LANDY'S LAST RESTORATION BY ME

**1950landy** · 17th June 2018, 02:19 PM

Photo of radiator over flow tube I fitted yesterday 20180617_141103_001.jpg 20180617_144308.jpg

I have not done much today it is miserable in the garage today with the cold winds blowing up from the southern states , I have been trying to work out why when I push the transfer leaver towards high range it doesn't always fully engage .

I think I have worked out what is going on but I need to work out how to fix it. What I have found is the peak of the nut on the end of the selector shaft that's holds the link for the selector that the leaver ball fits into is hitting on the pivot for the freewheel control stopping the leaver from moving completely forward. I may have to pull the leaver back out & see if I can get rid of some of the wear in the linkages . I may have to build up the end of the pivot were it pushes on the end of the shaft so the nut doesn't hit 1st. That will be a good for tomorrow if the wind dies down , don't feel like crawling around on the cold cement floor in the wind today anyway plus my rechargeable light has gone flat & it is hard to see. ( Is that a good enough excuse

) We will see what tomorrow brings.

**1950landy** · 19th June 2018, 03:56 PM

A couple of small jobs today.
1st was to re wire the trafficators so the R/H one comes on when the switch is switched to the R/H side & vice verser .20180619_113641_001.jpg 20180619_113618.jpg 20180619_113632_001.jpg

Can any one tell me why when I put the photo's on here the photo's get turned on there side

, has just started doing it the last few days.

Also refitted the R/H floor after fixing the stop light switch & transfer leaver linkages.

I also striped the old paint off the wind screen wiper motor , etch primed , primed & top coated it in black.

I also fitted all the missing bolts from around the body after the bolt co some more bolts to finish the job.

I have also been looking at what I can do with the rubber hose between the carby & air filter . As I said earlier I have not been able to find a supplier for the round to oval hose except for one in the UK who has one & wants an arm & a leg to supply & post.

I have a friend who bought a couple when he was last in the UK & he is going to send me one , hopefully it is the correct one .

There is not a lot more to do to Landy now but all these little jobs seam to take up a heap of time.

I was also going through my parts today & found this Rover Gauge , Water Temp / Oil Pressure , if I can find some were to mount it that doesn't look out of place I will take it to Otto's Instruments & get it cleaned & checked & a capillary tube fitted to the Water Temp gauge. 20180619_154850_001.jpg

**JDNSW** · 20th June 2018, 08:07 AM

These gauges were an option, fitted as standard to Australian 2a diesels. They were usually fitted in an extra panel to the right of the instrument panel - rounded edges like the instrument panel if the dealer used the factory option, but more commonly in a simple flat bit of aluminium.

**1950landy** · 20th June 2018, 08:33 AM

They also fitted some Rover cars . My 80" has the ovel dash & I don't want to cut holes in it . There is not a lot of room left on the bulk head to mount the gauges what with the heater & demister hoses . I also have an oil level float & twin gauge out of a P3 Rover some were , I will have a look & see if I have room to fit booth the gauges .

**1950landy** · 24th June 2018, 01:42 PM

Took a nother brake from Landy this weekend to go to Two Days Of Thunder at Qld Raceway.
20180623_102247_001.jpg 20180623_122809_001.jpg 20180623_122743_001.jpg Brake fire . 20180623_122642_001.jpg 20180623_122825_001.jpg 20180623_122836_001.jpg

**1950landy** · 24th June 2018, 01:53 PM

20180623_093247_001.jpg 20180623_092601_002.jpg 20180623_092653_001.jpg 20180623_092813_001.jpg 20180623_092742_001.jpg 20180623_092724_001.jpg

Car 88 belonged to Glen Seton & his son & driven by his son being instructed by glen from the pit lane it was the quickest Trans Am there on the weekend finished every race the length of the straight in front of second place getter.

Glen is standing behind the vehicle on the left. The BMW 2002 Ti is my brothers .

**1950landy** · 24th June 2018, 01:58 PM

A couple didn't fair too well .20180623_122312_001.jpg 20180623_122414_001.jpg 20180623_122436_001.jpg
Then there was the nice & not so nice 20180623_092919_001.jpg 20180623_092527_001.jpg

**1950landy** · 24th June 2018, 02:10 PM

Grupe N cars waiting for them to clean up the mess from the Trans Am cars. 20180623_152052_001.jpg 20180623_152118_001.jpg 20180623_152143_001.jpg
Another that was in the same incident as the other two 20180623_122353_001.jpg Had damage to front guard , door & sill It also had a mechanical issue as came back to pits on tilt tray & didn't go back out for later races. THERE WAS NO DRIVER INJURED IN THIS INCIDENT.

Some more fine machines 20180623_122918_001.jpg 20180623_102312_001.jpg

It was too hard getting any action on the track just using my phone.

**1950landy** · 25th June 2018, 03:04 PM

After Mowing , washing the pavers & cleaning windows Ect today, it is my wife's turn to have Bitch & Stich ( she 's a quilter) I got a couple of jobs done late this after noon.
!st was to finish the door seals 20180625_150526.jpg they are not the correct ones but look good enough . I will buy the correct ones next time I order something from Craddocks. Al so painted the rivet on the backing strips
2nd job was to put the penny back on the R/H front guard were the brace attaches to the guard 20180625_152204.jpg I fitted a fibre washer behind the penny to stop corrosion .

**1950landy** · 28th June 2018, 03:57 PM

I picked up the new air cleaner hose my mate sent me from post office today. 20180628_161008_001.jpg it was to replace this 20180628_162226_001.jpg there was a tare on booth sides if the convolute , I suppose only to be expected after 68 years. 20180628_162025.jpg looks like I need to fix up the paint on the carby horn.

Also refitted the latches on the seat box lids. 20180627_142933.jpg 20180627_144440.jpg looks like I need to fix up the paint on the front of the seat box , the scratches are were I removed the floor to repair the gear selector problem I had. Grrrrrrr.

I think I only now need to fit the front prop shaft then go through every thing to see if I have missed anything or left any bolts out or loose then I should be finished. Just in time to take Landy to Samford Show on the 14th - 15th of July. May have a look at my water pump & see if it needs tarting up as I want to take my pump display this year to celebrate the LR 70th. Two days running the PTO pumping water sure glazes up the bores , but a good hard drive home soon de glazes it.

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THIS SIMBLE IS FROM MY WIFE

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