Thread: SWB 2A with a difference

The new Exmoor Trim seats in place.
They almost look too good to sit on.
I posted these pics the other day, but with the AULRO "gearbox" failure they disappeared!

Cheers, Mick.

Very nice. I went through the post trying to see what the original ones were like but couldnt see anything. What sort of state were they in? NOt sure the thanks button is working yet.
cheers,
d

Very nice indeed. Can I ask where you bought the floor lining from ? Also, what are those doors ??

Thanks
John

Dark,
The seats that were in it when I got it were buckets from possibly something Japanese.
It was a bugger of a job getting them out, as I think they were bolted to the seat box and then the seat box was installed with them attached.
In the end I attacked them with a Stanley knife to remove the cushion bases for access to the captive bolts, then I drilled the heads off the bolts.
They (3 bucket seats, a small one in the middle) were not accessible from under the vehicle because of the fuel tanks (vehicle has two) and to remove
the fuel tanks, the seats needed to come out, for access to the fuel line, and sender unit wire. A catch 22 situation.
Mind you, I used a few choice words during the seat removal process
If someone wants to sit in a bucket seat, why not just buy a vehicle with bucket seats in it.

John,
The floor/seat box lining was already in the vehicle when I bought it, but I have seen them advertised on the UK sites.
As for the doors, I am not sure but I assume they are from something later than a series 3, say a County, 110 or maybe even a Defender (if they fit).

Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by mick88

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As for the doors, I am not sure but I assume they are from something later than a series 3, say a County, 110 or maybe even a Defender (if they fit).

Cheers, Mick.

Doors are from Defender or possibly post-87 County. Doors are interchangeable (apart from things like striker plate and door check arrangements) from start of Series 2 in 1958 to end of Defender production.

John

Thanks mick.

I had something similar with Mutley. Seats out of some Holden or other - welded onto the supports.
cheers,
d

Finally got to take the vehicle for it's maiden voyage yesterday, just a few runs up and down the eight hundred metre long the dirt lane that runs up to the sealed road.
My first drive of the vehicle since fitting the starfire engine.
At first it was pinging badly and I couldn't time it out, so eventually I removed the electronic module from the dizzy and fitted the original points, then timed
it at 7 degrees, via the basic static method and bingo, it ran as sweet as pie, no pinging, good responsive acceleration. It has an imperial (miles per hour) speedo
and I got it up to forty miles per hour and it ticked along well. The cabstar box is very much like the Perentie gearbox in that it has a big leap between 3rd and 4th,
but has a very low first gear.
A few sundry issues to sort out with lights and indicators and then hopefully a roadworthy examination not too far off.


I used the "Googler" and looked up the ratio's for the Cabstar box, there are several models, with varying ratio's, as they were used in a range of Nissan's trucks and four
wheel drives. One lists 3rd gear as 1.780:1 and 4th is straight through at 1:1, possibly the gearbox I have.
So this means 2500rpm in 3rd drops to 1400 in 4th, or 4000rpm in 3rd drops to 2240 in 4th, just a bit over half the revs.

Cheers, Mick.

Looking good Mick, I was just thinking about putting some carpeted flooring and the heating system back in Ralph last night, and now I catch up on this today. It gets really cold here on the Gold Coast, occasionally we get into single figures at 3am . Look forward to seeing it rego'd and and a video of it running.
Cheers Ian