Thread: Introducing Hedley

No apology needed. We all throw out questions on the spot as this is a good place for not just getting the basic facts which might be found in books or elsewhere online, but also people's personal angle on them.

I am sure you and Hedley have a big long weekend planned. As for me, I'm painting wheels. I've realised that wheels are probably an important addition to my Landy at this point....

You never stop learning with these beauties, that's for sure Garry. When i get Ralph finished, I'll have to bring him up on a shake down run and say hello.
Now to attack the new master cylinder. Have a good day mate.
Cheers Ian

You're welcome anytime Ian. They tell me you may need earplugs for a return trip of 5 hours in a Series Landy on the motorway. I am happy to shout at you while you're here if that helps.
Seriously though, great idea

WHAT??????.My series 3 diesel, Smeg was like that. You had to crank the stereo right up to drown out the noise but when you stopped at the lights, the stereo was embarrasingly loud. I am told its not as bad under a soft top as to the hardtop Smeg had, with no roof at the moment, I'll have to pick a sunny day. Look forward to it. Did you take out the engine and gearbox as a whole or just the engine?

Just don't forget the sunblock!
No, the gearbox hasn't come out yet. The bulkhead is coming off first and getting stripped down today. Hopefully tomorrow for the geabox and then I'll have a rolling chassis to examine properly, though I already know it is pretty sad.
Just realised though...the 1963 bulkhead I have cleaned up and was planning to use as a replacement for Hedley's rotten 1967 one DOES NOT HAVE THE INDENTATION FOR THE WIPER MOTOR IN THE GLOVE BOX.
Now what do I do? Oh well. I'll keep on keeping on. Maybe I'll have to go to plan B and see about getting the bulkhead pillars repaired after all.
Fun fun, fun.

Well, Hedley has pretty much been reduced to a rolling chassis. Still have the steering box - which defeated me this morning - and the suspension to remove. Then, of course, brake lines and wiring (need a complete new wiring harness, so hacking away at old wiring.
My daughter (15) has been an enthusiastic assistant throughout the school hols.
The prop shafts and gearbox/transfer case came out fairly smoothly - although I hadn't planned for how heavy the gearbox is! The exhaust pipe and muffler had to be deep-sixed unfortunately.
Don't ask me what I'm supposed to be doing with those prop shafts. Just seemed like the right thing to do.
Do any of you experienced types remember back to the first Landy you stripped and rebuilt? Did the thought of putting everything back together again ever keep you awake at night? Dinty has tried to reassure me that there is nothing to be scared of. I hope he is right.
Anyway, more cleaning up this week sometime and then its time to get a welder in to advise on chassis repairs. I'll post pics of the worst of the chassis corrosion soon.

Make sure you attach a pull wire to the old harnes before you wemove it from the chassis so you have something to pull the new harnes through with .

Thanks 1950landy. I wondered about that. For now, I just have a G-clamp holding the cutoff wires in place so they don't fall in the hole!