Evening all,
Ive have some time recently to focus on the landy. recently i had a run-un with a parking bollard when my food slipped off the clutch pedal. the result was a smashed in nose cone, lights, side lights, light surround. It also bent my bumper right back to the tyre. I was lucky not to do any other damage to the landy, had it been in the middle of the truck, i could have been looking at rad/bonnet, grill damage.
it was pretty tough getting the bulk of the dent out, a bit of red-neck engineering with the rope/wood helped. the bumper was straightened out by roping it to the back of the navara and reversing.
the last bit was the filler, prime and paint. I have fitted it with the TD5 light surround and clear indicator. IMO it looks a younger.
Next job was the interior. I had converted the cab to a hard top last summer but with no lining. This wasn't an issue until the weather changed and the cold set in. I linied the roof/sides with insulation, I used a foil backed bubble wrap from wickes. I then used 3mm ply to keep the weight down and it offers reasonable flexability to get the curve of the roof. The carpet came from carpet right. Its not the best quality but its for the lining of a landy. At the same time I soundproofed the tub using roofing flashing before carpeting and chequer plating the arch.
At the same time i gave the interior tub a rub down and respray
Final job was chucking on new wheels/tyres. White modular with 267/75/16 Cooper STT.
Verdict.
Lining is well worth the time/effort. Probably cost around £60 for materials. really transforms the feel from a farm vehicle to a car. you can notice the difference in temp when you get in the morning and keeps the little heat produced from the heaters.
Ive have some time recently to focus on the landy. recently i had a run-un with a parking bollard when my food slipped off the clutch pedal. the result was a smashed in nose cone, lights, side lights, light surround. It also bent my bumper right back to the tyre. I was lucky not to do any other damage to the landy, had it been in the middle of the truck, i could have been looking at rad/bonnet, grill damage.
it was pretty tough getting the bulk of the dent out, a bit of red-neck engineering with the rope/wood helped. the bumper was straightened out by roping it to the back of the navara and reversing.
the last bit was the filler, prime and paint. I have fitted it with the TD5 light surround and clear indicator. IMO it looks a younger.
Next job was the interior. I had converted the cab to a hard top last summer but with no lining. This wasn't an issue until the weather changed and the cold set in. I linied the roof/sides with insulation, I used a foil backed bubble wrap from wickes. I then used 3mm ply to keep the weight down and it offers reasonable flexability to get the curve of the roof. The carpet came from carpet right. Its not the best quality but its for the lining of a landy. At the same time I soundproofed the tub using roofing flashing before carpeting and chequer plating the arch.
At the same time i gave the interior tub a rub down and respray
Final job was chucking on new wheels/tyres. White modular with 267/75/16 Cooper STT.
Verdict.
Lining is well worth the time/effort. Probably cost around £60 for materials. really transforms the feel from a farm vehicle to a car. you can notice the difference in temp when you get in the morning and keeps the little heat produced from the heaters.
