Thread: #137B 2A FC rebuild

I like your work - nice stuff

Garry

[QUOTE=cjc_td5;3102787]Have tacked up the new bonnet frame. To be welded up tomorrow. Then to try to get a new Aluminium skin on it! Looking forward to that!

Your nifty folder should come in handy for the edges!
Don.

We've had a long weekend here, so a few opportunities to grab some shed time a move things along...

Bolted up the rear tow loops and tow bar backing plate. I've also drawn up a plate to hold the rear tail lights which I'll get plasma cut.

Just about finished the battery tray. Welded it up including battery locating tabs etc. I'm going to fold up a sheet steel cover for it.

I cut down the seat box so it's flat and rewelded the feet on the seat to get the seat as low as possible (and didn't even set the seat on fire....). The hand brake will tuck in next to the seat. You can see the rough main gear stick location also.

I've made a list of wiring colours. I'll refine it soon and get some on order.

Chipping away at stuff...
C

I've used a donor door skin for the cab extension. By gently folding back the fold along the leading edge to 90 degrees, it can be placed to fold in to the door jam.

Making super sure to try to keep everything square as the cabin extension takes shape. I need to get everything as stiff as possible before I cut out the rear transom.

Given that the acceptable tolerances on Land Rover chassis’s of this era are plus or minus whatever they felt like at the time (around 1/2” in places on my 101) , your approach is well founded. Take your time, based on what you’ve done so far, you’ll nail it. 👍

A great progress day today!
Basically got the cab extension exterior fabricated up to the mid level. Man that was hard to line everything up as I went... I tried to do one side first but it just wouldn't pull straight. I ended up doing a little bit each side, working each side against the other, and it all came together pretty damn square in the end. It's only rough fixed at the moment. It has to all come apart again to remove the steel bits for prep and painting. It's all just about stiff enough for me to now remove the old rear bulkhead, so I can finish off behind the seat boxes.
Yeeehah, things are moving along...

200m of wire in 38 different colour combinations. And that's not all of them... Fun times ahead stringing these in to looms.

Where did you buy that - I tried to get various colour wire a while back and did not have a lot of luck.