Car 4 is now rubbed down and under cover for painting, so far it’s starting to look nice.
Here is a quick pano of the car with its final scheme for now.
Car 4 : Painting
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Monthly Archives: October 2013
Car 2 : cappings galvanised
Here at the pictures of the cappings
Car 2 : Tub Painting – Done
Well this is a big weekend for us, the custom tub is finally finished and getting painted.
At this moment the primer is going on and saturday will see the top coats of blue applied.
Tub finished and placed on chassis, have a little bit of adjusting that needs doing but should be a simple job with a cutting disc.
Car 1: Small Update
Well last night the clutch went in and finally the gearbox and engine were reunited for the first time in 6 years, it was a good feeling knowing we have moved up a step on the rebuild ladder….
Car 4 : More tidying and planning
As car 4 is currently road worthy jobs at the moment are small,
There were some issues with the wiring in the dash that meant some things didn’t work or needed something else on to work. For example the heater blower would only work if the side lights were on, so things like this have been resolved and generally neatened up.
A small adaptation to the bull bar has allowed for the fitting of 2 Hella lamps that should help with driving during the winter.
A spare wheel has been mounted to the pickup bed and a coat of paint applied to the rear cross member and floor of the pick up.
Plans for the next couple of weeks include a repaint which will be done with a brush rather than a spray for now.
Car 1 : Engine rebuilding
Well some parts have come in for car 1, the following bits have been bolted on to the engine.
- Fuel lift pump & filter
- Coil, Distributor cap, HT Leads
- Belts
Also the clutch, bulkhead feet, bulkhead repair panels are all ready to be fitted.
The progress on the car should move ahead pretty quickly now.
A target has been set for the vehicle to start and move by the 20th November so pushing hard for that.
Car 2 : bulkhead fitted
Well the bulkhead has been bolted in to place and starting to put it all back together.
While in the flow bolted the steering column back in and the new hinges. Tonight should also be refitting the pedals, it’s starting to look like a land rover!
Making Progress
Well carrying on with the progress of work again now, we did some work on 2 of the cars today.
Car 2 : Today we mounted the fuel tank and plumbed it all back in and also took the inlet and exhaust manifolds off the 200tdi so that we could route the dip stick pipe correctly after we rebuilt it a couple of years ago. not an essential task but one we have wanted to do. so while we were at it replaced the gasket with one we purchased a couple of years ago.
Car 4 : We tidied up the cabin a little bit, the previous owner had the glow plugs controlled by a switch on a metal plate in the dash, this was relocated into the dash, similar with the ignition barrel, this had previously dangled by the column so it was relocated in to the dash.
The plan is to do a bit more work tomorrow so will do more updates and get pictures of the work done then.
Update
Well its all been a bit quiet the last couple of weeks between the injury and holidays so here is where we are up to.
Car 1 – hasn’t really changed since the engine was put in, busy looking for a clutch and other parts.
Car 2 – hasn’t changed since the engine and gearbox were refitted but will soon be getting back in to the swing and looking to put in brake lines, fuel lines and tank. Then bolt the bulkhead in to position. We will also be moving on to make the rear window sections for the body work over the next couple of weeks, then we can start spraying up the parts ready to go back on.
Car 3 – this car is now mostly dismantled and the engine and gearbox up for sale.
Car 4 – After repairing the rear diff pan, a couple of weeks ago after about an hours trip one of the core plugs decided to fail. it was replaced and again a couple of weeks later blew out again. Decision was made to replace the head gasket so this weekend was spent stripping it down, tonight we will fit the new gasket and bolt it all up again. Hopefully that will sort the issues out.
New addition to the group!
One of the other friends got a bit of the land rover bug after owning a discovery for a little while so he has now invested in a Series 3 pickup truck which is very nice, needs a little bit of work but its a runner for now.
Landy Rebuilds 