Thread: LANDY'S LAST RESTORATION BY ME

All was going well today with the painting of the front guards . Primed over the spray putty & allowed about 4 hr to dry then lightly sanded to a smooth finish . I found another blemish in the front of the L/H inner guard so put it aside to repair & paint another day. After wiping down with wax & grease remover I mixed up some op coat & sprayed the 2 X outer guards & the R/H inner .After a couple of hours I mixed up some more top coat with 50% thinners to do the final coat . This is were I went wrong , I forgot to drain the water out of compressor tank & started getting water through the line. Looks like I am going to have to sand them down again after the paint fully drys. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.IMAG1109.jpgIMAG1110.jpgIMAG1111.jpgIMAG1112.jpg I also painted 4 X antique garden seats Mat Black For my daughter a couple can be seen in the back ground.

I also made up a couple of brackets to mount the rear indicator lights, The larger one will also mount the trailer plug. I am going to mount them under the rear X Member just outwards of the plow hitch & inward of the mud flaps.
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Well it's been a wile but did manage to get some time this afternoon. I have been working on my BMW getting it ready to drive down to Tamworth for the North West Rally over the June long weekend. I have found the alternator is not putting out enough charge so not sure which way to go , replace the regulator which also holds the brushes a new one is about $270 or fit a new Alternator at a cost of $850. Problem being is if i replace the regulator & doesn't fix it then I am still up for the cost of the alternator & they won't take the regulator back once I have fitted it. Probable best bite the bullet & buy the alternator. Parts for my 33 year old BMW are harder to get than for my 67 Year old Land Rover
I managed to get the front guards top coated early last week before the major weather event that we were suppose to be getting & didn't happen . This afternoon I managed to bolt the 2 halves of the L/H front guard together & loosely fit it to the car. (Not an easy job by my self trying not to scratch the bulkhead) I also started bolting the R/H guard together , I will finish it tomorrow so I can line up the inner & outer guard properly. IMAG1133.jpg

A bit more done today , R/H guard onIMAG1135.jpg & all bolts tight.

Needed to get BMW ready for Mac Lean's Bridge Sports & Classic Car Festival tomorrow. Then wife wanted her car cleaned . Grrrrrrrr Only cleaned it last week , if she stayed home once in a while it wouldn't get dirty.

It's been 2 months now since I last posted on here. Time fly's when you are retired & every one has some thing for you to do except what you want to do.

I have been doing little bits here & there when I had time , mainly doing adjustments & bleeding brakes , connecting the wires behind the dash & screwing the dash in. I have bolted the tub back n with one bolt in each corner & started removing the galv capping. I am wanting to take it to the Samford Show Car Show on the 15/16th & needed to have it running & be able to fit the seat to the seat box so I could drive it up our street & onto a trailer.IMAG1195.jpgIMAG1196.jpg

After bleeding the air out of the fuel lines the motor fired up on the 1st push of the solenoid.

The last time I called into Keith's ( 123Rover50) place he gave me a rusted 80" fuel tank so I could cut the side out & glue it to the home tank in Landy to make it look like a original tank.

I've been walking around the tank for the last few months looking at it & wondering if it is worth saving. I decided to bite the bullet & have a go at repairing it. IMAG1203.jpg

IMAG1203.jpgI cut along the inside of the side wall & removed the rusted sections, then heated the remaining metal on the flange & slowly removed the remaining metal.IMAG1202.jpgIMAG1204.jpgI have also removed the excess metal on the under side of the flange .

The pressing in the bottom with the drain plug I will remove with a large hole saw & weld it onto the new floor.

Landy is loaded ready to go to the Samford Show. Bonnet is in primer , no floor , windscreen or tailgate. At least people will be able to see how the PTO works with out having to get on there hands & knees.IMAG1210.jpgIMAG1209.jpgIMAG1211_BURST001.jpg

This is the 1st time it has been out of the garage since September last year.IMAG1212.jpgIMAG1213.jpg I will take Landy out Friday then go & pick up a friends 80" which is a bit further advanced than mine & drop it off also.

Have a good one
Give our apologies to Trevor. We have to go to Nambour Hospital again on the Friday. Cant get there.

K