Thread: Project 'Bob' (formerly Bobette)

Thanks Lionel,
it doesn't look that hard a bracket to replicate actually having now seen one, wouldn't be perfectly original but I have some leftover steel plate from the chassis repairs that I could fabricate one from. Though I do doubt that I will ever drive with the tailgate down.

Just an enquiry but does anyone know where I can get auto paint mixed up around Melbourne Western suburbs area? I have asked in autobarn and supercheap around here but they will only sell me spray tins... And I would need a lot of those to do a whole Landy.

So, decided to get something done on Bob today no matter how small. Decided to clean up the headlight bowls as they looked quite serviceable with a clean up, sadly however the gods of rust and decay had their way with them long ago it seems and I fear they are beyond saving. The bulbs on the other hand look rather new and shiny so small win there.

Decided to reassemble some of the interior and have decided that I shall keep it white in there, mostly to save me some painting and partly because I had some white paint to touch up with and am impatient
Also put the passenger door back on loosely so I can get it off when I need to, but it can at least reduce the amount of rain getting into the cab. After that I figured on sticking the spare wheel holder in the back (thanks for the ID on that guys). Though I like the idea of having it on the bonnet the spare in the back seems more practical, though the exercise I would get from lifting the bonnet would have been good I guess...
Also did some testing of where I can stick the bench seat and still have space in the back for baby seats and prams and spare wheels... And everything Angie (wife) wants me to put in. Like an air conditioner... And heating... And a stereo. Some people!

As a side note, are those old benches actually legal still, I know I will have to fit belts but it looks kinda... Flimsy

After a failed attempt at painting with a brush, this weekend I fought my irrational fear of the compressor and spray gun and gave a shot at brightening up the interior a little. Sadly the paint tin I had was not enough to do the entire cab but I managed to get just over half of it done.

I suspect that I need to tweak the spray gun a little as this is my first time using it and I may be putting the paint on a bit thick, best get some practice in on the bits that will be hidden before I try doing the outside.

One 'scary' spray gun:


And one brighter passenger side


Next week, weather permitting I shall tackle the rest of he cab

Did a little cleaning today of the lichen on the roof, now free of the stuff thankfully, and a little more playing around in the cab. She came supplied with a set of seats and bases, but I am a little unsure of what is what exactly...

The middle seat appears to be correct to a degree, the back fits nicely on the brackets but the base appears to not have any way of fixing to, well, anything and I am not sure the legality of seats held in place by hope and faith xD



Is this not the right seat? Or am I missing a frame somewhere, as the driver side had a frame and seat adjustment but no other seat appears to have this. Also, the driver and passenger seats are different too and I am pretty sure are wrong for this vehicle


If this is in fact the case, would it be worth looking for some original seats, or is my wife likely to hate me for eternity due to comfort issues lol

The seat bases are supposed to be able to come out (unsecured) so you can access the storage box / PTO hole / fuel tank. That seat back in the last picture is not original, although plenty of people put later seats in for better comfort/support/safety

They wobble a hell of a lot though, maybe I can make some sort of frame so they fit better.

Seat bases are (should be) secured by a short leather strap between the front of the seat and the peg on the front of the seat box next to the attachment for the hatches fastener. In addition there should be two wooden battens screwed to the back of the seat cushion that stop it moving sideways as they are a close fit to the rails the seat cushions sit on.

The drivers seat appears to have the optional adjustable frame under it, but this has been butchered to fit the orphan seat you have. The adjustable seat frame has the same back as the standard seat, but a slightly different cushion that sits inside a perimeter frame but is still lift out.

I suggest you get a parts book to see the details. This is, I am pretty certain on the "Rave CD" available from "Shop" at the top of this page (and helps to support this site).

John

Having been quoted nearly 300$ To have my stromberg carb reconditioned the other week, my friend (who recently bought my old car off me) and I decided that we should trawl the scrapyards and wreckers for parts for our respective vehicles. Sadly it turns out that there are very few old Holden motors out there but we did stumble across one rusting away in a corner amongst various shrubs and weeds. Took a gamble on the carb fitting Bob's manifold, which sadly did not pay off, as it turned out that it was the wrong size.

It was however identical to mine in every other respect, so yesterday both carbs were in pieces on the driveway and I have (hopefully) successfully made one good working one! I did run out of time to test it however, so the judgement on my carb repair skills shall have to wait till Saturday afternoon, wife/weather permitting.

Whilst at the wreckers we also stumbled across a speedometer which looked the right size in an old dodge pick-up truck, this gamble mostly paid off as it indeed fits, however the cable I have has a clip in connector and this one had a screw... Hopefully my solution of ramming it in proves effective, if not then I have not lost out on much. Progress, hopefully