Thread: MEET Harry Highback

Ive still no luck with those brackets as yet..

Ok so ive done a little work to Harry.. I separated the bonnet & the frame.






First coat of gloss black epoxy





Second coat but the pics not to good.



Underside of bonnet primed





Wet sanded it



Ok so the frame is put back in & sikaflexed in & riveted back in ready for the rivets on underside to be painted black , Then tape & mask up the fram ready for the bonnet to be paonted..



Also today one of my new defender doors arrived here to.YAY wind down windows BUT still has the same look door handle..All the way from Darwin.






Now can anyone tell me do all defenders have this rubber around the inside frame or is this someones after thought & they are usualy bare & just use the door rubber on the body around the door jam..I have no idea & the only defender I have seen in the flesh up close I didn't take any notice of it..





I still cant find any of those front brackets I need to go on the front that the radiator sits in.I need them as the frame in front of the radiator bolts to it aswell the frame the bonnet pin goes into when you shut the bonnet..

Defender doors do not have rubber on them. And strictly speaking, it is not a Defender door - the Defender name was not introduced until two years after that type of door handle was replaced by pushbutton ones. Do you have the galvanised trim strip to go on the door?

John

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Defender doors do not have rubber on them. And strictly speaking, it is not a Defender door - the Defender name was not introduced until two years after that type of door handle was replaced by pushbutton ones. Do you have the galvanised trim strip to go on the door?

John

Hi John. I just call them defender doors cause they have wind down windows. No I don't have the gal strip. I have a few sets off standard series doors so was going to make something up. In all honesty I didn't know there was anything like that that's why I kept the sets I have so could make something.

Originally Posted by JDNSW

Defender doors do not have rubber on them. And strictly speaking, it is not a Defender door - the Defender name was not introduced until two years after that type of door handle was replaced by pushbutton ones. Do you have the galvanised trim strip to go on the door?

John

I wasn't sure about that rubber strip around the door. I thought that it was spoked to be bare but thought I better ask before I strip them for repairs & paint. Obveisly the last owner didn't have the door adjusted right & took the easy way out.

Originally Posted by banjo

Hi John. I just call them defender doors cause they have wind down windows. No I don't have the gal strip. I have a few sets off standard series doors so was going to make something up. In all honesty I didn't know there was anything like that that's why I kept the sets I have so could make something.

There's a galvanised strip held on by three (I think, might be four spring clips - looks like that door may have had the holes bogged up no doubt you will find this out as you prepare for painting.

John

So I'm on the lookout for a series chassis for a project I need. Will help to get Harry finished.

On the other hand I've finished removing the central wall in the shed. And I may have solved the storage problem. I'm trying to get another chassis or if I have to another complete car. I'm going to cut the centre of the chassis out & put some heavy duty castor wheels on it. So I can put the body on it once I've painted it all. That way I can build the car in the shed & finish off the wiring everything on the cab other then the guards bonnet & grill. Then I will do all the brake lines on my chassis so all I have to do is lift the cab off cut chassis onto Harry's chassis all done. Mite need a help for that or I maybe able to use the hoist. Will have to wait see. & wait see if I can find something. We found a complete car on gumtree for $500 Ono but don't know if it's a long or short wheelbase. It's in Newcastle so we emailed them & just have to wait to see if they get back to us. If not we will txt them as we think there was a mobile number in the add. I'm still tinkering in the shed cleaning up & finding spots for everything it's nearly all done then into painting. But I thought the chassis idea was a good one. Anyway will see what happens.

That Landy has been sold we txt the number today.

Ok so over the weekend I built this for the cab to be rebuilt on it so its not sitting outside in the weather. & I can start to do all the body , once the body cab is on here & finished ill put all the pedals in & bake booster & master plus clutch. & ill do all the interia once all done ill lift it onto the chassis outside.












Now I can start fully on all the body.. Been raining last 2 days so haven't done anything..