Project 'Bob' (formerly Bobette)

Bit of sorting out done today, had a few buckets of bits lying around from when I bought her and as we are looking to move house soonish I thought it would be a good time to work out what is of use and what isn't.

Managed to establish that 90% of it was utterly useless old parts that have rusted into oblivion! the old u bolts were in there! and considering the ones on the car need replacing due to age you can imagine what these ones looked like. There are a few bits however that I am unsure of their origin or purpose and any help identifying what they are would be greatly appreciated.

First up:
This looks to be a cover of some sort but I do not see a hole it would fit. I do vaguely recognise it or something similar.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/333.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/334.jpg

Second:
Yea, not sure on this one, I found it laying in the driver footwell but it looks vaguely important

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/335.jpg

Third:
This was lying on the seats when I got her

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/336.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/337.jpg

And finally:
These were in a decaying box of parts, as they were the only whole parts in there I assumed they might be important to something

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/338.jpg


Oh, and one other thing if anyone knows what this bit on the tailgate might be it would be awesome as I am tempted to remove it but if it has a legitimate reason for being there It can stay

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/339.jpg

~Dan

I have no idea what this is.


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/334.jpg

Looks like a spare wheel retaining bracket.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/335.jpg

Cover for the wiper motor. Fits on the far left of the dash in late IIAs.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/337.jpg

Distributor coil mounting. Bonnet pin.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/338.jpg


Not sure.... Looks like a spare wheel bracket of sorts....


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/339.jpg

Ty, looks like I have an abundance of spare wheel holders... Which to use, which to use.

Started to clean up the windscreen with the turbocharged wire brush of doom and it appears that under a rather bad looking layer of silver paint the galvanisation is rather well intact so it may be viable to keep it as-is, one less thing to paint!

the part on the tailgate could be where the number plate holder attaches too.

Yep. more likely. It's an interesting looking arrangement and looks a little flimsy do be holding a wheel.

you mean it might not be safe to hang a wheel off those 4 rather small screws? yea... i probably should have thought that myself last night too, but it was late and i was tired. number plate holder does make some sense as they had a rather crudely attached-via-duct-tape light just above that. one of the first things to come off that was, the tape fell off on the way home. i think that bracket will suffer a similar fate on my next day off... which happens to be tomorrow, and i have a promise from the wife that i can have the whole entire day to myself.... wohoo!!!!:D

The basic bracket appears to have been intrinsic to the tailgates when they were made (check out various other cars undergoing refurbishment here... you see the brackets often). I would hesitate to cut it off, as one day you'll probably wish that you hadn't.

John

Damn, I really wanted to put another wheel holder there... Soi can have one on the bonnet, one in the tub and one on the tailgate! Then maybe shove one on the side military style and I would never have to worry about not having a spare!!!!!

Oh well. Also looks as though my day of Landrover has been ruined by the real estate wanting to meet. Damn all this house moving, I as looking forward to some more bush removal and shock absorber persuasion.

some suggestions in the text below the pictures.

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Originally Posted by 450Dan

Bit of sorting out done today, had a few buckets of bits lying around from when I bought her and as we are looking to move house soonish I thought it would be a good time to work out what is of use and what isn't.

Managed to establish that 90% of it was utterly useless old parts that have rusted into oblivion! the old u bolts were in there! and considering the ones on the car need replacing due to age you can imagine what these ones looked like. There are a few bits however that I am unsure of their origin or purpose and any help identifying what they are would be greatly appreciated.

First up:
This looks to be a cover of some sort but I do not see a hole it would fit. I do vaguely recognise it or something similar.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/333.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/334.jpg
looks like the cover for the fuel pump on a disco 1
Second:
Yea, not sure on this one, I found it laying in the driver footwell but it looks vaguely important

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/335.jpg
looks like the spare wheel holder for a series 2 behind the driver on the front wall of the cargo bay
Third:
This was lying on the seats when I got her

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/336.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/337.jpg
this covers the wiper motor on the left of the dash in front of the passenger
And finally:
These were in a decaying box of parts, as they were the only whole parts in there I assumed they might be important to something

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/338.jpg
one holds the coil, the other is the bonnet catch attached to the bonnet

Oh, and one other thing if anyone knows what this bit on the tailgate might be it would be awesome as I am tempted to remove it but if it has a legitimate reason for being there It can stay

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/04/339.jpg
I don't know.
~Dan

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the bracket on the tailgate is/was the numberplate mounting. on the swb tailgate the N/P bracket was hinged so that when/if you had to lower the tailgate to carry a longish load the bracket swung down so the plate was visible! The N/P light was attached above it also. in the bush it was an early causality to sticks and such like when in the lowered position!
Cheers Scott