iamdimitris

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• Friday at 14:29

• #1

I have made yet another mistake but after many months of thinking last week I picked up a 1971 Series 2a.

Here are some first pics, before I start making a first deep clean and strip.

Her name is Bertha.

 

marjon

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• Friday at 14:36

• #2

Welcome .

Looks well used.
So what's the plan?

J

 

iamdimitris

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• Friday at 14:37

• #3

here she is after a first wash.
I was well aware of the body condition before purchasing, but sheesh I have a lot of work ahead of me

 

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iamdimitris

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• Friday at 14:40

• #4

marjon said:

Welcome .

Looks well used.
So what's the plan?

J

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Thank You Marjon and happy to be here.
couldn't find if there's a thread where to make introductions :/

it was well used, bought from a potato farmer and while cleaning I found quite a few rotten potatoes here and there. so it lived all these years doing its job

My plan is to make a full refit to become something like this:

 

marjon

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• Friday at 14:43

• #5

Looks better after the wash .
Few battle scars (and PO repairs)
Looks like a dry climate so maybe rusty chassis is not an issue.

Putting your location in your profile helps, Hint.

J

 

marjon

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• Friday at 14:47

• #6

iamdimitris said:

Thank You Marjon and happy to be here.
couldn't find if there's a thread where to make introductions :/

it was well used, bought from a potato farmer and while cleaning I found quite a few rotten potatoes here and there. so it lived all these years doing its job

My plan is to make a full refit to become something like this:
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There is, its here https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself.20/

Good luck with it and keep us posted (with pics of course). There is a projects section too.

J

 

iamdimitris

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• Friday at 14:48

• #7

marjon said:

Looks better after the wash .
Few battle scars (and PO repairs)
Looks like a dry climate so maybe rusty chassis is not an issue.

Putting your location in your profile helps, Hint.

J

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located in Cyprus and its definetely dry here so that helps. chassis seems in condition, when I will remove the body I will have a proper understanding

 

iamdimitris

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• Friday at 14:48

• #8

marjon said:

There is, its here https://www.landyzone.co.uk/forum/introduce-yourself.20/

Good luck with it and keep us posted (with pics of course). There is a projects section too.

J

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ok perfect thank you!
shall I ask to move the post to the projects section?

 

marjon

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• Friday at 14:53

• #9

iamdimitris said:

ok perfect thank you!
shall I ask to move the post to the projects section?

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Just start a "project thread" when you start taking it apart, and breaking bolts .

J

 

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pabloako

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• Sunday at 03:55

• #10

Love it. That is pretty impressive amount of body filler on that wheel arch.

 

iamdimitris

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• Sunday at 20:50

• #11

pabloako said:

Love it. That is pretty impressive amount of body filler on that wheel arch.

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yes they did kind of a mess but we are up for challengers

 

iamdimitris

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• Sunday at 21:00

• #12

Here is the thread to follow up with the rebuild project

Bertha - 1971 Series 2a LWB - Rebuild

I'm starting this thread to follow up with the restoration of Bertha. She is a 1971 Series 2a LWB. All the body is pretty beaten up and in need of a lot of love, but challenge accepted and let's see when I will manage to complete her Pics of pre and post first wash. This is where I want to...

www.landyzone.co.uk

 

dag019

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• Yesterday at 15:53

• #13

iamdimitris said:

here she is after a first wash.
I was well aware of the body condition before purchasing, but sheesh I have a lot of work ahead of me

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Disagree, just chip off all the old filler, give it a light sand and paint over the dents to keep its history rather than trying to get it perfect. They were not perfect form the factory as they were made by hammer swinging brummies!

iamdimitris said:

My plan is to make a full refit to become something like this:

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All you need to do to make it like that is give it a good service so it drives well. use sandglow paint when you paint over the dents (as above) and remove the truck cab. Do not be tempted by the overpriced, specialist company style restoration, they never looked like that even on the forecourt!

 

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grewth

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• Yesterday at 20:28

• #14

I agree with that.
If you want something restored to as new condition, you'd be better off finding the straightest, most un-mutilated, original vehicle you can afford.
Starting with a battered old workhorse will cost a lot more by the time you've finished.
I'd swap out that Frankenstein repaired wing for a good used one, and tidy up the rest

 

dag019

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• Yesterday at 21:10

• #15

I think if you remove the filler that will tidy up ok with a coat of paint. My wings on the series are Frankenstein wings (although not to that extent) made from three different wings rivetted together.