Another 2a build thread

[COFFEY76]

Should I Get rid of the tow bar? Or get a boat to attach to it? haha

[drifter]

hehe - I seem to remember my front towbar was a magnet for knees or shins, depending on height...

[drifter]

I reckon all old Series mechanics must have been 8' tall with bulging biceps and little hands so they can lean over the guards and get to some of the most awkward locations I have ever encountered. (The biceps because of the power required to undo some of the fittings and the little hands so they can actually get to some of the places).

The right guard came off the donor today and I have to say, some of the nuts and bolts were in really difficult places.

[drifter]

here is the other side of that chassis member posted above:

[COFFEY76]

wow! I'd be surprised if there was anything made of steel that you could salvage!

[drifter]

The gear lever is pretty good!

Here is some 'trivia' for you. While working on dismantling it today, a red Landcruiser pulled up at my neighbours place. An older gent - long white beard - gets out and wanders over.

"I know that vehicle," he says. "You picked it up from Moruya, didn't you?"

I agreed. He went on to tell me that the guy I got it from was his business partner and he (my visitor) had ridden all over the place in it!

Small world... my visitor is my neighbours father.

[jc109]

The gear lever is pretty good!

Here is some 'trivia' for you. While working on dismantling it today, a red Landcruiser pulled up at my neighbours place. An older gent - long white beard - gets out and wanders over.

"I know that vehicle," he says. "You picked it up from Moruya, didn't you?"

I agreed. He went on to tell me that the guy I got it from was his business partner and he (my visitor) had ridden all over the place in it!

Small world... my visitor is my neighbours father.

I love it. You wouldn't find many other vehicles that would draw that sort of reaction from people. I can't imagine myself in years to come wandering over to chat with someone about the Hilux I drive for work at the moment.

[drifter]

The engine came out of the donor and is now sitting on the engine stand in my garage.

This weekend coming I will start cleaning years of gunk off it and, next week, I'll start stripping it down.

[drifter]

*sigh*

Further delays.

What I had assumed to be a lip of carbon at the top of the bore in the engine is not. The bore is worn.

So... it looks like I am heading down the rebore path.

The pistons I removed were 'standard' size. I can't, at this point, find any .010" pistons - but I can find some .020" ones - with rings. It looks like I am in for a delivery wait, too.

This is Canberra so my rebore options are pretty limited.

Gutted.

[easo]

Good read bloke, keep up the photos, love it.

Easo