GSF 109's latest activity

Last bit of dash welding! Don't know if series 3's are supposed to have clocks but a hole had been hacked / chewed into the dash for one. This is the hole after some squaring up. And with it all done it's time for another offer up. All the...

One disappointing point of the repair panel is that they don’t have return lips on the front faces to replicate the original , and that just annoys me! So, I cut some flat steel plate to size and bent it to shape and after some faffing around...

Looks a bit tidier now.

I removed the old hasp that held the bonnet down cleaned up the holes and welded them up. I’m not planning on using it again!

Luckily I had some steel angle leftover from chassis repairs. It was perfect to recreate the original strengthener with some trimming and drilling. Unfortunately the original was too far gone for reuse, otherwise it would have made sense to try...

I carefully drilled off the old section, then chiselled it off using a slitting chisel. After a tidy up I drilled the new metal ready for plug welds. After a few tweaks, I welded the rear and front. It looks easy, but I can guarantee it was not...

After carefully measuring the new repair panel, I cut the old remnants of the lower panel off. Incidentally, I never realised that there was a reinforcement on the old panel but not on the new one….

Okay, made a start on the front panel today. I had a look at others for sale and mine didn’t seem too bad considering. I also had a repair panel, so it was definitely viable. After drilling the bonnet landing strip rivets and unbolting everything...

Next up, I had a look at the radiator front panel, and it’s a lot more ropey that I remembered. Not sure where I can go with this! I have a repair section for it, so I guess that would be a start!

After walking away from the strip down yesterday, I went back for more today….😀. Next up, I removed all the mounting brackets, then tried the the rear window glazing strips again. The tiny cross head screws were burred over and were impossible to...

Land Rover Panel gaps,now there's a whole topic unto itself lol

I fitted a hybrid 110 / discovery 1 system to my 109 in my build thread. It can be done but the job shouldn’t be taken lightly. You need to be a decent welder and get the measurements right. Sounds obvious I know. 😀 Worth doing though, if you...

Started stripping one of the rear upper body sides, and it was not a job I was looking forward to! The first issue was that the sliding channels were so bad that I couldn’t slide the windows to get access to the fixing screws. I had to resort to...

Cheers - hopefully your panel gaps were better than mine 😂

Actually starting to look like a car 😀

Moved over to the other side and fitted the driver’s side floor. Sounds easy, but took a fair bit of fettling to get it to sit properly! Anyway, I got it in and sealed it with dum dum the same as the other side. After that nightmare, I thought I...

Thanks - still seems like a mountain of work to go, but progress is progress as they say 😀….

I thought I would try a front door on, so fitted the hinges and gave it a try. As you can see it’s a mile out! I expected this, but not by that much…. Anyway, it could do with the bulkhead aligning as the chassis bracket is not fitted. I’ll try...

Happy with progress ,I moved onto the tunnel and floor panels. I fitted some wiring to the reverse light switch and fed it through into the engine bay for connection later as I think it may be a real challenge to get in to after the tunnel is...

After some delays due to holidays, I managed to make some progress on the internal panels. I was dreading fitting the seat box, as I could see that there was a slight bend on the rear rail. It must have happened when I riveted it together...

Hi @Trumar , I might have mine for sale but it’s likely to be around July as I’m still using it at the moment. Will update what’s for sale closer to the time. Cheers

Thanks, appreciate the photos and the feedback. Does your seatbox bolt through onto the chassis bracket?

Finally, I was looking for some feedback on the finish of the second row grab handle! I had it galvanised, but the original colour is painted grey. Should I keep it galvanised finish or paint it?

Thought I would try the seat box in but it’s not sitting just right. Think it needs some fettling! Just wondering if anyone has had any similar issues? I see that the seatbox is sitting on the chassis - see photo. Is that correct? As I don’t...

Next along were the small side panels

Okay, so a bit more progress with the second row floor. I finally sorted out some fixings which along with the dum dum sealant allowed me to get it fitted. Obviously I had to drill through the rear step lip as that’s new material and you fit...

I'm sure you will be driving about in no time, assuming you can find where you put all the bits 😀. As you say it's the prep that takes most of the time, so hopefully it will be downhill from here on 👍

Yeah, I must admit I’m really looking forward to the first engine start, then the first drive, then getting the kids out in it. I have to have it done by August, so fingers crossed I don’t hit too many stumbling blocks along the way…. 😊

It’s always a juggling act, but you’ll get there. My deadline of losing my shed by August is driving me just now 😊

Waiting on some floor fixings to fit the second row floor, but to do this I’ll need to drill the holes for the rear row of holes as the seat support panel doesn’t come with them. Must admit I’m not keen on drilling freshly painted panels but it...