S.1. 1956 LWB

**digger** · 25th October 2009, 11:09 AM

Installment 1-

Hi,

I always loved the S1’s for a few things, their simplistic business like shape, (no, its not a box there’s a curve there see…there on the front guards and the sides of the bonnet smarty!!) and the fact they can do what they were designed for.

I never got to get one but it led me to buy a defender which I had for a number of years living in remote SA and had no problems with at all.. This increased my love of the landys!

I was making enquiries about an S1 in ANDAMOOKA and luckily ended up with a 1963 2a Ex military 88” (HORRIE), this led to another 1963 2a Ex military 88” (the VET) being sourced and obtained. –The L/R bug has got me. (and he bites hard!)

Anyway I still look forlornly at S1’s and recently one came up on Evil bay on a property near my current Riverland home.. My long suffering but very understanding wife, (realising I would probably sulk around for days after it was over,) sent me off to have a look… So day of the auction ending off I went to look and 3 hours later, (& with her blessing!!) the auction ended and I became the owner of a S.1. !!.

It’s a 1956 109” – and had a few spare parts with it….(see photos in coming posts!) -and I think its the newer "styleside ute" model

- (see photos!)

I’ll just plod along with this, my aim is just to get it running and registered
at the moment, and maybe repainted etc later but at the moment just running is the challenge!!!

I have been watching the progress of other here and assure you there will be no rapid progress on this one!! (work/family commitments and need to get progress on the EXMILs also!) I am sure I shall be bothering you all lots about silly questions but have already found out lots over time just “drooling” over the S1 forum!

Thanks to “Mrs Ho Har” and “Ho Har” for their support and advice on line before / during and since I got it a few days ago!!! Ill post bits every now and again to keep it updated…

s1 front.JPG

s1 drivers side 1.JPG

s1 pass side-rear 1.JPG

s1 front bonnet up.jpg

s1 motor.JPG

cheers!
Digger

(Oh and it needs a name- suggestions accepted? -currently “goodlukwiddat” seems to be what most people say when they see it??? But maybe too long for a name… )

**digger** · 25th October 2009, 11:14 AM

Installment 1 (part 2)

shed stuff 1.JPG

shed stuff 3.JPG

shed stuff 6.JPG

shed stuff 4.JPG

all the landy bits in here are mine....all mine !!!

**digger** · 25th October 2009, 11:21 AM

Installment 2 !

I collected it on Thursday (when I should have been mowing the “lawn”) and brought it home.

It appears to have originally been slate grey/blue, then its had a coat of chamberlain orange (don’t you love farms!) and lastly turned greenish. The tray obviously is the cut down model so rarely seen these days!!!!

s1 front lifting.JPG

s1 loaded parts -1.JPG

s1 trailer 1.JPG

s1 trailer and spares.JPG

Friday was spent trying to sort out the parts that have taken the driveway hostage!

s1 parts.jpg

cheers
digger

**101RRS** · 25th October 2009, 11:24 AM

Great find - nice to see it still has the original engine. If this is a 56 it will be one of the very early 109s as they were not released in the UK until late 1956.

So you going to keep the rear tray in line with its farm working heritage or swap it over to an original tub?

Have lots of fun with it

.

Garry

**digger** · 25th October 2009, 11:31 AM

Installment 3 !

Saturday myself and one of my lads (Will – 6yrs) played around with the S1. It was allegedly last driven around the farm a “only few months ago”. The fuel smelt stale but I couldn’t move the screen/filler tube so I just topped it with nice new stuff and tried to get him going!

First problem was the electric fuel pump that needed to be “hand tickled” to work…. This doesn’t seem like it will really work that well whilst driving, I am assuming!, So I crawled through the spare parts and grabbed the best looking electric fuel pump in amongst it.

Test run, it appeared to work (well it clicked regularly!!) – installed..

After getting it to run and then have it die a number of times, I decided I must inspect the fuel tank, and after much mucking about, got the filler tube/screen out…..and then emptied this out of the tank!!!

fuel drained -will the poser 1.JPG

NO! not the kid!!! the fuel! (about 30 litres all up!)
here is a closer view of the fuel!!

fuel drained 1.JPG

and the 'dregs' after it was decantered (was not trying to keep dregs either!)
fuel drained dregs 1.JPG

inside the fuel tank after a couple of wipe arounds... still dirty
fuel tank -dirty.JPG

ANYWAY- after lots of wiping out and scrubbing, flushing of fuel line, replacing of filter and replacement filter --(better over cautious than not-- and I can use it as a spare!!!!!)

......its running...(fairly sweetly) ….its gonna be a while now before anything else much happens…..

Question 1--(of many) ---
where does the horn go and what should it look like??

I have a heap of spare ones most are huge but where and how is the question!

(s1 wiring diagram link anyone?)

Cheers
digger

**digger** · 25th October 2009, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by garrycol

Great find - nice to see it still has the original engine. If this is a 56 it will be one of the very early 109s as they were not released in the UK until late 1956.

So you going to keep the rear tray in line with its farm working heritage or swap it over to an original tub?

Have lots of fun with it

.

Garry

Thanks Garry..

It bears serial number "123601265"

And thanks to the HO HARs, I was sent this!

"according to CalVIN, the Land Rover VIN CALculator

"123601265"

1 Type: Land Rover
23 Model: Land Rover, Series I,
Body type: Basic,
Wheel base: 109in (Long Wheel Base, LWB )
Engine: Petrol
Destination: Right-hand drive (RHD), completely knocked down (CKD)
6 Model year: 1956
01265 Serial number"

so its 56, the engine is from a different one ('55 "home market model?" I think it said, and is spread bore...

I have numbers of spare engine, diff, gearbox and a casted number from t/fer case still to follow up..

Id like to go back to original tray (and currently have no tailgate anyway!!) but until that happens I was toying with a wooden planked top across the wheel arches to make it look like a flat top!!!.. but as I said, only toying with that idea, it would come up almost even or just above the current sides!

cheers
digger

**The ho har's** · 25th October 2009, 12:11 PM

Nice pics and just think soon you will be able to do lots of work on the ex-mil ones

when those parts arrive

Mrs ho har

**Sleepy** · 25th October 2009, 03:38 PM

Congrats Digger, I had spoken to Joy about this one too. It looks a beaut. And apart from the cut down rear tray - looks largely unmolested. I new someone on here would grab it.

(PM Sent!)

**Grockle** · 25th October 2009, 07:19 PM

Nice one digger,keep us posted.

**digger** · 25th October 2009, 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Nice pics and just think soon you will be able to do lots of work on the ex-mil ones

when those parts arrive

Mrs ho har

Yes!! Thanks!! Its like Xmas here!! (for me anyhow, nay isnt so sure!)

For those who dont know, Both my ex mils are missing "ingredients" essential to being cooked back up to mil spec.

I found some panels& parts in qld, POP058 collected and babysat them for me, then sorted out what I needed and got rid of rest (properly-no throw aways!) for me, he then conveyed them all to "BRISVEGAS".. Thanks Paul!

Then the load was dropped off with the "HO HARS" , Harry and Caroline had not only taken possession of my stash they added lots of bits I needed to it and even collected another one that I bought on ebay!!.. then the load was packaged up and delivered to a freight depot to come to me!!!
Thanks Guys!!!

now those parts are on the way, Im very excited, three projects to get thumping on at once!!!!!..

this was all done via the REMLR forum and its a great thing!!

Cheers
Digger

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