Thread: Introducing Hedley

A most "character filled" Video.
What is Hedley's prior history....I shall be following his "reconstruction" with interest.
Cheers, Pickles.

Originally posted by ezyrama
As for the oily hands, $6.00 pack of latex gloves from coles, I have used them on Ralph and Smeg
and they have been fantastic. Just a bit of talcum powder on the hands before putting them on
makes it easier and the hands don't sweat as much.


WHAT!
Thought I was in the wrong forum section, You'd never see that in a S1 workshop.

Good video and nice old truck.

PS. (Ducking for cover) I did own a S2a for 6 years.

'bouncing bomb' LOL. Yes, Dam Busters theme. All very grand for a humble little Landie, but it makes me smile.
Pickles, unfortunately, for all I have tried, I have yet to uncover much of its history. All I know is it has been in SE QLD on a property for many years. It was registered up until about 10 years ago but was being used regularly as a farm hack since then. Not very well maintained, but at least moving parts seem to have been kept moving. Roof must have been kept on all the time as there is little evidence of water damage/rust in the interior surfaces, although outside is another matter. The chassis is bad.
Thanks for the suggestions about springs Ozdunc. Won't bother me too much if it doesn't become a roadworthy issue.

Originally Posted by garrywlh

What a great movie. Actually, my old man said the same thing about Hedley LeMarr! Not that I am saying you are old.

Thanks for the tip about the gloves. Will give them a try.



Garry

Hey mate, I have seen your video on YouTube, I think you have a few years on me unless that was your Dad driving . The only thing I don't like about the gloves is that they fall apart if you use solvents of any sort to clean parts. I am going to try nitrile gloves next but SWMBO has just bought 2 new boxes of latex gloves ( do you think she is trying to tell me something??). I know what you mean by video's though, I think some of mine would be R18+ if they were broadcasted and I would get another infraction from Ron for swearing!!
Cheers Ian

That video was a pleasant surprise, well done Christopher you have caught the mood beautifully.

Looking forward to some more updates as the restoration progresses.
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http://youtu.be/NzbhbetwYFU't=1m4s
That's Hedley....

well, that's a Hedley. Actually Mel Brooks was sending up the notorious old dame of the gossip columnists, Heddy Lamarr with this character.

This is Hedley Mattingly, looking very British and proper. Gotta love the moustache!

Hi all, if you promise not to laugh too loudly at the newbie, a small update on my slow progress.
After getting sick of wrestling with rusty bolts for a while, I decided to try my hand at some new skills, using a conveniently small part - the front apron.
Checklist of experience:
panel beating - no
paint stripping - no
sanding birmabright - no
spray painting - no
So, a lot to learn obviously; but the wonderful threads on AULRO have been brilliant.
1. I began by attempting to straighten out the badly dinged and warped apron. I have made progress, but have more to do by the look of it. I am enjoying working with the birmabright.
2. Paint stripper only served to reveal a very stubborn layer of bright yellow (camino gold???) under the green.
QUESTION 1: Does this provide any clues as to its history? The whole Landy is painted this way.
3. Nylon sanding wheel, wet-and-dry sanding pad and lots of patience; always fearing damaging the aluminium. Discovered that a COMBINATION of paint-stripper (under plastic wrap then scraped and sugar-soaped after; followed by sanding was good. The paint, though still in place, was now a lot softer and easier to remove.
4. Still to come - some primer, then a couple of top coats from a rattle can to see if I am happy with the resulting colour (Deep Brunswick Green) followed by leaving it outside for the months or years its going to take me to finish the rebuild to see how it copes in the weather.
Anyway, I'll update you when the painting is done.
Garry
QUESTION 2: how do I insert pics into the post rather than attach little thumbnails?
QUESTION 3: Christopher is keen for another video. Would it be helpful to the other newbie out there if we put together a 5 min video of the whole process, say on a door or something? NOT because I am an expert - far from it - but because then you guys who have done a lot of this can comment and correct my mistakes and make suggestions? Let me know what you think.