Thread: Series 2a restoration

Here is the engine. I have seen it running - looked good - no smoke. No fan??? not sure if someone has put an electric one on it at some point - hence the newish Lucus plastic box. Noticed some rust in the front of the bonnet.

Originally Posted by gromit

The REMLR site may be useful. There is a forum and lots of information on the various military Land Rover specifications etc.
The Registry of Ex Military Land Rovers. Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.

Found the rego.
ARN 178-366
2a GS fitted with Bamford Winch
Original engine number 25350257K (possibly changed in service).
Sold 14-2-90

If you join the site they will update the records so that the vehicle is shown as known.

Colin

Thanks Colin. I will join that site and get the wagon put on their register.

So he had a winch on him at some point.

All the best

Scott

Unlikely that is the original engine - that chassis number should have PCV setup, and a Zenith carburettor. Probably not a lot to choose though.

You really need a fan, and it would have been fitted with the 'military' fan, hence the double fan belt. The standard fan will just bolt to that pulley as well. The eriginal fan may have been removed in an effort to reduce noise and increase fuel economy. Have you checked if there is an electric fan in front of the radiator?

John

Here's an underbonnet picture of my 1970 IIa GS.



There was a shield around the fan which seems to get removed, mine still has it fitted.




I noticed yours has a heat shield at at the rear of the manifold, mine doesn't have that but it may have been removed. I know my FFR (Series III 6-cylinder definitely has a heat shield).


Colin

Both the fan shield and the heat shield are standard Series 2a parts - but both were missing from my 1970 FFR as it came ex army.

John

Thanks very much for the information. The wagon came with boxes of spares so I will have to see what I have.

yes it does look like there is an electric fan in front of the radiator.

Lots of evidence of drab green paint under the blue. I would rather have it bronze green - but if it was supplied in drab green - then drab green it will be.

I have cleared the back out and taken off the tail gate. Looks like there is all the metal work to restore it to the soft top. I can see no rot in the back. There are two lockers at the back under the seats. There are a couple of plates under the seats at the front. Not sure if these are original?

Good to be doing something

Thanks again

Scott

here is a picture of the electric fan - I would like to restore to original so I think that will have to go. Good day today removed hard top - quite a job for one person. Removed the bonnet and gave him a good clean over.

I took the seats out - two missing from the back - they are going to take a lot of work.

I have never restored (or serviced for that matter) a car before so I think this is going to be interesting.

Originally Posted by Chinookflyer

There are two lockers at the back under the seats. There are a couple of plates under the seats at the front. Not sure if these are original?

Good to be doing something

Thanks again

Scott

The lockers are standard (all civilian and military 2a 109s), the plates under the front seats are standard 2a fittings, replaced by a shaped well when a spare wheel carrier is fitted either side in the back, which is standard (right or left (drivers) depending on which side of road it is driven on) on civilian 109s, but not on military ones, where the standard position is the bonnet.

John