Time for a Re-fit

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

------- Yeah, the steps/handles (can't remember what they're actually called ) -----

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I have heard of them being called 'Coolie grabs'.

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Probably the main reasons I did it were to keep the bulkhead tidy and the thought that if I didn't have any rubbers resting in the channel that takes the vents when they are closed there would be nowhere there for moisture to lurk behind rubbers and promote rust.

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Makes good sense ... makes me wonder if I should have done it your way haha only time will tell I guess! :BigThumb:

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Yeah, the steps/handles ... I've got a plan to fix a high-lift jack on a plate mounted using the bolt-holes for the one on the passenger side and lying just above it.

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I'll be curious to see how this work out for you. I've been thinking of a way since the beginning of where I can mount a high lift jack, be it externally or in the tray somewhere. So long as it doesn't impede on anything or bang against the body this might be a winner? :BigThumb:

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

I'm ditching the tow ball from my Landy. I never liked it, never used it and it was only useful for when I wanted to bash my knee into something and scream "F****************CCCCKKKK!!!!"

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Oooh I know all about that! I nearly didn't put mine back on but once I started thinking about it I realised I used my 2a for towing all the time so on it went. Besides, it's going to have to pay for itself all over again so I'm fairly sure it will be on towing duties at some point ;)

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Originally Posted by Cobber

I'll be curious to see how this work out for you. I've been thinking of a way since the beginning of where I can mount a high lift jack, be it externally or in the tray somewhere. So long as it doesn't impede on anything or bang against the body this might be a winner? :BigThumb:

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I've been meaning to do it for years. I picture the base plate resting on the horizontal plate that will be bolted to the rear chassis outrigger and a bolt through the rear of the cab and through one of the holes in the jack's vertical bar (with assorted fixings here and there).

I'll get around to it one of these days.

A little more progress. Picked up the hardtop sides yesterday (had them sandblasted.....sick of wire-brushing and sanding around rivets) and did some work on them today, prepping them for painting.

No photos, but that's what today brought.

John

P.S. Looked at driver's side door today and though "Yep, definitely have to sand and repaint it".

P.P.S. Which means I'll be doing the same with the passenger-side door.

The hardtop sides are coming along. They seem to have come up alright after a handful of coats of Limestone; hopefully there are no nasty surprises waiting when I have a close look at them when they're dry.

John

Here are the inner seatbelt mounts, the fire extinguisher (I'm actually considering having two of them) and the passenger-side lower seatbelt mount.

....and I'm still going to re-paint those bloody doors. They were really annoying me today.

After several weeks of being unable to work on the Landy due to non-Land-Rover components of my life intruding, I got a bit more work done this weekend.

Actually, in the opposite of the usual situation, I got more done than I'd thought I'd would. Or, more to the point, after finding myself halfway through Saturday and not yet out working on the vehicle I lowered my expectations to almost nothing and by Sunday afternoon had exceeded them.

Yesterday afternoon I had a crack at separating the front and rear sections of the tropical roof panel (mine is from a 109). The 109's panel is simply a panel of the correct length for an 88 (though I think the vent placement may be different), with a few extra feet tacked on.

I broke the spot welds by driving a paint scraper between the two panels and whacking it with a hammer. Observant viewers will see that I suffered for my art (note blood spatters). Aluminium can be a little sharp.