My first job yesterday was to tidy the garage & give the floor a good wash
Todays job is to start pulling off panels & put Landy on stands.
I have owned Landy since September 1990 & over a 3year period carried out a full restoration , including extensive rust repairs to the chassis having it back on the road in 1990.
Back then there was no AULRO to ask for help & not many restoration books on S1 Land Rover's . I was told to contact Anthony Maeder who was in Melbourne at the time which I did & received a very helpful back from him ( I still get that letter out some times to read it) I also joined the Rover Car Club Qld.
Over the last 29 years I have realised there are things I did not do correct that needs correcting & I have not had to carry out any major repair work.
In the last 6 months I have started to have a few electrical issues , a couple of oil leaks around the gear box & I know the brakes will need going through ( I think after 26 years the cylinders will need re kitting ) there is also an oil leak into the L/H rear brake drum. The paint is starting to get a lot of chips & is starting to look like camouflage.
Every time I read Dinty's restoration I think I have to do some thing with Landy before I can't do it. ( I blame Dinty for this ) ( Don't really blame him but his restoration sure helped to make my decision )
My first job yesterday was to tidy the garage & give the floor a good wash
Todays job is to start pulling off panels & put Landy on stands.
Well I spent about 3hr working on the old girl, removed front guards ,radiator & front panel & front brake drums. I didn't use any never seize on any of the bolts last time thinking I wouldn't be pulling her down again , that was my first mistake last time & I have a mixture of BS & metric bolts so have to keep changing spanners.
There is no play in any of the swivel pins, on oil leaks at the ball hubs , tie rods but they will new boots. Shackle bushes still look good . I am surprised there are no leaks at the wheel cylinders so I will strip them & check the sleeves & fit new kits, the linings are hardly worn & drums look OK.
The vehicle details are
1950 LAND ROVER
Chassis No 0610 3789
Eng No 06104131
Gear Box No 0610 4144
F /Diff No 5259R759/10.414
R /Diff No 745311/56
The wheels, radiator & all the electrical are date stamped 10/49
I had nuffin to do with anything LOL, your little truck is 4 months (near enough) younger than me, I do wish now I had looked around 35 years ago for a 7/49 80" cheers Dennis
ps Looking forward to seeing the progress,,.
Good onya Wayne.
Gotta keep busy
Keith
Thanks Jim, I will wait untill I have a list & order from UK
Hi Keith,
Can you beleave its been almost 30 years since I bought Landy from you. I remember when Meryll & I drove down your street & she saw the L/R sitting in your drive way she said LETS NOT STOP & I said its looks better than I expected.
Hi Dennis,
Landy is very close to thr same age as me, I was born 25 / 1 / 1950 . I dont think it will ever be as good as one of your restorations . I am quite supprised from what I have seen so far that there hasnt been too much wrong so far . As Keith said I need to keep dooing things, the BMW I bought to replace the MGBGT doesnt need any major work & your restoration has inspired me to do Landy correct.
Search AULRO.com ONLY! |
Search All the Web! |
---|
|
|
Bookmarks