Thread: My 1955 86" Restoration Project

Inspirational pics.
I think once I have finished my Holden ute rebuild I will have to go to work on my Series 1.

those vents on the doors bring more air into the cab its not a bad idea, as these series landys dont have aircon.

i decided to keep the 186 because the previous owner didnt keep the origional motor.
what did the 86" have 2.0 litre motors? For my next project i will source an origional engine for my 56 model swb. its nice to leave some landys with the holdens in them as this was common in the 70's i thought it would make a nice example at car & 4x4 shows.

i moved the brake booster behind the gearbox under the passenger middle seat near the pto cover plate, makes the engine bay a bit tidier and easier to bleed the brakes as its at the same level as the master cylinder.

i have a pdf, of the johnsons holden conversion booklet. how can i upload a file like a pdf? its worth looking at. maybe both our landys were converted by the same company back in the day?

cheers

chris

Originally Posted by BigJon

Inspirational pics.
I think once I have finished my Holden ute rebuild I will have to go to work on my Series 1.

theres more pictures to come! best thing about the series landys is that they are built like Meccano's

Originally Posted by chris1983rangie

. how can i upload a file like a pdf?

Just press the little "paper clip" logo and add as an attachment.

Your 86 would have come with the later 2 litre "spread bore". (Same as my 107")

Your right, there was a lot of holden powered land rovers. (Probably still is!) You can always convert it later if you feel that way inclined.

Keep those pictures coming!

Originally Posted by chris1983rangie

theres more pictures to come! best thing about the series landys is that they are built like Meccano's

Nice car mate
Best thing about all Series and County,s and Defender,s is they are all like meccano sets

ok hope this works,

regards, chris.

front & back cover

Rusted areas, i will repair the bellhousing cross member & re-fabricate a new gearbox crossmember.








left hand side fuel tank outrigger, dual tank setup from series 2a army vehicles.


gearbox X-member