Thread: Time for a Re-fit

Some of you might remember the tales of bits of my Landy living here and there in my house. Lately the front guards/wings took up residence indoors again after being painted and, like the firewall a year or two ago, ended up sleeping at the end of the bed. I know it was soft of me, but if I didn't let them do it they'd just scratch at the door until I let them in. I decided that I had to wean them gradually and move them outside so here's the left hand guard in its little bed in the living room yesterday. Last night it had its first night outside.

Such a sheltered life your Land Rover parts have. Yes you must move them outside to harden up as life can be tough for them later on.
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You're right, Arthur. You know how it is.... one wants to prepare them for life's knocks ahead, but it is so easy to spoil them. I know it doesn't really do them any good, though: last night the door hinges started ripping up some cushions when I left them in the front room by themselves.

Got a bit done yesterday and today. Got the RH wing on (I think permanently - or at least kind of permanently as far as this rebuild is concerned), then wired up the headlights and....

Then I proceeded to cut the LH inner guard along the same lines as I had done already for the RH one (it was good having the RH one as a template - more or less just cut a mirror image of it to get the LH one to fit nicely around the bulkhead bolt and various other things).

I started to have a crack at working out exactly how I was going to fit the exhaust fan on the LH side of the engine bay, then ended up getting stuck into it quite thoroughly. The result is that it is now mounted in its spot and wired up ready to go. It sucks up gallons of air from around the left hand side of the engine and shoots it out behind the LHF wheel. A bit of overkill, I suppose - but I have long been planning with a number of ideas to tinker with getting more air flowing into (and, probably more crucially, out of) the engine bay. I haven't finished making a fairing of sorts to protect the electric motor from road debris, but I'll do this soon.

With the wing and inner guard in place, I realised that I would definitely have to change the mounting for the aircleaner pretty substantially to make everything fit. This was not a surprise, as I had always rather suspected that in the final fitting things would have to be juggled around a little. I haven't finished the mounts for the air cleaner yet - but I can see where it has to lie now and will make mounts that will do the job, as well as a locking over-centre clip (or two).

Here are a few photos.

John

More photos.

No weekend is ever long enough, but we're getting there.

A few more.

Blimey!!!
Go away for a few days, and come back to an almost built truck!

Jolly well done old boy

Originally Posted by Ozdunc

Blimey!!!
Go away for a few days, and come back to an almost built truck!

Jolly well done old boy

Thanks mate.

Mind you, I can still see this taking a handful more months before it's all over.

John