mild restoration of Irish 2A

yesterday after long looking for a project to keep me busy i was offered this little stunner

she's an ex-irish army 2A,originally a fill tilt canvas pick-up

she's a 2.25 petrol running sweet as a nut and on the button every time




my plans for her are a full irish army spec restoration and to get her army history


the bulkhead is all good,the tub is very straight and not cracked and the chassis is mint(whatever the army use is amazingly good)





i will have more pics up as soon as possible as i have already begun the strip down for paint
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heres some pics i took on the day i got her















here's some work i done today,started getting the truck bed ready for paint,wasnt too fussy on the finish once i got most of the old paint off and etched for primer

starting surface after getting the wire brush to it



first coat of paint removal



ready for an etch coat



etch dusting coat



2 coats of etch primer




some progress from today
i have the tub done fully in acid etch up to the galvanized rim

pic of her beside my disco



tub sprayed







some work yesterday,getting the tub ready for acid etch and priming









some more sanding progress,i wont be taking the dents out,an ex-army landy with straight panel's????? just doesnt work

anywho,just the back of the cab,the bonnet and the interior left for sanding and i can go mad with etch

some major since last night

have the majority of the exterior in primer now thanks to the good weather holding up,only the first coat of primer after the necessary etch priming


final body sanding and stripping of interior













bulkhead sanded and body priming













urban cammo look













all masked up and ready for painting















now for some primer















and how she stands now,type r sticker and all haha




strongly thinking of just throwing some U.N stickers on it instead of irish army haha


more work today,thanks to rain and paint supplier never being open when he should i started on the inside

painted the control panel and instrument display

Before



During





after





the truck cab wasnt original so was a different colour on the inside to the rest,it had white anti-condensation coating on the roof so i painted it matt black to keep with the army colours

Before



After



i also got the paint to spray the block and other engine components to original spec,something like this(pic below) but lighter,im using a toyota colour as most place's here dont understand paint code's that arnt on a chassis plate :-[ so i spent a fair time looking through a color code book





some more progress

doors primed,ended running out of primer





rocker cover before cleaning



mid way through a scrub



and washed off



rad cap oil cap and crank case breather



rad cap painted



breather cap and oil cap painted




more interior updates

back panel in primer and seat boxe's too








more painting progress,getting a bit woozy at this stage!!!















some more painting today,have the engine painted to replicate a military spec engine,fitted deluxe interior seat's for a bit of comfort,primed the inner part of the truck cab,wet sanded the body and painted the front axel and front half of the leaf springs

















body work left would be to sand and prime the rest of the outer section of the truckcab and tail gate then wet sand both then paint the whole thing up nice and shiny


just the pics from last night,paint should be here tomorow















prep for painting,masking the glass up and the galvanised pieces







any tips on cleaning up galvanised parts please pass them on



prep for painting,masking the glass up and the galvanised pieces







any tips on cleaning up galvanised parts please pass them on


some more progress since friday nice and a few hours ago

when i got home from work friday my undercoat,green paint and new rear crossmember had arrived






so i went straight to the garage,sticky clothed and alco ragged the body ready for grey and sprayed her up with 2 coats






left to dry overnight and wet sanded the next day









just a pic with the flash on so you can see what you'd be breathing in if you didnt wear a dual breather mask




sunday morning the first look of the paint with natural light





some of the finished paint in natural light









the back of the truck cab ready for painting






the pickup bed before,during and after paint









rear of truck cab painted








tailgate during and after





truck cab roof after paint




since im getting the rear crossmember replaces i removed the body for easiest access





crossmember was in a bit of a state






while the body was off it would be madness not to keep the chassis rust free in the future so out with the waxoyl





i have the leafes and axle a coat of smooth black to tidy them up too




just a litle update today,got a grill and 2 badges in maynooth






bit more work after not touching her for a week

removed all the usable pieces from the cross member and installed the new badge and grill


















grinded side's of chassis to see how far rust has penetrated





parts cleaned and sprayed



reconditioning number plates





just have to sand back the numbers and the surrounding line



front and back plates


front plate first sanding


plate polished and finished



rear tub canvas strapping points before and after





tub hinges and bracketry in silver









door handle painted black


black pedals ,gear selectors and cleaned and cleared gear nobs


glass light lenses before and after cleaning



light surrounds in silver

and with glass

all this was started on the 23 of may 2010 an is still on going,sorry about all the " i done this today " as i took this from the irish land rover club site CLRI.net

can yer not put the rear bumperette,s on the right road

Love it! :lvlove-020:

Christ you move quick...thats 6 weeks!!! Well done mate...respect!

thanks for the comments , yeah i get stuck in,dont like looking at unfinished things

have a strong thing for landys now,dad thinks it was because he lugged my mam when she was pregnant with me around in a 110,20 years later i get a disco and a few months later a 2A and now i want a RRC,something wrong with me haha

got the new lights from paddocks on thursday and the paint to redo the door's and after taking time out from work someone went and lost the keys to the garage i have tools and equipment in so i cant even change the light's,going mad at the moment

bit of painting done,front wheels and passenger door turned out good but something on the driver's door reacted so ill be sanding back down again and spraying again

iv taken out the old lights as there sealed beams and bulbs have gone so the H4 replacements are going in today,i painted the rings around them matte black as well as behind them.

i also painted behind the grill black as i thought the green made the front panel look like a one piece solid item with no dimension to it




















more pics in a few hour's

Brilliant thread this one, and great work . Keep the pics coming

as requested

got a little bit more done today,front end is staring to come to life again

wiring loom to the lights was in bits as someone has fiddled with the convoy light switch so i spent around 4 hours in total converting to H4 and getting all the front lights working











the guy in red and white hoody is my trusty assistant shane and im mixing some paint in the last pic for the door . . . . again



BIG thanks to oil dripper with the help on the wiring loom,couldnt of done it without you,thanks again

painted my wheels today,got my dash lights working and the interior side of the windscreen galvanised section painted





new(ish) sime 7.50 R16's















and as she stands as i closed the garage door

just have her home now,very nice job done on the welding as usual(28/july/10)

Fantastic work mate, she looks stunning.
One thing tho...im sure that's the s111 bonnet, did the s11a not have the razor edge bonnet, rather than the deluxe bonnet you have fitted on your landy.

stratie said:

Fantastic work mate, she looks stunning.
One thing tho...im sure that's the s111 bonnet, did the s11a not have the razor edge bonnet, rather than the deluxe bonnet you have fitted on your landy.

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yes your correct but i couldnt find a S2 bonnet with the wheel holder so i left it as it was(good eye sight)

put the tub back on today,havnt got it bolted up yet but its all aligned and ready to go


another coating of waxoyl before its never seen again(i hope)


lined up


getting there




an were on :emma1

bolted the tub and cab back on today with all new nuts and bolts,just need 2 more for the sill's and its all back together


rear section of cab back on





full cab

nice job so far looks good, am miles away from even picking paint for mine , never mind spraying it