UpandOver

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• Mar 8, 2022

• #281

Spent a day off in the garage ! Heaven
Doors fitted, fettled, and finished ! Wow never again ! What a fiddley job, thank god for an old black washing up bowl (cut it up to make some plastic shims for the door hindges) finally got the buggers lighend up.

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 8, 2022

• #282

Next was the Exmoor full hoop kit ! another fiddley bloody job. Started fitting the door seals just to find out that somehow I was sent two left hand ones ??? Even thought the pack stated RH ?

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 8, 2022

• #283

Hoop kit all bolted together and door gaps adjusted for the 15th time
Next job, fit the sills and door locks
Investigation into the fuel guage?

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 8, 2022

• #284

Forgot to mention made a stainless steel bracket for the trailer socket.

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 14, 2022

• #285

Snail shell fan and motor refurbished ready to bolt back on once the wings are fitted

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 14, 2022

• #286

New fuel sender fitted and tested, now I can fit the seat box and seats.

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 16, 2022

• #287

Seat box and floor panels fitted

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 16, 2022

• #288

Made a stainless steel front number plate holder, cut a plastic milk bottle to make packers to go between the stainless and galv bumper (they dont mix well)

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 17, 2022

• #289

Exmoor full hood fitted this morning! looks great.

 

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UpandOver

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• Mar 17, 2022

• #290

Exmoor delux seats fitted, took some time to work out how to fit them with the frames and steel flat bar stop. (Thanks google!)

 

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brianp38dse

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• Mar 17, 2022

• #291

You will have to be careful Gaydon will want your landy for there museum its better than theirs
keep up the good work its absolutely stunning

 

Stanleysteamer

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• Mar 17, 2022

• #292

UpandOver said:

Seat box and floor panely fitted

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Don't really "do" patina do you!!!!!
Feckin good thing too.
It looks red hot!!!

 

Stanleysteamer

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• Mar 17, 2022

• #293

brianp38dse said:

You will have to be careful Gaydon will want your landy for there museum its better than theirs
keep up the good work its absolutely stunning

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Bloody +1^

 

UpandOver

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• Mar 18, 2022

• #294

brianp38dse said:

You will have to be careful Gaydon will want your landy for there museum its better than theirs
keep up the good work its absolutely stunning

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Thank you for the kind words, just hope she drives as good as she looks

 

marjon

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• Mar 18, 2022

• #295

She will drive like a brand new LR did back then.

Have to say I have been watching and you have done some cracking work you should be very proud of.

Time to enjoy it now.

J

 

brianp38dse

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• Mar 18, 2022

• #296

An absolutely stunning rebuild with lots of attention to detail

 

UpandOver

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• Mar 18, 2022

• #297

Number plates fitted courtesy of Rybrook Landrover (conwy landrover)

 

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adrianhartopp

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• Mar 18, 2022

• #298

Is that it complete then? Are you ready to take her out for her maiden journey?

 

UpandOver

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• Mar 18, 2022

• #299

adrianhartopp said:

Is that it complete then? Are you ready to take her out for her maiden journey?

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Not quite there, just waiting for the front wings to come back from the painters, bolt them on, bolt the bonnet and need to order some headlight bowls and lamps fingers crossed may be ready next week

 

UpandOver

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• Mar 18, 2022

• #300

Here she is from the front

 

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