Thread: New project, Desert S1 find

From factory they are slightly off plane the other yoke, I have other shafts (all floggedout) and when you align the arrows they are about one spline out, I'm guessing it probably doesn't make much difference anyways as the shafts are not spinning that fast on a series one and plus it is a swb so not as if it is a long shaft spinning out of whack at high speed

Originally Posted by justinc

Wow what a find! !. Recently was driving aimlessly atound Araluen and Larapinta checking out the burbs, and csme across a few gems stashed in carports snd driveways... a couple of possibly genuine Sandmans for starters!!!. There was also a monaro coupe body shell not far from the train station in a workyard...😍

Jc

It amazing what's in people's yards here...being so isolated there are time warp left overs still laying around out in the bush...lots around aboriginal communities, just logistically very expensive to get them out

Finished this today before and after photo....I am chasing a flat belt pulley if anyone has one

Originally Posted by pzs

It amazing what's in people's yards here...being so isolated there are time warp left overs still laying around out in the bush...lots around aboriginal communities, just logistically very expensive to get them out

DId a bit of work out that way a couple years ago. I used to always go and have a look at stations wrecking yards. One I remember had an early 80” with green painted chasis,mostly complete car. The same area of wrecks there was a Blitz that would make a good project. They said it was Albert Namatjira’s, he used to drive it round the countryside to get scenic spots to paint.

Originally Posted by Fourgearsticks

DId a bit of work out that way a couple years ago. I used to always go and have a look at stations wrecking yards. One I remember had an early 80” with green painted chasis,mostly complete car. The same area of wrecks there was a Blitz that would make a good project. They said it was Albert Namatjira’s, he used to drive it round the countryside to get scenic spots to paint.

Do you recall what station had the 80"?

Originally Posted by pzs

Do you recall what station had the 80"?

Yoo have a PM

Originally Posted by pzs

Couple of photos original owner sent to me, late 50's early 60's, the early road train photo is now Alice Springs Bunnings store location.

Now that is some road train, the donk in the prime mover would have known what a hard days work was.
Had the Landy just been delivered on it?
It would be early sixties photo as the FB Holden was released in 1960, and the EK in 1961.

If only these two old series Land Rovers you have picked up could talk, they would certainly have some tales to tell.
Following your thread with interest.

Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by Fourgearsticks

DId a bit of work out that way a couple years ago. I used to always go and have a look at stations wrecking yards. One I remember had an early 80” with green painted chasis,mostly complete car. The same area of wrecks there was a Blitz that would make a good project. They said it was Albert Namatjira’s, he used to drive it round the countryside to get scenic spots to paint.

A mate used to manage a big property up in the far north of SA, and the tip on the place had every tractor, truck, car, etc. that had finished it's working life there. Most were like the day they were parked up, just surface rust and sun baked, due to the minimal rainfall and extreme heat.

Cheers, Mick.