Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Even just reading your updates make me feel tired and lazy.....Good stuff!
Seeing that Bahama Gold 2 door scrapper takes me back to getting into an identical one in Steel's of Southampton showroom as a brand new car - my grandad was picking up his P6 from the service bay and the salesman let me "try" the new R-R. I was about 11/12 I suppose. Hard to reconcile them getting knackered enough to look like that. Yeah, I know it was 50 bloody years ago but still...!
Seeing that Bahama Gold 2 door scrapper takes me back to getting into an identical one in Steel's of Southampton showroom as a brand new car - my grandad was picking up his P6 from the service bay and the salesman let me "try" the new R-R. I was about 11/12 I suppose. Hard to reconcile them getting knackered enough to look like that. Yeah, I know it was 50 bloody years ago but still...!
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
part 4
Rather than recreate mud traps and on something that is being fixed as opposed to restored, I box the bulkhead/footwell corner in Then I started digging into the drivers side a-post to sill section. It was never going to be a fairytale But before I could fix it I had to nip down to Devon to strip two Range Rovers down for parts - Here if you want to look RR #1 mid 1970s - chassis was the best of the two so opted to keep this intact to transport the parts RR #2 stripped down to just a bulkhead which ironically was the best part of the chassis and bodyframe chassis was more like an upside down U section than a box section. Mr reciprocating saw made light work of the remains Axles are half decent and complete. Here looking as the remains of the chassis are lobbed into the scrap trailer The series3 SW rear tub that I bought is now loaded onto the half decent RR chassis along with a V8 and 4 speed LT95 and overdrive transmission.
Just need some time and space to relocate this lot
more to come
Rather than recreate mud traps and on something that is being fixed as opposed to restored, I box the bulkhead/footwell corner in Then I started digging into the drivers side a-post to sill section. It was never going to be a fairytale But before I could fix it I had to nip down to Devon to strip two Range Rovers down for parts - Here if you want to look RR #1 mid 1970s - chassis was the best of the two so opted to keep this intact to transport the parts RR #2 stripped down to just a bulkhead which ironically was the best part of the chassis and bodyframe chassis was more like an upside down U section than a box section. Mr reciprocating saw made light work of the remains Axles are half decent and complete. Here looking as the remains of the chassis are lobbed into the scrap trailer The series3 SW rear tub that I bought is now loaded onto the half decent RR chassis along with a V8 and 4 speed LT95 and overdrive transmission.
Just need some time and space to relocate this lot
more to come
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
omg next episode, bear with me - fuelled with Gin and Beer to upload all this
Brand new inner wings from ABE supplies. perfect fit Gaining tracking, boot floor and rear cross member finished Then .. mr nemesis I chopped out the rotten drivers floor pieces - following original factory seams where possible Originally I was unsure about what to do with the base of the b-post, however when I cut away the outer sill I could see a patch over rust. opted to chop the base off the b-post and fit a repair section This is the inner sill section that supports the chassis mount. not great then under a pile of wob I found another patch at the lower edge of the rear wheel arch. This piece is supposed to box in the end of the sill and protect the body mount welded in the outer sill repair section. and then welded a sheet of steel to box in the end and protect the new body mount that I fitted there will be more..
Brand new inner wings from ABE supplies. perfect fit Gaining tracking, boot floor and rear cross member finished Then .. mr nemesis I chopped out the rotten drivers floor pieces - following original factory seams where possible Originally I was unsure about what to do with the base of the b-post, however when I cut away the outer sill I could see a patch over rust. opted to chop the base off the b-post and fit a repair section This is the inner sill section that supports the chassis mount. not great then under a pile of wob I found another patch at the lower edge of the rear wheel arch. This piece is supposed to box in the end of the sill and protect the body mount welded in the outer sill repair section. and then welded a sheet of steel to box in the end and protect the new body mount that I fitted there will be more..
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
last bit for now
rebuilt the base of the a-post which had rotted out on the inside too. it is only flat sheets of steel originally spot welded so easy enough to fix front inner wings and slam panel painted body colour and fitted up The n/s/r lower arch / sill closing piece had gone as well but no where near as bad one tiny repair to the ns outer sill where the inner arch meets it then start assembling everything watch this space
rebuilt the base of the a-post which had rotted out on the inside too. it is only flat sheets of steel originally spot welded so easy enough to fix front inner wings and slam panel painted body colour and fitted up The n/s/r lower arch / sill closing piece had gone as well but no where near as bad one tiny repair to the ns outer sill where the inner arch meets it then start assembling everything watch this space
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Bloody hell. You make me look like some guy waving his arms around when circling a car, but not actually ever touching it!
How many hours do you have into this now?
How many hours do you have into this now?
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
They do but the intercooler input end of the turbo needs to be rotated slightly.
this turbo is the wrong way round for a Land Rover.
Steve Parkers do a number of bit for the 200tdi conversion
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Disco2? Guess you mean chassis
Nobody I would recommend but only because I have never been down this route
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
had it had an ID I might have been tempted to do something with the Bahama Gold car but the other one was proper fuckedmercrocker wrote: ↑Fri Feb 25, 2022 8:42 pm Even just reading your updates make me feel tired and lazy.....Good stuff!
Seeing that Bahama Gold 2 door scrapper takes me back to getting into an identical one in Steel's of Southampton showroom as a brand new car - my grandad was picking up his P6 from the service bay and the salesman let me "try" the new R-R. I was about 11/12 I suppose. Hard to reconcile them getting knackered enough to look like that. Yeah, I know it was 50 bloody years ago but still...!
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
Ah ok, I just recalled something about custom manifolds for them.richardthestag wrote: ↑Sat Feb 26, 2022 8:06 pmThey do but the intercooler input end of the turbo needs to be rotated slightly.
this turbo is the wrong way round for a Land Rover.
Steve Parkers do a number of bit for the 200tdi conversion
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Re: Land Rover Rustorashun and other shit
You need to put your prices up.
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