Meet "Len"

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Originally Posted by cjc_td5

Hi All.
One strengthening gusset at the rear of my tub has been torn and broken as below.

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Does anyone have a spare or busted tub that this bracket could be salvaged from??? It is easy enough to remove by drilling out the spot welds.

Happy to pay costs/postage etc or travel to Perth to pick up.....

Cheers,

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it wouldn't be that hard to make if you can make a copy of the right hand side one from a bit of decent timber, cut a bit of ally to the rough shape and hammer the curved part in.
just be careful how you drill out the spot welds, do not drill larger than 3/16 inch and chisel the piece off with care.
you can beat up the new bit and rivet it on with countersunk rivets.
I think I might be a bit far away to help you, but an airline ticket would get me there if you wish.

"Could someone who has the rubber buffers to stop the doors swinging into the the front guards measure up the diameter and height so I can turn up a couple on the lathe?"


I've enjoyed reading this thread mate + the pics.


Just went out and measured the door stop and I have 1.4cm height & 2.4cm width . Mine are convex so I measured as best I could to the centre from the bodywork. I have a 57. Not sure if the stops are original or not , but no reason to believe otherwise.
cheers,
D

Its' been a little while (again) since my last update....
Well the 86" is now on the road. I had a deadline to get it registered to participate in a club event in September. There was a huge rush of all of the little things required to get a vehicle from drive-able to road ready, including mirrors, mudflaps, sort some shocks & bump stops etc etc etc. Anyway it passed its pits inspection first time. I think the inspector was more bemused at the vehicle and he spent more time checking numbers than anything else. Didn't even take it for a road test. Ha, I did make sure it was a wet day and left the roof off though...

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It is very satisfying to drive on the road. Motors along nicely. Not sure I'd want to drive it Broome though....

About the only thing I have not touched in the 10 year sporadic restoration has been the engine and gearbox. There is nothing of concern with the gearbox but the engine is showing signs of ring wear and general age. I am going to have a go at undertaking a light rebuild of the engine and have started a thread for this.

Cheers,
Chris

Well done! One point I find interesting though. You mention mudflaps as being essential for roadworthy.

Having used and seen Landrovers from the 1950s, I am pretty certain that I had never seen any fitted with mudflaps until about 1980. Certainly none of the ones I owned from 1962 on came with them until the 1986 County. My 2a was registered in Victoria without, but I had fitted them by the time I registered it in NSW in 1993, although that was not why I fitted them - it was to try and reduce the stone damage to the trailer!

Are they really required for registration? Very few of the vehicle equipment rules are retrospective.

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Well done! One point I find interesting though. You mention mudflaps as being essential for roadworthy.

Having used and seen Landrovers from the 1950s, I am pretty certain that I had never seen any fitted with mudflaps until about 1980. Certainly none of the ones I owned from 1962 on came with them until the 1986 County. My 2a was registered in Victoria without, but I had fitted them by the time I registered it in NSW in 1993, although that was not why I fitted them - it was to try and reduce the stone damage to the trailer!

Are they really required for registration? Very few of the vehicle equipment rules are retrospective.

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Thanks John.
To be honest I was pre-emptive with the mudflaps. They may not have been required but I wanted to avoid the potential argument.
Cheers Chris.