1965 Series 2a Station Wagon in Holland

LincolnSteve said:

So you can't see hexit on the cards then? I wondered if Holland might be the next to consider it?

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I can't see hexit or will it be nexit (?) happening: My impression is that the Dutch are very good at complaining and setting the blame on someone else's door mat. They don't seem to be good (in groups) at getting on with anything. There would probably be decades of meetings before they even got to form an approximate plan. How do you think the German army made it across the country in record time - not once but twice?

Besides compared with the influx of immigrants in the UK, Holland in most parts of the country seems to have hardly changed in ethnic mix since the 1980s, even though Mr Wilders says otherwise. Despite their reputation of being an open liberal society, in reality, they are pretty hard core right wing bunch who have managed to stop the influx whilst appearing to be playing ball.

More pictures from yesterday =>



Yep - still painting - still keep on running out of one thing or another and now the country is on holiday so it takes longer to get stuff sent. Still it'll get there in the end.

One of the chaps in the warehouse where I've rented space who is doing up his boat recommended "Dasty" as a cheap degreaser. It is meant to be used for greasy oiks who only cook with deep fat fryers (don't think the chap in the warehouse has that kind of diet though so I guess he found it from some one else).

For the price (2 euros for a refill and an extra 50 cents for a bottle with a spray gun) it is pretty good stuff. It is slowly getting rid of the emulsion gunk ming in the front axle.





Bottle brush on a stick is being used to scrub the inside of the axle casing legs.

Can any one help with this question?

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-ro...nt-for-the-inside-an-axle-casing-reqd.303353/

Didn't have much time for the Land Rover today so I just tidied up a few loose ends



UJ for the front prop shaft got fitted



This front part of the shaft is a new bit - when fitted to the old back part of the shaft there is less play in the assembly. So the gamble seems to have paid off.

To try and protect it I've "upgraded" to MoS2 modern axle grease instead of the usual yellow goo (that will be used in the UJs)



Pushing the new gaitor down onto the small end means you can reach the screw!



Job done



Nice buying "real" Land Rover spares when they come with nice fitting instructions =>



I'll have to have a proper look at that when I come to fit the thing!

As I'm running out of workshop space at the house and I'm not 100% happy with the Turkish buggers leaving the doors open where the rest of the Land Rover is kept I'm packing up the refurbished parts to make my own knock down kit.



This will hopefully have an added "it is just like Christmas" feeling later on in the year...

Oh yeah I forgot to say I now need to find some fishing line for the next step after this one =>

Lovely work and getting lots done. Great stuff.

LincolnSteve said:

Lovely work and getting lots done. Great stuff.

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Cheers,

Today the bulkhead got its own table!



Almost time to start cutting that into bits

I also had a bit of time to remove the valves from the head and clean it up a bit for the machine shop.

Valves were a bit stuck =>

Stretch said:

Cheers,

Today the bulkhead got its own table!

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Almost time to start cutting that into bits

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That's a nice little work space. That will make life easier.

LincolnSteve said:

That's a nice little work space. That will make life easier.

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I hope so. I might have to put a sheet metal folder on it though...

...still at least all of the wood was free - scavenged from stuff left by previous tenents

Some pictures I forgot to add earlier



Despite the neglect this Land Rover has had I've never ever had an engine that has stripped down so easily before. Nothing broke. Nothing was rusted solid. I didn't even have to resort to using nasty stud removers - just simple double nut job.

It was like dismantling a new engine (even though the wear and damage is beyond reasonable!)

Stretch said:

I've never ever had an engine that has stripped down so easily before. Nothing broke. Nothing was rusted solid. I didn't even have to resort to using nasty stud removers - just simple double nut job.

It was like dismantling a new engine

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Is that because you got one of those special NON limited edition self external lubricating landrover engines?

As I've been dismantling my Landy I've been spraying everything with wd40 and so far most parts have come off quite easily and the added bonus of cleaning the engine. I hadn't realised how much cleaner the engine had become until I looked at some earlier photos.

LordOWar said:

As I've been dismantling my Landy I've been spraying everything with wd40 and so far most parts have come off quite easily and the added bonus of cleaning the engine. I hadn't realised how much cleaner the engine had become until I looked at some earlier photos.

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I bet it smells nicer now as well!

Jam1 said:

Is that because you got one of those special NON limited edition self external lubricating landrover engines?

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Definitely that - or - it was shaking all over (as the very old song goes)

Taking it really easy with the fan shroud.

It is (obviously) an original bit which needs a fair amount of help. The sheet steel it is made of is only about 0.8mm thick which means with rust it is now a bit thinner so angle grinder and wire brush is a definite no no. A snagging wire brush (on an angle grinder) would probably bend it into a totally different shape! So it is just the cordless drill and the cheapo wire brush attachment...

...it is taking a lot longer than usual =>







Still I reckon taking my time on this bit is worth it - these original bits will help make the finished product a little bit more special (well I hope they will)

I'm fiddling about with the (front axle) axle stubs again. The replacement parts I've got are actually for the post 1980 modifications - I need to change lots of bits if they have to be used - as the pre-'80 types aren't available...

...so they are being painted just in case I can't find some better ones =>



As you can just about see in the picture above the metal on metal surfaces have a bit of pitting. It isn't really really dreadful but a better set would be best.

Fan shroud continued:

I've decided to put a bit more trust in the "just paint over rust" claims on the packets of many products. I know it is usually a load of old cobblers and the rust will probably come back but I really do not have the gonads at the moment to properly remove the rust from the lower fragile parts of this fan shroud.

I did, however, have a bit of a brain storm and broke out the Black and Decker Mouse which normally only ever gets used for sanding window frames - funny how you categorise certain tools isn't it? (May be not - may be you don't - whatever)

Lots of rust has been removed. It has had a soak in the rustyco stuff as well so hopefully some of the pore deep stuff has had a bit of contact with some anti-rust aggression.

It is now coated in Brunox epoxy - and will get many an extra coat.

Normally I wouldn't leave parts as rusty as this before anti-rust treatment so this part is going to be a bit of a test to see how good or how bad these products actually are =>







My gut feeling about the rarity of this part seems to be coming true too (just in case you were wondering about the fuss!).

In the 1987 parts catalogue it is labeled on page 150 as part 2 - but perhaps really listed (I think) as part 20. Part 20 is a fan shroud - though for the 2 1/4 litre petrol engine. Lower down the page there are two other radiator fan shrouds listed for the diesel engine. The early metal type (which must be this one as the other is plastic) seems to have a part number 559580 - but the second five might also be a "9" - blinking heck don't you just love 1980's photocopies! Both versions of this part number list different things on the interweb. So I guess this metal fan shroud is about as common as rocking horse ****

(Cue the hoards of "oh I've got twelve of those in my shed" comments - in which case yeah if you have one please send me a PM with an asking price if it is totally rust free!)

Right does any one remember this from a few pages back?

My lovely oil filler / vent cap?





Well I asked about (here and on the series 2 owners' club forum) about these letters and I was promptly informed about the stickers you can get on ebay =>

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rove...r-Cap-Label-Decal-Red-on-White-/271797015580?

All nice and good but I'd rather have a painted version like the original.

So how on earth am I gonna do that?

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{Lots of thinking time}


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Step one I downloaded a copy of the picture of the sticker on ebay and put it into the following online font finding service =>

https://www.fontspring.com

This service allows you to crop the image and rotate it so you can get a better chance of finding something meaningful (other services were tried but they weren't too hot)

Anyway long story cut short - the most likely font in that website's database was one called Halifax which is a modern interpretation of "classic English sans types such as Gill and Johnston" =>

https://www.myfonts.com/fonts/hoftype/halifax/

So after a bit more faffing about on the interweb I've reached the conclusion that "Gill Sans" is gonna be a pretty good match if not the correct original font that was used.

Now it just so happens you can get Gill Sans transfers for model railway modeling purposes so perhaps there's a way forward there (but that's not much better than the sticker) =>

http://www.railtec-models.com/showitem.php?id=1303

I'd rather get some stencils...

...so any way I'm off looking for stencils so I can posh up me oil filler cap in red paint - wish me luck!


{Alternatively if any one already knows more about this please pass the gen on!}

Right - back to the replacement front differential!

(If you're wondering about the continued chopping and changing of subject - sorry - that's how it is. Please don't mistake it for multi-tasking it is a simple case of not having my ducks lined up as usual. One thing will happen - something will break - something won't be ordered in time - I'll run out of time - it might rain so I can't paint - nasty **** might happen and I have to deal with that...

...this ain't a book this is random fun)

I had a few milliseconds spare today to find a spring balance (check the reading was believable - 5 litres of water impregnated cleaning alcohol is about 4.5 kg - don't ask) and wind some plastic cord (from a plumb bob) round the output shaft =>



Although the picture above shows about 2.5 kg on the scale that was when the thing wasn't moving because multi-tasking is a problem for me! The measured rolling resistance was a nice 4 kg - between the limits of 3.2 kg to 4.5 kg

So all systems go!

Now I need to figure out a way of braking turning output shafts on a differential...

...to be continued...