Thread: #137B 2A FC rebuild

Great work Chris

There will be a ton of space behind the seats once you remove the existing rear bulkhead.

Are you planning on a walk through to the camper back from the cab?

Originally Posted by 86mud

Great work Chris

There will be a ton of space behind the seats once you remove the existing rear bulkhead.

Are you planning on a walk through to the camper back from the cab?

No mate, just a conventional cab & Ali tray. Then a slide on style camper for the back. For maximum flexibility in uses.

I've even been mulling a simple trailer to sit under the slide on camper, so that it could be taken behind the D4 camping when more appropriate.

A little bit of history. I've acquired a door to replace the rusty door frame on mine. Sanding it back today revealed some original Flick Pest Control sign writing. Vehicle fleet number 99 by the looks of it.

A shame to sand it off to repaint it, but such is life...

Cab painted and now starting to nut out how to fabricate the upper sections.

Next immediate jobs are:
- start wiring.
- order and sort out the push/pull cables for high/low range, diff lock & hand brake.
- remove front panels and prepare & paint.
- finish seat mounts.
- etc etc...

The fuse box & relays will sit in a purpose made enclosure in the transmission tunnel.

You can also see what will be the diff lock push-pull cable, with a 3D printed and painted knob. It will be mounted in the front of the seat box. I have to make a lever with cable on the floor for high-low range, with a red knob of course.

Dash top recovered and refitted. I filled the large holes with silicon to try to get the same softness as the original foam moulding. I couldn't get it flat enough to prevent the imperfections coming through the vinyl covering, so added a layer of 6mm foam under the vinyl. It hides the imperfections underneath nicely.

A wire wrestling kind of day today. I laid out the engine control loom, which basically runs from the dash back along the drivetrain to cover the various sensors, diff lock, reverse switch, etc etc.

The braid wrap I'm using is great. Got to solder on a few more terminals, then I can install it for good (I hope).

There will be separate looms for lights, stereo etc etc.

Been a long time since I posted...
It drives, sort of stops, and most lights now work. I'm waiting for some warmer weather to paint the upper cabin and roof. Then I hope I can bolt it on for the last time.

I must fill in some of the recent activity...