Thread: Slowly coming together

Originally Posted by Gippslander

Going in for roadworthy tomorrow and then hopefully registration all going well i have treated the tray woodwork with an oil based coating it is darker than i wanted but it will protect the wood so that's the important part. I have checked everything i can think of for the roadworthy so here's hoping.
Photos to follow.

Gippy

Hello Gippy,

All the best for the roadworthy tomorrow! Let us know how it went.

Do you have another thread on AULRO that features a more in-depth story of the restoration of your vehicle? If so where can it be found? There are only three 'pages' on this thread.

Kind regards
Lionel

Thanks for the interest I have some other photos of the process, I didnÂ’t do a full bare chassis rebuild I repaired and replaced al of the running gear and did some minor cosmetic work. Nothing to compare with some of the work you can find on this site some of the jobs are unbelievable mine was as minimal as I could get away with.
IÂ’ll put some photos up after I get it on the road.

As promised i have some photos i took during the process, among them are when i found it in a cow shed complete with cow @#$%^ and blackberry bush remnants. The last couple are of the dismantle process and the others are during rebuild a new crankshaft was sourced from a friend in Melbourne. Both front and rear differentials centres are new, as are all wheel bearings brakes and drums. The gearbox was pieced together from three old ones to get enough shafts, gears to have reliable components. The transfer case was from a Series 3 i wrecked and its internals were in excellent condition.
The car is now registered on Club plates for the present once it is run in and i trust it i will possibly put it on full registration, it drives quite well it does have some gear noise but i think it is quieter than when i first started driving it around. I don't know what others think but i have added Morey's oil additive to both diffs and the gearbox / transfer case as a precaution.

Thanks for the interest Gippy

Hello Gippy,

Good to see another Series back on the road - a club registration is a great achievement. Congratulations on your hard work and subsequent success.

Could you please measure the thickness of the sheet metal that the metal fabricators made the lower door sections with? I have a pan brake so I am able to make all the folds independently. Welding is still very much at the 'L-Plate' stage. What is the saying .. "a grinder and paint makes me the welder I ain't"

Enjoy going for a spin on the open roads. Remember that people once thought that driving over 60 miles per hour could be fatal as the speed would hinder the ability for people to breathe. This type of cautionary thinking must have been carried over as an inbuilt safety feature into our Series vehicles!

Kind regards
Lionel

The steel was panel steel 1/8” in the old scale, the bottom has a slight angle to allow the window to fit the cab the upper inside edge is double folded as in the fold is completely flat on the top giving the inside edge a smooth surface to sit your arm on.