Henry_b's Range Rover P38 Project'ish

Henry_b · Jun 15, 2018

Kev12 said:
It wouldn't be a demo as it would need to be registered.

Ah ok

Cheers

Henry_b · Jul 9, 2018

Lent on the corner of my rear bumper and heard a nice snapping sound!!

The rear bumper has sagged!!

Just found the rear mount that comes off of the chassis had snapped in half!!

Oh while i was under there this also needs some attention.

Need to get myself a welder sometime in the future lol

Joss155 · Jul 9, 2018

Sad times mate. There are some pics in my thread about those very brackets. The L shape bit is held on by 1 13mm bolt but my out rigger bits were still in decent enough shape so I can see you’ve got a bit more trouble on your hands than I had

Henry_b · Jul 9, 2018

Joss155 said:
Sad times mate. There are some pics in my thread about those very brackets. The L shape bit is held on by 1 13mm bolt but my out rigger bits were still in decent enough shape so I can see you’ve got a bit more trouble on your hands than I had

Aye chap.

I've read your thread, it's brilliant btw.

The out rigger that the brackets attach to has just crumbled.

She was a sea side car so some tin worm is not too unexpected

The old girl will be getting a full strip down and rebuild in the coming years.

Maybe even a full respray in MC blue

But best laid plans and all that.

Joss155 · Jul 10, 2018

Thanks mate. Mine is starting to come together now which is nice considering what a dog it was. Hopefully yours will be too. Do love the MC blue as well. Time to get that welder

Henry_b · Jul 10, 2018

Joss155 said:
Thanks mate. Mine is starting to come together now which is nice considering what a dog it was. Hopefully yours will be too. Do love the MC blue as well. Time to get that welder

It's time to wield the 'ammers and welder!

Henry_b · Aug 1, 2018

Quite a mundane update..

I've been trawling ebay looking for some genuine Landrover Mats to go in the rear..

Originally she had a normal Mats however they have long since disappeared..

Looking through ebay £15 later and i have these genuine LR RR Rubber mats..

They were in brilliant condition however i spritzed them with some AG vinyl and rubber care to make them shine!

This is the car before...

And after a light clean and the new mats..

Just need a set for the front now lol..

Henry_b · Aug 1, 2018

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Henry_b · Aug 1, 2018

The car came with no service History luckly i managed to get hold of the 2nd owner, it turned out he had all the service history and the factory pouch with manuals etc etc..

The service portfolio isn't bursting however it has a few stamps!!

This is off of the supplying dealer i'm assuming..

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It's had quite a few replacement parts!!
The history is divided between these plastic Pouches..

It has had no less than 4 Cruise control ECU's!!

Joss155 · Aug 2, 2018

Always good to find parts. Looked at the rubber matts but wanted the normal ones for mine

Henry_b · Aug 2, 2018

Joss155 said:
Always good to find parts. Looked at the rubber matts but wanted the normal ones for mine

She originally had Lightstone mats however they have long since been MIA..

2nd hand they were £45!

So naturally i bought the cheaper rubber ones

IMO they still look Ok'ish..

Henry_b · Aug 2, 2018

Just done some simple pre-restoration cleaning/painting..

The intake manifold has always been a bug bare of mine..

I've tried to tidy it up in the past..

Before.

In this quick blow over i had forgotten most of the intake manifold and the throttle body lol

After..

In this painting session i managed to do the "bananas"

Hopefully i'll rip this engine apart to do a complete recon of all parts..

Unfortunately this is as good as it gets while it's all together!

Joss155 · Aug 3, 2018

Henry_b said:
She originally had Lightstone mats however they have long since been MIA..

2nd hand they were £45!

So naturally i bought the cheaper rubber ones

IMO they still look Ok'ish..

That's cheap. Think I would put black in mine as I've never seen tan ones

Henry_b · Aug 3, 2018

Joss155 said:
That's cheap. Think I would put black in mine as I've never seen tan ones

Yes i was lucky to find them so cheap..

Black would definitely suit your interior!

Henry_b · Aug 12, 2018

I should really stop rooting through my sheds..

For some reason i'm finding random **** and sticking it to my range rover!!

Red conduit for the PAS pipes..

Should add HP.

Henry_b · Aug 12, 2018

This car has an LPG system fitted, as such the spare wheel was no where to be found..

Luckily the previous owner had kept it.

So 30mins later i had this back home..

A nice 5th Comet with a 16yr old Cumho tyre

Henry_b · Aug 12, 2018

I have often been described as being "being odd in a nice way"

With that in mind i love the small details

The chrome kick plates have faded and the plastic surrounding them has deteriorated..

Before

After..

The chrome kick plates were run over with some chrome polish and a buffing wheel on a bench grinder. #

Plastic afters..

wiped down with Demon clean and some Vinyl rubber care to give a slight shine..

And complete!

Henry_b · Aug 12, 2018

The car is still immobilised, she'll be sent to a LR specialist hopefully in a few months.

While i've been hunting around most of the interior plastics have been removed..

So while they were out i decided to clean 'em up.

Befores.

Afters.

Henry_b · Aug 12, 2018

Of course i had to break something!!

Not pretty

But it does work!

Henry_b · Aug 12, 2018

While i was cocking around with interior bits i discovered the wiring loom tape had unravelled

Before.

After..

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