S3 109 Safari project......

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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!
 

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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 welded it. I managed to melt the raw edge into the new metal and put a bevel on it with the grinder. Not sure what will do with the other edges. I’ll sleep on it…..😀
 

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Okay, wee update for today on the front panel. I had a look at the landing angle on the top of the panel, and there appears to be fairly serious rust in that area. It must be where the rain drops track under the front of the bonnet and sits under the bonnet rest strip happily rusting away! 😀
Anyway I cut out the worst section on the right hand side, folded up a repair section and welded it in.
 

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After trying to clean the rust and old paint off the front, I thought another solution was required, as the work to clean it satisfactorily would be really messy and would take forever 😟….
 

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Step forward my new solution - get someone else to do it! 😂… Joking aside, this is definitely the best way to go… I took it to a local chap who refurbishes wheels, and he acid dipped and blasted it. There is no way on earth I would get it as clean as that! I’m so impressed I think I will give him a few other blasting jobs that would just take forever. I will paint it with Kurust first then get it filled, flatted and ready for painting.
 

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I have the front panel a good coat of Kurust then where the filler work is needed on the front, I gave it a dusting of primer. Next job is to fill and flat until it’s ready for painting.
 

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I stripped down the seat frames and rails to send them for blasting and powder coating and found on of the frames was corroded at the corner and holed. I thought a local repair would be sufficient as the rest was in good condition. In hindsight, a full repair section might have been neater, but it’s done now 😊.
 

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With everything going on with my garage upheaval, I thought it would take my mind off it all by picking up my freshly painted front panel. Great to see it painted at least. A step in the right direction 😀.
 

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a good job on that important bit, should last a long while now, have you got a new premises arranged of a good size , I’d hate having to move from my garage with all the junk in it and it’s just a normal size
 
a good job on that important bit, should last a long while now, have you got a new premises arranged of a good size , I’d hate having to move from my garage with all the junk in it and it’s just a normal size
Thanks - yes it’s been a real job sifting out nearly 20 years of ‘stuff’ and I’ve had to be ruthless to make even a dent in it! Many runs to the recycling and scrap man later and I’m making some progress. I managed to sell my cars and ramp, but obviously held onto the Landy 😀. It’s been quite cathartic in some ways but challenging considering all the memories wrapped up in what I sold/scrapped/gave away. It’s been good that my cars, (which I at least managed to get my money invested, back on), are going to people who will look after and use them. It’s up to them now to make new memories with them.

I’m nearly there with the clear out, but as you know Land Rovers when disassembled seem to take up more space than you think by a magnitude of 4-1, so that’s my next task to sort that out.😂
Good news, hot off the press, is that I have secured a smaller space to work in, so I’m happy with that. Time to get the final clear up done, the Landy spares sorted out, then the big move can happen.

So a new phase begins, but at least I can keep going with my hobby! 👍
 
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