New Series 2A owner

**86mud** · 24th March 2016, 09:26 AM

Hi all

Bit of an update. I am waiting on a few engine bits for I can start it again, so I thought I would tackle the rear of the vehicle.

I've installed new lights and put lights back into their original position. This of course left a hole so I plugged it with Defender reverse lights.

I am putting the number plate on the left rear panel like a Defender.

I am also in the process of fabricating a swingaway spare wheel carrier. I also fixed the tailgate so it shuts properly, replaced a heap of bolts with stainless, cleaned up the rear cross member and polished the paint and glass.

Progress!

**86mud** · 19th May 2016, 09:58 AM

Time for an update

Lots been happening all over the truck and way too much to list. Been busy replacing anything rubber, like door seals, brake and clutch hose etc. any bolt I touch gets replaced with stainless.

And now I have seats and seat belts!

Getting closer to being able to start it again. But I did find another patch of rust on the LH side of the chassis where the steering damper bracket bolts onto the chassis. So I'll cut that out this weekend. Still heaps to do including:

? Fit radiator and expansion tank, finish connecting hoses to heater
? Bleed brakes
? Bleed clutch
? Finish connecting fuel pump
? Put steering arms back in after painting and fitting new tie rod ends
? Put steering damper in
? Put steering wheel back on.
? Get lights working at the rear ? new parker lights are working, but need to install new switches and run new wiring for brake lights and reverse lights. Need to install new flasher unit for blinkers.
? Put fuel in the tank!

Ps...I've since removed the tow bar from the rear cross member as it was a hideous piece consisting of different pieces of steel all welded together. Weighed about 10kgs!

**JDNSW** · 19th May 2016, 01:48 PM

Something I should have commented on a while back - the chassis number N802049P is a number allocated by NSW police to a vehicle without a permanantly marked identifiable chassis number. It should be stamped somewhere on the chassis. The '80' would be the year it was allocated, which means the vehicle was in civilian life and NSW in 1980.

John

**Aaron IIA** · 19th May 2016, 04:18 PM

2049P is the oil filter number. Coincidence?

Aaron

**Aaron IIA** · 19th May 2016, 05:47 PM

Forget that. The oil filter is 2069P.

Aaron

**86mud** · 19th May 2016, 07:51 PM

Thanks John for that bit of history. I would like to know more about the vehicles' history. Rebuilding it has been a voyage of discovery that is for sure.

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