Hi folks,
I have never owned a landy before and had almost no mechanic / car restoration experience. I purchased this landy thinking it was in good nick, but i was quickly proven wrong. I basically taught myself to weld and read up online, looking at as many photos as i could to understand what my car was SUPPOSED to look like and then worked around that.
I took a lot of 'before' photos as memos to myself in case i couldn't put it all back together, but as i was so reliant on photos from others on here, i thought i'd share them incase it helps somebody else.
I should also note that as i was going to this effort, i thought i may as well do it all properly, so i used a needle gun to establish true material loss rather than trying to patch around holes. When using wire brushes and a gentle hammer, you generally polish corrosion scabs. The needle gun shows you the true story!
I have now got an MOT with two minors - pitted front discs and 'sealant covering welds'. I am quite happy!
It all started off with a wee hole in the rear cross member
I kept the base of the boot floor/ door just for a reference to build off
I tried to keep as much of the original wall as possible for strength due to the corrugation.
Now onto the chassis
And now the rear cross member (replaced with 6mm box section)
And now the boot floor supports and tub support
I welded on brackets and used a cargo strap as the tank hold down
This is in front of the rear wheel - several attempts at a repair by the looks of things, so i cut the whole lot out and started again!
Looking up into the same area (looking back this time) and there is a nice gap between the floor and the sill....
Notice the condition of the body mount - not too bad and would pass an MOT, but see the photo below for what happens once the needle gun gets to it!
Just about there!
Now some body mounts need sorting
Base of the door posts - again, appears to be a previous repair, so the whole area was cut back and redone
While waiting to take the completed disco for an MOT, i thought i'd change the discs. No easy task when the bearings welded themselves to the stub axle! The hub was trashed as a result, so a total replacement here too
I have never owned a landy before and had almost no mechanic / car restoration experience. I purchased this landy thinking it was in good nick, but i was quickly proven wrong. I basically taught myself to weld and read up online, looking at as many photos as i could to understand what my car was SUPPOSED to look like and then worked around that.
I took a lot of 'before' photos as memos to myself in case i couldn't put it all back together, but as i was so reliant on photos from others on here, i thought i'd share them incase it helps somebody else.
I should also note that as i was going to this effort, i thought i may as well do it all properly, so i used a needle gun to establish true material loss rather than trying to patch around holes. When using wire brushes and a gentle hammer, you generally polish corrosion scabs. The needle gun shows you the true story!
I have now got an MOT with two minors - pitted front discs and 'sealant covering welds'. I am quite happy!
It all started off with a wee hole in the rear cross member
I kept the base of the boot floor/ door just for a reference to build off
I tried to keep as much of the original wall as possible for strength due to the corrugation.
Now onto the chassis
And now the rear cross member (replaced with 6mm box section)
And now the boot floor supports and tub support
I welded on brackets and used a cargo strap as the tank hold down
This is in front of the rear wheel - several attempts at a repair by the looks of things, so i cut the whole lot out and started again!
Looking up into the same area (looking back this time) and there is a nice gap between the floor and the sill....
Notice the condition of the body mount - not too bad and would pass an MOT, but see the photo below for what happens once the needle gun gets to it!
Just about there!
Now some body mounts need sorting
Base of the door posts - again, appears to be a previous repair, so the whole area was cut back and redone
While waiting to take the completed disco for an MOT, i thought i'd change the discs. No easy task when the bearings welded themselves to the stub axle! The hub was trashed as a result, so a total replacement here too
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