Had a full set of 5 1/2 inch rims sandblasted, spent the afternoon in the shed spray painting them Limestone with 4 layers of clear top coat. They look great:D
Now trying to find some new 7.50 16 tyres that look original. :angel:
Difficult to find?
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Had a full set of 5 1/2 inch rims sandblasted, spent the afternoon in the shed spray painting them Limestone with 4 layers of clear top coat. They look great:D
Now trying to find some new 7.50 16 tyres that look original. :angel:
Difficult to find?
I removed the rear output flange from a spare transfer box, cleaned up the threads on the prop shaft bolts, ran a tap through the nuts and delivered to a mate Iain for his S1 88"!
On my own SIII, earlier in the week I cut a hole in the blackout panel and fitted a Hella hazard lamp switch. While not original or military* I believe it's a safety improvement for our all too hazardous roads.
Diana
* the same switch is fitted to the UK MoD SIII lightweights.
Old windscreen out. New windscreen seals. Different windscreen in. New wiper blades.
Vents removed. New vent seals. Vent insect screens installed. Vents installed.
All brakes checked, replaced where necessary and bled and adjusted.
Handbrake shoes replaced. Transfercase rear seal replaced. Handbrake drum replaced.
Temporary seal in roof gutter - no wet stuff on driver now :p
Adjusted steering box to within tolerances. Replaced all tie-rod ends.
New tyres fitted to the restored rims, I think they look the part:)
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Started cleaning up her PTO and Winch
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Installed windscreen washer. Doesn't look too bad and it works...
Washer nozzles are off a Defender (imagines Canberra Deefer owners wandering out to check they still have theirs) and the pump and reservoir came from a national cheap place - so it's hardly surprising the pump leaks...
Little button on dash above ignition activates it.
G'day all,
On Thursday, we picked up our replacement mudguards, however, the gale-force winds on Friday kept us from starting work on them till today (Saturday). :mad: They cerainly need alot of hard work done to them. . . . :BigCry:
Firstly, I blasted off years of caked-on dirt with the pressure cleaner (using detergent). I then had to scrub the inside of the guards with steel-wool and sandpaper to remove the remaining corrosion and old paint (this took dad & I most of the day).
Tomorrow, I'll finish sanding them inside and out. There's dents to straighten, rusty bolts to replace etc.
Cheers,
Harry jnr
Replaced Mary's valve stem seals after I put the incorrect ones in:mad: (should have been the o ring type) a very delicate operation to complete without taking the head off!:angel: glads that job's over!
New rear diff sump plug (the old one was round - stilson wrench couldn't get a grip - it became a hammer and chisel effort)
New rear diff pinion oil seal
New universals fitted to rear drive shaft
Fitted new door seals, painted the floor panels and foot wells. She's a lot quieter to drive with the floor back in:)