HECter

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Originally Posted by wrinklearthur

I decided to see if I had the correct 86" bonnet to fit HECter, as he had a botched 80" bonnet at the moment.
I went over to the pile of spare body parts and there was two bonnets, tried one on HECter and they are for the 88". :thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

Has anyone got a tidy 86" bonnet they can afford to part with?

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I've got one at my place too, but also a bit far away. Bit of a bugger really, as I could do with a better bonnet for leon (88"):)

AlexH was horrified when I dared to suggest to him that I could chop one of the 88" bonnet's down to fit HECter. :D

Does anyone know of a parts supplier that I can obtain bits for a Solex 32P carburettor from, I need a banjo union, gauze filter, fibre washers and the union bolt, as I really want to get rid of the Holden carby and get back the low rev torque characteristics that those motors are renown for when using their Solex carby's.
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HECter has a new tail gate, the old one was rather tired so a bidding we went.
The new tailgate is in really good condition, no paint has been worn off the inside at all and the only damage is, one rivet broken, the rubbers need to be replaced and a bit of nearly 60 years of corrosion to be cleaned up.

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Hi Arthur
Do you still need a bonnet?
Maybe I could chuck it on Diggers truck as he goes through Gympie:D
Get it part way there.

Keith

Hi Keith

PM sent.

Had a look at HECter's LHS front chassis rail today, the weld has come apart for about six inches at the top of the rail over the axle, but I will be taking the mudguards off to improve their looks, so that weld can be redone then.

I am not going to pull the car down completely to a bare chassis, until everything that bolts onto it has been tidied up first, by doing it that way I shouldn't loose any of the small parts.
The 80" that came with HECter has been pulled down completely and there is a lot of misplaced nuts and bolts to be found, does anyone know who is the best supplier of BSF threaded fittings ?
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if that was the one on ebay i think i was bidding on that as it looked pretty good

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Originally Posted by schmierer LR at singleton

if that was the one on ebay i think i was bidding on that as it looked pretty good

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Hi Tony

Hope you didn't mind? but it was a surprise to find out just how good an example the tail gate ( eBay Land Rover Tailgate (200846675732 ) was when it arrived.

The chap who sent it had miscalculated the cost of the postage from his place down to Tasmania, so I made sure that he received the difference and he was happy about that.
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I have just come across a tidy 86" bonnet and is painted orange, so I guessing that it was off a either a ex PMG or a Tasmanian Department of Main Roads.

The bonnet I found, measures 36 1/2" front to back so it is the correct size, as the one for a 88" is exactly one inch longer at 37 1/2", when measured front to back across the centre of the spare wheel mount.

The skin of the bonnet is in good condition, but the frame has a rust hole in one of the members that runs from front to back and that will need to be replaced to maintain the strength of the bonnet, I must count the rivets to see if a 88" bonnet frame will fit.

Oh God it has happened ! I'm now a rivet counter. :eek2::eek2::eek2:

To Keith, thanks for your offer of assistance to supply the correct one it has been much appreciated.
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it is ok, i think you got a bargin, i think i would have gone higher but i am not up to that stage yet. Looking forward to coming down and seeing your series ones

I received a message today from a reader of my add on Gumtree asking for information about early Hydro Land Rovers.
Photo's Tasmanian Hydro Land Rovers, 1949 to 1959 | Other Automotive | Gumtree Australia Hobart Region - Brighton Area

Here is an except of the reply I sent back.

"Thanks for your reply, I have had a couple of calls now but no photo's as such.
There are some pictures in Heather Felton's excellent book 'Ticklebelly Flats and other Hydro Stories', but they are a bit small for any detail, so I am trying to get onto the original photo's that the pictures came from.
I will be contacting a chap who was an apprentice at Butlers gorge about that time, he may have some leads to where I can find some information.
Inquiries within the Hydro drew a blank for the moment, as all their records only start about 1990 with the formation of the Hydro as it is today.
I am going into the State archives soon, as they may have received the old collection of the photographic branch of the Hydro Electric Commission.

This has been a interesting exercise in it's self, just following up on information and you never know were it may lead to. "