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From the pictures I have in an optional equipment catalogue, the unit is similar but mounted on the other side.

Hi all and a bit more work carried out since the last post, I have removed all the steel from around the PTO and removed the PTO. It's the original Land Rover PTO and the previous owner has replaced the bearings and it is in very good condition so it's been cleaned and stored away. The engine is indeed the original Land Rover engine and will be taken to Bundaberg for overhaul on removal haven't found the number yet as there is too much foreign stuff on it , the rear chassis isn't in good shape so I hope to purchase a new rear section and weld it on. The front diff, steering assembly and suspension are all out and trying to get the front bumper off as there are no hexagons on the four bolts only nuts in the small cavity they sit in so I need to get a small reciprocating saw to remove the nuts. Keep you posted and some pictures for the next post.

Hi guys and I have finally entered the engine bay so the engine number is 25181254F which I hope makes my engine a Rover and original and with the Chassis number 24306543B around 1962! The steering seems to be over complicated having restored champs which have a Rack & Pinion type mechanism compared to the number of Rod End swivels that need replacing on the Rover but I am confident it will all go back nicely.
Regards
Paul

Hi all and some pictures for you all to dwell over, hasn't been the easiest vehicle I have ever stripped but I am getting there. Hope they all the pictures come up and tomorrow I will be taking the rest of the brake lines and electrical harness off I hope. Not too bad so far but a lot of rust but curable! The girder from the harbour bridge may be getting some treatment in the next few days so wish me luck.
Not sure whether I am on the right page or is there a restoration section for series 2a vehicles? Haven't found a year of manufacture yet.
Regards
Paul

Someone asked for some Champ pictures, These two are the first ones I restored and they are consecutive serial numbers WNI16000 AND WNI16001. I sold 16001 a number of years ago and the guy who bought it gave me the series 11 I am restoring now. I also did a resto on a Morris C8. I also restored the Australian number 5 trailer in the picture which was pretty cactus.
Paul

Originally Posted by Paul Davies

Hi all and some pictures for you all to dwell over, hasn't been the easiest vehicle I have ever stripped but I am getting there. Hope they all the pictures come up and tomorrow I will be taking the rest of the brake lines and electrical harness off I hope. Not too bad so far but a lot of rust but curable! The girder from the harbour bridge may be getting some treatment in the next few days so wish me luck.
Not sure whether I am on the right page or is there a restoration section for series 2a vehicles? Haven't found a year of manufacture yet.
Regards
Paul

When you remove the wiring from the chassis make sure you attach a pull wire to it so when installing the new one you have something to pull it through with. And yes you are using the correct page for your restoration.

Thanks for the tip with the wiring all good thanks, strip is progressing and have removed the portion of the harbour bridge at last I have no oxy so half dozen cutting disc's did the job. Still no idea why the thing was on there. I have a question for all on the body panels as they seem to have what I would describe as "dampening compound" on them, it looks like bog but it is quite thick in places. any ideas?
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Just a guess about your "harbour bridge girder". It "may" have been the mounting for either a boom spray, or an air seeder, my best bet the former.
The extra mounting plate above the rear PTO "may" have been the mounting for a pump of some description, as the PTO appears to have been fitted with a sprocket for a chain drive. Added to that is the Heath Robinson towing jaws for attaching some form of trailing implement or perhaps a tank.

No idea about the crap on the inside of the panels.