Another 2a build thread

[Window]

love your work John! can't wait to see the finished landy!

I'd love to buy an ild 2a or 3, but the missus would kill me. I have a HQ prem i have to start on first!

[drifter]

love your work John! can't wait to see the finished landy!

I'd love to buy an ild 2a or 3, but the missus would kill me. I have a HQ prem i have to start on first!

Thanks.

The exterior won't be as pretty as the engine and gearbox

As long as it gets me from A to B and back again, I'll be happy. I am after mechanical reliability so I am prepared to spend time on the mechanical bits.

[Window]

my missus has said i can buy an old landie, as long as she gets the 80 series, and get rid of her car. got to find one close to rego first!

[drifter]

My missus asked what I was going to do when I got this one all done.

"Buy and redo another", I said.

"I don't think so," she replies.

"Not your decision," I said.

A while later she was on the phone to her mother telling her that I'll be doing another one later. Her father is now ringing, telling her of ones he has found for sale that I might be interested in!

No probs here

[korg20000bc]

I told my wife about buying another old fix-a-upper and she said "As long as I can have a new pair of pyjamas."
What a woman.

[dullbird]

well beat this women I found Ian's for him! Went and fetched it and parked it on the front lawn for when he got home from work as a surprise

[korg20000bc]

You're a great woman too!

[drifter]

Gotta love 'em

[drifter]

So... I have repaired a little wiring problem I had that had the ignition and oil pressure lights come on as soon as the battery was connected - that is now working properly.

My new electronic distributor is in and now working semi-reliably - I am finding my skills are not yet up to tuning the vehicle properly - but I suspect I am pretty close.

It's now time to sort out brakes and universals and stuff...

[drifter]

but, before I can get to the brakes...

There is a leak from the crankshaft rear seal

So today it was gearbox out, clutch out, flywheel out, gearbox adapter plate/flywheel housing off...

It just doesn't look right - so I am going to replace it with another new one I have here.

That can be tomorrow.

I replaced the front output seal on the transfer case today. 13 months of sitting there and not a leak - put everything back together and fire the engine up and there is a steady drip of oil from that front output seal. The bugger won't leak now!