dandit1200
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Shassis was in a rite state been patched up over the yrs then patched up again until it was nearly all plates wouldn't liked to have driven it that's for sure
dandit1200
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Hi guys tip...if cutting shassis on a series make sure you are carefull as the loom feeds in via the inner d/s foot well down into shassis then runs along d/s to the rear cross member if you zoom in on photo you can clearly see where we have left it hanging so we could take pics.....Hi there tomtomtom I not too far from eversham to be honest I in the top secret location of Worcestershire ....The next photo is a new prototype I'm working on fuel efficient hahaha haha yabbbadabado
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dandit1200
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Hi guys another helpfull tip is make templates out of card board or if you can source some mdf sheet it makes a better template and it's less costly if you make mistakes in this case it's always best to measure mark measure mark measure mark an when you are finally happy with your drawings then mark them with a good pen then once happy I started to cut a guide groove with grinder with 1mm disc all along drawings to aid the jig saw final cut........ but remember it is cheaper to replace wood than steel make sure your drawings are correct
dandit1200
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I must admit this nice weather Is holding me back I try to give 110% to the landys but my bike is calling me sorry guys more pics to follow I'm off out for some sun therapy. .......
dandit1200
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dandit1200
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Ho there ya shassis is being binned it's all templates at moment we refabrocating the lot out of 3mm new steel but it still has to be built in sections so when finished it will all be new and I will be putting the disco 2 v8 on the back to test the strength the beauty is save on fabrication materials at cost so I think I can build it for aro u nd 400 British notes an god knows how many Un paid man hours .......if all fails ill buy a shassis an lesson learnt .....cheers for all replies I do read them all and I am learning how to use the site properly
LincolnSteve
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Great job! Really fascinating. I love the idea of repairing rather than replacing where possible. Keep going and good luck.
dandit1200
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I'm fond of a challenge and I believe that you can learn more on the job than letting someone else do all the work and the positive point is you then know your vehicle inside and out. ...good and bad....
dandit1200
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Hi guys so we have spent a few days away so now back to it .....We need to get the correct s shape in the stasis template so we clamped th wooden template to the shassis remains to see how far out we were as we made sure we made template slightly larger than the actual size so if mistakes are made then it's cheaper to replace wood than steel any way we attached some sanding discs to the grinders an started to sand the template whilst it was clamped to the shassis we now have an exact copy of the shassis .next step is to trim down 3mm off of the top and bottom of template to give a final exact template....easier said than done lol
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There was a feature article in one of the landy mags many years ago on landy recovery vehicles. The one featured was a fully refurbished SWB S3. It was really nice looking and quite capable of recovery work. I remember that it was a conversion done by a firm of coachbuilders'. Can't remember the name. My local independent garage has a dilapidated 109 version. He used it for accident recovery, retained by local police for call outs. Clearly they have limited weight recovery but back in the 1970's they would have been quite common. Actually one of these was my first experience in a landy. When I was aboot 10 we were travelling to Lewis and my Dads Vauxhall Victor broke down at Glenfinnan, about 25 miles short of Mallaig. We were recovered by a SWB S3 recovery landy from Morar Garage just south of Mallaig. It took the car and four of us squeezed into the truck cab. I thought it was brilliant, never forget that smell of landy, chugging up down and round that wee single track road. Got us to Mallaig. My dad was stuck there for another three days while the car was fixed. When the landy jacked up the car the wheel fell off. The bearing had sheared.
FlyingPete
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You've certainly got stuck in! I can always remember there being a car garage near me that had a Series 3 recovery truck in green. Any plans yet for the colour on this one?
This should look great when it's all back together. You should consider bringing it to shows as there can't be that many like this left.
I can always remember there being a car garage near me that had a Series 3 recovery truck in green. Any plans yet for the colour on this one?This should look great when it's all back together. You should consider bringing it to shows as there can't be that many like this left.
FlyingPete
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I saw a really nice 100" conversion somewhere using a series 1 cab on a range rover chassis, with the lifting crane built up behind it. One of the best-made conversion jobs I've come across.
Rustystuff
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Some encouragement
dandit1200
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What an amazing story and a lifetime memory thank you for sharing .so they were a common good working truck .... I just hope I can pull off the restoration and do the ol girl proud
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Rustystuff
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Not a 109 but a 'from the day' recovery wagon
dandit1200
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Would any body be interested in new repair patchs for there series if they were available in 3m sections for the 109 or maybe smaller if they had a good chassis with bad patches?????
