Thread: My 2a freshen up

Sanded guard to almost etch stage a lot easier on the car I think, will try and remove it tomorrow.
Had to remove tank thing to access top guard bolts to firewall.
Rust in mud deflector.......full of leaves behind it when I removed it should be easy to repair by grafting new bottom half.
Also rust and heaps of dried mud in front drivers chassis end, rust present on canister/tank thing appears to only be surface will remove it and paint it
Cheers Paul

May I ask what purpose that mysterious canister serves?


Cheers, Mick.

Not exactly sure but its either holding air or vacuum for brakes
Will put up some pictures of its plumbing tomorrow
Cheers Paul

Originally Posted by mick88

May I ask what purpose that mysterious canister serves?


Cheers, Mick.

Mysterious canister Mick and associated plumbing


Cheers Paul

Got the guard off with only a little grinding, bulkhead pillar looks pretty good rust wise but need to really dig around with a screwdriver.


Love the coarse thread bolts with captive clips came out easily.


Tape indicates distance from front vertical face of firewall to front of radiator panel.
Holes I'm pointing to are the ones guard was bolted thru to radiator panel about 1"to the rear of factory holes........????


Cheers Paul

Thanks.
The tank looks like it is just plumbed into the vacuum line for the remote booster.
I wonder what the advantage is? Unless there is a valve in the line that allows the system to maintain vacuum after the engine has been shut off. Cheers, Mick.

Yes there is a valve I think I figured non return from manifold.............not sure what all this means but tank looks old......in period with vehicle perhaps
Is it unusual?........
Will put up more detailed pic tomorrow thought it maybe standard kit manual a bit sketchy in this area
Cheers Paul

The remote vacuum booster is non standard, probably a PBR VH 44, they were very common back in the day. Eighty eight inch wheelbase Land Rovers (2, 2A & 3) only had ten inch non boosted brakes as standard. Sometimes braking improvement was required when a Holden six was installed, some 88" vehicles ended up having 11" brakes fitted. As for the reservoir tank it's the first time I have seen one fitted to a series. Maybe the vehicle did a lot of towing or hilly work and the reservoir improved the braking. Do you know it's history? What dia drums does it have? It will be cast on them, Max Dia 11.060" or Max Dia 10.060" Cheers, Mick.