Thread: Time for a Re-fit

I also have a series 2 - which i gave a chassis up rebuild too prior to Cooma in 2008. I repalced all the bits and pieces but put the old body panels back on. One day it will receive its deserved paint job.

Good to see another S2 heading back to the road.

Cheers Peter

Originally Posted by Lostkiwi

Looking good John

Still alot of hard work to go

Little Buggers taken your tools!! I can think of a number of things that one could do to them
I'm so Glad we don't have that problem over here We still Leave the house unlocked, windows open, Keys left in the ignition.
Even the kids leave there Surf Boards down the beach for days on end!! Still there when they go back down

Hopefully it never changes here

But i do have to ask you one question...

How do you get away with storing you parts inside? [wish i could] but id never get away with it

I keep getting reminded about that "bloody landrover thingy" sitting under the close line [Spare Salisbury Diff one can never have enough spare parts]

Anyway keep building

Thanks Neil,

Yep, a long way to go still. But we'll get there. I actually got the coppers in over my stolen tools. I was a bit hesitant as I know they have a lot to do, but in the end I was glad I called them. They came around, dusted for prints and were really nice. But, really, the tools are gone for good. I was disappointed when they didn't show much interest in the Land Rover in the front room, as I am used to having things happen like being pulled over for a random breath test and having a friendly policeman say "A Series Two!!" and then talking about Landies to me for twenty minutes.

You're very lucky that you live in such a place. I am sure that you know the value of it, too. When I grow up, I want to finally throw down my swag and settle somewhere where, as I have often said, I don't have to lock anything (a few cattle dogs and a 303 might come in useful though...).

How do I get away with storing bits of Landy inside, you say? Well, it's called being a bachelor. If ever I do get hitched, I hope that the girl of my dreams would welcome seeing bits of aluminium and steel used as interior decoration. Or say things like "Darling, I think we need to get a Series I ragtop for Sundays" or "Your 110 looks lonely. Maybe we should get another one."

Come to think of it, by definition, I guess that would be only in dreams....

Possibly you could incorporate the Salisbury into the clothesline? I mean, that crownwheel and pinion would kick a Hills Hoist's arse.

Cheers,

John

Originally Posted by series2110

I also have a series 2 - which i gave a chassis up rebuild too prior to Cooma in 2008. I repalced all the bits and pieces but put the old body panels back on. One day it will receive its deserved paint job.

Good to see another S2 heading back to the road.

Cheers Peter

Thanks Peter,

Yep I am looking forward to driving her again. She's only been offroad since late last year, but it doesn't feel natural not having a land Rover to drive.

Any chance of seeing some pics of your S2?

Cheerio,

John

I just thought I'd better make another post... the project is still inching forward when I find the time away from pesky things like work.

The chassis is now waiting for cleaning and painting. I have done some test patches: wire brushed a portion of the front crossmember, then hit it with Penetrol. I was really impressed with the finish. I experimented today with one of those cheap home-sandblasting kits. It certainly did remove some muck, but not as much as the wire brush had done. If you look at the photos, you can see clearly where the sandblasted bit (still holding a lot of old paint) meets the bit I hit with the wire brush and grinder.

I guess I have to decide just how over the top I want to go. I will get a quote on professional sandblasting in about a month (can't do anything more on the Landy until then) and take it from there....

I've also bought new front springs and cleaned up the rear ones. Both are being smothered in Lanox (I've followed the whole to-lubricate-or-not-to-lubricate-leaf-springs debate, and decided that I like the idea of lanox in between the packed leaves). I'll be really interested in how they feel when the vehicle finally hits the road again.

That's it for now.

JohnChassis front crossmember, Maryborough. June 2011.jpg

Front Springs. Maryborough. June 2011.jpg

Rear Springs. Maryborough. June 2011.jpg

Keep going....... almost there
Xmas is on it's way!

Na seriously it's good to see you are still going forward, Keep them pic's coming

Cheers Neil,

Yeah, Christmas is just around the corner now....

Hopefully I will have some more dramatic pictures to post soon, once there's more measurable-looking progress to report. But for the meantime, to the casual observer, it's just some pieces of steel in a garage (the alloy bits, of course, are gracing my front room....). I have gradually transferred most of the vehicle back home from my mate's farm (just wasn't getting down there enough to do the work and felt bad about the chassis taking pride of place in their shed), so when I get back onto the job in late July things MIGHT move more quickly.....

John

Righto. Here's the latest. I have changed my mind several times about how I was going to clean up the chassis: from wire brush to getting it sandblasted to home sandblasting (el-cheapo) kit. In the end, I have hit upon using paint stripper to loosen the muck (and various layers of killrust smothered on in previous incarnations of the vehicle) then using a wire brush wheel on the grinder, followed by the home sandblasting for all the poky places and a quick once-over. It has worked alright, the chassis is nice and clean now and bathed in Penetrol, ready for undercoating and painting.

Here are some pics.....


....or, rather, there would be some pics, but I never seem to have any luck getting them to upload into my posts. Bugger.

Interesting that you are using Lanox. I have huge respect for it in marine environments (outboard motors and the like) and have just used it on my SIII 109 springs. But I just jacked up the chassis until the wheel hung, sprayed it all over the springs (hand spray not aerosol) and it really seemed to soak in. Still doing the drive over bumps to help it work in, but so far seems better than other oil based products I have tried for same purpose.

Good luck with the rebuild, good to see it coming along. Might even do mine one day.....