dennis

Originally Posted by Dinty

I have put the top coat finish on the outside face of the rims as well, all I need now is 5 tyres, anyway cheers Dennis

Hi Dennis

What do you think of these?

Ref; Tyre 4x4 4WD 6 00 16 Army GPW Willys Jeep BAR LUG D501 | eBay



I would prefer a tyre pattern similar to a Roadtrak major, if they can be found!


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Yes mate, I have to agree, the RTM would be better in the wet on bitumen surfaces, I have been looking at ebay for tyres for some time now, hopefully when the finances build up again after paying for a set of seats from the UK, anyway cheers Dennis

There are Chines copies of RTM's around (Traction something I think) A mate has some in 750/16.

I have some Goodyear Xtra Grips in 650/16 for mine once I've painted yet another set of wheels.

Another warm day here today, 36.5c, damn hot when the heat n glare is reflected off the paint, so I moved the Land Rover under the carport for the relative luxury of shade, still hot but shaded.
I have been adding items to the transom panel over the past few days, I thought I had all the nuts bolts washers etc but I was wrong, so it was a case of running them over with taps n dies, grit blast, etch prime etc and paint whatever colour was required

some of the things in place, waiting on seats from the UK

the gal/strip on top of the transom panel was next to receive attention, pop rivets set in place, then set about setting the solid rivets

the first one is always the most difficult, until you have the tool set at the correct settings, here we are at the halfway mark LOL

and the finished job, well that part anyway

I need to find 2 more of the little knobs that the seat back leather strip is fixed to, I only have 1 of the correct types, the other 2 in the image are S3, but they were in place to help pull down the gal/strip onto the panel, so for that they have served their purpose, anyway that's been my day cheers Dennis
ps in between putting washing on/off the clothes line, helping shift turf, and a full job on the lawn @1300hrs in the heat LOL, that was my choice as I need a full day tomorrow,,.

Hi Dennis

Thanks for the ongoing photos it looks fantastic.

I just went and checked any additional parts I have and I only have one spare of the turned knobs. I am happy to post it up if you are after an authentic piece ( pm me your address ). At least it is one less to track down. Or after seeing your efforts turning other components, this isn't going to be much of a stretch to replicate one.

One question in regard to your temp and oil pressure gauge. What sender unit was fitted for the oil and is it a bolt in piece that replaces the oil pressure switch if that is where you have installed it.

Thanks Brendan