Thread: 1969 Series IIA Ex Army project

Good day James
Kustom Paints at Woombye are Protec agents.If you read the Protec blurb they will match any colour ever made,they can't but our local fellow in Toowoomba takes it as a challenge to get the shade correct.I asked him about olive drab and he said he mixes quite a lot of it and it isn't a problem.He mixed gloss olive drab for my 1970 International C1500 and it is almost a perfect match.
Cheers Ken

righto
well toowoomba isn't too far away, so that might do the trick.
cheers for that
James

Hi all,
I havent been anywhere near the landie since end of semester one, as semester 2 exams will be over in 2 weeks i'll be spending the following weeks afterward on the land rover hopefully getting it registered to take to stradbroke in december.

Things for roadworthy:
prop shaft boots
engine and gearbox mounts
frond indicator lenses
a little surface rust proofing
take care of smoking oil breather
change all oils and fluids
minor electrics (i.e. horn)

Things that have already been done:
hub seals
handbrake
adjust all brake shoes
all lights

I plan on registering the car without the doortops and without the canvas and hoodbows, im assuming this is perfectly legal?

The only problem i can forsee at present is i cant figure out how to reroute the smoking oil breather. I'm aware the engine will need new rings sometime soon but i don't wish to do them at this time :P
does anyone know how to reroute the oil breather or where it is taken to?
I have seen the rocker cover breather simply having a line from the top of it going to the intake, but then the breather off the side of the engine is blocked off and a peice of tubing is run somewhere else?

what is the most effective way of doing this?
and what ways can it be done?

I'm afraid that the oil may get built up somewhere or even worse too much pressure build up in the system.

Also, any hints on what else i should be checking for roadworthy would be great

cheers

James

Good work mate on getting the old girl back on the road, I have been there and done that recently too.

It is totally legal to register you car with no roof, seatbelts, wipers or reverse lights in QLD (well it was last year when I got my 1970 SIIA Ex Mill done). This is because thats how they came from factory

With the smokey PCV pipe, just get a longer piece of hose and feed it into the chassis rail. Not only will it direct the smoke away but it adds to the rust protection of your chassis The proper option is like you said is to reintroduce the PCV fumes in the intake manifold somewhere to be burnt in the engine.

How did you go with the seating arrangement? My IIA also had a seating cap of 11 on the compliance however when it was decommisioned a QLD 'Blue Plate' (mod plate) was attached changing the seating cap the 3 as the army kept the rear seats... the buggers

The only other big thing I can think of for RWC which you havent listed is suspension bushes and uni joints

Best of luck mate, can't wait to see a picture

Hi Newbs

Thanks very much for the reply,
I will get some photos when i head up hopefully on Wednesday.
I like the idea of the diverting the smoke to the chassis, very clever .
The car has four bench seats across the back, but i'll need to make seat bases for them also, probably just a block of foam on a wooden template with canvas stapled around and onto the wood. I'm hoping i'll be able to get her registered with 11 seats. I'm banking on the it's how it came from the factory argument .

But anyway, my largest concern at the moment is if i'll get it registered in time for a Fraser trip a mate is planning for the start of december!

Hopefully get some photos up soon.

Cheers
James

Hi all
Photos from wednesday and yesterday.
Replaced the prop shaft boots, removed leaking radiator, replaced indicator lenses.
The radiator had the thermo fan bolted onto it and the bolts have corroded with the brass or copper core of the radiator, i believe th radiator is a series three one. As only a few cores have been affected would it be better to solder the affected cores or buy a new S3 radiator?
As this radiator is still in quite good condition i am reluctant to turf it.

Below are photos of the radiator front and back also the thermo fan:


The thermo fan still works


Also, some photos of the prop shaft boots:



I also have some questions about my type of oil cooler, i'm not sure if it's even a land rover oil cooler, thoughts?


Here is the rego sticker from the cars last registration, could anyone figure out what the different numbers and codes are for?
i think i can decipher it seats 3 and the rego number is 974 fut


Just though i'd throw one in of both my cars


Cheers
James

your oil cooler looks very similar to ones used on the old suzuki gsxr 750h but not quite...

i'd say it's a previous owners modification

Originally Posted by NiteMare

your oil cooler looks very similar to ones used on the old suzuki gsxr 750h but not quite...

i'd say it's a previous owners modification

Not necessarily.

Some of the 2A GS had oil coolers fitted, I remember seeing them in the early '80's when I was in the army - they were first oil coolers I had ever seen

Cheers Charlie