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  1. #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by JDNSW View Post
    You know, there is no real need for splines on the tool - I made mine on the lathe! An emergency one made in the middle of the Simpson in 1966 was a bit cut off a broom handle plus layers of insulating tape.

    That sounds like the work of a true Series Land Rover owner.

    The good old Micro metric Insulation tape.


    When all else fails, Bodge it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by akelly View Post
    big day today. Started with fitting up the RHS 16 gallon tank, which promptly fouled on the shackle pin and doesn't fit. I cannot see for the life of me how anyone who had one of these tanks made here in Melbourne could have fitted it to the car. So anyway I marked out the area that fouls and a mate is going to notch both sides out for me so they actually fit.

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    so stymied on that task I got on with painting the rims. After testing the "hogs bristle" rattle can the other week I then found a tin of "classic cream" I must have bought at some point for this job, so I mixed it up 4:1 and shot a few coats on the rims. I haven't painted with a gun for about 25yrs but after watching a few youtube vids (the gunman is very good) it came back to me no worries.

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    Really pleased with how they look. I think the weather looks crook here tomorrow, so I'll do the back side on Wednesday.

    Then I got on with replacing the rear main seal in the 186. I was pleased to find an alloy cam gear in there, and everything looks to be in good order. A new bottom end gasket set and I gave the waterpump a birthday while I was on a roll - just needed a good cleanup after sitting for years.

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    Last bit of stuff today was printing a new wheel for the magna tex indicator switch. I did a CAD model of the whole wheel assembly then kind of eyeballed the dimensions for the wheel. Printed in TPU, which is a flexible material a bit like stiff rubber. Looks OK, will see how it works when I get to putting the dash together.

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    Now I'm buggered so that's it for today.

    If you find you need a bit of extra grip for the wheel use a piece of Velcro wrapped around the steering wheel tube although with a "new" wheel you should be ok.

    Thanks for an excellent rundown on your progress through the ages.

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    Ok so today I finally finished off the modifications to the bulkhead to convert it from a 6cyl to 4cyl. I have to stress that it's not a faithful reproduction of every aspect of a 4cyl bulkhead, I just replaced the centre section so I could use 4cyl floor panels and gearbox covers and perhaps later on fit a heater. Pics are from my final test fit with everything tacked in place, its back on the bench now having been fully welded but I ran out of time to fit it today.

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    Getting the curved piece right was very time consuming, but the process was enjoyable. I wish I had more time to spend on it right now but I'm racing to get the car mobile so I can load it on the trailer to move house.

    I keep meaning to make a bending brake but I just improvised today with some steel bars and a planishing hammer...

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    Then I bent the section around an old 6cyl diaphragm cover to get the correct shape...

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    I don't think I'll get a job in a body shop any time soon, but the end result fits nicely so that's good enough.

    The other job today was test fitting the modified engine mounts. I had to do a bit of chopping to make them fit around the extractors but otherwise they fit great. Have to do a couple more mods to give access to the lower bolt on the LHS mount, so that will happen tomorrow and they'll be fully welded. The extractors were custom made years ago in place on the car and unfortunately to get the bolts in the engine mount they have to be removed from the head to give enough room - can't do much about that now.

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    Tomorrow I need to pack up the workshop for the removal so there's not much more I can do for a while. Time blew out on me thanks to waiting 2 and a half weeks for a part from Brisbane, plus complications from weird mods done by someone else previously that had to be undone. I'll get it on the trailer Thursday once the new engine mounts and fuel tanks are ready, then I can do a bit more over the holidays after we've moved out of here.

    Oh, one last pic - my printed magna tex wheel came up alright I think.

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    Quote Originally Posted by akelly View Post
    Ok so today I finally finished off the modifications to the bulkhead to convert it from a 6cyl to 4cyl. I have to stress that it's not a faithful reproduction of every aspect of a 4cyl bulkhead, I just replaced the centre section so I could use 4cyl floor panels and gearbox covers and perhaps later on fit a heater. Pics are from my final test fit with everything tacked in place, its back on the bench now having been fully welded but I ran out of time to fit it today.

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    Getting the curved piece right was very time consuming, but the process was enjoyable. I wish I had more time to spend on it right now but I'm racing to get the car mobile so I can load it on the trailer to move house.

    I keep meaning to make a bending brake but I just improvised today with some steel bars and a planishing hammer...

    Screen Shot 2020-12-08 at 9.03.35 pm.jpgScreen Shot 2020-12-08 at 9.03.44 pm.jpgScreen Shot 2020-12-08 at 9.03.54 pm.jpg

    Then I bent the section around an old 6cyl diaphragm cover to get the correct shape...

    Screen Shot 2020-12-08 at 9.04.06 pm.jpg

    I don't think I'll get a job in a body shop any time soon, but the end result fits nicely so that's good enough.

    The other job today was test fitting the modified engine mounts. I had to do a bit of chopping to make them fit around the extractors but otherwise they fit great. Have to do a couple more mods to give access to the lower bolt on the LHS mount, so that will happen tomorrow and they'll be fully welded. The extractors were custom made years ago in place on the car and unfortunately to get the bolts in the engine mount they have to be removed from the head to give enough room - can't do much about that now.

    Screen Shot 2020-12-08 at 9.00.03 pm.jpg

    Tomorrow I need to pack up the workshop for the removal so there's not much more I can do for a while. Time blew out on me thanks to waiting 2 and a half weeks for a part from Brisbane, plus complications from weird mods done by someone else previously that had to be undone. I'll get it on the trailer Thursday once the new engine mounts and fuel tanks are ready, then I can do a bit more over the holidays after we've moved out of here.

    Oh, one last pic - my printed magna tex wheel came up alright I think.

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    Looks fine to me comparing it with a new black one I have.

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    not much cooking today on the landy, spent the day packing up about 1/2 the workshop and listing stuff for sale on gumtree and here.

    Mate dropped off the tanks he notched out to clear the shackle bolt heads. Did a fantastic job. I wish the guy who made the tanks could weld this well. I grabbed some RedKote to throw in the tanks so will do that tomorrow.

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    Other than that nothing to report. Hoping to weld up the front tank mounts tomorrow and get them installed, along with the new engine mounts.

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    well things got very hectic and I ran out of time to get everything done before our removal, so here's where I'm at:

    Got the bulkhead done and bolted up.

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    Got most of the front back together but ran into some shortages of captive nuts in the bulkhead, so the passenger door is on but not the drivers.

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    Loaded it on the trailer and headed north. This is our stopover at Thredbo. Cannot recommend towing a series landy up there from Albury - spent quite a bit of time in low range working the gears and doing about 20kph. Meant we got to take in the scenery though and my 7yo daughter was loving all the wildlife, including a black brumby running down the road in front of us.

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    But the defender did well and got us to Culburra Beach safe and sound. We'll be here about a month before heading up to Qld. Probably no more updates on the Series IIA for a little while - have a few other priorities to take care of.

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    Thanks for a terrific thread so far and I look forward to seeing more of the rebuild in the future.

    Meantime, Merry Christmas and good luck with the move!

    John

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