Thanks Steve:). I will have a look when she makes it home this weekend , I will keep you posted(pardon the pun:D)
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Thanks Steve:). I will have a look when she makes it home this weekend , I will keep you posted(pardon the pun:D)
G'day VK3UTE :)
Oops! :( I made a big Boo-Boo on that chassis No, 27300350 would be the 349 th and not the 249th 1961 diesel RHD CKD, sorry about that only one digit out, but incorrect by 100 vehicles:bangin:
The chassis sequence start at ***00001 on any model or type run in the Series vehicles and the Suffix letter after the No denotes all and any changes during production, my chassis No endswith a "D"suffix so it has recieved 4 production changes in the 2a LWB chassis manufacture run.
Stevep has the right idea, if the door windows have "Armourplate Safety Glass" in asmall circle etched on them above the Armourplate will be a small dot, that indicates the date the glass was made,and was the standard way dealers and traders dated a car,read 4 windows on a sedan and it would give you it's age, so a seller could not fool a dealer that his Holden/Falcon or what ever was 59 when 3 glasses read 57,with VW beetles you counted the turrets on the castle on the bonnet badge !!
cheers
Hi All.
We picked up Mary the weekend before last:D, thought you might like to see some photos. Spent the last two weekend cleaning her and removing all the non original bits and pieces, fixing the core plugs and writing a long list of things to do. I think she looks fantastic next to the defender!http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members/vk...0-img-0034.jpg
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Mary is a good name for Series 2a shorties :)
G'day VK3UTE,
Lovely S2 you have got. My favourite landy.
I take it from your name you do a bit of Ham radio too. The S2 will be ideal for portable ops. No ECU's to create QRM, in fact bugger all electrics at all.:D
Operating mobile may be a little harder given the noise levels in the cab.
I had a S3 diesel for a while and my HEARING HAS NEVER BEEN THE SAME. :lol2:(Sorry was I yelling agin:angel:)
Good Luck and keep us posted with lots of pics.
Paul
(VK3GPS)
QSL Paul. I love to operate mobile and portable so once she is on the road the antennas might start to appear. I'm not sure but looking at the photo of your defender we might have meet at a ham fest this year? Might hear you around
Cheers Simon 73.
Yes Mary looks allot neater now:D
Mrs hh:angel:
Nah wasnt me Simon. Haven't been to a Ham fest for a few years . :(
Spend too much money on Land Rovers nowadays;)
My biggest bugbear is the QRM from modern vehicles. Plays bloody havoc with the Codan! Thats where a REAL land rover would be great
Be careful putting too many radio goodies in your S2, they are about as hard to break into as a wet paper bag.:lol2:
Well done SimonQuote:
Originally Posted by VK3UTE
I do like your purchase and thanks for the pictures.
Cheers Arthur ( vk7kba )
G'day VK3UTE :)
That is a nice original 2a SWB :D when you say "core plugs" do you mean the tap in ones down the side of the block or the Aluminium screw in ones at the rear and on the top of the head,as if one of these have gone the others aren't far behind :( I had the one at the back of the head fail, and finished up having to replace the other 4 on top of the head (under the rockers) these core plugs have "conduit thread" which differs from common AF or Metric,the plug at the rear of the head is the same as that used in the 300TDI ;) but the others differ,the threads in the head usually need to be cleaned with a "Thread File" a slow job.
cheers