Time for a Re-fit

I'm making some new inner-guards for the vehicle. I was going to replace the ratty old ones anyway, then got to thinking how I could modify the new ones to improve them a bit. The idea is to stop stones chipping the paint on the steelwork of the footwells and also to block any mud or water that would usually get thrown up between the outrigger and the firewall and either lodge there or get in between the fuel tanks and the outrigger.

They are lovely 2.5mm aluminium. Here's the driver's side.

I'm not quite finished trimming it to make sure it fits neatly under the wing. It will have small nylon spacers between it and the footwell.

John

Also painted the headlight bins and checked the driver's side one for fit. Should look good.

One thing I am enjoying these days, after years of mucking about using whatever grungy bolt I could mongrel into place wherever I needed it, is buying the right bit to do the right job - like these special bolts for the wing to pillar attachment.

It was quite exciting to see all those Deep Bronze Green bits joined together, even if temporarily. Shouldn't be too long now before the wings go on and stay on.

Johnno

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

I also experimented with the injectors a bit and worked out that the ignition "knock" was definitely caused by the injector on number one. I'll take it back to the injector man who overhauled it.

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You should take all of them back, as they should be set to deliver a equal amount.
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Thanks Arthur. Good point.

The one that is not working properly is rather "wet" when I remove it from the engine. It appears to be spewing our great gushing torrents of diesel.

I'll take the lot in for a check.

Cheers,

John

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

I'm making some new inner-guards for the vehicle. I was going to replace the ratty old ones anyway, then got to thinking how I could modify the new ones to improve them a bit. The idea is to stop stones chipping the paint on the steelwork of the footwells and also to block any mud or water that would usually get thrown up between the outrigger and the firewall and either lodge there or get in between the fuel tanks and the outrigger.

They are lovely 2.5mm aluminium. Here's the driver's side.

I'm not quite finished trimming it to make sure it fits neatly under the wing. It will have small nylon spacers between it and the footwell.

John

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Excellent work Johnno!! i have done all the disassembly on my landy.. And was also looking for aluminum inner-guards rather than steel ones.. Are youable to shed some light what mix of aluminum sheets (pure aluminum or mix of other metal) you are using and what nut bolts will you use to hold with fenders(not sure with chemistry and reaction of different metals)... Also what you used to make to those 90deg angle's on aluminum sheet..
Many Thanks
Nav

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Originally Posted by reachjatt

Excellent work Johnno!! i have done all the disassembly on my landy.. And was also looking for aluminum inner-guards rather than steel ones.. Are youable to shed some light what mix of aluminum sheets (pure aluminum or mix of other metal) you are using and what nut bolts will you use to hold with fenders(not sure with chemistry and reaction of different metals)... Also what you used to make to those 90deg angle's on aluminum sheet..
Many Thanks
Nav

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Hey Nav,

Well, first-off I'm not doing all the work myself (which explains the 90deg angles being so good!). I made up some templates for a local fellow who runs an aluminium welding shop and got him to make up the basic panels in the dimensions I wanted. Now I am trimming and re-shaping as required with the inner guards in place to make sure everything fits. It is a bit fiddly but I'll get there. They are going to have to be shaped in such a way that they can be removed and replaced once the wing/guard is in place, as the extended portion will limit access to the retaining bolts which attach the wing to the pillar on the firewall.

The passenger-side item will also have to be modified to accommodate the Tdi aircleaner's extended intake pipe, which runs back under the wing to a point where a snorkel will come up through the horizontal surface to attach to the windscreen frame (well, that's the plan anyway - it is going to be hard to force myself to cut a hole in the wing now it is painted and looks so good).

It's 2.5mm aluminium. Pure, as far as I know. Nuts and bolts are stainless steel with a nylon bush between the steel footwell and aluminium inner guard.

Cheers,

John

Astonishingly, I didn't get as far today as I thought I would.

Be that as it may, here are a few photos to show the fruits of about eleven hours' work. It's a good thing that I am not charging myself for my time. Then again, I could rip myself off on an hourly rate and make a fortune...

I am close to putting all the bits of the tailgate together. The top galv capping was a little (lot) worse for wear. It's all tidy and square now and ready to go once I've fixed up (hidden) a few bits of damage and painted it.

The second photo is the side-on view of the lower part of the new inner guard. If you look closely you can see the nylon spacers between it and the footwell.

John

Here are some photos of progress on the inner guard for the driver's side. This was a very slow job.... I don't know how many times I partially fitted it, made some marks, removed it, cut a little more, filed, fitted it again...

I ended up with quite an interesting cut to get it around the outrigger bolt head to attach tidily top and bottom to the footwell. The last photos, taken after the last time I removed it, also have the last bit of cutaway made and a tab turned up to enable the outer edge to be bolted to the bottom rearmost outer edge of the wing (where it would bolt to the sill panel if the Landy still had one).

I also parcelled up all four injectors (thanks Arthur) to take to the diesel mob tomorrow.

Now. Time for some sleep.

Thanks for the info john and good luck with rebuild .. like your approach i.e. choosing the best.

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

It was quite exciting to see all those Deep Bronze Green bits joined together, even if temporarily

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yep I can relate to that! :D it gives a big incentive to bolt it all back together :cool:

It's coming along nicely, well done :BigThumb: