frog hopper
Well-Known Member
Fair play to you for even attempting that, I'm still plucking up the courage to make a start on making and fitting an uprated headlight loom on both my RRC and 200Tdi 90, a la M H Man.
I gave my swing away wheel carrier to an LZ member after my rebuild. Didn't want the spare banging my new door to bits. Haven't had a puncture ever in the Landy....12 years+ Going to fit a standard wheel carrier, make a false wheel out of ply or something and put a cover on it.I may have said in the past that I actually want a top / bottom opening tailgate setup on this one day (think Range Rover) but Parts supply and cost have put that on hold for a while. Tired of wiring for a bit, I have ripped the crusty bottom skin section off the original rear door to inspect the frame. I was just going to slap a coat of paint on it but now it's going to hang around I thought I'd do a better job.
Skin removed
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Few holes in the bottom
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Cracks from slamming shut
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That bracket almost fell off
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This was also not attached any more, such was the rot.
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Ive been at it with the grinder, qnd got the bottom section tacked in, more pics to come tomorrow.
Also realised that I don't want my spare on this door as it's a h/d / wolf steel and weighs a fair bit, looks like I'll have to make / buy a separate carrier for that too.......
She's happy enough about it. She only has about a 14 mile journey to work. If she gets a puncture, it'll be easy enough to get it off the road she can then give me a bell and I can stick the spare in the back of the Mondeo. If we go further away, it'll just in the back. Just in case.That's it - your good lady will be ringing you tomorrow, 'Al, I've got a puncture, where's the spare?'
If I make one I'll have it go across the door and latch on the tub, so it doesn't touch the door at all, futureproof for if I ever fit a drop down gate.
Removal of the wiper motor, no amount of penetrating oil would have shifted this;
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Bottom tack on
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And this came in the post today, bought on eBay for 99p plus postage. Brand new but about 25 years old judging by the car (Passat?) on the box.
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Looks good quality but will research it before fitting.