My first Series 2a x3 (NZ)

Have you got the extensions with the hangers on, or off?

I'm guessing here, but I think they probably expect you to make the cuts allowing for rust or damage, which means you won't make "square" cuts necessarily.
According to which datum points you will use, as in possibly both top, sides, bottom, or all of chassis rail, you should be able to align the cuts at any angle/s needed on either or any surface to help get the end plate section square.

Hope you understand what I'm saying here Simon, and it helps.

Hi
Just spotted your project, looks great. We are in Porirua are you near by? My son is rejuvenating a IIa SWB military rover (FFR).

I have a few PDF manuals if that's of help, mainly military however.

What have you done with the military one? Does it have any good bits on it? We may need some so could maybe come to an arrangement if you don't need to keep them.

Cheers Quentin

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Hey guys,
My first post and first Land Rover project.
I first saw this Land Rover listed on a Facebook marketplace post. They were in martinborough nz, close ish to me (1hr drive each way). I convinced the mrs to let me park them in the driveway and went over to have a look. At first the listing was for a running 1967 2a and a parts rolling body. (The blue hard top and The green safari roof) once I got there the guy showed me a third 2a which was running the original 2.25 petrol engine and a ute cab top. I couldn't just leave it there, rotting under a tree so I made and offer on all three. Ended up picking them up for $1600, which I thought was a bargain.

I have a friend with a car trailer he uses for his rally car so we made three trips to get them home. I paid him in beer and bacon for each trip. He was stoked, and I saved several hundred dollars. Happy days

This one is running a LD28 Nissan diesel and runs well. The grille has been moved forward to accomodate a large electric fan using a hideous piece of checker plate. Yuck. I plan to put his back to original spot and sacrifice the checker plate to the wheelie bin gods.

The green 2a with the safari roof has no engine and is only good for parts. It is a military model, but the chassis is completely nackered.

The black 2a has the 2.25 petrol engine which doesn't run at the moment but does turn over. Hopefully get it going and sell it off to fund my project.

My first port of call is to source some good workshop manuals and parts catalogues. Can anyone make any recommendations on what to buy??

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More pics to come

Cheers
Simon

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Have you got the extensions with the hangers on, or off?

I'm guessing here, but I think they probably expect you to make the cuts allowing for rust or damage, which means you won't make "square" cuts necessarily.
According to which datum points you will use, as in possibly both top, sides, bottom, or all of chassis rail, you should be able to align the cuts at any angle/s needed on either or any surface to help get the end plate section square.

Hope you understand what I'm saying here Simon, and it helps.

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Hey chops,

No they don’t have hangers. What I mean is, the chassis rails are supposed to meet the rear cross member on a slight angle. The britpart part has the extensions welded on straight. I’ll show more pics once I get the jigs home.

Cheers
Simon

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Hi
Just spotted your project, looks great. We are in Porirua are you near by? My son is rejuvenating a IIa SWB military rover (FFR).

I have a few PDF manuals if that's of help, mainly military however.

What have you done with the military one? Does it have any good bits on it? We may need some so could maybe come to an arrangement if you don't need to keep them.

Cheers Quentin

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Hey Quentin,

Cheers no I only have the one now. Im saving he parts just in case I need them during the rebuild then once I’m done I’ll put them up for sale. I’m in Lower Hutt. Feel free to private message me your number if you wanna come and have a look and a chat.

Cheers
Simon

Hey guys, while I’m waiting on the jigs I thought I’d get stuck in to the bulkhead.
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There is a fair bit of rust around, but I think a good rust kill treatment and paint should sort the inside out. I ordered Eastwood internal frame coating which has a special nozzle to get into hard to reach places. Not cheap, but it’s supposed to work well.
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Nearly time to migrate Joe into the garage!

Cheers,
Simon

Simon, if u turn the bulkhead upside down u can get into most of the "nooks and crannies" of it with a spray nozzle. I used the spray gun that is used to apply fisholene. It got into everything. But be aware that u need to paint the main coat of paint on first as the paint may NOT stick to the stuff u spray inside all the channels and seams. I didnt need to drill any holes or anything when i did my s2a bulkhead. Leave it upside down for a few days to dry and seep into the seams then turn it upright and spray in every crevice u find. I found with fisholene that it was seeping out of seams for days after application. It even travelled upwards into areas that i wouldnt have thought possible. Its good stuff.

Good luck with ur resto.

Cheers Rod

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Simon, if u turn the bulkhead upside down u can get into most of the "nooks and crannies" of it with a spray nozzle. I used the spray gun that is used to apply fisholene. It got into everything. But be aware that u need to paint the main coat of paint on first as the paint may NOT stick to the stuff u spray inside all the channels and seams. I didnt need to drill any holes or anything when i did my s2a bulkhead. Leave it upside down for a few days to dry and seep into the seams then turn it upright and spray in every crevice u find. I found with fisholene that it was seeping out of seams for days after application. It even travelled upwards into areas that i wouldnt have thought possible. Its good stuff.

Good luck with ur resto.

Cheers Rod

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Thanks Rod. Thanks for the tip! I’ll weld it all up on the chassis one side at a time, then I’ll whip it off and turn upside down like you suggest. Good idea, cheers.

I was thinking of fisholene, but I ended up going with this stuff. These are the key features.

Tough phenolic resin penetrates, converts and encapsulates the rust on the internal surface
Zinc phosphate seals it to prevent future corrosion
Fully cures in 24hours

Again thanks for the reply

Cheers,
Simon

Hey guys,

I have coated the inside of the rear section of the chassis and the coverage looks good. I used two cans, and will need to use two more to complete the job. It has a green finish to it, so nice and easy to see the coverage while the crossmember isn’t attached.
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All going well weather wise, the crossmember should be reunited to the chassis tomorrow.

Cheers,
Simon

Hey guys,

Weather was good tonight, so the new crossmember was mated with the chassis. The extensions on the britpart crossmember were welded on straight with no angle to them at all, so we had to seperate the three sides and make a jig to hold the crossmember in square and to measurement.
Jigs
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Jigs installed and all lined up
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Ready to weld on
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Test fit
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Here you can see how we have had to modify the extensions as they were welded straight on with no angle. Note the angle of the side pieces which were trimmed off on the bottom edge to suit.
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All welded up and temporarily painted to resist the weather.
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Next job is the bulkhead !!

Cheers,
Simon

No spring hangers yet??