Thread: My 1955 86" rebuild.

isn't that just really nice over spray?

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

isn't that just really nice over spray?

You're right, the cunning old sod, I didn't even suspect it

Well I have mowed the lawn again LOL and did a 12 hour night shift on Tuesday night/Wednesday, gee that sorta slowed me down a little mainly because of no sleep before or after the shift (38 hours sleep deprivation) but I still managed to half heartedly put some nuts bolts into place to secure the guards, grit blasted two clips to secure the wires from the turn signals

I have needed to fit the bonnet stay as I had been using a short piece of softwood, but shock horror, there was only 1 hole in the inner guard, so out with a pair of dividers measure from the top bolt holding the rad/sup panel insitu, transfer that measurement to the outside of the inner (left) guard, make a small scratch mark, then do the same off the bracket (center to center) hopefully holding the dividers in an open hole and scratch a mark across the other, centerpop it drill (1/16' dia) hole check, damn I'm approx. 3/16" too high, no problems as I intended to open the hole out to 17/64", so with judicious use of my 'milwaulkee drill I managed to get it almost in the right place just a slight touch with a round file and the assembley went into place, now I can lift n lock the bonnet up, without fear of bumping the piece of wood I had been using.
All electrics are connected with the exception of the brake circuit, I have checked all brake fittings to make sure they are tight (no leaks) so I guess the next step is to bleed/adjust the brakes, fit a windscreen wiper n get it on club rego

yes Digger that's the MMMMMMmmmm gunbuggy next to it cheers Dennis

So will you be naming it Dennis?

Bugger,
I dont mean calling it Dennis, I meant will you, Dennis , be giving it a name !!!


Actually, Dennis isnt too bad of a name is it for a s1??

And will you be painting said name on bumper as per your others?

You have left the hardest job to last , getting the air out of the brakes . Have you got a pressure bleeder??

I have both pressure & vacuum bleeding systems as well as the good wife operating the pedal, cheers Dennis

Well this morning I had to put 'Op Rubic's Cube' into play yet again to get the Land Rover where I can work on it without any hindrance and use a trolley jack and axle stands

here it is waiting in the shade while I park the gunbuggy under the carport, the 3 Land Rovers that had to be moved around + a No5 trailer (with all the covers on it)

yesterday afternoon I put some brake fluid in the reservoir only to find about 30 minutes later it has leaked out and was pooling on the chassis under the reservoir, so being like a contorsionist I was able to tighten the union nut just a little, thinking that would do the trick, not so, it leaked again overnight.
So the decision was made to get it out so I could access it with ease and use my garage creeper.
Armed with 2 spanners (11/16" & 9/16"AF open enders) I got back underneath it, 11/16" in my left hand, magnetic torch attached to the chassis under the H/brake chassis mount, 9/16" in my right hand and with much oohing n aaahhhing managed to get my reasonably small hands into place and tightened the union nut approx. 1/4 of a turn, I have refilled the reservoir to the top of the pickup in the base of the reservoir and I just waiting to see if that has done the trick

all dry when I took the image.
I like the look of the vehicle from the rear, it has a slight lean to starboard lol

anyway I think I had best go n check on it now as it's been at least 25 minutes, fingers XXXX'd cheers Dennis

It will be level once on the road , the road camber will sort that out. If not 1/2"lowering block in L/H side.