Stretch

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G'day Folks,

First time poster - virgin Land Rover owner.

I've just bought some rust and some crumpled Birmabright in the form of a right hand drive series 2a station wagon.

I'm proud (?) to say I've done everything you shouldn't when buying a Land Rover. I've ignored the buyer's guides and just bought the cheapest I could find. This is a big gamble. The seller reckons the chassis numbers are AWOL and that that's gonna make it difficult to register the thing for Dutch road use.

This could be fun.

This little project of mine is a bit of a mid life crisis "well I try it the hard way" for once. I'm well and truly fed up with paying top dollar (or euro) for something that is "good". Every "good" car I have ever bought has always been "not good": I always rip it to bits and end up with component parts anyway so I figured I wouldn't pay extra this time. So this time I found something that is at the other end of the spectrum of "good".

This could be an epic fail.

We'll see.

This thread is gonna show the blood guts and mess I'll be making in the land of windmills, tulips, water retaining devices and round cheese.

So here's the beast =>

1965 series 2a Land Rover1.JPG


1965 series 2a Land Rover2.JPG


It even came with a jam jar full of random bits!

1965 series 2a Land Rover3.jpg


Now I'm all set (as the Americans say)...
 
G'day Folks,

First time poster - virgin Land Rover owner.

I've just bought some rust and some crumpled Birmabright in the form of a right hand drive series 2a station wagon.

I'm proud (?) to say I've done everything you shouldn't when buying a Land Rover. I've ignored the buyer's guides and just bought the cheapest I could find. This is a big gamble. The seller reckons the chassis numbers are AWOL and that that's gonna make it difficult to register the thing for Dutch road use.

This could be fun.

This little project of mine is a bit of a mid life crisis "well I try it the hard way" for once. I'm well and truly fed up with paying top dollar (or euro) for something that is "good". Every "good" car I have ever bought has always been "not good": I always rip it to bits and end up with component parts anyway so I figured I wouldn't pay extra this time. So this time I found something that is at the other end of the spectrum of "good".

This could be an epic fail.

We'll see.

This thread is gonna show the blood guts and mess I'll be making in the land of windmills, tulips, water retaining devices and round cheese.

So here's the beast =>

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It even came with a jam jar full of random bits!

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Now I'm all set (as the Americans say)...
"G'day" and "all set" and living in Holland. You're a freaking polyglot.
 
Well this is going to be interesting. I'm used to be being on American dominated forums.

I'll say no more!
 
Nice looking project ....I Do love a 109 StaWag

We picked this 2A up a year or so back for £400...
Yep 400 quid. I've spent many an hour looking at 400 quid Land Rovers in autotrader - different ball game here in Holland. Mine cost me a whole heap more than 400 quid. But then I didn't have to buy it on ebay and go and get the bloody thing on a trailer.
 
Bit of progress today. Today I've mostly been spraying penetrating oil. At least the thing smells a bit better now.

Series 2a slowly removing the doors.jpg


Doors are coming off quite easily.

I assume flat head screwdrivers are a big point of discussion in the Series 2 world. (About as bad as rounded out Torx fasteners)

Series 2a Bonnet off.jpg


Bonnet came off - I'm planning to remove the front wings and the front panel next week.

Series 2a radiator out.jpg


Radiator out (that was fun - various sized fasteners)

Another aim for next week is to get the bulkhead out so I can cut and repair it with this one

Series 2a extra bulkhead.jpg
 
Think most 3's had them... They run of the crappy butterfly arrangement on the inlet (night mare to get set up right AND prone to issuing clouds of smoke and not much vacuum)
My StaWag came with a 19j already fitted so had a vac pump fitted... Same with the 300...
Plenty of electric vac pumps available on the bay.
 
Think most 3's had them... They run of the crappy butterfly arrangement on the inlet (night mare to get set up right AND prone to issuing clouds of smoke and not much vacuum)
My StaWag came with a 19j already fitted so had a vac pump fitted... Same with the 300...
Plenty of electric vac pumps available on the bay.
I'm toying with the idea of fitting my Mercedes OM617 (5 cylinder diesel) which has a nice piston vacuum pump. I must say I've been just muttering at the rust on my Land Rover - next time I see it I'll see if there's a butterfly valve fitted!
 

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