Thread: 53 80" rebuild

Gday all,haven't got much archeived lately as the renos on the house come first,so the chassis + bulk head are ready for sand blasting and that brings me to my first question as to what to paint the chassis in?having read all the posts on here that I could find on the subject I think I'm now more confused than I was before,would like to galv it but don't want to take the risk of it warping,pro 15 sounds to hit and miss,kill rust 3 step I take you can't get in dbg,my cousins a spray painter by trade and is going to give me a hand,but he wants to paint it in 2pac,I'm under the impression that 2 PAC isn't the best thing to paint a chassis with as it very hard and chips easy,any ideas?

Looks good! and the engine and gearbox are still original!!!
Great find. Where did it come from? Around Broken Hill?

Thanks mate,I bought it from a bloke in nth Richmond,he said it had come from inland vic,he was restoring another 80 so it maybe someone one on here not sure.he had wanted some parts for his and I think the deal was if he wanted the parts he had to take the 80 as we'll. a mate and I left at 3am with the car trailer on dogging roos drove 1200km put the 80 on the trailer turned around drove back over the bells line to Bathurst stayed the night at a mates place,got up early the next moring and drove home,it was a long way but it was worth it

looking good. nice to see another survivor

Originally Posted by judd5

...would like to galv it but don't want to take the risk of it warping,...

As long as the chassis is in sound condition with no thin steel, it won't warp.

I have had mine done and there was no distortion at all, but it does weigh a lot more than it used to.

Any spray enamel will be fine on the chassis,

Cheers Charlie

Nice one, you've made good progress as well.

Nothing wrong with galvanizing the chassis but it's 61 years old and has lasted well with out any care. Some penetrol sprayed inside every part of the chassis and a good coat of paint on the outside should see it good for another 61years.

Put penetrol in the top coat of paint as well.

Well things have slow down to a crawl on the 80, as Ive been spending all my time and money on the house and the yard getting it ready for a shed,I have had new front and rear springs made for it,not cheap but the local bloke done a really good job,as my next job is to rebuild the diffs so I can get a rolling chassis just wondering what everyone does for bolts? Ie does anyone is oz do bolt kits?got a price from lr fastners but seemed really really steep to me

You need to buy the book Original Landrover Series1 By James Taylor usually available on Ebay. Good Christmas Present. That will help with colours & lots of coloured photo's & helpful info .
I may be able to help with a fan & may be a s/h master cylinder just need to go through my L/R parts I will let you know.. Problem is I am in Brisbane.