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Very nice! A real head turner!:cool:
North Head's my go to spot as well when Bill needs a run :D
Did you re-gal your cappings and windscreen surround, or spray them? Can you give details as I like to do the same - mine are currently battleship grey :wasntme:
Hi there, I didn't bother with re-galvanising. It seemed like too much hassle removing and refitting. I painted them with etch primer followed by a galvanise paint from an aerosol can. I forget the brand but it was purchased from Bunnings. Seems to have properly keyed to the galvanise and hasn't come off yet! It was very bright initially but this dulls down fairly quickly.
Drove it into work today, with the hoodsticks fitted it only just fits in the parking area - just millimetres of clearance. It was nice driving in, but fairly cold. I'm not sure if I will use it every day for my commute - Sydney is not a fun place to drive in an old Land Rover with no syncromesh on 1/2 gears. You certainly have to keep your wits about you.
In our experience here in Qld, it is not a requirement of law that seatbelts be fitted when registering a vehicle if the vehicle was manufactured prior to the relevant ADR coming into effect (early '70s). e.g: our S2A Landrover was manufactured in 1963 - no seatbelts required by law.Quote:
Originally Posted by jdobson
Rubber grips on clutch and brake pedals were not required in our case, as the manufacturers' design of raised dimples suffice.
G'day Jdobson
I did a reply to your post and pic this morning,but it vanished into the ether,it looks like very nice vehicle which you have done a good job of refurbishing,the front panel interests me,as it has the looks of British MOD,as the Australian headlights were just Lucas 7" round with the chrome ring in a flat panel,not with the raised stamping,the "caution high voltage" sign and the cutdown rear wheel boxes also indicate a special purpose vehicle,also possibly Govt.,the British Govt. were carrying out tests in Aust on their "Blue Streak" rocket about that time,so it may have been one of those vehicles,with sensitive measuring equipment fitted,what was it's original colour ? That may give a clue,red or a bright yellow or yellow-green would be my guess.
Hope that might give you some leads.
cheers
P.S. seat belts were not required to be fitted in commercial bodied vehicles until 1970 in NSW,but,if it was a Govt.Dept they would have been fitted,lap-sash in hard tops/truckcabs and sash only in soft tops. But most Govt vehicles were hard roofed.
Hi 'UncleHo', thanks so much for the information, that's really interesting. I wonder if I can find out some more using the chassis number?
YUP! I would be interested in looking at the chassis No I am betting on it being RHD Home Market, as the Landrover in Aust. changed from Positive earth to Negative earth at Chassis suffix "D" they also went to the bent handbrake lever (in readiness for seatbelts) I also noted that your rego for the Holden motored vehicle was not to bad,to renew the rego on my recently purchased 1980 Series 3 Lightweight in Queensland was $695.70 and to just transfer it to my name cost $173.60 :(
cheers
G'day Jack,
If you don't want to post the chassis number on the web, PM myself, bobslandies or lotz-a-landies and we can see what the book says. Or just post it up and one of us will post up what we find. No guarantees though, only works on Grenville delivered Landies...
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Hi Isuzutoo-eh, I've sent you a PM with my VIN. It does have a D suffix. Would be grateful to hear any info you can find on it.
So after a couple of months back on the road the Land Rover decided to blow it's head gasket. I have removed the cylinder head and found that it's beyond redemption so I'm waiting for a secondhand item to be sourced. With a bit of luck I shall be back in action by the weekend. Rather annoying since I wanted to take it to the Land Rover Expo over the weekend.
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Back in action now. Discovered my cylinder head was completely irrepairable. So took to eBay and was able to find a reconditioned replacement just up the road from me. Talk about lucky! I just had to hope it was properly reconditioned and not just painted up to look nice. Took me all day Saturday fitting it and it was not without it's difficulties. For some reason the oil filter wouldn't unscrew, it was super tight. Ended up having to take the whole assembly off and even then it was very difficult! Then the fuel line snapped... then I discovered the temperature sender unit would not screw into the head. Had to buy a tap for the thread which cost me $100 and no doubt won't be used ever again!
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Anyway it now runs superbly, no stalling at junctions, starts on the button. Very pleased although I think it will take some time before I fully trust it not to break down again.