Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit

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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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Scruffy Bodger wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:58 am Loving the repairs* on that chassis, quality job! What drills are you using for removing the spots? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/US-PRO-by-Be ... Sw-ddZddkE The last few projects I've done I've been using one of these, it's Bergen now branded US Pro. I had to remove some pop rivets last week and it's bloody great for them! I've found it lasts well but have obviously had to sharpen it a few times with the amount of work it's been doing. I've found a delicate touch with a 4.5" cutting disc is ideal for it.
I bought a cut down Range Rover chassis a few years back that's in good nick as a bit of a punt, I was thinking about getting it galvanised, do you think it might be of use to someone? I'm not sure of the dimensions but I could do with moving it on tbh.
I use a drill a bit like that, but since the last one went blunt I have been using a 5mm drill to good effect. the issue is that it does drill straight through.

Sorry but cut down chassis no use to me
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Hooli wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 6:28 pm A real professional* would araldite the repair patches on with a thick bead. The bits oozing out the side look just like a neat weld under a good layer of underseal and pass MOTs fine.

So I'm told...
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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richardthestag wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 9:35 pm
Scruffy Bodger wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:58 am Loving the repairs* on that chassis, quality job! What drills are you using for removing the spots? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/US-PRO-by-Be ... Sw-ddZddkE The last few projects I've done I've been using one of these, it's Bergen now branded US Pro. I had to remove some pop rivets last week and it's bloody great for them! I've found it lasts well but have obviously had to sharpen it a few times with the amount of work it's been doing. I've found a delicate touch with a 4.5" cutting disc is ideal for it.
I bought a cut down Range Rover chassis a few years back that's in good nick as a bit of a punt, I was thinking about getting it galvanised, do you think it might be of use to someone? I'm not sure of the dimensions but I could do with moving it on tbh.
I use a drill a bit like that, but since the last one went blunt I have been using a 5mm drill to good effect. the issue is that it does drill straight through.

Sorry but cut down chassis no use to me
Next time you're using a cutting disk grab hold of the spot bit, takes maybe 15 seconds to put an edge back on it? Saves drilling through as you say. A 5mm drills too small for the one's I've been doing they are all bloody 8mm and don't they hang on :roll:
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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friends, countrymen, wobbers

Firstly thanks to Mr Bodger my spotweld drills are restored! Thank you sir

Now onto the project which is on the channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuPaTT ... _4ypXxY0lQ

piccies to follow. right fuckin now...

Front axle came off easily enough
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Parts washer is a big old bonus. gets rid of the worst of the shite
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this is the driver side cv joint. the housing was largely dry. the cv was dry on the inner race
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I the meantime, a chap in the US who follows the channel wanted a patinated difflock. I was happy to help
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one of the spare Rangies has a 4 cylinder (peugeot) engine
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Anyone identify it?
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I had brief optimism tearing down a Rover P6 V8 for a P6S model that lives in this series 2a
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Rear axle cleaned up real nice
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As did the front radius arms... beautiful
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Here is a load of front axle stuff from the 1971 Range Rover
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this car was, I believe, a very low mileage and well looked after car before it was almost trashed

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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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and

Once degreased, the stuff looked realy nice
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These bastards are the back axle brake shields
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and then everything, once clean and degreased was covered in FE-123 rust converter
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which was then pained with black satin rustolium. nice stuff
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here is the front drivers side hub and swivel built up, ready to bolt to the axle casing
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the diff was perfect, factory spec! and thus bolted back to the axle casing
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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An early diff with the filler there as I recall?
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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Is it a 504 or ford Sierra 2.3 diesel?

Anyway saw this and thought of you
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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That engine does indeed look like the basic layout of the Indenor diesel. Have a look at 32 seconds in.
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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cheers chaps Indenor it is, but quite what spec I need to establish still. Get it running and it could help towards resto costs

Laterest updateage

pushing bushes out of the old a frame arm got to 16tons, check the top mount bending. I left it like this for a while and then gave it a slight pump and it went BANG! and shifted
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then went at the steel with an angle grinder and wire brush. Worked beautifully
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axle built up with refurb hubs
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and rolled out of the way
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in the meantime, back onto project stag v8 bonio!
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got it 99% of the way, confirmed oil pressure and then found a massive fuel leak and the customer had cancelled his insurance! yeah fuck dat shit
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found enthusiasm to get onto Range Rover front axle
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cleaned back, degreased and derusted. Diff is like new!
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one episode to follow
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun

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Pratt 2

front axle painted and front radius arms with Black (blue/comfort) polybush fitted
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swivels and hubs rebuilt. swivel preload set. shit and dangerous tyres refitted for mobility purposes
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New job on a mate's Mini, door andle dont work and new carpets needed
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kingsman covers, nice product, crap customer service
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All done for now
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