starting series 1 restoration

**mildred** · 20th May 2010, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

well the engine is apart dad did it while i was at an 18th but unfortunately dad doesn't get the concept of a camera,so no photos.took the block pistons crank shaft and head into an engine place today,so I will have some good news soon...hopefully.

hi Tony
the bad news will be the COST.

when I rebuilt my engine, I took the trouble to have the camshaft radius ground and hard chromed, also did the same to the rockers and hard chromed.
It gives a much longer lasting coating/finish to those hard working parts. They will last a long time if you then use good oil and change it twice a year.
I mean good oil not elcheapo from K-Mart or Big W.
The machine shop where you took the bits will probably know of a plating works , or someone who will do the work. The actual cost of that fine tuning will not be much in the overall cost of the restoration.

Peter

**Landy Smurf** · 22nd May 2010, 01:55 PM

well after a few weekends at aprtys i final have gotten back into it today nearly finished the gearbox i just have to put the high and low range and the 2wd-4wd levers on the front and put the speedo housing on and the handbrake a few distractions so im not sure wether we will finish it before i go to another 18th tonight anyway here are a few photos

**LRO53** · 24th May 2010, 02:48 AM

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

well after a few weekends at aprtys i final have gotten back into it today nearly finished the gearbox i just have to put the high and low range and the 2wd-4wd levers on the front and put the speedo housing on and the handbrake a few distractions so im not sure wether we will finish it before i go to another 18th tonight anyway here are a few photos

I notice the main gearleaver is a around the wrong way. Are you just temporary mounting it?

**Landy Smurf** · 24th May 2010, 09:02 AM

yes just temporary :cough cough:

**mildred** · 25th May 2010, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by LRO53

I notice the main gearleaver is a around the wrong way. Are you just temporary mounting it?

I think that he has done it that way because he prefers to go backwards normally, please note that Tony now belongs to the BLUE tribe and everything is reversed................
but of course he may be building it for left hand drive?

**Landy Smurf** · 26th May 2010, 10:30 AM

yes left hand drive we smurfs are different

**mildred** · 26th May 2010, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

yes left hand drive we smurfs are different

I would never have guessed
Peter

**mildred** · 26th May 2010, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

yes left hand drive we smurfs are different

I would never have guessed
hope that it is unleaded in the glass with a dash of castrol -R

Peter

**Landy Smurf** · 26th May 2010, 08:36 PM

we are not that different,but shhh dont tell them what im drinking

**Landy Smurf** · 29th May 2010, 02:46 PM

well i welded the gearbox crossmember to the chassis today as well as getting the paint of the chassis with the wire wheel hopefully i will have the chassis ready tomorrow but like the previous weekends i have another party to go to and lots of catch up home work from being home from school most of the week with a cold,aswell as this we have been doing a bit of work on the defender since i cant drive it around for a while i will get some photos tomorrow hopefully i will have something to show yous

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