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Hi John
top clear lens is glass and have seen on series 1 land rovers as well and yes my number plate lamp is on a hinged plate
the rear lights come up in the light file that inc has put in useful files section of this from 1960
mine hadturn signal fitted from new as was ex Nsw forestry
I have always thought the Lucas l581 was original for the 1960 Land Rover
Thanks
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So, rivets...
I wasn't sure if I was going to use blind rivets everywhere or do the right thing and use aircraft rivets where possible as was done originally. Never having used them before I was a bit hesitant to go anywhere near my new paint with them...
But I bought some on Ebay to do a bit of experimenting on some scrap steel. I did of course need to use blinds where I couldn't access the rear of the rivet.
They came with a mild steel hand punch which I chucked in my old lathe and spun it up to fit a air hammer I borrowed from work, and proceeded to do a few practice runs.
I found around 35psi worked quite well, about a dozen hits holding my dumpy hammer firmly on the back.
So without further ado, I took a deep breath and started doing a couple on the gal trim first. Seemed to go alright, actually, pretty easy... within an hour all were done with only one very minor paint chip which will be easily fixed.
Learning new skills every day...[smilebigeye]
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and, as per the previous post, my genuine imitation elephant hide seats have arrived!:banana:
Cheers,
Peter.
Rivers look great - can't believe it only took you an hour!
can I ask about the gun set up - I thought the little tool was just to hold the rover while you hit the other side with a hammer. How did you do it?
Also - how long did the seats take to arrive?
cheers
Angus
Hey Angus, thanks for your reply.
In all honesty it probably took a bit longer than that because I like to faff about and get things just right. But it turned out to be a really simple process and each one didn't take much longer than a standard pop rivet.
The tool supplied is a punch. It's for hitting with a hammer.
If you are setting rivets with hand tools it is a two man job, one to hold the punch and hit it with the hammer, the other man is at the back of the rivet with a substantial weight against it (anvil) which counters the blows. Because the anvil is heavier than the hammer blow the force of the hit is transferred to that end i.e. the back of the rivet. I'm not very good at explaining things (ask my wife...) but it's simple physics, something to do with equal and opposite forces. The bigger the weight, the better the job done. I found the dumpy hammer best where I could use it, in the tighter spaces I just used the biggest piece of scrap steel that would fit.
Having the air tool simplifies everything and means you can do the job by yourself with the gun in one hand and the anvil in the other. A good tip I found was to put a small piece of masking tape over the rivet head before you set it, it stops the punch from marking the face of the rivet.
Seats were ordered and paid on 3rd Jan, arrived 6th Feb.
I hope that's useful.
Peter.
Thanks
I'll see how I go the weekend after next.
Angus
I am blown away by the finish on your vehicle. Well done!Quote:
Originally Posted by OneOff
So Angus... How did you go??Quote:
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Thanks Johnno, I've even impressed myself. A rare thing to be sure... [thumbsupbig]Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnno1969
Peter.
I’ve not done a lot on Barney lately because I’ve been tied up with my new acquisition... someone said to me recently that these things are addictive, you can’t just have one Land Rover
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Still here...!
Things have been progressing, albeit at a snails pace. But last weekend saw a bit better action so I'll add a few photos.
I overhauled the steering box, making one good one out of two and fitted that in. I had no decent bits to seal the column through the bulkhead, so I fabricated one. While it's not original, I'm ok with that, making bits for Landies is a time honored tradition.
Doors have been re-skinned and undercoated, along with a few other fiddly bits.
The big news is we got the engine going for the first time! YAY!!!
Just at idle, it died immediately if we tried to apply even a little throttle, but still, a milestone.
Had another shot at the wiring loom - which resulted in a lot of head scratching and no further progress. [tonguewink]
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