New Project...

Hi All,

Some more jobs done today...

Thanks to Dinty - I now have some period correct canopy bolts. Here are the before / after pictures:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps91e1ce5d.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...psd655eee1.jpg

Thanks to dfendr - I now have an air cleaner that isn't full of holes!
Here is the before picture:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps98fdc0c7.jpg

And then after a LOT of time sanding/cleaning, here are the after pictures:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9e0469b5.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...psbf79e100.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps469e4ed8.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...psd2956d70.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...pscb85bddb.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1a52d565.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ba4a0f5.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps06a850e0.jpg

It's come up amazingly well - thanks again dfendr! I shall paint it ASAP (it's almost tempting to clear coat it) - as soon as we have a little warmer weather (forecast for next week).

That's it for today,
The Grey Ghost.

Must say you are making great progress, Ill have to get my act together and start on my LWB 59 model I have sitting at a mates place.
The tailgate you have, (think I may have said this back on page one) is from a series one LWB, that is why the hinges are different, they still fit :)
Looking forward to seeing the finished product

Wardy

Hi All,

I finished painting the air cleaner this week:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...pscb4dc49f.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps51cd61ee.jpg

I swear Melbourne's weather is conspiring against me...It's been too wet and cold to paint this weekend, so I decided to START another little job... Carpet on the roof...

I kind of regret starting this job:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps31dd1383.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps17c7114c.jpg

Carpet removed:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8503f2a3.jpg

STARTED removing the glue/paint:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps85c78ac9.jpg

The previous owner clearly like his glue.This is going to take a while...

Regards,
The Grey Ghost

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Originally Posted by grey_ghost

The previous owner clearly like his glue.This is going to take a while...

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Yeah.....and often when I find things like this on my Landy I haven't even got a previous owner to blame. I keep coming across things I did to my vehicle twenty years ago and thinking "What were you thinking???"

Hi All,

Well - it's been a LONG week and I still haven't managed to remove all of the glue and paint from the roof.
I have been using a combination of paint stripper (man that stuff works well, but the smell/fumes) and sanding.
This is certainly the longest time that I have spent sanding/cleaning one particular item on the car.
It is starting to take shape though -
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps884f8e42.jpg

I decided to clean-up the tail-gate chains - before:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1662.jpg

After 2 weeks in the molasses solution:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...psc2247fb0.jpg

Then cleaned with hot water:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps08e6f9b5.jpg

And then sanded as well:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6f192319.jpg

Front valance sanded/cleaned - ready for paint:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps25bfadd0.jpg

Tailgate - before:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1711.jpg

I removed the tread strips and did a little bit of panel beating.
I then sanded and cleaned it ready for paint:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps976d1336.jpg

Floor panels - sanded, cleaned and painted:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps78ccf2c0.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...psa54d87e3.jpg

That's about it - I've spent approximately 8 hours trying to remove the glue, with hopefully only a few more hours left...

Regards,
The Grey Ghost

Hi All,

Another quick update. Painted the tail gate chains this week:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps54626d72.jpg

Seat Box lids, driver and middle. Before and after sanding/cleaning:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps98bfd26b.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps293e867e.jpg

Finally finished removing, sanding, cleaning the glue from the roof:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9248d493.jpg

Front Valance painted:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...psc6928e74.jpg

That's about it for now.
The Grey Ghost

Looking great, Ghost. Isn't Bronze Green the most wonderful colour? I think I'll just keep painting with it even when my Landy's finished.... Bronze Green house, Bronze green shed, Bronze Green letterbox, the kitchen...hell, even the neighbour's dog.......

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Originally Posted by Johnno1969

Looking great, Ghost. Isn't Bronze Green the most wonderful colour? I think I'll just keep painting with it even when my Landy's finished.... Bronze Green house, Bronze green shed, Bronze Green letterbox, the kitchen...hell, even the neighbour's dog.......

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I agree, it's a pretty cool colour! How did LR ever end up with a nice colour?

Hi All,

I finished sanding/cleaning the inside of the roof, and managed to put 2 coats of Classic Cream on it:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1910.jpg

Painted 2 of the seat box lids - 2 coats:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1903.jpg

Had a sticker made for me (another thread):
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1901.jpg

Painted the trans tunnel cover - 2 coats:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1906.jpg

The trans tunnel has been butchered for the over-drive gear lever.
I will fabricate a repair panel, but in the mean time I painted the cover.
Old Panel:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps943dc49f.jpg
Tunnel Painted with new sticker installed:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1907.jpg

Drivers floor repair panel - cut out:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1905.jpg

I will continue to work on the rear tail gate, and post some pictures once I have finished re-building it.

Regards,
The Grey Ghost

Hi All,

Small update. Painted the repair panel for the drivers foot-well:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1920.jpg

Tow Bar Plate - Before and After Cleaning (with a little bit of new paint!):
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...ps649d0579.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1928.jpg

Tail Gate brackets - Before and After Cleaning:
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1930.jpg
http://i1155.photobucket.com/albums/...r/IMG_1931.jpg

I am hoping to get more done tomorrow.

Regards,
The Grey Ghost