Thread: New Project...

I've found hand throttles really useful off road on failed hill climbs.
Foot on brake and clutch, set hand throttle to 2-3000, lift off brake and clutch - no reliance on a dodgy handbrake.
The hand brake in the 2a seems pretty good, but the brake on 80 series Toyota is terrible.

i used to used them on site when setting out highways, stick the 110 in low first , engage drive, hop out the cab, go to the back and every 10-20m drop out pegs, pins, etc. Run forward every so often to correct the steering. Use to go for miles like that.

Hi All,

Not much done this week..

Painted and re-assembled the hand throttle:



Painted the alternator brackets:


Painted the passenger side engine mount:


Cleaned the thermostat housing:



I am still cleaning,sanding and painting the chassis in primer..

Hi All,

I am still sanding, cleaning and priming the chassis... When I get bored of that I tackle other smaller jobs.

Petrol Tank - before sanding/cleaning:



Petrol Tank - after:



That's it for today - more tomorrow...

Grey Ghost,

I love looking at your photos of your restoration! You are so, perfectionist. Please don't take that the wrong way! You do an excellent job, I wish I had the patience to do a job like that, I am far to slap happy to get a finish like that.

Nick

Did you find a sump? I do still have lots of those odd type of spares, as I am lucky enough to have plenty of room to hang onto any parts that normally get sent to the metal recyclers.

I will be needing some things myself, as I have a island chap interested in rebuilding some Land Rovers, they have their chassis and firewalls rusted away completely due to the climate he lives in.

When I have a better idea of what models he needs, I will be posting a wanted add on here. He did say that only one 80" had made it to his island, but plenty of series one 86", 107", Series 2A's, etc. He has told me most of those rusted out Land Rovers still had usable mechanicals, I have been telling him about the availability of UK manufactured replacement galvanised chassis and firewalls, that news he was very interested in.

Today Ernie will be coming up today to have a look at another car I have here , I have a Australian built 1956 Chevrolet that I am feeding a few parts into and He wants a Australian built 1957 Chevrolet four door to restore as he is a retired panel beater.

Let me know about the sump.

Hi Nick,
Thanks for the kind words! This project gets bigger by the day, as I remove a part to sand/clean/paint it, and then I notice another part and think to myself "I can't leave that on there, looking like that.Something else to remove."

You end up chasing your tail sometimes.

It is a hobby and keeps me busy on weekends - it is hard to keep up the motivation sometimes, but then I get compliments like yours - and it fires me back up again! (So thanks!)

Hi Arthur,
Yes I did manage to source a sump thanks. I got one from your neck of the woods (Mr Benson). It is currently half submerged in a bucket of molasses solution. It looks to me like the inside of the sump is painted - should I use a special paint on the inside? How hot does the engine oil get in the sump? I could paint the inside with pot-belly black, and the outside the same I suppose.. Have you painted a sump before? I wonder what others have done..?

Here is today's update - the thermostat housing has been painted (3 coats):


I painted the rear brake protection plates:


The firewall has a hole in it where the previous owner had made some home made modifications. Not owning a welder, nor the skills to weld (which would certainly be a good starting point in using a welder) I decided to patch the holes... It's not perfect, but once painted I don't think that many people would notice. Okay maybe anybody that is NOT on this forum won't notice!

Here are the before pictures of the hole (inside the cab then from the engine bay):



First step was to sand back the area to bare metal (both sides):



Next step was to etch prime it:


Then I made a small plate - which I also sanded, cleaned and primed:



I painted the engine bay side of the firewall. I then drilled some holes, and pop riveted the plate on the engine bay side:


I then bogged the hole from the cabin side:


The entire firewall will be sanded, cleaned and painted - so once finished the only thing that is out of place from inside the cab are the 4 pop rivets. I figure that there are that many pop rivets, most people won't even notice!


It's not perfect, but the cabin side is smooth and once the engine is back in I don't think that anybody will notice the plate on the inside of the engine bay.

I am continuing to sand/clean/prime the chassis - now isn't that a fun job.. After spending most of today on my back underneath the car, it's getting there... Slowly..

'twould be churlish for any of us here to hold you to account for those four extra rivets. The patch will be fine, I'm sure.

I don't envy you cleaning up the chassis. I found mine enough of a slog when it had nothing attached to it and I was able to flip it over or spin it about whenever the urge took me.

John

P.S. Q: What's the definition of a Land Rover?
A: Twelve thousand rivets travelling in convoy.


Or, in your case, twelve thousand and four.