Thread: Betsy, my 67 s2a build.

Originally Posted by 67hardtop

I noticed that one unthreaded shackle plate is badly worn where the spring had been rubbing up against it. Trouble is its been worn on both sides so someone has turned it around some time in the past. Ill have to source another one from somewhere.
A couple of the shackle bolts are also worn away on the threaded bits but not where the nuts are so ill get a couple new bolts from the local supplier.


Also found that both front shocks are still working good but the rubbers are stuffed and the lower mounts have only one washer. That will also need to be rectified.
The search for rubbers starts now.

All the parts you need are here :-
Land Rover Series 2, 2A and 3 Suspension Parts - Paddock Spares

and here :-
Land Rover Series 2, 2A and 3 Shock Absorbers - Paddock Spares

The index on the Paddocks site is helpful but there are a lot of other parts that don't show in the index. Just type in the LR part number in the search box.

Typically even with freight added it's about 2/3 the local price.
You order online & pay then they pick & pack and get back to you with a couple of freight options and you then pay for freight.

Lots of other UK companies you could also source from.


Colin

Originally Posted by 67hardtop

Today i donned some latex gloves and carefully removed the lid of the molasses tub. What i found amased me. The top of the solution had outlines of what was below and i could see little bubbles coming to the surface. WOW. Thats outstanding. So i removed a couple of parts and the metal is getting cleaned up and the rusty bits are dissapearing fast. I am truly amased at this. I look forward to getting all the bits out and painting them ready for installation. Not sure how long i should leave the bits in the solution. I mixed it up at 2l molasses to about 18l of water. Any clues anyone?
So happy with whats happening.

Cheers Rod😆😆😆

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Here's a pic i took this morning. You can see outlines of some of the parts. Incredible.

Cheers Rod

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Originally Posted by 67hardtop

Here's a pic i took this morning. You can see outlines of some of the parts. Incredible.

Cheers Rod

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Hello Rod,

This link was posted on another restoration forum I belong to that has a thread about Molasses Rust Removal. Tony Wheeler from Victoria found the link that explains what is responsible for what occurs to rust within the molasses bog. You have to scroll down a long way before provides an example of Siderophores in rust removal

The research was done by R. Balagurunathan & M. Radhakrishnan, Post Graduate Department of Microbiology, Sri Sankara Arts & Science College, Kanchipuram - 631 561. Tamilnadu. Accessed 23rd April 2016 from, Microorganisms - ENVIS Centre.

If you want to start reading the practical approach of other restorers the thread starts at MLU FORUM - View Single Post - Molasses Rust Removal.
Accessed 23rd April 2016.

With a very quick search of the AULRO threads here are some about molasses rust removal. There were more ...

Molasses Bath Trick
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...ml#post2312394
Molasses Mix for Rust Removal
Rust Removal Technique

I am a researcher - that is what I do. Sometimes I think it is as addictive as Series Land Rovers

Kind Regards
Lionel

Thanks for that Lionel. U have certainly given me some reading to do now. I am amazed at how the steel comes up so clean and bright after u wash the solution off.
Today i removed all the parts from the molasses mix and washed it all off with my pressure washer and straight away dried everything off with compressed air.
After inspection i put both the front and rear u bolt plates back in and a couple of the body stays.
Ive put up a frame thingy with some old computer table frames on my bench, and hung the u bolts and shackle plates on some wire and put some rustkill primer on. I will coat them with paint when the primer is dry.
Ive ordered one new rear shackle plate from DLS in england. That and the shocky rubbers should be here next week.
I need to get 3 new shackle bolts and I will probably replace all the nylock nuts for the shackle bolts and the u bolts.
All the other bolts seem to be in very good shape.
I will be cleaning up the threads before i fit them. A friend has a very comprehensive set of taps and dies.
Im not going to paint the bolts but i will paint the heads of them after ive fitted them.
Thats it for today i think.

Cheers Rod


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Just reading some of that research u did Lionel, its a lot of big scientific words. Too much for me to understand much of it. All i know is that rusty stuff goes in and almost clean stuff comes out after time has elapsed. I dont know who makes up those big names for such small things but its a great job for them to do all that stuff so we can understand how stuff works.
Thanks for the effort. Uve done well.

Cheers Rod

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G'day Rod,

It is because of these "siderophores" Accessed April 23rd 2016 from, Universit't T?bingen - Home that provide the environment for bacteria and fungi to "collect iron" = eat away the rust. That is about the limit of how far my Year 12 Biology class from 1980 gets me

Here is an Aussie YouTube clip about Molasses Treatment of Rust - Accessed April 23rd 2016 from, [ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5IUiYMhRM[/ame]

Kind Regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by 67hardtop

Just reading some of that research u did Lionel, its a lot of big scientific words. Too much for me to understand much of it. All i know is that rusty stuff goes in and almost clean stuff comes out after time has elapsed. I dont know who makes up those big names for such small things but its a great job for them to do all that stuff so we can understand how stuff works.
Thanks for the effort. Uve done well.

Cheers Rod

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Hello Rod,

I was just looking for an article to link one part of my research to another before I can wrap up one section. I came across exactly what you refer to about "big names for small things".

The process is called "Obfuscation" which according to the FreeDictionary.com means ... "To make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand". Accessed April 23, 2016 from, Obfuscate - definition of obfuscate by The Free Dictionary.

Some academics seem set out to make obfuscation an art form.

Kind Regards
Lionel

Gday Lionel, i can tell u they are very good at it.

Cheers Rod

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