Thread: My 88" Series 3

Have you got a name yet?????
Barney,as in Barn stored,not Barn find????
ENJOY
Andrew

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Tim.
Are you aware there is a location for 3 50mm gauges on the dash????
Its in the centre,the plastic trim covers them,the steel part of the dash is factory cut.
Andrew

Hi Andrew, Yeah, probably just going to cut it all out to fit a stereo..... just kidding! Going to leave it in one piece for now, I really need to concentrate on getting it stripped, rebuilt and on the road before my attention wanders! (and I run out of money!)

As for a name, I've never really been a vehicle namer, I suppose I would call it Arthur, after my grandfather, although his nickname, (after his middle name), was Hack

Cheers,

Tim

All Landys deserve a name.
Hack it is
Andrew

Originally Posted by TimNZ

Thanks Andrew, I've looked at the parabolics, but have read mixed reviews, and to take full advantage of them I'll need longer shocks, requiring mods to the mounting points. And I have to be a bit careful with what I'm spending on it also

And thanks for the tip on the license, I'll certainly look into that!

Cheers,

Tim, you don't need to modify the shocker mounts to accommodate parabolic springs. Paddock's (in UK) have a longer pro comp shockers that are suitable.


Cheers, Mick.

Got the carby back from the rebuilder on Thursday. Will get it back on the car over the weekend. I'm very happy with how it came back, all cleaned up and with the throttle shaft bushed. (The casing was quite badly worn, it had about 1mm of slop with a new shaft).





Cheers,

Annnnnnd BAM!!







So, started to pull it all apart today. It was a day filled with dirt, inox, trying to work out the imperial system, giving up on trying to work out the imperial system, lots of plastic bags, siezed uncaptured nuts, and finally that deep seated feeling of "this is going to be a lot more work than I thought".



Some more photos during the day:











Front end is nice and solid:











More photos:























Pile of parts is growing!







These did not want to come undone, ended up going overkill and using a 3/4"drive Milwaukee impact wrench, (which just laughed at them):







The worst bit of rust found so far on the car, hidden by the fuel tank:







Removing the tub the cheaty way:







Rear frame exposed for the first time in 42 years:







Little bit of surface rust, but nothing to be too concerned about:







Some more holes in the drivers side of the rear cross member, an easy fix fortunately:







Starting to look a bit bare now!







Cheers,

I'm going to be going to bed dreaming about your workshop!
cheers,
D

Originally Posted by Dark61

I'm going to be going to bed dreaming about your workshop!
cheers,
D

I promise I didn't vacuum all the dirt up before every photo

Cheers