Thread: starting series 1 restoration

Ive only just looked at this thread, looks like a good project!

to see what it is like and to get in good running condition.but it might be easy for some people that have an income to do these things but since i dont have any income i am trying to save as much money as possible.so im not going to buy gaskets and im going to shop around for bearings and seals and noe that i know that s1-s3 are the same that will make it easier

If theres one thing ive learnt about this sort of caper it is that going cheap is generally a waste of time, and money.
Spend what needs to be spent to get it done properly.
If you cant afford what it costs to do it properly then wait, and save.

Do it right, do it once.

Good luck, stick with it.

i am going to get quality but even when buying quality you can stilll save money by shopping around.i might end up getting all my bearings at the singleton place now

Hi there, I started restoring my S1 , 1952 landie back in 1984 and completed it in 1992. It was a long haul. Back then there was no internet , and most of my parts came from England. Communication was by mail to Craddocks or Blanchard's. The turnaround took up to or well over eight weeks for most things. I still have their old catalogues, they still make interesting reading. With the internet you will find it much easier to find things very quickly. In those days there were lots of parts available in most dealers for series one's, but its getting much harder now to find what you require. Simply because the supply is running out, but on the bright side, there are many re- manufactured parts available that were not there back in the late eighty's. I did mine from a bare chassis (look at my folders of the restoration pics). If you have the time and money that's the way to start. If you need some advice, please ask me and I will try to assist if possible. good luck

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

got the tailshafts out and then the gearbox and bad news in a way the gearbox crossmember is rusted out beyond rapair.good news got the gearbox and transfer seperated and so far everything looks pretty good got all the transfer apart except for some of the barings and seal ill get them out when i have the ones to replace them.2 of the bearings had imprinted made in usa anyway having a rest and then hopefully gearbox but i doubt it i might just clean the transfer up.if anyone wants some photos(even though they are not that excitin) i am happy to get some and put them up

how about a pic of you, special like with super greasy hands reading the workshop manual? just a thought!

that sounds scary, i have not reely got any pics of me doing stuff because im by myself most of the time or when dad is with me his hands are dirty too.btw i have been printing manuals of the net so im making my own folders off as i go and im laminating them aswell so they dont get wrecked and even if they do for some reason i can replace them saved myself over $100 already money in my pocket to spend on other things.

how about a pic of you, special like with super greasy hands reading the workshop manual?

that sounds scary

LMAO! Thats what I thought!

Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

a few more pics and all that only cost me $4oo

you mean to say that you bought the two landies for a total of $400-
wow that is a bargain, now you need 20000 to complete them to concourse standard? sighh

Originally Posted by mildred

you mean to say that you bought the two landies for a total of $400-
wow that is a bargain, now you need 20000 to complete them to concourse standard? sighh

yeah i thought $400 was a good buy