Thread: Bundalenes '51 Restoration

Bump stops, (body dampers) I am confused.

These are the bump stops which came off this vehicle, a 1951 Land Rover 80 inch. They appear to be the same. When I checked the parts book for 1948 to 1951, it lists a different part number for front and back, 239718 for the front and 219583 for the back. The 1953 parts book shows these front and rear.




I think these are 239718's.













I checked a 1950 model and a 1957 model and the bump stops appear to be as for the pic below.







Either way I need one replacement.

Any thoughts ?

I would guess (and it is no more than that) that the pointy ones are correct for 1951, but there are a couple of points to bear in mind -

1. The bump stops may have been changed at some point in its life (fairly unlikely)

2. Landrovers, particularly early ones, quite frequently were delivered with parts that differ from those listed in the parts book, whether due to supply issues, customer request or just "serendipity".

John

JD is correct. The pointy ones are for a 1951, but are impossible to acquire new. You usually only find the metal backing plate still on and it's why so many have the later flat top type these days.

I got a molasses bath going again today, probably still a bit cold. I used about 6:1 water to molasses. The tub is a bit shy of 1.2m x .6m









We cleaned up a pair of brake backing plates and fittings, steering rods and clamps and put them in the brew. See what happens in about a week.




Part of a few car trailers full of bits we brought back from Mudgee. These were literally half buried .









3 steering rods from an 80inch. The only drag link i have which isn't bent







While dis-assembling steering rods, I noted 2 different steering rods, some with a single split and some with 2 splits. Also the clamps are varied, I came across 3 types, some very simple type with a slot, some with a small bolt (1/4 BSF) and some with a 5/16 UNF bolt) These could be a later replacement as they appeared newer.








The tubes are all the same size, some further from the camera




I have no idea which came from the vehicle I am restoring







Erich

Wasn't there some discussion recently about two different types of steering arms, one with a clamp and one with 'something I can't remember at the moment'?

I'm definitely interested in anything to do with molasses baths as I've just bought some molasses ready to set up my own. Your mix seems a bit thicker than most I've read about (not judging coz I don't know nuf to).

Originally Posted by Bundalene

Bump stops, (body dampers) I am confused.

These are the bump stops which came off this vehicle, a 1951 Land Rover 80 inch. They appear to be the same. When I checked the parts book for 1948 to 1951, it lists a different part number for front and back, 239718 for the front and 219583 for the back. The 1953 parts book shows these front and rear.




I think these are 239718's.













I checked a 1950 model and a 1957 model and the bump stops appear to be as for the pic below.







Either way I need one replacement.

Any thoughts ?

i have one here jim

Originally Posted by russellrovers

i have one here jim

Thanks Jim, I have an incomplete 53 model 80 inch, with 2 broken mounts and 2 good ones. I will steal one from there. I was mainly curious which type of mounts belonged to the 51 model.



Thanks again Erich